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,

broom she'd been clutching back into its corner, trying not to

into her hands. She blinked, stunned, and instinctively grabbed it with

their teeth in protest when their guns were taken away. One of them shouted, "Who do you think you are, taking our guns?

had just caught up to the scene and was sweating bullets, wanted to bury his head in the sand. You idiots,

"Mr. Fitzgerald, boys will be boys-please don't

on the waterworks and began tattling with the air of kids

do something! Break his legs, twist his

laugh. "You call that childish mischief? I call it being

an easy, almost lazy gesture, his

a flash, a barrage of plastic pellets pelted the

hurts! Stop it, stop

in circles,

scooped his sons into his arms, shielding them with his back as the pellets thudded against him. Even for a grown man,

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

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