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?

mobile phone secretly and then clicked on her camera app to record the situation. She could not wait to show the video

our company’s dinner. I said I was going to treat them, so there’s no need to offer for us! Besides, you don’t have to give me

in mid-air, his business card still between his fingers. He wore an awkward smile on his

we meet here today. It’s no big deal to

Selena decided she would say no more after that and walked

If they were someone that the rich second generation wanted to please, they would probably be able to afford to have dinner there, so they dared not stop jackie and the others. Instead, they made way for the rest to

planned to collect evidence of Selena accepting bribery, but she did not expect to see her being so

had already walked in.

Why was I so stupid? There are so many people around, and her employees are here as well. How could

then give her a bank card secretly, so everyone wouldn’t know. I’m sure she’ll accept it.

casually dropped the bag at a corner before he sat down next to

knew that jackie had two million with him, was obviously confident about paying for the meal. She stood up and smiled at everyone. “You can order whatever you want to eat,” she spoke aloud. “The minimum spending in

We won’t let it

laughed out loud. “Well, let’s stick to the price planned. Although the manager’s salary is

the manager has only started working and she hasn’t got her salary yet, yet she invited us to

male employee chimed in with

at each other, both with an embarrassed expression. They wanted to taint the relationship between Selena and the employees, but they had

us to dinner!’ Unconvinced, Sonia gritted her teeth. She

placed their orders, she ordered some of the

these dishes and wines will add up to almost 400,000 dollars. I

drink up. Today is our manager’s first day at work. Let’s celebrate. This wine isn’t cheap, and it’s more than ten thousand dollars per

Let’s just follow the minimum spending mark.

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 her

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

obviously plotting for revenge. Selena had just started working and she had not been paid her

employee—to talk to

like. The manager said nothing. Why do you sound like you’ve lost a lot of money? You haven’t

alright. She has ordered the dishes anyway, so eat up and drink up, everybody. Everyone should

money in the manager’s husband’s bag! Don’t you think that all

the night. What can we

“By the way, what do you do, jackie?

smiled faintly and

to put it in another way, you’re just watching the door! I guess you’re only being paid a few thousand dollars a month,

security guard and bodyguard?”

don’t want my wife to feel like I’m not working,” he added. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t be bothered to go for this

a supposed bodyguard. Your mentality is 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 thousand dollars a month? Do you have a five-figure salary?” Sonia smiled as though they were chatting normally, but her words were

If you have a five-figure figure salary, even if it’s 80 or 90 thousand a month, it feels no different from living off

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

20 million dollars a month?” An employee suddenly shouted

the first time I’ve heard of such a

“Impossible!”

brag about it,” she spoke as she dismissed the hype. “As far 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 their distant relative, so I know it well. The best Drake Family’s head of commander was only paid one or

Selena and sneered, “Manager, before your husband brags next time, I suggest that he better find out about the

offered such a high salary, right?” Selena smiled bitterly. It felt so surreal when she talked about jackie’s salary. Perhaps she should have waited

a cultural background, Manager. He just doesn’t stop bragging. You’re a high-achieving student and a manager of the Drake Dynasty Real Estate Company. It’s bad that you even resorted

and desperately added, “I’ve been to the Drake residence several times. I’ve seen all the bodyguards there, except for those few powerful guardians who I’ve never seen all

the first day at work today. It’s normal if you haven’t seen me!” jackie chirped. “Besides, you and I aren’t people of the same level. It doesn’t matter if you have seen me

did not look like jackie was lying. At the same time, everyone knew Sonia was related to the Drake family. Otherwise, based on Sonia’s ability, it would be difficult for

salary is low, we won’t laugh at you. After all, you are our manager’s

him but they had always turned their battle towards Selena. Selena had been through a lot for five years for him; he wanted his wife to

the table in front of him. “You’ve ordered a lot of dishes, yet they

she wished she could

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

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

down and apologize

me and let 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

minutes. If you can’t prove

then replied, “How about I let you slap my

forward to it!” Sonia

I’ll

is a personal bet between your husband and I, so

smiled. Pompous Sonia did not give face to the manager at all. Besides, Selena would be footing her bill that night. It was exhilarating to wait

good. We’re waiting for a good show!” Sonia smiled

another sip of the wine,

only given you ten minutes. It’s already a minute!” Sonia looked at the

smile on his face, jackie pulled out his phone and dialed the number Tanya gave to him this afternoon. He put

