Lily knew Alex really well, but to her shock, she never thought Alex would ever get close to Ava Sharp.Ava could be called the queen of Los Angeles; A woman other women were always jealous of and men always dreamed of being with.She was dressed in a skin-tight dark dress that showcased her alluring curves, tiny waist, and great breasts that made all women envious. Her bright, shining skin and captivating features gave her the aura of royalty, like a queen gracing her subjects with her presence.Lily couldn't hide the jealous feelings as Alex suited Ava really well.As Alex and Ava entered the hall, some people started to approach to show their faces to her, trying to build a connection.While Alex stood alone, he tried to keep some distance but not too far, so if something happened, he could protect Ava.Lily walked up to Alex and asked coldly, “What are you doing here?”Alex looked at Lily and remained silent.“Yeah, what are you doing here, loser?” Jasmine walked to Lily’s side. “
Ethan Gavin was a man with a mission. His family had already pushed Crystal Gavin, his little sister, to marry Nicholas Gray.Now, his parents asked him if it was possible to get close to Ava Sharp. If that happened, the Gray family and the Sharp family would fall under Gavin control.The plan was for Nicholas to reject Ava Sharp, and then Ethan would come to console Ava, building a romance with Ava after rejection even if it needed the help of drugs.But looking at the low-rank soldier with Ava Sharp, he knew his plan would go south if he let this happen.The worst part was he was just playing with Lily White, since she was beautiful, but she really divorced her husband for his sake.He never thought his playing habits would cause a big problem for his main mission. Causign Lily ex-husband stick with Ava.If his parents knew this, he would be in big trouble, so he had to take Alex out of this place to keep the plan going."Ethan," Ava said, still hugging Alex's hand. "Are you not too
“You are right Ava.” Peter Gavin quickly announced. “Let’s begin the banquet.”As people started to sit on their chairs, Lily stared at Alex and retorted, “Are you feeling great because you got someone to hang? You are just a coward hiding behind a woman’s skirt. And my mother is right, it appears you already had a secret affair with her a long time ago. The decision to divorce you without giving you anything was absolutely right!”Alex looked at Lily coldly and moved to Ava’s side to sit on the chairs.He was too lazy to explain anything. Secretly, he made a phone call to Lavinia and explained the situation.“Sir, do you want me to fire Lieutenant Colonel Kevin?” Lavinia asked.Alex considered it. He could easily remove Lieutenant Colonel Kevin anytime he wants and put him in jail, but why would he want to do that?“No,” Alex replied, “we now know Aslan people have planted their spies in our military through the Gavin family. We can use this later to take advantage from Aslan. Just c
A group of military soldiers, about twenty in number, marched in with complete weapons.All the guests' faces turned pale. They were West Empire new citizens and facing Empire soldiers still struck fear into them."Nicholas Gray!" the soldiers' team leader yelled. "You are arrested for trying to kill Ava Sharp on the highway using your people.""I... I... I am not!" Nicholas Gray yelled. "You empire soldiers are just blaming me without proof."One of soldiers took the screen’s computer at the banquet, control it and showed a video to all the businessmen presents.On the screen, a man in the interrogation room was speaking."It is Nicholas Gray paying us to kill Ava Sharp because he didn't want to pay the five billion penalties. We will get a million dollars each if we succeed!" the man on the video said."LIE! IT IS ALL A LIE!" Nicholas's face turned pale. "You just manipulated this."The next screen showed the same man being interrogated, was walking together with Nicholas on the roa
While Ava Sharp walked away from the Heaven Hotel, she glanced back at the group of people trailing behind her. With a welcoming smile, she said, "If you all don’t mind, how about I invite you to my banquet at the Miracle Hotel?"She continued, her voice carrying a hint of excitement, "I just got a new big project from the Empire, and I need some people to help me take care of it. Why not discuss it over dinner?"Almost everyone smiled, pleased by her invitation. Their main intention for attending the banquet was to secure an opportunity like this.Having a project with the Empire was a significant deal, and the Sharp family was known for their generosity and excellent pay.Everyone loved the idea of heading to Miracle, the hotel owned by the Sharp family.Lily White and Jasmine White, representing a new business group that had just bounced back from near bankruptcy, knew they couldn't afford to miss this opportunity."Want to join my limousine to the Miracle?" Ethan Gavin asked them,
Alex knew Ava Sharp had already promised him that she would include the White family as one of the partner projects.In the past, he chose to help the White family after understanding their loyalty to the Empire. But Gavin was trying to use the chance to sway the White family to his side, Aslan’s side."Are you sure you're the one helping the White family get the project?" Alex suddenly said in front of Gavin and the Whites.Jasmine, who already hated Alex, sneered. "What? You don't believe he can give us a project? Don’t you know who Ethan Gavin is? He is a hundred times better than you! He just met Lily and already gave us a project. What about you? For a year, you've given us nothing but your poor disease, causing us to be looked down upon by many people!"Suddenly, Lily’s smartphone buzzed with a text. It said that the White family was one of many businesses that would be receiving a project from Sharp and would be called to the podium later. It asked her to be prepared."Jasmine!
Ethan Gavin shook his head, "I really didn’t know that Alex could go this far to ask Ava to cancel your project.""What? Alex did this?" Lily's eyes widened in shock."Yes, of course. Why do you think he was calling the manager and telling him to inform Ava Sharp? I saw him slipping a paper to the manager. Maybe that paper was written to cancel the project I fought to give you.""But," Jasmine struggled to accept what had just happened, "does Alex have the power to do that? He’s just a lowly soldier, and you made him lose his job."Ethan shook his head again. "Don’t you know that Ava Sharp is famous for keeping a boy toy? I bet Alex is her boy toy for now, but don't worry. Soon, Ava will get bored with him and replace him with another guy soon."Lily’s face turned mix of sad and anger. "But how could he be so cruel to cancel our project?"Ethan held Lily's hand kindly. "Alex must have done this because he doesn’t like that I’m close to you. He’s jealous of me, but it’s not his fault.
Ethan Gavin stepped forward, his eyes blazing with defiance. "I am warning you, if you dare to touch me. You know who my father is, right? Peter Gavin, the owner of the Gavin Group"Joe Russo smirked and gave a signal to his bodyguards.One of them stepped forward and slapped Ethan across the face. "So what? You're messing with the Russo family. He's Jack Russo's son. How dare you make him bleed? Even your father must give face to Russo family, right?"The guests started to turn pale, their faces reflecting the fear spreading through the room.The Russo family was one of the three biggest mafia groups in Los Angeles, known for their hundreds of thugs, gangsters, and followers ready to destroy any business that crossed them.Some guests began to edge away from the brewing trouble."Man, if this had happened a year ago, no one would have dared to touch the Gavin family. They still had the federation president supporting them.""Yeah, if the mafia had slapped one of Gavin’s people back t