Yvonne glanced toward Abigail, who still looked as though she couldn't process what had just happened."Yes, of course," Yvonne said with a polite smile. "Our company already received Mr. Marcus's payment of 5.6 million dollars. According to company policy, VIP customers receive special delivery services. That is why I was personally assigned to deliver the item."The restaurant fell into stunned silence. Nobody doubted her words. Not after seeing who she was and the necklace.And certainly not after seeing the professionalism of the entire delivery. Several people began whispering among themselves."Oh my God.""He really paid.""That's insane.""Five point six million dollars?"Travis felt like his brain had stopped working.His eyes remained fixed on Marcus."No... no way."Marcus didn't even bother looking at him. Travis abruptly stood up."Marcus, where have you ever seen 5.6 million dollars?" he shouted. "You're just a broke lowlife. There's absolutely no way you paid for that n

Jessica was shocked by what she had just heard. Did someone just say he would kill Marcus? She listened carefully again. “Okay, boss. I’ll frame it as a hit-and-run, and no one will find out,” the man said again. Jessica gasped and immediately covered her mouth so she would not make a sound. Seeing that the man would be out any minute, she quickly rushed away. Meanwhile, the man stepped out and looked around, confirming that no one had heard him. Jessica immediately dashed to where Marcus had been before, but he had already left. Jessica staggered back, shaking her head as panic clawed at her chest. “No… no… no… Marcus… no…” she mumbled under her breath, her voice trembling badly. Travis, who had been standing nearby, immediately noticed the way she looked like all the blood had drained from her face. He rushed toward her, frowning deeply. “Jessica, what’s going on?” he asked, grabbing her lightly by the arm. “Why are you talking about Marcus? Did he do something? What happene

The next morning, Marcus was still half asleep when his phone started ringing loudly beside him. He frowned, reached for it blindly, and saw Natalie’s name flashing on the screen. He exhaled through his nose and answered. “Hello Nat?” he muttered. Natalie’s voice came sharp and immediate. “Come to the interrogation office.” Marcus sat up slightly. “Why?” “I caught the van driver.” That made Marcus fully alert. “What?” he said, sitting upright now. “Yes,” Natalie replied. “Just get here.” The call ended before he could ask anything else. Marcus stared at the phone for a moment, confused. Just yesterday night the man had tried to kill him, and now, barely hours later, he was already caught?. Natalie was something else . He clicked his tongue, got dressed quickly, and left. ×××× When Marcus arrived at the interrogation office, the atmosphere inside was cold. A man was tied tightly to a chair in the center of the room, his face bruised and his body trembling. His clothes wer

Sancho stepped forward slowly, the smug look on his face growing worse as he stared at Marcus like he had already won.“If you refuse to leave Julia here,” he said coldly, “then I’ll make life miserable for you. I’ll have you arrested for destroying my car unless you paid, and I swear you’ll suffer for the rest of your life.”Marcus only scoffed.Actually, paying that kind of money was not even the issue. Fourteen million naira meant nothing to him. But there was no way he was going to bend to Sancho or let him use money to threaten him.“I’m not paying you a dime,” Marcus said flatly. “You packed your car and refused to move it, and I only moved trash out of my way after warning you more than once. If you want to call the police, go ahead. We’ll settle it there.”Mrs. Leah glared at him in anger. “Look at him, still talking back like he has any right to! You really think you can won a case against Sancho?”Mrs. Alfred clicked her tongue in disgust. “You can’t even afford the damage a

Meanwhile, Julia and Marcus made their way inside the hotel. Neither of them said a word, but Julia’s mind was already in turmoil. Everything Jessica had said kept replaying in her head.Her chest tightened as she walked beside Marcus. Was he really in trouble because of her? Had he gone that far just to keep up appearances for her sake? And what about Betty? Was there really something going on between them?By the time they reached her room, Julia could barely keep all the questions inside.She turned to Marcus at the door and forced out a small smile. “Thank you for seeing me in.”Marcus nodded. “It's okay... i will check on you tomorrow.”Julia lowered her gaze for a moment before saying softly, “Thanks, will be expecting you”Marcus looked at her and his voice softened. “You shouldn’t worry about anything. Your family will come back for you. I’m sure of it.”Julia wanted to believe him, but after everything that had happened today, she didn’t know what to believe anymore. Still, s