the number and

On the other end of the phone was heard the voice of

my pay 20 million per month?” A small

You don’t think it’s too little, do you?” Tanya was obviously a little puzzled on the other end of the line. “Don’t worry. During

not only sounded unassertive, but she has also asked jackie if the amount given was too

on his phone screen, hung up the call, and raised his head to look at Sonia. “My precious Miss Neal, this is Miss

loudly. A bodyguard had a

million. I didn’t expect your salary to be so high!” Sonia squeezed a smile,

immediately poured a full glass of red wine and lifted it. “My apologies, jackie. I underestimated you. For that, I’ll drink this glass as punishment!” she said to jackie. Sonia downed the wine in

and echoed, “Miss Neal sure can hold her

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

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

gender as a shield. When she was despising me a moment ago, she did not say

be able to raise her head high up before others for the rest of her life if she knelt before jackie. Moreover,

one 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 course, Felicia—who always

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

his hand. “Fine. I, jackie White, wouldn’t usually let things go, even if the God of War appears before me. However, I’m going to let it pass

was Kylie’s father, and she really 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

spur of the moment decision had gotten

leave her

I don’t

wine. Time went by very quickly, and it was already half-past eight in the evening.

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

prefer to pay with a card, she followed

dead in their tracks when jackie pointed

waitress was taken aback. This was the first time she met a customer like jackie. Paid in cash? For a bill of more than 300,000 dollars? The cash was in

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

The waitress immediately beckoned

a tray over, and the two brought the bag before jackie. They unzipped the bag before him. Zip! The

lord! It’s

here. This is the

I thought Miss Taylor has good pay, but her husband’s is

such a good husband. I won’t have to worry about anything

Are you as charming as Miss Taylor? Stop

about whether jackie had the money to pay the bill. Had he not have had that amount, he would have been a laughingstock. Little

the tip, Sir!” The two good-looking waitresses were on cloud nine, too. Each of them could get more than three thousand tips after they counted 370,000 for the

Have you made the reservation?” jackie

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, Sonia would not doubt jackie’s ability to pay the bill anymore. That huge woven bag of cash nearly blinded her tonight. They ordered many signature dishes,

up the stage and sang two songs.

it was about time, 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

the remaining one

everyone to drink and sing as they were

walked into the hallway, however, a racily dressed up woman bolted out from one of the VIP rooms. Her hair was a total

by a few men who rushed out of the same room to chase

shameless?” One of the men, with a blue dragon tattooed on his arm, slapped the woman harshly. “What are you yelling for? Didn’t I pay

Why the hell do you pretend to be innocent when you chose

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

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 to you. They’re all professional, and

ground. “Take the woman in!” he ordered his men. “Stop pretending to be innocent when you work in such a place! Still, I like your resistance. Pull her into

before jackie made him stop dead in

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. It would be fighting a losing

play superhero?” Sonia smiled coldly. “Oh right, I almost forgot! You’re a bodyguard! A bodyguard of twenty million dollars a month, too. You should be able to deal with these rubbish

is always above the law. Such a situation happens every day! We better not intervene in

me, please help me!” Just when the woman was about to be forcibly pulled away, she

any hesitation, jackie put down the bag in his hand on the ground and looked at his wife with a firm expression. “Selena, I’m a veteran, and I want to live a peaceful life. But since I have seen

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

worry!” jackie

walked over

the

alright? It’s not just one or two men there.” Sonia prayed so hard that jackie would be beaten to death by

smiled indifferently. When jackie pummeled Neil’s underlings black and blue earlier, her confidence in

to be a hero now, huh?” Two of the

customer, not to sleep with them. Didn’t you hear her clearly?” chastised jackie. “Let her go. Otherwise, I’ll make you understand the

arrogance written all over his face. “We are Master Howard’s men. Picking a fight against us is like choosing to

here. Besides, it’s not that we didn’t pay her. What’s wrong with you?” the other man chimed in. “Also, she is dressed inappropriately to

and gave each of them a roundhouse

were slammed heavily on the ground and immediately tasted blood rushing from their

the lady go, you’ve forced my hand into this! I don’t care

all too 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 aura that no

the f*ck! Are you digging your own grave?” The tattooed guy loosened his grip on the woman and took out a knife from his back pocket. He stretched his body

firmly grasped the tattooed guy’s arm, and the knife in his hand dropped to the ground. The fiery pain shot up his arm and all the way to 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

our boss! He doesn’t want to live anymore, that’s for

on his part! Our boss

gang rushed out

just a few punches. It was truly undeniable that jackie possessed the ability to be the Drakes’ bodyguard. Dozens of men sprinted out of the VIP room right after

