"This is Bridgedale. Aryadelle's laws can't touch me," David continued with a chuckle.

"Even if that's the case, someone's using news of our scandals to blackmail us into saving her! Release her this instant!"

"I won't," said David with a timber of finality in his voice. "I want her to extend my life. She's a medical genius. I'm sure she can come up with a way to prolong life!"

"Are you sure?"

"I am," said David.

"Then, don't touch her for now… You have to keep her alive," said Senator Kane. "I'll deal with things here. You better make sure she wants to stay with you. That way, we won't wind up laughing stocks!"

"Got it!" The smile on David's face died.

"Make her want to stay?" he thought.

"How could am I going to make her want to stay?"

…

It was the afternoon when Mike found Elliot. They were at a special security company that was mysterious in that not many knew about its existence.

He did not expect Elliot to have both vast connections and excellent execution skills.