Author: BTMBeta

\”What? Divorce? I’m all for it! I fully support a divorce for the both of them!\”

Abigail raised her hand eagerly.

\”Huh?\”

Her reaction drew a quizzical look on everyone’s faces.

Even Levi was baffled by her gesture.

Abigail hastily waved her hands in denial when she saw the pairs of eyes staring at her, \”Oh, I was just joking.\”

I would gladly become Levi’s bride if Zoey would divorce him! She thought to herself.

When night fell, Caitlyn demoted Levi to the couch, \”Abigail will sleep in Zoey’s room. So you’re going to have to sleep on the couch.\”

\”Why don’t I take the couch instead, Aunt Caitlyn?\” Abigail felt bad about it.

\”How could we let you sleep on the couch?\”

Caitlyn turned and scorned at Levi, \”You should know that we are no longer living in the big house with those enormous rooms that we used to have. What’s the problem with sleeping on the couch? Do you think we could rely on you to give us a better life? Zoey is our only hope now.\”

\”Aunt Caitlyn, actually…\” Abigail hesitated if she should tell Caitlyn the truth.

She knew it was well within Levi’s means to get them a bigger house. I mean, just look at the car he was driving? It was a Maserati Executive GT that could be worth more than a house!

Levi could have easily bought them a villa, or even two, Abigail reckoned.

\”Actually what? what are you trying to say, Abigail?\”

Caitlyn stared at her, looking puzzled.

\”Oh, actually it’s nothing important.\” Abigail shrugged, \”Goodnight, Aunt Caitlyn.\”

The next morning.

Despite being the National holidays, Zoey could hardly get a breather from her project. Even Aaron had to put down everything to give her a hand. Caitlyn was out too. She had gone to the hospital since she was on duty that day.

They left it to Levi to take Abigail around for a spin.

\”Come on, Levi. Why don’t we go for a spin?\”

Abigail suggested, leaning close to Levi.

\”I’d rather stay at home.\” Levi said lazily, \”It’s full of people everywhere.\”

He was still lying on the couch.

\”Let me take you to a fun place!\”

\”Come on, get up, Levi…\”

…

Abigail came up with several suggestions to tempt Levi to get out of the house. But nothing worked.

\”By the way, what present did you get for Zoey’s birthday?\” Abigail asked curiously, \”You know her birthday is coming up in two days\’ time right?\”

\”Oh yes! It’s time to prepare something for Zoey’s birthday!\”

\”Okay, come with me!\” Levi got up immediately from the couch.

Abigail grimaced and pouted her lips with displeasure.

The all fired up Levi was a stark comparison to the disinterested look on his face just minutes ago, with his lackluster response to her every suggestion.

But the mention of Zoey’s birthday sprang him into action at once, as if it had filled him with renewed vigor.

Azure Dragon had been waiting outside to deliver the car Levi had specifically asked for today. It was an Audi R8 sports car.

\”This is unbelievable, Levi! Another luxurious car? I’m sure this Audi R8 exclusive model could easily cost up to three million.\”

Abigail had an excellent knowledge about luxury cars since she had worked as a model for car exhibitions before.

She had seen almost every kind of luxury car.

\”Stop saying nonsense. Get in the car now!\”

Levi stepped on the pedal and the car whizzed off like a rocket.

Inside the car.

Abigail’s eyes never left Levi.

\”Why do you keep staring at me?\”

Abigail’s gaze was making Levi uneasy.

\”Why don’t you get a divorce, Levi?\” Abigail suggested, \”That way, you won’t have to put up with Zoey and her family again. Look at how they have treated you.\”

\”So you want me to stay single for the rest of my life?\” Levi quipped.

\”That’s not what I mean! You could marry me after you’ve divorced Zoey! Can’t you see that I’m as pretty as her, not to mention I’m so much younger too? Why don’t you consider me instead?\”

Abigail pressed herself closer to Levi, which gave him the goosebumps.

This girl is bold and even aggressive.

\”Why don’t you give me a chance, Levi? I got the looks and the body, and I am really gentle and loving. Not to mention you know how I idolize you…\”

Abigail bared her long and slender legs as she inched closer to Levi.

\”This looks like the most exclusive model too!\” Yannick added.

Click!

\”Get in the car, quick!\” Levi shouted at Abigail as he opened the door of the car.

\”Alright.\” Abigail flashed him a cheerful smile as she ran across to the passenger seat and tucked herself into the car.

Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!

The Maserati emitted a deep and powerful rumbling sound when Levi started the car.

Soon they were cruising on the highway.

At that moment, Levi seemed to feel a pair of eyes staring at him.

He turned to his side and was greeted by Abigail’s bright fever button eyes. They had not left his face since she boarded the car.

The spark in her eyes gleamed with affection.

She winked at Levi when he tilted his head and gave her a puzzled look.

\”Why are you staring at me?\” Levi muttered, \”Turn around.\”

\”No way. Why should I?\” Abigail gushed, \”Don’t you know you looked so much better than those young chaps in my school? They’re just a bunch of wimps compared to you.\”

There was hardly anyone who could hold a candle to Levi when she scanned through those faces in her head.

