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Chapter 351
“No way. Young Master Wilson is a grown man, and a man must always keep his word, no?” jackie
spoke without sparing the other man’s shame, grinning.
“That’s right. Unless you admit that you’re not a man but a eunuch or a woman, we won’t let this slide!”
The satisfied Tanya also chimed in, her arms folded across her chest when she heard their defiance.
“Young Master Wilson, you only made the bet with jackie because you thought that he was new at this,
and therefore not well-versed with gambling rocks. Aren’t you ashamed now that you’ve lost to a rookie?
Furthermore, you refuse to acknowledge your debt now that you’ve lost. It wouldn’t be very nice if word
got out, right? Why are you such a sore loser?” This time, it was Yvonne who stepped forward and
sneered at Wilson.
The bodyguards dared not make a single noise anymore. The Drake family was one of the most eminent
aristocratic families; they were in no position to threaten or bully Tanya Drake. It was almost like signing
their death certificates.
“Who said that I was a sore loser?” Young Master Wilson clenched his teeth. “I admit defeat!” he
dered.
Shock rippled through the crowd. They never expected Young Master Wilson to give in so easily.
However, it was still the natural course of action. The people who stood before him were not any ordinary
folk, but were of the Drake family. He could not afford to stand against them.
Their bodyguard, on the other hand, was extremely bold to stand up and confront Young Master Wilson.
Did the young man not fear that the young master would hold a grudge against him?
No one expected Young Master Wilson to smile. “Still, I’ve had some knee pain due to rheumatism these
two days,” he said. “How about I get my bodyguard to do it for me?”
“No.” jackie did not even bother to give it a second thought. “Don’t tell me that you’re going to send your
bodyguard as your substitute when you get married?” he teased, a grin on his face as he did.
“You…” Young Master Wilson was so furious that all the color was drained from his face. He hated jackie
so much that he wanted to tell his own bodyguards to beat him until he turned ck and blue.
It was only jackie’s luck that Tanya and Yvonne were next to him; he had no choice but to stay his hand.
“You really got some nerve, punk,” he said. “You dare not spare my reputation?”
“You lose, you pay up—that’s the only logic I follow. Am I wrong? Let’s say that I’m the one who lost
today and I told you that I was joking, I don’t think that you’d let me off the hook!” jackie was not
intimidated in the slightest as he held the young master’s re. He had a fiery aura not many possessed
in them.
Yvonne was also stunned by the sight. This man had so much masculinity in him. Any other bodyguard
from the Drake family would have submitted a long time ago. After all, as a mere bodyguard, one would
always worry that others would slowly begin to take revenge on them. jackie refused to budge, and
Yvonne and Tanya stood beside him. Young Master Wilson was backed into a corner.
He quickly formted an escape n. “What about this? I’ll give you 2 million dors, and we’ll forget
that this ever happened,” he offered.
“2 million?” jackie was stunned. “Young Master Wilson, aren’t you undervaluing yourself? I never knew
that your reputation was worth so little!”
The corners of Young Master Wilson’s mouth twitched. This little punk was seriously overstepping his
boundaries.
He thought about it again before he spoke again, “How about this then? The gem that I found is worth at
least 7 or 8 million dors. How about I give it to you?”
At this, Tanya and Yvonne could not help but look at jackie. If he let Young Master Wilson get away this
time, then not only would he not earn a target on his back, but he would get 7 or 8 million dors. It was
a hefty sum of money.
They assumed that jackie would agree to this deal. Any other person would have snapped it up a long
time ago.
“7 or 8 million is nothing to me. Give me a billion, and then we’ll talk!”
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“1 billion!”
Many from the crowd inhaled sharply when they heard this. This bodyguard was just pushing it at this
point. Was he aware of how much money 1 billion was? He had guts to be asking for 1 billion!
Furthermore, Young Master Wilson had kindly offered the gemstone he had just bought, valued at
around 7 or 8 million dors; that was a pretty good deal on its own. How much could a mere bodyguard
earn anyway? He spoke as though he had plenty of money.
“1 billion? Aren’t you just being obnoxious? Why don’t you go and steal it yourself?” Young Master
Wilson stared at him as though he was a madman, a contemptuous smile slowly forming on his lips. “Oh,
I know why you need so much money now,” he said. “You’ve been thinking about it till it drove you nuts,
didn’t you? Your dearest Grandfather Taylor’s 70th birthday is fast approaching, and you’ll be chased out
of the Taylors if you can’t fork out the 40 million you promised. Also, you’d have to break up with Selena
Taylor, right?”
“No way. This guy is Selena Taylor’s husband?”
“Mmhmm. I heard that he’s a military vet—a war hero. I think he was the one who saved the day during
the incident at the zoo!”
Murmurs began to circte among the crowd.
“This guy is the definition of a true man, and he’s not too bad of a person either. He risked his life at the
frontlines so that we can live peaceful lives. My son, on the other hand, never made it back…”
Lamenting, an old man from the crowd sighed as he recalled his son who had perished at the frontlines.
jackie nced toward the old man before looking at the gemstone right before Young Master Wilson.
“Fine. I’ll let you have a bit of dignity today.” jackie took the gemstone from him. “I’ll take the gemstone so
that you don’t have to kneel down and bark like a dog.”
“As if you’d dare do something like that!” Young Master Wilson’’s bodyguard immediately snarled, full of
bravado.
Yvonne wanted so badly to see Young Master Wilson bark like a dog and thought that jackie would be
firm in the idea, but she never expected that he would be convinced so easily. Needless to say, she was
unsatisfied with the oue.
She then looked at the icyvender jadeite. “ jackie, you said that you’d give this to me after you’ve cut it
open,” she told him. “You sure you won’t regret it?”
The crowd became hyperattentive when they heard this. This gem was worth around 20 to 30 million.
Was jackie really going to give it to her? Of course, it would make jackie less trustworthy should he
choose to eat his words, but most would understand him. Many of them would choose to do so, too. It
was a matter of 20 to 30 million dors, after all!
Yvonne merely wanted to see his response; she had no intention of iming it as her own property. After
all, she had only forked out 300 thousand, yet this gem was worth over a hundred times more than that.
More importantly, she had advised jackie to not choose this rock. How could she have a say in anything
now?
“I will never go back on my word,” he replied unhesitatingly, and it was an unexpected reply. “Anyone
who knows me knows that I’m a man of my word.”
After he said that, he walked toward the old man. “Your son died on the battlefield?”
The old man nodded his head, a bitter smile on his face. “That’s right. I have a son and a daughter. My
son had enlisted himself in the army, but who would’ve known that I’d never see him again. Now, it’s just
me and my daughter, living our lives.” He released a tired sigh; red began to rim his eyes. “Still, my son
was a hero because he died on the battlefield. How can we live in such peace without their sacrifices? I
believe that those of you who were in the military would understand this!”
Unexpectedly, jackie thrust the gemstone toward the old man. “I can’t do much for you, but this gem is
worth a few million. Take this as my offering of thanks.”
“What?” The crowd was stunned when they saw this, and hearts were touched at that moment. What a
gift to give, from a former soldier to a martyr’s family.
“Young man, this…this is too precious. I can’t ept this!”
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The old man’s eyes reddened even further; warmth began to tingle in his chest.
“You have to ept this. This is a token of my appreciation—and it contains the hearts of all the soldiers
of our country,” jackie insisted, earnest and solemn in his persuasion.
“A—Alright. Thank you very, very much!” The old man’s eyes turned ssy. He slowly took the gemstone
from jackie’s hands.
“It contains the hearts of all the soldiers in our country? Hmph. You think too highly of yourself now. Even
a general wouldn’t spew such flowery nonsense!” Michael, who stood by the side, smiled a cruel smile
when he heard this. “Talking as though you were a god of war!” he scoffed to himself.
“Thank…thank you!” The old man wanted to get onto his knees, but jackie stopped him.
The old man quickly went to a nearby store to exchange the jadeite for money. So long as it was sold for
a slightly cheaper price, plenty of brokers were willing to buy such gemstones.
“How generous of you, giving something worth 7 to 8 million away just like that. Why didn’t you keep it for
yourself? If you gave it to Grandfather Taylor, the Taylors wouldn’t trouble you so much since its value is
almost 10 million. Well, almost… But it’s better than not being able to fork out anything when his birthday
comes along!” Michael smirked as he came face-to-face with jackie.
“You don’t have to sweat yourself over this matter. Nheless, I’m letting you off with a warning: Don’t
even think about having my woman. You might regret everything otherwise—and it’d be toote then.”
jackie stared at the other man. He did not even see Michael as a menace.
“Interesting. Are you threatening me?” Young Master Wilson burst intoughter. “That’s right—she’s your
woman now. But if you can’t bring out the promised 40 million during the old man’s 70th birthday, you’ll
be kicked out of the Taylor family.” Michael clicked his tongue. “You’ll be forced to divorce her, and if
she’s divorced, then isn’t she free to do as she pleases? She won’t be your woman then.”
“Just wait and see!” jackie could not be bothered with the other man. He turned toward Tanya. “Miss
Tanya, should we continue shopping or go back now?” he spoke, falling back into his bodyguard posture.
“Let’s go back. We can’t lug such a big gemstone around with us. Besides, someone is really eager to go
back and properly inspect the stone at home!” Tanya smiled and nced at Yvonne. Yvonne adored
gambling rocks, and she loved jadeite even more.
“Let’s go back. jackie, carry this back to the car. It’s way too heavy for me!” Yvonne cast jackie a brilliant
smile. This man had given her such a valuable item. She no longer cared about yesterday’s incident.
jackie easily hefted the gemstone, and the three walked towards the car.
It was only then when Yvonne looked as though something just came to mind when they were halfway to
the car. “ jackie, are you really going to give such a precious object to me?” she said, expression
unreadable. “Don’t tell me that you like me and want to be on my good side? I told you that I’m not the
least bit interested in a married man such as yourself. Don’t get any ideas!”
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jackie felt slightly bashful. Yvonne was under the impression that she was every man’s object of desire.
Now that he thought about it, his actions were rather questionable. Would anybody else just give away
something worth 20 to 30 million? Furthermore, Yvonne was good-looking, and she had a nice figure. He
had identally caught sight of that figure yesterday too, so she probably suspected he had some
unsavory intentions towards her and wanted to get on her good side by giving her such a present. It was
certainly a usible theory.
jackie gave a wry smile. “Don’t worry, I’m not having any wild ideas about you,” he assured. “You paid for
this, and I already said that I’d give this to you no matter what came out while you were paying. I don’t go
back on my word as a man.” He paused for a while here before continuing, “Just take it as an apology for
yesterday’s ident, if you’re genuinely that ufortable with taking it.”
In truth, he had not really done anything wrong yesterday. In fact, she did not close the door and walked
straight out of the bathroom as she was. Nheless, she was a woman. jackie still felt slightly
apologetic for that.
Yvonne’s cheeks immediately med when she heard his words. She did not know why the incident from
yesterday suddenly crossed her mind. In addition, she felt like she was naked when jackie looked at her
at this moment. It embarrassed her to no end.
She rolled her eyes at him. “What do you mean you don’t have any ideas about me? Am I that ugly?”
jackie quickly cleared his throat and decided to be blunt. “You are good-looking, but I have a wife, and I
think she’s more beautiful than you are. I certainly won’t have any wild ideas!”
“You…” Yvonne was so angry that she stamped her foot. What did he mean, saying that she was good-
looking yet was less beautiful than his wife? He really had a foot in his mouth. Could he not even attempt
to sweet-talk a girl? Besides, she was far younger than Selena, and she had a voluptuous body. How
could that woman everpare to her?
“Hold on. Why is your face turning red, Yvonne? What did jackie do to you yesterday?” Tanya was quick
to notice something, and she asked as soon as she detected something off.
“Oh, it’s nothing!” Yvonne suddenly panicked. She did not know to speak of something like this.
She often wore sexy clothing, and even her skirts were too revealing sometimes, yet she was a
conservative girl in personality. She had never been in a rtionship and had never even held a boy’s
hand before.
“But I think there’s something going on between you too!” Tanya stared at them, suspicious.
Of course, jackie and Yvonne’s lips were sealed. She could not do anything but give up. Soon enough,
they arrived back at the Drake family’s residence. In a car parked on the opposite side of the street, Luca
and the other bodyguards noticed jackie had returned.
“He’s back. Brother Luca, it’s prettyte now. That punk will probably get off from work soon. Our
opportunityes the moment he leaves work!” a bodyguard spoke.
“That’s right. We must catch this b*stard!” Luca nodded his head. “Our young miss wouldn’t be in such a
dire state now if he hadn’t fed her crotons!”
They never thought that after a short while, they would see jackie driving a car out all by himself.
“That b*stard actually drives a Porsche. It’s pretty early for him to leave work. It’s only 4:30 now, and he’s
already out!” Seeing this, Luca immediately set the n into motion. “Come on, let’s follow him,” he
spoke. “We’ll think about catching himter once we stop his car.”
In an instance, the George family’s bodyguards—numbering over 10—went down at the same time,
walking toward jackie.
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“I’m barred at the gates the moment Ie out. Seems like you’ve waited for me for a long time!”
jackie’s lips twisted into a mirthless smile as he got down from the car.
“Ahem. I hope you don’t mind, but you’reing along with us today.” Luca chuckled, cutting straight to
the chase.
“Really? Where to?” jackie asked.
“The George family’s residence. You fed our young miss crotons, so you have no choice but toe
along with us. Not a single one of your family members will be spared if anything happens to the young
miss!” Luca looked at jackie. He knew the punk was probably a skilled fighter; jackie would not have
been recruited as a bodyguard for the Drake family otherwise.
However, they had numbers on their side, and they were the guards of the George family, thus they did
not tremble before jackie.
“That’s a normal response,” came jackie’s reply, but his forehead creased soon after. “What do you
mean? You’ve already taken my family?”
“Hmph. What do you think, punk?” One of the bodyguards chuckled. “We’re just missing you and your
wife, but never mind your wife. She’s a manager in the Drake family’spany, after all. You’re more
important!”
“You dare to take my family? How bold of you.” jackie’s expression darkened. A sudden chill swept over
the area.
“Look, we don’t want to raise a hand against them either, punk. Juste along with us quietly.” The
bodyguard thought that they were inplete control of the situation and grinned at jackie. It was clear
he did not think anything of the other man.
“It’s in your best interest that my family be left unharmed. It won’t just be you who’ll apany them to
the grave otherwise—and even after I’m done with all the Georges, the bodies still won’t be enough!”
jackie’s features hardened; his fingers curled into fists.
“Hmph. We talked nicely to you. You think you’re some sort of big shot now?”
“Seems like you’ll seriously look down on us bodyguards of the Georges if we don’t teach you a lesson.”
“Of course, the Drakes are more powerful than the Georges in terms of financial and material wealth, but
no one said that the Georges’ bodyguards can’t rival the Drakes’ bodyguards!”
Two or three men circled jackie, prepared to pummel him. s, they had no chance to strike first when
jackieshed out. His fists flew, and in a sh, the three bodyguards were on the floor, spitting blood.
“Vermin like you don’t even deserve to put yourself on the same pedestal as me.” jackie icily red at
the men writhing on the floor and moaning in pain. He bore the indisputable aura of someone high above
them.
Luca waspletely stunned in his spot. jackie moved too fast; he did not manage to get a good look
and his subordinates were already on the floor. Someone like this was way too terrifying. In a moment,
all his confidence from earlier deserted him.
“I’ll go to George family’s residence, but you’re not going to hold me down!” jackie waved at Luca and the
other bodyguards.
At this moment, Luca’s phone rang.
He quickly picked up the call. “Luca, have you and your guards done anything yet?” came Mr. George’s
voice from the other end of the line. “ jackie is a miracle doctor. Our daughter ispletely fine now, and
she’s in good spirits. Plus, she genuinely lost 15 kilos. You have to invite jackie and his wife over nicely.
They’re our esteemed guests!” he spoke.
“Oh, that’s right,” the patriarch added. “Our butler has already booked a hotel—the six-star Dynasty
Hotel!”
The corners of Luca’s mouth began to twitch furiously when he heard all of this. Why could he not have
called one or two minutes earlier? Now, jackie did not seem too happy.
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“Brother Luca, what do we do? Seems like the b*stard is super strong!” One of the George family’s
bodyguards asked Luca right after he hung up. It was obvious that what jackie did just then had sparked
fear in them.
Luca exhaled a heavy sigh and approached jackie. He bowed ever so slightly. “My apologies, Miracle
Doctor White. It’s all a misunderstanding,” he apologized. “Our master just called us and said that the
young miss is doing very well. In fact, she lost a total of 15 kilos today. He specially said that he’d be
treating you and your family to dinner. We’ve already booked the hotel.”
The remaining bodyguards also started to bow when they heard this. “We apologize, Miracle Doctor
White!” they cried toward jackie.
jackie was stunned; their attitudes changed entirely in the blink of an eye. More importantly, so many
people were watching them. Being called ‘Miracle Doctor White’ attracted a little too much attention than
what he would like.
He could do nothing but smile. “It’s fine so long as my family isn’t hurt. Don’t call me a miracle doctor—
I’m not one in the first ce. I just saw that your young miss was a little overweight and helped her to
lose it.”
The crowd was taken aback. This man spoke of it so easily. Help her lose weight? If Sharon George
could lose weight that easily, the issue would not have dragged on to this day. She had seen so many
doctors, so many dieticians. Every single one decided that her obesity was an incurable disease.
After he mulled over his thoughts, Luca asked, “Miracle Doctor White…no. Mr. White, will there be any
complications if she loses that much weight in such a short time? Will it affect the young miss’s health?”
“Don’t worry; there won’t be anyplications. Furthermore, she won’t go back to her initial weight, and
her skin will be supple and healthy!” jackie spoke confidently.
“Oh. That’s great then!” Luca heaved an internal sigh of relief. “Before, we had invited so-called
professionals to help our young miss lose weight. Unfortunately, not only was it difficult for her to lose two
or three kilos, but she’d even gain over 10 kilos a few days after that.”
“Despite all that, you kidnapped my family. I can’t forgive you just because you’re treating us to dinner.
Your master will have to apologize to my family and ask them for forgiveness!” jackie said earnestly after
he thought about it.
“Don’t worry, don’t worry. Our master will surely apologize. We’re reasonable people,” Luca assured him.
