Thea was rendered speechless. She had failed to hold James back, resulting in him beating someone up again.“Security!” The salesperson shouted.A few security guards at the entrance approached menacingly.The ruckus caught the attention of the other shoppers.All of them gathered around with the air of enjoying a show.Thea was slightly worried. “Jamie, let’s go.”She started to drag James away.However, the security guards blocked them.The salesperson said coldly, “Go? After dirtying the clothes? I don’t think so.”Zach stood up, roaring, “James, you’re dead!”He made a call immediately. “Samson, it’s me. Someone has attacked me at a boutique on South Dragon Street. Come with thirty men. We’re breaking the other dude’s leg.”After he hung up, he sent James a vicious look. “Stay where you are, punk. You’re dead.”Seeing how things were escalating, Thea was afraid. She tugged on James’ arm.James patted her hand, calming her down. “It’s okay. Call Yoel now. Get his dad to

Thea was so anxious she almost burst into tears, but James looked completely unbothered.He had hit Zach and knocked over a few clothes racks. Even the manager had arrived.The manager of the boutique was a woman in her thirties. She was pretty with an oval face and black hair, wearing a sexy professional dress.“M-Mr. Smith.”Seeing Zach, she bowed respectfully.Zach, who was waiting for Samson at the lounge, glanced at the manager. His eyes lit up when he saw how pretty she was. However, she could not hold a candle to Thea, who was sitting opposite him. He lost interest in the manager at once. Mildly, he said, “Do you know me?”“Yes. I saw you from afar at a banquet once.” The manager, Miranda Larson, said respectfully.Zach nodded lightly. Looking at an anxious Thea seated opposite him, he asked Miranda, “How much are the damaged clothes worth? Get him to compensate you.”“Mr. Smith, I’ve made the calculations. He dirtied eighteen clothes in total. All of them are worth more

Zach smirked and stood, reaching out to snake his arm around Thea’s slim waist. “You should have done this earlier.”There were many people at the boutique.However, they were all standing far away. Knowing the Smiths, they discussed what was going on under their breaths.Just then, James stood up and kicked Zach.Zach landed on the couch.“Hit him. Attack!” Before he even got up, he had issued a command.Just then, a middle-aged man dashed in.It was York, having rushed over from the hospital.When he discovered Thea calling to say that she had offended Zach, he was so angry he drove to the boutique at top speed, disregarding all the red lights.In his mind’s eye, he could still see what had happened the previous night.Even Xander was killed, with the Blithe King cleaning up the mess personally.Thea was like a god’s wife.No one would have the guts to touch her.Anyone who did so would be staring death in the face.He rushed in hurriedly, sweating so much his hair was

Everyone’s mouth hung open in shock.Thea stood rooted to the spot. It was a while before she managed to respond.Quickly, she helped York up, saying, “Mr. Smith, wh-what are you doing? Please get up.”“Ms. Thea, please forgive us. Please have mercy on my useless nephew.”James said coldly, “He asked Thea to keep him company for three days.”“What?”York flew into a rage once more.He was so angry he got up, searching for something. His eyes landed on a wooden chair. He grabbed it and slammed it into Zach’s lower body.“Ah…”Moans of pain echoed through the boutique.Blood pooled at Zach’s crotch.It was so painful he fainted!Xena, whose face was bloodied, was so scared she turned pale. She kept retreating, crying all the while.Everyone staggered backward as well as they were all frightened.What just happened was ruthless!Zach was now crippled!After that, York knelt again. “Ms. Thea, does this please you?”Thea had paled as well. Instinctively, she stepped backwar

Phew!Thea took a deep breath.It was so surreal!All this was simply unbelievable!Just then, a Ferrari stopped at the entrance.A tall, beautiful, and elegant woman in a white shirt and a black pencil skirt approached.Click-clack, click-clack…Her heels clicked against the ground, creating crisp sounds.“Ms. Lawson.”All the salespeople in the shop were respectful as the woman approached.Even the manager, Miranda, said respectfully, “Ms. Lawson.”Yuna took in the scene and glanced at James. Finally, her gaze landed on Thea. Pretending to be familiar with Thea, she took her hand, smiling. “It really is you, Thea!”“...”Thea was stunned.She did not recognize who this beautiful woman was.“Thea, it’s me. I’m Yuna, Yuna Lawson. When we were in university, you gave a speech during Mr. Quigley’s lecture to great applause. I was there too.”Thea thought about it.She seemed to recall a similar incident.However, she did not know who Yuna was.“D-did you send me an inv

