My beautiful boss

"So, those bandits have been defeated. Thanks to me, of course. What do I get? Something shiny, I hope," Peter let out a grin as he walked towards Amelia. Amelia scoffed and rolled her eyes.

"Don't be an idiot." Peter laughed at her remark, only to be met with a side-eye glare. Pointing to those fierce men, Amelia asked,"Why were they after you?"

She asked quietly, more so to herself, as she began to really look at Peter. He never failed to surprise her, especially when it came to his physical strength.

Even though he had been ganged up, he was able to swiftly and bravely deal with the bandits by himself. She couldn't fathom it.

He used Tim to lure the bandits ahead of them, and that was when he snuck on them from behind, sliding the rifle strap loose and away from them, before ultimately using the same rifle to strike them on the back of their necks.

'It's not as easy as it sounds, ' Amelia thought to herself, as she tried to imagine how the attack would happen if she were in his place.

It wasn't possible, not in the slightest, to attack in that way without having Peter's brute strength and confidence in his skills.

The greatest thing about his attack was his calculated moves. They were efficient, yet heavy and strong.

Anyone without Peter's skills never would have defeated the fierce men. Anyone who wasn't Peter at this exact moment would have infuriated those men more.

'Just who the hell is this guy?

What's a man of this power doing in a place like Golden City?' she thought to herself.

Peter sprang up beside her, breaking away from her inner monologue. "Madam, you misunderstand. I'm nothing but a passerby," he explained,"I just chanced upon watching those idiots kill someone, so they tried to kill me too.

Some of them were Wolf King's men, and some of them were Diego's. You know Diego, right? He is Golden City's neighborhood Swiper." Peter tried to find the words to explain better. "Listen. I don't hurt people for no reason. You need to understand, I was the one they were attacking!"

Amelia scoffed,"Oh shut up. Don't play dumb with me. I saw you save Amaris the other day.

Such a romantic you are, having the balls to meddle with Wolf King just to please a woman. Is that because you're young and frivolous, or because you're mentally ill?"

Amelia's words struck sharp, and she looked at Peter with disdain.

'For your libido, ' Amelia thought to herself, 'you'd actually be willing enough to risk your life, '

madam!" Peter began to defend himself. "What happened yesterday was just a coincidence. I only got

not my fault. I'm unlucky. Bad things happen to me, all the damn time." But Peter knew he couldn't keep hiding everything. He knew Amelia wasn't going to have any of it. After all, she was nothing like Cassie.

to say anything. "Are you jealous? If you are, you don't have to be. I swear to you. There's nothing between Amaris and

to hear it. Let's go. We have to report

tilted her head, remembering an afterthought. "Oh, right. I heard

stunned. "You know about Gregorio too? I'm under the impression that you're stalking me now,"

continued,"Are you friends with him? Because if you are, I wouldn't mind taking a little detour to

was impossible for

they even know each other?' he asked himself. Amelia was mysterious and secretive. How could Gregorio have attracted her attention? What was so damn special about Gregorio that he

'Enemies everywhere. Great.'

through. I was just about to tell you

open. Amelia shook her head at him,

little over an hour to

the lookout for Wolf

and Diego were very

head, he couldn't control his temper. He went into such a rage that he flipped the table in front of him, breaking the expensive vases on it.

had to bring all his valiant men from the northwest, leaving their families. But they were killed or arrested. How could he suppress his

broke when he heard of Tim's death.

man, groomed to be his successor. He was more

Not when it came to

me? I'll

make you rot in hell, do you hear me?" Wolf King

Amaris had asked Diego for help and Diego promised

Even if someone told him the truth, he knew in

measly security director of an insignificant group. How could he be so competent? Even if Peter could have the audacity to stand up to his valiant generals, he was nothing compared to Tim.

King turned to his trusty fellow. "Caden, hit the Purple Leaf Tea House tonight. I'll warn Diego. Maybe I'm

turned away

said vigilantly, as he always did. This was not the first

kill him. Just scare him. Tim lost his life because he defied me. Do not condemn yourself to follow

cautiously, eyes squinting