Besides, he did this because he was worried about the young miss’s health—if anyplications will
ur. Only then did he temporarily kidnap your rtives. I assure you we didn’ty a finger on them. We
just let them rest in the Georges’ residence!”
He noticed that jackie was definitely not a run-of-the-mill bodyguard. He was too quick on his feet. He
probably would notst more than three seconds if he had fought the man instead. Besides, so many
dieticians and doctors could not cure the young miss, yet jackie had helped Sharon lose 15 kilos just like
that. If he was not a miracle doctor, what was he? This man was so skilled at both fighting and medicine.
He was anything but normal.
It was then when Luca made a mental note: He would tell the master privately that jackie White could
never be crossed once they returned. In fact, it would be best if they could establish a good rtionship
with him.
“All right, I’ll let you guys off the hook this once and go over to have dinner. I want to have a good look
and see if you’ve bullied my family.” jackie agreed after he gave it some thought.
“No way! Of course not!” Luca nearly copsed in relief. Not one scratch was inflicted on Fiona or the
rest of them before he came to the Drake family’s residence. He hoped that the master and the rest of
the guards did not raise a finger against them during his absence.
jackie was just a bodyguard, but with his level of skill in his fists, the Georges would incur a bitter victory
if they fought… That was assuming they could win.
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Carefully nning, Luca thenmanded the other two bodyguards, “You two! Go pick up Miss Selena
from herpany. You must be respectful and treat her well, do you understand?”
At this moment, jackie thought of his precious daughter. “Oh, right. You didn’t take away my daughter,
Kylie, right?” he spoke. “If she’s terrified because of you, you’dnd yourself in serious trouble.”
After all, Kylie was only a little over four years old; he did not want her to be frightened and traumatized
at such an innocent age.
“Well, when we went to your house, we didn’t see any little girl, so we didn’t…” Luca wiped the cold
sweat on his forehead once more. Thankfully, they did not take the daughter away as she went to school.
Otherwise, this unassable yet mysterious man before him would be infuriated.
Although the George family was puissant, it was certainly not a good idea to give jackie the hump.
“Alright, I’ll pick up my daughter first before going to the George family’s residence,” jackie decided
before going back into his car.
Without further ado, Luca quicklymanded his subordinates to make way for jackie. “Hurry up and
move the car. Make way for Mr. White!”
Meanwhile, in the George family’s residence, Sharon no longer had an upset stomach, and she did not
want to visit the toilet again. It seemed that the efficacy of the pill hadpletely worn off, and Sharon
was lively once more. The greatest oue from everything that had happened was that Sharon had
lost more than 15 kilograms, and she weighed only around 90 kilograms at this moment. If they had not
seen it for themselves, Mr. and Mrs. George would hardly believe it.
The girl before them turned into an alluring andely youngdy. This was their daughter!
The clothes on Sharon were obviously bigger and looser now as she drastically lost so much weight. She
took a shower and found herself some old skirt that she used to wear when she was slimmer back then
to change into.
“Wow. Now that Miss Sharon has lost so much weight, her features are delicate and sharp. She looks
very charming. If this continues tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, Miss Sharon would be stunningly
beautiful!” Fiona’s praises for Sharon gushed right out of her mouth as she looked at her. Internally,
however, she sighed in relief.
The head of George, on the other hand, felt apologetic toward Fiona and the others. “I’m truly sorry,
everyone. I especially didn’t expect that jackie, a veteran, could be so skilled in the medical area.” He
paused and then continued, “I hope you can forgive me for what I did today.”
“Oh, it’s all forgiven. You’ve already invited us to a six-star hotel for a luxurious dinner. How can we be so
unforgiving?” Xena responded with a smile. This was the George family, a first-ss aristocrat family!
She would be set for life if she could get connected with a member or two of the family.
“Dinner is a must.” Master George relented with a bitter smile. He then spoke again in a worried tone,
“I’m concerned about jackie; that he’ll be unhappy about it. After all, he didn’t ask for a penny from my
daughter, and yet he gave her such a magical pill to help my daughter lose weight.”
“It’s nothing at all. Don’t be preupied. He listens to me, and he wouldn’t be angry if I asked him not to.
Besides, is there any parent on this earth who doesn’t care about their children? Mr. and Mrs. George
are only afraid of bad things happening to Miss Sharon.” The smile on Fiona’s face was only a facade;
she was deathly afraid initially.
“Hmmm. We’ll be going out to dinner in a while, and it might not be convenient for you to travel here and
there, given that you don’t have a car. We have lots of cars in our garage, and some of them are just
staying in the garage for nothing. How about you pick two of them?” Master George cated after
mulling over his thoughts.
“These two cars represent my sincere apologies. What do you think?”
“Um… Uh. Mr. George, you’re too polite and benevolent to us! It happened that my son and his girlfriend,
Xena, both have driving licenses but don’t have a car! Thank you so much!“ Fiona gushed with
excitement, her eyes brightened in an instant.
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In a blink of an eye, Fiona and the others standing before one of the George family’s garages.
When the heavy metal door was lifted, they found themselves face-to-face with opulent and sumptuous
branded cars: Bentley, Porsche, Ferrari, and even Rolls-Royce. Besides, some of them were rare and of
limited edition. Each of them bore an imperial and illustrious aura like a prideful ruler.
“Ma, can… Can I pick one as well? Is it mine after I pick it?” Xena was a little agitated; she never
anticipated that her blessings woulde so soon. She suddenly found herself touched with her
decision of dating Ben. Him as a back-up was indeed her best decision ever.
Nevertheless, Fiona countered, “How could you think like that? A moment ago, you were saying you’re
just Ben’s girlfriend, and not a Taylor yet. For the time being, this car doesn’t belong to you, but you can
drive it since you’re Ben’s girlfriend.”
“ jackie and sister Selena both have their own cars. Only Ben and I have driving licenses without cars.
Ma, can’t you just give it to me?”
The bitter feeling of remorse hung over her head at that moment. After all, she was desperately cutting
ties with the Taylors to save herself a while ago. How would she even know jackie could truly help
Sharon lose weight? She bet Fiona would not want to give her the car anymore because of what
happened.
As expected, Fiona shed a small smile and said, “You can use the car, but the car is mine, and the
other one belongs to Ben. You can drive my car now for the time being as I wait for the moment I’d get
my driving license, and I’ll use it then. By that time, you could use Ben’s. It’s more than enough for you to
share one with him.”
Xena swallowed down her tears of bitter disappointment. She could only smile bitterly at this moment.
“Alright then. We’re a family anyway, so it doesn’t matter who owns the cars.”
“It’s good that you understand it.” Fiona chuckled. “Pick a car.”
“Master George, can we pick this…this Rolls-Royce?” Ben had been staring at a raven ck Rolls-
Royce for the longest time, and he felt giddy.
“Absolutely!” Master George smiled. “This is my apologies for inviting you to my ce forcibly. As long as
you’re willing to forgive me for my rudeness and don’t speak ill of me in front of jackie. You can pick
whichever you desire!”
“Wonderful! Master George, you truly deserve to be patriarch of the George family. How generous, how
benevolent!” Ben could barely conceal his soaring excitement. He immediately pointed at one car. “This
is it! I pick this!”
“For the other one, we’ll pick Rolls-Royce as well!” Xena eximed, an obvious tremble in her voice. If
she got to drive a Rolls-Royce, it would immediately increase her social status. Just the thought of it sent
shivers of excitement throughout her being.
Master George guffawed. “Not a problem! Let me get you the keys right now.” He soon got the keys to
both cars and handed them over.
“This is amazing. We can now drive such good cars, too! This is fancier and much more expensive than
your sister and brother-inw’s car!” Xena gushed uncontrobly.
“Master George, don’t you worry. My son-inw is nothing but skillful in treating people. He treated my
husband’s leg, and he’s now fully recovered!” Fiona chuckled while praising jackie in front of Master
George.
Fiona’s words shocked the George family. A short while ago, when they threatened to kill Fiona and the
others, Fiona tried her very best to shove all the mes and responsibilities onto jackie. Not only did she
not acknowledge jackie as her son-inw, but she insisted jackie was an outsider.
Now that Fiona saw opportunities and benefits, she changed her attitude, calling jackie her dear son-in-
law unabashedly.
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“Really? I’d like to meet this son-inw of yours then!” Master George shed a small smile before he
continued, “Both of you, drive the cars out of the garage and park them at the main gate. You can drive
to the Dynasty Hotel for dinner in a while.”
“Alright, we’ll do that!” Ben and Xena—whose every cell in their body was screaming excitedly not long
ago—could not wait any longer to test out the cars. They drove the cars and parked them at the main
gate.
After a short while, Luca returned to the George family’s residence with a few wounded men. Upon their
return, Luca made his injured men get medical treatment before presenting himself before Master
George.
Luca called Master George toe aside and whispered to him, “Sir, you didn’t harm Fiona and the
others after we left the residence, did you? jackie has threatened us, saying that if we touched a single
strand of hair of his family, he won’t go easy on us!”
“Hmph. This young man is rather adamant and braze. How dare he not put the George family in his
eyes!” After hearing what Luca had reported, Master George began to sneer.
“If it’s not because he managed to treat my daughter’s strange obesity, I’ll make him know that no one
can cross the George family!” Master George subsequently scoffed. “Us being a first-ss aristocratic
family isn’t a joke!”
How dare this punk threaten the George family. Was he not a little too bold? Was the George family that
easy to be threatened?
However, thest thing he expected was Luca, the head bodyguard, tried to persuade him, “Sir, jackie
White is no ordinary man. He can heal young miss’s condition, which shows that he possessed good
medical skills. Moreover, hisbat ability is superior that no bodyguards hired by the Drake family can
compare to him!”
“What do you mean? Is he that strong?” Master George’s feature turned solemn in an instant after
hearing Luca’s exaggerated ims on jackie.
“Yes, Sir! He’s so strong that even three or four of our men wouldn’t be able to defeat him. It’ll only take
him a second to knock them down and not a single chance for them to counterattack. Frankly speaking,
even I can’t do it at such a speed, Sir. I believe he’s stronger than I am!” Luca’s face hardened as he
spoke. There were not many people who acquired betterbat skill than he did in this Eastfield.
“What a strong man! It looks like the Drakes have recruited another skilled bodyguard!” After hearing it,
Master George quickly thought of something that made his heart skip a beat. “Wait, what? Did you say
that you and your men have already fought jackie?” Master George questioned. “I’m afraid that he’ll be
very upset since you’ve done it. After all, to Sharon, jackie is her savior that helped her lose weight and
to start anew. It was a really bad move for us to go against jackie!”
“Sir, the main reason is that your phone call came a little toote. If you’ve called one minuteter, I’d be
lying on the ground as well!” Luca showed a bitter smile and continued, “Nheless, jackie White isn’t
an unforgiving person. He has the domineering and generous aura that a soldier should have. I can
completely concur with this. He said as long as we didn’t do anything to harm his family, apologize to his
family, and they’re willing to forgive us, then it’s fine for him. Otherwise…” Luca paused for a second and
then carried on, with a worried tone. “Otherwise, he’ll dig our graves.”
“What?” The uneasiness washed over Master George; he stood frozen upon hearing it. “Isn’t this punk
being too arrogant? How strong is he that he could say such words!” Master George was rendered
speechless for a good while before his lips could eventually part again. He thanked his lucky stars that
he did not harm Fiona and the others; he even made an effort to apologize for it! At the same time, he
doubted jackie’s ability to defeat the George family on his own.
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At the same time the conversation between Master George and Luca ended, Selena arrived at George’s
mansion in her car. She parked the car in the yard and got out of the car right after.
Selena still had her professional attire since she had just gotten off of work. Her aura made her look
capable and responsible.
“Is this jackie’s wife? jackie is lucky to have her as his wife! Can you see how outstanding she is?”
Some from the George family eximed when Selena came into view.
“Pa, Ma, are you alright?” Selena came to Fiona and Andrew and took a good look at them. She then
asked, “What happened? Why did the George family invite us to dinner out of a sudden?”
“Hey, it’s okay. Nothing happened!”
Fiona answered with a smile. “Didn’t jackie help Miss Sharon to lose weight? Now that Miss Sharon has
sessfully lost around 15 kilograms, Master George is so delighted that he invited us to dinner! It’s his
way of expressing his gratitude to us. Not only that, but he also showed us his garage and had us pick
two of his cars as gifts!”
Fiona pulled Selena to the two Rolls-Royce as she spoke, “What do you think about these two cars,
Selena? Look, these are so new. All their cars look very new; I guess they barely use them. It’s a waste
to see those cars parked in the garage and not using them. He asked us to pick, so of course we’d have
to pick the mostvish ones!”
Selena was dumbfounded at her words. These were Rolls-Royce, for God’s sake!” She smiled wryly and
sighed. “Ma, you really know how to help yourself and choose whatever you like.”
“Of course! They’re all luxury cars, and they asked me to choose two of them. Why shouldn’t I? Besides,
we didn’t get them by stealing or snatching. This a gift from the George family. Why shouldn’t we take it?
We’re not fools.” Fiona’s face looked as though it was beaming. “Your brother and Xena will use these
cars, and after I get my driving license, I’ll be driving it!” Fiona said to Selena.
“Xena?” She immediately turned her head and looked to the other side upon hearing her mother’s words.
Only then did she realize that Xena jackieson—this liar—was strolling with her brother in the garden on
the other side.
Selena’s face darkened in an instant. “Why is she here? Ma, didn’t you tell Ben what had happened that
day? Why didn’t he break up with her?”
“Selena, you know how much Ben loves Xena. Do you think it’s possible for him to ask for a breakup?
Moreover, Xena already exined that it was only a misunderstanding. Both times that she nned the
robberies were for her vanity. She showed off in front of her drinking-buddies and was eavesdropped by
the other party over a drinking session. In fact, she didn’t initiate the coboration with the other party!”
Fiona replied in an awkward tone.
Selena was rendered speechless for a moment. “Ma, how could you believe in what she said?” she
spoke once she found her voice. “Didn’t jackie already exin that Xena was given a portion after the
robberies? Her ultimate intention is the money; the Taylors’ money!”
s, these words made Fiona upset. She shot Selena a fiery re and rebuked, “If she was really after
our money, why was she still with us when we’re not wealthy and have nothing at all? Hasn’t she been
loyal to your brother all the while? Besides, jackie didn’t like Xena in the first ce! We can’tpletely
believe in what he had told us, can we?”
“Still, the Motorbike Robbers told us the same!” Selena was unconvinced of her mother’s opinion. She
always felt that there was more to Xena than what she let on; that she was not a good woman.
Eventually, something bad would happen if Ben continued being with her.
“That was to frame her!” Stubbornly, Fiona was still taking Xena’s side. “Just let it pass! Perhaps Xena
has some difficulties that we don’t know. We can’tpletely trust jackie’s one-sided words, after all. We
weren’t there when it all went down, right? Since your brother likes her so much, let everything that
happened in the past be buried. Let’s just pretend that nothing happened. If you’re still unhappy about it,
we’ll all take extra precautions in the future and observe her closely to see what kind of person she is.”
Selena could not find herself to say anything after that. Twice. They were robbed twice, yet they still let
the matter go. However, given that her mother took Xena’s side and her unbelievable younger brother’s
love for Xena, Selena could only concede.
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jackie and Kylie soon arrived at the George family’s residence main gate. He got out of the car and
nced over his surroundings. His face sunk.
“My Miracle Doctor White! It’s so great to finally see you here!” Master George’s smile emerged in an
instant and came over to wee jackie. He stretched out his hand to show his sincerity.
jackie ced Kylie at her feet before taking Master George’s hand. “Don’t have to call me a genius
doctor or what-so-ever. I’m not a miracle doctor. In this world, there’s only one person that is worth being
called a miracle doctor. This person is Ethan Hays!” jackie bore a small smile as he spoke. “ jackie will
do,” he added.
“Alright then. jackie, your medical skills are really excellent!” Master Georgemented after a brief
moment of thinking. “I’ve never met a doctor like you!”
jackie noticed that there was no sign of anger on his family’s faces. “It looks like my mother-inw isn’t
upset at all,” jackie concluded.
Master George’s face flushed. He was embarrassed. “I was indeed reckless previously, and I have
apologized to them.”
“Yes, he’s right! It’s only a misunderstanding. After all, your medical skills are so good that we as your
family aren’t aware of it, let alone Master George!” Fiona approached jackie and interrupted their
conversation with a smile on her face. “Master George is very kind and generous! He even gifted us two
of his luxury cars! I’ve never met someone as benevolent as he is!”
jackie was speechless once more. It seemed like the two Rolls-Royce next to Fiona werepensation
from the George family. Therefore, it was no surprise that his mother-inw’s mood was too good to be
true.
At this point in time, Ben and Xena came over to the crowd. When Xena noticed jackie’s piercing stares
toward her, she instantly remembered jackie ughtering the Motorbike Robbers. She was so frightened
that she lowered her head, afraid of meeting his gaze.
“Xena, what’s the matter? Feeling uneasy due to my presence here?” jackie smiled coldly. He spared her
life, but he never expected this liar would be this bold to stay by Ben’s side. This woman was a daredevil!
“Brother-inw, what are you talking about? We’re a family. If you have anything else to say, let’s talk
about itter at home! Besides, Xena hade clean to Pa and Ma. It was just a misunderstanding!”
Ben stepped forward and defended Xena once he noticed the tense atmosphere between jackie and
Xena.
“A misunderstanding?” jackie sneered. Were they saying that what he saw with his pair of eyes was only
a misunderstanding?
“Yeah! She was drunk and trying to show off in front of her drink-buddies that she found a rich boyfriend,
and…” Ben shrugged and nced at Master George. “My dear brother-inw, we’re at Master George’s
ce. There’s a crowd here; it wouldn’t be nice to talk over this thing here.”
“Fine. I’ll give you face since you’re calling me brother-inw today.” jackie nodded, showing a light
small. “But, I hope that you won’t regret your decision in the future.”
jackie knew it very well that when Ben called him brother-inw, Ben was hoping jackie would not probe
further on the topic. Moreover, Fiona and Andrew had forgiven Xena. It would be oversensitive of him,
aiming at Xena on purpose.
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Xena heaved in relief when she knew jackie could not do anything to her, even if he was upset.