Thea was not happy about Yuna insulting James.“My husband isn’t a nobody.”“Isn’t he?” Yuna smiled. “I’ve heard all about him. Your family picked him for you. He doesn’t have a job. All he does is sweep and cook at home, relying on the Callahans to feed him. He used to pick you up from work at Eternality with his electric motorcycle. It’s a popular joke in Cansingon now.”“Keep talking and I’ll leave.” Thea looked unhappy.“Alright, I was just joking,” Yuna apologized at once.It looked like Thea was very much in love with James. It would be hard to create a wedge between them.She changed the topic. “Which clothes do you like? Just pick them out and I’ll give them to you. With your amazing figure and beautiful looks, anything would look good on you.”Thea’s unhappy look dissipated. However, she could afford the clothes. She did not want Yuna’s charity.With Yuna’s help, she selected a form-fitting white dress.She liked the color white.It represented purity.When she pa

“Hmm?” James frowned.Yuna smiled. “Don’t worry. I’ll make sure Thea gets home safely.”James looked at Thea.Thea did not know why Yuna was being so friendly either. Was it because of the man in the ghost mask?She wanted to learn more about the person she saved ten years ago to figure out who had saved her from Trent.She thought about it and said, “Jamie, why don’t you go home? I’ll go shopping with Ms. Lawson.”Since Thea agreed, James relented, nodding. “Okay. Be careful. Give me a call if there’s anything.”Yuna grabbed Thea and started walking away.As they left, Yuna smiled at James, lifting a slim hand and waving at him.James did not think much about it. With Yuna around, Thea would be okay.He left the boutique as well. After Thea entered Yuna’s race car, he left on his electric motorcycle.However, he did not go home.He went to Common Clinic instead.When he arrived, the door was closed. He took his key out and entered, closing the door behind him. He took a n

Upon finding out that, in addition to The Great Four, underworld forces were also involved in the destruction of the Cadens, James’ face darkened.Henry immediately got to making arrangements.It was a simple matter as he was an individual of high status.Not long after, arrangements had been made.“James, I’ve arranged for us to meet Jake Graham at the People’s Repair Shop in the suburbs tonight.”“Got it.” James nodded.“James, we know that Jake Graham is involved in intelligence trading, and his prices are exorbitant. Should we bring some cash with us?”James glanced at Henry and asked, “Henry, for how long have you been working under me?”Henry replied, “About eight years.”“Indeed, it has been eight years. You should know me. Would I need money to deal with the honcho of a turf?”“You’re right.”James looked at the time—it was only seven o’clock. Getting to the suburbs required an hour by car.Tonight would be a long night.He took his phone out and called Thea.“The

Henry laughed. “No matter how influential he was back then, there’s no way he would eclipse your current self.”“Alright now, stop kissing my *ss. Get the car. Let’s meet Jake Graham and find out how much he knows about the Cadens’ incident from ten years ago.”“Alright.”Henry speedily made his way to the nearby parking lot.Soon, he came back driving a black Lunar.Henry picked James and Scarlett up and drove to the People’s Repair Shop in the suburbs.They had ample time, so he drove slowly.It was almost nine o’clock when they arrived at the People’s Repair Shop. Outside a huge repair shop.A black Lunar was parked here.Henry, who was in the driver’s seat, pointed at the repair shop. “James, this is the headquarters of Jake Graham. Though it may look like a repair shop from the outside, it’s armed to the teeth on the inside.”James was indifferent. “Let’s get out of the car.”The trio got out of the car and entered the repair shop.Before they could enter, a man dres

The underground chamber was not big; it was only around fifty square meters.To its sides were stone walls, and to its front and back were only iron doors.The door from which they had just entered was already locked.The iron door to the front was closed, and a black curtain prevented them from seeing what was going on behind the door.Upon seeing the locked door, Scarlett frowned slightly and looked at James. “James, this is…?”James waved her off lightly. “It’s alright. We’ll wait.”He had been through great ordeals. Why would he be worried about a mere local turf honcho?Though James was calm, Scarlett was anxious.Although she had interacted with the triad world, she was still a grave robber and had no experience in dealing with these people.“James, Henry, everything will be fine, right?” Her face was beaded with sweat. Along the way here, she had noticed how heavily fortified this place was. She counted at least a hundred mercenaries armed to the teeth.Henry tried com