No.1 Supreme Warrior by Moneto

Chapter 101
After Sonia made the announcement, she went straight to the corridor outside and made the call. Another female employee who had a good relationship with her came up to her after she hung up the call.

“Supervisor, you have been working hard for the Drake family for several years. How could they not give you credit for your hard work? Shouldn’t you be promoted to a manager already? The company had a vacancy for the Procurement Manager, but that was not a good enough reason to make Selena one, right?” The female employee remarked after she joined Sonia.

Sonia was very angry as the employee had just spoken what was on her mind. Her face turned ugly because of the rage that was boiling within her.

She tried her very best to force a smile. “Sigh, well, she is very capable and she was recruited by Miss Tanya. The General Manager said that she was appointed by Miss Tanya personally. Besides, Selena was already showing her ability as a strong career lady back then when she was part of the Taylor family!”

“F*ck it. I heard that she was kicked out of the Taylor family five years ago. Someone saw her picking up trash to sell. I don’t know what made Miss Tanya see her.”

The employee was also angry. “Think about it, you have spent your youth for this company. If the woman hadn’t appeared out of nowhere suddenly, you would have been made the manager! Even if she were to join the company, she should start as a supervisor and you as the manager!”

Sonia bit her teeth and mocked. “Huh, let’s see how long she can remain in this position. If she doesn’t do well, she will have to be dismissed sooner or later!”

Having said that, she looked around and then whispered to the female employee. “Felicia, let me tell you this. The manager told me to help her arrange for dinner tonight. She probably just wanted me to inform everyone about the dinner this evening!”

Felicia was not stupid. She exclaimed immediately. “So, she did not say that we are going to that hotel?”

“Well, she didn’t say that she would treat us to the karaoke either but she was to be blamed for giving a vague instruction. I assume she told me to arrange for everything, including making the appointment at the hotel!”

Sonia gave an insouciant shrug and then smirked. “Huh, since you knew that she was kicked out of the Taylor family before, and some people even saw her picking up trash to sell, she must not have a lot of money. Perhaps she might have difficulties forking out one thousand dollars. The private room that I have made a booking for has a minimum spending of two hundred thousand dollars. I want her to make her a fool of herself in front of everyone.”

Felicia gasped and yelped in surprise. “You, aren’t you taking it too far? That’s a lot of money. What will happen if she gets angry before we even start singing? Will you be in trouble? Besides, she might not turn up at all if she knew how expensive it is!”

“if she doesn’t turn up, she would be abashed. Dozens of colleagues are watching her. Moreover, I told everyone just now that she wanted to go to the best hotel. If we end up eating at some cheap roadside stalls, our colleagues will be disappointed. Do you think they will work hard for her in the future? Furthermore, she can’t put the blame on me. If she does, I will blame her instead for not giving clear instructions. All she said to me was to make the arrangements for me!”

Sonia smiled derisively. “If she embarrasses herself on the first day at work and makes the employees in the company unhappy and dissatisfied with her, there will be conflicts in the future. Also, I, the supervisor, do not cooperate well with her. In that case, she might have to vacate her position within a month!”

“Supervisor, don’t worry. I will be on your side! I will speak up for you!” After that, Felicia asked, “By the way, supervisor, I heard that this new manager is being paid a high salary!”

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“Very high? Isn’t it the same as the previous manager? Did she not get a monthly salary of one hundred thousand dollars? Added with various subsidies, she probably gets a total of one hundred and seventy thousand dollars, no?” Sonia frowned. She was slightly surprised.

“I heard that it’s not the same. If I am not mistaken, her salary is one million dollars a month with a year-end bonus!” The female employee called Felicia said, “I don’t know why she gets such a high salary. This is outrageous, don’t you think so? I can understand if she is a relative of the Drake family, but she is not! I think it is good enough for her to be appointed as the manager. There is no need to pay her such a high salary!”

Sonia was nervous just thinking about it. If she became the manager, would she be paid with such a high salary? She was a distant relative of the Drake family, after all. The thought of her being made the manager had Selena not joined the company circulated her mind. She was not able to stay calm the entire afternoon. Soon, it was time to get off work. Selena, too, walked out of the office.

“Everyone, today is my first day at work in the company. In order to forge our friendship, I have planned to take everyone out for dinner tonight. Has supervisor Sonia notified everyone?” Selena asked cheerfully after walking out of the door.

There were not many employees, around twenty to thirty people. She estimated that it would cost her several thousand dollars at least. Although that was distressing for Selena, who had been in poverty for five years, she thought it was no big deal when she was reminded of her monthly income of a million dollars.

“Thank you, manager. You are so kind to us. I have never been to a six-star hotel in my life!”

A female employee who was extremely excited, said, “Unexpectedly, I have given my first time to the manager!”

“Alas! You have a kid already. How could this be your first time?” A male employee next to her joked.

“I meant the first time to a six-star hotel. What a dirty mind you have. Besides, the manager is not a man!”

The female employee grinned and said, “I am excited just thinking about going for a karaoke session at the high-end KTV after dinner!”

“Six-star hotel? High-end KTV?” Selena furrowed her brows upon hearing that. She told Sonya to inform everyone to leave work early instead of working overtime.

However, it seemed that Sonya had taken it upon herself to tell everyone about the extravagant night out.

“Yes, didn’t you let the supervisor inform everyone about it?”

An older employee with slightly grey hair frowned. “No?”

Sonia, who was by the side, smirked. She was eager to see how Selena wanted to do about it.

If she claimed that it was a mistake, everyone would be left disappointed and even feel that Selena pulled a trick on them. They would not cooperate well with her in the future at work. Besides, that would be her first impression for everyone. The first impression had always been important. Selena was not naive. She shot a side glance at Sonia and she knew what was going on. It seemed that someone was not very happy about her being the manager.

“Is the private room booked?” Selena asked the other party quizzically.

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“Yeah, didn’t you tell me to arrange for it? I have arranged for a relatively popular private room, the minimum spending is only two hundred thousand dollars!”

“I have heard that as the manager, your monthly salary is one million dollars. You should be fine with it, right?” Sonia said with a bright grin.

“No way! The manager’s salary is that high?”

“Oh dear, did you book a private room? The manager is really kind to us. The minimum spending is two hundred thousand dollars!”

The other employees were all enlivened, some female employees were jumping with excitement. Judging from the situation, Selena was overcome with a ghastly feeling which reflected on her face. Two hundred thousand dollars as minimum spending. They would probably spend more than that for dinner. Besides, it was still uncertain how much they would be spending for the karaoke session.

She was furious and felt like giving an earful to Sonia. It was disgusting of that woman to have decided on Selena’s behalf without consulting her. Unfortunately, she could not do so. She knew well that Sonia was an old-timer and also a supervisor. She might have a few confidantes around. Had Selena scolded Sonia, it would not bring any benefit to Selena at all.

If they were to go to an ordinary restaurant, everyone would be deeply disappointed and even start calling her stingy. Therefore, she could not say that Sonia made a mistake either. It would not set things right for her.

“What’s wrong? Manager, didn’t you ask me to arrange for it? Is there something wrong?”

Seeing that Selena had not said a word for a long time, Sonia was happy with herself.

Selena got herself together quickly and then smiled as if she was unperturbed. “The Dynasty Hotel, right? Let’s go, it’s still early. I’ll give everyone two hours to go home and get changed or dress up. You can go back and get ready now!”

“Yeah! Great! Long live the manager!” The female employee that had the most exciting reaction before, shouted immediately.

“The manager is so generous. She is taking us to a six-star hotel for dinner. I have not met a leader like this in my life!”

“Yes, it’s the first time I have encountered such a good leader!”

The employees left for their homes one by one in excitement. They all agreed to gather at the hotel entrance.

Sonia, who stood by the side was completely stunned. She had never expected Selena to agree to it. The woman had not been working for five years, someone even saw her picking up trash before. They would probably need three to four hundred thousand dollars for the entertainment tonight. Can she afford that much money?

“What’s wrong? Supervisor, don’t you want to go back and put on makeup or something?”

Selena saw that Sonia was still standing there. She could not help but jeered in her heart and asked.

“Oh, I…I will go now!” Sonia replied and then left with the others.

“Supervisor, what’s up? This woman actually agreed! Does she have that much money?”

As soon as Sonia walked out of the company, Felicia stepped forward eagerly to gossip.

“I’m also surprised. Does she have so much money? Even if her monthly salary is one million dollars, she hasn’t been paid, has she? Where the hell does she get so much money from?”

Sonia knitted her brows together. “This woman is cunning. She must have known that I deliberately did that to embarrass her, so she didn’t want to give in. She played along to win the hearts of the people.”

