Hit on by a man?


    Shanley''s pupils contracted, his icy eyes radiating a murderous aura that seemed to freeze the air around him.


    "Boss," Flint said quickly, seeing the storm brewing on Shanley''s face. "Ms. Payne had a small conflict at the mall with her stepsister. But don''t worry, she came out on top. In fact, the woman and the guy who was hitting on her gotpletely owned."


    Flint coughed, carefully pulling up the videos. "Here, take a look..."


    The first clip showed Jerrold''s pathetic attempt to flirt with Juniper, only to be shut down so brutally that his ego was left in tatters. The second showed how Juniper masterfully used the live stream to force the pair to cough up over a million dors. They lost their reputation and their money, while Juniper sat back like a kingpin pulling the strings,posed and effortlessly in charge.


    Even through the screen, Flint could feel her powerful presence.


    The third video was simpler, showing a famous designer bowing respectfully to her.


    "Who is this toad?" Shanley asked, his voice cold, the fury in his eyes slowly receding as he watched the videos.


    Toad? Flint blinked, then grinned. That was the perfect word for him. Ms. Payne was young, beautiful, and incredibly talented. Not to mention, a phenomenal fighter. Besides the boss, he''d never seen anyone with such skills. Sometimes, Flint even thought Shanley was barely good enough for her, let alone any other man.


    "His name is Jerrold Lonsdale. He''s Ynda''s fiancé," Flint reported.


    "Fiancé?" Shanley''s gaze sharpened, a storm brewing in their depths. "So he''s the one Juniper was rumored to have unsessfully seduced?"


    "Yes, boss." Flint nced at him nervously. Surely, a piece of trash like that wasn''t worth his boss''s jealousy?


    "Seduce?" Shanley''s eyes returned to the girl in the video, a cold, fond smile on his lips. "My Juniper isn''t blind."


    The implication was clear: if Juniper wasn''t even interested in him, there was no way she''d spare a nce for a toad like Jerrold.


    "Teach the Lonsdale family a


    lesson," Shanleymanded, his voice dropping to a dangerous low


    to everyone:


    He had to make it cle don''t


    his girl was off-limits. You don''t


    covet her, and you certainly don''t touch her.


    "Yes, boss." Flint nodded and immediately got to work.


    ...


    Jerrold had shaken off Ynda and returned home, still fuming.


    "Sir, the chairman wants to see you," a maid said, her tonecking any of the respect usually afforded to the family''s eldest son While outsiders didn''t know, everyone in the household was aware of his@tatus: Jerrold was just an illegitimate son.


    "Alright." Jerrold nodded, nervously pushing open the door to the study. It had to be


    about Ynda''s mess. At least he had paid, so it shouldn''t have affected the Lonsdale family''s reputation.


    SLAP!


    Before he could even speak, a sharp blownded across his face.


    "Look what you''ve done! Why in God''s name would you provoke Juniper?" Forbes Lonsdale, Jerrold''s father, mmed a file down on the desk and jabbed a finger in his son''s face Because of what happened today, trading on Lonsdale Group''s stock was halted!"


    "Halted?" Jerrold froze, his eyes wide with disbelief. "How is that possible? I paid the money. It should have been over."


    "See for yourself!" Forbes grabbed the file and hurled it at Jerrold. "The other party was very clear. This is a lesson for you and Ynda for offending Juniper."