But Samuel came prepared and sent Woody a photo of Pamela's private settlement agreement. Woody recognized her signature at first glance.Woody then relaxed his scrunched up brows and took the elevator up to Helen's office. At that moment, Helen was buried in work. When she heard a knock on her door, she said, "Please come in!"Her look of surprise quickly turned into embarrassment when Woody entered. She was obviously thinking of the incident last night. What would she say to him if he brought it up?"Last night—" Woody began.Helen loudly gasped. She didn't expect her worst fears to come true."What's wrong?" Woody approached her in concern. "Are you feeling unwell? Do you need me to give you a checkup?""No. I'm fine. Go ahead," Helen bowed her head and said. But Woody didn't think much of her reaction and asked, "Did you notice a guy beside Jeremiah at the bar last night?"Helen slowly raised her head with a puzzled look. "Are you talking about Master Ramos?""N
Helen solemnly nodded. "I understand. Right, Ms. Miranda asked me out for coffee. Do you think…"Woody smiled lightly. "You should go—it seems like you made quite a decent impression on her.""But… I'm not really sure what she's planning to do." Helen sounded a bit timid.In court the day before, Miranda's attitude toward Helen was slightly over-enthusiastic. Hence, Helen was worried that she might harbor ulterior motives."Just be respectful toward her. There's no need to feel pressured," Woody replied.Just then, Helen's phone rang. She looked at her phone with a complex expression and said, "Ms. Miranda asked me to bring you along…""Sure." Woody shrugged.Miranda was Woody's mentor's wife. So, he had no other choice.If anything, he only had his mentor to blame. It was because of his inadequacy that Woody now had to deal with his grievances in his place.…Meanwhile, in a hotel on the shore of South Lake, Kurt was standing in front of his window. He was dressed in his s
"What are we having for dinner? Since the both of you are locals, you should have some excellent recommendations. I'll simply go with your choices!"Miranda and Helen were huddled together on a couch. And despite Miranda's age, the pair had become the best of friends just shortly into the afternoon.No one knew of Miranda's actual age, and the only person that did was probably Mr. Snider.But Miranda couldn't blame people for not being able to tell her age. After all, if a woman looked after herself well, then her age would always remain a mystery!No one would believe them if they told them about the age gap. And the more oblivious ones would even think that they were sisters!Helen was just about to suggest that they head down to Royal Delicacies when Woody's phone started ringing.Upon seeing that it was an unknown number, he promptly declined the call.But soon, his phone started ringing again.Nevertheless, he declined it again without hesitation.However, his phone rang
"Who cares about the law! Only lowly peasants like you would be afraid of it. As for people like us who have wealth and status, the law bends to our will." Kurt arrogantly said, "In terms of why we're arresting you, you'll know soon enough."With that, he nodded at Zane."Got it!" Zane immediately understood and pulled out his walkie-talkie. "Initiate the trap. The second our target shows up, take them down immediately."This was an opportunity that he had fought for. It was his chance to showcase his team's capabilities and make a name for themselves in Draconia.According to Kurt's plans, using a hostage would have already been enough to threaten Woody. All of this was simply unnecessary.Meanwhile, outside, a dozen notorious mercenaries swiftly blended themselves into the night."Sasha, what's going on?" Shane asked.Sasha replied, "They're bad people who are after Woody!"Shane's eyes widened in shock, and he immediately broke into a cold sweat.Was this huge spectacle all
"Shane, Mindy, and Sasha, since I'm here, there's no way I'd simply leave you guys behind." Woody gave them a reassuring smile and said, "Don't worry, I promise to get you all back home safely.""But we're outnumbered, and they have guns!" Woody's reluctance to leave made Shane anxious. He exclaimed, "You're still young and have a bright future ahead of you. You must not risk your life for us!"Sasha yelled, "Quickly leave! Dad's right. Forget about us!"I was wrong before, Woody! You've done so much for me, and I owe you a debt that I can never repay. So, you must leave. I'm more than willing to sacrifice my life for your safety!"Suddenly, Kurt began clapping as he wore a sinister smirk. "How touching! Who would've thought that a convict like you would have such deep connections?"Your entire family must be blind. Life is so precious. How could you not care?"He then turned to Woody. "Woody, this family of three cares about you so deeply. Are you sure that you're willing to let
"I'll count to one. If you don't want to kill yourself, then you can watch the bullets go through their heads!"Three!" Kurt glared at Woody. Then, to pressure him, he took out a pistol and aimed it at Sasha's forehead.This move was effective in triggering Woody because Woody immediately raised the knife and held it against his chest where his heart was."Haha. Sure! If I slash my throat, the blood will splatter everywhere. It's better to do it this way," Woody exclaimed.Kurt looked smug. So, his scheme succeeded."Woody, no!" Shane shouted as tears rolled down Sasha's and Mindy's cheeks.Kurt was about to count to two when Woody said, "Let me!"One!"Kurt's eyes widened. "Are you an idiot? Why did you skip two and jump straight to one? Are you in such a hurry to die…"But before Kurt could finish his words, the mercenary who had a gun placed at Shane's forehead, fell to the ground with a blank expression.Then, several others fell to the ground too.Zane sensed that som
"You already know what happened four years ago. T-There's nothing to talk about." Kurt averted his gaze. It was clear that he was hiding something.Woody stabbed Kurt's leg with the knife. It went through his leg and reached the seat of the chair, and Kurt let out a cry.With a cold gaze, Woody said, "I'm impatient. You shouldn't try to play any tricks. It won't benefit you."Kurt immediately became obedient and said, "I'll tell you everything!"Then, he came clean.The more Woody listened, the deeper his frown became.He didn't expect the York family to have done so many shady acts behind his back.Woody had always thought that the person who had gotten molested back then was Pamela. That was why he had agreed to take the blame for Brutus.But now, he learned that the person who was molested was someone else.It was Brutus' girlfriend who was invited to be the bridesmaid. It wasn't Pamela.As Brutus was troubled by a lawsuit and was afraid of being punished, Pamela chose t
The truth was that as soon as Woody had left, Helen knew that something would come up. So, she brought Miranda out for lunch as she waited for Woody's call. After a while, Clement led a group of people to the Dervish casino. "I've told you everything! Please, let me go!" Kurt pitifully pleaded, "I promise to never do it again!"If you don't trust me, then I'll leave the country and never come back again!" However, Woody didn't even glance at Kurt and simply turned to leave. "Mr. Henderson," Samuel immediately greeted him.Woody indifferently replied, "How are you going to deal with these people?""The Blue Wolf Mercenary Organization led by Zane have committed several murders abroad. They're wanted by Interpol. But now that they've been arrested, they can't even think about leaving Draconia alive," Samuel explained.All the men could do was accept the fact that they were not escaping arrest.Samuel continued, "Zane's worked with mercenaries and kidnapped people before in