Frank did not answer Urian's awkward question and instead smiled and asked his own. "Mr. Reno, would you believe me if I said I'm affable and don't like resolving problems with violence?"Urian could only scowl, and he almost rolled his eyes at Frank.Fuck! This man floored all of his men instantly, even gloating that he had all of them where he wanted them to be… and then said he was affable?Still, come to think of it, the same applied to him.He glanced at Frank and saw the smirk of contempt Frank shot his way.It was clear that his question was rhetorical and a jibe at Urian, who was left troubled as he came to his senses.He was always on his toes as he made a living in Zamri and did his best to make the best choices.However, all of those jumping back and forth failed terribly today because he did not understand martial artists.He completely failed to see what Frank was capable of—it was even more ridiculous than the stuff in action movies!As he understood his position
Grom Santi, the black-clad youth, scowled. "Is that part of Mr. Lionheart's plans?""Uh… Of course!" Chet quickly replied.In reality, he was no more than Sil Lionheart's lapdog—he was no martial artist and did not have many connections.That was why Sil sent him to Zamri to lead the black-clad men.However, they were Lionheart martial elites and naturally did not think highly of Chet, what with his insatiable greed and lust.Even them being there was out of respect to Sil—they would not be following his orders anytime soon.Chet knew that very well, which was why he name-dropped Sil, or the black-clad men would just up and leave."Fine, let's make this quick, or it'd be troublesome if Lanecorp finds out.""Don't worry—Lanecorp would never know." Chet sneered.He was presuming that he was perfectly discreet and remained oblivious that Noel was working with Lanecorp. And on top of that, the man with her was not some bodyguard, but the one man in Lanecorp they should not mess wi
"Exactly!" Urian cried anxiously. "Y-You and your men should hurry… I'm barely holding on here!""You're barely holding on?"Chet was taken aback—was that man with Noel that amazing?Urian had over a hundred goons too, but that man could handle them all by himself?!Chet certainly did not believe it, and it also soon occurred to him that Urian was exaggerating just to get more goodies from him."Sly old fox," he snorted, though he had no choice but to hurry with his men.Still, it was curiously quiet, and there were no security guards in sight at all."Wait!"Grom suddenly held up a hand to stop the others, frowning despite Chet's glare of impatience. "Chet—I mean, Mr. Jonas—don't you see that something is strange here?""What's strange?!" Chet snorted.All he could think about was Noel's devastating figure and ravishing smile.In fact, the closer he was, the less he was able to stop the fire blazing in his loins. And he actually thought he could smell Noel's perfume in the
"Fuck! I can't take it anymore!"Chet huffed as he kicked open Urian's office door.He immediately saw Urian standing inside motionlessly, sweating all over his brow, as well as the eternally bewitching Noel on the couch."Hehehe…"Chet licked his lips and flashed a sleazy smile, Urian's earlier words instantly forgotten as he stared fixedly at Noel's cleavage. "Ms. York, I'm here for you.""Is that so?"Somehow, Noel was neither panicking nor hesitant despite Chet's sleazy smile, even smiling at him in turn. "You've really kept me waiting.""Kept you waiting?"Chet did a double take and soon laughed. "So you were interested in me too… I guess I shouldn't have bothered preparing!"While he laughed maniacally, Grom entered and saw Noel immediately and was taken aback.Behind him, one of the other Lionheart martial elites saw his strange reaction and quickly asked, "What's wrong, Grom?"Grom ignored him, however, and strode up to grab Chet by the arm, exclaiming in shock, "Tha
"What…"Chet naturally had no idea what Frank was talking about.After all, he brought Grom and the other Lionheart martial elites to capture Noel, since he could see that Frank was a martial artist and could cause him trouble.But what did Frank mean by bringing his suspects straight to him?That was when Grom bellowed in the distance, "I-I recognize you! You're Frank Lawrence… From Lanecorp! You're the head of Lanecorp's health and safety department!'"What?!"Chet turned towards Frank in disbelief right then, because Sil had mentioned Frank's name to him before.In fact, Sil made it clear that Frank was the one man they must be wary of, and that the one thing they must never do during this operation was run into that jinx.And somehow, things took quite a surprising turn…"Oh, it seems you know me?"Frank smiled as he stood up, slowly projecting a menacing presence as the office's temperature dropped.The steaming tea on the desk actually froze right then, while Chet murm
Chet continued, "Do it, and we don't have to keep hiding in Zamri! Now go! That's an order!"His order clearly carried more weight than Grom's. Moreover, the accomplishment was especially tempting since the other Lionheart martial elites had no idea what Frank was capable of.On top of that, it was a fact that they had the advantage in numbers, whereas Frank's abilities remained to be seen.And with Chet name-dropping Sil Lionheart, after hesitating for a while, the Lionheart martial elites except Grom made up their mind and encircled Frank.They should just give it a try now—if they failed, so be it!"Chet Jonas, you prick!" Grom bellowed.He loathed Chet so much he could kill him right then, as only he knew that this was undoubtedly suicide.Chet simply sneered at him in turn and growled coldly, "Quit trying to play up your importance, Grom. I will be telling you once this operation is over! Just you wait!""You're going to tell on me?!"Chet's unbelievable attitude left Gro
"Now, I have questions, and you will all answer," Frank said as he walked slowly toward Chet as he sat limply on the floor, his face drained of all color."P-Please ask… I'll tell you everything…" Chet was so petrified in fear that he had no idea what he was saying."Yesterday, the expensive equipment Lanecorp was transporting had been stolen or sabotaged mid-transit—""That was us!" Chet admitted to it immediately, tears flowing down his cheeks as he kowtowed to Frank endlessly. "I'm so sorry, Mr. Lawrence… We did it, but we were just following orders! It was Sil Lionheart who put us up to it—we don't dare to go against him!"Chet's pleading cries left Urian snorting coolly.Just earlier, the man was looking all smug, bragging about how beautiful a job he did and how brightly their fires burnt.He certainly did not look like he was forced to do it!Still, Urian did not say a word, in case he would blow up like Grom did.It was such a horrific way to go, and he had not even h
Chet believed his excuse was flawless.However, even as he was busy fantasizing, Frank held out his palm and waved in front of his eyes. "Your sabotaging efforts had destroyed five billion dollars worth of Lanecorp property. Pay up, and we will let bygones be bygones.""Five billion…?"Even Noel's lips parted when she heard the number, though she soon shook her head in exasperation.Frank was clearly ripping Chet off!"Impossible!"Chet was clearly shocked by the astronomical number too.Forget five billion—he did not even have one billion to pay Frank, as he was definitely overreaching here."Naturally, the money is no skin off Lanecorp's back. What I want is to see your sincerity. So? How about it?"Frank kept staring at Chet in amusement, intent on seeing how much Chet would pay just to survive.After all, Frank had plenty of other options if he wanted the two billion dollars lost."O-Okay!"Chet knew right then that he was in no place to bargain against Frank, and he co