Ben and Fiona took her side and defended her. This left jackie no choice but to give up even if he wanted
to murder her. jackie was calctive, though; he did not poke her bubble of lies right then and there. It
seemed that this guy would be extremely difficult to deal with. Xena thought to herself that she had to be
careful in front of him in the future. Otherwise, she would be giving the game away.
“Let’s move. It’s gettingte, and we’ve already made reservations at the hotel diner,” Master George
chortled and announced.
Right as Master George spoke, Sharon walked out of the house.
“ jackie, I just can’t thank you enough! The pill was so effective!” Sharon rushed to jackie when she
spotted him.
“Oh my goodness! She…” Selena sped a hand over her mouth as she found it hard to believe her
eyes. “Miss Sharon has lost a lot of weight! You’re only around 80 to 85 kilograms now, right? You look
fitter now! If you lose another 15 kilograms tomorrow, you’ll look even better. Not only that, but judging by
your features, you’d be a very stunningdy after you lose weight!”
“Thank you for thepliment, Sis!” Sharon blushed. “If only I was half as good-looking as you after I
lost some weight.”
“You’ll look good, no doubt about it!” Selena managed to squeeze an awkward smile, even though she
had an internal battle when Sharon called her ‘Sis’. Last night when Sharon proposed to jackie, she
announced that if she ever got married to jackie, she would treat Selena like her dear sister. Of course,
Selena was older than Sharon by a few years. She was not sure if she was oversensitive about this
situation.
“The result is pretty good. Today’s just the first day, and the result is most obvious and effective on its
first day! The oue will be a little less effective tomorrow, weaker on the day after that, and so on.”
jackie examined Sharon for a good while before adding, “However, after three days of treatment, you
should have an ordinary body type that a normal girl should be having. The extra flesh and fats on your
body are mostly umted toxins. Those fats shouldn’t be in your body.”
“B—but I only left one pill now. My dad stomped the other pill.” Sharon’s brows furrowed in an instant as
she grumpily stared at her father.
Master George’s pallor was unsightly; he was embarrassed. How would he even know that the
insignificant tiny ck sh*t would be a magical pill?
“Ahem! This is, in fact, my mistake. That tiny thing looks ck and has a bad odor. It really looked like a
ck sh*t! Furthermore, how could I possibly know that you, a veteran who just returned from the
military, know about diet and losing weight…” Master George let out another dry cough to cover up his
awkwardness. “ jackie, you still have this pill, right? Since the whole treatment required three pills, can
you give my daughter one more?”
jackie was still slightly annoyed that the George family kidnapped Fiona and the others away. If it was not
because they did not take Selena and Kylie away, jackie would have burst and been hostile from the
start.
Now when he saw the other man asking for the pill with a bright smile on his face, jackie sneered, “Of
course I have the pill. However, as I’ve told Miss Sharon before, this medicine of mine is very costly, and
I gave her the first three pills as a gift! If you want another one, I won’t give it for free. You’ll have to buy
it.”
“What? This man is too much! How could he ask money for one tiny pill when our Master George has
invited them to a six-star hotel and even gave them two almost brand-new Rolls Royces!”
“I agree! He’s too much! How could he not give face to our Master George?”
Some of the Georges whispered among them, discussing andmenting over jackie’s behavior. Based
on their experience with others, jackie should be smiling and offering the pill to Master George to please
him, like the others! Never did they expect that this punk would ask Master George to pay for the
medicine.
“ jackie, what nonsense are you talking about?” Fiona quickly interjected when she overheard the heated
discussion among the George family. She was afraid of offending them. Why was jackie unafraid of
displeasing them? The George family was a first-ss aristocratic family, after all.
Chapter 363 Fiona stepped forward and red at jackie. “It’s just a pill, jackie. Why did you ask for
money? Master George treated us well! He gave us two Rolls-Royces, too. What else do you want?”
“She’s right! jackie, aren’t you being too greedy and ignorant? Can’t you just give it to Master George
since he only needs one?” Xena snarled as she followed after Fiona.
This was the perfect opportunity and time to please the George family! Was he an idiot? How could he
ask for money and not consider the other party?
jackie did not budge in the slightest at their friendly reminder as though he was as deaf as a post.
He shed an indifferent smile after a while and replied, “Those two Rolls-Royces are thepensation
from Master George for kidnapping you guys, while the money I asked for is for the pill. Two different
things. Besides, my medicine is expensive! If it’s not for the kind-hearted Miss Sharon, I wouldn’t sell it
even if you kneel and beg!”
This was the first time Master George met a person like jackie. Embarrassment washed over him in an
instant. Nheless, the George family was loaded. It would not be an issue as long as it could be
solved with money.
“It should be this way,” he replied with a small smile. “ jackie is right. I should pay for the medicine!”
Pausing for a moment, he then asked, “Tell me, how much is it?”
“It’s not a lot. 20 million will do. Great value for a great product.”
“20 million? Why don’t you steal or rob? It’s just a pill, and you asked for 20 million?” A woman from the
George family eximed angrily. She could not bear it anymore. This was ckmail in in sight, not a
regr business!
“ jackie…” Even Selena showed slight annoyance at jackie’s answer. 20 million was too expensive for a
pill. Was jackie not afraid of upsetting them?
“Honey, you have to believe me! I’m not speaking nonsense!” jackie exined, showing a bitter smile.
“It doesn’t matter. 20 million it is, then!” Master George did not show any hint of hesitation. He then called
for his butler. “Butler, apply for a card and deposit 20 million in it. Sent it to the hotel once done. We’ll
make a move to the hotel for dinner first.”
“Yes, Sir!” The butler nodded and left thepartment along with a few bodyguards.
“W—what? Master George really paid for it?” Fiona swallowed hard. She initially thought that Master
George would be infuriated, but he did not. He even paid for the 20-million medicine. It was 20 million!
jackie took out a ck pill and handed it to Sharon. “Miss Sharon, keep it well. Don’t let it stomped into
powder again this time!”
“Alright, don’t worry. I’ll keep it safe!” Sharon chuckled.
Not long after, they all arrived at the main door of the six-star Dynasty Hotel.
“F*ck! Isn’t that the George family? Should we go and say something nice to please them?” On the other
side, Ken rk, who had just got off the car, whispered to Ivan Taylor who was next to him.
Ivan took a closer look, and his eyes widened into spheres asrge as saucers that they almost fell out.
“Am I seeing things? T—That person looks like jackie White, the veteran, and that one looks like Selena
Taylor. Huh? What? The whole family is here! And why are they with the George family?”
Chapter 364 The George family, a first-ss aristocratic family in Eastfield. Even a second-ss
aristocratic family like the rks could not wait to please them! Of course, those like the Taylor family
were even more eager to make friends with them! Such an opportunity would note easily.
Yet, there they were. Ken and Ivan saw jackie and his family walking together with the George family
toward the six-star hotel!
“This is weird. Under normal circumstances, many people would want to invite the George family over to
dinner so badly just to please them. These people might not even show up even if you sincerely invited
them!”
“Hmmm. Could it be that today jackie invited them to dinner?” Ken murmured as he stared at them from
behind.
“Impossible! This is a six-star hotel, and it’s very costly to consume here. Does that punk have the money
to spend in such a ce? Moreover, it’d be a shame for the George family to dine at the regr table, so
he should at least get a private room and order fine liquor to please them, no? The cost will be at least
one or two million, don’t you think so?” Ken’s forehead creased.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up as if he had thought of something. “By the way, I heard that Selena Taylor is the
procurement manager in Drake Dynasty Real Estate which belongs to the Drake family.”
“Yes…but how is it rted to the dinner?” Ivan asked.
“I heard that the George family wants to be involved in the construction material business recently.
They’ve already acquired a construction material factory that was about to shut down and are preparing
to spearhead a big project,” Ken exined. “Hmm… Do you think it’s possible that the George family
wanted to coborate with the Drake family in the South Hill Real Estate project?”
Ken thought for a while and carried on, “After all, this South Hill Real Estate project is a piece of juicy
meat. This project could rake up a profit of 7 or 8 billion, no sweat.”
Ivan’s face distorted when he heard Ken’s words. “No, don’t say it. You’re wrong… Fck, you’re right. It’s
possible!” Ivan swore. “Selena is cunning. She said she’d consider coborating with me thest time I
met her, making me feel like there’s still hope to sign a contract, but I never expected her to be such a
fake btch and invite the George family to dinner so she could get a favor or two.”
Ken pped his own forehead. “Now I remember!” he eximed. “Young Master Taylor, your family is
directly involved in the construction material business, right? How did Selena not think of the Taylor
family first? She’s one of the Taylors. Shouldn’t she take care of her own family first?”
Ivan’s feature was even more distorted than before. “Hmph! Who knows how this woman’s brain works.
She behaves well and filially in front of Grandpa Taylor and would always say she’ll make the Taylors
greater than before. Now, however, I see that’s all changed.” Ivan paused for a while before he added, “I
think it’s all because I’m now the family’s general manager, thus helping our family would ultimately be
helping me. She wants to be the heir, so if she gives this project to the Taylor family, my position as the
heir would be rubber-stamped!”
“I see,” Ken nodded. “It seems like Selena isn’t as innocent and kind as we see her. Something seems
odd about her being the procurement manager with such a high sry in the Drake family’spany,
and jackie being their bodyguard with an even ridiculously higher sry.”
“Son of a b*tch.” bbergasted, Ivan could only sigh. “Young Master rk, you knocked some sense
into me. You made me open my eyes.”
“Huh? What do you mean?” Ken was puzzled.
Chapter 365 “That’s why Miss Tanya treats Selena and jackie all too kindly. This is the truth. I knew it!”
Ivan looked as though he could see the light at the end of the tunnel. “Think about it this way. jackie’s a
punk who has only served as a soldier. Though he’s skilled, the Drake family is so wealthy. It’s so easy
for them to recruit a good bodyguard! Why do they pay him 20 million a month?”
Ivan allowed his words to sink in before he added, “Selena’s sry is quite high as well, but she’s a
procurement manager, so it’s reasonable to be this high. Only jackie’s sry makes no sense; it’s too
much! The pay he’s getting only makes sense if it’s Selena’s. It’ll be obvious that they’re doing something
under the table if they pay Selena 20 million a month!”
Ken seemed to have thought of something. “Are you saying that the Drake family wanted to pay Selena
20 million a month but are afraid of raising suspicion? And that’s why they pay jackie 20 million instead?”
Ken hypothesized.
“Bingo!” Ivan patted Ken on his shoulder and began, “Now, I’m pretty sure that there’s something fishy
going on between either Selena and Young Master Drake or Selena and Master Drake! The 20-million
sry only makes sense if we put it that way. What Miss Tanya said about Selena and jackie—that she’s
a capable manager and he’s a skilled veteran—are all bullsh*t to me. I have a hunch that Miss Tanya
only uses this as an excuse!” he continued.
Ken stayed astonished. “So that’s the truth! Damn! Selena is such a shameless whre, selling her soul
and body in order to get the life she desired! I thought the Drake family really appreciated their capability
for a moment! Now that after Young Master Taylor has analyzed the situation thoroughly, I finally realized
Selena is a lying btch!”
Resentment grew inside Ken like a tumor as he spoke. He was good-looking—at least better than
Michael Wilson—and filthy rich! If Selena wanted money, she could marry him. Instead, she went to find
someone from the Drake family—perhaps the old master Drake—in secret and rejected him. When he
thought of this, his edge of irritation had returned. What was bad about him? Was he worse than an old
man?
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“How cunning. If the Drake family pays Selena 20 million dors a month, everyone will suspect that
she’s being taken care of by a sugar-daddy. But, if this 20 million is given to jackie, they’ll never focus on
Selena, let alone doubt her. Of course, it might puzzle them as to why jackie’s sry is ridiculously high!”
Ken clenched his fists as he trembled with rage.
“I, too, didn’t expect this dear cousin of mine will be this maniptive and crafty! Looks like I have to take
precautions against her in the future. Otherwise, the Taylor family’s property will one day fall into her
hands!” Ivan shed a wry smile.
At this moment, another car came into the scene. Neil Hugo, Young Master of the Hugo family, got out of
the car. “Both of you arrived so early; much earlier than me!” he spoke. “What are you two talking
about?”
“Talking about a b*tch!” Ken’s fists were still tightly clenched, hot with anger.
“Who is it? Come, let’s discuss it together,” Neil spoke with great interest in his voice.
“Selena Taylor!” Ivan sneered. “Who else do you think it could be?”
“No way. I think she’s a pretty good woman!” Neil furrowed, unable to digest their thoughts. Selena
looked kind and gentle; why did theypare her to a b*tch?
After a short while, Ivan and Ken shared all their assumptions and analysis with Neil.
Neil, too, clenched his fist after hearing it. “Hmph! It’s true that there are no good women in this world!
Most of them are gold-diggers and love money to death… Selena Taylor is no different!”
Chapter 366 “Young Master Hugo, Selena Taylor is a lot more powerful than we thought. We just saw her
family dining at the hotel with the George family…” Ken forced a smile as he told Neil about Selena
potentially coborating with the George family on a construction project.
Having said that, he then added, “Just think about it. If she didn’t give the George family any benefits,
why would they treat them to a meal?”
Ivan nced at the sports cars by the side, then blurted, “These people from the George family are truly
generous. To think that they would chauffeur people around with Rolls-Royces. D*mn it. I’ve never sat in
a Rolls-Royce before!”
“Nevermind. It’s not like we can prevent this now, can we?” Neil made a strainedugh before speaking
to Ivan. “Young Master Taylor, you mentioned about asking us out for a drink. What is the matter?”
“let’s go. There’s a decent bar there. Let’s go drink as we discuss!” Ivanughed out loudly, then led the
two of them to a small bar.
After arriving at the bar, they ordered some drinks and took a seat. Only then did Ivan speak up. “To be
frank, I’ve heard that you both fancy my cousin sister! Is that so?”
Neil took a sip of the drink in his hand, thenughed coldly. “That’s indeed the case, but what can we do?
Selena just won’t give me any chance. Especially now that her husband is back and she loves that
daughter of hers. it’s just too difficult to get my hands on her! Previously, I’ve evene up with a n
with Young Master rk, but it failed!”
Young Master rk felt dejected as he recalled how Fiona almost epted the 100 million dors from
him. He then downed the drink in his hand in one gulp.
He smiled dryly, then said, “I’m the most unfortunate one. I’ve already been friends with Selena for a few
years. If not for jackieing back all of a sudden, I believe I’d be dating her now!”
Having said that, he then shot another look at Neil. “Back then, Young Master Hugo hadn’t even seen
her. You’ve only seen her muchter!”
“the reason I ask for both of you toe is to think of a solution! jackie had assaulted me previously, and
Selena is apetitor in inheriting the Taylor family assets. Although she’s currently kicked out of the
family, I can’t let my guard down! After all, my grandfather said that as long as jackie could fulfill his
promise when the timees, then all the things in the past would be water under the bridge. Their
entire family will once again be taken back to the Taylor family!”
At this point, Ivanughed as he told them his reason for asking them out.
“Young Master Taylor, you’ve taken the right move to look for us. After all, you’re enemies with them, and
we want to have jackie killed. Our end goal is more or less the same!” Kenughed, then added, “Oh
yeah, what did jackie promise?!”
“Oh, there were three conditions…” Ivan immediately told both of them what happened previously. “If
jackie fails to fulfill his promise when the timees, he has to get out of the Taylor family and divorce
Selena. He would have to roll out of the house, not walk!”
Unexpectedly, Ken and Neil were making a pained smile when they heard it.
Neil stated bluntly, “ jackie is currently working for the Drake family with a monthly sry of 20 million
dors. Although it’s only a short time before Old Master Taylor’s birthday, jackie could ask for an
advance payment of two months without an issue. Moreover, if we’re not mistaken, Selena might be
having an affair with Young Master Drake, or even James Drake. If that’s the case, wouldn’t money be a
simple matter to them?”
Hearing that, Ivan’s expression immediately darkened. “If that’s the case, all the more reason for us to
not wait around!”
Chapter 367 “Young Master Taylor, do you have any ideas? We’ve tried our best but have yet to
formte a good n. Thest time we nned to have Fiona poison jackie, but we never expected her
to be so cowardly despite her love for money!” Ken said after looking at Ivan.
Ivan then replied, “I think it’s unlikely to have jackie divorce Selena. They’re quite close. Meanwhile, it’s
very difficult to have him killed as he’s good at fighting. I’m afraid none of your bodyguards are his
match!” Having said that, Ivan made a faint smile before continuing, “However, I have another idea! We’ll
hire a hitman!”
“hitman? Some hitmen might be worse off than our family’s regr bodyguard!” Neil burst intoughter
instantly, “Young Master Taylor, here I thought you might have some ingenious n for calling us over. In
the end, that’s all you cane up with?”
However, Ivan smirked before replying, “Young Master Hugo, do you think that I’ll be hiring a regr
hitman? I’m talking about the elites, those at the top of the list among hitmen!”
Seeing Young Master Hugo and Ken being intrigued, Ivan finally added, “Most importantly, I’ve found
someone to contact this hitman. It’s a woman, a seductress. It’s easiest for a man to let his guard down
around women. Moreover, if she used her charms, the chances of sess would naturally be much
higher!”
“If you put it that way, we can give it a try! If this can get jackie killed, then Selena wouldn’t choose to be
a widow for life, right? Once jackie’s dead, our chance wille!” Ken’s eyes brightened as he saw a
glimmer of hope.
Indeed, they could not afford to drag this on. If they did, it would be too passive. Moreover, if Selena and
jackie’s feelings for each other developed over time, that would be even more troublesome. They need to
take this chance where jackie had juste back. Five years of separation meant that their feelings for
each other were not as strong. jackie’s death would be the key.
“However, it’s going to be very costly to hire a hitman just like that. This woman is ranked fifth on the
hitman leaderboard. She would only ept big contracts!”
“I’ve inquired. Her price is 150 million dors for her to take the hit!” Ivan forced a smile, then looked at
the two.
“I understand your intention. You’re thinking of having us pay part of it, right?” Neil chuckled, then took
out the atm card he prepared for Fiona earlier. “Here’s 100 million dors. You can’t have us pay for
everything, right? You’ll pay for the 50 million dors yourself.”
“No problem. Rest assured, this hitman is really good. Not only is she good at disguising herself, but she
can evenpletely change her appearance! I’ve heard that quite a few experts died in her hands! She
will stick to her mission. Once epted, she will go through all means to get rid of the target! Moreover,
it’s a guaranteed sess within five days!” Ivan stated confidently.
