No.1 Supreme Warrior by Moneto

Chapter 101
After Sonia made the announcement, she went straight to the corridor outside and made the call. Another female employee who had a good relationship with her came up to her after she hung up the call.

“Supervisor, you have been working hard for the Drake family for several years. How could they not give you credit for your hard work? Shouldn’t you be promoted to a manager already? The company had a vacancy for the Procurement Manager, but that was not a good enough reason to make Selena one, right?” The female employee remarked after she joined Sonia.

Sonia was very angry as the employee had just spoken what was on her mind. Her face turned ugly because of the rage that was boiling within her.

She tried her very best to force a smile. “Sigh, well, she is very capable and she was recruited by Miss Tanya. The General Manager said that she was appointed by Miss Tanya personally. Besides, Selena was already showing her ability as a strong career lady back then when she was part of the Taylor family!”

“F*ck it. I heard that she was kicked out of the Taylor family five years ago. Someone saw her picking up trash to sell. I don’t know what made Miss Tanya see her.”

The employee was also angry. “Think about it, you have spent your youth for this company. If the woman hadn’t appeared out of nowhere suddenly, you would have been made the manager! Even if she were to join the company, she should start as a supervisor and you as the manager!”

Sonia bit her teeth and mocked. “Huh, let’s see how long she can remain in this position. If she doesn’t do well, she will have to be dismissed sooner or later!”

Having said that, she looked around and then whispered to the female employee. “Felicia, let me tell you this. The manager told me to help her arrange for dinner tonight. She probably just wanted me to inform everyone about the dinner this evening!”

Felicia was not stupid. She exclaimed immediately. “So, she did not say that we are going to that hotel?”

“Well, she didn’t say that she would treat us to the karaoke either but she was to be blamed for giving a vague instruction. I assume she told me to arrange for everything, including making the appointment at the hotel!”

Sonia gave an insouciant shrug and then smirked. “Huh, since you knew that she was kicked out of the Taylor family before, and some people even saw her picking up trash to sell, she must not have a lot of money. Perhaps she might have difficulties forking out one thousand dollars. The private room that I have made a booking for has a minimum spending of two hundred thousand dollars. I want her to make her a fool of herself in front of everyone.”

Felicia gasped and yelped in surprise. “You, aren’t you taking it too far? That’s a lot of money. What will happen if she gets angry before we even start singing? Will you be in trouble? Besides, she might not turn up at all if she knew how expensive it is!”

“if she doesn’t turn up, she would be abashed. Dozens of colleagues are watching her. Moreover, I told everyone just now that she wanted to go to the best hotel. If we end up eating at some cheap roadside stalls, our colleagues will be disappointed. Do you think they will work hard for her in the future? Furthermore, she can’t put the blame on me. If she does, I will blame her instead for not giving clear instructions. All she said to me was to make the arrangements for me!”

Sonia smiled derisively. “If she embarrasses herself on the first day at work and makes the employees in the company unhappy and dissatisfied with her, there will be conflicts in the future. Also, I, the supervisor, do not cooperate well with her. In that case, she might have to vacate her position within a month!”

“Supervisor, don’t worry. I will be on your side! I will speak up for you!” After that, Felicia asked, “By the way, supervisor, I heard that this new manager is being paid a high salary!”

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“Very high? Isn’t it the same as the previous manager? Did she not get a monthly salary of one hundred thousand dollars? Added with various subsidies, she probably gets a total of one hundred and seventy thousand dollars, no?” Sonia frowned. She was slightly surprised.

“I heard that it’s not the same. If I am not mistaken, her salary is one million dollars a month with a year-end bonus!” The female employee called Felicia said, “I don’t know why she gets such a high salary. This is outrageous, don’t you think so? I can understand if she is a relative of the Drake family, but she is not! I think it is good enough for her to be appointed as the manager. There is no need to pay her such a high salary!”

Sonia was nervous just thinking about it. If she became the manager, would she be paid with such a high salary? She was a distant relative of the Drake family, after all. The thought of her being made the manager had Selena not joined the company circulated her mind. She was not able to stay calm the entire afternoon. Soon, it was time to get off work. Selena, too, walked out of the office.

“Everyone, today is my first day at work in the company. In order to forge our friendship, I have planned to take everyone out for dinner tonight. Has supervisor Sonia notified everyone?” Selena asked cheerfully after walking out of the door.

There were not many employees, around twenty to thirty people. She estimated that it would cost her several thousand dollars at least. Although that was distressing for Selena, who had been in poverty for five years, she thought it was no big deal when she was reminded of her monthly income of a million dollars.

“Thank you, manager. You are so kind to us. I have never been to a six-star hotel in my life!”

A female employee who was extremely excited, said, “Unexpectedly, I have given my first time to the manager!”

“Alas! You have a kid already. How could this be your first time?” A male employee next to her joked.

“I meant the first time to a six-star hotel. What a dirty mind you have. Besides, the manager is not a man!”

The female employee grinned and said, “I am excited just thinking about going for a karaoke session at the high-end KTV after dinner!”

“Six-star hotel? High-end KTV?” Selena furrowed her brows upon hearing that. She told Sonya to inform everyone to leave work early instead of working overtime.

However, it seemed that Sonya had taken it upon herself to tell everyone about the extravagant night out.

“Yes, didn’t you let the supervisor inform everyone about it?”

An older employee with slightly grey hair frowned. “No?”

Sonia, who was by the side, smirked. She was eager to see how Selena wanted to do about it.

If she claimed that it was a mistake, everyone would be left disappointed and even feel that Selena pulled a trick on them. They would not cooperate well with her in the future at work. Besides, that would be her first impression for everyone. The first impression had always been important. Selena was not naive. She shot a side glance at Sonia and she knew what was going on. It seemed that someone was not very happy about her being the manager.

“Is the private room booked?” Selena asked the other party quizzically.

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“Yeah, didn’t you tell me to arrange for it? I have arranged for a relatively popular private room, the minimum spending is only two hundred thousand dollars!”

“I have heard that as the manager, your monthly salary is one million dollars. You should be fine with it, right?” Sonia said with a bright grin.

“No way! The manager’s salary is that high?”

“Oh dear, did you book a private room? The manager is really kind to us. The minimum spending is two hundred thousand dollars!”

The other employees were all enlivened, some female employees were jumping with excitement. Judging from the situation, Selena was overcome with a ghastly feeling which reflected on her face. Two hundred thousand dollars as minimum spending. They would probably spend more than that for dinner. Besides, it was still uncertain how much they would be spending for the karaoke session.

She was furious and felt like giving an earful to Sonia. It was disgusting of that woman to have decided on Selena’s behalf without consulting her. Unfortunately, she could not do so. She knew well that Sonia was an old-timer and also a supervisor. She might have a few confidantes around. Had Selena scolded Sonia, it would not bring any benefit to Selena at all.

If they were to go to an ordinary restaurant, everyone would be deeply disappointed and even start calling her stingy. Therefore, she could not say that Sonia made a mistake either. It would not set things right for her.

“What’s wrong? Manager, didn’t you ask me to arrange for it? Is there something wrong?”

Seeing that Selena had not said a word for a long time, Sonia was happy with herself.

Selena got herself together quickly and then smiled as if she was unperturbed. “The Dynasty Hotel, right? Let’s go, it’s still early. I’ll give everyone two hours to go home and get changed or dress up. You can go back and get ready now!”

“Yeah! Great! Long live the manager!” The female employee that had the most exciting reaction before, shouted immediately.

“The manager is so generous. She is taking us to a six-star hotel for dinner. I have not met a leader like this in my life!”

“Yes, it’s the first time I have encountered such a good leader!”

The employees left for their homes one by one in excitement. They all agreed to gather at the hotel entrance.

Sonia, who stood by the side was completely stunned. She had never expected Selena to agree to it. The woman had not been working for five years, someone even saw her picking up trash before. They would probably need three to four hundred thousand dollars for the entertainment tonight. Can she afford that much money?

“What’s wrong? Supervisor, don’t you want to go back and put on makeup or something?”

Selena saw that Sonia was still standing there. She could not help but jeered in her heart and asked.

“Oh, I…I will go now!” Sonia replied and then left with the others.

“Supervisor, what’s up? This woman actually agreed! Does she have that much money?”

As soon as Sonia walked out of the company, Felicia stepped forward eagerly to gossip.

“I’m also surprised. Does she have so much money? Even if her monthly salary is one million dollars, she hasn’t been paid, has she? Where the hell does she get so much money from?”

Sonia knitted her brows together. “This woman is cunning. She must have known that I deliberately did that to embarrass her, so she didn’t want to give in. She played along to win the hearts of the people.”