“Yeah, if she had said that she did not ask you to book a six-star hotel, or told you to find a new place for dinner, the other employees would definitely be unhappy. She is very smart to have agreed to it as if nothing happened. She is not easy to deal with!”

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Selena plodded out of the company after the others had left, a sour expression on her face all the while. She only had 100,000 dollars with her, but the dinner and karaoke could easily cost her over 300,000. She felt the pinch on her. However, Selena had no other choice. Had she allowed Sonia to succeed, she would have a miserable time at the company in the future. Besides, even if it cost a lot of money, she was paid quite a hefty salary. As long as she drew her first salary, she would be lifted from the tight financial situation. She could not think of a better solution after mulling over the thought for a while, so she decided to call Fiona.

jackie had taken out a million dollars before, after all, and there were roughly 800,000 with Fiona. She could only take some of it from Fiona first to settle the matter.

“Ma…” Selena called out softly once Fiona answered the call.

“Selena, how are you at work?” Fiona asked anxiously without waiting for Selena to talk more. “Selena, let me tell you that we have decided that it is best if you divorce jackie. The sooner the better. Perhaps you should take some time off tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to finalize the divorce papers. Otherwise, this hothead guy would cause us a lot of trouble…”

Selena was speechless for a while. “Ma, don’t tell me this. I won’t divorce him. Even if he can’t fork out 30 million on Grandpa’s 70th birthday or offer us any gift, I’ll still stay with him!”

“You… Why are you so disobedient? We had become like this today because you didn’t listen to your grandpa and us. If you had aborted the child, we wouldn’t have ended up like this. Why did I give birth to such an unfilial daughter? What a miserable life…” Fiona grumbled continuously on the other end of the phone.

…

Selena was at a loss of words. As she did not want to dwell on the matter any longer, she decided to be straightforward. “I called you because there’s an emergency, Ma, and I need money. Can you transfer 300,000 to me now?”

“300,000?” As soon as money was mentioned, Fiona’s voice instantly rose by several octaves. “Why do you need so much money?” she sputtered. “Aren’t you working there to make money? What’s the money for? Don’t tell me that silly jackie hit someone’s luxury car with his electric scooter!”

Selena was speechless again; she was dumbfounded at her mother’s ridiculous imagination. “Ma, what nonsense are you talking about here?” she spoke, a bitter smile on her face. “Just transfer me the money. I need it really fast. It’s my first day at work and I’m appointed as the manager, so I’m taking the staff in my department out for a meal!”

“Why do you need that much just for a meal? How many people are there in your department? Why do you need that much money? Don’t you have 100,000 at hand? Isn’t that enough?”

“You must be hiding something from me, right? jackie must be in trouble again. Did someone ask him to pay up? Tell your mother honestly. What’s going on…” Fiona kept rambling on the other end of the line.

Selena was so angry that she curtly replied, “Ma, can you just transfer it to me now? I’ll pay you back once I get paid. I’ll give you 100,000 more, alright? Just think of it like I’m borrowing it from you, okay?”

“But how do I transfer it? jackie gave me cash, and I haven’t deposited it in the bank yet. Besides, if you don’t tell me exactly what you’re going to do with it, I won’t give it to you!”

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Fiona was stubborn. The corners of Selena’s mouth curled into a bitter smile. She bitterly hung up in disappointment.

“Hey, Honey. What’s the matter? You look like you’re in a very bad mood on your first day at work!” Coincidentally, jackie parked his electric scooter in front of her. He took out the ice cream he bought and gave it to Selena. “The weather is quite hot. It’s still early, so I just drove there and bought two ice creams!”

Selena responded to jackie’s gentle smile with a sad one. She took the ice cream and lamented, “ jackie, I don’t know what to do. I’d just gotten into the company, and I fell for someone’s scheme. What disappointed me was that when I asked my mother for 300,000 and told her that I’d pay her back when I get her salary, she refused to lend it to me. She thought that you were in trouble and I wanted the money to pay up to someone for the trouble you caused.”

jackie felt distressed just by seeing Selena’s dull expression. He stepped forward and smiled faintly. “Honey, it’s okay. If you need money, just tell your husband. You need 300,000, right? I’ll take you to the bank and cash out one million. I’ll let you have it so you can feel at ease!”

The moment he finished, however, his face went somber. His fists balled tightly. “Who dares to plot against you on your first day at work? I’ll kill him! Motherf*cker… How dare he schemed against my woman? He’s digging his own grave!”

“Can you not do this? Do you want to solve every problem with your fists? And, actually, it’s not a big deal. She’s been a supervisor for many years, and perhaps she was eager to be promoted as a manager. Unfortunately, the vacancy was given to me.”

Again, Selena smiled bitterly. She had mixed feelings for jackie. She was mad at him for behaving like a brash man who wanted to solve everything with his fists. He even threatened to kill the person. What she loved about the guy, on the other hand, was his sincere care and love for her. She never lacked a sense of security.

“In that case, I won’t do anything with my fists. You said that you’re short of 300,000. What’s going on?” jackie asked.

“I was careless. Sonia, the supervisor of our company, has been in the company’s purchasing department for many years… Unexpectedly, she made a booking for a six-star hotel and karaoke after dinner. I thought that I should prepare at least 400,000 dollars. I have 100,000 on hand, so I asked my mother to give me 300,000 dollars. Who would’ve thought…”

Selena confessed the details that happened between her and her mother to jackie. “Hey, if I had only known, I wouldn’t have agreed to treat them just now,” she continued. “It’s a big deal if I’m embarrassed or they made it hard for me in the office in the future. Now, we can’t fork out that much money, and I told them to meet me at the hotel’s entrance, too. This is even more embarrassing.”

“Well, there’s still karaoke after dinner,” jackie replied. “I’m afraid one million dollars might not be enough. Since you’ve agreed to treat them and told those employees to go home and dress up, let’s prepare two million for tonight. That Sonia is a motherf*cker. I think she wants to see you embarrassed about not having enough money.”

After much consideration, jackie was determined. “Let’s go and cash out two million. We’ll show them what’s money.”

“Two… Two million? Do you still have that much money on your card?” Selena gasped after hearing jackie. She thought he had emptied out his bonus last time. She did not expect him to have so much money on his card.

“Honey, get on the scooter. Let’s go get some money. Hold on tight to me!”

jackie patted the seat of his electric scooter and smiled warmly.

“Alright!” Selena’s face flushed. She licked the ice cream she was holding by hand, and her heart was filled with sweetness and joy.

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Selena’s mouth curled up into a smile as she sat on jackie’s electric scooter. She had waited for five years for him to come back. He was the first to appear before her when she was going through the most difficult, helpless time of her life. With the sweet thoughts dancing in her mind, she held the ice cream with one hand and her free arm wrapped around jackie’s waist deliberately.

Her blush seared through her cheeks. To hide that she was doing that deliberately, she coquettishly spoke, “Drive slowly. You’re scaring me!”

jackie peeped down at her jade-like white hand; he felt a sense of happiness. He thought they were moving very slow already.

Soon, the two arrived at a bank’s entrance. jackie then parked his scooter on the road shoulder.

“Let’s go there and buy a big duffel bag. Two million in cash is a lot. If you don’t buy a big bag, I’m afraid you can’t hold it all!”

jackie smiled and crossed the road together with Selena.

“You… Are you really able to withdraw two million in cash?” Selena looked uneasy; she was not convinced. It seemed as though jackie might have contributed more than once in the army. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to be given three or four million as his bonus.

“If I weren’t so afraid of attracting too much to mention, I can take out a million for you!” He grinned cheekily at Selena.

“A million? You must be joking!” Selena was not sure whether she should cry or laugh at his joke. This guy had gotten better and better in bragging.

“Boss, I want to buy a bag!” jackie called out as they entered a small grocery store next to the bank.

“Oh yeah, I want a big one!” The owner of the grocery store was a middle-aged woman. After she studied both jackie and Selena, she stated, “You’re buying it to keep clothes, aren’t you? Are you planning to go to work? If you don’t have many clothes, this should be enough.”

jackie frowned at the bag. “I have no idea how much is two million in cash,” he spoke. “I don’t think this is enough, so let’s just get a larger one!”

“Young man, do you need to brag when you buy this kind of bag? Young people nowadays are really humorous!”

The middle-aged woman chuckled and turned to Selena. “Young lady, I want to tell you that a young man like him who likes to brag isn’t very reliable. You have to think carefully. Getting married is a big decision to make!”

jackie’s face turned dark. Why did he think the woman was a little too nosy for her own good?

Selena could not hold her laughter after she heard that. “Sister, it’s too late. Our kid is already running around. Otherwise, I’d consider choosing a better husband!”

jackie smirked when he heard the conversation. “Oh, I see. You sure you want to choose? Believe it or not, I’ll spank you when we get home!”