“nice working with you!”
The three of them toasted inughter.
Chapter 368 Meanwhile, while jackie and the others were halfway through their meal, the George
family’s butler came and passed an atm card to jackie, along with the password written on a note.
Seeing jackie getting that much money, Selena, Fiona, and the others were all in a rather good mood.
With that, everyone had a happy meal. After enjoying their meal, they finally left the hotel.
Meanwhile, Master George was also very courteous, asking for jackie’s family to visit them at their ce
to hang out if they were free. After Master George and the others have departed, jackie finally
approached Fiona and passed her the atm card along with the note.
“Mother, here’s the 20 million dors I’ve promised you previously as Selena’s betrothal gift. Since I have
the money now, I’ll pass it to you in advance!” jackie stated sincerely with a smile.
“W-w-what a surprise!” Fiona’s heart was delighted beyond measure.
For the past two days, she was regretting her rejection of that 100 million dors. Who would have
known that jackie would pass her 20 million dors right now? With the 20 million dors, Fiona’s mood
immediately improved greatly. After all, she had gotten that money in her hands without doing anything
that would burden her conscience.
“Take it. This is what I’ve promised you previously. I always keep my promises!” jackie ced the atm
card in her hand.
“Wonderful. My daughter made the right choice! I really didn’t expect you to know medicine! It seems like
the past few years of suffering that we went through was worth it!” Holding onto the card with 20 million
dors, Fiona was stuck with a smile on her face.
Meanwhile, Selena felt speechless. With the 20 million dors in hand, her mother’s attitude made a
complete change.
“So, would you acknowledge me as your son-inw now? Are we a family?” jackie asked with a pained
smile.
“Of course. Why won’t I acknowledge you? You’ve kept your promise, which shows that you’re
responsible. Moreover, your current sry is considered quite good. If we worked a little harder, then
we’ll be getting richer in the future, right?” Fionaughed while speaking. Needless to say, she was on
cloud nine.
However, Andrew instead was frowning. “You’ve settled 20 million dors, but you’re still short of another
20 million dors. Although you can have the Drake family advance your sry for a month, there’s still
the gift that’s worth 10 million dors. A gift like that is not easy to find. Have you nned that out yet?
Furthermore, this is the old master’s 70th birthday. The gift should be meaningful!”
jackie grinned mysteriously. “Father-inw, don’t you worry about that. I’ll settle it! I know that some
people in the Taylor family are waiting to watch me embarrass myself, right? I’m afraid they’ll have to be
disappointed when the timees.”
“Alright, since you’re confident, I’ll leave it to you!” Andrew nodded. He was confident that jackie would
not lie to him.
The whole group then happily returned home. The next morning, jackie went to work early. Meanwhile,
with the cash in hand, Fiona went out with her rich auntie friends for a shopping trip.
Of course, the reason she went shopping was to show off, to let others know that she was no longer
broke. She was once again like them, a rich person who could afford to buy an expensive handbag if she
so wanted to.
Chapter 369 Inside a private room of a hotel, a woman with excellent physique quickly opened the door,
allowing Ivan, Ken, and Neil to enter. The three looked at the woman before them and was slightly taken
aback. The woman’s body was gorgeous. At the same time, she also gave off a prideful charm that was
irresistible for men.
“You’re Shadow?” After taking his seat, Ivan took out an atm card. “Here’s 150 million. The password is
000000.”
The woman took a look at the card, her face expressionless. It was as though part of a routine. She took
a whiff of the cigarette in her hand, speaking slowly, “Give me the details of that kid, including his picture
and his family situation. I want to know everything!”
Ivan ced the atm card aside, then took out a document folder and passed it to her.
She started studying it carefully. After a while, she finally asked skeptically, “Is this guy just a bodyguard?
He’s been a soldier for five years? He was recently discharged from service? How can you fail to take
care of someone like this? It can’t be. You guys are somewhat influential people in Eastfield, are you
not?”
“Ma’am, that’s not all. This kid is quite strong. Our rk family’s top fighter was advising me not to offend
this kid as he was no match for him! From that, you can tell that this kid’sbat power is very strong!”
Ken immediately exined.
“I think it’s not that he’s strong, but your men are too weak!” The woman chuckled, her gaze carrying a
hint of disgust.
“I heard that you’ve taken several dozen missions andpleted all of them. Is that true?” Neil asked
after some thoughts, taking a step forward.
However, Shadow gave him a terrifying re immediately, causing him to take a step back from fear with
her terrifying killing intent.
“You dare question my ability? I’m ranked fifth in the southwestern hitman leaderboard! Watch your
words. I might not be confident when ites to those King of War or God of War, but all those other
generals, assistantmanders, or headmanders are just easy pickings! In fact, when I take on a
different appearance, the targets won’t even know what hit them. Perhaps a King of War might fall to my
assassination too! Of course, I’ve never met a King of War in person. However, I’m sure it’s merely a title,
nothing much!” The woman before them grinned, then said, “You think this person you see is the real
me? within Daxia, I’m afraid there are less than 10 people that have seen my actual appearance!”
The trio gasped. At first, they thought the beautiful woman was her real identity, but they never expected
her appearance to be a disguise.
“Alright, you three, wait here for a moment!” The woman’s mouth quickly curled upward, then she headed
to the restroom.
In less than two minutes, the restroom door opened and Selena walked out from it, looking gentle and
caring as she looked at them. However, she was still wearing the sexy ck mini skirt that the woman
wore earlier.
She appeared shocked, then asked in surprise, “Ivan, what are you guys doing here?”
“Selena!” Ken was surprised. How did Selena get here? Did she overhear what they said earlier?
“She’s not Selena! That voice is not right!” Ivan frowned, then said, “Shadow, you may look exactly the
same as the picture, but what are you going to do about the voice? Wouldn’t you be exposed unless you
refrain from speaking?”
Chapter 370 “the voice is different!” Right then, the Selena before them burst outughing. Meanwhile,
her sound had changed to be like Ivan, exactly the same.
“Hh-how did you use my voice?” Ivan took a deep breath. ‘Is this the capabilities of an expert hitman that
ranked fifth in the southwestern hitman leaderboard?’ That was too terrifying. His voice was mimicked
just like that. Moreover, it was exactly the same.
“tell me. If I transfigured into your appearance and used your voice, would the others still be able to
identify me?” the Selena before them spoke once more in Ivan’s voice.
“Amazing, simply amazing!” Ken eximed in astonishment. Everything felt too surreal.
If the woman before her was not a hitman, he would have asked her how much it would cost to spend a
night with him. After all, after she transfigured into Selena, that appearance was just too simr.
“Is that so?” Unexpectedly, the Selena before them smiled at Ken, her voice changing once again to
mimic his.
“Oh my god, this is unbelievable. I’m sure you can trick him. No matter how good jackie is, as long as he
can’t tell you apart, you can ambush him with a fatal blow. He’ll be dead for sure!” Neil said confidently,
overjoyed.
“Is that so? it seems this man is quite the lecher. It should be an easy job!” The Selena before them
smiled seductively, her voice quickly turned into Neil’s voice. “As of now, I’ve not met this woman nor
heard her voice. That’s why I can’t mimic it. However, I’ll appear near her as a stranger to learn her voice
and secretly observe to learn her movements and expressions. Very soon, I’ll be able to fool everyone!”
“We’ll put the voice aside for now. If not for us witnessing it with our own eyes, we would have mistaken
you as Selena!” Ivanughed, then added, “To be honest, while on our way here, we’re quite worried if
this 150 million dors was worth it. It seems it’s worth every penny!”
“rest assured. Give me five days. In five days, this kid will be dead for sure! If he still lives after five days,
I’ll refund 50 million dors to you. I guarantee that he will die within 10 days!” the woman before them
stated, chuckling.
“We believe you. Seeing you today is an eye-opener!”
Although they each paid 50 million dors, Ivan felt the greater pressure. However, if that would get
jackie killed, he was more than happy to pay it. Apart from still feeling bitter over jackie hitting him,
jackie’s death would mean that Selena would probably be married to a rich family like Neil’s. If she was
married, then she would no longer be part of the family and have no stake in the Taylor family’s assets.
“Alright, you should leave. I’ve just flown over and am still exhausted from my trip. I’ll rest up and start
tomorrow. Tomorrow will be the first day!” Shadow looked at the trio and told them to leave.
Very quickly the trio left the hotel.
Chapter 371 “That woman’s body is stunning. I think her butt is even perkier than Selena’s” After arriving
at the za outside the hotel, Neil could not resist swallowing his saliva. “Too bad she’s a hitman. If only
she was an escort. I’d be willing to pay high prices for this woman!”
“That’s right. Such a beautiful flower, yet it had to be a rose with thorns!” Ken joined in amusement. “Next
we can just sit back, rx, and wait for the good news from her!”
Neil nodded, then said to Ivan, “Young Master Taylor, if the hitman contacts you about jackie’s death, you
must notify us right away. Us brothers shall have a good celebration!”
Hearing that, Ivan’s heart was overjoyed. Although the Taylor family was just a third-ss aristocratic
family, Young Master Hugo and Young Master rk belonged to second-ss aristocratic families. For
them to address him as a brother, it was apparent that he was not seen as an outsider. If he could
establish a good connection with them, then it would definitely be beneficial for the future growth of the
Taylor family’s business.
“Sure. When the timees, we must make a grand celebration!” Ivan nodded with a smile as they
continued forward.
However, after a moment of their departure, Ivan seemed to recall something. He asked, “Oh, you told
me that you failed to have Fiona poison jackie, right?”
“Yeah. That Fiona loves money so much, yet she ended up saying she didn’t want to kill someone. Isn’t
that just annoying?!” Ken felt his frustration grow the more he thought about it.
“Where’s the poison? Pass it to me. I’ve just thought of someone that might be able to help us. We
should keep the poison for now. If the hitman fails to kill him, I’ll think of something with the poison. I’ll
make sure jackie drinks this!” Ivan’s gaze gave off an evil feeling.
“That works too. There’s not much use for us to keep it anyway. It might be more useful for you as you’re
from the Taylor family. You’ll have more opportunity to use it than us!” Ken nodded, then took out the
poison and passed it to Ivan. “Do note that this poison is slow acting. It’s colorless and odorless when
mixed in water. After drinking it, one would appear normal. However, in a month, the body will slowly
deteriorate and eventually, the person will die.”
“Is that so? That’s even better. When the timees, who would think of what happened a month ago,
or even what they have eaten or drank? This poison is perfect for killing!” Ivan received the poison
happily.
…
Meanwhile, within Selena’s office…
Sonia came before Selena and passed some documents and files to her. “Manager Taylor, here are
some materials from the construction material supplier and thepany intro. I’ve taken a look and they
seem to be decent, especially this Marvel Construction Material Company. I think the materials from this
company are quite good, and the pricing is reasonable!”
Having said that, Sonia paused for a moment before continuing, “Of course, the final decision is yours to
make. This is just my suggestion.”
Hearing those words, Selena frowned. Marvel Construction Material Company was the biggest
subsidiarypany of the Taylor family,
In the past two days, she was still hesitating on this matter. She wanted to help Ivan, yet she was worried
that it would generate gossip behind her back, iming that she was misusing her power. However, if
she rejected Ivan and refused to work with the Taylor family, her grandfather might not be happy. After
all, their ability to rise to a second-ss aristocratic family was very important to the Taylor family. Her
grandfather waited forever for such a day.
“You can just leave it here. I’ll check through it carefully and let you know the resultster!”
Chapter 372 After Sonia went out, Selena sat behind her desk frowning, still feeling hesitant. She had
carefully read through those materials. It was obvious that among the suppliers, the Taylor family was the
most prominent construction material supplier. Meanwhile, the other suppliers were no match for the
Taylor family. Most importantly, they would not be able to handle such a big project. However, Selena
knew full well that Sonia was hiding something. With them running such a big project, it was a tempting
opportunity. It was impossible for the otherpanies that could rival the Taylor family to notpete.
Hence, there must be some documents that Sonia has kept hidden from her.
Nevertheless, that was actually a good thing for her. She had originally nned to help the Taylor family,
and the quality of their construction materials were honestly good. Of course, she naturally wished for the
Taylor family to grow stronger as well. That way, Old Master Taylor would be able to fulfill his lifelong
dream, promoting the Taylor family from a third-ss aristocratic family to a second-ss aristocratic
family. That was an opportunity of a lifetime. If she missed this chance, it would be very difficult for her to
find such an opportunity again.
This time, she could just leave things like it is and y dumb. She only needed to feign ignorance. After
all, Sonia was the one doing the maniption instead of her, pre-signing her name on it. That meant that
if anything were to happen, it would be Sonia’s fault.
“Things should be fine. Although Ivan can be terrible at times, this is a good opportunity for him. There
was no way he would ruin such a good opportunity. Moreover, the Taylor family’s quality isparable to
other high-end construction material suppliers!” Selena could not resist muttering after some
considerations.
However, she quickly added, “But this is such a big project. I can’t give them everything. If everything is
allocated to the Taylor family, that would attract gossip. Why not I allocate eighty percent to the Taylor
family and I’ll find another suitable supplier for the remaining twenty percent!” After finallying to a
decision, Selena finally gave her grandfather a call.
“Selena? Why are you calling this old man all of a sudden?” Old Master Taylor was slightly surprised
when receiving Selena’s call.
Selena chuckled, then asked, “Grandfather, how’s your health? It’s your seventieth birthday in sixteen
days. Is there anything you like? I’ll see if I can get it for you by then!”
“I’m old. My body is getting weaker each day. I’m almost seventy years old, how healthy can I be?!” The
old master chuckled before answering, “As for the gift, there’s really nothing much that can pique my
interest now. To me, all those gold nes and jade pendants can be described in one word,
pretentious!”
Having said that, before Selena could say anything, the old man could not resist questioning, “That’s
right, Selena, you know that this old man loves his reputation. Moreover, I’ve cared for you greatly when
you were young. I just can’t bear to have you married to a delivery boy. That’s why to avoid being the
laughing stock of others, I had no choice but to chase you out of the family!”
Chapter 373 Having said that, OId Master Taylor paused for a moment before asking, “Are you still angry
at Grandpa for that?”
Selena forced a smile. “I know Grandpa’s attitude quite well. Back then I was stubborn too. It was out of
spite that I was pregnant with my daughter. However, I find that jackie is a decent guy and my daughter
is very cute as well. There’s nothing much for me to regret. As for other people gossiping, that’s their
business. I have to live for myself!”
The old master sighed, then said, “It seems that despite my old age, I’ve not lived my life as fully as you
had! Oh right, I heard that you’re in charge of the South Hill Real Estate’s construction materials
procurement? Have you found a suitable coborator for the project? I know that it’s a little difficult for
you at this position, as others would gossip.”
Selena kept quiet. At first, she thought that her grandfather would persuade her to sign a deal with the
Taylor family. She did not expect him to be considerate of her position and say such things.
The old master then said, “If it’s too difficult for you, you can give this a try. After all, our Taylor family
didn’t do too well these past few years. You just need to give us a share, even if just thirty percent of the
project. That way, even if we can’t rise to a second-rate aristocratic family, we would still be able to get a
breather and help boost ourpany performance for the past years!”
From his tone of voice, Selena could tell that he felt helpless. There was even a hint of begging.
The old master had always ced great importance on his reputation. It was almost impossible for him
to be humble, and even then it would be forced. It was also on the grounds of the Taylor family’s future
that he would say such words. Selena felt touched by his actions.
At that moment, the kind-hearted Selena could not help but smile warmly. “Grandpa, the main reason I
called you was to talk about this matter. The supervisor had just passed me all the information of several
potential construction material suppliers. After taking a look, within the fewpanies, our Taylor family
is verypetitive and our quality is decent!”
Hearing that, the old master was delighted, asking immediately, “Y-y-you mean that we have hope? How
much of a share would we get on the project?”
Hearing her grandfather’s excited voice on the phone reminded her of his affection back when she was
young. Selenaughed, then changed her ns. “I’ve decided to give the Taylor family eighty-five
percent of the project, while the others will be shared among otherpetitors.”
“Eighty-five percent!?” The old master breathed in deeply. That was beyond his expectations. It showed
that Selena was intentionally favoring the Taylor family.
The old master’s eyes turned slightly red. “Selena, I’m very touched that you can let bygones be
bygones. I’ve also thought it through. There’s no point in those gifts. All that’s important is that jackie is
sincere. Even if he can’t produce a gift worth 10 million dors, I’ll still acknowledge him as my grandson-
inw and take all of you back!” Having said that, the old master warned her, “However, don’t you tell him
about this. We need to give him some pressure. If you tell him in advance, this kid might not work hard!”
Hearing that, Selena could not help resist a chuckle. “Alright, I’ll keep it a secret from him. Grandpa,
looking at how confident he is, I believe he should be able toe up with the money. Also, please keep
today’s matter a secret. I’ll ask Ivan toe over and sign the contract. As for the price, just follow the
market price!”
“Yes, of course!” The old master nodded, feeling satisfied. Eighty-five percent! They might be able to
make a profit of 5 to 6 hundred million dors! That was more than enough to bring them into the ranks
of a second-ss aristocratic family.
Chapter 374 After the call, Old Master Taylor remained seated on the sofa and sighed. “Sigh, Selena is
still the best. Even after being chased out of the family and picked on by Ivan, she would still think of the
bigger picture at a critical time like this. Instead, Ivan is just useless!”
After Selena put down her phone, she had Rosa summon Sonia over.
“Manager Taylor, are you looking for me?” Sonia had a stic smile on her face. It could not be helped.
For money and her future, she could only keep it all in when working in front of Selena while keeping a
smile on.
It seemed that she was not keeping a grudge from their past. Of course, until now, she still could not
understand how Selena’s husband, a mere bodyguard, dared to p her in front of her uncle. In the end,
not only did jackie not get reprimanded by the Drake family, but they instead sided with him. It made her
suspect if the rumor she spread about Selena to ruin her reputation, where she had an affair with Young
Master Drake, was true. Only then would it make sense for the Drake family to help Selena and her
husband so much.
“I’ve had a look and thispany does look good. However, our project is too big so we can’t leave it all
to them. I’m afraid it might affect their quality when they rush their deadlines.” Selena stated calmly with a
faint smile.
