"Chloe!" Claire William ran to Ethan's side as soon as she saw him walk into the house cradling in his arms in bridal style."I went to the station last night, but I was refused bail. Are you... argh! Wh-what happened to your face?"Chloe signaled to Ethan to drop her on her feet. Although the man refused at first, he had no choice but to do as she asked when she glared at him.Nevertheless, he still supported her weight by holding her right hand firmly in his."I'm fine, Claire. Things got a little complicated last night. I know it doesn't look like it, but I'm really fine. Even better than you," Chloe replied, keeping the pain out of her voice and flashed a reassuring smile at Claire.She glanced towards Honey's room as soon as she finished speaking, and Claire followed her eyes."She's in school already. Ethan prepared and drove her to school this morning," she revealed, and Chloe glanced at Ethan in surprise.The man, who for some reason suddenly became shy, threw his face to the
"Ex-excuse me? If you have a business with my father, you should go take it out on him and leave us out of it!" Claire poked her head from behind Chloe and mouthed off. "If you had nothing to do with it I wouldn't be here, you brat!" The man snorted and whipped out a piece of paper. It was an IOU agreement. As collateral if Scott William failed to pay the 50 million he borrowed from the loan shark, they were to take his daughter with them until he paid them off. Claire's eyes widened in disbelief. "What? Dad used us as collateral?" The loan shark put away the IOU and smirked at them. "I see you now understand what's going on here. Willingly come with me to my car or I'll have my boys drag you to it. Your choice." Chloe who had been quiet the whole time, suddenly voiced out in a bold voice. "No, my father can't put us as collateral Because we're not things. We're humans. We're the only ones who can put ourselves as collateral. If there's anyone who should take back with you to y
The William family houseAs expected, people of different calibers flocked to the William family house upon receiving an invite to attend the celebration party hosted by the helmsman of the William family – Adam William.The news that an unknown family had signed a contract with Astoria Corporation had spread fast and wide.But signing a contract with Astoria Corporation wasn't enough to draw the attention of so many top families. Rather, it was the news that Josiah Haworth had a personal relationship with this invisible family.Furthermore, the William family invited Josiah Haworth to the celebration party. After getting his word that he'd be coming, they stated it in the invitation.Just as Adam William speculated would happen, all the first and second-tier families he invited, all came when they saw Josiah Haworth's name in the invitation..Lewis William was standing in his sky-blue suit at the door of the William family house, greeting everyone who was about to enter the house.Ou
His boys followed instructions and dumped her on the space beside him."You're pretty. Really pretty. All this time, I thought people were exaggerating when they spoke of how good you look."The eyes of the loan shark man were filled with lust as he gazed at Chloe's pale but beautiful face."If you make me happy, I might even do you a favor and marry you, returning the glory you lost when you married your loser husband. So be a good girl and just enjoy this, okay?" He got jittery and excited, leaning forward to graze her collarbone with his coarse hands."Inhaler... bring... bring my inhaler," Chloe rasped, desperately fighting to keep her fluttering eyes open.However, the man was too engrossed in imagining how he'd look on top of her to move his ear closer to her mouth to hear what she was saying.Previously, he knew she'd resist and make it impossible for him to touch her if she was in her right senses. So he had his boys drug her until she was barely conscious.He even found it su
Ethan held Chloe's warm hands the whole time the doctor tended to her.After 20 minutes of examining and cross-examining her to be sure he didn't make a mistake, the doctor straightened up."Her vitals are all in perfect condition," Josiah Haworth said, standing behind Ethan in an expensive Italian suit. He didn't need to say who he was for the doctor to know he was someone of importance.However, the doctor wondered who the man such a big shot like Josiah Haworth was being so careful about."Are you sure she's okay? She bled a lot," Ethan sounded worried as he gazed at Chloe's pale face, a result of the enormous amount of blood she had lost the few minutes it took him to get her to his villa.Even though Ethan's voice sounded worried, it was extremely cold, without any warmth in it, making the doctor's heart skip a beat."I cross-examined her more than once just to be sure. She only bled so much because she cut an artery. However, I've stopped the bleeding. She'll be fine as long as
Daniel pointed the pipe at the man's eyes and stayed in that position for a long time before he stepped backward and threw the pipe away."All these big families do is look down on us. We do all the dirty work that could soil their names and still take the blame if caught for them. Yet, they don't even care if we live or die. Once you get caught by the police, you can end up rotting in jail for more than thirty years or even die in there.""Over time, you'll be replaced by them. They won't even remember someone like you exists after a few weeks. To them, it's just business. They pay you to take the fall; you take the money and get lost." "Is that the life you want to keep living? Yes, you own millions of naira in assets, drive around in luxurious cars, eat whatever you want, and party as much as you want, but that can change in just a minute if a detective cracks down on your dealings and finds out you committed a crime that wasn't properly covered."Your luxurious life will come to
Kane was releasing a frightening aura that could be felt by everyone present. Shivers ran down their spines, and none could muster enough courage to ask him who he was. Kane felt the blunt edge of the wood for a moment before raised his eyes to look at them.He pinned it on the two bosses who had come for Daniel's head and asked coldly, "Someone talked bad about the Commander. Was it you? Or was it you? Or was it both of you?""You rascal, have you no respect? We're old enough to be your father!"Although scared by his frightening aura, the man with the goatee snorted when he realized Kane wasn't putting on anything luxurious. He only feared the rich and influential. And a scion from a rich family wouldn't come to such a place without his bodyguards.Obviously, this man wasn't someone from a wealthy family."My father died ten years ago. So if you think you're old enough to be my father, then you've lived more than you're supposed to, you old fart!" Kane snorted back in reply.The m
As Ethan and Chloe made a stop at the police station, Matilda Brown, unaware of what her family was going through, rushed into the house in a frenzy and ran up to her room.She knelt on the floor and took out a box from under her bed.She opened and rummaged through it for a moment before whipping out an envelope. She didn't bother to confirm its content before rushing out of the house with it.Three hours later, she returned to the house, looking more enthusiastic than ever.She waltzed into Chloe's room and emerged from it some minutes later hiding something behind her back.Coincidentally, Claire happened to walk out of her room at that moment to see her mother hurrying out of her sister's room hiding something behind her back."Mom? What were you doing in Chloe's room?" She paused and asked suspiciously, raising a brow at Matilda.Matilda flinched and swiftly turned around. However, she smiled when she saw it wasn't Chloe but Claire."What? Oh, that. Nothing. I went into her room