“Move along. Take this and go put some money in it. I’m older than you, but I’ve yet to get married. You said your kid is already running around, too. What have I done to deserve this humiliation in broad daylight?” The middle-aged woman seemed to be slightly over her thirties. She gave a large bag with floral patterns that workers often use to jackie. “Take this for your cash. I think this must be big enough!”

“How much is it? Forget it, I’ll give you a hundred. Keep the change to comfort your wounded heart!” jackie thought that the woman was funny, so he threw a hundred in cash to her before turning around with Selena and left the store.

“You’re really generous!” Selena did not know how to react. “I used to take Kylie out to pick up some trash. We couldn’t even make a hundred a day!”

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Hearing that, jackie’s heart quivered. He stopped at the bank’s entrance and reached out to caress Selena’s pretty face. “Don’t worry. I’m back now, and you’ll never suffer anymore. Anyway, your husband is now someone with social status. I’m also earning 20 million dollars a month now, right?”

Selena’s heart was filled with warmth, and a warm smile graced her lips. “It seems that Miss Tanya didn’t lie to you. You really got the job!”

“Yes. They had also arranged a room in the villa for me. I can live there if I want to, but I think it’s more comfortable to sleep in a room with my wife!” jackie smiled as he studied the woman before him. Through her, he realized that the world was so beautiful.

He would be responsible for her life from then on!

“What are you doing here with a big flowery bag? Are you going in there to pick up the mineral water bottle? Get out of the way!”

A man who was wearing a gold necklace came over. After that, his eyes traveled down the fair legs under Selena’s professional work skirt. He exclaimed lecherously. “Tsk, tsk! This woman is pretty good-looking. How come a trash-picker can find such a beautiful wife?”

jackie gave the guy a cold stare and took Selena straight to the bank.

The man also walked into the bank with a wide smile.

Inside, there were already people standing in lines. Many were sitting on chairs, waiting for their turn.

“There are too many people here. I don’t know how long it’ll take to withdraw the money!” Selena sighed helplessly at the sight of the big crowd.

“It’ll be fast!” jackie reassured her.

A female employee at the counter saw jackie coming. She went up to him with a huge grin and enthusiastically ushered, “Oh, Mr. White, you’re here again? Come, come, let’s go into the VIP room. You and your girlfriend can take a rest there. I’ll be serving you immediately!”

“Wait, he’s just a trash picker. Why are you serving someone like him? What’s going on in your bank? You should be serving me instead. I’m here to take out a hundred thousand!” The fat guy wearing the gold necklace patted his beer belly and rose his chin slightly, looking all arrogant.

“I’m the manager here. Even if you’re a VIP, it isn’t my responsibility as a manager to serve you!” The woman’s face turned cold. “This brother is our VIP customer; a super VIP who withdrew a million the last time he was here!”

“You weren’t that friendly when I came here the other day,” jackie calmly interjected.

“Hey, it was a misunderstanding. I didn’t expect you to be so rich. Do you really want to withdraw 1 million?”

The female manager was flattered. “Dear customer, how much are you taking out this time?” she asked jackie respectfully.

jackie looked at the bag he was holding. “This bag should be able to hold 2 million in cash, right? I’ll withdraw 2 million dollars!”

The man next to him was dumbfounded. Someone that could take out 2 million in cash must be a rich second generation.

“Oh, but of course. Please come this way!” The female manager led the way.

“By the way, I have to correct you. This isn’t my girlfriend; she’s my wife!” jackie was surprised at the treatment he received. Then, he introduced Selena to the manager.

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“Wife?”

The manager was considered a beautiful woman with an attractive figure. To have heard jackie’s clarification, she was stunned momentarily. She eyed Selena, green with envy. “This young lady is really lucky to have married such a handsome and rich man. You have nothing to worry about for the rest of your life!”

She had hoped for a chance to have a relationship with jackie. After all, it was the first time she met such a wealthy man.

The instant she met Selena, however, she felt inferior on the spot. The woman who stood before her was much better than her, appearance and temperance-wise.

Once she led jackie and Selena into a private room, the manager went to make a cup of coffee for them both before helping them with their business.

After a while, a large amount of cash was sent to jackie under the escort of two security guards.

“Help me put them in this bag!” jackie said with a faint smile.

The two security guards were flabbergasted at the sight of the flowery bag. Such an ordinary flowery bag many wage earners used was given to them to stash away the two million cash. Indeed, rich people were one-of-a-kind and hard to understand.

“You really took two million out!”

Selena tried lifting the flowery bag in front of her. It felt quite heavy.

After the couple went out, they quickly hopped on the scooter and rode away to the hotel.

“Are there really two million dollars in there?”

Looking at the seemingly heavy bag on the electric scooter, the woman who sold the bag to them opened her mouth wide in surprise. She wondered if what she saw was correct.

She had seen the couple going into the bank next door with the empty bag, but when they appeared again, the bag was full and heavy.

She ran to one of the security guards and asked, “Brother, were the two people who walked out just now carrying money in the bag?”

The security guard rolled his eyes. “Are you talking nonsense? If they’re not here to withdraw money, do you think they’re here to collect trash?”

“My goodness. It’s unbelievable! I can’t imagine a man who dressed so casually on his electric scooter is so rich!”

The woman swallowed a big gulp of saliva. She began to doubt her judgment.

Since it was still early, jackie took Selena somewhere for a drink. They spent some time together, chatting, before heading toward the hotel.

At the plaza outside the hotel, more than 20 employees of the procurement department stood waiting.

All the female employees put effort into dressing up as it was their first time patronizing such a high-end place. They were very excited; some were sexy, and some were dressed as though they were going to a ballroom party.

“Why hasn’t the manager arrived? I’m famished!” A female employee mumbled after waiting for a while.

Felicia checked the time. She frowned and went up to Sonia. “Supervisor, how come Selena isn’t here yet? Maybe she’s not coming because she has no money?”

Sonia was taken aback after hearing Felicia, but she was pleased. “Oh, well. I’ve booked this hotel to embarrass her. She must be terribly upset and has decided to stand us up!”

“Hey, if this is the case, it’d be good for us!”

Felicia laughed. “Everyone put effort into dressing up for dinner. They’d be pissed if they find out Selena stood us up.”

“Pfft! I thought she was so smart and rich. It turned out that she was just pulling our legs. Stupid woman!”

“I’d love to see how she handles work in the future!”

Sonya snorted coldly as her eyes gleamed with triumph.

All of a sudden, a male employee spoke aloud: “Oh, she’s here. The manager’s here!”

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“Where?”

“Which car is hers?” someone asked. “Why can’t I see it?”

“The person behind the electric scooter looks like the manager!”

The male employee pointed to the electric scooter slowly approaching the road shoulder.

“My goodness, it’s her! Who’s that man? Surely not her husband, right? There’s a flowery bag in front of her. Is her husband on his way to work and he dropped her off on his way?”

Felicia was surprised at what she saw. “Could it be? Didn’t you say that the manager’s salary is one million a month? With such a high salary, why does her husband need to work?”

A male employee frowned at her remark.

“You may not know but she’s the famous beauty, Selena Taylor. She was the one kicked out by the Taylor Family,” she added. “Her husband must’ve returned from the army!”

“Let me tell you something. Do you know why she rides an electric scooter? It’s because she has no money. Some time ago, someone saw her with her daughter picking up trash to sell. Who knows how she landed this million-dollars-a-month job. Besides, isn’t it at least one month away before she is paid the salary?” Felicia jeered and spilled out what she knew to the other employees.

“It’s impossible that she has no money. If she has no money, why would the manager invite us to a six-star hotel?”

The male employee concluded after thinking for a while. “I believe the manager must be rich.”

“If she’s rich, why doesn’t she buy a car? Why is she riding an electric scooter?” Felicia was still not convinced.

“Hey, what are you talking about? Anyway, it’s the manager’s treat today. It’s her business if she has money to pay or not. We just need to enjoy the night!” Sonia, who was standing aside, quipped.

After jackie and Selena found a place to park their scooter, they walked over together.

“Let me introduce everyone. He’s my husband, jackie! He just got off work, so he came to pick me up!”

Selena joined the crowd, smiling happily. “I’m really sorry to have kept everyone waiting!”

“Don’t worry, Manager. We just arrived not long ago!” a female employee replied cheerfully.

Sonia smiled at jackie. “This is the manager’s husband. I heard that he used to be a food delivery guy, right? It was only then he was enlisted on behalf of Young Master Taylor, right?”

Selena’s face darkened, but she managed to force a polite smile. “Wow, Supervisor, you do know a lot of things!”

