The guys walked to surround him, and within the blink of an eye, they had surrounded him. Luca gave them a deep scrutiny - they were just three men walking around him with postured muscles and tightened fists. He didn't flinch! Just three men can't take him down, let alone a dozen.Just like a whistle was blown, the three of them launched an attack at the same time, and Luca was swift to catch a fist of one of the men and squeezed it even harder as he watched the man scream in pain, while he kicked the other one by his knee, which sent him down to the floor immediately.His punches and kicks were very calculated and swift that within a maximum of one minute, the three men were lying on the floor groaning. Luca glanced at the leader, who was now sitting on the floor, but his face was in horror. Luca quickly rushed to him and delivered a final punch to his lips, bursting it open, and blood began to spill out.The leader coughed blood. "Who the hell are you?" He stammered and fell back t
Twenty minutes later, Luca was out in a nice Gucci shorts and T-shirt, and Gucci shoes to match. He stood at the bus stand, waiting for a cab, when a voice yelled his name.Startled, he turned, only to notice it was Selena. He rolled his eyes, and an involuntary sigh escaped his lips. This would be the second time he would be meeting her, but now, why was she calling him?"Hey, Luca!" She yelled, winding down her window so he could get a proper view of her, but Luca already knew it was her due to the color of her Bugatti Veyron - not everyone would paint their cars to be a mixture of pink and purple."Come on, hop in!" She urged, gesturing with her hands for him to come in."No, don't worry, I will wait for the cabs," he declined her offer."There won't be any cabs on this road today. There is a road maintenance going on, and it would take five to six hours," she explained. "Are you sure you won't like to hop in? I will drop you in front of Grand Hotels, besides, if you wait, you will
The car following them also stopped, wondering what Luca had stopped to do."I don't care what the hell he is out to do in such a quiet place. I am going to teach him a nice lesson!" he said, coming down from the car with about five other men, fully armed with sticks and chains.Luca glanced at the side mirror and saw them approaching Selena's car. He pulled the door open to exit the car, but Selena grabbed his arm. "What are you trying to do?" Her voice was quivering with fear.Luca turned to her. "I want you to do something. Once I exit the car, take that route and drive as fast as you can out of this place," he advised.Her eyes widened in shock. "Luca!" she said. "Then what will happen to you? No, I can't leave you with those people, they will get you injured. Please don't go down. Maybe I should go - they won't hurt a woman, would they?"Luca sighed. "Listen up. Do as I say immediately after I slam this door!""I should call the police, right?" Selena asked while revving her engi
"In as much as I admire your confidence, those are very big words for someone who is about to get the beating of his life. My gang doesn't play around, just watch how they'll make you eat up those arrogant words," the man replied with a deep frown.As the four cars reached the vicinity, they slowed down and unknowingly kicked up dust, which made Luca protect his eyes with one of his arms. They parked side by side, and some men began to come down from the vehicles. For the next five minutes, they were still walking out of the cars, each of them with either bats or chains.Each of them that walked past Luca gave him a very cold look before going over to greet their leader with a respectful bow. Luca regarded them for a while and counted a total of 31 men, each of them with weapons.Why was Giovanni or Larosa not yet here? He thought to himself. Taking on all of them at once would be too much, as they all had good, wieldy weapons. Actually, there were three different gangs here. From thei
The two men surrounded Luca slowly, and a deep sense of dread began to fill the air. The air felt heavy and suffocating, making it hard to even take a breath."You will be served your medicine!" the third man boasted and turned to his boys. "Get him down!" He shouted.About ten men began to surround Luca, and he just stood there, studying each of their movements."You must think you're really smart, right?" The third man jabbed. He watched Luca stand still and study their feet as they kept walking around him. About 28 men were walking around him, each of them armed with either a chain or bat.As they poised to take action, a sudden roar of motorbikes disrupted the scene and caused everyone to stop whatever they were doing and turn towards the noise.Gulp! A wave of shock and uncertainty washed over everyone as they watched different bikes advance towards them. Approaching at full speed was about eight bikes, each bike had a driver and a passenger, which made it a total of sixteen men
Luca couldn't help but burst out laughing. Just a few minutes ago, the man was boasting about how he was going to beat Luca to a pulp, and now he was on his knees pleading for mercy."Please, I am very sorry! We were wrong!" the man pleaded. "Please, just let us off the hook just this once, and I swear you will never see us trying to trail you ever again!"Luca turned to both Giovanni's men and Larosa's. "I know just one part of you guys could handle these punks, but still, the fact that you all are here, I want you to whip them till their pants are torn!" He instructed."Anything for you, Boss," the lady affirmed with a resolute nod before going back to one of the Audis. Luca's eyes wandered around, wondering what she wanted to get, and after a minute, she came out of the car with six whips.The men furrowed their brows, trying to make sense of what she was doing.The shoplifter blinked rapidly as if trying to clear his vision and find focus amidst the confusion. At first glance, he
