The strains of music and the melodious voice of a well-known country singer echoed in the ballroom. Everyone swayed to the music and the strains of the song. In the middle of the crowd of guests, Arnold was receiving a call from his personal bodyguard, Alastair."Alastair, what happened?" Arnold asked as he walked a little away from the crowd so he could hear his bodyguard's voice more clearly."We have got all the Hensen family bodyguards at the headquarters. I make sure Carlos' family is one hundred percent safe under our protection," Alastair reported.Arnold let out a smug smile. With this, he had nothing to worry about.Arnold learned from Carlos that the Hensen family threatened him with his family's safety, so Arnold quickly put up protection for Carlos' family, even without his knowledge tonight.Alastair and the rest of the bodyguards had arrived first to secure Carlos' family home before the Hensen family's troops arrived."Good job, Alastair! You and the rest of the men wil
“But this isn’t about work. It's about your parents.” Chico’s words hung in the air. Silence paused the conversation between them. Zara stared at Chico with her eyebrows furrowed.“What do you mean?” Zara frown deepened. She had never said anything about her parents to Chico, and vice versa, she had never talked about Chico in front of her parents.“Then come with me! I will tell you what Mr. Braun told me,” Chico invited in a firm tone. His gaze was full of command.Zara shook her head. “No, I don’t want to. If you want to say it, then say it here.” She insisted.Chico took a deep breath. He had no choice but to comply with her request. “Your father can’t pick you up tonight; he has urgent business. Because of that, he asked me to take you home. As a good friend, I am willing to do it,” he explained.“Huh? What urgent business? You must be lying,” Zara responded with an incredulous look.Chico took out his phone and showed Otto Braun’s call history. “I only have this evidence because
The James Tech party was over. All the guests began to leave the ballroom. Elizabeth stood near the entrance with Sebastian beside her. She was waiting for Arnold.A wide smile spread across Elizabeth's face as she saw Arnold walking towards her. A beautiful lady who was none other than Zara walked behind her grandson.Seeing Zara who came with Arnold made Elizabeth immediately activate her act mode. She must not reveal her grandson's identity even in front of Zara."Arnold, I have been waiting for you for quite some time. I am glad to see you come," said Elizabeth. Her gaze shifted to Zara."Zara, I hope you enjoy the party tonight. You look gorgeous, dear; all eyes are on you," she complimented sincerely."Thank you, Madam Elizabeth. You also look very beautiful tonight," replied Zara."Ahem!"Arnold cleared his throat, which made their attention turn to him."I came here with Zara to talk to you, Madam Elizabeth. Mr. Braun had an urgent business trip, so he couldn't pick up his dau
The icy gaze of Zara's parents created a tense atmosphere. Arnold and Zara exchanged uneasy glances. Without needing to explain what was happening, Arnold could easily understand that Zara's parents were disappointed to see him instead of Chico Jeremy."I have to go," Arnold said as he hurriedly left, but before he could take a step, Zara grabbed his hand to stop him.Manon—Zara's mom glanced at Zara's hand that was holding Arnold with a look of hatred. Arnold realized that, and he immediately released his hand from Zara. The tense atmosphere peaked."No, please don't go!" Zara looked at Arnold with a reassured expression.Zara's gaze shifted to her parents. She spoke with a cheerful smile to lighten the mood."Mom, Dad, thank Arnold because he brought me home safely. I feel so safe with him," said Zara, praising Arnold.Without saying a word, Manon responded to her daughter's words with an action. She grabbed Zara's hand and forced her into the house."Mom, Dad! What are you doing? W
Arnold alighted from his car and rushed to the warehouse. Arriving in front of the door of the holding room, Arnold heard screams from inside the room.Whoop-eesh!The sound of the whip striking the skin caused a scream from the recipient. The man screamed in pain while begging for forgiveness."Please have mercy on me! After this, I will do whatever you want," the man begged.Arnold listened to the voices for a while until he finally knocked on the door.Alastair and the rest of his men stared at the door. Before Alastair could respond, Arnold spoke first."Open the door!" he ordered in an authoritative voice."Quickly open the door for young master!" Alastair ordered his subordinates.With a fierce look, Alastair raised the whip in his hand and swung it again at Nack, until the man looked weak and increasingly helpless.Whoop-eesh!"Arghhhh!""That's your reward for daring to hurt my teacher's mother!" Alastair whispered with darkened eyes.While they were trying to protect Carlos'
The masked lady pointed her gun at Arnold and his men. Unwavering determination was evident in her eyes. A sly grin hid behind her mask. Her finger on the button of the gun moved, and a shot flew towards Arnold.BANG!The shot flew into the wall as Arnold managed to dodge it. Arnold's men would not let her hurt their master, so they simultaneously aimed their shots at her.Bang! Bang! Bang!The lady skillfully dodged the shot with a backflip. She ran out of the building. Arnold and his men chased after her."She can't get away!""After her!""She won't get away!"The lady ran towards the backyard of the warehouse. When Arnold and the others arrived there, they were greeted by the presence of the Hensen family.The lady stood in front of the Hensen family member like a shield; she protected them with her gun raised in her hand. It seemed that Evan and his two sons were much more prepared than Arnold's men, as they had put on bulletproof vests for their own protection.Sammy huffed as h
“Argghh!” A low growl escaped from Alastair’s lips. His hand reached for his nunchucks that were thrown beside him.Arnold saw this unfolding scene and warned his men to be ready to fight the masked lady if Alastair lost. That lady was not someone to be underestimated.The masked lady narrowed her eyes at Alastair who got up. “Come on kid, attack me seriously. You don’t have to hesitate to attack me just because I’m a woman,” she teased.With full determination, Alastair ran towards her. He spun his nunchucks and swung them towards her legs. The masked lady jumped to avoid the nunchucks hitting her legs.Alastair continued to attack her legs, but she was easily able to avoid the continuous attacks.She swung her sword towards Alastair’s weapon that was being spun, and then with her trick, she managed to knock the weapon out of his hand.The nunchucks were thrown far from Alastair’s position. “Oh no,” Alastair muttered in a little panic, but he didn’t have time to mourn his weapon that
The masked lady stepped off her foot from Alastair’s chest. She tucked her gun into the side of her pants and walked towards Carlos with nunchucks in her hands.Carlos glared at the woman. He would fight fairly without using his gun.“Since you don’t want to tell me who you really are, then I will take off your mask,” Carlos muttered determinedly.He matched his weapon with the one the masked lady was currently using. Carlos spun his nunchucks and prepared to face the lady’s attack.“Ahh!” She shot her nunchucks towards Carlos’s face, but Carlos swiftly stopped the attack with his hand.The rapid rotation of the nunchucks made his fingers bleed as he held the object in his hand.The masked lady stared pensively at Carlos’s injured hand. She didn’t seem to want to continue this fight. But she had no other choice because now Carlos and she were in opposing circumstances.Before arriving at the warehouse, she heard her masters talking about their traitorous bodyguard, whose name was Carl