\”Yeah, I know.\”

\”How did you do that, Levi?\” she asked inquisitively while her eyes never left Levi’s face, \”How did you make that two leader kneel in front of you and even chop off their fingers obediently? I know they were equally ruthless in their own ways.\”

\”Don’t ask. You’re too young to know about these things.\”

\”But I’ve heard a lot about you. I know my aunt and the rest of them have always treated you with contempt, they think you are just a piece of junk. I bet that’s because they do not know about your true identity.\” Abigail pouted her lips and said, \”I bet their attitude towards you would change completely if they knew what happened today. Zoey would worship you like her hero!\”

\”Don’t tell Zoey about what happened today. It’s between you and me.\” Levi said to her.

Abigail nodded meekly, but there was a curious look in her eyes.

\”By the way, does Zoey know that you are driving such a luxurious car?\” Abigail asked with an air of interest.

\”Don’t tell Zoey about the car too!\”

Why couldn’t Azure Dragon just send me an ordinary car instead? Levi grumbled to himself.

Yet this was exactly what Azure Dragon felt he had done, for in his mind, it was the most unassuming car among the fleet of cars they possessed.

Kirin had even suggested to send Levi a Lamborghini Veneno Roadster, which cost almost nine million.

Soon, they arrived at the vicinity where Zoey’s house was situated. Levi stopped the car a few blocks away from the house.

Shortly after, Azure Dragon then informed his men to come and drove the car away.

Levi and Abigail were back in the house.

\”Come in, Abigail.\” Aaron and Caitlyn greeted her with open arms.

\”I’m so glad you’re finally here, Abigail.\” said Zoey, who darted a displeased look at Levi, \”What took you so long to fetch Abigail?\” she asked.

\”Abigail was attending a group event.\” Levi explained, \”She needs to finish the event before she could leave.\”

\”Yes, yes, Levi was right.\” Abigail played along, \”We got held up by the event.\”

Caitlyn gave Levi a reproving glance, \”Yeah, seemed to me you’re incapable of even a simple task like this. Look how long you took to fetch Abigail?\”

\”Why don’t you spend a few more days with us, Abigail?\” Zoey was thrilled to have Abigail staying with them for the National holidays, \”I hope you could stay longer this time.\”

\”That’s right, we’re celebrating Zoey’s birthday in two days’ time. You must join us, Abigail.\” Caitlyn gave an inviting grin.

\”Of course, I’ll be more than happy to stay longer this time.\” Abigail swooned her eyes at Levi and said, \”I’ll stay a week with you guys this time.\”

\”That’s wonderful news indeed, Abigail!\” Caitlyn pulled her over to the dining table, \”Look at all the food I’ve prepared for you. Let’s tuck in!’

The food was reserved solely for Abigail since Zoey and her family had already eaten.

\”What about Levi? Why isn’t he invited to the table?\” Abigail slid a look at Levi and asked.

\”Don’t worry about him. He can feed himself with some instant noodles.\” Caitlyn snorted, \”Why do I have to cook for him? He should be able to take care of himself. It’s only because of Zoey that we kept him in the house, if it were up to me, I’d get Zoey to seek a divorce a long time ago.\”

Caitlyn was filled with resentment towards Levi after what happened at the hospital.

The thud came as a bombshell to everyone when they saw Trey went down on his knees.

Beck was slacked jawed with surprise.

The same goes for Abigail, and everyone else in the room, who reacted with a blank expression on their faces.

…

The room had become so quiet that they could even hear a pin drop.

Levi lit a cigarette and took a deep puff. The smoke he blew out encircled Trey like a ghostly chain.

\”I remember you…\”

Levi said nonchalantly.

Trey gave a sad grin when he heard this. I’m done now, this would only spell disaster now that I’m in the bad books of Levi.

Unaware of Levi’s actual identity, Beck was still trying to stamp his authority, \”How dare you puff your smoke at Trey? You must be sick of living!\”

\”Shut up!\” Trey stood up and shoved Beck a few meters away with a kick. \”Get down on your knees now, all of you!\” he blasted at his men.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Dozens of Trey and Beck’s men fell to their knees, successively like a pack of dominoes.

Beck joined them and went down on his knees, even though he hardly had a clue of what was happening.

Everyone was in a guessing frenzy about Levi’s true identity.

They wondered who could command such an authority that scared the hell out of a powerful thug like Trey and made him kneel before him like a high-strung cat.

Yannick knew better than everyone that Trey and Beck were not somebody you would mess around with, given their notoriety on the streets.

That brother-in-law of Abigail must be someone with supreme dominance to make them go down on their knees.

He felt it more profoundly than everyone in the room.

Abigail’s impression of Levi had taken a complete 180. She no longer looked at him with detest, but with curiosity and adulation.

In her eyes, Levi now seemed to carry a halo of valiance above his head.

Even the way he smoked enchanted her.

The rest of the girls were equally charmed by Levi, whose machismo and charisma were acutely absent in their male classmates.

His bravery in such a situation fueled their admiration to the fullest.

\”So this would be the second time that we’ve met?\” Levi asked.

\”Yes… Yes… Yes…\”Trey pressed his face to the floor as he replied. He was too afraid to look into Levi’s eyes.

His whole body was shaking uncontrollably and there was a large urine stain on his pants. He had just wet himself.

\”So what should we do about it?\” Levi puffed, his cigarette smoke curled into a circle.

\”Please feel free to punish us in any way you deemed fit, Sir…\”

Trey felt only a complete and utter despair at that moment.

\”Each of you will leave two fingers behind, that’s it.\” Levi said in a desultory fashion, \”There are too many young ones present. I don’t want to show them my wrath.\”

The students were just young punks in the eyes of Levi.

