Jim regained consciousness three hours later.Two of those hours had been spent on rigorous surgery to save the doorman’s leg.His right leg had been crushed under the Camry’s tyres.He would live, the doctor promised.But his leg would have to stay in a cast and elevated for a while.“There’s a possibility of a limp, too,” the doctor had reported to Adrian.“Just give him the very best care and all he needs to swiftly get back on his feet,” he had ordered over the phone.Adrian had stayed behind to watch the police examine the car.The car was dusted for fingerprints, and the process was sped up while Adrian was on standby.Then came the report.“Sir, we've checked the vehicle. There are no fingerprints on the steering wheel. No one drove it here.”Adrian's eyes narrowed.“Then how did it get here?”The technician hesitated.Then, “According to the indications, sir, it drove itself.”“What nonsense?” Edward had snapped in indignation.Adrian raised a hand as his gaze intensified on th

“She accused us of breaching the agreement, sir. She said her contract with Romeo was for life, so she has the right to handle everything that pertains to him. She told us we brought in a stranger to handle her personal issues and tarnished her career. She's suing us, sir.”“Suing you?” Adrian echoed in utter disbelief. “That's a load of bullshit.”“That's not all, sir. She said Romeo owed her eight hundred thousand dollars. She sent the IOUs to my sister. Eight hundred thousand, sir! My ma has not stopped crying. We couldn't even bring Romeo home yet because she still hasn't accepted his death. And now this. All of us together don't even have eight thousand dollars. What do we do? This could kill my parents. If I am not so useless, I…”“Mister Supmac…”“If I have the money, then…”“Mister Supmac,” Adrian said more firmly to stop the man.The line finally went quiet, Theo's anxious breathing the only thing filtering through.“Let me handle this for you, okay? She has no right. No righ

Adrian soon arrived at the bistro.Instinct told him to wait for the guards he sent for, but he didn’t want Juliet to escape again.Adrian could no longer ignore what stared him right in the face.He had thought Juliet incapable of such callousness, but now she was even inviting him to this suspicious spot?Something was amiss.Crypta Eats was small and elegant, with warm lights, wooden tables and exposed brick walls.Soft jazz played in the background, mingling with the smell of coffee and freshly baked bread. “Welcome. How may I help you?” A young man in a monogrammed apron approached him.Adrian’s eyes were already scanning the bistro interior.Crypta Eats looked and smelled like a granny’s cosy corner.But the faces before him belonged to a biker’s club.Buff men with tattoos snaking over their exposed arms and necks stared at Adrian from their tables.A warning bell rang in his head as he met their hard, unfriendly faces.“Sir?” the waiter prompted, waiting for an answer.Juliet

A boisterous voice rang through the building.“I gave the command. How dare you touch my men on my turf?!”The man on the ground jerked his gaze towards the door.His eyes widened with hope, and he immediately crawled towards the door.“Thank God you are here, boss. He’s a monster. You need to teach him a lesson.”“Get off the floor, you fool!”“Get off me!”Adrian slowly turned around at the familiar voice.The middle-aged man entering the restaurant wore a black leather jacket, the Crescent Fang tattoo vividly displayed in all its crimson glory.His fingers were adorned with big-rock rings, each bearing a frightening emblem.The head of his cane was carved into a hissing snake, its fang jutting out menacingly.Behind him were twenty men, all bearing the Crescent Fang tattoo.They looked more volatile than the men already inside, armed with baseball bats, iron rods and various weapons.They immediately grabbed Adrian’s men.Their leader approached Adrian. “I want to see the fool who

“I swear on my honour. I won't lie to you, master. Not you.”Toga said passionately when Adrian asked if he was telling the truth.He immediately showed him the command.An untraceable phone number and a crypto account.Yet, Adrian knew nothing was truly untraceable.You only needed to find the right pattern. Whoever was behind this was clever.But clever people often had one problem.They become too cocky.This perpetrator had things planned in advance.A sure move to lead Adrian on a goose chase.Once again, Adrian doubted the lousy Juliet had enough spunk for such an elaborate plan.Still, he refused to strike anything out without proof.“I'll overlook your rudeness… this time,” he said to Toga.The gang leader gaped in shock and gratitude.“I… I can go? No punishment?” he asked to be sure.Toga knew a man capable of saving him from an elaborate snare could just as easily put him in an even bigger one. Adrian merely nodded. “This time. Take your men and leave.”“Boys, show gratit