“Heh, I do know a lot of things. I’ve also heard that our manager used to pick up trash a few days ago. How come you have suddenly become our manager? What an incredible change!” Sonia mocked. “You two are such a good match!”

“Manager, she meant it the derogatory way, not the other way around!” Felicia stepped forward and reminded Selena.

“Is it really? Oh, I’m such a fool. I thought it was a nice way to praise people. I’ve made a fool out of myself for not learning enough!” Sonia said with a smile.

“Pretty girl, did you brush your teeth today?” jackie rebutted coldly.

“Sure I did. Why?”

“Then why is your mouth so smelly?”

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“You… Why did you say that to me? What’s the matter with you? How low of you to do that!” Sonia was so angry that her chest was heaving. She did not expect a comeback from jackie.

She was a distant relative of the Drake Family. Everyone in the company knew that. That was the reason why no one in the company dared to offend her. Even the previous manager had to give her face and asked her opinions for many decisions. In her opinion, jackie was just a lousy soldier, so he was not qualified to talk to her like that.

“Oh, sorry, I’m just like you. I didn’t study much, and I’m just a boorish man. I thought I was praising you!” jackie gave an insouciant shrug as he defended himself.

Many employees chuckled when they heard their exchange. That guy was smart and witty with his words.

“You…” Sonia was so angry that her face turned blue, yet she was at a loss of words to retaliate. She could only cross her arms across her chest and glanced at the bag in jackie’s hand. “Why do you bring such an ugly bag if you’re here to eat? This is a six-star hotel, the best hotel in Eastfield. Don’t you feel ashamed to go in like this?”

jackie looked down at the bag in his hand. “If it’s embarrassing to carry such a large sack of cash, wouldn’t it be even more embarrassing if you walk in empty-handed?”

“My goodness. Is this for real? Is it all cash in there?” A male employee was wide-eyed upon hearing jackie.

Everyone gasped. If it was cash in the bag, would it be a few million worth of cash in the bag? What a haughty look! That was an act of a tycoon.

“He was right. It’s all money in here!” Sonia mocked. “If I’m not wrong, it’s the money from gathering trash you two had done before. Do you plan to go sell it after dinner? If that’s the case, I’m convinced that it’s money. Maybe ten or twenty dollars worth?”

Sonia paused before turning to Selena. “Manager, your husband is really good at cracking jokes!” she contemptuously added.

Selena wore a smug look. “Supervisor, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but there’s real money in my husband’s bag,” she retorted. “We had nothing to carry the cash with, so we bought a bag. We’ll use the leftover money to play a game with everyone later!”

“No way. Your husband is a soldier! How can he be rich?” Sonia said dubiously. She studied the bag carefully and tried to trace the outline of the contents. The outline looked neat and did not resemble bottles or cans.

“A soldier can’t have money? You’ve got long hair, but you’re surely short of knowledge!” jackie smiled as he glanced around at the crowd. “Let’s go in first. Which private room did you book? Have you ordered the dishes?”

“The private room isn’t expensive; the minimum spending is only 200,000. Mr. White, do you think it’s appropriate?” Sonia deliberately increased her tone when she mentioned the price range. She had her apricot eyes locked on jackie’s face, not wanting to miss his expression.

To her disappointment, jackie was unruffled. “It’s okay! Let’s go!” jackie slung the bag over his shoulder and led the way into the hotel.

“Let’s go!”

Selena thought it was funny how jackie walked. He looked like a farmworker who was on his way to work. Unexpectedly, just as jackie was about to step into the hotel, two security officers came right up to him.

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“Mister, are you looking for someone?” One of the guards asked with a strange expression.

“Mister, this is the Dynasty Hotel, the best hotel in Eastfield. Only the noble and rich patronize this place!” The other security guard was not as polite. “If you’re here to pick up trash, then I’m afraid it won’t work. This isn’t the place to do that!”

jackie burst out laughing. “How ridiculous! I’m here for dinner, of course!”

Then, his face instantly went dark. “Get out of my way!”

His being emitted a terrifying aura, and the two security guards were scared witless. They stumbled several steps backward.

“Can you even afford to dine here?” A man, who happened to be passing by, asked scornfully. “Poor and rude are the words for people like you!”

After throwing the remark, the rich second generation turned to the two security guards and said, “You two, it’s better to send him away. People with status like us don’t want to dine with such a lowly person. He even came in with a woven bag! Wouldn’t it be degrading for the hotel to let him in?”

The two security guards were petrified by jackie. However, after hearing from the man, they felt that he made sense.

Therefore, one of them stepped forward and said, “Mister, how about you go somewhere else? Your clothes are indeed—”

“What is it about my clothes? Believe it or not, I’ll whack you if you keep talking nonsense!” jackie’s face sank.

“Tsk. He truly is a dangerous and uncultured person!” scoffed the man. “Do you think people who can afford to run this hotel are afraid of you? If you dare to make a scene here today, you’ll be in trouble!”

Selena knew jackie had a bad temper. She was afraid that he would start a fight, so she immediately pulled jackie aside. “Forget it, don’t fight with them!”

Selena then turned to the two security guards. “You two, we’ve booked a private room,” she stated. “We made a booking for the private room 508! I’m a manager of the Drake Dynasty Real Estate under the Drake Group! Don’t worry. We have money to dine here!”

As soon as the rich second generation heard her, he gasped in awe. “You…are you from the Drake Dynasty Real Estate? A manager? Which department are you from?”

The rich second generation was a young master from a third-class aristocratic family similar to the Taylor Family. He happened to be in the building materials business.

He was excited after hearing Selena’s introduction.

“What’s wrong? I’m from the procurement department,” Selena answered.

The other party’s eyes lit up even brighter. “I heard that Drake Dynasty Real Estate took up a piece of land in South City and is planning to build a South City residential community. That happens to be a high-end residential area, right?”

“You’re well informed!” Selena answered with a light chuckle.

“Does this have anything to do with us going in for dinner, though?” she added. “Excuse me, gentleman, but we’re going in for dinner!”

“Of course it matters!” The man was in ecstasy. He took out his business card in a hurry. “I’m from Union Building Materials. I’m the young master of the Logan Family. Our family is in the building materials business. Beautiful manager, please take my business card. I’ll pay for your meal tonight!”

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“Really? That’s great. We’ve booked a private room with minimum spending of 200,000 dollars. Are you sure you want to pay for our dinner? In case we order more dishes, the dinner might cost around 300,000 to 400,000!”

A female employee’s eyes lit up when she overheard the conversation. She stepped forward and took the man’s business card eagerly. “Are you Sean Logan, the Assistant General Manager?”

“Yes!” he chuckled shortly. “My father is worried that I might not be able to handle the company on my own. I’m appointed as the assistant general manager while he’s the general manager!” Sean cracked a self-deprecating joke and asked, “By the way, who’s this beautiful manager?”

“Oh, this is our new manager, Selena Taylor!” the female employee replied casually.

“Manager, someone wants to treat us to dinner. Why don’t you two exchange name cards?”

Another male employee was equally over the moon. Why would they let go of such a big offer?

“That’s right. We should exchange business cards. That’s good etiquette to practice!” Sean was stoked as he nodded profusely.

Sonia was pleased to see the unfolding event before her. Sean was obviously trying to please Selena. After all, Selena was the sole decision-maker of procuring building materials. As a supervisor, Sonia could not make such a decision.

Had Selena accepted his kindness, it would tantamount to owing him a favor. Sean would probably visit them in the office within two days to discuss how they could strike a deal.