\”Yes… Yes… Whatever you say…\”

Trey was thrilled when he heard Levi’s punishment, it was much lenient than he had anticipated. He picked up the blade and chopped off two of his fingers under the watching eyes of everyone…

Many of the students nearly fainted at the swiftness and brutality of his action, as if they were watching an execution.

Soon the other thugs followed suit to chop off their fingers…

The scene would certainly leave its indelible mark on the minds of Abigail, Yannick and the rest of their classmates.

The harrowing experience would haunt them when they recall the horrifying screams that had seeped into their heads, insidiously like tea from a tea bag.

\”Let’s go!\”

Levi stood up from the sofa after he had finished his cigarette and grabbed Abigail by her arm to get out of the VIP room.

Yannick and the rest of them hurriedly followed Levi out of the room. They couldn’t wait to get out of there.

Beck, now left with eight fingers, asked in a trembling voice, \”Who’s that guy, Trey?\”

\”He’s somebody you could never afford to mess around with in North Hampton!\” Trey breathed deeply and said it with the certitude of a true believer.

Outside the KTV, Yannick was back to his boastful self again, \”Are you alright, Abigail? I was just getting ready to throw everything at them if they dare to touch you!\”

Abigail scoffed at his words. She could still vividly recall the timid look on Yannick’s face when he was so freaked out that he’d almost peed in his pants.

You are nothing but a coward compared to my brother-in-law.

\”I’m fine.\” she answered impatiently.

\”Why don’t you let me send you home? I’d really like for you to check out my new car today, it’s a BMW x5!\” Yannick suggested while he gave the car remote in his hands a click.

A car near them lighted up and gave off a buzzing sound. It was a brand new BMW x5.

All their classmates could barely conceal the envious looks in their eyes.

It would be any student’s dream to drive a brand new, powerful sports car that could cost easily over eight hundred thousand.

All the girls were eager to cast their nets at Yannick.

\”You don’t have to send me back.\” Abigail snubbed, \”I’ll take a cab with my brother-in-law.\”

She had been under the impression that Levi did not own a car since she was well aware of Zoey’s family condition.

\”I have a car!\” Levi led them towards the car park and stopped in front of his car.

\”Holy cow!\” Yannick blurted out in surprise, \”Isn’t this a Maserati Executive GT?\”

The students knew they had been outnumbered by the dozens of thugs who had now occupied their VIP room.

It petrified them when they looked at the faces of these thugs, who appeared to be contorted with menace.

It made their legs wobbled with fear and their eyes filled with horror.

They had completely forgotten about their female classmates now. All they wished now was to flee as far away as they could.

\”I want all of you to get down on your knees! Let’s see who’s got the balls to stand when I ask you to kneel!\”

The thugs shoved and pushed the boys to the ground, and made them kneel.

The girls followed suit voluntarily, since they had more to fret than the boys.

The leering eyes of these thugs had been all over their bodies.

Abigail was bolder than the rest and she turned only to see Levi sitting in a corner being so inconspicuous that even the thugs failed to notice him.

What a lame duck we have here! She moaned to herself, It’s such a pity that Zoey had married to a weakling like him.

Her disdain for Levi grew when she saw his expression, which somewhat appeared as timid and wimpy in her eyes.

She swore her future husband must never be a coward like him, but a true and fearless hero!

She shouted at the group of thugs with glaring eyes, \”I’m warning you, get out of here and leave us alone, or I’ll call the police.\”

\”Go ahead, my little darling! Do you think we’d let you go?\”

One of the thugs stepped forward and stretched out his hand, trying to touch Abigail\’s face.

Slap!

Abigail slapped him in the face and her action sent the rest of the thugs into a state of shock.

Never would they have expected her to have the guts to lay her hand on them.

\”Who’s the one that have the guts to hit my man?\”

Following that, a few guys stormed into the room.

The leader of the group was a man with a big pot belly and tattoos all over his body.

\”B-Beck…\”

Yannick knew that Beck was one of the gang leaders of the underground society. He was known for his fearlessness and brutality, many had seen him cut up dozens of men single-handedly by himself.

Many of the young thugs worshipped him as their idol.

\”This way please, Trey!\”

It astounded everyone when they saw another person stepped into the room. It seemed like Beck was just the chaperon today to someone who was an even a bigger shot than Beck himself.

A group of thugs escorted the man into the room. He was cradling two shiny walnuts in his hands. A prominent scar ran diagonally across his face which resembled the teeth of a shark.

\”Hiss! Trey is here as well?\”

Yannick was so frightened he almost pissed himself in the pants.

As compared to Beck, Yannick knew better than his classmates that Trey was the real daddy of the underground world. He had over two hundred men at his disposal.

\”Look at these girls, Trey! Young, bubbly students who look so juicy and tender, doesn’t it make you feel like you want to just gobble them up? Hehe!\”

The silver-haired guy buttered up Trey and Beck with an unctuous grin.

There was an aura of pure lust reflected in the repugnant eyes of Trey and Beck.

Beck cast a few glances at Abigail and suggested to Trey, \”This one seems like the cream of the crop, Trey. You should take this one.\”

\”Good.\” Trey nodded approvingly, \”I like your humility.\”

Beck’s demeanor was anything but humble when he turned around to the group of students. \”Bashed up all the guys and boot them out of the place. Leave all the girls behind.\” he snarled in his raucous voice, \”If any of you dare to leak a word or tell the police, I’ll make sure you won’t get to live another day!\”

\”No! No! This can’t be happening…\”

The students were all stricken with horror, especially the girls, who feared for the worst.

