Immediately, Steven nodded his head up and down like a bobblehead doll, his whole body trembling as sweat beaded on his forehead despite the cool temperature in the room. His voice came out in a rush of desperate words, each sentence tumbling over the next as he tried to appease the dangerous man sitting before him.“Yes, yes, she's the one! She's definitely the one you're thinking of!” Steven said, his voice cracking with fear and desperation. “And I want you to know that I'm very, very sorry for everything that I did in the past, for every single thing that went wrong between us. I'm so sorry for disappointing you, Lovis, I'm incredibly sorry for letting you down and making you angry with me.”Steven's words came faster as panic drove him to keep talking, hoping that somehow the right combination of apologies and promises would get him out of this terrifying situation alive. “I know I messed up badly, I know I caused problems that I should never have caused, but I'm willing to mak

Immediately, without wasting another second, the bodyguards bowed their heads in unison and turned to leave the room, their heavy footsteps echoing down the hallway as they moved to carry out Lovis's orders. Steven watched them go, then turned back to face Lovis with a question lingering on his lips.“Is there any need for me to leave right now?” Steven asked, his voice uncertain but hopeful. “Should I just wait here for them to bring Jeremy back? Since they're going to grab him and bring him here anyway, we might as well stay put so we can start getting the information we need and quickly move forward with the plan. The governor's mother doesn't have enough time to waste on delays - we need to get moving on this as soon as possible.”Lovis nodded slowly, his expression confident and untroubled by any doubt about the outcome of this operation. “My guards do not fail," he said with the kind of certainty that came from years of watching his men execute difficult tasks flawlessly. "The

Immediately, Penelope jumped into the confrontation with all the pent-up rage and humiliation she had been carrying since her earlier encounter with Jeremy. Her voice was shrill and aggressive as she pointed her finger accusingly at the front desk lady.“You were babbling just now, running your mouth and saying all sorts of rubbish earlier!” Penelope shouted, her face flushed red with anger. “You think we're just some kind of low-class common individuals that you can talk to however you like, whenever you feel like it, but we are not that kind of people!”Her voice grew even louder and more threatening as she stepped closer to the desk, clearly trying to intimidate the hostess through sheer volume and aggression. “With my friend here, we just want one simple phone call, that's all we're asking for, but instead you want to play games with us! Well, you are done and dusted now, so you better make that phone call right this instant!”Immediately Penelope's finger jabbed toward the phon