William and Charlotte initially had happy faces when they entered the living room. But their expressions instantly changed when they found Emma Lysander already in the living room. The pseudo-happiness of tasting the sweetness of Liliana's victory instantly crumbled into rubble."I heard from Liliana that you just bought two new cars at once and they're high-end cars. Is that true?" Emma asked her stepdaughter and son-in-law."ehh right mom, we did just buy them. Would you like to see them?" replied Charlotte."I don't want to see it. Answer me! Where did you get the money from? You must have stolen it from the company right?"Emma Lysander started grilling Charlotte because she was suspicious. She knew there was no way her stepdaughter could afford a new car let alone one from a high-end brand."No ma'am, I really didn't steal anything from the company. This is all William's money that he got the other day." Charlotte replied."Your lies are so ridiculous Charlotte. Didn't we see th
A concerned William immediately grabbed Charlotte's arm, "What happened to you? Who did this to you?"Not a word came out of his wife's mouth, she just shook her head slowly, "I'm fine William. Take it easy," she said with a smile.William's anger could no longer be contained, "I am going to make a calculation with your family, Charlootte. You must know that your husband is no longer a low man who cannot defend his wife.""No William, please control yourself," Charlotte said as she wrapped her arms around William's wrist. She was preventing him from leaving the room.William's anger had reached its peak. It was boiling like hot lava in a mountain ready to overflow, his hands clenched tightly. He no longer cared who he had to face. He would do anything to get back at the man who had dared to hurt Charlotte. She really had lost her mind. If Charlotte hadn't stopped her, the entire Lysander family home would have been destroyed."Sit next to me, William. Please calm down, I'm fine, it's
With his spirit lifted by the high winds of hope, William made his way to Gilgamesh Bar as night fell. The lights of the city accompanied his journey as if he were a hero going to war.As soon as he arrived, the bartender greeted him, "Hello William, from the look on your face, it looks like you are in need of something. So what can I help you with?" Henry asked."The underground fighting tournament with the crazy priest's ten-finger prize. Do you know anything about it?" asked William."Hmmm, there are many underground fights. But I've never heard of one that gives out human body parts as prizes. Most of the prizes are always money," Henry replied.William sighed, his hopes immediately dashed. He thought he would get an answer as soon as he left the Gilgamesh Bar, considering that this place had a fairly close relationship with the underworld."You don't have to be so glum, William. If I don't have the answer to your question, then perhaps the information is indeed quite confidential
"This must have something to do with the competition that Mr. Demiand, the owner of the Jaeger Company, is running, right? You're not the first to come here and ask about this, William. There have been several people here before you," Alfred said.William was silent, he did not expect that there would be people who were faster than him. He thought he was the fastest. But really the world is wide, there will always be people who are more than other people.Then Alfred continued, "The price for the information you want is one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Let me tell you, that's not cheap at all. Do you still want it?"Confidently, William replied, "I will pay any amount for the information." "Well, if you insist, I can't stop you," Aflred said as he handed over a special device to make the payment.William then took out the black card of the Black Order that he had been carrying without showing it to anyone. The card contained all of William's assets that could be converted into
"It looks like our client has quite a bit of money in his account. Maybe you can give me some tips later," Emily said as she moved her face closer to William's and then sat down again."You better give me the information fast, I don't have time to deal with your flirting Emily," William said."Hmmm... you are so stiff William. I thought you were the kind of man who likes to have fun with women," Emily said.William shook his head, showing that he was tired of small talk."Well, I'll give you the information. Let's get straight to the point. Out of the dozens of guides, I only managed to get the names of three people." Emily held up three fingers, "Don't think of me as incompetent. The identities of these leaders are indeed top secret. I even risked my life to find them out."William watched carefully as Emily began to name the guides one by one, "First is the director of the museum, then the fireman, then a businessman. His brow furrowed at Emily's words. He had never expected the gu
"I was suddenly told by the company to go out of town, I'm sorry I didn't have time to give you news," William said, trying to make the most reasonable excuse to be heard."You could have at least told me properly. Do you know that I almost couldn't sleep last night?! I don't want to hear any more excuses. I want to sleep well tonight because tomorrow morning I have an important meeting with a client," Charlotte said.William could smell the worry on Charlotte's tone. Mischievous thoughts soon took over his brain."Hmmm... it looks like you're really worried about me. Ahhh... it's so nice that my wife worries about me," William said in a teasing tone to Charlotte."Huh? I'm not worried about you at all. William, how dare you..." Charlotte said.On the other side of the phone, William laughed out loud. He could already imagine his wife's face turning red with embarrassment. But he did not stop there and continued his teasing."Come on, Mrs. ...., just admit that you're worried. It seem
Jaguar took a quick deep breath and lit a cigar. He took a deep puff to get the blood flowing freely to his brain. One puff, two puffs, he savored the puffs of smoke from the Cuban cigar in his hand while he thought hard to find the most appropriate answer."Fighting has no hard and fast rules, William. Victory can only be achieved when the opponent is unable to continue fighting," Jaguar said."Isn't that what the rules of combat should be? Not only down there, but up here, the fight ends when the opponent cannot continue," William said.Jaguar shook his head, "You don't understand. Being unable to continue the fight means being permanently disabled or losing your life.Hearing Jaguar's warning didn't faze William at all, he was even more curious, "Are weapons allowed in the fight?""No, no. No weapons. But you don't know what those bastards will do, William," Jaguar said as he downed the wine in front of him.He took a deep drag on the cigar in his hand and then exhaled, "They will
William had imagined the face with which his wife would greet him when he came home. But the wishful thinking he had built up with his imagination would never match reality. When he entered the living room, he didn't get a warm welcome from Charlotte's face. His hopes were immediately dashed when he saw the sour face of his mother-in-law, Emma Lysander."Where have you been? I haven't seen the bridge of your nose all day. You must be deliberately avoiding doing chores around the house! " Emma asked in a stern tone."No ma'am, I have an office assignment to take care of some things out of town." William replied."I heard from Charlotte that you've been hired by the Salazar Group with a pretty high position. But you know what I think? I don't believe it. You must be bragging. It's impossible for someone like you to get a management position at the Salazar Group," Emma said.William's mother-in-law's words were clearly very insulting and demeaning to him, but he still held back. Revealin