There

the situation. They stumbled back a few steps,

jackie after the men no longer had a hold on her. “But they have the numbers,” she continued worriedly. “Sir, w—what are you going to

a dry smile. “Just stand behind me. Don’t worry about me; I am jackie White. Even if the King of

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

it! Take him down!” Somebody shouted, and all of the sudden,

sprawled on the ground as they wailed in agony. They were thrown before they could touch a single strand of jackie’s hair. People from other VIP rooms came out quietly after they heard the sound of fighting, and they peeped at the

Isn’t he too strong? It was only one

thrilling!” One member of the crowd could not help but exclaim excitedly. One

KTV is not for those ordinary people. I

employee of the procurement team

expression. There was nothing but admiration for jackie shown in her eyes. A man like jackie was a real man. It was no surprise that the most exquisite woman in Eastfield

us! Are you deliberately finding your way to hell?” Several men with suits—who watched over this club—walked over to the disturbance. The man

fun, but what happened in the end? We spent so much and all we got are wounds and bruises! Moreover, these

little tattooed brat was acquainted with Mr. Meyer. That was why they dared to be such a

you down single-handedly? Impossible.” Mr. Meyer’s

the manager of 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

two steps forward and explained

ruckus. You have to do something about it!” Some procurement staff came forward

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 want to sell my body!” The woman sobbed like a dying

did the unthinkable; a soundly slap was delivered before she could finish her

a block

mean, Mr. Meyer?” Selena

laughed. “What’s the matter with you people? This is our company’s internal affair!” Mr. Meyer retorted. “Besides, shouldn’t you already know what’s going to happen when you come here to work? Moreover, they’re our 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 sneered in an arrogant tone and cast a piercing glare at Selena. “You broke

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!

is your fault. We’re at our place, while you came here and hurt our valued guests! Just pay us 10 million

Estate took a long deep breath at the amount. There were not many broken artifacts; only a door and a few

loss has been paid, they should be the ones to pay! Why ask us?” Selena tried to reason with them. She could almost feel her blood boiling in her

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 though the whole world had collapsed. “It’s all my fault! It’s all

Meyer was no ordinary person. The couple would have to bid tomorrow’s sunrise

Who asked you to play a

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 to sleep with me, you could ask for less compensation!” He took a closer look

subsequently laughed. “of course! Three million will

not only gave him a lot of benefits under the table, but because of them, the KTV had increased a lot in sales each month! They were his top-listed VIP guests. Compared to them, jackie and the others were a group

pointed a hateful glance at

lesson? If I beat them up, I’m so afraid that you’ll think that

them very powerful? What should we

me to do it. If they dare to wrong me, that’d

paid elite bodyguard employed by the Drake family. Moreover, Miss Tanya held jackie in high regard. If something terrible happened to them, it would be all right so long as the Drake family would help them. There was

Mr. Meyer mocked them coldly when he saw them

trying to pick a fight, huh? We’re associated with the Clark family. You know; the Clark family, the second most influential family in this city. Do you

Slap!

powerful slap landed brutally on Mr. Meyer’s face before he could complete his

Meyer spewed a mouthful of blood; two teeth flew

Additionally, people like the tattooed man gave him many benefits

he raised his leg, jackie found the opportunity to launch a hard blow on

broken eggs. The man clasped his private area and squatted down. Every tiny movement sent ripples of pain

him down! What are you people waiting for? Beat him up!” Mr. Meyer, on the ground as he gritted his teeth,

hands. However, though the other part won by numbers, they were downed in less than a minute. These people received harder blows

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

wished they could have a husband like jackie. He was not only charming, but he also possessed a manly aura that

Ken!” Mr. Meyer ordered some waiters gathered here by

man together with seven to eight people

bstard to hell! This piece of

number one hitman of the Clark family. It would be no problem at all for

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

brazen and arrogant all this while, but because of his sister, he could only turn a blind eye to

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 Dennis Howard was completely useless, while Marshal Dennis initially claimed all too confidently that he would send jackie to the grave. They both hid in a room and had a heated discussion. In

was once again stupefied at this

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

small world!” jackie chuckled and continued, “So, what are you

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

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

a sudden, he swung

person? I’m your sister’s husband, your brother-in-law! Shouldn’t you beat him up instead? Confusion

name to get advantage on a daily basis and create problems everywhere. Do you f*cking know who he is? He’s someone that even Young Master Clark and I dare not touch! You…

