Seeing Ambrose looking uncomfortable during their conversation, Reginald decided it was time to leave. He lifted himself from his chair, straightened his tie, and glanced at Ambrose. “Well then, I’ll head home so you can rest more comfortably.”‘I want to see Ambrose’s reaction when I say I’m leaving,’ Reginald thought to himself.Ambrose, who had been lying down, immediately sat up as if suddenly healthy. Not a trace of illness. This only deepened Reginald’s suspicions about Ambrose. He stared at his nephew strangely. Perhaps Ambrose didn’t realize Reginald sensed something odd since his arrival.“Let me walk you to the door, Uncle,” Ambrose said enthusiastically. He had completely forgotten he was pretending to be sick in front of Reginald. All he could think about was meeting Jaslene after Reginald left and continuing their postponed date plans.“I knew it, Ambrose was just pretending all along. Now he’s perfectly fine and not tired at all, even very enthusiastic when I said I was

“What would you like to order?” Ambrose asked as he flipped through the menu. He was intrigued by one particular item that looked interesting. It was a Chinese restaurant, so he wasn’t very familiar with the offerings, but he would still order what he thought would be delicious and suited his palate.“I’m fine with whatever you choose,” Jaslene replied with a smile. She adjusted her seating position to be more comfortable. It felt intense being in the VIP room alone with Ambrose. Romantic.After ordering a few dishes for them, Ambrose refocused his attention on Jaslene sitting across from him. Beautiful and graceful. He never grew tired of just looking at her face every day.“It wasn’t easy coming here. Did anyone find out?” Ambrose asked Jaslene, breaking the silence after a moment spent checking his email.Jaslene almost mentioned that Christian and Darrell knew, and she had even sought permission from Christian before meeting him. But she hesitated when she remembered her plan to p

Darrell inquired after Valerio returned, eagerly anticipating the information about the two men in black who appeared to be spies.Valerio took a seat first. “Definitely, they are Ambrose’s men. Whatever they’re planning, it’s not good news, considering Ambrose’s allegiance to Reginald. I’m worried they might harm Jaslene, possibly using her to pressure Demetri into handing over leadership to Reginald.”Darrell listened intently to Valerio’s words. It made sense and echoed his own concerns. Inviting Jaslene to lunch couldn’t be without some ulterior motive from Ambrose.“You’re sure they’re Ambrose’s men?” Darrell asked again.“Absolutely. One of them pointed out Ambrose’s car earlier. It’s parked next to the blue one,” Valerio pointed.Darrell glanced in the direction Valerio indicated. Indeed, besides the blue car, Ambrose’s car was the only one there. He was convinced now that they were Ambrose’s men and agreed they needed to act swiftly to protect Jaslene.“Alright then, no doubt

The car Valerio and Darrell were in shifted half a circle because they were hit on the rear side. Luckily it wasn’t the front, if the front had been hit, you can be sure that they would have been seriously injured.Valerio removed his hand which had been protecting his head. He saw that the car that had hit them was still able to drive and pass their car.Darrell just massaged his forehead where the front dashboard had formed due to the collision. He hadn’t had time to look again at the car that hit them when Valerio spoke.“Damn it, they’re not afraid of us at all. I’m pretty sure they must have been trained because they might think not to stop but just crash straight away, which means the collision is louder. Luckily it wasn’t the front of our car that was hit, if it had hit the front, it would have been We’re already seriously injured.”Darrell also agreed with Valerio’s words. He also thankful because their car was only hit in the back. But because of the force of the collision, t

“How’s Mr. Demetri doing over there?” John asked Christian casually.Christian knew John was just making small talk with him. He waited for John to state the purpose of his call. “I’m fine, of course. How about you guys?” he replied.They chatted casually, nothing important. The conversation revolved around Yve’s family and John’s company in USA. They also discussed the global economy which was currently affecting the world.“Actually, I need something from you, Mr. Demetri. But I’m hesitant to say it directly,” John began, smoothly leading up to his reason for calling Christian this time.“What is it? Just say it, maybe I can help,” Christian offered, knowing John definitely wanted something from him.“I actually need money to fix my car that broke down. So my car needs to go to the workshop for maintenance, and I don’t have that much money,” John stated his main purpose.Christian responded casually, as he had expected it to go that way. “Oh, how much do you need?” Christian asked J