Hearing that, Sonia was overjoyed. It seems the Taylor family would be getting it, but as to how big a
portion of the project, that was unclear. Ivan had promised her that if the contract was signed, even if
they were only allocated with forty-five percent of the project, she would still be getting 20 million dors
ofmission. With 20 million dors, she would be able to afford luxury handbags and not have to
worry.
With that thought, she quickly suppressed her excitement and asked carefully, “Manager Taylor, I think
this Marvel Construction Material Company is quite promising, or I wouldn’t be rmending them to
you. Their reputation is really good! I believe you know that already! So, how much of the project are you
allocating to them?”
Selena smiled, then stated, “Eighty-five percent. I’ll pick others for the remainder!”
“Wow, that’s quite a lot!” Sonia grinned, feeling ted. She never thought that she would really get her
hands on the 20 million dors.
Selena looked at her, then frowned, “Why do you seem so happy? You seem to care a lot about this
company, don’t you?”
“N-n-no! I’m just hoping that it could be settled earlier after working on this for so long. If we can’t decide
on one, I’ll have to start looking for other construction material suppliers again!” Feeling spooked, Sonia
quickly exined.
“Mm, what about this. You bring Ivan over tomorrow to sign the deal. I know that thepany belongs to
the Taylor family, but they really earned this project by showing their capability!” Selena’s expression
remained calm all the while.
“Alright, I’ll call him right now to contact them!” Sonia nodded, then quickly thought of something, asking,
“Manager, what about the price? Do we follow the stated price?”
Selena forced a smile, then said, “Tell them that they have to lower the price by five percent. Their price
is just a little too much!”
“Yes, manager!” Sonia then happily left the room.
Ivan, who was drinking at a bar, quickly received a call from Sonia.
“Hello, Supervisor Neal, how are things going? Any progress?” Ivan asked casually after epting the
call.
He knew that Selena was stubborn. Even if they were to be given the project, it would not be that quick
as she would make him wait for a while.
Chapter 375 As for not giving them any part of the project, he did not think that was possible. After all, he
had already told her previously that it was their grandfather’s idea. Selena was kind and filial. For their
grandfather, she would at least give them some part of the project.
“Come sign the contract tomorrow. Selena finally agreed, quite fast too! However, she wants to lower the
price by five percent!” On the other end of the phone, Soniaughed. “Congrattions Young Master
Ivan for acquiring such a big project!”
“What?!” Ivan immediately stood up, feeling excited. “Go sign the contract tomorrow? Lowering it by five
percent is no issue. The haggling ismon practice. Moreover, the demand is not much, just a
symbolic price reduction!” Having said that, he immediately questioned further, “Oh, did you ask how
much of this project is she allocating to us? It shouldn’t be the entire project, right?”
“Although it’s not the whole project, it’s still quite a surprise. Eighty-five percent! What do you think?
Enough? I’ve put in quite a lot of good words for you!” Sonia quickly credited herself.
“Eighty-five? That’s wonderful. Rx, after signing the contract tomorrow, I’ll treat you and your boyfriend
to a meal and settle your promised benefits!” Ivan almost jumped at the news.
With such a big project and the Taylor family getting eighty-five percent of it, that would be a sizable
profit. Most importantly, with that, he believed that his grandfather would look at him in a new light. When
the timees, who else would he name as the heir of the Taylor family’s assets? The old master was
already seventy years old. By the looks of it, he would notst much longer and would have to soon pass
on his authority.
“Thank you, Young Master Taylor. I wish you good luck with your contract signing tomorrow. I’ll leave you
to your business for now!” Sonia quickly ended the call.
“Wonderful, wonderful!” Ivan burst out intoughter, then called out at the waiter by the door, “Get me a
few more girls in here. I need a good round of celebration!”
At five-thirty in the afternoon, with nothing much going on, Selena clocked out of work.
She never expected to see a woman right at the door, waiting with some documents in hand.
“Please leave. Ourpany’s door is not meant for just anyone. There are plenty of people looking for
ourpany for projects. You can submit your documents and let the supervisor decide. She will then
hand pass it on. That’s the procedure!” A guard was blocking the woman outside, persuading her,
“You’ve been waiting for a few hours. Why don’t you go back? The sun is so strong. Aren’t you afraid of
passing out from the heat?”
“It’s fine. I’ll just wait a little longer. Although ourpany is small, our quality and other aspects are all
exceptional. We really hope to be able to work with South Hill Real Estate.” The woman seemed to be in
her twenties. She was drenched in sweat from the scorching heat, but she still kept looking inside.
She quickly saw Selena and her eyes brightened. “Manager Taylor, can we have a talk?”
“Don’t run inside!” Seeing the woman running inward, the guard immediately held her back. “You’re
sweating all over, how can you just run into thepany like that?”
Selena looked at her, then approached and said, “There’s a cafe next door. We can have a seat there
and talk about this!”
“S-s-sure. Thank you Manager Taylor for giving me this opportunity!” The woman nodded frantically,
feeling overjoyed.
Selena smiled calmly. From here, she could see her old self when she started working for the Taylor
family. Back then, she was just as headstrong.
Chapter 376 “Manager Taylor, l-l-let me introduce myself. I’m J. Our family…how do I put it? Please
don’tugh at me, but we’re just a regrpany. We’re not even considered a third-ss aristocratic
family! However, Jacob’s Construction Materials is really quite good. Our quality is decent. Oh yeah, I
have some of our documents here. There are also some reviews from our clients after working with us!”
J seemed to be nervous, but still courageously introduced herself to Selena.
Standing before her, Selena was already a sessful female professional with a high position.
She heard that the Drake family was paying her a monthly sry of 1 million dors. With that kind of
pay, she wasparable to some directors.
“You even have reviews?” Selena was surprised and intrigued. After taking a careful look, she finally told
J, “Yourpany does look good. I’ve heard of it before. Your reputation is decent!” Having said
that, she paused for a moment before continuing, “I would like to hear you out.”
“Jacob’s Construction Materials prides ourselves in our quality. However, ourpany is not big, nor as
well known as others. Therefore I don’t expect to be allocated that much work in this big project! Our
main hope is that Manager Taylor would be able to allocate a small portion to us!” Having said her piece,
J took a sip of her coffee, then asked carefully, “I wonder if we’ll have a chance of working with you?”
Seeing her sincerity, Selena finally smiled. “I’m about to sign the contract tomorrow. Eighty-five percent of
this project has already been allocated! Although the remaining fifteen percent is not much, if you do it
well, it should be no problem for you to earn 1 to 2 hundred million dors. Therefore, our requirements
for business partners are also quite stringent!”
Hearing that, J sighed in her heart. From Selena’s tone, she most likely had no chance.
However, she quickly cheered up and smiled at Selena. “It’s okay, I understand that the chances of
working with you are very slim. Many from my family were evenughing at me, iming that it’s
impossible to reach a deal. In fact, that’s also within my expectations!”
Although Selena had already made up her mind, she still asked intentionally, “Since that’s within your
expectation, why did youe? Moreover, it’s scorching hot outside. Why did you wait for so long?”
“Thing is, sometimes we have to try. If we never try, we’ll never know. What if I got lucky?”
Having said that, J sat for a moment, then felt awkward and stood up to pay the bill. She then
laughed and said, “Manager Taylor, it’s a pity that we can’t work together this time. However, I hope that
we will have opportunities to work together in the future. This is my business card. I’ll prove to you in the
future that we’re a good business partner!” Finishing her statement, she turned around and got ready to
leave.
However, Selenaughed unexpectedly. She saw her old self on this young woman. Back when she was
the general manager of the Taylor family’spany, it was not given to her like Ivan. She had earned her
ce through her own hard work. Moreover, when she left thepany, many employees cried because
they loved her as a general manager.
“Wait a moment. I don’t think I’ve said that we can’t work together, right?” Selenaughed, then called
out to J.
“Manager Taylor, y-y-you mean that…” When J heard that, she turned around with a look of
astonishment on her face.
“What I meant to say was the remaining fifteen percent will all be given to you. I hope you don’t let me
down. You must make sure of the quality. As for the price, we’ll follow the one you proposed. Come find
me at my office tomorrow at nine-thirty in the morning to sign the contract!” Selena took a sip of her
coffee and crossed her leg, yet somehow appearing graceful.
“That’s wonderful! Yes, yes! I’ll definitely reach on time tomorrow! I’ll go back immediately and draft out a
proper contract!” J was ted, quickly taking her leave.
Chapter 377 “This girl!” Selenaughed before standing up and taking her leave as well.
However, she did not expect a sexy and seductivedy in shades seated nearby had been observing
them for a long time. Only after Selena had left did the woman stood up and settle her bill before going
out.
“What I meant to say was the remaining fifteen percent will all be given to you…” The corner of her lips
curled up creepily. The voice she made was the exact copy of Selena’s voice.
Thatdy was none other than the hitman that ranked fifth in the southwestern hitman leaderboard,
Shadow!
…
At the same time, Ivan had also happily returned home. Reaching home, he immediately called Cecilia
and the other rtives over.
“Master Ivan, what’s the matter? You seem happy. Did something good happen?” A young man of the
Taylor family asked, giggling.
“Excellent! Truly wonderful news!” Ivan’s body still reeked of alcohol. He looked at Theodore and Zeus,
proiming, “Dad, Grandpa, we’ve finally gotten our hands on the project by South Hill Real Estate!”
“That’s wonderful. Master Ivan is truly amazing!”
“That’s right. You managed to obtain such a big project.”
Quite a number of the Taylor family members immediately started praising Ivan. Most of them were
working at the Taylor family’spany, carrying out all sorts of positions. Ivan was the general manager,
and now that he managed to secure such a big project, the authority within the Taylor family would
eventually be in his grasp. That was why they had to get on his good side or risk having a rough future.
However, a number of them knew in their hearts that Selena hadpromised for them to secure the
project. If Selena was petty and held her grudge, it would be helpless even if Ivan begged on his knees.
“guess how much of this big project were we allocated with?” Ivanughed out loud excitedly, then said,
“At first, Selena was unagreeable and only nned to give us thirty percent. However, thanks to my
quick thinking and persuasiveness, she finally made multiplepromises. In the end, we nailed it at
eighty-five percent of the project!” Ivan intentionally ced a strong emphasis on the number eighty-five
when he spoke, hoping to make the number stand out. His face filled with smugness.
“Master Ivan is truly awesome. You managed to negotiate for eighty-five percent!”
“That’s right. Selena is so petty to just provide us with thirty percent. That’s just too little. We’re all from
the Taylor family after all. She has the blood of our Taylor family running within her!”
“That’s right. I think she’s being petty too. If it were me, even if I had to save my reputation, I would have
at least set aside sixty percent of the project!”
The Taylor family members were all busy debating.
However, Zeus Taylor, the old master had a gloomy expression on his face. Selena had given him a call
long ago and told him about the eighty-five percent allotment. She had even discussed it with him. Ivan
probably did nothing, yet he dared toe back showing off and iming credit. If not for trying to save
Ivan’s reputation, Zeus would have exposed him right then and there.
Chapter 378 “Son, you’ve done well this time!” Theodore grinned as he gave Ivan, a big thumbs up. He
was not a business-minded person and would spend his free time enjoying tea or fishing.
However, he had hope for his son to be sessful. This time, Ivan had finally made him proud.
“dad, it can’t be helped. It’s all for our Taylor family. It’s so that we can rise into the ranks of a second-
ss aristocratic family. This is something I’m willing to do even if I have to endure torturous
hardships!”Ivan, being drunk, thumped his chest smugly. The arrogance he showed went without saying.
Zeus, on the other hand, could bear with it no longer. He steeled his face and asked, “Why not give your
life as well?” Having said that, he gave a wave. “It’s gettingte. Go get rested. Ivan, you should rest up
too. Go sign the contract early in the morning. It’s only official after you sign the contract. Don’t be an
embarrassment like thest time!”
“Don’t you worry, everything will be fine. I’ll guarantee to sign this contract tomorrow morning, or I’ll live
stream myself eating sh*t for all of you to watch!” Ivan thumped his chest as he promised. This time, he
had full confidence. After all, Selena had always kept her word. Since she had agreed to it, she would
not go back on her words.
Moreover, the failed contract with the Wilson family previously was an ident. Since the old master
sent them off, they quickly went away. Meanwhile, the old master should have gone back to sleep. Very
soon, only Ivan and Theodore were left in the huge living room.
“Dad, it’s weird. Shouldn’t Grandpa be ted about this matter? Why do I feel that he seemed
unhappy?” Ivan frowned, finally noticing something was off. He felt confused.
Theodore considered for a moment before saying, “I think it might be toote and he’s sleepy. Moreover,
you reek of alcohol and behaved so insolently. Can your grandpa be happy? Thest time you
thoroughly embarrassed yourself and vomited all over the floor in the hotel really upset your grandpa!”
Having said that, Theodore paused for a moment before advising, “You should cut back on the alcohol.
Being drunk can get you in trouble. Don’t you know that?”
“Alright dad, I understand. You should go rest up! I’m going to bed!” Ivan replied impatiently before going
off.
The next day, Selena went to work early in the morning.
However, just as she parked and got out of her car outside her office, she felt a knock on her head. Her
vision blurred and then passed out. The woman before her smiled dryly, then ced Selena in the co-
driver seat before driving away. They quickly left the town and arrived at a dpidated house atop a
mountain not far from the city.
After a while, Selena finally regained consciousness. She opened her eyes and felt her head spin. She
took a careful look at the woman in front of her and could not help shaking her head. That was because
she saw herself.
“What’s going on? I-I-I can’t be dead, right? Is this my soul?” Selena was bbergasted. She saw herself
looking at her, smiling with her hands crossed before her chest. The smile seemed rather evil.
However, she soon realized that she was tied to a wooden pir.
“That’s not it. I’m not dead. Who are you?” Selena’s heart skipped a beat. The pain of being tightly bound
by ropes on her arm was too real. She was not dreaming, nor did she die. That must be the case.
Chapter 379 The woman replied, “Well… You’re pretty and kind. But it doesn’t change the fact that I have
been hired to kill and I mustplete my mission.”
“Hire? You’re a hitman! Where is this ce?” Selena was shocked and scared at the same time. This
run-down house they were in looked really old. That aside, she ran into a hitman. Who on earth hired a
hitman and wanted her dead?”
“Ivan?” She quickly thought of him as Ivan was a revengeful man, and jackie broke his bone. This alone
would make him a highly possible candidate.
Selena then dismissed the idea as quickly as she thought. ‘Impossible. Ivan has been longing to secure
the contract. Even if he really wanted me dead, he would do it after the contract, not before.’
“Don’t worry, you’re not my instructed target,” the woman spoke.
“I’m not your target, so why did you capture me?” Selena suddenly understood. “Now I know, you’re
disguised as me… Your target is my husband, jackie!”
Selena gasped as it might very well be true. If she wanted Selena dead, she would have done so much
earlier. The fact that she captured Selena was to attract her actual target who was none other than
jackie. Selena thought of the possibility of someone revenging on jackie would be much higher as he had
caused trouble to a lot of people out there.
jackie did not only get in the way of Ivan but people like Ken, Neil and Michael as well. All these were no
ordinary people. If they wanted jackie dead, it would just be a piece of cake.
“Smart!” The woman nodded. “So, your husband will be dead today. You can’t me me but you can
me my employer.”
“Who’s your employer?” Selena tried to interrogate.
“this is funny. Do you think a professional hitman like myself, being the top five in the southwest region,
will reveal this information to you? I, on the other hand, was wondering how easy it is to lure your
husband here using your face.”
“Shameless!” Selena scolded, “My husband is a veteran and has served the military for five years. He
can fight a dozen alone! I’m warning you, you better let me go and abort this mission, you may lose your
life to this mission!”
“I see you’re trying to threaten me here. Five years of the military? He’s a piece of cake to me, even if I
don’t disguise myself as you. Let me tell you, even marshals won’t be my match.”
“A marshal will not be your match…?” Selena’s mouth twitched at her abilities. She initially wanted to
scare the hitman but did not think that the hitman was actually that skillful. She started to actually worry
about jackie now.
Chapter 380 Although she was a hitman, Selena was reassured that jackie was pretty skilled himself too.
So, she was somewhat confident in jackie. jackie might be the person who kills the hitman instead of the
other way round. However, Shadow’s words had concerned her. She was very skillful if she could beat a
marshal. If that was the case, jackie would be in big trouble. On top of that, the hitman had disguised
herself as Selena. What if jackie fell for that? Big trouble… It was easy to kill jackie if he was not alert
enough. As though a fight between one who had normal vision and a blind person, the blind would
naturally be at disadvantage.
“Are you scared now? Are you worried now?” Shadow toyed a dagger and tapped it on Selena’s face.
“Do you know why I love disguising as my target’s partner? I like to see the look on their face when they
die, that look of disbelief!”
With that, Shadow turned around andughed. “Until the moment they die, they would still think that it
was their partner who killed them. I’ll never exin myself and I’ll never tell them why. They shall die
confused.”
“You’re mad! Karma will get to you!” Selena’s eyes reddened as she stared at Shadow with hatred.
“to reassure you, I’ll leave you here as you watch me finish your man outside. Yell with all your might but
you won’t be able to. You’ll live in misery forever after he dies. I’d love to see that! Personally, I think
killing is a ritual to practice. And all these are part of the ritual!” Malice filled Shadow’s eyes, life was as
unimportant as an ant.
“I dare you to not disguise as me to fight my husband! For you to disguise as me is just a dirty trick
because you’re no match for him!” Selena growled.
She was truly worried for jackie. What would happen to her and Kylie if he dies? They had only recently
reunited and were living a better life. To watch jackie die in front of her was thest thing she would ever
wish for.
“You’re trying to provoke me, aren’t you? Will he stand a better chance like that? Just very slightly, I
guess. Heh, you’re not just an empty vase, after all, you’ve got brains!” Shadow smirked then continued,
“Speaking of which, I really like your face. It’s perfect. It looks kind and approachable. I love it! How about
this, I’ll use your face for my missions next time. Let’s see how many people can take it when this ‘face’
kills. Any family members who witnessed the murder would recognize you as the murderer. Will they
come after you? I wonder…”
“You…” Selena almost fainted out of anger, but she still tried. “I dare you to not make up! You’re an ugly
fag, aren’t you? You’re so ugly you wouldn’t go out without a mask!”