“Yeah, if she had said that she did not ask you to book a six-star hotel, or told you to find a new place for dinner, the other employees would definitely be unhappy. She is very smart to have agreed to it as if nothing happened. She is not easy to deal with!”

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Selena plodded out of the company after the others had left, a sour expression on her face all the while. She only had 100,000 dollars with her, but the dinner and karaoke could easily cost her over 300,000. She felt the pinch on her. However, Selena had no other choice. Had she allowed Sonia to succeed, she would have a miserable time at the company in the future. Besides, even if it cost a lot of money, she was paid quite a hefty salary. As long as she drew her first salary, she would be lifted from the tight financial situation. She could not think of a better solution after mulling over the thought for a while, so she decided to call Fiona.

jackie had taken out a million dollars before, after all, and there were roughly 800,000 with Fiona. She could only take some of it from Fiona first to settle the matter.

“Ma…” Selena called out softly once Fiona answered the call.

“Selena, how are you at work?” Fiona asked anxiously without waiting for Selena to talk more. “Selena, let me tell you that we have decided that it is best if you divorce jackie. The sooner the better. Perhaps you should take some time off tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to finalize the divorce papers. Otherwise, this hothead guy would cause us a lot of trouble…”

Selena was speechless for a while. “Ma, don’t tell me this. I won’t divorce him. Even if he can’t fork out 30 million on Grandpa’s 70th birthday or offer us any gift, I’ll still stay with him!”

“You… Why are you so disobedient? We had become like this today because you didn’t listen to your grandpa and us. If you had aborted the child, we wouldn’t have ended up like this. Why did I give birth to such an unfilial daughter? What a miserable life…” Fiona grumbled continuously on the other end of the phone.

…

Selena was at a loss of words. As she did not want to dwell on the matter any longer, she decided to be straightforward. “I called you because there’s an emergency, Ma, and I need money. Can you transfer 300,000 to me now?”

“300,000?” As soon as money was mentioned, Fiona’s voice instantly rose by several octaves. “Why do you need so much money?” she sputtered. “Aren’t you working there to make money? What’s the money for? Don’t tell me that silly jackie hit someone’s luxury car with his electric scooter!”

Selena was speechless again; she was dumbfounded at her mother’s ridiculous imagination. “Ma, what nonsense are you talking about here?” she spoke, a bitter smile on her face. “Just transfer me the money. I need it really fast. It’s my first day at work and I’m appointed as the manager, so I’m taking the staff in my department out for a meal!”

“Why do you need that much just for a meal? How many people are there in your department? Why do you need that much money? Don’t you have 100,000 at hand? Isn’t that enough?”

“You must be hiding something from me, right? jackie must be in trouble again. Did someone ask him to pay up? Tell your mother honestly. What’s going on…” Fiona kept rambling on the other end of the line.

Selena was so angry that she curtly replied, “Ma, can you just transfer it to me now? I’ll pay you back once I get paid. I’ll give you 100,000 more, alright? Just think of it like I’m borrowing it from you, okay?”

“But how do I transfer it? jackie gave me cash, and I haven’t deposited it in the bank yet. Besides, if you don’t tell me exactly what you’re going to do with it, I won’t give it to you!”

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Fiona was stubborn. The corners of Selena’s mouth curled into a bitter smile. She bitterly hung up in disappointment.

“Hey, Honey. What’s the matter? You look like you’re in a very bad mood on your first day at work!” Coincidentally, jackie parked his electric scooter in front of her. He took out the ice cream he bought and gave it to Selena. “The weather is quite hot. It’s still early, so I just drove there and bought two ice creams!”

Selena responded to jackie’s gentle smile with a sad one. She took the ice cream and lamented, “ jackie, I don’t know what to do. I’d just gotten into the company, and I fell for someone’s scheme. What disappointed me was that when I asked my mother for 300,000 and told her that I’d pay her back when I get her salary, she refused to lend it to me. She thought that you were in trouble and I wanted the money to pay up to someone for the trouble you caused.”

jackie felt distressed just by seeing Selena’s dull expression. He stepped forward and smiled faintly. “Honey, it’s okay. If you need money, just tell your husband. You need 300,000, right? I’ll take you to the bank and cash out one million. I’ll let you have it so you can feel at ease!”

The moment he finished, however, his face went somber. His fists balled tightly. “Who dares to plot against you on your first day at work? I’ll kill him! Motherf*cker… How dare he schemed against my woman? He’s digging his own grave!”

“Can you not do this? Do you want to solve every problem with your fists? And, actually, it’s not a big deal. She’s been a supervisor for many years, and perhaps she was eager to be promoted as a manager. Unfortunately, the vacancy was given to me.”

Again, Selena smiled bitterly. She had mixed feelings for jackie. She was mad at him for behaving like a brash man who wanted to solve everything with his fists. He even threatened to kill the person. What she loved about the guy, on the other hand, was his sincere care and love for her. She never lacked a sense of security.

“In that case, I won’t do anything with my fists. You said that you’re short of 300,000. What’s going on?” jackie asked.

“I was careless. Sonia, the supervisor of our company, has been in the company’s purchasing department for many years… Unexpectedly, she made a booking for a six-star hotel and karaoke after dinner. I thought that I should prepare at least 400,000 dollars. I have 100,000 on hand, so I asked my mother to give me 300,000 dollars. Who would’ve thought…”

Selena confessed the details that happened between her and her mother to jackie. “Hey, if I had only known, I wouldn’t have agreed to treat them just now,” she continued. “It’s a big deal if I’m embarrassed or they made it hard for me in the office in the future. Now, we can’t fork out that much money, and I told them to meet me at the hotel’s entrance, too. This is even more embarrassing.”

“Well, there’s still karaoke after dinner,” jackie replied. “I’m afraid one million dollars might not be enough. Since you’ve agreed to treat them and told those employees to go home and dress up, let’s prepare two million for tonight. That Sonia is a motherf*cker. I think she wants to see you embarrassed about not having enough money.”

After much consideration, jackie was determined. “Let’s go and cash out two million. We’ll show them what’s money.”

“Two… Two million? Do you still have that much money on your card?” Selena gasped after hearing jackie. She thought he had emptied out his bonus last time. She did not expect him to have so much money on his card.

“Honey, get on the scooter. Let’s go get some money. Hold on tight to me!”

jackie patted the seat of his electric scooter and smiled warmly.

“Alright!” Selena’s face flushed. She licked the ice cream she was holding by hand, and her heart was filled with sweetness and joy.

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Selena’s mouth curled up into a smile as she sat on jackie’s electric scooter. She had waited for five years for him to come back. He was the first to appear before her when she was going through the most difficult, helpless time of her life. With the sweet thoughts dancing in her mind, she held the ice cream with one hand and her free arm wrapped around jackie’s waist deliberately.

Her blush seared through her cheeks. To hide that she was doing that deliberately, she coquettishly spoke, “Drive slowly. You’re scaring me!”

jackie peeped down at her jade-like white hand; he felt a sense of happiness. He thought they were moving very slow already.

Soon, the two arrived at a bank’s entrance. jackie then parked his scooter on the road shoulder.

“Let’s go there and buy a big duffel bag. Two million in cash is a lot. If you don’t buy a big bag, I’m afraid you can’t hold it all!”

jackie smiled and crossed the road together with Selena.

“You… Are you really able to withdraw two million in cash?” Selena looked uneasy; she was not convinced. It seemed as though jackie might have contributed more than once in the army. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be given three or four million as his bonus.

“If I weren’t so afraid of attracting too much to mention, I can take out a million for you!” He grinned cheekily at Selena.

“A million? You must be joking!” Selena was not sure whether she should cry or laugh at his joke. This guy had gotten better and better in bragging.

“Boss, I want to buy a bag!” jackie called out as they entered a small grocery store next to the bank.

“Oh yeah, I want a big one!” The owner of the grocery store was a middle-aged woman. After she studied both jackie and Selena, she stated, “You’re buying it to keep clothes, aren’t you? Are you planning to go to work? If you don’t have many clothes, this should be enough.”

jackie frowned at the bag. “I have no idea how much is two million in cash,” he spoke. “I don’t think this is enough, so let’s just get a larger one!”

“Young man, do you need to brag when you buy this kind of bag? Young people nowadays are really humorous!”

The middle-aged woman chuckled and turned to Selena. “Young lady, I want to tell you that a young man like him who likes to brag isn’t very reliable. You have to think carefully. Getting married is a big decision to make!”

jackie’s face turned dark. Why did he think the woman was a little too nosy for her own good?