As the saying went, ‘Who receives the gifts, sells his liberty’, Selena would probably agree to procure building materials from him. Would that constitute bribery?

out her mobile phone secretly and then clicked on her camera app to record the situation. She could not wait to show the video to their general manager. It

no need to offer for us! Besides, you don’t have to give me a business card. You can

his business card still between his fingers. He wore an awkward

just being friendly. It’s got to be fate that we meet here today. It’s no big deal to pay for

would say no more after that and walked right through the door

probably be able to afford to have dinner there, so they dared not stop jackie and the others. Instead, they made

collect evidence of Selena accepting bribery, but she did not expect to see her

observed the people who had already walked

so stupid? There are so many people

business discussion someday. I’ll then give her a

jackie casually dropped the bag at

who knew that jackie had two million with him, was obviously confident about paying for the meal. She stood up and smiled at everyone. “You can order whatever you want to eat,” she spoke aloud. “The minimum spending

We won’t

stick to the price planned. Although the manager’s salary is

and she hasn’t got her salary yet, yet she invited us to dinner above all things. Where else can we find

employee chimed in with a

both with an embarrassed expression. They wanted to taint the relationship between Selena and the employees, but they had made all the employees like the new manager

money to treat us to dinner!’ Unconvinced, Sonia gritted her teeth. She

their orders, she ordered some of the most expensive dishes, which made

wines will add up to almost 400,000 dollars. I still don’t believe that

work. Let’s celebrate. This wine isn’t cheap, and

follow the minimum spending mark. Otherwise,

female employee frowned and thought that the supervisor was selfish and did not seem to be bothered about Selena at all. Was she not afraid that Selena will make it hard on her

feel the pinch, do

was obviously not happy that Selena got to become a manager as soon as she joined the company, so she was obviously plotting for revenge. Selena had just started working and she had not been paid her salary, yet she invited them to have a luxurious meal in such a classy hotel. Everyone was very

almost passed out. She had never expected the person named Ben Blake—the unimpressed employee—to talk to a supervisor like that. He never

nothing. Why do you sound like you’ve lost a lot of money? You haven’t even started drinking, yet you’re behaving like you’re in a daze and don’t know any better on what to

and drink up, everybody. Everyone should have

bag! Don’t you think that all these

everyone should just enjoy the night. What can we poor people

then asked jackie, “By the way, what do you do, jackie? Why are you so rich?

a bodyguard!” jackie smiled faintly and

that. “Hah! You can always claim to be a bodyguard to make it sound better while in truth, you’re just a petty security guard. Well, to put it in another way, you’re just watching the door! I guess you’re only

confused between a security guard and bodyguard?” he spoke.

like I’m not working,”

many of you who retired from the army ended up working as

if it’s 80 or 90 thousand

it should be eight digits, right? I’m not good at math, so I don’t know

month?” An employee suddenly

heard of such a

“Impossible!”

bodyguards who enjoyed the highest salary worked

turned to Selena and sneered, “Manager, before your husband brags next time, I suggest that he better

such a high salary, right?” Selena smiled bitterly. It felt so surreal when she talked about jackie’s salary. Perhaps she should have waited for a month at

Manager. He just doesn’t stop bragging. You’re a high-achieving student and a manager of

the bodyguards there, except for those few powerful guardians who I’ve never seen all my life.

only just started the first day at work today. It’s normal if you haven’t seen me!” jackie chirped. “Besides, you and I aren’t people of the same

expression. He was tirelessly serving Selena her favorite dish. The other employees were all wide-eyed because it did not look like jackie was lying. At the same time, everyone knew Sonia was related to the Drake family. Otherwise, based on

we won’t laugh at you. After all, you are our manager’s husband, aren’t you? If

fine if others ridiculed him but they had always turned their battle towards Selena. Selena had been through a lot for five years for him; he wanted his

at the dishes on the table in front of him. “You’ve ordered a lot of dishes, yet they can’t even stop

wished she could walk over and slap

He was Selena’s

the ability? Otherwise, you’re just lying!” Finally,

I could prove it? Kneel down and apologize to

earn 20 million dollars a month!” Sonia was unhappy in the beginning, but she was already starting to feel so irritated

and crossed her arms over her chest. “I’ll give you ten minutes. If you can’t prove

thinking, then replied, “How about I let

looking forward to it!” Sonia

it’s time I’ll show

personal bet between your husband and I, so you shouldn’t embarrass me in the future because of this. After all, it has nothing to do

get you in trouble because of this kind of thing!” Selena smiled. Pompous Sonia did not give face to the manager at all. Besides, Selena would be footing her bill that night. It was exhilarating to wait

We’re waiting for a good show!”

took another

minutes. It’s already a minute!” Sonia

pulled out his phone and dialed the number Tanya gave to him this afternoon. He put the phone on

employee glanced at the number and

end of the phone was heard the voice of Tanya.

want to confirm something. Is my pay 20 million per month?” A small smile appeared on jackie’s face and

matter? You don’t think it’s too little, do you?” Tanya was obviously a little puzzled on the other end of the line. “Don’t worry. During New Year, my grandpa said that we won’t miss out on your 20 million bonus.

by Tanya’s negotiating tone. She not only sounded unassertive, but she has also asked jackie if

too little. I just wanted to make sure. Sorry for disturbing you!” jackie gently tapped on his phone screen, hung up the call, and raised

A bodyguard had a salary of 20 million a month? What

to be so high!” Sonia squeezed

red wine and lifted it. “My apologies, jackie. I underestimated you. For that, I’ll drink this glass as punishment!” she said to jackie. Sonia

side and echoed, “Miss Neal sure

not sure if you could hold your liquor well, but I surely remember that you’d kneel before me and apologize. You didn’t forget about

seriously. Besides, she’s punished herself with all that wine.

me a moment ago, she did not say that she’s a woman. C’mon, cough it up. If you can’t afford to lose, don’t

that she almost passed out. With so many employees in the scene, she would not be able to raise her head high up before others for the rest of her life if she knelt before jackie. Moreover, how many

No one stood up to defend Sonia, all because Sonia often abused her authority to bully them in the workplace. The thought that she was above everyone else was ingrained in her mind. Of course, Felicia—who always fought hard to please her—was excluded from

invited everyone to dinner tonight, and then to karaoke.

his wife’s plea. He waved his hand. “Fine. I, jackie White, wouldn’t usually let things go, even if the God of War appears before

were not for the kid, they would not be together. However, jackie treated her and her daughter well for the past few days. The sense of security that jackie gave them made her feel more and more that her

spur of the moment decision had gotten

two more glasses as an apology.” Embarrassment did not leave her face.

After this, we’ll go to karaoke in a bit. I don’t really like singing,

very quickly, and

of the two good-looking waitresses, who had been serving everyone that evening, walked over to jackie with a professional smile on her face. “Sir, do you prefer to pay with cash

generally customers would prefer to pay with a card, she followed the old routine and

their tracks when jackie pointed at the woven

time she met a customer like jackie. Paid in cash? For a bill of more than 300,000 dollars? The

the bill, and the change will be a tip for you both!” jackie stood up and

you, Sir!” The waitress immediately

the bag before him. Zip! The woven bag was opened. What they found within were stacks of

my lord!

in here. This is the first time I’ve seen

has good pay, but

wish I had such a good husband. I won’t

charming

bag of banknotes gave rise to so much discussion among the employees in the scene. On the side, Sonia’s and Felicia’s face went dark and gloomy. Sonia, especially, who had thought a lot about whether jackie had the money to pay the bill. Had he not have had that amount, he would have been a laughingstock. Little did she know, the woven bag that he

were on cloud nine, too. Each of them could get more than three

karaoke? Have you made the reservation?” jackie waved

thousand to two hundred thousand dollars. It might be even more. Of course,

went up the stage and sang two songs. Her voice

please!” When it was about time, jackie paid for the bill without waiting; it was two hundred and twenty thousand dollars in total. He made the waiter take two hundred and thirty thousand for the bill, and the change would be the waiter’s

with the remaining one million

drink and sing as they were embarrassed to leave the place. Their hearts were

racily dressed up woman bolted out from one of the VIP rooms. Her hair was a

The woman yelled, but she was then pulled by a few men who rushed

his arm, slapped the woman harshly. “What are you yelling

right. Why the hell do you pretend to be innocent when you

hooker! What are you pretending for, then? Is the money not enough?”

other services!” the woman begged with terror in her trembling voice. “If you need the service, we have it here as well! Let me introduce a few to you. They’re

ground. “Take the woman in!” he ordered his men. “Stop pretending

made him stop dead in his tracks. His

These are all clans and gangsters. We can’t afford to offend them.” Selena knew jackie was triggered just by looking at his face, but the other party won by numbers. There were four or five men out here; there must be more men in the room. It would be fighting a

You should be able to deal with these rubbish bags, right? Otherwise, it’d be such a shame to the Drake Family. A

a situation happens every day! We better not intervene in this matter to offend them.” A male

about to be forcibly pulled away,

with a firm expression. “Selena, I’m

eyes of the woman. “Alright then…” Selena gave in. “Be

jackie assured

jackie only walked over after he had gotten Selena’s

employees in the scene

internally at the sight before her. “Miss Taylor, are you sure your dear husband is going to be alright? It’s not just one or two men there.” Sonia prayed so hard that jackie would be beaten to death by the gang. This guy did not show any respect to her

Neil’s

hero now, huh?” Two of the men walked up

with them. Didn’t you hear her clearly?” chastised jackie. “Let

know who we are?” snapped one of the men, arrogance written all over his

the other man chimed

his leg and gave each of them a

heavily on the ground and immediately tasted blood rushing from

forced my hand into this! I don’t care which master you’re serving.

drop several degrees. Those darkened eyes of his were like the king of the jungle;

a knife from his back pocket. He stretched his body and walked toward jackie with a savage expression as though he was ready to slaughter jackie. He stepped

hand dropped to the ground. The fiery pain shot up his arm and all the way to his head. His face was distorted in great

VIP room and yelled, “Guys, it’s bad! Our boss has been beaten up! Everyone, come out now!