All the girls knew what would be waiting for them if they were made to stay behind.

Even the brave-hearted Abigail could not hide her panic as her body quavered in fear.

The boys were utterly shell-shocked.

They had never expected it would end up in such a grisly manner.

\”Trey, Beck, please don’t do this to us!\” Yannick pleaded while he knelt on the floor.

\”Oh? It seems like this guy know us?\” Beck laughed.

\”Of course I know you, Trey and Beck\” Yannick proclaimed, \”I’ve heard so much about you guys from the streets.\”

\”Who the hell are you?\”

Trey asked disinterestedly.

\”My dad is Felix Zann, President of Marriot Roman Hotel Group.\” Yannick informed them, \”He have had a drink with the both of you before.\”

\”Ah, Felix Zann of Marriot Roman Hotel.\” Trey nodded, \”Yeah, I know him.\”

His answer seemed to offer a glint of hope to the students as they all heaved a deep sigh of relief.

Everyone gazed at Yannick with adulation. It seemed like they could lean on him when the going gets tough.

The girls looked at Yannick in a different light as well.

Even Abigail’s eyes glistened with a new respect now when she looked at him.

Yannick beamed with such heroism and courage that they really thought he would be their knight in shining armor.

\”My dad often speaks highly about the two of you!\” Yannick pressed on, \”Trey, since you have such a cordial relationship with my dad, why don’t you just let the matter rest and let us leave?\”

\”I know we are in the wrong, and we are really sorry for everything we’ve done. I’d really appreciate it if you could let us go and I’ll definitely repay your kindness, I promise!\”

Yannick was getting bolder as he spoke, straightening his back and thrusting his chest forward.

Given his father’s reputation and his relationship with these guys, Yannick was certain that he could pull this one through.

He was confident that Trey and Beck would definitely spare him together with his classmates, on account of their relationship with his dad.

The room went dead silent again.

After a momentary pause, Trey broke the silence as a spark shined in his eyes. Slap! He slapped Yannick brutally on his face.

The slap was of such magnitude that Yannick bounced back a few meters. A few teeth flew out from his mouth, which was oozing blood. His face was contorted with pain.

\”Who do you think you are? What nerve of you to ask me to let the matter rest and let you go?\” Trey barked at Yannick, \”You think I’d give a shit about you or your father? Even if your father’s here right now, I’ll make him kneel before me too!\”

The bestiality of Trey’s demeanor paralyzed everyone and dented their hopes.

Just when they thought Yannick would be their savior…

The girls whimpered while the boys were in a daze. We’re not getting out of here unscathed.

This is it, we’re doomed! What else could we do now?

Abigail tried to calm herself down and tried to think of a way out.

How about asking Zoey for help?

Abigail could not help but turned to look at Levi, who was still sitting at a corner inside the dimly lit room, unnoticeable to Trey and his men.

What a useless piece of crap! An absolute good-for-nothing! Abigail thought to herself, Is he my brother-in-law at all? Shouldn’t he have done something by now to protect me, if he still has the guts of a man?

\”Take away all the girls and beat up all the boys!\” Beck ordered, \”Just beat the hell out of them but keep them alive!\”

The dozens of thugs immediately sprang into action and walked towards the group of students.

That’s it! We’re done!

Abigail closed her eyes and murmured a prayer.

\”I’m giving you ten seconds to get your asses out of here!\”

A sudden loud voice shot up from nowhere and shocked everyone.

They turned and looked towards the corner of the VIP room. What they saw was a man sitting on the sofa. He was hardly noticeable since he was dressed in all black.

\”Drag that guy over here. Get him to kneel on the floor!\” Beck demanded.

The silver-haired thug came up to Levi and clamp one hand on Levi’s shoulder, looking to jerk him up from the sofa.

But in the next instant, Levi’s eyes flickered as he grasped the thug’s wrist and twisted it around in a flash.

Crack!

The sound was crisp and clear. It was the sound of a broken wrist.

\”Ahh!\”

The silver-haired thug cried out as he felt excruciating pain and that stunned everyone in the VIP room.

His overturned palm was a gruesome sight to watch. Everyone was bathing in cold sweat, their scalp prickled with horror.

What kind of force would it take to twist a wrist as if he was twisting open a bottle cap?

Abigail was awestruck by the prowess and agility showed by Levi.

It seems like he’s not such a pushover after all.

\”How dare you do this to my men? I’m going to make you pay with your blood!\”

Beck’s howl resembled a mad beast. He was about to lunge himself at Levi when Trey halted him.

\”Let me check him out.\”

It aroused his curiosity when he realized they had failed to notice the man sitting in the corner, who had sat through the entire incident seemingly unfazed.

Trey and Beck, together with their men, moved across the room and walked up to Levi.

\”Turn on all the lights!\” Trey commanded.

Click! Click! Click!

Soon, the room was fully lit, and everything was in plain sight, including Levi who had been sitting on the sofa.

\”You son of a b***h, how dare you just sit there looking nonchalant?\”

Beck yelled heatedly at Levi.

Abigail knew this would be the end of Levi. She closed her eyes in despair.

Thump!

What ensued blew everyone off their mind. Trey slammed his knees to the floor with a thud and knelt in front of Levi.

\”Hahahaha..,\”

The rest of them cackled.

Abigail felt utterly disgraced. How she wished there was a hole for her to hide herself without being seen.

She muttered in dismay, \”This is so embarrassing! How could Zoey have asked him to fetch me?\”

She refused to even lift her head to look at Levi.

