Gerald insisted on treating the lawyer to an expensive lunch that the older man could only reluctantly accept. Gerald was very persistent.As they ate their meal, Gerald began.“Mr. Riley, thank you for showing up the way you did. I doubt that I would have been able to get myself out of trouble if you didn't make it in time.”Lawyer Ethan shook his head.“Don't mention it. The honor is all mine. When I was informed by my superiors that the great master Samuel Arnold had requested for me to head over to help a young man at Westbridge University, I immediately knew that it had to be the long-lost son of the deceased James Arnold. May his soul rest in peace.”Gerald was stunned by this revelation.“Wait! You know who I am?!”Lawyer Ethan stared at Gerald with an apologetic expression.“I thought you knew. I apologize that you heard it from me rather than from your uncle. You see, Great Master Samuel informed me, along with a few of his closest subordinates, about your existence after di

Gerald sneered at the man.“Look at you, panicking at the mere sight of an article. There are already many more articles being released in the city's media as we speak. Also, the local TV news and radio stations would be releasing their announcements.”The pudgy manager is a shrewd man, but he is more of a coward than anything else. He was the kind of man who becomes impulsive at any chance to make money but becomes hesitant at the mere thought of suffering the consequences of his own actions.He glared at Gerald with hatred in his eyes.“It was you, wasn't it?! You reported my private business to the authorities! How dare you?!”A realization crossed his mind at that moment.“Wait, how did you even know about the nightclub? I never recruited you, so…… It was Terry wasn't it?! Wow! That fucking traitor! Is it because I never paid him an actual salary?! Or is it because I took a large percentage of every tip he made?! That ungrateful trash!”Gerald glanced at Head Bodyguard Kevin, who

Gerald glanced around.“Is this warehouse their loaning base or what?”Head Bodyguard Kevin nodded his head.“That's right. I had ordered my subordinate to track them while you attended your lectures earlier today. This is, indeed, where people in need come to lend money.”He then led Gerald and Lawyer Ethan straight to an old man in tatters, tied up to a chair behind a desk.“This is the boss. The records of every…. client is with him.”The old man had been knocked, probably by Gerald's bodyguards while they were taking down these people. This was evident by the bruises on the old man's face, though it wasn't as severe as the thugs under his command. This is probably due to this loan shark's boss's old age. A few lighter punches from Gerald's bodyguards were more than enough to knock him unconscious.Gerald nudged his chin at the boss while ordering his head bodyguard.“Wake him up. I want to speak with him. In the meantime, get me the skinny bastard who led his men after Terry.”H

Earlier that day, after Juliet left campus to go check on Terry. She located her best friend's apartment in a lower-middle class district which was slightly better in environmental conditions compared to where Gerald lived.While Gerald was dealing with the cafe manager who manipulated and cheated Terry, Juliet went to find him to understand why he hadn't shown up for classes. As a student listed on the scholarship program, he couldn't afford to be absent without due notice to Westbridge University, or he rushed to lose that scholarship.Juliet walked up to Terry's apartment but quickly found that there was no one home. She couldn't help but whisper to herself.“Goodness, Terry, where are you? I've been calling all day and you haven't gotten back to me, not even with a text message.”She was about to turn around and call Gerald for help when she found a rugged-looking man walking up to the same apartment door. Though this person looked somewhat unkempt, Juliet felt like he looked so

The thuggish doctor was now glaring at Terry as he spoke with a threatening voice.“Listen here, your mother owes this hospital a lot of money for the many years of unpaid treatment, and I just got word from my superiors that the rules have changed. Your mother's treatment would only start after the full payment has been made.”He chuckled with a sadistic tone.“So you better go get the rest of the $15 million, or there will be no treatment for your sick ass mother.”Terry frowned in surprise as he couldn't get himself free from the arm painfully pressing over his chest.“What do you mean by $15 million?! We only owe you $14 million, and I've already paid $10 million! So where did the extra $1 million come from?!”The doctor finally released Terry before adjusting his white coat with a fake smile.“Oh, I forgot to tell you. One of the new policies compels for an additional interest fee whenever a treatment is offered without payment, and since your case falls under this new policy, w