"This is your fault!" The second leader sneered at the shoplifter. "You could have told us who he is, and now look what we have got ourselves into."The man quickly retorted, "Quit the shifting of blame! It won't work here. Everyone would take equal lashes; we all agreed to come rip him off. How was I supposed to know he was going to call these ruthless people as back-ups?"The next minute, Luca left the scene on one of the bikes Giovanni's men had brought along with them, leaving them to whip those men. He was already too late to work, and today, he was scheduled to check all the company's journals. The way Derick has been acting is quite suspicious.About ten minutes later, they were done with flogging them and quietly accelerated their bikes and car, leaving them writhing in pain.Thirty-one of them were on the floor, groaning out in pain, with most of them continuously touching their buttocks to temporarily alleviate the pain. Meanwhile, the other three leaders and the shoplifter
The whole place was filled with people, and nobody knew when he entered the hotel lobby. "Please, sir, can you come into my office? We can settle this amicably without any violence. Please come into my office," Derick tried to reason with him, but Grey continued yelling.The commotion was getting too much. A lot of customers who came to lodge, buy just drinks, or even purchase tickets for the club all had to stop to watch the ongoing scene.Grey glanced at his watch and sneered, "You both are still standing here? You have still not gone to the VVIP suite to drag down the loser there?" He chuckled bitterly. "I bet you both don't know me. I will make sure you both lose your jobs and also get you arrested. Without bail!"A cold chill ran down Derick's spine, and he just gulped. He knows deep down that Grey was capable of making them lose their jobs, and he wouldn't feel anything, as he is actually one of the shareholders in the group, so it would be very easy. He looked around and saw t
Luca sat at his table with Blue next to him as she explained the surge in revenue of the hotel and its clubs in the last few months.The soft glow of the hotel's lobby lights cast a warm ambiance as Luca listened intently to Blue's presentation. She clicked a remote, and a graph displaying the hotel's revenue appeared on the screen behind her."As you can see, sir, our revenue has increased by 25% in the last quarter," Blue explained, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "And if we break it down further, we can see that the clubs have been a major contributor to this surge. I just know Lord Ercole would be so proud of the tactics you have used in his investments and brought up the revenue."Luca nodded thoughtfully, his eyes scanning the graph. "That's impressive, Blue. I'm glad we could make a change."Blue smiled, confident in her analysis. "Well, I think it's a combination of factors. Our marketing strategy has been on point, and we've seen a significant increase in foot traffic. Ad
Luca sat at his table with Blue next to him as she explained the surge in revenue of the hotel and its clubs in the last few months.The soft glow of the hotel's lobby lights cast a warm ambiance as Luca listened intently to Blue's presentation. She clicked a remote, and a graph displaying the hotel's revenue appeared on the screen behind her."As you can see, sir, our revenue has increased by 25% in the last quarter," Blue explained, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "And if we break it down further, we can see that the clubs have been a major contributor to this surge. I just know Lord Ercole would be so proud of the tactics you have used in his investments and brought up the revenue."Luca nodded thoughtfully, his eyes scanning the graph. "That's impressive, Blue. I'm glad we could make a change."Blue smiled, confident in her analysis. "Well, I think it's a combination of factors. Our marketing strategy has been on point, and we've seen a significant increase in foot traffic. Ad
Sara's eyes widened in shock as Madam Ivy's words cut through her like a knife. She felt like she had been punched in the gut, her breath caught in her throat. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Madam Ivy's announcement was a clear attack on her, a way to discredit her and eliminate her from the running for CEO that was clearly her birthright. She had given her all to the company all her life.Sara was taken aback by the sudden attack from her Grandmother. If anything, Madam Ivy's enemy should be Jacob and not her.Her face turned red with rage as she tried to process what was happening. She couldn't believe that Madam Ivy would stoop so low, using her marriage status against her. She felt a surge of anger and humiliation, her eyes darting around the room to see if anyone else was reacting to Madam Ivy's cruel words, but everyone seemed fine with what she said.Luca, who was sitting next to her, shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He looked at everyone, and they looked like the