Levi ignored the guys who kept taunting him.

\”Shall we leave, Abigail?\” he asked.

Abigail finally raised her head and looked straight at Levi, \”Why don’t you just head back on your own? I don’t need you to fetch me. I know my way home.\”

\”But Zoey insists that I pick you up.\” Levi’s patience was waning, \”Come on, let’s go.\”

\”Hey, you! Didn’t you hear what Abigail said? She asked you to leave her alone. Are you deaf or something? Who do you think you are to insist that Abigail to leave with you? Get lost!\”

\”Yeah, Yannick will send Abigail when the party’s over.\” The classmates cum lackeys of Yannick tried to get rid of Levi, \”You’re not welcome here! Get your ass out of here!\”

\”You’d better leave with me now!\” Levi’s eyes never left Abigail. He knew what nasty tricks her classmates were trying to play on Abigail. \”I’ve promised Zoey to fetch you and that’s what I’m going to do!\”

\”I’m asking you to leave!\” Abigail snapped, \”Why do I have to go with you when I don’t even know who you are? I’ll go back on my own!\”

Boom!

The door to their VIP room was blasted open by a forceful kick.

A guy was kicked into the room.

\”What happened to you, Peyton?\”

Everybody got up to help Peyton to his feet once they recognized he was one of their classmates.

Another girl was then shoved into the room. Her beaten face had swollen to the size of a pumpkin.

\”Oh my God! What happened to you, Mae?\”

Abigail and the rest rushed forward to lift her up. They were getting worried.

A teary Mae sobbed, \”I ran into a group of bullies when I came out of the restroom. Peyton was trying to protect me so they beat him up too!\”

At the same time, a few nasty looking fellows stomped their way into their room.

\”Well, well, what have we got here? These little sexy students looked yummy to my eyes! Oh, what a grand feast we’ll be having tonight!\”

The group of thugs drooled when they saw Abigail and her female classmates.

Their lecherous gaze swept across the pairs of fair, slender legs with salacious intent.

\”So you’re the ones who had beaten up my pal?\” Yannick stepped up and asked coldly.

A dozen of Yannick’s classmates stood up behind Yannick. They were all staring at the group of thugs with bulging eyes.

There was no reason for them to fear the thugs, given their numbers.

Besides, they could not wait to show how macho they were in front of their female classmates.

\”Yeah, we’re the ones that whacked him upside down, so what?\”

The leader of the thugs, a guy with his hair dyed in a freakish silver color, taunted Yannick with an amused look.

\”I want you to apologize, or I’ll beat the shit out of you!\” Yannick warned, determined to flaunt his bravery in front of Abigail.

\”Hahaha, this is so funny it almost choked me, guys. Do you really think a few lame students like you could beat the shit out of us? What makes you think we’ll be taken in by your words? Just because you outnumber us?\”

\”Hahaha…\”

The group of thugs chuckled in response to Yannick’s threat.

\”Go! Get our men here! Tell our boss there’s a dozen of young schoolgirls here waiting for him! Get him over here, quick!\”

The next moment, the expression on Yannick and the other guys turned wide-eyed, their mouths opened to let out a silent scream.

The thugs had called in their men. There were dozens of them with iron rods and shiny knives in their hands. They waved their weapons with a bloodthirsty look in their eyes.

They all gazed at Abigail and her classmates with a devilish grin, whilst they blocked the exit of the VIP room.

The students had never encountered such a ghastly scene before in their young lives. It scared the living daylight out of them and made them pissed their pants.

Even Yannick was starting to wobble.

Slap! Slap! Slap!

The silver-haired thug smacked at Yannick’s face and sneered, \”So what now? Where’s that gutsy look of yours now?\”

\”Brother, please forgive me. I-I was wrong…\”

Yannick’s shoulders drooped and his body slumped like a deflated balloon as he surrendered.

Slap!

The silver-haired thug landed a tight slap on Yannick’s face.

Bang!

Next, the thugs shoved and kicked at Yannick with such force that it made him spew out a fountain of blood.

The VIP room had now gone completely silent. Everyone muted and held their breath. They could only whisper a prayer in their hearts.

\”I’m not hiding anything from you, mum.\” Levi repeated, \”The pass is real.\”

\”Huh! Do you think I’m a fool to take your word?\”

Caitlyn hung up the call when she heard him kept insisting that his pass was real.

She was now certain this had nothing to do with Levi.

Caitlyn concluded that the police must have instructed the hospital to put up a normal front and act as if nothing had happened, in order to avoid tarnishing its reputation.

The project went smoothly for the days that followed.

But they would soon need to halt it because of the upcoming stretch of National holidays.

\”Levi, can you go pick up my cousin at the University of North Hampton? Her name is Abigail Rogers.\” Zoey said to Levi, \”I’ve sent her number to your phone.\”

She could not take time off from the project at this point of time, so she sought Levi’s help to pick up her cousin.

\”Sure, leave it to me!\”

\”But shouldn’t her name be Abigail Black?\”

Levi gave her a quizzical look.

\”That’s because Abigail has adopted her mother’s surname.\” Zoey explained.

Levi called up Azure Dragon after leaving the construction site. \”Get me a car, Azure Dragon.\” he ordered, \”I want to keep a low profile, so a normal car will do.\”

Soon after, Azure Dragon showed up with the car.

It was a Maserati Executive GT.

\”Whatever!\” Levi shook his head helplessly and got into the car.

