‘Adrian’s gone way overboard with this!’Samantha was disappointed in Adrian. She thought he would be of help if she allowed him to tag along, but it looked as though he was on one of his bluffs again.“Excellent. I like your spunk. Wait right there. I’ll wipe that arrogance off your face!” Nelson shot Adrian a sneer and said, “I’m interested to see how you’ll fare against my little brother.”Nelson then made a call, telling Rick about everything that happened and urged him to hurry to the scene.Seeing that security was walking toward them, Nelson yelled and said, “This is a personal matter! Stay out of it. I’ll handle this!”The guards remained silent, while Nelson stared at Adrian and said, “Ten minutes and my little brother will be here with his fighters. They’re going to break your legs!”Adrian remained silent throughout the entire ordeal and carried on playing his game.Samantha’s heart was literally about to jump out of her throat.With a slight whimper, she asked, “Wha
Despair, fear, and all sorts of emotions welled up inside Samantha, causing her to suffer a mental breakdown.Rick marched toward Adrian. The entire situation had gone out of control, what with his men surrounding the entire place.Nelson was still laughing away, thinking he was about to enjoy watching Adrian suffer.Meanwhile, everyone else was looking on with smiles on their faces.“Samantha’s husband is a dead man.”“Exactly! He’s going to have his legs broken and will have to pay the Kramer brothers a huge sum before this is over.”“What makes you think either of the brothers needs the money? That’s obviously not true.”In everyone’s mind, Adrian had signed his death warrant today.***Rick stopped before Adrian with a menacing look on his face. “Were you the one who hit my brother?”Samantha hurriedly tugged at Adrian, wanting him to apologize.However, Adrian raised his head and said, “That’s right.”“Have you gone mad, Adrian?!” Samantha cried. “Why are you being so
Nelson turned stiff and his smile froze in place.Everyone who thought Adrain was a dead man gaped with their mouths wide open.Samantha was covering her mouth. Her face had a look of awe as she gazed at Adrian.‘Did he just send the underworld boxing champion flying?’Nobody could believe what they just witnessed.Rick was a highly reputable man who had become the champion of the underworld boxing ring dozens of times. Yet, at that very moment, the same man was crying his heart out because of his broken hand.“I-Impossible… Impossible!”Such was Nelson’s first reaction.He heard a ringing in his head and his scalp tingled as he stumbled onto the floor, flabbergasted like everyone else.***Adrian stood tall, exuding a temperament of authority as a powerful war legate should. His aura was so strong that it was enough to demand obedience from everyone around him.The crowd began to retreat in awe.Adrian was like an emperor. Maybe even more powerful than an emperor. He was a
‘Help?’Everyone including the Kramer brothers was stunned.‘Nelson and Rick are clearly the victims here, yet Liam’s asking whether Adrian needs his help?!’Meanwhile, Samantha felt her head spinning from the shock.Adrian merely replied, “Give Daniel a call. I don’t want to hear the Kramer brothers’ names being mentioned in Swallowston ever again starting today. Also, I want the Kramer Group to be erased from existence.”Liam took a deep breath before he said, “I’ll inform him right away.”“Oh, also…” Adrian continued, “I want all of the men Rick brought with him erased as well.”Adrian’s orders fell like the rumbling of a thunderstorm. All of the men Rick brought with him who were behaving arrogantly a moment ago were dumbfounded. They were there under the impression that they were going to teach someone a lesson. Yet now, they were going to be turned into cripples.Like dominoes, these people fell to their knees and cried.Without a moment’s hesitation, Liam summoned all o
Adrian smiled at Samantha and asked after everything was over.He reached out to caress Samantha’s face, but she suddenly took a few steps back until her back was against the wall. Her eyes were filled with fear. She trembled as she stared at Adrian.“What’s the matter, Sam?” Adrian asked in confusion.Samantha bit her lips. She could not explain why, but she knew that she was terrified of Adrian. In fact, she could not even look him in the eye.Adrian instantly understood what was happening when he saw this. Hence, he took a deep breath and dispelled all of his negative emotions.It was only then Samantha was able to calm herself, no longer feeling as terrified as before.Indeed, she had suffered quite the fright today.Adrian said, “I’m sorry for scaring you, Sam. Everything’s okay now.”Samantha was finally able to pluck up her courage to look at Adrian when she realized that he had returned to normal. She then leaped into his embrace, wrapping her arms around his neck.“Yo
Without a doubt, Nine Kings had already decided that Bailar was going to receive the contract, proving Liam’s efficiency.It was because of this that Adrian no longer felt the need to lash out at him. He nodded and said, “I want you to handle all dealings Bailar has with Nine Kings. Make sure nothing goes wrong.”“Understood, Mr. Adrian.”Adrian left Liam’s office, after which the latter fell limp into his sofa and breathed out a long sigh. His secretary walked in and asked, “You seem really frightened of him, Mr. Liam. Why is that?”Liam’s secretary was called June Lawson, and she had been working with him for a long time.Liam was a man with a certain amount of pull within Swallowston, even going so far as being able to single-handedly bring changes to Swallowston. Yet, this very same man had shown himself to be fearful of a young man.Hearing this question, Liam said, “There’s much you still have to learn. Swallowston is no longer the same as it used to be. We may have been th
“How does twelve million dollars sound? Is that enough for you?” Jenson asked.“Twelve million dollars?” Samantha’s eyes opened wide.‘That’s too much! I haven’t done anything to deserve this amount!’ she thought.Jenson was taken aback when he heard Samantha’s response, thinking that the amount he proposed was not enough for her. Hence, he said, “In that case, let’s make it fifteen million. Is that all right with you?”“Fifteen million dollars? Umm…”Jenson was stunned once again. “Twenty-two million and three hundred thousand then That’s the best we can offer you. In fact, Vine will only be left with four million and five hundred thousand.”“No, I’m sorry. That’s not it.” Samantha shook her head repeatedly, shocked senseless from their interaction.‘There’s no way Bailar will be able to take on a contract worth over twenty-two million dollars!’“You’ve misunderstood me, Mr. Jenson. What I meant to say was that your offer is too much for my company to handle.”“Too much?” Jen
To Samantha, this was the success she needed to change Bailar for the better.She had successfully secured a contract with Swallow Central for four million and five hundred thousand dollars and won a contract with Nine Kings. So, of course, she was over the moon.Adrian smiled and stroked Samantha’s hair. “Congratulations.”Samantha wiped away her tears and looked upwards to calm herself. Then, she held Adrian’s hand and said, “Okay, let’s go.”Adrian nodded.***The couple left Nine Kings and headed back to Bailar, with Samantha taking the wheel.On the way, she began thinking about everything that had just happened. She had not expected Nine Kings to be so gracious as to accept Bailar, to which she was left feeling that something was amiss.“Adrian, I’ve been curious about something, but I’m not sure if you’ve realized it.”“What is it?” Adrian asked.Samantha twirled her hair.“Aren’t you curious why Nine Kings would award me a contract? After all, there are so many other