Meyer. He was about to

someone even the Young Master

Clark is afraid of angering jackie. What more Mr. Meyer? This husband of Miss Selena, who the heck is he?” Several employees who stood behind Selena whispered

was playing with fire, and all of sudden, color drained from his face. He

apologize. What happened today is all because I didn’t manage my

was so scared that he threw himself to the ground after hearing

“Alright. I can spare his life, but I

me the machetes!” Dan bit his lips. He could not do anything but to follow jackie’s order.

to Mr. Meyer with a sharp shiny machete

spare me! I won’t do it anymore, I swear!” Mr. Meyer was so frightened that he almost wetted his pants. He was pressed to the

turned his head to observe jackie’s expressions. Nothing. Then, he gritted his

scream that made everyone’s blood run cold. Most of the people were so

woven bag and swung it over his shoulder. He looked at

before her, and it was only after jackie called to her that

you even think of working here in the first place? What do you do?” she asked,

Jessica Fair, and I work in the Labor and Social Security Bureau. 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,

clearly 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

breathing out a series of sighs. They believed Jessica would not have taken this path if it were

always been kind-hearted. She turned her head toward jackie and without hesitation, spoke, “ jackie, why don’t we help her? This is too distressing. I don’t think I could

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

“Take this. Don’t work at this kind of

by jackie’s behavior. They thought that jackie would give 10 to 20

her father’s operation cost, but it was also enough for her to redeem their house

you!” Jessica got up on her feet and bowed at jackie, expressing

jackie smiled gently. He then held

puzzled. She wanted to help the woman, perhaps with 10 to 20 thousand from jackie’s

was only until 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, and you passed it all to her?” Pausing for

possible for her to win against my lovely wife in terms of beauty? Besides, didn’t you ask me to help her?” jackie chuckled playfully, his mood

but I

nothing; it was as though those stacks of banknotes were rolls of toilet paper to him. He

thinking about it, however, jackie changed his mind. “Forget

continued to stay speechless and merely gave him a dry smile. “Never mind. My husband is earning 20 million a month, anyway!

short of money now,

have to learn how to manage your finances better, got

Honey,” jackie rebutted. “Besides,

it be ridiculous for us to have another wedding?” They continued to banter as they

that love had blossomed between them as though they had just started dating.

…

the KTV soon after. She hailed a cab and went in it, and she soon arrived at an old community housing area. She returned to her home with the woven

from the hospital?” Jessica was startled at the presence of her father. Her father, who

there’s still a 30 thousand bill from the hospital waiting for us. The doctor said that we don’t have to pay the bill, but our father can 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 afford

cost, but I can’t even support our family expenses! Even if we managed to pay the operation fee, what about the post-surgery

his 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

continued, “Fortunately, the 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

Jake daydreamed with admiration plastered on his face. Only then did he notice the woven bag in his sister’s arm. “Sis, why did you bring this large woven bag from work? Are you collecting recyclable items

White help me out, and he handed me this bag,” Jessica responded with a sense of confusion in her

place to

went unhinged before he

it’s money! T—This

jaws dropped at his words and immediately went over to see the content inside the woven bag.

entrance, the man with the dragon tattoo—Ned—lugged forward

until I’m satisfied!” Ned clenched his teeth, his

it,” one of his underlings stuttered after he gave the matter some thought. “Didn’t you hear what Dan said? Even Young

to provoke that man!”

the underling continued. “But look what happened. He bowed and scraped before the name of jackie

face as he said, “Hmph. Why should we be scared? We don’t have to cower in fear just

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

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

with bruises and nose swollen. “You’re right! That useless piece of crap! I’m gonna get

That little punk’s wife has a splendid figure. More importantly, she’s

think that woman is Selena Taylor, secretly dubbed the Beauty Queen of Eastfield among the rich young masters here! Won’t you offend the Taylors if you do

the concern after pondering upon the matter for a

So long as I just fool around and not kill her; even the

Ned felt that there was an irresistible allure to Selena that could not be found in other women.

case, there’ll be no problem at all!

goon flashed a wicked smile when he heard that. “Boss, can we watch while you have fun with the woman? I want to see the look of this Beauty Queen of

Howard. Master Howard had tremendous influence in the city. He was the owner of numerous entertainment outlets and illegal banks. It was not difficult at all to find out

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“ jackie, something’s off.”