He parked his car at the main entrance of the east building of the University of North Hampton.

He waited for almost half a day, but there was no sign of Abigail.

Another thirty minutes gone by and Abigail was still nowhere to be seen. Levi took out his phone and dialed the number Zoey had given him.

\”Hello, who’s this?\”

A pleasant voice answered the call.

\”This is Levi, your brother-in-law. I’m here to pick you up at your school!\”

\”Huh? I thought Zoey said she was too busy to fetch me?\” Abigail said in a surprise tone, \”I was thinking of going back on my own.\”

\”Where are you now?\” asked Levi, \”I’ll come over and pick you up!\”

\”I see. I’m currently at Dynasty KTV, VIP room 666!\”

\”Okay, wait for me. I’ll be there shortly!\”

In the KTV room, Abigail had just hung up the call when her friend asked, \”Who’s that on the phone, Abigail?\”

\”It’s my brother-in-law, he’s coming to fetch me.\”

Abigail knitted her brows in disdain.

\”Oh, do you mean that ex-convict, Levi? I know that guy. Everybody in North Hampton knows about his shabby past.\”

\”So he’s coming to fetch you? Are you sure? Haha!\”

\”Don’t you feel ashamed to be seen around with a guy like him?\”

Abigail clenched her jaw amidst the mockery of her friends. She regretted for having agreed to let Levi come and fetch her.

It was a mere slip of tongue that made her agreed to it. I should have refused it right away.

\”Why do you need him to fetch you, Abigail?\” A guy asked. His name was Yannick Zann, Abigail’s classmate. He had been wooing her for quite some time. \”Why don’t I give you a ride home instead. Didn’t you just see that I’d just got my new car, the BMW x5?\”

He came from a rich family who ran a chain of hotels.

The party had been his idea as well.

What the others didn’t know was that he had a sinister motive for holding the party, he wanted to get Abigail drunk so that he could take her to a hotel and rape her.

Dressed in shorts and a cute sling blouse, Yannick could not peel his eyes away from Abigail’s long slender legs and her exposed shoulders which showed her fair skin tone. His blood was raving inside him.

Abigail shrugged. \”But my brother-in-law would be here soon.\”

\”That’s easy. Why don’t you just ask him to go back on his own?\” Yannick persuaded, \”You know it’s so difficult to get everybody together for a drink.\”

Yannick’s desire grew even wilder when Abigail smiled at him. Her rosy cheeks resembled two juicy cherries.

\”Come on, let’s have fun and get some booze!\”

Abigail’s besties chimed in and suggested they should play some games to encourage her to drink more. They were acting in cahoots with Yannick.

Their motive was to get Abigail drunk.

A few minutes ensued before the door to their VIP room was swung open, Levi walked in.

\”Who are you, mister? What are you doing here?\”

A few guys stood up and raised their voices at Levi as they flex their muscles in front of the ladies.

Levi gave them the cold shoulder, and merely looked around for Abigail.

When his eyes finally caught sight of Abigail, his gaze settled on her and he said, \”I’m here to fetch you, Abigail.\”

\”Hahaha, so he’s that infamous brother-in-law of yours, Abigail?\” Yannick jeered, \”I’ve heard so much about him, about how he’d taken advantage of his brother’s wife and how he attempted to murder his adoptive parents. It’s no wonder they called him the ingrate who bit the hand that feeds him. He looked every bit like that type of person to me!\”

\”Sure. Can you find out the name of that woman in the interrogation room?\”

\”What is it? Caitlyn Black? Are you sure it’s Caitlyn Black?\”

Xavier Fields gave the name to Steven Shaw.

Steven Shaw hoicked Xavier Fields to a discreet corner when he heard the name.

\”You’ve got the wrong person! Caitlyn Black is the God of War’s mother-in-law!\”

\”What? Oh, my God!\” Xavier Fields got the shock of his life.

\”Listen, Xavier.\” Steven instructed, \”Just block any information and take it that nothing has happened today. Remember, don’t let out any word about it! I’ll inform Azure Dragon and we’ll leave it to the God of War to deal with this.\”

\”Alright, I’ll do as you say.\”

Xavier Fields was still reeling from the sudden shock. He could hardly stop the quivering in his legs.

…

Levi was with Zoey when he received the call from Azure Dragon. He came down to the police station after they briefed him about the matter.

He took back his wallet from Xavier Fields without making a fuss about it.

Xavier and his men could finally heave a deep sigh of relief.

\”Just leave the rest to me, God of War.\” Xavier suggested, \”I’ll follow up with Ms. Caitlyn Black and make sure everything’s back to normal.\”

Levi nodded, giving his approval.

\”You may leave now, Ms. Black!\”

Inside the interrogation room, Caitlyn was so relieved to hear those words. It brought her to tears again, however, this time, it was the tears of gratitude.

\”It was all a misunderstanding, Ms. Black. You’re free to go now, since we found out that the Officer Pass was a fake document. But please remind your son-in-law not to use such fake documents to swindle anyone, he could be arrested for it!\”

\”Sure, Officer!\” Caitlyn nodded fervently, \”I’ll make sure he gets the message!\”

\”Your son-in-law is waiting for you outside. You may leave now.\”

Caitlyn walked out of the interrogation room.

Her temper flared the moment she saw Levi standing by the counter, waiting for her.

