The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

Lydia realized something was wrong and hurried towards the two men.

The two men had been arguing about money, but they suddenly felt a chilling presence and fell silent, turning to see what was causing it.

When Jesse saw Lydia, the pain from having his wrist twisted the day before resurfaced instantly. Just seeing her made his wrist throb with pain. Terrified, he exclaimed, "Please, have mercy, ma'am! We'll disappear right away!"

He turned to run but was caught by Lydia, who forcefully spun him back around. With an icy demeanor, she said, "I haven't even asked you anything yet. Where do you think you're going?"

Held by the scruff of his neck, Jesse felt as if his very lifeline was being twisted. Trembling, he quickly pleaded, "Ma'am, whatever you want to know, I'll tell you."

"Yes, yes, we'll tell you everything," added the man who had been arguing with Jesse. Having witnessed Lydia's formidable skills firsthand the previous day, he was terrified of her. Even though Lydia hadn't glanced his way, he didn't dare to run and stood there, quaking in fear.

"Did I hear you correctly, saying you were going to ask Mr. Ethan for money? Is this Mr. Ethan the same Ethan you attacked yesterday?" Lydia demanded in a grave tone.

might be their financier. But she didn't want to

her question, Jesse visibly hesitated, his gaze filled with nervousness. He and his accomplice exchanged

Lydia's patience was wearing thin, her grip on Jesse's

was undeniable and filled

withhold any information. "Please, don't be angry, ma'am. I'll tell you

was running out of

we confronted yesterday. He paid us to attack

"Exactly, we're both family men, you know, not usually into this kind of business. But life's

beaten up. But hey, if someone's willing to pay for such a thing, and we need

was all as Lydia had suspected, a charade orchestrated by Ethan himself! What an