Selena could not hold her laughter after she heard that. “Sister, it’s too late. Our kid is already running around. Otherwise, I’d consider choosing a better husband!”

jackie smirked when he heard the conversation. “Oh, I see. You sure you want to choose? Believe it or not, I’ll spank you when we get home!”

“Move along. Take this and go put some money in it. I’m older than you, but I’ve yet to get married. You said your kid is already running around, too. What have I done to deserve this humiliation in broad daylight?” The middle-aged woman seemed to be slightly over her thirties. She gave a large bag with floral patterns that workers often use to jackie. “Take this for your cash. I think this must be big enough!”

“How much is it? Forget it, I’ll give you a hundred. Keep the change to comfort your wounded heart!” jackie thought that the woman was funny, so he threw a hundred in cash to her before turning around with Selena and left the store.

“You’re really generous!” Selena did not know how to react. “I used to take Kylie out to pick up some trash. We couldn’t even make a hundred a day!”

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Hearing that, jackie’s heart quivered. He stopped at the bank’s entrance and reached out to caress Selena’s pretty face. “Don’t worry. I’m back now, and you’ll never suffer anymore. Anyway, your husband is now someone with social status. I’m also earning 20 million dollars a month now, right?”

Selena’s heart was filled with warmth, and a warm smile graced her lips. “It seems that Miss Tanya didn’t lie to you. You really got the job!”

“Yes. They had also arranged a room in the villa for me. I can live there if I want to, but I think it’s more comfortable to sleep in a room with my wife!” jackie smiled as he studied the woman before him. Through her, he realized that the world was so beautiful.

He would be responsible for her life from then on!

“What are you doing here with a big flowery bag? Are you going in there to pick up the mineral water bottle? Get out of the way!”

A man who was wearing a gold necklace came over. After that, his eyes traveled down the fair legs under Selena’s professional work skirt. He exclaimed lecherously. “Tsk, tsk! This woman is pretty good-looking. How come a trash-picker can find such a beautiful wife?”

jackie gave the guy a cold stare and took Selena straight to the bank.

The man also walked into the bank with a wide smile.

Inside, there were already people standing in lines. Many were sitting on chairs, waiting for their turn.

“There are too many people here. I don’t know how long it’ll take to withdraw the money!” Selena sighed helplessly at the sight of the big crowd.

“It’ll be fast!” jackie reassured her.

A female employee at the counter saw jackie coming. She went up to him with a huge grin and enthusiastically ushered, “Oh, Mr. White, you’re here again? Come, come, let’s go into the VIP room. You and your girlfriend can take a rest there. I’ll be serving you immediately!”

“Wait, he’s just a trash picker. Why are you serving someone like him? What’s going on in your bank? You should be serving me instead. I’m here to take out a hundred thousand!” The fat guy wearing the gold necklace patted his beer belly and rose his chin slightly, looking all arrogant.

“I’m the manager here. Even if you’re a VIP, it isn’t my responsibility as a manager to serve you!” The woman’s face turned cold. “This brother is our VIP customer; a super VIP who withdrew a million the last time he was here!”

“You weren’t that friendly when I came here the other day,” jackie calmly interjected.

“Hey, it was a misunderstanding. I didn’t expect you to be so rich. Do you really want to withdraw 1 million?”

The female manager was flattered. “Dear customer, how much are you taking out this time?” she asked jackie respectfully.

jackie looked at the bag he was holding. “This bag should be able to hold 2 million in cash, right? I’ll withdraw 2 million dollars!”

The man next to him was dumbfounded. Someone that could take out 2 million in cash must be a rich second generation.

“Oh, but of course. Please come this way!” The female manager led the way.

“By the way, I have to correct you. This isn’t my girlfriend; she’s my wife!” jackie was surprised at the treatment he received. Then, he introduced Selena to the manager.

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“Wife?”

The manager was considered a beautiful woman with an attractive figure. To have heard jackie’s clarification, she was stunned momentarily. She eyed Selena, green with envy. “This young lady is really lucky to have married such a handsome and rich man. You have nothing to worry about for the rest of your life!”

She had hoped for a chance to have a relationship with jackie. After all, it was the first time she met such a wealthy man.

The instant she met Selena, however, she felt inferior on the spot. The woman who stood before her was much better than her, appearance and temperance-wise.

Once she led jackie and Selena into a private room, the manager went to make a cup of coffee for them both before helping them with their business.

After a while, a large amount of cash was sent to jackie under the escort of two security guards.

“Help me put them in this bag!” jackie said with a faint smile.

The two security guards were flabbergasted at the sight of the flowery bag. Such an ordinary flowery bag many wage earners used was given to them to stash away the two million cash. Indeed, rich people were one-of-a-kind and hard to understand.

“You really took two million out!”

Selena tried lifting the flowery bag in front of her. It felt quite heavy.

After the couple went out, they quickly hopped on the scooter and rode away to the hotel.

“Are there really two million dollars in there?”

Looking at the seemingly heavy bag on the electric scooter, the woman who sold the bag to them opened her mouth wide in surprise. She wondered if what she saw was correct.

She had seen the couple going into the bank next door with the empty bag, but when they appeared again, the bag was full and heavy.

She ran to one of the security guards and asked, “Brother, were the two people who walked out just now carrying money in the bag?”

The security guard rolled his eyes. “Are you talking nonsense? If they’re not here to withdraw money, do you think they’re here to collect trash?”

“My goodness. It’s unbelievable! I can’t imagine a man who dressed so casually on his electric scooter is so rich!”

The woman swallowed a big gulp of saliva. She began to doubt her judgment.

Since it was still early, jackie took Selena somewhere for a drink. They spent some time together, chatting, before heading toward the hotel.

At the plaza outside the hotel, more than 20 employees of the procurement department stood waiting.

All the female employees put effort into dressing up as it was their first time patronizing such a high-end place. They were very excited; some were sexy, and some were dressed as though they were going to a ballroom party.

“Why hasn’t the manager arrived? I’m famished!” A female employee mumbled after waiting for a while.

Felicia checked the time. She frowned and went up to Sonia. “Supervisor, how come Selena isn’t here yet? Maybe she’s not coming because she has no money?”

Sonia was taken aback after hearing Felicia, but she was pleased. “Oh, well. I’ve booked this hotel to embarrass her. She must be terribly upset and has decided to stand us up!”

“Hey, if this is the case, it’d be good for us!”

Felicia laughed. “Everyone put effort into dressing up for dinner. They’d be pissed if they find out Selena stood us up.”

“Pfft! I thought she was so smart and rich. It turned out that she was just pulling our legs. Stupid woman!”

“I’d love to see how she handles work in the future!”

Sonya snorted coldly as her eyes gleamed with triumph.

All of a sudden, a male employee spoke aloud: “Oh, she’s here. The manager’s here!”

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“Where?”

“Which car is hers?” someone asked. “Why can’t I see it?”

“The person behind the electric scooter looks like the manager!”

The male employee pointed to the electric scooter slowly approaching the road shoulder.

“My goodness, it’s her! Who’s that man? Surely not her husband, right? There’s a flowery bag in front of her. Is her husband on his way to work and he dropped her off on his way?”

Felicia was surprised at what she saw. “Could it be? Didn’t you say that the manager’s salary is one million a month? With such a high salary, why does her husband need to work?”

A male employee frowned at her remark.

“You may not know but she’s the famous beauty, Selena Taylor. She was the one kicked out by the Taylor Family,” she added. “Her husband must’ve returned from the army!”

“Let me tell you something. Do you know why she rides an electric scooter? It’s because she has no money. Some time ago, someone saw her with her daughter picking up trash to sell. Who knows how she landed this million-dollars-a-month job. Besides, isn’t it at least one month away before she is paid the salary?” Felicia jeered and spilled out what she knew to the other employees.

“It’s impossible that she has no money. If she has no money, why would the manager invite us to a six-star hotel?”

The male employee concluded after thinking for a while. “I believe the manager must be rich.”

“If she’s rich, why doesn’t she buy a car? Why is she riding an electric scooter?” Felicia was still not convinced.

“Hey, what are you talking about? Anyway, it’s the manager’s treat today. It’s her business if she has money to pay or not. We just need to enjoy the night!” Sonia, who was standing aside, quipped.

After jackie and Selena found a place to park their scooter, they walked over together.

“Let me introduce everyone. He’s my husband, jackie! He just got off work, so he came to pick me up!”

Selena joined the crowd, smiling happily. “I’m really sorry to have kept everyone waiting!”

“Don’t worry, Manager. We just arrived not long ago!” a female employee replied cheerfully.