\”Mum…\”

\”Don’t call me mum, I’m not your mum!\” Caitlyn fumed, \”You almost landed me in deep shit, you fool! Why do I have such a wicked son-in-law?\”

It filled Caitlyn with resentment to be treated like a thief when they arrested her and took her to the police station. She had never been to a police station before, and never did she imagined that her first visit to the station was under such deplorable circumstances.

\”You should leave Zoey for good. You’ll only ruin her future with those dirty dealings you’ve picked up in prison!\” she ranted, \”How dare you come up with the idea of making a fake Officer Pass?\”

\”The pass was real, Mum.\” Levi scratched his nose in frustration, \”I did not carry a fake pass with me.\”

He could only blame his own carelessness, for he could have prevented the disaster.

\”What makes you say the pass is real? Do you think you’re more professional than the officers here? I bet you must have been using it to cheat and swindle innocent folks like me. You’d better not get Zoey involved in your vices, or I shall never let you get away with it!\” Caitlyn blasted out at Levi, \”I’m giving you one last chance and I’ll keep it from Aaron and Zoey about this. You’ll be out of my house for good if I catch you doing this again, you hear me?\”

Caitlyn was so full of rage she was about to explode.

\”Alright, mum.\”

With that said, they left the station and Levi sent Caitlyn back to the hospital.

When she was back at the hospital, Caitlyn was expecting everyone to cast weird glances at her at the hospital.

Contrary to her expectations, everyone behaved as if it was just an ordinary day at work.

What’s going on?

Didn’t a huge commotion happen just now? How could everyone react with such indifference?

\”Are you alright, Dr. Black? I was so worried for you. Thank God you’re back!\”

\”I know I have been mean and crude towards you in the past, and I’m terribly sorry for that.\” Jelena came up to her and said, \”I’ve backed out from competing for the post of assistant supervisor now, since I believe you’re the better candidate for the job. I’ve informed the hospital about my decision.\”

Caitlyn was completely overwhelmed when Jelena Keaton apologized to her and even offered to back down from the post of assistant supervisor.

It was a post they had both been eyeing for years!

She’s backing out from it?

What the hell is happening here?

Don’t they know I’ve just been arrested and sent to the police station? They’ve even seen it with their own eyes!

But why is everyone behaving so oddly now?

The same goes for Jelena, she seemed petrified of me.

The rest looked equally terrified too.

I could see from their faces and the look in their eyes. I could feel it!

There’s something fishy about this. I’ll check with Levi!

Caitlyn took out her phone and called Levi, \”What’s going on here, Levi? Are you hiding something from me?\”

Their explanation seemed plausible to Zoey.

So, it was only because they wanted to please the big guns like Azure Dragon and Orlando that these billionaires showed up in person to invest in my project.

\”So did you explain to every one of them in person?\”

Zoey looked at Levi and felt her heart ached when she thought about what Levi must have gone through to get the support of those billionaires.

\”Yes, I did. It was quite tiring indeed.\” Levi smiled gently.

In actual fact, all he needed was just a call. His word was almost as good as a decree.

\”I owe it to you, Levi.\” Zoey said with heartfelt gratitude, \”It’s all because of you that we’re able to pull this off.\”

\”You’re right. All credit goes to Levi. It was him who had turned the situation around, I had almost given up hope.\”

Aaron was extremely pleased with Levi’s performance today.

\”I am still grappling with what’s happening, actually.\” Caitlyn gushed.

She was starting to see Levi in a more positive light now.

\”Levi, why don’t you change into a new set of clothes since you’ve been wearing them for a while.\” Caitlyn said, \”Just put the clothes in the laundry basket and I’ll get them wash at the hospital. I am on duty tomorrow and I need to get my uniform washed as well.\”

\”Sure, mom.\” Levi simpered, \”Thank you.\”

The following day.

Zoey and Levi left the house to follow up on the project while Caitlyn took her laundry to the hospital’s laundry department.

Here, she could wash her clothes and get them sterilized as well.

The principal reason was because it was free and convenient since she worked in the hospital.

She had been using the laundry department to do her laundry ever since her family condition went downhill because of Aaron’s failing business.

\”Hey, you’re taking your laundry here again to save on your utilities bill?\” A woman walked in and asked in a penetrating voice, \”Must you be such a cheapskate? Didn’t your family used to run a large company?\”

The woman’s name was Jelena Keaton. She worked in the same department with Caitlyn.

Along with Caitlyn, she was tipped as the favorite to be the department’s next assistant supervisor. There had always been bad blood between the two.

The nomination for the department’s assistant supervisor would be out anytime soon.

Neither of them liked each other, since Jelena was a prickly character who would taunt Caitlyn whenever she saw the opportunity to do so.

\”What’s that got to do with you?\” Caitlyn refuted, \”You’re not the one who’s paying the utilities fees anyway!\”

With Jelena gone, Caitlyn emptied her laundry into the basket.

Just when she was about to toss Levi’s clothes into the washer, she found a lump in his pocket.

\”What a careless chap! How could he even forget to clear his pockets?\”

Caitlyn emptied the contents out of the pocket.

There was a pack of cigarettes and a lighter, both were of a navy green color. Caitlyn did not read the words engraved on the cigarette box and lighter.

If only Aaron was here, he was bound to recognize them instantly. Those were war zone cigarettes that no amount of money could buy!

One would need special connections to have access to those types of cigarettes.

The rarest of them would be those with a sniper logo. They were so rare that even the big guns could not get their hands on those cigarettes.

