Standing silently, Eric watched everyone with a calm and composed demeanor. He'd managed to keep his surging emotions on check.That bottle of red wine had costed him almost half of his salary a month. But he decided to risk it knowing full well that he'd benefit from making Melissa look like a queen before her old classmates and friends. His goal was to showcase his awesomeness to them, impressing her further. However, he had never anticipated that this good-for-nothing vagrant would end up ruining his plan. Did Nolan not know that he was carrying a forty-seven thousand dollars worth bottle of red wine? Didn't he know that he should've carried the bottle of wine like an egg?Eric was pissed off beyond comprehension. However, he saw this as an opportunity to draw a line between them and Nolan. He wanted to teach Nolan his place. But, however, Eric so much desired to humiliate Nolan in front of everyone present here today inside the private dining room. He wanted to instigate Melissa,

Eric suddenly said with a contemptuous look etched on his face. “Nolan, this is exactly what I'm talking about? You're inexperienced. An amateur. You got Mr Louis to owe you a favour, and all you could do was to waste it on a bottle of vintage wine? Do you realize what it means to have someone like Mr Louis backing you up? It means that your life will take a drastic turn. Money, power, and connections would be at your beck and call!” He glared at Nolan coldly, the ends of his lips twitching involuntarily with burning hatred and fury.“And, you wasted such a grand opportunity to change your life and social status for the better. It's true what they say; ‘rich people only think of getting richer, while, poor people only think of getting poorer’! It's like a psychology cue implanted within our DNA. And, you're a walking, breathing proof of this statement. Stupid!” Eric continued with a half serious and half mocking tone.It was all Nolan's fault that Mr Louis had acted like that toward

The five men shivered involuntarily, they instinctively took a step backwards simultaneously. Scrutinizing Nolan from head to toe to determine whether he was a cop, the group of five unknown individuals couldn't help but to take in the sight of Nolan's faded clothes and worn out shoes. Their plan had been to silently stalk Jessica, until they were presented with the right opportunity to abduct her without causing any suspicion. However, they'd received immediate orders from their boss last night to carry out the mission right away with no room for failure.They carefully laid down their plans. One of them was tasked with disguising as a taxi driver, and delivering Jessica to the appointed location without raising any suspicion.The disguised taxi driver had wanted to abort the mission when he spotted Jessica standing alongside Nolan by the sidewalks. However, when he contacted his superior to report the matter, he was told to carry on with the mission regardless of the current circu

The battered thug scrutinized Nolan for some seconds before adding, “Although, we portray as a mere street gang on the surface, but underneath we're more like a secret organization carrying out the dirty works for the powerful families gathered here in Aurora city.” The thug said proudly. His indication was very clear as day! Nolan shouldn't mess with them. And, that their secret organization possessed backings from wealthy and influential families, as well as the fact that they possessed quite a few powerhouses within the ranks of the secret organization.‘They know about the ranking system?’ Nolan was taken aback for a second, however, he didn't delve too deep into the thought. ‘You’re quiet a talkative for someone who's in such a dire state. Have you always been this way?’ Nolan lampooned inwardly, a wide smile spread across his lips.“Why did you abduct me and my friend?” Nolan spoke with an inquiring tone.“Heh! Who cares about a nobody like you? We were only after the pretty

With a halt, the footsteps seized, driving the interior of the abandoned factory building into a state of profound silence.The figure peered his gaze forward and around him, taking in the sight of his wounded, broken, and battered subordinates lying hopelessly on the cold concrete floor and covered in their own blood. Their faces swollen and purple.A quiet sigh escaped from his lips as he shook his head dismissively. He averted his gaze from his subordinates, and shifted the focus of his attention towards Nolan, who was crouched on the ground beside the unconscious beautiful woman. He was shirtless—revealing his well-groomed upper body.“To be able to take down all four of our highly skilled subordinates? You're definitely not an ordinary pauper, right?” Stan's deep voice reverberated inside the dimly lit interior of the abandoned factory building. A cold luster of pure killing intent flashed within his gazes.“So tell me? Who exactly are you?” He eyed Nolan with a hostile glare. Hi