Shadow was impatient at this point. “Quit it, I didn’t, do you understand? How can make up do such a
job? This is Transfiguration. Do you know Transfiguration? Uncultured b*tch!”
Chapter 381 Selena was helpless. She tried to persuade further but Shadow had stuffed a towel in her
mouth. “Look, see that slit? I’ll leave it open just very slightly, enough for you to see the table outside
from here. I’ll bring your husband to that table and kill him there. You just watch.”
“Ughh!” Selena could not be more nervous. She shook her head hard and tried to say something—she
could not.
“stop it. You just wait here and watch the show.” Shadow smirked as she retrieved Selena’s phone to call
jackie.
Selena had a sudden realization—even if Shadow looked like her, Shadow could never sound like her.
jackie was not stupid, he would have seen through the deception sooner thanter! What proceeded had
caught Selena in shock. The moment the call went through, Shadow’s voice changed. She sounded just
like Selena! Even Selena thought so. It was impossible for jackie to tell them apart, impossible… What
made it worse was that Shadow was wearing her clothes. It seemed like Shadow had her eyes on
Selena a long time prior to this. She even nned and bought the same clothes as Selena. The amount
of nning poured into this was scary.
“Hi, honey. I’m waiting for you outside the city, can youe over? I want to bring you somewhere fun
and we’ll have a chat there. What do you say?” Her voice was so slutty it gave Selena goosebumps.
“Sure! Is this a date? Wait for me, honey. I’m driving to you!” Shadow put the call on speaker to let
Selena hear.
“Alright, see you!” Shadow hung up the call and smirked at Selena. “Bye, my prettydy. I’m going to get
your husband. You just wait here and should be able to see me holding his hands in ten minutes. Worry
not, I’ll y with him for a little before making my move. That’s because…men have their guard up the
least when they kiss!”
Finally, Shadow left Selena, leaving just enough gap for her to see the table outside the room.
Selena could only growl in her heart. She was hoping jackie could tell that something was wrong from
the call and note at all. Who would have known jackie just agreed to the meet up without a single
hesitation, he even sounded a little excited.
‘Dumb jackie… Too lovesick, are you? Don’t you know I’m a workaholic, why on earth would I ask you
out during work?’ She could only vocalize this in her mind.
Chapter 382 The hilltop was not far away from the city. Soon, Shadow arrived at the suburb area in
Selena’s car. She pulled over, leaned on the car while waiting for jackie to arrive. As expected, jackie
arrived in his car within the next five minutes.
“What’s up, honey? You have the time to sneak out of the office today?” jackie pulled over and smiled at
the woman.
“I just thought we could have some fun! Although it’s a little run-down, that ce is serene and has a
good view.” Shadow smiled and entered her car. “Stay in your car and follow me.”
“Alright!” jackie did as told.
There was an uneasy feeling. jackie had been suspicious if this ‘Selena’ was the Selena he knew. It was
something about her slutty eyes that gave it away. The real Selena did not have these eyes. These were
sultry and seductive eyes.
“That’s funny, why would she bring me out today?” jackie questioned as he drove.
The drive did not seem long before they arrived at the hilltop, and proceeded to park their car on an
empty piece ofnd.
“How’s this ce, not bad aye? Look, you can see the whole of Eastfield from here. There’s even a
breeze, isn’t it amazing?!” Her figure was clearly ented when she stretched her back. jackie, on the
other hand, was dazed. She was beautiful!
“Honey, look! There’s a house, let’s check it out,” she suggested.
“Sure!” jackie nodded.
At this point, ‘Selena’ walked toward jackie and unexpectedly held his hand. jackie looked at her, feeling
a little shy.
“What’s the matter, honey? You look weird. We’re a couple, it’s only normal for us to hold hands.”
‘Selena’ was suddenly very romantic. She even cheekily rolled her eyes at jackie.
“No, nothing!” jackie was quite certain something was wrong, yet he just smiled and followed.
“Looks like it’s been some time since anyone stayed here. There’s a lot of spider web!” Shadow smiled
and tucked jackie’s hands. She directed jackie to the table and pretended to look out of the window.
jackie then noticed a door. “Hey, there’s a door there. Let’s check it out.”
The real Selena who was tied up in the room was worried sick. She tried to shout, hoping to get jackie’s
attention, and even struggled to free herself. However, she was tied up too tightly with a cloth stuffed in
her mouth. Her effort to warn jackie was to no avail. Hence, she was delighted the moment she heard
that jackie noticed the door. Well, Shadow would not have let the rescue happen, of course.
Chapter 383 Shadow quickly pulled jackie to her and bit her sexy red lips. “Honey, about that… It’s been
so long since you started serving the military… And, there’s no one else here…” she said as she tapped
her fingers on jackie’s chest, trying to seduce him.
“Selena… Let’s not…under broad daylight?” jackie frowned and looked outside.
“I’ve closed the door after we enter. Besides, this is in the middle of nowhere, no one woulde here! I
think we can be a little more open here… It sets the mood well.” She tipped her toes and kissed jackie on
his neck as she proceeded.
Looking at the ‘Selena’ in front of him, there was more reason for him to suspect.
He quick-wittedly hugged her. “Look at you… Who knew that you like to set the mood like this. What
dominatrix you are!”
“Quit mocking me, I just want to have some fun.” Shadow was secretly joyous at the fact that men were
such simple-minded animals. Any trivial sexual advancement could send them to trap.
“Alright!”
On the other hand, the real Selena in the room was worried sick looking at how jackie had hugged the
woman. Again, she tried to vocalize her warning, and again, she failed. It was only natural that she was
this worried. That woman looked exactly like herself, jackie had no reason to have his guard up against
her. Furthermore, her seduction skills… jackie, a youngd in his early twenties, would have already lost
his mind by then. How could he possibly resist?
What proceeded was that Shadow locked jackie’s lip with hers, and they started their business. jackie
hugged her real tight. Selena saw Shadow reaching for something under her dress. Soon after, Shadow
retrieved a dagger from her stockings at her thigh. Staring at the dagger, Selena’s heart dropped. Just as
she was about to stab jackie, he swiftly turned around and got out of Selena’s sight. It was a blind spot
for Selena and she could not see much from the door slit.
Shadow frowned. She struggled to stab jackie with the dagger as her hand was mped by another
strong hand. She gasped and prepared for another strike. Unfortunately, jackie was too fast, and had
already grabbed hold of the dagger with his other hand and stabbed it in Shadow’s chest.
“Ahhhhh…” Shadow looked at her chest, eyes filled with disbelief. She underestimated the speed and
strength of her opponent. Furthermore, the dagger stabbed right at her heart, she had no chance of
retaliation.
Shadow’s scream sent chills down Selena’s spine. Her heart was heavy. What had the woman done to
jackie? Would jackie really fall into her trap?
“Wh…why…?” Shadow was weak. At herst breath, she still did not understand what gave her identity
away. “Don’t all men like their wife seductive?”
jackie grabbed her face and pulled her mask down, revealing her true face. He proceeded by whispering
in her ears, “Shadow, learned Transfiguration, twenty-five this year, is a hitman since twenty.”
“Who… Who are you?” That was Shadow’sst breath. She died with eyes filled with shock. Her identity
had always been well-kept, how could this man know so much about her?
Chapter 384 Selena struggled. She tried to warn jackie but her effort was in vain. Soon after, she
realized that no more noise wasing from outside. It was pin-drop silence. ‘Is jackie…dead?’ she
started to worry. Suddenly, she was frightened by the sight of a hand appearing at the door that swiftly
pushed the door open.
Selena’s eye reddened and teared from joy seeing that it was jackie who entered. She just realized how
much she cared for him at that moment of life and death. Not just that she realized how much she loved
him, she was also dreaded by the thought of his death that would leave her child without a father. Seeing
that jackie entered the room safely, she breathed a sigh of relief.
“I knew that woman was not you!” Panic-stricken, he made his way to Selena and removed the cloth
stuffed in her mouth. He quickly held her in his embrace and asked, “Honey, how’re you? Did she beat
you? Did she torture you?”
“No, I’m fine. You’re the target, not me. Where is she? She is a hitman. Top five in the southwest region,
she said… She’s dangerous! Even marshals are no match for her,” Selena exined hurriedly.
Before she could finish speaking, jackie looked at her, cupped her cheeks in his hands, and pecked hard
on her lips. Selena, who was still tied to the pir, did not see thating. Embarrassed, she found
herself palpitating with her pupils widely dted.
After that peck, jackie continued, “I was worried for you when I found out that she was a hitman! I didn’t
want anything to happen to you!”
Only after this, he started to untie Selena.
“You… Cheeky! How dare you kiss me?” Selena blushed as she rolled her eyes at jackie. “Pervert! You
kissed me before you even untie me!”
“Can’t help it, I was too indulged in the mood! I was worried for you, okay? So, honey. I got the sequence
wrong… Does that mean that I should kiss you after I untie you?” jackie awkwardly smiled.
“You… Don’t kiss me without my permission next time!” Selena stuttered.
She left her words at that and ran out to find the hitman lying on the floor in a pool of blood.
Seeing how the hitman was as dead as a doornail, she finally sighed with relief, “She’s a skilled hitman,
not even a marshal is a match for her! How did you kill her…without defense?”
jackie snickered and exined, “I’ve had my suspicions. First of all, it was your office hour. Before you
left for work you told me you’ll be going on field to sign a contract. Why would you ask me to hang out
here? Second of all, I noticed the tire trails on this hill road. This is a road less traveled and there is little
traffic around. So the tire trails meant that someone had driven up before me.”
jackie paused for a while before he continued, “Well, third of all… That woman had slutty eyes. My wife
won’t ask me out. She doesn’t have slutty eyes, and most of all she won’t seduce me!”
“I was worried sick in there, worried that you’ll fall into her trap and get killed. Who knew you were
observant enough to see that through, you should go and be a detective!” Selena was dumbfounded. It
seemed she was worried for nothing. jackie had caught on to the suspicious clues.
Chapter 385 Only then jackie confessed, “Even with those considered, I was hesitant to make the move
to kill. What if I was wrong? I could only make the move when she was exposed.”
“What exposed her?” Selena frowned and doubted as she thought the hitman’s disguise was perfect.
“And that is, the fact that my wife won’t take the lead to kiss me. More importantly, I smelled cigarettes.
That meant she smokes. My wife never smokes! That was when I confirmed my judgment, that the
woman was a hitman and not you.”
“Pretty smart, aren’t you?” Then she thought about how that woman had kissed jackie. Irritated, she
mocked, “So, what now? Were you excited that she made the move to kiss you? She has a nice body, I
must say. Happy now?”
jackie was ashamed. So, Selena was jealous after all.
Bitterly, he smiled. “Honey, that was a hitman I was dealing with. Do you think I had the time to even
think of those? It was dragged out a little because I was worried that I misjudged her. So I dyed my
move to kill her and only did so after I’m certain of it.”
“Wait a second, she was a skilled hitman! How did you settle her so fast? I saw that she had a dagger!”
Selena found herself confused. If jackie was a lot more skilled than that woman, that would mean that he
was a king of war!
jackie awkwardly smiled and replied, “Maybe because her guard wasn’t up. She wouldn’t have thought
that I’d see through her deception so she was morex. With that, it was easy to kill her.”
“Right, right! That’s what she said. It’s a piece of cake to kill someone with no guard up. Bet she didn’t
think you outsmarted her!”
“Selena, did you tear when you see me just now? You were worried about me?” jackie finallyughed.
Selena’s face reddened again after trying so hard to recollect herself. She rolled her eyes and said, “In
your dreams! I wasn’t worried about you. I was worried about myself. What if she kills me? I was worried
about Kylie and I teared because of Kylie, okay?”
She knew she was lying. Immediately, she shifted the attention to the dead body on the floor and
diverted the topic. “So how do we settle this? We can’t just leave her here.”
“Such a run-down house… Let’s burn this whole ce!” jackie replied after giving it some thought.
What followed was that they both made a fire outside the house.
Watching as the fire burns, Selena suddenly thought of this. “Sh*t, we would’ve searched her body in
case she has a phone. From there we could see her contacts, and find out who was behind this!”
“don’t worry about that. There are more people who want me dead!” He shifted his gaze to Selena and
gave her a very serious look. “Looks like I’ll need to get you a bodyguard. I’m not worried about myself.
What if they target you to get to me? I can’t watch you all day, I have work at Drake’s.”
“It can’t be Ivan… I’m about to sign a contract with them…” Selena seemed to be still distracted by the
fact that she did not retrieve the hitman’s phone. She looked at the time and eximed, “Sh*t! It’s past
eleven!”
Chapter 386 “it’s fine as there’s no hurry. Let theme over tomorrow!” jackie smiled and looked
beside him where Selena was, “Honey, since you’re also here, let’s go to the city and have lunch to
steady our nerves. What do you think?”
“Sounds good.” Selena nodded and they soon drove down from the hill.
At this moment, Ivan Taylor and J were still waiting inside of Selena’s office.
“What’s going on? This is…” Ivan started to get impatient. He had already made at least ten calls to
Selena previously but none of them were picked up by her.
He looked at J and said, “Do you think that we’ve been yed? This woman must be making fun of
us. If that’s the case, she’s too much!”
J on the other hand, smiled. “Impossible, I trust Manager Taylor. Since she promised us, she would
be here. She must have been dyed by an emergency matter!”
“that’s so funny. What’s more important than signing a contract with us?” Ivanughed and said out of
anger.
After that, he frowned and took in a breath. After all, the assassin told them to settle the issue within five
days. Today was considered the second day. Was it possible that they have already made a move? The
most important part was, this Shadow had her own special hobby when she carried out her mission.
Such as, she not only liked to pretend as the target’s closest person, she also liked to let the closest
person look on as she killed that target.
“Was it possible…” Ivan thought about it. It was already sote and Selena had not appeared yet. She
might have been kidnapped by the Shadow and he was speechless inwardly.
“I…” He stood up in a sudden and held his hands into fists. He felt angry and regretful inwardly.
He was too careless. He did not care much about Selena’s life and it did not matter if she really died.
However, he had not signed the contract yet. After all, this contract could bring around five to six billion
for the Taylor family. This was only a conservative estimation, if their operations were better, it would be
more than this.
If the Shadow had already taken action and killed Selena, they would have suffered a big loss. If this
position was taken over by another person, would the signing of the contract they have not signed
continue? That may not be the case. After all, they sessfully got this opportunity because of their
rtionship with Selena.
“What’s going on? Young Master Taylor, why are you startled?” J frowned as she looked at Ivan, who
stood up.
“It’s nothing. I think that we’re out of hope today as it’s already sote. Let’s go back first ande again
tomorrow morning!” Ivan walked out with a darkened face.
“Okay, let’se and have a look tomorrow morning!” J also felt that it was a waste of time. She
sighed, took the prepared contract and left.
Ivan walked out the entrance and to his car. He thought about it before calling the Shadow.
Unfortunately, none of his two calls could get through.
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”Sht, sht. There’s a possibility that Selena had been kidnapped. I have no idea if the assassin would kill
her!” Ivan was so angry that he held his hands into fists. “I’m really careless. I haven’t signed the contract
yet, I should’ve asked her to wait for a few days before doing anything. This…”
Ivan had no idea that asking this person to kill jackie would cause his contract signing matter to fail. As
he sat in the car, his mind was filled with thoughts about visiting the ce where Selena and the others
stayed that night. However, he thought about it and dismissed this thinking. If jackie and Selena were
fine and the assassin had not started her action, his proactive action of visiting them cannot be justified.
After all, he had shown his disgust previously and had never visited them. If the assassin failed, jackie
might be doubtful that he was the one who employed the assassin? Although, the possibility of the
assassin failing was very small.
He thought about it, looked at the time and was prepared to drive back. Coincidentally, when he passed
by a cafe, he looked inside and actually saw Xena jackieson.
“Isn’t that Ben Taylor’s girlfriend?” Ivan was slightly stunned. He parked the car by the road, got down
and entered the cafe.
At this moment, Xena was having a chat with two of her best friends and seemed to be in a very good
mood.
“Miss jackieson, I had no idea that I would run into you here!” Ivan said with a smile and walked over.
“Young Master Taylor!” Xena was stunned and said with a smile, “That’s a real coincidence. These are
my best friends, we are having a cup of coffee because we’re tired from shopping!”
“Really?” Ivan purposely took a look at the time before sitting down by the side and said with a smile, “It
just so happens that I have something to speak with Miss jackieson. Do I have the opportunity to invite
you to lunch?! If your best friends are in the mood, they can join us too!”
Those girls nced at each other with a mutual understanding and stood up, “Young Master Taylor, we’ll
get out of your hair. Enjoy your talk and allow us to make a move first!”
“Okay, let me treat you guys in the future when there’s an opportunity!” Ivan stood up and spoke politely,
like a gentleman.
“Does Young Master Taylor want a cup of coffee? Let me pay for that. Since you treat me to lunch, I’ll
treat you to coffee!” Xena smiled indifferently and said.
“There’s no need for that. Let’s sit here while you finish your cup of coffee. Later, let’s find a hotel, get a
private room and I’ll treat you to dinner!” Ivan replied with an indifferent smile. ording to his
experience with many girls, Xena was definitely a gold digger.
Apart from that, he previously saw Xena hug a young guy who looked like a second generation of a rich
family by ident. He was just toozy to tell Ben about this. However, when he passed by from outside,
he suddenly had an idea.
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“Really? Just the two of us? We’ll go to a hotel and get a private room for food? Wouldn’t that be a
waste? Let’s just eat some simple food!” Xena was surprised. Seating in front of her was the young
master of the Taylor family, Ivan Taylor. This man had the highest possibility of inheriting the Taylor family
in the future so he could be considered as a real rich family’s next generation. At least, whenpared
to Ben, Ivan was at least 100 times better than him.
During the previous hotel gathering, Ben took her with him. In the midst of it, she really wanted to have a
drink with Ivan and get a name card after that. It was a pity when he ignored her and left her in an
embarrassing situation. She had no idea that Ivan would proactively ask her out for a meal and she
wondered what was his hidden agenda.
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Ivan looked at her and smiled indifferently. “How would it be a waste to have lunch with such a pretty
lady? It should be my honor!”
Xena smiled when she heard this. “Young Master Taylor, I’m sure you’ve seen a lot of prettydies. I
shouldn’t be considered as a prettydy in your opinion!”