As it turns out, those cigarettes were only provided to the Special Operations Regiment…

\”He should really cut down on his smoke.\” Caitlyn frowned and dumped the cigarettes into the dustbin, \”They could only do him more harm than good!\”

Then there was Levi’s wallet.

Caitlyn thought for a moment and opened it up.

There was some loose change inside the wallet, together with Levi and Zoey’s marriage photo.

The only items remained were two small cards, a few chips and an identification pass.

One of the two cards was a black bank card. \”This guy’s a pauper. How much money could he have in that card?\” Caitlyn scoffed and put aside the bank card.

Little did she know that the black card was the worldwide limited edition American Express card with no spending limit attached to it. once used, It could even haul a plane to return to its port of embarkation, even when it had already taken off.

The other remaining card was a navy green card with a sniper logo on it.

The bunch of chips hardly interested Caitlyn. Her focus was on the identification pass.

It was a red color document with ‘Officer Pass’ written on it, which bore the symbol of the Divine Guard Unit.

\”Huh! An officer pass for an ex-convict?\” Caitlyn sneered, \”Do you think that would make you a true officer?\”

On second thought, she flipped open the Officer Pass.

\”What is this? God of War?\” Caitlyn squinted her eyes to read the name written on the document, \”What’s written here? Garrison something?\”

Caitlyn was trying to figure out the full name on the pass when she was startled by a voice from behind, \”What are you looking at, Dr. Black?\”

Caitlyn had to put the pass behind her before she could get a good look at the name.

\”Oh, nothing.\” Caitlyn grinned.

The voice belonged to Jelena Keaton, who was eyeing Caitlyn suspiciously.

\”I see, fine.\” Jelena shrugged and left.

Unbeknown to Caitlyn, Jelena had been standing behind her while she was checking the Officer Pass. She had even quietly taped down the process with her cellphone.

Jelena sheepishly sneaked to a discreet corner of the hospital and took out her phone.

\”Officer, I want to report a theft by Caitlyn Black of The Third District Hospital Cardiac Surgery department.\” she whispered over the phone, \”I saw with my own eyes that she had stolen an Officer Pass along with a bank card. There was a bunch of chips too, I bet there must be some confidential information inside. I have even taped it down as proof, Officer.\”

\”Whose Officer Pass is that? Did you see the name and rank?\” The officer asked from the other end of the call.

\”Oh, it belongs to the God of War, Officer! I am absolutely sure of that. I have the photo and the video to prove it.\”

\”Okay.\”

Shortly after, the sharp shrills of police car sirens filled the air. A succession of police cars stormed into the compounds of the Third District Hospital.

A herd of police officers donned in bullet-proof vests charged into the main building.

Soon, Caitlyn was arrested and tucked into the police car. She was utterly confused and frustrated.

The police took away the rest of the stuff, including the photos and videos taken by Jelena Keaton, which would be used as evidence against Caitlyn.

They brought her directly to the City District Police Station, where the defenseless Caitlyn sobbed and wept woefully.

The nature of the incident alarmed the Captain of Patrol Squad, Xavier Fields, since it involved the theft of an Officer Pass.

He inspected the Officer Pass carefully with his naked eye.

\”This couldn’t be fake. It’s a genuine Officer Pass!\” he sucked in a deep breath and said, \”This is unbelievable! It belongs to God of War!\”

The others suggested, \”We need to be absolutely sure about this, Captain. Why don’t we get someone from the military to examine it?\”

\”Yeah, I’ve just informed my buddy, Steven Shaw to come and check it out. He’s from the First Metallic Regiment of North Hampton, he should be here anytime now.\”

\”Captain, we’ve checked through the bunch of chips and those cards. But we were not granted the level of authority to access them.\”

\”Let’s wait awhile then.\” Xavier Fields ordered, \”I want you guys to interrogate that woman we’ve just caught!\”

Inside the interrogation room.

Caitlyn could hardly stop herself from shaking, even though she had almost run out of tears.

\”Come clean with us! Where did you get those documents and cards?\”

\”T-They belonged to my son-in-law!\” Caitlyn said nervously.

\”Stop spouting rubbish!!! Do you know the importance of this Officer Pass?\”

\”I-I have no idea…\” Caitlyn stared at them blankly.

\”This is an Officer Pass that belongs to the God of War!\” The officer yelled at the top of his voice.

Boom!

Caitlyn felt like something had exploded inside her head and clogged her brains.

\”Do you know there are military secrets inside the wallet? You are now being accused of divulging top state secrets! If you refuse to come clean with us, you’ll be liable to face some real serious charges!\”

\”Tell me! Where did you steal the wallet and the Officer Pass?\” the interrogation officer snarled abruptly at Caitlyn.

Caitlyn was sick with fear. She could feel nothing now but blind terror.

\”I-I-I…this stuff belongs to my son-in-law…I’m not lying, I stole nothing…\” Caitlyn sobbed.

Meanwhile, Steven Shaw had arrived at the office of the Patrol Squad.

\”Where’s the Officer Pass?\” Steven hurried over to ask for the pass.

\”Here it is!\”

Steven Shaw wasted no time in giving his utmost attention to inspect the pass.

After looking at it thoroughly for almost a minute, he put down the documents and sighed, \”Yeah, it’s authentic all right!\”

\”This Officer Pass belongs to the God of War! Where did you find it?\” he asked.

\”It came from a woman.\” said Xavier Fields, \”It seemed like she has stolen it from somewhere.\”

Steven Shaw seemed to recall something as his expression changed. \”Can you find out the name of that woman,\” he inquired, \” I need to know.\”