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."

Evangeline's lifelong personal bodyguard, the one

to the break room, where many from the police force came to

stood in their way, clutching

are you apologizing to her? She had her thugs start the fight at the bar, and they messed up my new nose job! And now this brute she brought with her has kicked

and

to arrest these people, now!"

of the chaos she had caused, strutting around the precinct using his name like a shield. She was digging him

as if all her smarts had gone to her chest, leaving none for her head. She was clueless

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

Ruby whimpered, clutching her bleeding nose, her head

patience for coddling Ruby. He turned to Evangeline apologetically and said, "I'm terribly sorry for my lack of control over my subordinate, Ms. Rearden. Please accept this as a small gesture

don't worry, I won't let those who've wronged you get away with it. They'll

mess with Walter. If he did not fix that mess... Well, his

cold-bloodedness. To survive, Jay

at the black card in Jay's trembling hands and sneered, "You might

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