With an overly calm expression, Jonathan replied, "I'm really not short of money. A few billion isn't a big deal to me."Mella, who had been quietly laughing all this time, chimed in, "A few billion? Seriously, Jev?"Felinia immediately slapped the steering wheel while bursting into laughter. "You couldn't even spare ten thousand to pay off your debt, yet you still have the nerve to brag about billions. How strange!"Mella laughed along with her.Jonathan shook his head while suppressing a smile before teasing, "Just wait. Once the project money comes in, I'll buy Pacific Group. And you, Felinia, I'll make you the janitor there. Clean the toilets every morning.""Then I'll ask to be your supervisor!" Mella quickly cut in, making everyone in the car burst into laughter.The four of them continued laughing and joking along the way until they finally arrived at their place of rest.Meanwhile, Alex kept thinking about what Jonathan had done with that cigarette butt to break Leonard's arm.

A moment of silence followed.Felinia's face immediately turned red like a boiled tomato. "You... You have no shame!" she shouted, then covered her face with both hands and ran out while yelling angrily, "You're crazy!"The room immediately erupted into suppressed laughter.Mella covered her mouth to keep herself from laughing too loudly, but her eyes were already watering from trying to hold back her amusement.Several representatives sitting on the chairs even exchanged glances, their expressions caught somewhere between confusion and suppressed laughter.One of them whispered to his companion, "This person... he's really relaxed, isn't he?"The other replied, "Perhaps that's how powerful people behave. They don't need to put on airs."A minute later, the bathroom door opened. Jonathan stepped out with his hair still slightly wet, wearing a plain T-shirt and casual pants. He hummed softly while drying his hands with a towel. However, when his eyes caught sight of the group of neatly

"Shut your mouth, you stupid brat!" the voice on the other end snapped angrily. "My own hand was broken during my fight with that man! Half of my men are disabled, and the rest are being treated in the hospital! Do you think we didn't suffer losses?! Do you think we weren't ruined because of your stupidity?!"Victor shouted back indignantly, "If you were really as powerful as everyone says, you should have been able to defeat one person! I already paid you in full, and now you're blaming me? Useless fools! You couldn't even break Jonathan's leg, and now my own leg has been broken by him!""How dare you talk to me like that!" Lionard's voice rose even higher. The sound of something being thrown could be heard from the other end of the call. "Do you think we're playing around, huh? If your parents didn't have such a powerful reputation, I would have already sent people to crush your head! Remember this, Victor. You owe the White Tiger Gang a huge debt!"The call ended with a loud click!

Mella stared at her phone in confusion. "That's really strange..." she murmured softly. "Grandpa usually likes to talk for a long time, but this time he suddenly hung up."Felinia, sitting beside her, immediately leaned closer curiously. "Who was that? Was it something important?""My grandfather," Mella replied with a sigh. "Obviously there was something going on, but I don't know why he ended the call just like that."Felinia thought for a moment before speaking casually. "Maybe your grandfather just wanted to make sure you're okay. Or perhaps he wanted to talk to you in person. But since he knows you're out of town, he decided to wait." She then smiled teasingly. "Or... could it be that your grandfather is interested in this unruly security guard?""Fel!" Mella exclaimed softly while patting Felinia's shoulder, though she couldn't suppress her amused smile.After that, she patted Jonathan's shoulder from behind. "Hey, Jonathan. My grandfather asked about you earlier. Do you know hi

Jonathan laughed with satisfaction and took another sip of his beer. "I'm always lucky whenever I sit at the same table with beautiful women."He wasn't wrong. The presence of two women like Mella and Felinia had attracted attention ever since they entered the barbecue stall. Many male customers were secretly glancing in their direction. Some even ended up missing their satay skewers because they were too focused on watching the two women.Mella herself remained calm, even though she knew everyone's eyes were on her. Her gentle yet dignified face reflected the light from the hanging lamp above the table, making her look like a celestial beauty who had descended into the mortal world. The nickname "Goddess of Beauty of Vaganza City" truly seemed fitting that night.After the atmosphere settled down again, Mella leaned forward slightly and spoke softly so that only Jonathan could hear. "Don't let someone else pay our bill later," she said in a firm yet gentle tone. "Company matters shou