Sonia smiled at jackie. “This is the manager’s husband. I heard that he used to be a food delivery guy, right? It was only then he was enlisted on behalf of Young Master Taylor, right?”

Selena’s face darkened, but she managed to force a polite smile. “Wow, Supervisor, you do know a lot of things!”

“Heh, I do know a lot of things. I’ve also heard that our manager used to pick up trash a few days ago. How come you have suddenly become our manager? What an incredible change!” Sonia mocked. “You two are such a good match!”

“Manager, she meant it the derogatory way, not the other way around!” Felicia stepped forward and reminded Selena.

“Is it really? Oh, I’m such a fool. I thought it was a nice way to praise people. I’ve made a fool out of myself for not learning enough!” Sonia said with a smile.

“Pretty girl, did you brush your teeth today?” jackie rebutted coldly.

“Sure I did. Why?”

“Then why is your mouth so smelly?”

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“You… Why did you say that to me? What’s the matter with you? How low of you to do that!” Sonia was so angry that her chest was heaving. She did not expect a comeback from jackie.

She was a distant relative of the Drake Family. Everyone in the company knew that. That was the reason why no one in the company dared to offend her. Even the previous manager had to give her face and asked her opinions for many decisions. In her opinion, jackie was just a lousy soldier, so he was not qualified to talk to her like that.

“Oh, sorry, I’m just like you. I didn’t study much, and I’m just a boorish man. I thought I was praising you!” jackie gave an insouciant shrug as he defended himself.

Many employees chuckled when they heard their exchange. That guy was smart and witty with his words.

“You…” Sonia was so angry that her face turned blue, yet she was at a loss of words to retaliate. She could only cross her arms across her chest and glanced at the bag in jackie’s hand. “Why do you bring such an ugly bag if you’re here to eat? This is a six-star hotel, the best hotel in Eastfield. Don’t you feel ashamed to go in like this?”

jackie looked down at the bag in his hand. “If it’s embarrassing to carry such a large sack of cash, wouldn’t it be even more embarrassing if you walk in empty-handed?”

“My goodness. Is this for real? Is it all cash in there?” A male employee was wide-eyed upon hearing jackie.

Everyone gasped. If it was cash in the bag, would it be a few million worth of cash in the bag? What a haughty look! That was an act of a tycoon.

“He was right. It’s all money in here!” Sonia mocked. “If I’m not wrong, it’s the money from gathering trash you two had done before. Do you plan to go sell it after dinner? If that’s the case, I’m convinced that it’s money. Maybe ten or twenty dollars worth?”

Sonia paused before turning to Selena. “Manager, your husband is really good at cracking jokes!” she contemptuously added.

Selena wore a smug look. “Supervisor, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but there’s real money in my husband’s bag,” she retorted. “We had nothing to carry the cash with, so we bought a bag. We’ll use the leftover money to play a game with everyone later!”

“No way. Your husband is a soldier! How can he be rich?” Sonia said dubiously. She studied the bag carefully and tried to trace the outline of the contents. The outline looked neat and did not resemble bottles or cans.

“A soldier can’t have money? You’ve got long hair, but you’re surely short of knowledge!” jackie smiled as he glanced around at the crowd. “Let’s go in first. Which private room did you book? Have you ordered the dishes?”

“The private room isn’t expensive; the minimum spending is only 200,000. Mr. White, do you think it’s appropriate?” Sonia deliberately increased her tone when she mentioned the price range. She had her apricot eyes locked on jackie’s face, not wanting to miss his expression.

To her disappointment, jackie was unruffled. “It’s okay! Let’s go!” jackie slung the bag over his shoulder and led the way into the hotel.

“Let’s go!”

Selena thought it was funny how jackie walked. He looked like a farmworker who was on his way to work. Unexpectedly, just as jackie was about to step into the hotel, two security officers came right up to him.

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“Mister, are you looking for someone?” One of the guards asked with a strange expression.

“Mister, this is the Dynasty Hotel, the best hotel in Eastfield. Only the noble and rich patronize this place!” The other security guard was not as polite. “If you’re here to pick up trash, then I’m afraid it won’t work. This isn’t the place to do that!”

jackie burst out laughing. “How ridiculous! I’m here for dinner, of course!”

Then, his face instantly went dark. “Get out of my way!”

His being emitted a terrifying aura, and the two security guards were scared witless. They stumbled several steps backward.

“Can you even afford to dine here?” A man, who happened to be passing by, asked scornfully. “Poor and rude are the words for people like you!”

After throwing the remark, the rich second generation turned to the two security guards and said, “You two, it’s better to send him away. People with status like us don’t want to dine with such a lowly person. He even came in with a woven bag! Wouldn’t it be degrading for the hotel to let him in?”

The two security guards were petrified by jackie. However, after hearing from the man, they felt that he made sense.

Therefore, one of them stepped forward and said, “Mister, how about you go somewhere else? Your clothes are indeed—”

“What is it about my clothes? Believe it or not, I’ll whack you if you keep talking nonsense!” jackie’s face sank.

“Tsk. He truly is a dangerous and uncultured person!” scoffed the man. “Do you think people who can afford to run this hotel are afraid of you? If you dare to make a scene here today, you’ll be in trouble!”

Selena knew jackie had a bad temper. She was afraid that he would start a fight, so she immediately pulled jackie aside. “Forget it, don’t fight with them!”

Selena then turned to the two security guards. “You two, we’ve booked a private room,” she stated. “We made a booking for the private room 508! I’m a manager of the Drake Dynasty Real Estate under the Drake Group! Don’t worry. We have money to dine here!”

As soon as the rich second generation heard her, he gasped in awe. “You…are you from the Drake Dynasty Real Estate? A manager? Which department are you from?”

The rich second generation was a young master from a third-class aristocratic family similar to the Taylor Family. He happened to be in the building materials business.

He was excited after hearing Selena’s introduction.

“What’s wrong? I’m from the procurement department,” Selena answered.

The other party’s eyes lit up even brighter. “I heard that Drake Dynasty Real Estate took up a piece of land in South City and is planning to build a South City residential community. That happens to be a high-end residential area, right?”

“You’re well informed!” Selena answered with a light chuckle.

“Does this have anything to do with us going in for dinner, though?” she added. “Excuse me, gentleman, but we’re going in for dinner!”

“Of course it matters!” The man was in ecstasy. He took out his business card in a hurry. “I’m from Union Building Materials. I’m the young master of the Logan Family. Our family is in the building materials business. Beautiful manager, please take my business card. I’ll pay for your meal tonight!”

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“Really? That’s great. We’ve booked a private room with minimum spending of 200,000 dollars. Are you sure you want to pay for our dinner? In case we order more dishes, the dinner might cost around 300,000 to 400,000!”

A female employee’s eyes lit up when she overheard the conversation. She stepped forward and took the man’s business card eagerly. “Are you Sean Logan, the Assistant General Manager?”

“Yes!” he chuckled shortly. “My father is worried that I might not be able to handle the company on my own. I’m appointed as the assistant general manager while he’s the general manager!” Sean cracked a self-deprecating joke and asked, “By the way, who’s this beautiful manager?”

“Oh, this is our new manager, Selena Taylor!” the female employee replied casually.

“Manager, someone wants to treat us to dinner. Why don’t you two exchange name cards?”

Another male employee was equally over the moon. Why would they let go of such a big offer?

“That’s right. We should exchange business cards. That’s good etiquette to practice!” Sean was stoked as he nodded profusely.

Sonia was pleased to see the unfolding event before her. Sean was obviously trying to please Selena. After all, Selena was the sole decision-maker of procuring building materials. As a supervisor, Sonia could not make such a decision.

Had Selena accepted his kindness, it would tantamount to owing him a favor. Sean would probably visit them in the office within two days to discuss how they could strike a deal.