How dare he beat our boss! He doesn’t want to live anymore, that’s

did it? Rather bold on his part! Our boss is one of Master

gang rushed out of the VIP room, all

It was truly undeniable that jackie possessed the ability to be the Drakes’ bodyguard. Dozens

my goodness! There are

situation. They stumbled back a few steps, afraid of getting hurt once the war

after the men no longer had a hold on her. “But

her a dry smile. “Just stand behind me. Don’t worry about me; I am jackie White. Even if the King of War was here, he wouldn’t dare

up from the ground and kicked the tattooed man at his abdomen. jackie threw the tattooed man a kick that sent him backward, and it knocked down

shouted, and all of the sudden, jackie was surrounded by a

people were sprawled on the ground as they wailed in agony. They were thrown before they could touch a single strand of jackie’s hair. People from other VIP

Christ! Isn’t he too strong? It was only one against

could not help but exclaim excitedly. One could only witness such

screwed. The door’s broken. This KTV is not for those ordinary people. I heard that the chairperson in

compensate for this broken door?” an employee of the procurement team said

is freaking rich. Look at the woven bag of his; there’s more than one million in there!” another female employee interrupted with an arrogant expression. There was nothing but admiration for jackie shown in her eyes. A man like jackie was a

deliberately finding your way to hell?” Several men with suits—who watched over this

manager. “Finally you’re here, Mr. Meyer! I came here to spend and have fun, but what happened in the end? We spent so much and all we

seemed like this little tattooed brat was acquainted with Mr. Meyer. That was

of you down single-handedly? Impossible.” Mr. Meyer’s brows furrowed,

was only here to drink with them, but that guy tried to force the girl

took two steps forward and

are making a deliberate ruckus. You have to do something about it!” Some procurement

that it’d be a part-time job of three hundred dollars per day! I don’t want to sell my body!” The woman sobbed like a dying banshee. She

soundly slap was delivered before she could finish her

like a block of

do you mean, Mr. Meyer?”

the matter with you people? This is our company’s internal affair!” Mr. Meyer retorted. “Besides, shouldn’t you already know what’s going to happen when you come here to work? Moreover, they’re our regular VIP customers! It’s not like they didn’t pay you up. Thousands and thousands will be given to you. So what if you sleep with them just for a day or two?” Mr. Meyer sneered

anger, and her expression indicated her utter exasperation. This was her first time meeting such a repugnant b*stard. “She’s your staff. That’s what you told her when you were recruiting, and no sleeping with guests was required! You’re now

fault. We’re at our place, while you came here and hurt our valued guests! Just pay us 10

deep breath at the amount. There were not many broken artifacts; only a door and a few vases by the door. They did not expect the other

This is a complete extortion. Moreover, these men started the war first! If the loss has been paid, they should be the ones to pay! Why ask

could hold the tears no longer. Tears like waterfall gushed down her cheeks. She cried out

their glances, and it was as though sunshine flooded their souls. They were internally smiling. This Mr. Meyer was no ordinary person. The couple would have to bid tomorrow’s sunrise adieu if they could not take out 10

you to play a superhero?’ Sonia inwardly

b*tch is really stunning; even more captivating than

course! Three million

VIP guests. Compared to them, jackie and the

on!” Selena rebuked and pointed a hateful glance at them. A boiling fury swelled inside of

I beat them up, I’m so afraid that you’ll think that I’m a

wish you could…but isn’t the person behind them very powerful? What should

you need only allow me to do it. If they dare to wrong me, that’d be like picking a fight with

bodyguard employed by the Drake family. Moreover, Miss Tanya held jackie in high

couple?” Mr. Meyer mocked them coldly when he

the Clark family. You know; the Clark family, the second most influential family in this city. Do you recognize your idiocy right now? If you push our

Slap!

landed brutally on Mr. Meyer’s face before he could complete

Meyer spewed a mouthful of blood; two teeth flew out

Mr. Meyer had never been hit before. He raked in money, and he was even the brother-in-law of the Clark family’s number-one hitman! It was because of this relationship that he became a manager and lived as though he was the country’s president. Additionally, people like the tattooed man gave him many benefits on a daily basis, and it magnified his pride even more. How

jackie found the opportunity to launch a hard blow

movement sent ripples of pain to his crotch; the pain shot

down! What are you people waiting for? Beat him up!” Mr. Meyer, on the ground as he

by numbers, they were downed in less than a minute. These people received harder blows than the previous men. Their injuries

unbelievable!” A male procurement staff swallowed hard, shocked by jackie’s fighting skill. jackie was a top-notch combatant,

at Sonia enviously and wished they could have

Go and find Brother Ken!” Mr. Meyer ordered some waiters gathered here by

waiters dismissed, and a man together with seven

me send this bstard to hell! This piece of sht came to create

inside him. Dan Jameson was no ordinary man; he was the number one hitman of the Clark family. It would be no problem at all for him to fight against hundreds of people, alone. Moreover, Dan earned his current rank and proved his worth in the Clark family with

his brother-in-law had been beaten blue and black. His anger spiked even higher when he heard that the other party defeated most of their

all this while, but because of

heaved a sigh of relief when he was informed that Young Master Clark brought his competent marshal to annihilate jackie, but Young Master Clark then came back with an unsightly pallor of his face. He roared that Marshal Dennis Howard was completely useless, while Marshal Dennis initially claimed

once again stupefied at

not expect even the marshal would not dare to touch

What a small world!” jackie chuckled and continued, “So, what are

He was famous for wiping out hundreds of punks like you!” Mr. Meyer sneered in an arrogant tone. “Hmph! You’re good, I’ll admit! However,

he’s merely my brother-in-law. He followed my sister to call me brother,” Dan replied

of a sudden, he swung his

hit me? A—Aren’t you hitting the wrong person? I’m your sister’s husband, your brother-in-law! Shouldn’t you beat him up instead? Confusion clouded his head, and at the same time, he could feel the smack stinging his face. He let out a startled gasp of

everywhere. Do you f*cking know who he is? He’s someone that even Young Master Clark and I dare not touch! You… You clearly

He was about to explode

someone even the Young Master Clark dare not

Clark is afraid of angering jackie. What more Mr. Meyer? This husband of Miss Selena, who the heck is he?” Several employees who stood behind Selena whispered among themselves. They were

At this moment, Mr. Meyer truly knew that he was playing with fire, and all of sudden, color drained from his face. He looked

slightly. “Mr. White, I apologize. What happened today is all because I didn’t manage my men well, and it caused trouble to you and Mrs. White. I

that he threw himself to the ground after hearing Dan’s words. Would this man really kill him just because

life, but

his lips. He could not do anything but to follow jackie’s

over to Mr. Meyer with a sharp shiny machete at hand, and he brought it up to

beloved sister! Mr. White, please, I beg you! Please spare me! I won’t do it anymore, I swear!” Mr. Meyer was so frightened that he almost wetted his pants. He was pressed to the ground by Dan’s men

Nothing. Then, he gritted

kind of scream that made everyone’s blood run cold. Most of the people were so

and swung it over his shoulder. He looked

her that she came back to reality.

reprimanded her. “Why did you even think of working here in the first place? What do you do?” she asked, her forehead creasing as

Fair, and I work in the Labor and Social Security Bureau. However, because my father is so sick, I had to work some side jobs to earn

her father’s situation. “Their recruitment announcement has clearly stated that this job is only required to drink with the guests, but not to sleep with them. I—I truly didn’t expect to have encountered this group of b*stards on my third day. I…” Tears welled up at

out a series of sighs. They believed Jessica would not have taken this path if it were not

toward jackie and without hesitation, spoke, “ jackie, why don’t we help her? This is too distressing. I don’t think I

jackie’s lips. “Honey, this beautiful heart of yours is a drug to my vein. I thought of that as well, but

Don’t work at this kind of place anymore. The money

as saucers; they were stunned by jackie’s behavior. They thought that jackie would give 10 to 20 thousand to the woman, but he handed the whole bag to her. There was freaking 1.4 million in

Jessica was not only able to afford her father’s operation cost, but

got up on her feet and bowed at jackie,

gently. He then held Selena’s hand and walked over to their electric

a little puzzled. She wanted to help the woman, perhaps with 10 to 20 thousand from jackie’s woven bag. Never did she anticipate that jackie would

too generous?” Selena asked dumbfoundedly. “There was so much money in that bag, and you passed it all to her?”

is it possible for her to win against my lovely wife in terms of beauty? Besides, didn’t you

her, but I didn’t ask you to give her

like nothing; it was as though those stacks of banknotes were rolls of toilet paper to him.

