Chapter 5

“Sir, the Quaids had their eyes on the land of Green Hills Orphanage 12 years ago. They tried everything they could to convince the orphanage director, Gideon Hills, to give up the orphanage, but he wouldn’t budge.

"In the end, they burned down Green Hills and grabbed the opportunity to take the land…

“The Quaids later became one of the five elite families of South River City because of that land!

“I’ve received information that the Quaids will be attending an auction three days later to bid on an emerald. Rumor has it that the emerald is a remnant from Green Hills Orphanage that is supposed to be magical.”

Chase looked like he was ready to murder them. Sam felt as though an invisible pair of hands was strangling him, and it sent chills down his spine.

“The Quaids have to pay for this!” Chase smiled, but there was a chilling look in his eyes.

They had murdered 108 people in that fire for a piece of land.

He immediately instructed, “Make preparations. I'll attend that auction in three days. That emerald must not fall into the hands of the Quaids. We’ll take the opportunity to teach them a minor lesson.”

If Chase had guessed right, that piece of emerald was taken off him when the old orphanage director had found him by the road.

According to Gideon, the emerald had something to do with Chase’s identity. In order not to lose it, he had kept the emerald on Chase's behalf and had planned to return it when Chase turned 18.

Unfortunately, a fire broke out at the orphanage when Chase was 11 and everything changed.

Sam nodded. “By the way, sir, I’ve also managed to find out that seven little girls survived the fire from that day…”

“What did you just say?” Chase froze and stared at Sam.

“I swear with my life that there were seven girls who survived because they hid inside a dry well during the fire, but they disappeared after that.

“It’s as if someone had erased all evidence of their existence.”

“Seven little girls…”

Chase clenched his fists. He thought, “Could they be my sisters? They’re still alive?"

“Look into it. Continue following any leads you have on this and report to me the moment you find out something.”

Taking a deep breath, he made a silent promise to himself, “Don’t worry, my sisters, I’ll find you! You protected me back then, and now, it’s my turn to shield all of you from harm!”

…

Half an hour later, Sam walked Chase to a taxi in a respectful manner.

Meanwhile, Quinn had just got out of a Bentley and witnessed this scene.

She paused in her steps as an astonished look crossed her face.

“What’s wrong, Miss Norris?” Elaine asked in bewilderment.

Quinn took a deep breath and said, “I think I just saw Chase Collins being politely sent off in a taxi by the kingpin of South River City.”

Elaine was taken aback. She quickly looked in the direction Quinn was staring at and said, “I don’t see him. Is it possible you mistook him for someone else, Miss Norris? Chase Collins is a country bumpkin. It’s impossible that he would know someone as important as the kingpin.”

Quinn contemplated this.

Elaine was right.

That man was just a country bumpkin. How would he know the kingpin?

Quinn shook her head. “I might have made a mistake. Forget about it. Let’s go see him. I’ll have to convince him to introduce the miracle doctor to me, no matter what.”

Ten minutes later, Quinn finally managed to see Sam.

“Miss Norris, may I know what brings you here?” Sam stared at her emotionlessly.

Quinn hesitated before saying, “Mr. Collins, I heard that you suffered from the last stage of cirrhosis five years ago but was treated by a miracle doctor. I was wondering if that story is true.”

“It is.” Sam nodded subtly. A look of gratitude flashed in his eyes.

He was diagnosed with cirrhosis five years ago and had lost all hope. Just as he was about to die, Chase appeared and saved him. Otherwise, he would be gone by now.