As the saying went, ‘Who receives the gifts, sells his liberty’, Selena would probably agree to procure building materials from him. Would that constitute bribery?

to show the

them, so there’s no need to offer for us! Besides, you don’t have to give me a business card. You can talk to our

hand stopped in mid-air, his business card still between his

we meet here today. It’s no big deal to pay for your meal,

person favors!” Selena decided she would say no more after

that the rich second generation wanted to please, they would probably be able to afford to have

bribery, but she did not expect to see her being so righteous. The superiors might praise her if they found out about her righteous attitude. She put her

who had already walked in.

are so

situation. “It seems that I’ll have to ask her out alone for business discussion someday. I’ll then give her a bank card secretly, so everyone wouldn’t know. I’m sure she’ll accept it. Who in their right

casually dropped the bag at

you

won’t

the most vigorous among them all, laughed out loud. “Well, let’s stick to the price planned. Although the manager’s salary

working and she hasn’t got her salary yet, yet she invited us to dinner above

chimed in with

wanted to taint the relationship between Selena and the employees, but they had made

treat us to dinner!’ Unconvinced, Sonia gritted her teeth. She believed Selena was just trying to save

orders, she ordered some of the most expensive dishes, which made her feel

dollars. I still don’t believe that she has

manager’s first day at work. Let’s celebrate. This wine isn’t cheap, and it’s more than ten thousand dollars

think this is too expensive? Let’s just follow the minimum spending

supervisor was selfish and did not seem to be bothered about Selena at all. Was she not afraid that Selena will make it hard on

really wrong here. It’s not your own money, so you don’t feel the pinch,

obviously plotting for revenge. Selena had just started working and she had not been paid her salary, yet she invited them to have a luxurious

expected the person named Ben Blake—the unimpressed employee—to talk to a supervisor like that. He never had the courage to voice out his

nothing. Why do you sound like you’ve lost a lot of money? You haven’t even started drinking, yet you’re behaving like you’re in a daze and don’t know any better on what to

has ordered the dishes anyway, so eat up and drink up, everybody. Everyone should have fun!” Selena had cleverly resolved

money in the manager’s husband’s bag! Don’t you think that all these are so expensive?” Sonia looked at the woven bag in the corner

night. What can we poor people

“By the way, what do you do, jackie? Why are you

smiled

put it in another way, you’re just watching the door! I guess you’re only being paid a few thousand dollars a month, yes? Now that your wife is earning one million

“Miss Neal, are you confused between a security guard and bodyguard?”

my wife to feel like I’m not working,” he added.

good. Oh, well… If you must make it sound better, bodyguard it is! I know that many of you who retired from the army ended up working as bodyguards. Can you make ten

if it’s 80 or 90 thousand a month, it feels no different from living off your wife, right? Besides, bodyguards don’t earn that much!”

know how many digits there are, but it should be eight digits, right? I’m not good at math, so I don’t know much!” jackie picked up the wine glass slowly and

employee suddenly shouted in surprise.

heard of

“Impossible!”

as I know, bodyguards in Eastfield aren’t paid as high as the others. The bodyguards who enjoyed the highest salary worked for the Drake Family. I’m

brags next time, I suggest that he better find out about the salary of a bodyguard first. It’s too outrageous and shameful to talk like

Miss Drake agreed personally. Although I feel that the salary is too high, I can’t refuse it if she offered such a high salary, right?” Selena

clicked her tongue. “I can’t believe that your husband is lacking a cultural background, Manager. He just doesn’t stop bragging. You’re a high-achieving student and

bodyguards there, except for those few powerful guardians who

you haven’t seen me!” jackie chirped. “Besides, you and I

The other employees were all wide-eyed because it did not look like jackie was lying. At

won’t laugh at you. After all, you are our manager’s husband, aren’t you? If the manager doesn’t mind, we won’t mind!”

salary. Why are you talking so much?” jackie was a little upset. He was fine if others ridiculed him but they had always turned their battle towards Selena. Selena had been

him. “You’ve ordered a lot of dishes,

she wished she could walk

under her. He was Selena’s husband, and Selena was

it to me that you have the ability? Otherwise, you’re just lying!” Finally, Sonia suppressed

if I could prove it? Kneel down and apologize to me?” jackie commented when he saw the opponent’s

me see what kind of bodyguard can earn 20 million dollars a month!” Sonia was unhappy in the beginning, but she was already starting to feel so irritated by

her chest. “I’ll give you ten minutes. If you can’t prove that your monthly salary is 20 million, what should I

then replied, “How about I let you slap my

to it!” Sonia agreed

time I’ll show

husband and I, so you shouldn’t embarrass me

because of this kind of thing!” Selena smiled. Pompous Sonia did not give face to the manager at all. Besides, Selena would be

for a good show!”

jackie took another sip of the wine,

you ten minutes. It’s already a minute!” Sonia

number Tanya gave to him this afternoon. He put

and

other end of the phone was heard the voice of Tanya. “

million per

puzzled on the other end of the line. “Don’t worry. During New Year, my grandpa said that we won’t miss out on your 20 million bonus. It should be enough if you don’t squander them, right?”

else was completely shocked by Tanya’s negotiating tone. She not only sounded unassertive, but she has also asked jackie if the amount given was too little. My lord, how was this

the call, and raised his head to

Her head was buzzing loudly. A bodyguard had a salary

I didn’t expect your salary to be so

her, she immediately poured a full glass of red wine and lifted it. “My apologies, jackie. I underestimated you. For that, I’ll drink

from the side and echoed, “Miss Neal sure can

hold your liquor well, but I surely remember that you’d kneel before me and apologize.

punished herself with all that wine. Why bother with a woman?” As she sensed the atmosphere had turned sour, Felicia instantly tried damage control by laughing

a moment ago, she did not say that she’s a woman. C’mon, cough it

scene, she would not be able to raise her head high up before others for the rest of her life if she knelt before jackie. Moreover,

another. No one stood up to defend Sonia, all because Sonia often abused her authority to bully them in the workplace. The thought that she was above everyone else was ingrained in her mind. Of

breathed a sigh of relief after she was avenged. “ jackie, let’s not go deep into it. I invited everyone to dinner tonight, and then to karaoke. Let’s stop before everything gets worse. If you really make a girl kneel before you, it

after his wife’s plea. He waved his hand. “Fine. I, jackie White, wouldn’t usually let things go, even if the God of War appears before me.

did not want her daughter to grow up without a father, so she had hoped for his return from the war. In fact, jackie and Selena were not close at all. If it were not for the kid, they would not be together. However, jackie treated her and her daughter well for the past few days. The sense of security that jackie gave them made her feel more and

117 A spur of the moment decision

more glasses as an apology.” Embarrassment did not leave her face. She

to karaoke in a bit. I don’t really like singing, though, so I’ll just

others continue to feast on food and wine. Time went by very quickly, and it was

the two good-looking waitresses, who had been serving everyone that evening, walked over to jackie with a professional smile on her face. “Sir,

prefer to pay with a card, she followed the old routine and asked

please.” Everyone stopped dead in their tracks when jackie pointed at the woven bag in the

she met a customer like jackie.

370,000 as payment for the bill, and the change will be a tip for you both!” jackie stood up and stretched

Sir!” The waitress immediately beckoned to the

brought the bag before jackie. They unzipped the

my lord!

is the first time I’ve seen so much

Miss Taylor has

good husband. I

you as charming

the employees in the scene. On the side, Sonia’s and Felicia’s face went dark and gloomy. Sonia, especially, who had thought a lot about whether jackie had the money to pay the bill. Had he not have

The two good-looking waitresses were on cloud nine, too. Each of them could get more than

the karaoke? Have you made the reservation?”

luxurious business club. They were then led into an opulent VIP room. The consumption here was not expensive, but with so many people here together, it would cost about one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand dollars. It might be even more. Of course,

persuasion and coaxing, Selena went up the stage and sang two songs. Her voice was

jackie paid for the bill without waiting; it was two hundred and twenty thousand dollars in total. He made the waiter take two hundred and thirty thousand for

the VIP room with the remaining one million four hundred thousand in his

could only accompany everyone to drink and sing as they were embarrassed to leave the place. Their

bolted out from one of the VIP rooms. Her hair was a total mess, and horror was practically seeping

me!” The woman yelled, but she was then pulled by a few men who rushed out

on his arm, slapped the woman harshly.

to be innocent when you chose to work

hair sneered. “Look at what you’re wearing! You’re definitely a hooker! What are you pretending for, then? Is the money not enough?” He touched the woman on the floor, his eyes fiery. “Come here. I’ll give you

beg you. Please let me go! I’m only here to accompany the customer to drink, and I don’t provide any other services!” the woman begged with terror in her trembling voice. “If you need the service, we have it here as well! Let me introduce a few

he ordered his men. “Stop pretending to be innocent when you work in such a place! Still,

stop dead

go. These are all clans and gangsters. We can’t afford to offend them.” Selena knew jackie was triggered just by looking at his face, but the other party won by numbers. There were four or five men out here; there must be more men in the room.

forgot! You’re a bodyguard! A bodyguard of twenty million dollars a month, too. You should be able to deal with these rubbish bags,

