It was already midnight, but William was still sitting on the balcony of his apartment, lost in his thoughts.He had chosen to stay at the apartment because he needed some time alone to process everything that had happened.Of course, he wasn’t truly alone. Liz was with him, and the poor girl had barely stopped crying since they left the filming location.William was certain that she would start crying again the next morning when they attended Kaitlyn’s funeral.In fact, Liz had already fallen asleep because she had exhausted herself from crying.William sat quietly with a glass of Americano in his hand. He took another sip, but the coffee tasted bland on his tongue. He wasn’t even sure if it was because the coffee was bad or because he simply had too much on his mind.“Do you need my help?”William almost jumped out of his seat when he heard the unfamiliar voice.He quickly looked around the balcony, but there was nobody there.Then a bright light appeared directly in front of him.A

Jake lifted the can of cola he had just bought and held it out toward William.“Do you want some cola, boss?” asked Jake.William turned toward him, took the can, and drank slowly. Afterward, he looked across the distance toward the city. From where they stood, the skyscrapers rose above the landscape like decorations scattered across the horizon.For the first time in a long while, Jake was finally on vacation. He had spent so much time handling the work William kept giving him that he had almost forgotten what having free time felt like. Strangely, once he finally had a day off, Jake realized he had no idea what to do with himself.That was why William had invited him to spend the day at the outskirts of the city.More specifically, they had come to the shell beach, which was still undergoing construction and renovation.One building had been completed ahead of the others. It was the planned inn and restaurant, although construction wasn’t completely finished yet. The building was r

“William!”William groaned in annoyance when he was forced to wake up for the second time. He did not even bother sitting up. He simply opened one eye and looked toward Jake, who was standing beside the bed with a completely surprised expression.“Look, there’s pizza on the table!! There are burgers too! I don’t think we had this here when we went to sleep,” said Jake, lifting a large container filled with pizza slices and burgers.“Wow, the pizza is still warm,” said Sean, who had also just woken up after hearing Jake’s shout. He got out of bed and walked over to inspect the container himself. To his surprise, the pizza and burgers were still fresh, and the smell was so good that his stomach immediately started complaining.“What’s going on, you guys are making a fuss in the morning?” asked Jay as he appeared at the doorway and looked inside the room William, Jake, and Sean were sharing.“Look at this, Jay! Suddenly there’s pizza here… and it’s still warm too…”“I made it at three in

Actually, Jake did not like that arrangement. He wanted to become closer to William as a friend, not remain someone who only knew him as his employer. Sometimes, Jake even felt a little jealous of Evan, William’s closest friend, because Evan knew so much about William. Whenever William had a serious problem, Evan was usually the first person he would turn to. Jake understood that Evan had known William for much longer, so he could not expect the same level of trust immediately. Still, he wanted to be someone William could rely on when things became difficult. At the same time, Jake knew that people were different, and not everyone could easily open their hearts to someone new. The car finally stopped in front of the Hayper Entertainment building. “We’re here, William. William? Hey!” Jake’s slightly raised voice finally caught William’s attention, making him blink in surprise. “Oh? We’re here? I’ll get out, Jake…” “Wait!” Jake quickly reached over and caught William by the arm be

“These groups lived as nomads, moving from place to place while making money through stealing, robbery, and mugging. They were not just a random collection of criminals either. They were a well-organized group, and the reason they could operate for so long was because influential people protected them from the law. In fact, I saw several names on the list that were already familiar to the police. There’s a good chance this little girl was also handed over to one of those groups. Once she grew older and was considered valuable enough, they would take her away again and sell her for a huge amount of money. They could sell her as a whole person, or they could sell her organs separately. There is one thing that makes this group easy to identify. Every member has the same mark, whether they are powerful people at the top or ordinary messengers working for them. Even some of their victims have the same mark. I think that mark is probably one of the reasons this girl is so frightened and trau