Juleen had made up her mind to help Adrian at all costs. "Sir, I've laid out my terms. You have to agree to them if you wish for me to return."

Urias was on the brink of fury.

Adrian glanced at Payton, noting a familiar silhouette and suddenly recalled the night of the black-clad attackers. He gritted his teeth and said, "I shouldn't have spared you, Payton. You're one of the few who attacked me that night, weren't you?"

Payton was alarmed. Everyone was masked and clad in black that night, so Adrian could not possibly recognize him. Payton had only shown up briefly before leaving the rest to the leader of the Randells.

"That's nonsense! I don't know what you’re talking about!” Payton said.

Juleen's heart sank. She had heard about the attack on Adrian, thinking her father was too impulsive to go as far as to trouble an outsider. Little did she know it was actually Adrian who was attacked that night.

Juleen did not want to deny the truth. Since her family was involved, she felt ob