Chapter 321

It had taken Baily quite some time to get noticed by the boss, but now that he had Victor's attention, he followed the man's gaze and broke into a wide grin.

"Those are my twin boys over there," he said, his voice brimming with pride. "They're at that age where all they want to do is cause trouble. I never thought I'd see the day when the two of them would actually team up for once. Makes a father proud, you know?"

Victor's expression stayed icy. "Your sons?"

Oblivious to Victor's chilly demeanor, Baily just kept on talking, puffing up with pride.

"Mr. Fitzgerald, those two really take after me. Good looks run in the family."

Victor's eyes narrowed, his tone dropping to a frosty chill. "Shame they also inherited your lack of brains."

Baily froze, momentarily taken aback.

Just as the two little terrors were about to pull the triggers on their toy guns, a tall figure swooped in and snatched the pistols right out of their hands.

"Who said you could bully my people?"

made Isadora turn. Sure enough, it

quietly slipped the broom she'd been clutching back into its corner, trying not to attract

was shoved into her hands. She blinked, stunned, and instinctively grabbed

their teeth in protest when their guns were taken away. One of them shouted,

head in

to smooth things over. "Mr. Fitzgerald, boys

father, immediately turned on the waterworks and began tattling with the air of kids who'd done

guns. You gotta do something! Break his legs, twist his

out a cold, sardonic laugh. "You call that childish mischief? I

easy, almost lazy

barrage of plastic pellets pelted the twins, making them yelp and dance around in

hurts! Stop it,

in circles, trying

and scooped his sons into his arms, shielding them with his back as the pellets thudded against him. Even for a grown man, the sting was real -he could only imagine how

Baily pleaded, "Mr. Fitzgerald, please—have mercy! They're just kids. No

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