Inside the Emperor Karaoke Bar’s office, the mood was heavy. “We’ve pinpointed the exact location, Mr. Crawford. After tracing Miss Milton’s last call, we found that it was made outside an incomplete factory, west of the city,” explained Michael. “Mr. Crawford!” shouted Zack as he burst through the office’s door. “We’ve run some investigations on the gangsters in Mayberry City and the Rye group. According to our spies, Jack had been acting strangely tonight. Earlier at eight, he had held a dinner party with a few others, including a few business-focused bosses from Mayberry City. In between meals, he would leave the table a lot to make calls. It was also found that his subordinates had drugged the wine beforehand. About ten minutes ago, his driver picked him up and his final destination was the same factory Miss Milton last called from!” Zack reported. Gerald had a confused look on his face. “Mr. Lyle… How do you know so much about them?” Zack smiled. “The truth is, Mr. Crawf
With Ordinary Man on their side, the girls had thought that they could do anything they wanted in Mayberry. None of them had ever anticipated that they would end up being in such a hopeless situation. They were all frightened half to death at the thought of getting r*aped. “Boss! There’s a call for you!” called out a subordinate. “I’m not answering that, can’t you see I’m busy?” Jake scowled as he shed his clothes off. “But…” The bodyguard then whispered the rest of what he wanted to say into Jake’s ear. “…What?” A sense of nervousness quickly filled Jake. “Why is he calling me now?” Jake wasn’t in any position to refuse the call. Gulping down, he braced himself as he answered the call. “…Did you misunderstand me? How is this possible? I-” “Cease your nonsense. Your subordinates downstairs are under me now. Release them immediately Jake, or you’re meeting death early today!” The person’s voice on the other end of the line was frigid. Jake gulped. At that moment, f
Leopold White’s next order from Gerald was to untie the other three girls and bring them along. They had used his name freely, thinking they could do whatever they pleased without having to face the consequences. Making them anxious was his way of teaching them a lesson. He had never planned to leave the girls stranded there in the first place. Leopold White—the man with white hair—was an outstanding bodyguard who worked under Michael. To put simply, Leopold’s job was similar to Flynn’s who worked under Zach. Michael had brought him here from Hong Kong. “They’ll be arriving soon, Mr. Zeke. It’ll be inconvenient for me to meet them here so I’ll be taking my leave first. Is my ride ready?” asked Gerald to Michael who was sitting beside the driver. “The ride will be here at any moment now, Mr. Crawford. We’ll depart as soon as it arrives. Leopold can handle the rest. He’ll be safely escorting Miss Milton and the others back to their college.” As he said that, a limousine stopp
However, if it was indeed true that Gerald was a powerful and influential man, they would prefer to die rather than accept that fact. Cassandra recalled the time she had suffered terribly and had a restless night when she found her power bank in Flynn’s car before. “I was nervous back then and now that I think about it, I’m not too sure if I had called Gerald anymore... However, it is undeniable that the first contact number in my contact list is his. The second is my cousin’s, whom I called just this morning. If we’re talking about connections, it could be her. She works as a vice president for an international trade enterprise so she would definitely know a lot of people,” said Naomi, careful with her words. “That sounds much more logical. Your finger could have accidentally tapped her number. Following that, your cousin must have arranged for the rescue! Some of the guards here look like they could be SWAT cops while the others look like gangsters!” Cassandra said in a soft vo
“...Eh? Isn’t this the coat I bought for Gerald?” Felicity asked aloud, a clear confusion in her voice. There was no doubt about it. It was definitely the coat she had bought for him in the mall that afternoon. “Are you sure Felicity?” asked Cassandra, stunned at her claim. She took the coat from her to have a look at it herself, and it was true. It was indeed the exact same coat. ‘How could this be? Why would his coat be in this particular Maybach?’ The girls were all thinking the same thing, their confusion reflected in their eyes as they took turns staring at Leopold who was still driving. Leopold, for the first time since meeting the girls, began fidgeting slightly. Mr. Crawford had specifically ordered him to keep his identity a secret. However, with the progression of the girls’ conversation, things were becoming awkward for him very quickly. “That’s my coat. I usually just leave it on the passenger’s seat,” lied Leopold. Felicity and Cassandra looked at each ot
Harper repeated his question, his voice full of anxiety. However, Yvonne simply ignored him and walked toward Gerald’s bed. “Get up immediately, Gerald!” she sneered. She then pulled Gerald’s blanket off him without bothering to consider what he had on at the moment. Once he was in plain view, she yanked him off the bed recklessly. “What are you doing?!” Gerald yelped as his hands moved to cover his crotch. These women were terrifying. But instead of answering his question, Yvonne simply began rummaging through his things. Not too far away, both Cassandra and Felicity had their arms crossed as they watched the scene play out. Naomi simply hid in a corner. “Counselor, Felicity! I found his coat and phone here!” Yvonne shouted as she held the two items up for them to see. All the girls were stunned. All of them were thinking the same thing. ‘So it wasn’t Gerald after all!’ They felt relief wash over them as if they were prisoners who had just been freed after many year
When Gerald, Harper, and a few others arrived at the restaurant, Naomi was already there with her cousin, Xyleena. Cassandra, Felicity, and Yvonne were there too. Sitting beside Xyleena, was a young man in his mid-twenties. He wore a suit and his shoes were made of leather. Xyleena looked as feminine as ever. She was one of the more outstanding people in society, and she had social connections all over the place. Gerald, Harper, and many others knew Xyleena mostly due to her social connections with them. This, however, granted them the knowledge that Xyleena was actually a rather arrogant person. She only helped Gerald and a few others find part-time jobs because they were friends with Naomi. Otherwise, she wouldn’t even have batted an eyelid at them. “Come, take a seat. All of you,” Xyleena said in a soft voice. Gerald complied. “What a frightening chain of events, last night was. We’ll have a toast in a bit, but before that, I’d like to introduce someone to all of you. T
“Sister, what’s up?” “Bro, are you busy? A butler and a few of my subordinates are landing at Mayberry’s airport soon. Could you please find someone to pick them up? I’ve arranged some other tasks for both Zack and Michael to deal with. They’ll be needing a living space as well, so please find one for them!” “Alright, no problem,” said Gerald as he nodded to himself. This was actually the first time Gerald had been in contact with his family for a long time. He heard his sister chuckle. “I’ll be there the day after tomorrow. We can meet up then, just brother and sister!” Jessica smiled after saying that. Gerald had missed her too. After talking for a bit, Gerald finally hung up. Since both Zach and Michael were busy, it was best that Gerald didn’t disturb them. ‘Who could I assign the task to?’ He scratched the back of his head as he thought. After a while, he decided to just leave the restaurant since Felicity and the others were there anyway. He concluded that it