127 At this moment, Selena looked as though she finally thought of

the electric scooter to the side. “What’s

actually told Mr. Meyer that you were someone that even Young Master Clark

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 knew his strength was nothing compared

he continued, “Think about it. Even the best fighter of the Clarks is no match for me. Isn’t it natural for Young

She never thought that her husband would use

really cut his finger off. So the fact that I didn’t kill that Meyer tonight is considered a merciful act

Selena took in her husband’s dashing face. She then commented, “That man is a genuine man though, and it’s too bad he followed the wrong master. Ken is definitely one of the worst people I know. He wasn’t so terrible before,

feel that you’ve found yourself an excellent husband?” The

Selena’s lusciously red lips

why don’t we have another kid?” he said. “I was so drunk that night from five years ago. I hardly remember what happened. All I remember was that you initiated

married me off to some nobody. Sure, it’s a fake marriage, but that act was proof of the marriage. How could I, Selena Taylor, just pretend to

worry, Selena. The wedding from five

her lips. “All right. I’ll

approaching,” she said, frowning. “My mom’s 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 get your salary is probably in a few days. Looks like we won’t make

a problem if money can solve

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head. He stared at the tattooed man

128 “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 on your name. We told him

the great Master Howard?” It was probably the first time Master Howard had been completely disregarded. He

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 do with aristocrats, too. They did not want

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

just a foot soldier; a vet. In other words, he’s an impulsive self-righteous f*cker; the kind who likes to stick his nose in places he’s not invited

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

not bother asking about the whole situation. He already decided

“How many people do you need? I’ll get Scar

furrowed. He then shook his head. “No, no. 50 is too small of a number, and that punk is too

number. He never thought that the

that the punk served in the field for five years. He’s brushed against death plenty of times before. He’s crazy skilled! Of course, I understand if we can’t bring that many men,” Ned commented. “100 should be

shifted toward a man by his side. There was a menacing scar than ran down the man’s face.

time on small-talk.

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

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

into a fight with Drakes’ bodyguards. Is that not causing

300 thousand to have dinner. Is that possible?” she remarked in a patronizing

129 Ben’s eyebrows furrowed. “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 doesn’t matter if he only beat

way.” Joan became even more worried when she heard this. She paced about anxiously but she could not do

and Selena were not back in spite of the late

family’s bodyguards, not your regular cut of bodyguards. 300,000 should be ample compensation if

us for ransom?” Andrew smoked a cigarette by the side. His heart began to

we’re only rescuing our daughter. That knucklehead can’t do anything other than cause trouble. I’m certainly not using my money to pay for

is a father. 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

so obvious that Miss Tanya was just teasing him when she didn’t let

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

it himself!” Fiona nodded

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

is a knucklehead who went about beating up the Drakes’ men,

Can’t you see who’s

not my mother’s fault,” Ben chimed in. “Even if Miss Tanya wasn’t lying to him, he would’ve needed to wait for at least a 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

him even if you have the money to do so, I…I’ll kill you!” Joan glared

“Making 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

only agreed to this false marriage and to take Ivan’s place in 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

of an approaching electric scooter. jackie and Selena were on the scooter, finally home.

you beat up the Drakes’ bodyguards. Is

them up, but don’t you worry.

See? He admitted it himself! How can he be fine

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?

that much. You sure talk a lot for someone who’s an outsider

she suddenly did not know how to

you trying to 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 now. She’s practically

for her, her 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

first, and so they let you come back to take more money. Is that right? Even if they want money, I’d never fork out a single cent to compensate for those

carried the luggage bag over and held it out toward him. “We just bought this. Think of it as our last gift for you. Take it and go; the further the better. You might still live this way, that is if the Drake family can’t

and take your mother with you. She’s an outsider

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 there during his

You’re lying! He beat up the Drake family’s bodyguards. How can everything be

131 “They arranged for him to live in a villa all by himself? Is he not living together with bodyguards? Isn’t

dollars a month! Furthermore, the family’s patriarch said that those bodyguards were arranged to test me. They wanted to see if I was someone who knew how to pick

slightly, anxiety clenching her guts. Her husband had never said anything like that before, and he had not batted an eye as he

practically bounced

to work tomorrow if you don’t believe him. See if anyone still dares to get in his way!” Selena explained, and

you’ll let me take three hundred thousand from you, right? It’s all your fault I took out so much money abruptly, after all. I thought it was for a ransom. We did see jackie beating those bodyguards up with our own eyes!” Fiona’s resentful expression had

potential and highly regards you?” Andrew asked

Drakes

basically!” jackie answered, a smile plastered

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

just said something to me if you wanted to see me off to work.” Amusement sparked in jackie as he looked at Fiona. He had long known about how they

check out

her mind after she said that, and she tacked on, “By the way, jackie, I think that you won’t receive your salary by the time our patriarch is celebrating his birthday. Can you ask Tanya and see if they can

