“This is the mayor’s celebration party. We shouldn’t be here,” Pete said with a smile. “But, well, we have to do our job to keep people safe! There’s a human trafficker here, and we must arrest her!”

“No, I’m not a human trafficker!” Bianca screamed, struggling. “I’ve never kidnapped any children. It’s Dickinson! It’s all Dickinson’s doing! Let me go!”

However, her struggle proved futile as her voice faded away while being taken out of the hotel.

Drake’s knees weakened as he witnessed this.

The Hamerton bodyguards were seizing him at that moment. He feared he would meet the same fate as Bianca.

His mind went blank, and he knelt on the ground, desperately pleading.

“Let me go, please! I didn’t know she was like this. She gave me money, so I did what she asked. I had no idea what she was planning!”

“Tell that to the police station later!” Pete signaled to his men to take him away.

But Drake spotted Alexander in the corner.

eyes were fierce and cold. He gazed at Drake like they were not father and

was his only

to enjoy his arrest, which tore at Drake’s

had their clashes, but which son

Drake’s self-esteem crumbled.

empty mind—even if he

blood would

the room, and his expression

“Fine, I’ll go with you! But

emphasized, motioning to proceed. “If you want to see

“You—”

Dickinson, don’t try anything funny. We have the numbers here. You

head hung low and numb.

small figure emerged from the

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