Weston's heart raced with anxiety. When Alora was famous, he drooled over her news photos. He had many sexual fantasies about her. He wanted sex with that beautiful woman.It was like a dream come true for him.He did not have to take any responsibility, and he did not have to worry about the aftermath. The woman was utterly at his disposal, and he could do anything to her.Ashton looked somber when he saw two men approaching Alora. He said coldly, "I'm reminding you, this can end with just you losing your job and getting investigated, but if you dare to try some funny business, I guarantee that things will end terribly for you."Weston and Melvin were taken aback when they heard what Ashton said. Then, they laughed loudly, covering their stomachs as if they had heard the funniest joke in the world."Did I hear him right? Did he say we would lose our jobs and be investigated?""And he said things would end terribly for us?"Weston smiled, but his expression turned sinister in an
"Mister Hadley, your son almost got your whole family killed, and he almost killed us all too," the chief of the police department said mockingly, with a half-smile.Landon Hadley laughed nervously. His face seemed to have aged 20 years in an instant. The whites in his hair were suddenly more visible.Team Leader Jewells stood up and ordered two people to restrain Bruce."You! What are you doing?" Bruce turned pale with shock."What am I doing? You bent the law for personal gain, abused your power, and tampered with the case file. You have committed 43 crimes since five years ago. Now, the department has decided to sentence you to the death penalty and send you to the Water Prison." Team Leader Jewells smiled coldly."Water? Water prison?" Bruce lost control over his bowel movements again."Get him out! He stinks!" Team Leader Jewell frowned and waved his hands impatiently.After Bruce was dragged out of the room, Landon looked at the leaders with a wry smile. "Guys, can we redu
The night was destined to be turbulent.Ashton received a call from Yanne in the taxi."My father said the police arrested you?""At the hotel. With Alora.""Oh..." Ashton did not know what to say. He guessed that Yanne had misunderstood.However, he had forgotten to do something—Yanne should have been informed so she would not worry."Yanne, listen to me—""Ash, are you okay? Did the police give you a hard time?" Yanne said."I'm fine. I'm on my way home. Yanne, it's my fault today—""Well, I will always trust you, so you don't have to explain anything."Ashton was unsure of what to say next.The more sensible and considerate Yanne was, the worse he felt. It was all too unfair to Yanne."Ash, I know you still love Alora. If, I mean, if Alora chooses to get back with you—""No ifs," Ashton said firmly."Yanne, stop overthinking this. I promise that this will not happen again."Yanne, you should rest. The tour on the Elizabeth in a few days, right? I will go see your perf
The Latham family could not fight the situation. Everyone was bound and made to kneel by the Galloway family's secret guards.Drevik enjoyed the feeling of being worshiped and others begging him for mercy. His condescending speech made him seem like an emperor who could kill anyone on a whim. "All of you will die today thanks to this little bitch. So, if you want someone to blame, you can blame her."The Galloway family is prominent in the Central South. Mister Galloway has never been wronged like this. This is a provocation to the Galloway family. Only blood can wash away the humiliation." Uncle Elfred snorted coldly."You guys are unreasonable!" Alora's eyes were red. "It was obvious that you were plotting against me. If Ashton had not saved me, you would've had your way with me. Now you, the villain, claimed to be the victim and blamed us for your mess. Why even bother coming up with such excuses?"You can't beat Ashton, so you just vent your anger on my family. What kind of man
"Ashton..."Ashton turned to see Alora despairing as he approached the door."If you want to leave, I can bring you with me, but I don't care about the others. They have nothing to do with me," Ashton said calmly.Alora hesitated.Could she leave her family behind?She could be safe from harm's way, but could she live with the fact that her parents and brother were all murdered?"Ashton, are you listening? I told you to leave this place, so just do it! We don't owe you anything! Do you want to get us all killed?" Howard knelt on the ground and roared in despair."Hey, you seem to be mistaken." Uncle Elfred stood there quietly, watching the scene unfold, and he did not speak until now. "None of you can escape today.""You're not leaving this place." Uncle Elfred pointed at Ashton. "You have injured Mister Drevik. The Galloway family won't stop until you pay with your life. Do you think you can cross the Galloway family as you please, and nothing will come of it?"Ashton looked
"Mister Lockwood, you came at the right time. Otherwise, I would have killed him." Ashton smiled."Knowing the Galloway family, retaliation was inevitable. So, I have sent out scouts after them. After detecting their presence here, I immediately led my men here. Fortunately, we were not too late." Zion felt relieved for his foresight.What he did undoubtedly made Ashton owe the Lockwood family another favor.For him, the more favors, the better. Being able to bind Ashton to the Lockwood family was the best thing that could happen to them. Ashton was like a dangerous weapon that their enemies feared most.Even for Zion's troops, there were significant benefits. If he had the opportunity to meet Darek again, he could use Ashton to his advantage."If it's okay, I'll leave now. Sorry to trouble you to deal with the aftermath." Ashton glanced at the Latham family members, who had not recovered from their despair, and then at Alora. He turned around and left after.After Ashton left, Z
Yanne stared at the turquoise pendant in her hand as she sat in front of the dressing table in the warm room.Ashton had given her the pendant. He said that it was the symbol for the Lockwood family's daughter-in-law.However, she felt unsure about that promise. She was not sure whether Ashton had gotten over Alora. If he had not, then it did not matter what she did. She would not win that losing battle.At the thought that something too precious to her could leave her life at any moment, Yanne felt a lump in her throat that refused to go away no matter how much she swallowed.Everyone was selfish in relationships. No matter how generous a person was, they could not give away the person they loved to others. Saying things they did not mean would only make one feel worse.Just then, the door of her room opened.Only two people could enter her room without knocking; one was her mother, and the other was Ashton. Not even her father, Anthony, was given the privilege to do so.Yanne
"How dare you!" Niall immediately stood up. Even though he was short and dark-skinned, he exuded an aura of leadership. The stare in his eyes made people shudder.However, Ashton was unfazed by said aura as he did not even look at Richmond.Ashton was not being rude, but those people's arrogant attitude was pissing him off. He always spoke and acted as he wanted, and manners were never prioritized when dealing with rude people."Alright, everyone calm down."Anthony had to be the mediator and quickly smooth things over."Everyone, calm down. It's our first meeting. Let's not fight each other.""Mister Levin, these are all famous people in the Acton Province. Let's play nice.""I'm talking to them calmly for your sake. Otherwise, I'd have slapped the rudeness off his face long ago," Ashton said in a neutral tone.Anthony did not know what to say next.He knew Ashton. The younger man had no fear in him as he possessed excellent martial arts skills at such a young age. It was nor