A local gangster is always above the law. Such a situation happens every day! We better not intervene in this matter to offend them.” A male

be forcibly pulled away, she cried

expression. “Selena, I’m a veteran, and I want to

eyes of the woman. “Alright then…” Selena gave in. “Be

worry!” jackie

over after he had

in the scene stared

to be alright? It’s not just one or two men there.” Sonia prayed so hard that jackie would be beaten to death by the gang. This guy did not show any respect to her at all; he even made her look

believe in him!” Selena smiled indifferently. When jackie pummeled Neil’s underlings

huh?” Two of the men walked

lady has said she’s only here to drink with the customer, not to sleep with them. Didn’t you hear her clearly?” chastised jackie. “Let her go. Otherwise, I’ll make you understand

you talking big? Do you know who we are?” snapped one of the men, arrogance written all over his

other man chimed in. “Also, she is dressed inappropriately to drink with us and pretends to be a pure and innocent girl. It’s her

leg and gave each of them a roundhouse kick; it

were slammed heavily on the ground

not letting the lady go, you’ve forced my hand into this! I don’t care which master you’re serving. In Eastfield, if you

powerful aura instantly made the temperature in the hallway drop several degrees. Those darkened eyes of his were like the king of the jungle; it carried a noble

out a knife from his back pocket. He stretched his body and

hand dropped to the ground. The fiery pain

other man who was holding onto the woman immediately loosened his grip as well. He immediately opened the VIP room and yelled, “Guys, it’s bad! Our boss has been beaten up! Everyone, come out now! This scumbag is really asking for a dance with

he beat our boss! He doesn’t want

did it? Rather bold on his part! Our boss

out of the VIP room,

was truly undeniable that jackie possessed the ability to be the Drakes’ bodyguard. Dozens of men sprinted out of the VIP room right after one

There are

others were stupefied by the situation. They stumbled back a

longer had a hold on her. “But they have the numbers,” she continued worriedly. “Sir, w—what are you going to

gave her a dry smile. “Just stand behind me. Don’t worry about me; I am jackie White. Even if the King of War was here, he wouldn’t dare to play me for

the tattooed man at his abdomen. jackie threw the tattooed man a kick that sent him backward, and it knocked down several

and all of the sudden, jackie was surrounded by a

people were sprawled on the ground as they wailed in agony. They were thrown before they could touch a single strand of jackie’s hair. People

he too strong? It

Who is he? That was absolutely thrilling!” One member of the crowd could not help but

This KTV is not for those ordinary people. I

going to compensate for this broken door?” an employee of the procurement team said to Selena when these thoughts

female employee interrupted with an arrogant expression. There was nothing but admiration for

was it? How dare you make trouble with us! Are you deliberately finding your way to hell?” Several men with suits—who watched over this club—walked over to the

the manager. “Finally you’re here, Mr. Meyer! I came here to spend and have fun, but what happened in the end? We spent so much and all we got are wounds and bruises! Moreover, these bruises were given by a rat from I-don’t-know where!” he said aggrievedly. “You have to do something about

the situation. It seemed like this little tattooed brat was

you down single-handedly? Impossible.” Mr. Meyer’s brows furrowed, and he was somewhat

this club, right?” Selena interrupted. “This group of people was looking for trouble in your place. The girl over there was only here to drink with them, but that guy tried to force the girl to sleep with him. The situation was really disturbing, so my husband

121 Selena took two steps forward and explained the situation to

deliberate ruckus. You have to do something about

drink with customers. When you were recruiting, you said that it’d be a part-time job of three hundred dollars per day! I don’t

a soundly slap

a

mean, Mr. Meyer?” Selena

regular VIP customers! It’s not like they didn’t pay you up. Thousands and thousands will be given to you. So what if you sleep with them just for a day or two?” Mr. Meyer

Selena gritted her teeth with anger, and her expression indicated her utter exasperation. This was her first time meeting such a repugnant b*stard. “She’s your staff. That’s what you told her when you were recruiting, and no sleeping with guests was required! You’re now

chatty b*tch.” Mr. Meyer shot her a hateful stare. “This is your fault. We’re at our place, while you came here and hurt our valued guests! Just pay us 10 million

employees of the Drake Dynasty Real Estate took a long deep breath at the amount. There were not many broken artifacts; only a door and a few vases by the door. They did not expect

loss has been paid, they should be the ones to pay!

so sorry, everyone! I got you involved! This is my fault! I’m so sorry!” The woman could hold the tears no longer. Tears like waterfall gushed down her cheeks. She cried out as

was no ordinary person. The couple would have to bid

has answered my prayer! Humph! Who asked you to play a superhero?’ Sonia inwardly

and arrogant tone when he grasped that Mr. Meyer and his men were taking his side. “This little chatty b*tch is really stunning; even more captivating than the hooker! Mr. Meyer, do me a favor. If this woman is willing

laughed. “of course! Three million

increased a lot in sales each month! They were his top-listed VIP guests. Compared

pointed a hateful glance at them. A boiling fury swelled inside of

up, I’m so afraid that you’ll think

powerful? What should

you need only allow me to do it. If they dare to wrong me, that’d be

Tanya held jackie in high regard. If something terrible happened to them,

Mr. Meyer mocked them coldly when he saw them whispering affectionately to each

Clark family, the second most influential family

Slap!

brutally on Mr. Meyer’s face

two teeth flew out from his

he was even the brother-in-law of the Clark family’s number-one hitman! It was because of this relationship that he became a manager and lived as though he was the country’s president. Additionally, people like the tattooed man gave him

leg, jackie found the opportunity to launch

squatted down. Every tiny movement sent ripples

waiting for? Beat him up!” Mr. Meyer, on the ground as he gritted his teeth, shrieked agonizingly.

charged toward jackie, and some of them had machetes in their hands. However, though the other part won by numbers,

hard, shocked by jackie’s fighting skill. jackie was a top-notch combatant, no

lived up to the 20 million pay!” A few female employees looked at Sonia enviously and wished they could have a husband like jackie. He was not only charming, but he also possessed

and find Brother Ken!” Mr. Meyer ordered some waiters gathered here by the ruckus for

dismissed, and a man together with seven to eight people

help me send this bstard to hell! This piece of sht came to create ruckus in

ordinary man; he was the number one hitman of the Clark family. It would be no problem at all for him to fight against hundreds of people, alone. Moreover, Dan earned his current rank

life when he heard that his brother-in-law had been beaten blue and black. His anger spiked even

arrogant all this while, but because of his sister, he could

Meyer, his face twitched vigorously as though he was having a severe stroke. Realization dawned on Dan that this time, this lovely brother-in-law of his had provoked someone whose feathers should not be ruffled at all! A few days ago, he heaved a sigh of relief when he was informed that Young Master Clark brought his competent marshal to annihilate jackie, but Young Master Clark then came back with an unsightly pallor of his face. He roared that Marshal

once again

expect even the marshal would not dare to touch a single strand of his hair. It was very likely that jackie White was

What a small world!” jackie chuckled and continued, “So, what are you going to

you b*stard! You haven’t met my brother. He was famous for wiping out hundreds of punks like you!” Mr. Meyer sneered in an arrogant tone. “Hmph! You’re good, I’ll admit! However, you’re nothing but a worthless gnat in front of my brother!” He continued with a brazen tone, and he got on his feet a few meters away from jackie when the pain finally subsided for

Dan. “No, he’s merely my brother-in-law. He followed my sister to call me brother,”

sudden, he swung his

you beat him up instead? Confusion clouded his head, and at the same time, he

to exploit the Clark family’s name to get advantage on a daily basis and create problems everywhere. Do you f*cking know who he

He was

someone even the

Master Clark is afraid of angering jackie. What more Mr. Meyer? This husband of Miss Selena, who the heck is he?”

truly knew that he was playing with fire,

bowed slightly. “Mr. White, I apologize. What happened today is all because I didn’t manage my men well, and it caused trouble to you and Mrs.

