Chapter 195

"So, you're Hayes?"

Liam settled into the chair, his formidable presence making it hard for Hayes to even breathe.

"Yes, sir, I'm Hayes," he stammered, drenched in sweat and shaking, desperate not to anger the man before him.

Liam's gaze was frosty, his voice calm but loaded with a threat that sent shivers down Hayes's spine.

"Did I just hear that Yafe and Sherah have been messing with my wife?"

Liam tapped the chair's armrest rhythmically, the sound echoing ominously. He was just sitting there, but the fear he inspired was palpable.

Hayes's voice trembled with fear as he spoke, "Yes, yes! They approached me today, handed over a hefty sum of 50,000, and wanted me to conspire with them against Ms. Celena Stone. It just so happened that Ms. Celena Stone walked in on us, and a heated argument broke out. Sherah lost her temper and slapped Ms. Celena Stone, hurling insults at her."

of dread washed over Hayes. Celena was his wife, and that man—was he the

labeled a nobody, instilled such fear in

was that Liam, that even Eaden, a man feared by

air around him turning icy with his fury. Everyone there

the

stood closest to Liam, felt the full brunt

sir, forgive my

included, as fear flooded his senses. That was the kingpin of Drunham City's underworld, a man whose name commanded a spot even among

there he was, submitting to

fixed Hayes with a frosty gaze, his voice cutting through the silence, "You should

money right now. I realize it was wrong to side with the Yafes in their dirty

over at Eaden and

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