Chapter 18

The mingling smell of blood and alcohol was thick in

the air inside VIP room number 888 at The Paradise.

The unpleasant odor was stifling.

“Hold it!”

Just as Samuel’s lackeys armed themselves with

anything they could find in the room–wine bottles,

stools, even a fruit knife–to fight Emmanuel, Samuel

called out, halting his men.

His subordinates turned to stare at him, confused by

his command.

Samuel ignored them and instead stared intently at

Emmanuel.

He could tell from Emmanuel’s gaze that the young

man was ready to fight anyone who was in his

death.

way to

The head of the underground circles was not born in

one day. Samuel had fought his way to the top and

once possessed the same gaze as Emmanuel.

He knew it signaled a man who would not even flinch

at the prospect of death. Anyone foolish enough to

confront such a man would suffer a painful end.

Samuel could not help but ask, “Brat, who exactly sent

you here?

He only occupied the project grounds by force

he knew the extent of the company’s

past, Terence Group

sent men to oust them to no avail. The

18 A

the issue into a big deal for fear of

Samuel’s retaliation.

imagined someone

today,

fighting skills to boot.

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replying to

none of your business. I’ve said my piece.

to call off your

you

sounded so calm it was positively chilling.

room stared at him, agape with

known anyone to

without any backup.

Emmanuel

18 A Worthy Opponent

man I’ve

Samuel burst into

An

lasted a good while before his gaze

sneeringly, “What a surprise!

to

young fella, you’re

know that once I give

corpse will be floating along Yeringham River

tomorrow.”

within Sheldon, whose legs

fear. He

to calm

and he

good on his promise.

“but I do know I

up dead, I’ll drag all of you down to h*ll

had said. This was no empty

on Emmanuel’s

out of options, in any case. He needed to

to meet his mother.

he failed today, his proud wife would turn

would be near impossible

to visit his family home

Emmanuel found themselves engaged in

The older man had

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