the ground after hearing Dan’s words. Would this man really kill him just because of a small

a while and replied, “Alright. I can spare his life,

could not do anything but to follow jackie’s

a sharp shiny machete at hand, and he brought it up to

anymore, I swear!” Mr. Meyer was so frightened that

expressions. Nothing. Then, he gritted

was the kind of scream that made everyone’s blood run cold. Most of the

jackie grabbed the woven bag and swung it over his shoulder. He looked at the part-timer and said,

before her, and it was only after jackie called to her that she came back to reality. She

think of working here

However, because my father is so sick, I had to work some side jobs to earn and pay for his operation fee. We’ve sold out our house, and yet we’re still short of some money. I had no other choice

stated that this job is only required to drink with the guests, but not to sleep with them. I—I truly didn’t expect to have encountered this group of b*stards on my third day. I…” Tears welled up at the corners of her eyes as she described her experience. She looked even more pitiful

sighs. They believed Jessica would not have taken this path if it were not for

“ jackie, why don’t we help her? This is too distressing. I don’t

gentle smile hung at jackie’s lips. “Honey, this beautiful heart of yours is a drug to my vein. I thought of that as well,

and said, “Take this. Don’t work at this kind of place anymore. The money in

spheres as large as saucers; they were stunned by jackie’s behavior. They thought that jackie would give 10 to 20 thousand to the woman,

able to afford her father’s operation cost, but it was also enough for her to

you enough. Thank you!” Jessica got up on her

go…” jackie smiled gently. He then held Selena’s hand and walked over to their

from jackie’s woven bag. Never did she anticipate that jackie would pass the

they neared the electric scooter did Selena snapped back to reality. “ jackie, aren’t you being too generous?” Selena asked dumbfoundedly. “There was so much money in that bag,

is it possible for her to win against my lovely wife in terms of beauty? Besides, didn’t you ask me

her, but I didn’t ask you to

a loss of words. jackie treated money like nothing; it was as though those

go get it back?” After thinking about it, however, jackie changed his mind. “Forget it. There’s no reason for me to

“Never mind. My husband is earning 20 million a month, anyway! We’ll be rich after two months of you working for the Drake family, and zillionaires after a year or

not short of money

tongue. “You have to learn how to manage your finances better, got that? I wouldn’t be spending so much money on dinner if it was not

a freaking rich woman, Honey,” jackie rebutted. “Besides, I dream of having another wedding and take

four-year-old now. Wouldn’t it be ridiculous for us to have another wedding?” They continued to banter as they rode on the

love had blossomed between them as though they had just started dating. Perhaps this was what people always said, ‘fall for

…

left the KTV soon after. She hailed a cab and went in it, and she soon arrived at an old

hospital?” Jessica was startled at the presence of her father. Her father, who was supposed to be receiving treatment in the ward, was lying in the dilapidated

no longer be treated in the hospital. We have no choice but to bring him back,” Jessica’s mother replied. “Your father is about to get the surgery the day after tomorrow. What now? How can we

I can’t get a high-paying job! Not only our father’s operation cost, but I can’t even support

sister was in a disheveled state. Her hair was disheveled like beached kelp after a storm, and her clothes were torn at the sides. “This is strange, Sister. Shouldn’t you be finished with your work at two in the morning? It’s only a little bit after 10

kind Mr. White rescued me from their dirty hands! If you were there with me, you’d know how amazing Mr. White truly is! Dozens of bstards fell to the ground without even touching the corner of his shirt. I feel like this Mr. White is no ordinary man. Those underlings of Young Master Clock or Clarke—whatever—were terrified of

notice the woven bag in his sister’s arm. “Sis, why did you bring this large

out, and he handed me this bag,” Jessica responded with a sense of

right. Would you go to an opulent place

jaw nearly went unhinged before he

Lord, it’s money! T—This

immediately went over to see the content inside the woven bag. Hot tears filled up their eyes in

the man with the dragon

angry before. I can’t walk out of here until I’m satisfied!” Ned clenched his teeth, his expression reeked with menace. The rage within him continued to

should just forget it,” one of his underlings stuttered after he gave the

to provoke that man!”

best fighter in the Clark family, you know?” the underling continued. “But look what happened. He bowed and scraped before the name of jackie White. He even cut off

Why should we be scared? We don’t have to cower in fear just because they did. What aristocrats? They’re

boss is right,” another underling chimed in with a vicious undertone. “No way are we going to let this slide. Not something this sh*tty, especially. Why? Do those aristocrats think they’re the best? Do they have more men than we do?” At this point, he paused for a bit before he added, “Besides, rumor has it that Dan can take down a few hundred men by himself. Bah! We heard the

their fists when they fight; we have people. If all of us gang up on that guy, there’s no way

stepped forward, his face purple with bruises and nose swollen. “You’re right! That useless piece

smirk on his face, he commented, “Heh. That little punk’s wife has

think that woman is Selena Taylor, secretly dubbed the Beauty Queen of Eastfield among the

the matter for

kicked out of the Taylor family five years ago. So long as I just fool around and not kill her; even the Taylors won’t dare to provoke Master Howard! Furthermore, I’ve heard that

to Selena that could not be

problem at all! Hah! Let’s go

goon flashed a wicked smile when he heard that. “Boss, can we watch while you have fun with the woman? I want

all see just how awesome I am!” Ned burst into guffaws and brought his men along to see Master Howard. Master Howard had tremendous influence in the city. He was the owner of numerous entertainment outlets and illegal banks. It was not

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“ jackie, something’s off.”

moment, Selena looked as though she finally thought of something. She patted jackie on the

immediately pulled the electric scooter to the side.

He apologized to you right away. And he actually told Mr. Meyer that you were someone that even Young Master Clark couldn’t

a wry smile after he heard that. “I’m a vet; that’s why. Dan fought me once before, though it wasn’t so much of a fight. We got into an arm-wrestling competition. He lost and cut off his own finger because he

it natural for Young Master

that her husband

lost, too. I never expected that fellow to really cut his finger off. So the fact that I didn’t kill that Meyer tonight is considered

one of the worst people I know.

found yourself an excellent husband?”

lusciously red lips caught

“I was so drunk that night from five years ago. I hardly remember what happened. All I remember was that you

he married me off to some nobody. Sure, it’s a fake marriage,

“Don’t worry, Selena. The wedding from five years ago was regrettable. You don’t have to say anything; I understand. And

pressed her lips. “All right.

insistent on the present, too. We’ll be in trouble if we can’t fork out that amount of money. Besides, you’ve just started your job, and the soonest you’ll

a problem

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of you were beaten up?” An old man stood up in a villa, a tuft of white hair crowning his head. He stared at the tattooed man before him. “Who is it? Who is it who

“Yeah. That punk was pretty good. We weren’t a match for him because we had too little people with us!” Ned immediately grumbled, “Master Howard, that punk practically spat

was probably the first time Master Howard had been completely disregarded. He was so

Clan was regarded as one of the most prominent clans in the city. They were not at the top of the food chain, but nobody dared to provoke them so carelessly. These underground organizations usually did not meddle in any affairs that had to

could not help but tack on a sentence after he finished speaking. “By the

foot soldier; a vet. In other words, he’s an impulsive

lot of vets have been around lately,” Ned added. “There’s plenty of his

asking about the whole situation. He already decided that the punk would die after

thought about it for a while. “How many people do you need?

furrowed. He then shook his head. “No, no. 50 is too small of a number, and that punk is too skilled. We need at least 200, and we

Master Howard startled at the suggested number. He never thought that the punk would be this

skilled! Of course, I understand if we can’t bring that

a man by his side. There was a menacing scar than ran down the man’s face. “Scar, bring your men and

scar-faced man wasted no time on small-talk. He got his

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Kylie had long been fast asleep. Meanwhile, Fiona and the others were in the garden,

woman’s expression. “Fiona, don’t be so angry, please,” she said gently. “My son

as though we’re buddies. Your son got into a fight with Drakes’ bodyguards. Is that not causing trouble? We saw everything ourselves. He got himself into deep sh*t, but don’t drag us

well. “That’s right. Selena even called us in the afternoon, asking Aunt Fiona to give her 300 thousand to have dinner. Is that possible?” she remarked in a patronizing tone. “Does she really need 300 thousand to treat her colleagues to dinner?

