Daniel's POV"Wait, babe!"I was running fast to follow Russell, but no matter how quickly I ran, I couldn't catch up with her. She was running scared while looking back at me several times. The fear in her eyes suddenly made me nervous."Is she running away from me?" I turned around, but no one was chasing me.A few moments later, Ryan came out of the darkness with a gun and pointed it at Russell, who was running away. And in that quiet place, there was a loud gunshot sound, and it was like slow motion as I watched the bullet hit Russell's back until she stopped running and gradually fell to the ground."Russell!"I woke up immediately. I turned around and took a deep breath. It's just a dream. Using my fingers, I combed my hair."Was that a bad dream?"I turned behind me when I heard the voice of my in-laws. They were sitting next to me and Russell, who was also sitting on the bed staring at me. I immediately left my seat and hurried to bed."Hi!" I said."Hi, babe!" Russell said w

Daniel's POV "Javier, I'm on my way. Is the hearing starting?" I'm talking to Javier on the other line. I let her use my car to pick up Sanchez after I took a taxi to the house to pick up another vehicle. They were ahead of the hearing while I was still stuck in traffic due to rush hour. Fortunately, I have given all the evidence to Javier. A few more minutes passed, and I got through the traffic. A motorcyclist hit my car, which is why I turned around. At first, I didn't pay attention, but he was following the speed of my vehicle. Later, it was ahead of my car. But it was going slow, so I thought of overtaking, but I was not given a motorcycle. He would block where I could pass, as if on purpose. "Are you playing with me?" I asked. I stepped on the gas and drove the car quickly. Because of what I did, the motorcycle was also forced to run fast. We were leading the way, and he did everything to block me. I raised one eyebrow when we reached the road with almost no cars passing. It

Daniel's POV"I need a proper explanation here, Javier."Javier drove the car fast, and we saw the cars following us from the side mirror. I winced as I looked at the side-view mirror."There's a gun in the back seat, sir."I turned into the backseat and saw a large suitcase there. I frowned, then glanced at Javier. I immediately left my seat and leaned over to open the suitcase. The car swerved due to Javier avoiding the gunshots. My grip on the driver's seat tightened. I could feel the pain of the wound on my shoulder and side due to their punches."Shit!" I let out a weak moan as I continued to open the suitcase. I was surprised to see the guns that looked like they were still new releases in the country. "Are you also involved in gun smuggling?""Of course not. I took that from Ryan." Javier said to me.I took a gun and went back to sitting. I loaded ammunition larger than the ones we used in the mission."I'm sorry, sir if this was done. I need Ryan to believe that I'm on his sid

---Warning Mature Content ---Daniel's POV"Damn, I missed her."After the Ryan Lee case ended almost a year ago, I thought about retiring from being a police officer. Ryan was already in jail with those who had proven his allies in the illegal business. I also granted Dad's long-standing request because he is also old and should retire. Right now, I'm able to run the business without calling Dad. It's my first month as president and CEO of the company without any help from Dad. I have also finished several meetings with investors. I thought I wouldn't be able to survive, but here I am, and it looks like I'm getting used to it. Instead of a gun in my hand, my finger is touching a laptop. Instead of taxing mountain missions and buy-bust operations, stressful meetings are in my future.I stood up and left my room. I walked down the hallway, just a few rooms from my office. I didn't knock anymore and just opened the door to her office. I frowned when I noticed that there was no one in th

Daniel's POV"Did the flower come from you?" Ryker asked with a frown.I chuckled. "Yeah."Ryker frowned, and so did Russell. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Ryker asked me."As for your OA, it's Mama's birthday, so my husband sent flowers," Russell said."I have a story about these flowers."Everyone turned to my mother-in-law. She smiled, staring at me, and I smiled back. Ryker turned to me but didn't say anything."Five years ago, a man spoke to my husband and me and asked for my daughter's hand, Russell." My mother-in-law began."What? Five years ago?" Ryker turned to Russell. "You were only fourteen then. Has that man gone crazy?"I glanced at Russell; she was staring at her mother as if curious about what she would say next."He asked for my daughter's hand but knows we will not agree. My daughter was still young then, but he assured us he was serious about her. He looked after and cared for my daughter and my oldest son. He protected her at any cost, and even when he was awake