I go get it back?” After thinking about it, however, jackie changed

husband is earning 20 million a month, anyway! We’ll be rich after two months of you working for

we’re not short of money

that your pocket is almost empty.” Selena clicked her tongue. “You have to learn how to manage your finances better, got that? I wouldn’t be spending so much money on dinner if it was not to trim Sonia’s

to be a freaking rich woman, Honey,” jackie rebutted. “Besides, I dream of having another wedding and take you out on a private jet

a good idea, since we have a four-year-old now. Wouldn’t it be ridiculous for us to have another wedding?” They continued to banter as they rode on the electric scooter. Joy and happiness bloomed inside Selena like a warm ray of sunshine that melted

they had just started dating. Perhaps this was what people always said,

…

long and left the KTV soon after. She hailed a cab and

father. Her father, who was supposed to be receiving treatment in the ward,

The doctor said that we don’t have to pay the bill, but our father can no longer be treated in the hospital. We have no choice but to bring him back,” Jessica’s mother replied. “Your father is about to get the surgery the day after tomorrow. What now? How can

cost, but I can’t even support our family expenses! Even if we managed to pay the operation fee, what about the post-surgery

sides. “This is strange, Sister. Shouldn’t you be finished with your work at two in the morning? It’s only a little

met a group of bstards today at work, and they want me to do…” She trailed off before she continued, “Fortunately, the kind Mr. White rescued me from their dirty hands! If you were there with me, you’d know how amazing Mr. White truly is! Dozens of

he notice the woven bag in his

don’t know what’s inside the bag, either. Mrs. White had Mr. White help me out, and he handed me this bag,” Jessica responded with a sense of confusion in her

woven bag…is filled up with garbage, isn’t it? Still…that’s not right. Would you go to an opulent place to have fun with a bag like this?” jackie unzipped the woven bag as he spoke mindlessly

went unhinged before he clamped his mouth

it’s money! T—This

the content inside the woven bag. Hot tears

126 At the KTV’s entrance, the man with the dragon tattoo—Ned—lugged forward with a

of here until I’m satisfied!” Ned clenched his teeth, his expression reeked with menace. The rage within him continued to burn

we should just forget it,” one of his underlings stuttered after he gave the matter some thought. “Didn’t you hear what Dan

to provoke that man!”

what happened. He bowed and scraped before the name of jackie White. He even cut off

smile quickly lit up his face as he said, “Hmph. Why should we be scared? We don’t have to cower in fear just because they did. What aristocrats? They’re self-giving titles. How can they compare to us, the Dragon

we do?” At this point, he paused for a bit before he added, “Besides, rumor

They only use their fists when they fight;

“You’re right! That useless piece of crap! I’m gonna get help from Master Howard! We can’t let

smirk on his face, he commented, “Heh. That little punk’s

Beauty Queen of Eastfield among the rich young masters here!

pondering upon the matter for a while, his forehead creasing in

been kicked out of the Taylor family five years ago. So long as I just fool around and not kill her; even the Taylors won’t dare to provoke Master Howard! Furthermore, I’ve heard that her cousin is against her, and she hasn’t been able to

the more Ned felt that there was an irresistible allure to Selena that could not be found in other women. It was the allure of

If that’s the case, there’ll be no problem at all! Hah! Let’s

the woman? I want to see the look of this Beauty Queen of Eastfield as she’s

I am!” Ned burst into guffaws and brought his men along to see Master Howard. Master Howard had tremendous influence in the city. He was the owner of numerous entertainment outlets

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“ jackie, something’s off.”

of something. She patted jackie on the shoulder from the back. “Wait.

the electric scooter to the side. “What’s

you. He apologized to you right away. And he actually told Mr. Meyer that you were someone that even Young Master Clark couldn’t provoke. Why?

into an arm-wrestling competition. He lost and cut off his own finger because he knew his strength was nothing compared to mine. I have to admit that the

paused for a bit before he continued, “Think about it. Even the best fighter of the Clarks is no match for me. Isn’t it

expression. She never thought that her husband would use such a

lost, too. I never expected that fellow to really cut his finger off. So the fact that I didn’t kill that Meyer tonight is considered a merciful act to preserve his dignity!” jackie bobbed his head as

one of the worst people I know. He wasn’t so terrible before,

do you feel that you’ve found yourself an excellent husband?” The

Selena’s lusciously red

we have another kid?” he said. “I was so drunk that night from five years ago. I hardly remember what happened. All I remember was that you initiated

immediately flamed. “Don’t talk about it anymore. It’s so embarrassing. I was mad at my grandpa at the time because he married me off to some nobody. Sure, it’s a fake marriage, but that act was proof of the marriage. How could I,

jackie slowly exhaled. “Don’t worry, Selena. The wedding from five years ago was regrettable. You don’t have to say anything; I understand.

lips. “All right. I’ll hold

of something else. “But Grandpa’s 70th birthday is approaching,” she said, frowning. “My mom’s insistent on the present, too. We’ll be in trouble if we can’t fork out that amount of money. Besides, you’ve just started your job, and the soonest you’ll get your salary is probably in a few days. Looks

a problem if money can solve the

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man stood up in a villa, a tuft of white hair crowning his head. He stared at the tattooed man before him. “Who is it? Who is it who dares to beat

for him because we had too little people with us!” Ned immediately grumbled, “Master Howard, that punk practically spat

It was probably the first

he sat upon today; the Dragon God Clan was regarded as one of the most prominent clans in the city. They were not at the top of the food chain, but nobody dared to provoke them so carelessly. These underground organizations usually did not meddle in any affairs that had to do with aristocrats, too. They did not

why he could not help but tack on a sentence after he finished speaking. “By the way, is that punk

a vet. In other words, he’s an impulsive self-righteous f*cker;

lot of vets have been around lately,” Ned added. “There’s plenty of his type around

whole situation. He already decided that the punk would die after calling him

for a while. “How many people do

brows furrowed. He then shook his head. “No, no. 50 is too small of a number, and that

the suggested number. He never thought that the punk would

five years. He’s brushed against death plenty of times before. He’s crazy skilled! Of course, I understand if we can’t bring that many

gaze shifted toward a man by his side. There was a menacing scar than ran down the man’s face. “Scar, bring your men and

small-talk.

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long been fast asleep. Meanwhile, Fiona and the others were in the garden, huffing impatiently as they waited for

be so angry, please,” she said gently. “My son isn’t in any form of trouble, I’m sure. He isn’t

earth. “Don’t just call me Fiona as though we’re buddies. Your son got into a fight with Drakes’ bodyguards. Is that not causing trouble? We saw everything ourselves. He got himself into deep sh*t, but don’t drag

right. Selena even called us in the afternoon, asking Aunt Fiona to give her 300 thousand to have dinner. Is that possible?” she remarked in a patronizing tone. “Does she really need 300 thousand to treat her colleagues to dinner? It’s obvious that

kidnapped and can’t come home? 300,000 isn’t enough to compensate the Drake family. It doesn’t matter if he only beat up the

Joan became even more worried when she heard this. She paced about anxiously but

and Selena were not back in spite of the late

should be ample compensation

because Selena isn’t back either. Has Selena been taken too? What do we do if they ask us for ransom?” Andrew smoked a cigarette by the

for ransom, we’re only rescuing our daughter. That knucklehead can’t do anything other than cause trouble. I’m certainly not using my money to

jackie is a father. Besides, he put his life at risk for your daughter without hesitation. You can’t just stand by and let him die!” Joan feared that the Clark family would kill their hostages

He was asking for it, don’t you think so? It was so obvious that Miss Tanya was just teasing him when she didn’t let him in. He could’ve turned around and left for home,

of greed. The gall to charge straight into the Drakes’ estate! And when their bodyguards tried to stop him, he beat them

exactly! He asked for it himself!”

wouldn’t be so desperate for money if it weren’t for you. He had to give you 10 million dollars for Grandfather Taylor’s

knucklehead who went about beating up the Drakes’ men, and you dare push the blame on me? Did I

Can’t you see who’s in the wrong

is, it’s not my mother’s fault,” Ben chimed in. “Even if Miss Tanya wasn’t lying to him, he would’ve needed to wait for at least a month before getting his first month’s salary, no?

if you don’t save him even if you have the money to

crazy b*tch,” she gasped. “Making such baseless accusations… And she dares to say something so unreasonable! Your son caused our family nothing but pain for the past five years.

only agreed to this false marriage and to take Ivan’s place in the military because he wanted her to receive proper medical treatment. She did not know any of this when she was confined to the sickbed. It was only after she was discharged from the hospital that the doctor handed her jackie’s letter, and she

whirr of an approaching electric scooter. jackie and Selena were on the scooter, finally home. They parked the vehicle inside the