“It’s so late already, but jackie isn’t back yet. Could it be that he’s been kidnapped and can’t come home? 300,000 isn’t enough to compensate the Drake family. It

this. She paced about anxiously but

back in spite of the late

are the Drake family’s bodyguards, not your regular cut of bodyguards. 300,000 should be ample compensation if they were regular guards, but nothing is

Selena isn’t back either. Has Selena been taken too? What do we do if they ask us for ransom?” Andrew smoked a cigarette by the side. His heart began to palpitate in worry for

they ask for ransom, we’re only rescuing our daughter. That knucklehead can’t do anything other than cause trouble. I’m certainly not using

Besides, he put his life at risk for your daughter without hesitation. You can’t just stand by and let him die!” Joan feared that the Clark family would kill their hostages in a surge of anger, so she pleaded

so obvious that Miss Tanya was just teasing

greed. The gall to charge straight into the Drakes’ estate! And when their bodyguards tried to stop him, he beat them up.

for it himself!”

be so desperate for money if it weren’t for you. He had to give you 10 million dollars for Grandfather Taylor’s 70th birthday, and you’ll only acknowledge him as your

son is a knucklehead who went about beating up the Drakes’ men, and you dare push the blame on me? Did

are you making such indiscriminate accusations? Can’t you see

month before getting his first month’s salary, no? And Grandpa’s birthday is in three weeks. Hmph. Would he be able to make it anyway? Besides, his salary is

to my son, and if you don’t save him even if you have the money to do so, I…I’ll kill you!” Joan glared

such baseless accusations… And she dares to say something so unreasonable! Your son caused our family nothing but pain for the past five years. Every single damn day for the past

the military because he wanted her to receive proper medical treatment. She did not know any of this when she was confined to the sickbed. It was only after she was discharged from the hospital that the doctor handed her jackie’s letter, and she found out about the entire situation. Throughout these five years, she had been fearful, too. She feared that jackie would die on the battlefield. Plenty of people

scooter. jackie and Selena were

okay? I heard that you beat up the Drakes’ bodyguards.

did beat them up, but don’t you worry. Everything’s fine!” jackie smiled as

he be fine after beating up the

everything be fine after you provoked the Drake family?” Xena shot jackie a disdainful look. “You’re a grown man, and yet you don’t know what you can and can’t do. You even made Selena help you extort 300,000 from her mother. It’s ransom money, isn’t it? Thank goodness,

demeanor. “Now I get why Selena doesn’t like you that much. You sure talk a lot for someone who’s

was so furious that she suddenly

revolt?” Fiona placed her hands at her hips. “I still haven’t acknowledged you as my son-in-law. You’re the outsider here, don’t you know that? Xena has been with my son for two years

confidence returned. “Even if Uncle Andrew and Aunt Fiona haven’t acknowledged me yet, I’m practically Ben’s heart and soul. Besides, Ben and I aren’t far from marriage either! Besides, Ben would have been well-off if not for you, and I

Drake family to release you? I think you gave that few hundred thousand to them first, and so they let you come back to take more money. Is that right? Even

of it as our last gift for you. Take it and go; the further the better. You

a moment, she then added, “Oh, and take your mother with you. She’s an outsider

take it anymore after watching the entire exchange. She stepped forward and snatched the suitcase away. “ jackie did beat up the Drakes’ bodyguards, but seriously, everything’s fine. Not only did Miss Tanya allow him to continue going to work tomorrow, but she even arranged a private villa for him at the Drake family’s estate. He’ll be able to rest

lying! He beat up the Drake family’s bodyguards. How can everything be fine?” Fiona was

live in a villa all by himself? Is he not living together with bodyguards? Isn’t there a dormitory for bodyguards?” Ben was stunned. This outcome

million dollars a month! Furthermore, the family’s patriarch

clenching her guts. Her husband had never said anything like that before, and he had not batted

a test? And it was pre-arranged? So you’ll go to work tomorrow?” Fiona practically bounced with excitement as soon as she heard

course he’s serious, Ma. How could he lie to you about something like this? You can follow him to work tomorrow if you don’t

money abruptly, after all. I thought it was for a

Drakes has acknowledged your potential

at him in anticipation. The Drakes were the wealthiest family in

very capable, basically!” jackie answered, a smile plastered on his

all kidnapped since you haven’t returned, although it’s so late.” The tension at

me if you wanted to see me off to work.” Amusement sparked in jackie as he looked

way! We weren’t following you. We just wanted to check out the situation because we care

you won’t receive your salary by the time our patriarch is celebrating his birthday. Can you ask Tanya and see if they can give you this month’s salary early? We’ll use half of it to compensate Ivan,

me to pay the bride price anymore?” jackie’s brows creased together. Fiona had been so insistent on the bride price and would pester him about it almost every single

on her face, she asserted, “It’s like this: You won’t be able to take out thirty million straight out anyway, but you’ve beaten Ivan into a bloody pulp, so you have to give him ten million dollars. Besides, you

way. Furthermore, if they know that you’re going to be a

bride price?” jackie

spend your first month’s salary on all of that, just give it to me once you receive your second month’s salary! I can’t give my beautiful daughter away for just ten million

as my son-in-law once you give that twenty million

that Fiona was actually

pretty big jump, too.” Selena was speechless for a moment. Her mother was becoming more and more of

single principle throughout these five years: cash is king! Cash gives you safety, assurance. You won’t be the laughingstock only if you step out of the house with cash! The friends I had a long time ago, the ones who had gone shopping with me and visited me? They all ignored me when we were kicked out five years ago. When I try to see them, they’d avoid me like the plague! So am I being

can you be so calculative? That Wilson is fat and perverted! I’m well-aware of the kind of man he is.” Selena frowned, then

in the entire Eastfield. Twenty million it is, then. As long as Mother acknowledges me as her son-in-law, twenty million is

you can’t do,” Fiona sneered as her eyes swept over him disdainfully. She would never believe that he could fork out two billion dollars. “I don’t want two

chins low and not daring to utter

Drake family. It turned out that it was all right for jackie to get into a fight with the Drakes’ bodyguards this morning. If he had left, gloomy and dejected, he would

awkwardly. The aura of a raging bull from before had now dampened into

to work tomorrow morning, too!” Xena wanted to dig a hole and bury her face

two have dinner outside? Did you

heard earlier after Ben and Xena left. Selena had been saying something about going out

mom. It was such a disaster. And it was my first time eating at a six-star hotel too! It’s all because of that Procurement Department Head—Sonia Neal!” Selena sighed before telling Fiona why she had to

have to show everyone what you can do! If you really treat everyone to

we went to eat!” Selena looked at jackie,

has a bonus of more than three million after retiring from the military! It’s not possible that he spent it all, right? What about the rest of his money?” Fiona’s eyes brightened after she heard this. “He only spent six hundred thousand. There’s

ducked her head. “We met a very pitiful young woman,” she said, her tone apologetic. “Her father was extremely sick and needed to have surgery, so we–we gave the rest of the

her?” Fiona almost fainted on the spot. “You gave that much money away? Do you two want to give me

yourself have 800 thousand in your account? Anyway, jackie and I are working, and our salaries aren’t too shabby. It’ll all be

from embarrassment. She had wanted to lie to her mother but gave up in the end. She really did not want to

own mother and you only gave me 800 thousand, which I received only recently. And you gave someone you met for the first time 1.4 million? What the h*ll? Are you two zillionaires? How could you throw

Don’t argue anymore; it’s late. You also know that our daughter is a kind soul. She would never be able to not stop and help a dying man!” Andrew hauled himself onto his feet. He looked at jackie after he spewed out that last piece of advice. “ jackie, my leg really feels better now,”

thing, father!” jackie

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where Selena and her family are living at. It’s just up front, not too far from here!” After a while, past eleven o’clock at

I help you get your revenge!” The scar-faced man

worries. We’ll drink the

heart. He speared straight for jackie’s house of

losing another 1.4 million dollars but the money was

at the sight of her son returning home and returned to her

drenched in the smell of alcohol. Why don’t we take a bath together?” Desire

old. Besides that, Selena was also his woman. Naturally he would have quite a few fantasies

for you and you take it and fly off to the moon!” Selena rolled her eyes at jackie. “Besides, we weren’t that close

suggested to take a bath together. I didn’t say that I was going to touch you, my dear,” he said. “Don’t let

came from their respected master, who was a stone-cold killing machine on the battlefield, tearing through people as though

going to shower first. You shower after I’m done. Don’t even think about getting on my bed if I don’t give you permission.

worry. I’ll obey your every command!” jackie saluted her sharply, making her chuckle. Her smile

rooted to the spot

When he returned to the room, he found Selena and adorable little Kylie curled up in bed, fast asleep. He studied his wife as she sprawled across the mattress, her chest heaving in regular intervals. Most of her leg was exposed, the smooth, porcelain skin looking as though it might shatter to touch. The sight stirred something

her cheek, then he quietly returned to his mattress

afraid that he would attempt to

that had happened over the past few years. A swirl of emotions filled his chest.Just as he closed his eyes, he heard footsteps thundering toward his direction—and they were footsteps belonging to a sizeable group. It sounded like there

took a sharp intake of cold air and sat upright. Fury flashed in his eyes. “You dare to make trouble even though it’s so late at night and my wife and my daughter are

thought clenching his heart. He carefully creeped out of the room and went to the garden. He sat beneath the enormous banyan tree in the garden and lit a smoke for himself. Less than two minutes

considered a vet. Super skilled. Don’t underestimate him!” Ned reminded

though Ned thought that it was an exaggerated boast. Still, to be spoken so highly of by

punk two days ago and now he’s dead because of me! Plus, we have so many people here!” Scar chuckled, then gave Ned a cold stare. “Did you

a while for them to notice a red light sparking underneath the banyan tree, flickering sporadically. It looked like there