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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
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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
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“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
Chapter 118
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
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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
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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
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In the house, a middle-aged man sat on a sofa.He looked to be around forty years of age and was slightly chubby. He wore a vest and had a Green Dragon tattoo on his arm. He was toying with two walnuts in his hands.“Move.”The mercenaries pressed their firearms against the trio.They walked forward.“Sit.”In a black vest and fiddling with two walnuts in his hand, the middle-aged, chubby man pointed at the sofa.James glanced at him and seated himself.Henry and Scarlett sat on his sides.Although they had taken their seats, the mercenaries did not leave and were still pointing their firearms at them.James calmly asked, “Are you Jake Graham, the Boss everyone’s talking about?”The man said nothing and cast a glance at a man in a hood behind him.The man in the hood understood immediately and brought a laptop.The man in the black vest pointed at the laptop and said, “Swiss Bank. Make your transfer. I’ll give you the information immediately upon transfer.”Without missin
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James sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, and lit a cigarette.The smell of cigarette smoke filled the air.Opposite him, the black-vested, middle-aged man who had been fiddling with walnuts wore a dark expression. “I’ll say this once more. If you want your information, make the transfer now.”James lightly waved. “Nah, it’s alright. I’m not buying it. It’s not worth it.”He stood up.Henry and Black Rose followed suit.The man in the black vest snorted. “What do you take this place for? Do you think you can just come and go as you please?”James chuckled. “Have your boss come to us himself if he’s interested in a deal. It’s a huge one, after all. I’m afraid you aren’t qualified to conduct business with me.”Though momentarily stunned, the man in the black vest quickly regained his composure. “Are you implying that I’m not Jake Graham?”James pointed at the surveillance camera in the corner of the room. “Your boss is watching in the shadows, isn’t he? Just as I’d expected. Jake