Drakes’ bodyguards. Is it true?” Joan immediately leaped forward and asked jackie,

up, but don’t you

He admitted it himself! How can he be fine after beating up

the Drake family?” Xena shot jackie a disdainful look. “You’re a grown man, and yet you don’t know what you can and can’t do. You even made Selena help you extort 300,000 from her mother. It’s ransom money,

doesn’t like you that much. You sure talk a lot for someone who’s an outsider in this family. Why do you care so much although you’re

furious that she

as my son-in-law. You’re the outsider here, don’t you know that? Xena has been with my son for two years now. She’s practically

if Uncle Andrew and Aunt Fiona haven’t acknowledged me yet, I’m practically Ben’s heart and soul. Besides, Ben and I aren’t far from marriage either! Besides, Ben would

how did you two manage to get the Drake family to release you? I think you gave that few hundred thousand to them first, and so they let you come back to take more money. Is that right? Even if they want money, I’d never fork out a single cent to compensate for those bodyguards.

bag over and held it out toward him. “We just bought this. Think of it as our last gift for you. Take it and go; the

“Oh, and take your mother with you. She’s an

stepped forward and snatched the suitcase away. “ jackie did beat up the Drakes’ bodyguards, but seriously, everything’s fine. Not only did Miss Tanya allow him to continue going to work tomorrow, but she even arranged a private villa for him at the Drake family’s estate. He’ll be able to rest there during his breaks, and he can even stay there

up the Drake family’s bodyguards. How can everything be fine?” Fiona was completely taken aback,

131 “They arranged for him to live in a villa all by himself? Is he not living together with bodyguards?

opponent. The leader of the Drake family seems to like me. He said that my skill was worth twenty million dollars a month! Furthermore, the family’s patriarch said that those bodyguards were arranged to test me. They wanted to see if

parted slightly, anxiety clenching her guts. Her husband had never said anything like that before, and he had not batted an eye as

it was pre-arranged? So you’ll go to work tomorrow?” Fiona practically bounced with excitement

lie to you about something like this? You can follow him to work tomorrow if you

fault I took out so much money abruptly, after all. I thought it was for a ransom.

your potential and highly

in anticipation. The Drakes were the wealthiest family in

jackie answered, a smile plastered on his

all kidnapped since you haven’t returned, although it’s so late.” The tension at Joan’s chest finally eased

me? You could’ve just said something to me if you wanted to see me off to work.” Amusement sparked in jackie as he looked at Fiona. He had long

check out the situation because we care for

her mind after she said that, and she tacked on, “By the way, jackie, I think that you won’t receive your salary by the time our patriarch is celebrating his birthday. Can you ask Tanya and see if

the bride price anymore?” jackie’s brows creased together. Fiona had been so insistent on the bride price and would pester him

“It’s like this: You won’t be able to take out thirty million straight out anyway, but you’ve beaten Ivan into a bloody pulp, so you have to give him ten million dollars. Besides, you already said that you’d buy a gift worth ten million for the

that way. Furthermore, if they know that you’re going to be a bodyguard for the Drake family, they’ll definitely think you’re strong and capable, and they’ll never be able

the ten million bride price?” jackie asked

you’re going to spend your first month’s salary on all of that, just give it to me once you receive your second month’s salary! I can’t give my beautiful daughter away for just ten million

and Selena have Kylie, after all, so I’ll acknowledge you as my son-in-law once you give that twenty million

jackie. For a second, he thought that Fiona was actually being reasonable and thinking for his sake.

can you just increase the bride price as you please? And that’s a pretty big jump, too.”

principle throughout these five years: cash is king! Cash gives you safety, assurance. You won’t be the laughingstock only if you step out of the house with cash! The friends I had a long time ago, the ones who had gone shopping with me and visited me? They all ignored me when we were kicked out five years ago. When I try to see them, they’d avoid me like the plague! So am I being too demanding, asking for twenty million? You’re the most beautiful woman in the entire Eastfield; so what if I ask for twenty million? Young Master Wilson even said that he’d marry you for fifty million. It’s my loss to let this rascal marry you for twenty million!” A stream of complaints suddenly poured forth from

calculative? That Wilson is fat and perverted! I’m well-aware of the kind of man he is.” Selena frowned,

the most beautiful woman in the entire Eastfield. Twenty million it is, then. As long as Mother acknowledges me as her son-in-law, twenty million is nothing. Even two billion isn’t a

can’t do,” Fiona sneered as her eyes swept over him disdainfully. She would never believe that he

Ben hung by the side, chins low and not daring to

thought jackie had gotten himself into trouble and had reprimanded him relentlessly. They never thought he was actually working for the Drake family. It turned out that it was all right for jackie to get into a fight with the Drakes’ bodyguards this morning. If he had

back home safe and sound. Get some rest, everyone. I’m tired!” Ben coughed awkwardly. The aura of a raging bull from before had now dampened into a cloud of meekness. He uttered jackie’s name with utmost reverence, as though it

two have to go to work tomorrow morning, too!” Xena wanted to dig a hole and bury

two have dinner outside? Did you really spend three hundred

just recalled what she heard earlier after Ben and Xena left. Selena had been saying something about going out to eat over the phone and spending around 300

at a six-star hotel too! It’s all because of that Procurement Department Head—Sonia Neal!” Selena sighed before telling Fiona why she had to treat them to a

said. “I’ll help you with this meal. You have to show everyone what you can do! If you really treat everyone to a meal, the other workers will definitely listen to you from now on!” Fiona felt resentment in her daughter’s place when she heard that. A frown quickly creased her

jackie was the one who took out 2 million dollars when we went to eat!” Selena

after retiring from the military! It’s not possible that he spent it all, right? What about the rest of his money?” Fiona’s eyes brightened after she

head. “We met a very pitiful young woman,” she said, her tone apologetic. “Her father was extremely sick and needed

her?” Fiona almost fainted on the spot. “You gave that much money away? Do you two

matter, Mom. Do we lack money now? Don’t you yourself have 800 thousand in your account? Anyway, jackie and I are

She had wanted to lie to her mother but gave up in the end. She really did not want to tell lies and was not good at

mother and you only gave me 800 thousand, which I received only recently. And you gave someone you met for the first time 1.4 million? What the h*ll? Are you two zillionaires? How could you

our daughter is a kind soul. She would never be able to not stop and help a dying man!” Andrew hauled himself onto his feet. He looked at jackie

father!” jackie

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where Selena and her family are living at. It’s just up front, not too far from here!” After a while, past eleven o’clock at night,

Ned, you better treat me to a drink after I help you get your revenge!” The

drink the

for jackie’s house

134 Fiona fumed at the thought of losing another 1.4 million dollars but the money was already gone. In the end,

also relieved at the sight of her son returning home and returned

don’t we take a bath together?” Desire sparked within

young and only over twenty years old. Besides that, Selena was also his woman. Naturally he would have quite

“Besides, we weren’t that close before and yet

together. I didn’t say that I was going to touch you, my dear,” he said. “Don’t let your mind

be so shocked that their jaws would drop straight to the floor. Especially since it came from their respected master, who was a stone-cold killing machine on the battlefield, tearing through people as though they

didn’t think about anything at all!” Selena strode toward the inside of the house, face burning hot. “I’m going to shower first. You shower after I’m done. Don’t

I’ll obey your every command!” jackie saluted her sharply, making her chuckle. Her smile was absolutely dazzling, even beneath the

jackie stood rooted to the spot after Selena went

found Selena and adorable little Kylie curled up in bed, fast asleep. He studied his wife as she sprawled across the mattress, her chest heaving in regular intervals. Most of her leg was exposed, the smooth, porcelain skin looking as though it might shatter to touch. The

on her cheek, then he

realize that she was not asleep. Rather, she was closing her eyes and pretending to sleep. Selena’s heart pounded erratically after jackie kissed her, afraid that he would attempt to do something else. Thankfully, the man quickly withdrew. Selena

the floor, reflecting on everything that had happened over the past few years. A swirl of emotions filled his chest.Just as he closed his eyes, he heard footsteps thundering toward his direction—and they were footsteps belonging to a sizeable group. It sounded

dare to make trouble even though it’s so late at night and my

He sat beneath the enormous banyan tree in the garden and

Don’t underestimate him!”

it was an exaggerated boast. Still, to be spoken so highly

a busy-bodying little punk two days ago and now he’s dead because of me! Plus, we have so many people here!” Scar chuckled, then gave Ned a cold stare. “Did you really think I’d be on the same level as you

them continued talking. It took a while for them to notice a red light