Chapter 22

Just then, Walter's phone rang. It was his assistant, Oscar. "Mr. Walter Gordon."

"What is it? Did she change her mind?"

"No. Mrs. Walter Gordon hasn't caved in, nor has she called begging you, but someone else has stepped

in."

At the police station, in the holding cell.

Ruby was not satisfied with just slapping Evangeline's face red. She was gearing up to kick her with her high heels when suddenly, she was sent flying several meters by a powerful kick from behind. The door flew open with a loud bang as a squad of imposing men in black suits and sunglasses stormed in from the shadowy hallway.

Their intimidating presence silenced the room.

"Ms. Evangeline."

Davis, Evangeline's lifelong personal bodyguard, the

to the break room, where many from the police

in their

had her thugs start the fight at the bar, and they messed up my

and Mr. Walter Gordon

to arrest these people,

caused, strutting around the precinct using his name like a shield. She was

the shed. It was as if all her smarts had gone to her chest, leaving none for her head. She was clueless about the storm brewing around her.

mouth to speak again, but Jay was not about to let her dig their graves any deeper. He slapped her, hard. Ruby's nose, barely healed from her last visit

whimpered, clutching her bleeding nose, her

sorry for my lack of control over my subordinate, Ms. Rearden. Please accept this as a small gesture

worry, I won't let those who've wronged you get

with Walter. If he did not fix that mess...

and power-was known for their ruthlessness, their cold-bloodedness. To survive, Jay knew he had to adapt quickly to the unfolding

trembling hands and sneered, "You might as well save that for Ruby's hospital

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