“Blackmail?” Charlie quickly said as the accusation hung in the air. He retorted, “I was just passing by, not looking for trouble. Then out of nowhere, this girl plows into my car. Demanding compensation is only fair. Labeling it extortion is unjust. Don’t think you can intimidate me just because you have numbers on your side!”

The mobster swiftly drew a pistol from his waist, aiming it at Charlie’s head. His voice was cold and unwavering, “Leave now! One more word and I’ll pull the trigger!”

“Fool!” Charlie spat, his anger boiling over. “You really think you can shoot me out here?”

In the nick of time, Jordan swung open the passenger door of the Chevrolet, brandishing his phone. He shouted, “Mr. Wade, I’ve called the police!”

“Good!” Charlie nodded, a smirk playing on his lips. He fixed a steely gaze on the mobster and challenged, “You planning to shoot me? Well, come on, take your shot!”

He gestured at his own forehead, taunting, “If you’ve got the guts, do it!”

Julia, wide-eyed and horrified, shouted, “Robert! Lower that gun!”

To Julia, even though the sum the stranger demanded was exorbitant, she recognized her culpability in the accident. It was only right to offer compensation. It was completely unjust for her father’s henchman to wield a firearm.

Seeing Charlie’s unyielding stance, the mobster found himself at a loss.

He didn’t actually want to pull the trigger.

He just wanted to assert his mafia affiliation, to make this audacious oriental man grasp the gravity of the situation and leave.

But who would have anticipated this level of defiance?

Usually, he wouldn’t hesitate to fire.

Yet today was different.

For starters, they were at the entrance of the Zano family’s estate.

shooting here would undoubtedly

here soon to address the accident. If someone died, there’d be no covering it up. Not only would he be

miss, bearing witness. How could

urgently, “The VIP is arriving! Don’t stir up trouble. The boss won’t be pleased if you neglect

the reminder, fretting. “What do we do now? He’s demanding

Julia, whispering, “The young miss is still here.

to get away? Handle it properly and the boss will see this accident as fortuitous. If not for this, she’d have driven off

realization dawning on him. “Then I’ll

boss the young miss

Julia, panic-stricken, implored Jagoan, “Sir, you want a hundred thousand dollars, right? Drive me somewhere and I’ll get

whispering figure. It dawned on him that the girl standing before him was none other than the Zano family’s

He couldn’t let this opportunity slip

he stated firmly, “No, I want cash and I’m staying put. No money, no movement, even if

take me away

resolute.

gaze darting back to the manor. But Jagoan

by a retinue. Spotting him, Julia’s hopes sank. The lead figure was none other than her

fury and anxiety. He never imagined his daughter, Julia, would have a fender- bender at the manor gate. It was especially vexing as she had just torn her dress. He had intended

but Jagoan caught her. He warned her gravely, “Miss, if you run now, it’s

foot. Just moments ago, she was feeling

approaching father and pleaded, “That’s my

Jagoan asserted. “You hit me, you

fury overflowed into tears. Her father, Antonio, had reached them, his gaze narrowing in anger.

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