“you’re being very modest!” Ivan stood up and gestured after you to Xena, “Let’s go!”
“I think you’ve left me with no choice but to ept deferentially!” Although Xena was still curious about
why Ivan wanted to invite her for dinner alone, she felt that he must have something important to talk
about. Hence, she did not think much and just followed him.
The two of them drove and soon arrived at a high-end hotel. They got a private room and ordered quite
some dishes.
“Young Master Taylor, is there anything important that you need to seek me out privately?” Xena seemed
a little nervous as this was her first time sitting face to face with a real rich person. Apart from that, it was
so grand as they even got red wine and she was unprepared for it. After all, Ivan had on a suit that
exudes the feeling of a sessful person.
“Come, let’s first drink!” Ivan poured a ss of wine for her and nked the sses together.
“Sure!” Xena had no idea what Ivan had in mind but she still drank all the red wine in a gulp.
“I like girls that are pretty and straight-forward like you!” Ivanughed. He then casually ced a hand on
Xena’s thigh as if it was an ident after he spoke.
“Young Master Taylor, what are you…” Xena blushed and immediately removed his hand.
“Oh!” Ivan realized what happened and said with a smile, “Miss Xena, you’re too pretty and I can’t help
myself!”
Ivan paused here before continuing, “It’s just a waste that you’re with an untalented man. You’re really
making it easy for Ben. What can that guy do? He doesn’t have a job and only ys video games. How
is he worthy of a beauty like you?”
Xena was secretly happy when she heard this. She was so lucky, was it possible that Ivan had really set
his eyes on her? If that was the case, it was very good if she got to be with Young Master Taylor and was
able to marry him.
The current Taylor family was close to being a second-ss aristocratic family. She heard that Selena’s
company was about to sign a contract with the Taylor family. It was a huge project and once they
seed, the Taylor family would definitely make it into the range of second-ss aristocratic families
within one or two years. Wouldn’t she be changing her status to a higher one if she was married to a
second-ss aristocratic family’s future master? Apart from that, although Ivan constantly visited bars
and there were bad rumors about him, but, which rich man was not a womanizer?
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”Oh, Young Master Taylor, what you’ve said is too much. I’m not that pretty!” Xena pretended to be
modest and picked up some food before putting it on Ivan’s te. “Come, let’s eat!”
“sure!” Ivanughed and they started eating.
After a while, Ivan said again, “Miss Xena, I’ve fallen in love with you at first sight. I’ve been thinking
about you for the past few days and I’m so lucky to have bumped into you today. I had to muster my
courage to invite you for dinner!”
“How’s that possible?” Xena frowned and looked at Ivan before saying, “Young Master Taylor, are you
being serious?”
“Don’t you worry, I am!” Taylor ced one of his hands on Xena’s thigh again before saying with a smile,
“From today onwards, I’ll give you whatever you want. You would also give me everything I want, right? I
believe that you don’t really like Ben, right?”
“Young Master Taylor, you’re right. I’ve fallen out of love for Ben since long ago. If he wasn’t so nice to
me, I really want to break up with him!”
Xena was afraid that she would miss this opportunity. She stopped pushing Ivan’s hand away, pretending
as if nothing happened.
Ivan had a cold smile inwardly when he heard this. However, he directly held her hand, “Xena, be my
woman. I have no idea if it’s because of the wine today. I haven’t had much but I feel drunk. I want you.
How about this, why don’t you apany me to rest in a room upstairs andter, I’ll bring you out to buy
some branded handbags and clothes. You can choose whatever you have your eyes on. What do you
say?”
Xena immediately pretended to be reserved and said, “This-this doesn’t sound like a good idea, Young
Master Taylor. Although I don’t like Ben, we haven’t broken up. Apart from that, who knows but you might
be lying to me. I’ve just known you for a while and although I have some feelings for you, but, it doesn’t
sound so good to go into a hotel room, right?”
“Hey, what’s so bad about it? You must have misunderstood me?” Ivan immediately said with a smile,
“It’s best that you have feelings for me. I’m asking you to follow me because I would like for you to
apany me while I rest and have a chat with me. I’m not asking you to do anything, right? Don’t you
worry, I’m not that kind of person!”
“I guess it would be fine if it’s only sitting down and resting!” Xena blushed and was shy. She clearly
knew that if she really followed him upstairs, it wouldn’t be as simple as taking a rest.
After they finished eating, they quickly got a room and walked into the room.
“Xena, I really want to be with you, but, you cannot break up with Ben yet. You have to remain with him
so that we can get information about Selena and jackie! Don’t you worry. As long as you help me with
this and tell me what I want to know, you will surely benefit from it!” Ivan said to Xena, who was in front of
him, after he closed the door.
“I thought that you really liked me. In the end, you are only taking advantage of me. You want to stabilize
your position in the Taylor family and get rid of your threat, Selena, right?” Xenaughed and she finally
realized that Ivan wanted to use her for something.
“How can you call this taking advantage of you? From today onwards, you will be my girlfriend, my
woman. Isn’t it normal for my woman to do something for me?” Ivan smiled and actually pulled Xena over
to him before pouncing on her as theynded on the bed.
“Let go of me!” Xena was startled and started struggling.
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”Young Master Taylor, no! We can’t….” Xena was really startled and she fought back.
“Xena, you’ll be my woman. You’ll be following me on a journey to enjoy life from today onwards. Apart
from that, I can buy everything you like!”
Ivan had some wine. That and the fact that Xena was pretty with a great body, he seemed unable to
control himself, turning crazy under the drive of alcohol.
“No-no…We can’t! We’ve just met not long ago.”
“Rtionships happen because of feelings for each other and have nothing to do with the amount of time
we’ve met…”
“Young master Taylor, no! I’m not prepared for this!”
“…” Xena was secretly happy about this and she gave in to him after refusing half-heartedly.
Around half an hourter, Ivan looked at the woman on the bed in satisfaction. He put on his clothes,
“Honey, you’re really good. Let’s go on a shopping trip together and I’ll buy you a car. How about that?”
“Buy a car?” Xena was dazed before she asked, “Young master Taylor, you’re really good at telling jokes.
Didn’t Ie over driving a Rolls-Royce Phantom?”
“That’s not a rental?” Ivan was stunned. Xena was a vain woman and in his opinion, she must have
rented that Rolls-Royce Phantom to support her vanity and to show-off in front of her best friends.
Different from what he imagined, Xena said with a smile, “Young Master Taylor, you must be joking. Why
would I rent such a nice car? I guess that this car can be considered as mine!”
“Can be considered as yours? What does that mean?” Ivan wondered.
“Oh, I’m sure that you don’t know this yet. jackie knows how to practice medicine and he was able to
help Miss George lose weight with the medicinal knowledge he acquired from some unknown ce! It all
started when Sharon George fell for jackie and under the encouragement of her friends, she came over
to confess to him…” Xena soon told everything that happened yesterday to Ivan.
She continued with, “Fiona doesn’t know how to drive yet, so I can drive this car whenever I want. Even if
she gets her licenseter, I can still drive Ben’s car, right? After all, everything that’s his, is mine, right?
Aren’t we considered as a family?”
Ivan pulled Xena over, signed her waist and said with a cold expression, “What’s this nonsense about
you being in the same family as them? You’re my woman now, not his family. If not, I’ll get jealous!”
Although Xena knew what Ivan said might be lies, she still felt warm inwardly.
She could not help but rolled her eyes at Ivan, “Alright, Young Master Taylor, I get it, okay? Until today, I
haven’t let that stupid guy, Ben, touch me yet. He’s just a spare tire to me! How can hepare with a
strong and handsome man like Young Master Taylor?”
“Hey girl, stop calling me Young Master Taylor. You can address me as Ivan when there’s only us, but do
remember to address me as Young Master Taylor when there are outsiders, alright?” Ivan thought about
it and immediately continued, “Apart from that, you have to tell me on time about everything that happens
in Ben’s family. As an example, the matter of jackie treating Sharon George is not a small one.”
“Okay!” Xena thought about it and said after she remembered something, “Oh yes, Master George
originally thought that the medication that jackie gave was fake so he stepped on it. In the end, they
“What?!”
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The corners of Ivan’s mouth twitched when he heard this. If jackie really had money, it would be difficult
for him to make a joke out of jackie on the old man’s birthday and throw him out of the house.
“However, he gave the twenty million to Fiona as the betrothal gift for Selena, fulfilling his previous
promise to Fiona!” Xena continued.
“Alright. If jackie manages to get any money in the future, even if it’s something normal like the Drake
family paid his wages earlier than scheduled, you have to immediately inform me about it. It doesn’t
matter if you don’t know anything, but if you do, you must inform me!” Ivan thought about it and reminded
Xena.
“Alright. Young Master Taylor, I get it!” Xena rolled her eyes at him impatiently. She was slightly unhappy
as after their entire encounter, she had be a spy and was in charge of uncovering information?
“I have already told you to not address me as Young Master Taylor, call me Ivan!” Ivan smiled and
wrapped his hand around her shoulder, “Let’s go shopping, I’ll buy you expensive bags and watches.
How about that?”
“Okay, but we have to go to the north side of the city. If we stay here, we might bump into Ben and won’t
we be discovered?” Xena thought about it and said.
“Yes, darling. You’re the smart one! It seems that I cannot hug you in public too!” Ivan smiled. He
believed that with the help of Xena, who was by jackie and the others’ sides, he would get information
about everything in their lives from that day onwards.
After shopping for two to three hours, Ivan drove back to the Taylor Mansion alone. He was stunned
when he entered the living hall because the old master and some of the Taylor family’s members were
waiting for him here.
“How was it? Ivan, did you sign the contract?” Theodore Taylor immediately asked.
Obviously, everybody was waiting for him here with this thought in their mind. They were waiting for him
toe back and give him some good news, but he only returned at this moment.
Only now did Ivan remember the matter that made him angry that morning. He could only smile
embarrassingly, “Sigh, don’t mention it! We didn’t manage to sign the contract. I had no idea what
happened but Selena didn’te to work this morning so I left. She didn’t pick up my calls and I n to
go over again tomorrow!”
“who was the one that promised us he would definitely get the contract signed today? If not, didn’t he say
that he’ll go live on social media to show himself eating shit?” A forty-year-old man couldn’t help but
laugh with a taunt on his face.
The corners of Ivan’s mouth immediately twitched. This was his elder and used to work hard under
Selena’s management. He was very hard working and was very supportive of Selena. However, after he
became the general manager, these people were disobedient towards him. If they weren’t his elders, he
would have found a reason to fire them.
“How’s that possible? Young Master Ivan actually said that he’ll go live and show himself eating shit?”
“Do you want to try it? You might be able to go viral!” Cecilia Taylor stood beside them and wasughing.
She was not here yesterday and only knew about Ivan’s promise at that moment.
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Ivan was pissed. He would not have thought that Cecilia would tease him without any respect given.
What a brat!
“Can’t you take a joke?” He red at her.
“Is it? You’re the young Master of the Taylor family. Such a prestigious identity… How could you joke
about such a thing? I humbly advise you to not make such a joke next time,” Cecilia mocked.
She was dating a young master from a second-ss aristocratic family. Soon, she could marry him and
be a rich madam. By then, Ivan would be a piece of cake, and she would not have to work under him
anymore. She was euphoric at the thought of this. Ivan, on the other hand, wanted to punch Cecilia!
Suddenly, Old Master spoke, “I say, you guys watch your mouth before we secure the contract.” He
paused for a bit before continuing, “Selena is someone who’ll honor her words. She won’t just chicken
out. There must be a valid reason why she didn’t make it.”
Speaking of the devil, Ivan’s phone rang. It was Selena.
“Selena Taylor, what is the meaning of this? I’ve waited for you the whole afternoon. Where were you?
You didn’t answer a single phone call!”
Ivan knew exactly what happened, all this rage was just for show. He had turned on the speaker so
everyone could hear Selena exin. He was betting if Selena was calling him to interrogate if he hired
the hitman to kill jackie. Even better, perhaps jackie was already dead. Could Shadow have only killed
her target, jackie, and not Selena?
‘So, Selena, are you going to ask me if I’ve hired a hitman or what?’ Ivan thought.
What proceeded was… “I ran into a hitman this morning. She kidnapped me so I wasn’t able to answer
nor return your calls…”
“Oh my god, kidnapped?!”
“No way… Who is that?! We’re considerably respectable being a third-ss aristocratic family, I bet no
ordinary people would do such a thing to us.”
“Hitman? How could she still be alive after being kidnapped? Are you sure they’re not asking for
money?”
Those in Taylor’s mansion gasped and were shocked by the news.
Old Master Taylor waited no more before he snatched the phone. “How are you, Selena? Are you hurt?”
On the other end of the call, Selena felt warm as she could feel the concern from the tone of Old
Master’s voice. “I’m fine, Grandpa, don’t worry. That hitman’s target is jackie. She knows Transfiguration
and she had disguised herself as me! But jackie could see it through, he didn’t fall for her tricks and even
killed her! I was surprised!” Selena summarized her experience and exined.
“That’s good, that’s good!” The old master broke out in cold sweat. The fact that she was a hitman was
bad enough, what was worse was that she knew Transfiguration! Well, who would have suspected the
person they least suspected to be?
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“Alright now, Grandpa, I’m hanging up. Get Ivan toe sign the contract tomorrow morning.”
“ jackie is pretty smart, isn’t he? He saw through her deception, yed along, and then retaliated!”
Cecilia could not help butpliment.
“Thank goodness they are both fine. If jackie was dead, Kylie would be without a father!” Eugene Taylor,
who was in his forties,mented.
“So what if he dies, he’s just an outsider. He’s just a bodyguard, a rough man! My cousin Selena is such
an excellent woman, she will get another man,” Ivan, on the other hand, dissed. He was still salty about
the money spent—fifty million—on hiring such an elite hitman like Shadow, but got killed by jackie
instead!
The mission was notpleted, and on top of that, there would be no refund because the hitman was
dead! That fifty million was burned overnight, just like that. They paid fifty million…just to see the enemy
still alive.
“Ivan, watch your mouth. A stepdad will never treat his stepdaughter as well as one’s own father would.
Besides, jackie has got a stable job with Drake’s now. Who’s to say he won’t seed in the future?
jackie, this youngd, I think he’s got potential. He’s smart, has a high ie, and he can fight well!
He’s the perfect match for Selena!” Eugene defended jackie.
Eugene hoped that Selena coulde back to Taylor’s and work for them. He also hoped jackie could
be acknowledged by the family so that the whole family could live peacefully under one roof.
“he’s just a soldier, a bodyguard. He’s no match to all the young masters out there!” Ivan was still
obviously salty and continued to pick fights.
“Alright there, your uncle, Eugene, has a point. jackie is a bodyguard but he isn’t just any ordinary
bodyguard. He’s a bodyguard at Drake’s. He has the potential to grow there.” Zeus could not take it
anymore and interjected Ivan, “Ivan, you can’t penalize him just because of that conflict that happened.
Besides, he has promised topensate you with ten million on my birthday. If he kept his words, you
should let this go. Understood?”
“Yes, Grandpa, I understand.” Ivan was still upset, and only said this to pacify his grandfather.
He quickly followed up with, “But if he can’t fulfill his promise, and didn’t get you an expensive gift, he’ll
have to divorce Selena and leave the Taylor family ording to the contract. Right?”
“Naturally. He suggested this condition, and he shall be a man to his words.” The old man nodded.
Honesty was a virtue he upheld, jackie was no good for his grandaughter if he could not keep his words.
…
“What? What have I heard? You said you were kidnapped?” Selena, who was answering a call in her
yard, was interjected by Fiona who was eavesdropping behind her. She got a bad feeling about this…
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Selena did not tell Fiona about what happened that day—the kidnap and the hitman—to save Fiona
some worries. Hence, she secretly took her call out to her yard after dinner. Unexpectedly, Fiona had
actually followed her out to the yard and heard everything she said on the call.
“Mum, it’s nothing. Aren’t we home safe and sound now?” Selena awkwardly smiled. She did not look
well, though.
Filled with anger, Fiona reprimanded, “Back? Do you have any idea how dangerous that was? That
damn jackie… If it wasn’t for him causing troubles, would anyone hire a hitman to kill him?” She then
turned toward the house and yelled, “ jackie, you bastard! Get out here this instance!”
“Mum, what’s the matter?” jackie asked with a smile as he paced toward them.
“What’s the matter? Heh… I heard you ran into a hitman today, she even kidnapped and disguised as my
daughter? You have no idea what you got yourself into? That’s a killer you were dealing with, what if she
killed my daughter? This is all your fault. You’ve been going around causing troubles! My daughter
wouldn’t have to deal with this if it wasn’t for you!”
Fiona sted at the sight of jackie. She continued, “Hmph, don’t think that twenty million you gave me
can buy your way out of this. I’m warning you, don’t let this happen again. Even though I take you as my
son-inw now, I’ll make my daughter divorce you if it ever happens again!”
Embarrassed, jackie smiled bitterly as he replied, “Mum, no one could have seen thating. I wouldn’t
know the hitman would disguise herself and get Selena involved, this is my bad. I have to say, I didn’t
cause trouble. But if someone hade to pick a fight, I couldn’t let it slide either.
“If… I’m just giving an example here. If a mad person hade to you with a knife and wanted to kill
you… Now, you didn’t provoke this man, would you retaliate?”
“You…” Fiona was speechless as jackie’s words made sense. However, she insisted, “I don’t care.
Whatever it is, stop going around provoking people, even if it means you have to give in to them.
Whoever hired the hitman could always hire another one after this failed attempt. I don’t care if you die…
But what about my daughter?”
jackie thought she had a good point. “How about this, I’ll hire a bodyguard for Selena’s safety’s sake.”
“Bodyguard? Sure, you pay!” Fiona was a little stunt.
“Mm, don’t you worry about the money, I’ll pay!” jackie nodded.
Just as they were headed back home, an Audi stopped in front of their house. A man then walked toward
them.
“Hey, is this not, Marshal Dennis?” Fiona recognized and gasped. Dennis hade with Ken to cause
trouble here. However, jackie, as a veteran, had talked sense into them and made them leave. So, why
was he there again?
“Gee… Not another hitman now, aye?” Fiona was scared sh*tless as she gulped. She ran toward Selena
to signal her to get out of there.