Back at the Edward family house, it was exactly 6:56 pm when Luca joined the ongoing dinner table in the dining room. Everyone was present, with Jacob and his mother inclusive. It was just one person missing that everyone was waiting for.A couple of minutes later, the door swung open and about three maids helped Madam Ivy to the dining table. One of the maids wrapped her hands around Madam Ivy's waist, and the other one had her hands over her shoulders as a wedge. They pulled the chair out and helped her to settle down into it. Meanwhile, as they helped her slowly to the chair, Luca, who had seen her current condition, couldn't help but stifle his laughter, but then it was too late, and his smirk caught everyone's attention except Grandpa, who had his head downwards.Once Sara noticed the smirk on his face, it flashed back into her memory... he has another family! Her face paled up immediately, and she clenched her hands, crumpling her dress under the table. She couldn't believe he h
Sara's eyes widened in shock as Madam Ivy's words cut through her like a knife. She felt like she had been punched in the gut, her breath caught in her throat. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Madam Ivy's announcement was a clear attack on her, a way to discredit her and eliminate her from the running for CEO that was clearly her birthright. She had given her all to the company all her life.Sara was taken aback by the sudden attack from her Grandmother. If anything, Madam Ivy's enemy should be Jacob and not her.Her face turned red with rage as she tried to process what was happening. She couldn't believe that Madam Ivy would stoop so low, using her marriage status against her. She felt a surge of anger and humiliation, her eyes darting around the room to see if anyone else was reacting to Madam Ivy's cruel words, but everyone seemed fine with what she said.Luca, who was sitting next to her, shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He looked at everyone, and they looked like the
Sara's eyes widened in shock as Madam Ivy's words cut through her like a knife. She felt like she had been punched in the gut, her breath caught in her throat. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Madam Ivy's announcement was a clear attack on her, a way to discredit her and eliminate her from the running for CEO that was clearly her birthright. She had given her all to the company all her life.Sara was taken aback by the sudden attack from her Grandmother. If anything, Madam Ivy's enemy should be Jacob and not her.Her face turned red with rage as she tried to process what was happening. She couldn't believe that Madam Ivy would stoop so low, using her marriage status against her. She felt a surge of anger and humiliation, her eyes darting around the room to see if anyone else was reacting to Madam Ivy's cruel words, but everyone seemed fine with what she said.Luca, who was sitting next to her, shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He looked at everyone, and they looked like the
Sara's eyes widened in shock as Madam Ivy's words cut through her like a knife. She felt like she had been punched in the gut, her breath caught in her throat. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Madam Ivy's announcement was a clear attack on her, a way to discredit her and eliminate her from the running for CEO that was clearly her birthright. She had given her all to the company all her life.Sara was taken aback by the sudden attack from her Grandmother. If anything, Madam Ivy's enemy should be Jacob and not her.Her face turned red with rage as she tried to process what was happening. She couldn't believe that Madam Ivy would stoop so low, using her marriage status against her. She felt a surge of anger and humiliation, her eyes darting around the room to see if anyone else was reacting to Madam Ivy's cruel words, but everyone seemed fine with what she said.Luca, who was sitting next to her, shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He looked at everyone, and they looked like the
At the Edward family mansion..Back at the Edward family house, it was exactly 6:56 pm when Luca joined the ongoing dinner table in the dining room. Everyone was present, with Jacob and his mother inclusive. It was just one person missing that everyone was waiting for.A couple of minutes later, the door swung open and about three maids helped Madam Ivy to the dining table. One of the maids wrapped her hands around Madam Ivy's waist, and the other one had her hands over her shoulders as a wedge. They pulled the chair out and helped her to settle down into it. Meanwhile, as they helped her slowly to the chair, Luca, who had seen her current condition, couldn't help but stifle his laughter, but then it was too late, and his smirk caught everyone's attention except Grandpa, who had his head downwards.Once Sara noticed the smirk on his face, it flashed back into her memory... he has another family! Her face paled up immediately, and she clenched her hands, crumpling her dress under the t
At the Edward family mansion..Back at the Edward family house, it was exactly 6:56 pm when Luca joined the ongoing dinner table in the dining room. Everyone was present, with Jacob and his mother inclusive. It was just one person missing that everyone was waiting for.A couple of minutes later, the door swung open and about three maids helped Madam Ivy to the dining table. One of the maids wrapped her hands around Madam Ivy's waist, and the other one had her hands over her shoulders as a wedge. They pulled the chair out and helped her to settle down into it. Meanwhile, as they helped her slowly to the chair, Luca, who had seen her current condition, couldn't help but stifle his laughter, but then it was too late, and his smirk caught everyone's attention except Grandpa, who had his head downwards.Once Sara noticed the smirk on his face, it flashed back into her memory... he has another family! Her face paled up immediately, and she clenched her hands, crumpling her dress under the t