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 day. Why would she be so

a grin 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

out that twenty million no matter what; the Taylor family will only regard you highly that way. Furthermore, if they know that you’re going to be a bodyguard for the Drake family, they’ll definitely think you’re strong and capable, and they’ll never be

ten million bride price?” jackie

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

after all, so I’ll acknowledge you as my son-in-law once you give that twenty million to me! You won’t beat the young masters from aristocratic families, but I’ll

Fiona was actually being reasonable and thinking for his sake.

can you just increase the bride price as you please? And that’s a pretty big jump, too.”

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 too demanding, asking for twenty million? You’re the most beautiful woman in the entire Eastfield; so what if I ask for twenty million? Young Master Wilson even said that he’d marry you for fifty million. It’s my loss to let this rascal marry you for twenty million!” A stream of complaints suddenly poured forth from Fiona. The finishing touch

and perverted! I’m well-aware of the kind of man he is.” Selena frowned, then

smile on his face. “Mother is right,” he spoke. “You’re the most beautiful woman in the

drinking tonight. Stop boasting about things 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 billion. Just give me twenty million

by the side, chins

that it was all right for jackie to get into a fight

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

go get some sleep. You two have to go to work tomorrow morning, too!” Xena wanted to dig a hole and bury her

you two have dinner outside? Did you really spend three

Xena left. Selena had been saying something about going out to eat over the phone and spending around 300 thousand dollars. It seemed that they had

It’s all because of that Procurement Department Head—Sonia Neal!” Selena sighed before telling Fiona why she had to treat

to see you become manager!” Fiona said. “I’ll help you with this meal. You have to show everyone what you can do! If you really treat everyone to a meal, the other workers will definitely listen to you from now on!” Fiona felt resentment in her daughter’s place when she heard that. A frown quickly creased her forehead. “Then where are you

million dollars when we went to eat!” Selena looked at jackie, a wry

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

her mother. She 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,

gave that much money away? Do

your account? Anyway, jackie and I are working, and our salaries aren’t too shabby.

from embarrassment. She had wanted to lie to her mother but gave up in the end. She really did not want to tell lies and was not good at

had turned a sickly green. “You gave 1.4 million dollars away! You could have just given her a hundred thousand, eighty thousand—whatever. I’m your own mother and you only gave me 800 thousand, which I received only recently. And you gave someone you met for

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

thing, father!” jackie

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too far from here!” After a while, past eleven o’clock at night, an underling came before Scar

go. Ned, you better treat me to a drink after I help you get

We’ll drink the house

leaped in Ned’s heart. He speared straight for jackie’s house of residence,

losing another 1.4 million dollars but the money was already gone. In the end, she had no choice but to relent and return

the sight of her son

smell of alcohol. Why don’t we take a bath together?” Desire sparked within jackie as he raked his

true to his principles, he was still young and only over twenty years old. Besides that, Selena was also his woman. Naturally he would have quite a few fantasies after not touching a woman

“Besides, we weren’t that close before and yet you want to touch me now. Dream on!” she said. “You’re only able to call me

jackie’s palms. He flashed a rueful smile. “I just suggested to take a bath together. I didn’t say that I was going to touch you, my dear,” he

shocked that their jaws would drop straight to the floor. Especially since it came from their respected master, who was

at all!” Selena strode toward the inside of the house, face burning hot. “I’m going to shower first. You shower after I’m done. Don’t even think about getting

my dear. Don’t worry. I’ll obey your every command!” jackie saluted her sharply, making her

stood rooted to the

adorable little Kylie curled up in bed, fast asleep. He studied his wife as she sprawled across the mattress, her chest heaving

stole a kiss on her cheek, then he quietly returned to his mattress on the

and pretending to sleep. Selena’s heart pounded erratically after jackie kissed her, afraid that he would attempt to do something else. Thankfully, the man quickly withdrew. Selena had been drinking and soon enough, she slipped

his chest.Just as he closed his eyes, he heard footsteps thundering toward his direction—and

his eyes. “You dare to make trouble even though it’s so late at

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 had passed when a

a soldier for five years, Scar. He’s considered a vet. Super skilled. Don’t underestimate him!” Ned reminded them when he thought of how even Dan had been fearful when facing off

that it was an exaggerated boast. Still, to be spoken so highly of by Dan, he imagined that jackie would have some

we have so many people here!” Scar chuckled, then

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