Selena, on the other hand, was not worried. If it was not for jackie at that fighting ring, Dennis would be a
long-dead man.
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So, Selena was certain that Dennis was not there for killing business. She was, however, perplexed by
how he recovered so quickly so soon. He had serious injuries that day. She had estimated that Dennis
would need to be bedridden for at least a fortnight. But look at him, he looked like a healthy youngd!
“What are you doing here?” Feeling scared, Fiona asked, “If you’re here for jackie, go ahead, it has
nothing to do with us. Be clear with your target, he’s responsible for what he did, let him face the
consequences, not us. Alright?”
jackie was dumbfounded by his mother-inw’s actions.
“ jackie, I’m here to thank you for that day!” Dennis intended to kneel before jackie but thought it was
better for him not to as it might expose jackie’s true identity. So, he could only bow with his hands
sped.
jackie thought even that was unnecessary. Annoyed, he said, “Alright, what’s passed is past, there’s
nothing to thank me for. Besides, it was such a dangerous situation. I’ll be ashamed of myself if I didn’t
rescue you.”
“You’re right…” Dennis smiled as he presented a box to Selena. “Sis, jackie is my brother now, it’s only
natural that I call you ‘sis’. Here’s a little gift for you, I hope you like it.”
“This…” Selena was shy. She looked at jackie, not knowing whether to ept the gift. At the same time,
she was more shocked that Dennis, being a marshal himself, had addressed jackie as his ‘brother’. That
was a lot of respect paid.
Then she thought jackie had saved Dennis’ life. So, it was no big deal for him to call jackie ‘brother’…
Speaking of that, jackie was a lucky man indeed. O’Neal was already injured when jackie stepped into
the ring and hit him one more time. Otherwise, jackie would be no match to O’Neal. O’Neal could have
killed him, even!
“What are you waiting for? Thank the marshal now! It’s disrespectful to refuse the gift, you know?” Fiona
nudged, her face filled with joy.
A marshal had just addressed jackie as ‘brother’, that was great news despite not knowing why Dennis
did so. It seemed Dennis had owed jackie a favor. Most importantly, any gift from a marshal would be
expensive. It was dumb if jackie declined it.
“Go ahead, take it! He came all the way to thank me and present you a gift, why not?” jackie advised.
“Thank you, Marshal Dennis!” Selena epted the gift and smiled politely.
“you’re wee. jackie had prescribed me medicine, and that saved my life. He is my brother now, I owe
him my life. I’ll do as he says,” Dennis dered seriously.
“For real?” jackie was stunned.
Which to Dennis replied, “For real. I’m a man of my words!” jackie did not only save his life, jackie is the
Supreme Warrior. Anyone would give their life up to a Superior Warrior.
“Very well. From today onward, you’ll be my wife’s bodyguard. You’ll keep her safe,” jackie requested.
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“What?” When Fiona heard that, she was caught by surprise and took a deep breath.
She immediately stepped forward and red at jackie angrily, “ jackie, have you gone mad? I told you to
find a bodyguard to protect my daughter, but you just found one casually? Do you even know who he is?
He’s an officer, and a marshal at that, and you’re asking him to be a bodyguard?”
Having said that, she pulled jackie to stand in front of Dennis, “Hurry up and apologize to Marshal
Dennis. Even if you’re fortunate enough to save his life by giving him some medicine, he’s already
expressed his gratitude for that. What right do you have to ask him to be your bodyguard?”
Fiona was almost scared to death by jackie. This guy could actually spout such nonsense. Was he not
aware of how powerful a marshal was? An officer, a marshal at that, countless people wanted to get into
their good books.
However, Fiona did not expect Dennis to smile indifferently, “That’s not a problem, I’ll protect sister-inw
secretly. Of course, if you’re around, then I won’t be needed. I’ll most definitely try my best to protect her
when she’s alone to and from work, or when she’s out alone.”
“Agreed, he agreed?” Fiona’s jaw dropped, wondering if she heard wrongly. jackie asked a marshal to
protect her daughter, and the other party actually agreed to it. It was a miracle.
“Mother, I wasn’t looking for someone casually. You said to find a bodyguard for Selena. If I’m going to
find one, I’ve to find a good one, right? Otherwise, what if the hitman hired by the other side happens to
be very skillful? That’s why I thought Marshal Dennis is very suitable!” At this time, jackie grinned at
Fiona, as if he was talking about something very trivial.
“Auntie, don’t worry. From now on, I’m going to treat jackie as my brother. And as my brother, my life is
his!” Dennis looked at jackie as he said this, his expression serious.
Fiona was overjoyed, but she still asked tentatively, “That’s all fine, but you’re a marshal after all, I’m
afraid jackie can’t afford your fees. How much monthly sry are you asking for?”
“you’re too kind. Between us, there’s no need to talk about sry. We’rerades after all!” Dennis
laughed. He was very satisfied to be able to do something for jackie. Moreover, jackie had saved his life
before, so he regarded this as repaying his gratitude.
jackie coughed awkwardly. Dennis was being too careless. If he refused to take any sry, would that
not be too obvious?
“Oh, I’m not asking for much. Ten or twenty thousand will do!” Dennis quickly caught on and said.
“So little? Isn’t that a disadvantage for you? You’re a marshal!” Fiona was a little embarrassed. Ten to
twenty thousand a month for a marshal to be a bodyguard to protect her daughter, and to protect herself
and others by the way, it would be too cost-effective.
“I’m idle anyway. Since I don’t have anything else to do, I’ll just treat it as something to pass my time
with!” Dennis chuckled.
“Let’s agree on twenty thousand a month then. I’ll transfer the money to you every month!”
After brief consideration, jackie spoke to Dennis and Fiona again, “By the way, since it’s secret
protection, it’s best not to discuss this matter openly. If this information leaks out, and if there’s really a
hitman, the other party will be prepared for it or have a backup n. It would be troublesome if the
opponent engages any attack or defense strategies against us!”
In fact, jackie mainly said this to Fiona, in case she went out and bragged about the fact a marshal was
employed as their bodyguard.
“Sure, sure, I won’t say anything!” Fiona nodded immediately.
“Except for the few of us here, don’t even tell Clifford or the other about this!” Selena looked around and
said.
“Don’t worry. I understand. I won’t say anything!”
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Fiona smiled and said, “Oh yes, Dennis, please have a seat inside. Do you want to have a few drinks
too?”
“that won’t be necessary. It’s toote, I should go!” Dennis chuckled and soon drove away.
“Selena, let me see what that is?” Fiona was looking at the box in Selena’s hand. She was nearly dying
from curiosity.
Selena opened the box and looked inside, “A jade bracelet. I think the material looks pretty good. I’m
afraid it’s worth at least a few hundred thousand.”
“No way, so expensive!” Fiona drew in a cold breath, “Dennis is too generous!” Having said that, she
turned her attention towards jackie, “ jackie, you lucky boy, saving the life of Dennis. It seems to me that
your medical skills are really good. Besides, he has even referred to you as his brother. It must be a
blessing from your ancestors!”
“I’m just lucky!” jackie chuckled before entering the house.
Looking at jackie’s retreating back, Fiona shrugged and helped Selena put on the bracelet, “This bracelet
looks really good on you! It’s a pity I can’t tell anyone that a marshal is our bodyguard. It’s really
suffocating. I can’t even brag about it to my friends.”
“Ah, just keep a low profile. What’s there to brag about?” Selena sighed, at a loss on how to respond.
…
At this time, Ivan called Ken and Neil out.
“Young Master Taylor, howe you’re so free to invite us for drinks?” Neil smiled before he continued,
“The hitman said that jackie will be killed within five days. Two days have passed, I wonder if she has
taken any action?”
“Yeah, I really look forward to the day for jackie to be killed!” Ken startedughing.
Ivan’s expression was ominous, “The other party has already taken action!”
“Really? How was it? It must be a sess, right? She’s very skillful and good at transfiguration. I didn’t
expect that she could do it so soon,” Neil was overjoyed and looked at Ivan expectantly.
“She’s quick to take action and quick to die too!” Ivan picked up the ss of red wine in front of him and
downed it in one gulp.
“What? jackie died that quickly? That’s too good for him. D*mmit, he should be tortured before being
killed!”
When Ivan heard that, he could not help but sneer, “Yeah, we forgot to instruct the hitman to torture that
guy first. It’s best to take a video of him kneeling and begging for his life so that we could watch it!”
Ken was also a little resentful, thinking that jackie had gotten off too easily.
“what the hell were you thinking about? D*mmit, I was talking about the hitman. She died too quickly!”
Ivan smiled bitterly as he spoke, but in his heart, he was at a loss on how to react, “It’s still fine for her to
die, but the point is, she kidnapped Selena this morning, and my contract ended up not being signed.
When I returned home, the other family members actually made fun of me.”
“What!” Ken and Neil eximed in unison, wondering if their ears were ying tricks on them.
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“No, that can’t be. Isn’t she ranked the fifth on the hitman leaderboard in the southwest district? Didn’t
she im she could face a marshal head-on?” After a long while, with his mouth twitching slightly, Neil
turned to Ivan and said, “Young Master Taylor, you can’t be kidding, right? If he can’t be killed like this,
you’ll have your work cut out for you. It’s more difficult to kill him than reaching the heavens!”
“That’s right, Young Master Taylor. You must be joking. She can even transfigure herself. Under such
circumstances, isn’t it a piece of cake to get rid of jackie?” Ken was still baffled.
“maybe if she didn’t transfigure herself or engage in any borate killing rituals, she might seed in
killing jackie! Who’d expect that woman to transfigure herself as Selena and kidnap her? Based on her
past killing patterns, she must be nning to kill jackie in front of Selena. But something happened in the
process. That woman gave the game away and jackie found out about it. As a result, not only did jackie
not expose her, but he went along with it and killed her when she was caught unawares. So you tell me,
if a hitman was unprepared, isn’t that the same as losing her life?” Ivan sneered and gulped down
another ss of red wine that was just filled up. “What rotten luck. F*ck!”
“I…” Neil was at a loss for words. “What kind of hitman is this? She’s too careless to get spotted by
jackie. I guess jackie must haveunched a sneak attack on her after he found out. Otherwise, he’s not a
match for her in a fair fight!”
“That’s right. jackie is simply too lucky. This hitman likes ying tricks and ended up killing herself. If they
went head-on against each other, jackie is most definitely not an opponent!” Ken smiled bitterly too.
“Take thest time when jackie fought at the arena as an example of his lucky streak. Dennis had beaten
O’Neal within an inch of his life when jackie just finished him with one kick. and Here I was thinking that
jackie was a tough opponent and strong inbat. He only kicked that person’s neck, but it ended up
with the chest and other areas exploding from the impact, and those were the areas hit by Dennis in the
first ce! Obviously, the opponent’s death was not caused by jackie!” Neil exined helplessly.
Although he was unwilling to concede, he did not have a choice. jackie always had good luck.
“Sigh, let’s talk about our next steps!” Ivan sighed, but something urred to him and he stood up
quickly with a p on his forehead, “Oh yes, I almost forgot, didn’t you give me that drug? let’s figure out
a way to let jackie drink it, and our problem will be solved!”
“That’s a bit difficult, right? When we used one hundred million to engage Fiona thest time, it ended up
a failure too!” Ken frowned in dejection.
“of course the n would fail if you got her to do it. Not only is she greedy, but she’s also a coward. Do
you understand? There’s one person who can definitely do the job. Furthermore, she’s now my
girlfriend!” Ivan chuckled, took out his phone, called Xena, and told her toe over.
After the call, he turned back to the other two, “Most importantly, the two of you must keep this matter a
secret. Her identity must not be revealed!”
“Who’s that?” Neil looked confused.
“You’ll find out when she gets here. she’s a beauty too. Tsk, tsk, and she tastes amazing!” Ivan smirked
and could not help licking his lips.
After a while, Xena, wearing a sexy dress, came into the private room.
“Here, let me introduce you. This is Young Master Ken rk, and this is Young Master Neil Hugo!” Ivan
stood up and introduced them with all smiles. “And this is my girlfriend, Xena jackieson!”
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“It’s a pleasure to meet the two young masters. Here, let me give you a toast!” Xena smiled and poured
herself a ss of red wine.
Of course, she was ecstatic. These two were the young masters of a second-ss aristocratic family. By
following Ivan, she could get in touch with people of a higher status, certainly much better than with Ben.
She, Xena jackieson, had finally entered the upper-ss social circle.
“Xena jackieson, why do I find this name familiar?” Ken frowned as he sipped his red wine. Very quickly,
his eyes lit up. “Now I remember. Aren’t you Ben Taylor’s girlfriend?”
“yeah, she used to be, but not anymore!” Ivanughed. “She’s my woman now, but for the time being,
she has to stay with that useless Ben to collect some information for us. Besides, for some of the things
that Fiona can’t do for us, Xena can definitely do it!”
Xena rolled her eyes seductively at Ivan. “You’re so mean. What else do I have to do? I thought you
asked me out to have fun, but it turns out that you want me to do something for you!”
“of course we’re here to enjoy ourselves!” Ivanughed and pressed a kiss on Xena’s cheek, before
taking out a small packet, “This is a type of drug, but don’t worry, the person won’t die immediately after
taking it. It’s colorless and odorless. After consuming it, that person will take about a month to die. Before
that, the person will be thinner and weaker, feeling weak in the limbs as if they were ill. Even the
doctors won’t be able to trace it!”
“My goodness, there’s such a powerful drug?” Xena took a deep breath and frowned. “Let me guess,
who are you going to give this drug to? Well, it should be jackie, right? After all, Young Master rk and
Young Master Hugo seem to like Selena, so it can’t be her. It must be jackie that you want to get rid of,
right?”
“Babe, you’re so smart. I’ve not even said anything yet, and you’ve guessed it all! I must reward you
properly tonight!” Ivan was very pleased. He hugged Xena around her waist and kissed her cheek again.
“It’s a promise!” Xena blushed and said bashfully.
“Of course. We’ll find a hotelter and have a good rest. Tomorrow morning, I’ll transfer one million for
you to pamper yourself! After you’ve given this drug to jackie sessfully, I’ll buy you a vi of your
choice. How about that?” Ivan smiled.
“A vi? Really? I want a better one, not the ones out in the suburbs!” Xena’s eyes lit up immediately. A
better vi would not be worth one or two million, but rather, seven or eight million. At least, it would be
considered pretty good in a ce like Eastfield, and ordinary people would not be able to afford a ce
like that in their lifetime.
“That goes without saying. For you, everything must be the best!” Ivan felt a bit excited as he saw Xena
keeping the packet of drug.
If jackie could be dealt with by using such a small amount of money, it would definitely be worth it. After
all, one hundred and fifty million did not achieve that result. Ken and Neil exchanged a gleeful look. They
had to admit that Ivan’s idea was pretty good.
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“Oh yes, Young Master Taylor, I think it’s best for Miss jackieson not to take any action recently!”
After thinking for a while, Neil continued, “They just met the hitman after all, so we have already
disturbed the ho’s nest. jackie must be on his guard already. If we act now, I’m afraid we’d get into
trouble if anything goes wrong!”
Xena also nodded repeatedly. “I agree, especially since I’m on bad terms with jackie, he might be wary of
me. Another point is that jackie is a smart guy and not easy to deal with. So, we should wait for a while
until they rx their vignce!”
Ivan thought for a moment before he said, “Let’s wait until Grandpa Taylor’s seventieth birthday is over.
By that time, if jackie can’t pay me ten million inpensation or can’te up with a gift worth ten
million, he will be forced to divorce Selena and get kicked out of the Taylor family anyway!” Speaking of
this, Ivan smiled. “In that case, then there’s no need to administer the drug to him. But if he can do it by
then, after the birthday party, you’ll think of a way to give him the drug. After one month, he’ll slowly die.”
“Oh no, if he’s going to divorce Selena and get kicked out of the Taylor family, I don’t have to give him the
drug. Then, Young Master Taylor won’t buy me a vi?” That urred to Xena very quickly and she was
a little unhappy.
“that won’t do. Of course, I’ll still buy it for you. You’re my girlfriend, my woman! If jackie was kicked out
after the birthday party, I’ll buy you a vi as a celebration! If he’s not kicked out, then we’ll wait until you
give him the drug before I buy one for you as a reward. How about that?” Ivan said with a smile. Xena
was not stupid. If she was being used without giving her any benefit, what would he do if she exposed
such things in the future?
Therefore, Ivan would not pinch on the hush money that was meant for her. Besides, this woman looked
great. Putting aside the possibility of getting married to her in the future, it was still good to have fun with
her now. He was even looking forward to seeing Ben’s reaction when he found out he was cuckolded.
“let’s have a drink at the bar. It won’t be long before the Old Master’s birthday party. At that time, I’lle
and have a look too!” Neilughed before he continued, “Recently, I’ve sent people to watch jackie in
secret too, to see if he went into any luxury stores or bought any gifts worth tens of millions. However,
except for going to and from work, it seems like that guy didn’t go into any expensive jade shop or gold
shops!”
“Yeah, a gift worth ten million isn’t that easy to purchase, right? Unless it’s an antique!” Ken alsoughed
heartily.
With that n in mind, they were not so worried anymore.
The next day, Selena went to work early in the morning. Dennis drove secretly and escorted her to the
company before leaving. Ivan and J soon appeared in Selena’s office. This time, they finally met
Selena and the signing of the contract went smoothly.
At noon, jackie received a call from Dennis asking him out.
“What’s up? Are you looking for me?” After arriving at a coffee shop and sitting down, jackie asked
Dennis.
“How do I put it? It’s not a big deal, but I think I should tell you about it and let you decide if you are
interested to go!” Dennis smiled before he continued, “Tomorrow, one of the Kings of War, Magnus
Suthend, will be holding a congregation at the Carefree Manor as a meeting of therades to
strengthen ourwork and friendship. He’ll be responsible for all the expenses and just hope that some
of therades can participate. I know that many assistantmanders, headmanders, and
marshals will be going, and a few kings of war will be joining too!”
“Sure, it’s a good gathering for all the brothers who fought in arms. Having a few drinks together is a
great thing!” jackie nodded with satisfaction at that information.
“Well, I heard that he has invited the Goddess of War too, so I wonder if Goddess Lana will turn up! As
for you, they didn’t know that such a great person like you is in Eastfield, so they didn’t invite you!”
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