The Ex and Her Riches

While he was feeling frustrated over that thought, the burly man behind him hit his head.

Xander yelped in pain, his head spinning. There was something sticky flowing down the side of his head.

The world spun around him, and he felt as if he was momentarily cast into hell.

Did he break my skull? What the h*ll is this?

“Help! I’m getting killed! Someone save me!” he shouted toward the outside of the cell, but no one answered him.

Even the other men locked up with him were quietly sitting at the side, watching him get beat up by the burly man. They had no intention of helping him out.

Xander was thin and weak, so he would not be able to withstand many punches from the big man.

While he was being made into a human punching bag by the big man, he shouted, “I hate Cedrick! He has always bullied me since young! I’m going to kill him one day and make him pay the price for what he did to me!”

At that, the big man stopped assaulting him. Taking in Xander’s fear, he scoffed in disdain. “You can’t even beat me in a fight. What makes you think you can kill Cedrick?”

Xander finally had a break from the beating. Every bruised spot was screaming in agony, but Xander wiped the blood coming out of his nose with his sleeve before gritting out, “You’re right. I can’t win him in a fight, but I have the brains. My father is Yael Jenson. Once I’m out of here, I’m going to make Cedrick pay!”

The big man was starting to believe him. “Is your father a powerful man? Can he really win against Cedrick?”

Xander was spouting nonsense, but to avoid getting beaten again, he was voluntarily lying through his teeth.

“Of course! My dad’s way more powerful than Cedrick. If my grandfather hadn’t helped Cedrick out, my father would have been the head of the household! But my grandfather is old now. Once he dies, Cedrick won’t have anyone backing him up anymore. He’ll be an easy target for me and my father. That’s why Cedrick’s in such a rush to get rid of me. I won’t let him get his way!”

As he looked at the big man with an appeasing smile, he continued, “Has Cedrick hurt many of of your friends? Don’t worry. Once I’m out of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, I’ll definitely take revenge on him on behalf of you!”

The big man then began studying Xander. Though Xander had a bloodied face, even the way he was pushing his glasses seemed to set him apart from the average person.

“My name is Raoul Wagler. If you can really help me take revenge on Cedrick and get him off his pedestal, you’ll be my savior. From now on, you’ll have my protection in Salinsburgh’s underworld.”

misfortune in being locked up in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s cell would somehow bring about

back on my words. Cedrick’s time is up once I’m out of this

somberly patted Xander’s shoulder. “Remember what you’ve said. I’ll make sure that you’re safe here for the following days. No one in this cell will dare to lay a finger on you, but when you get out of here, you have to remember our

At that, Xander froze.

lying to get out of his situation, but it seemed like Raoul was going

was the son of the Jenson family. How could he possibly spend time with ruffians like Raoul? Furthermore, the big man was emotionally unstable. Who knew

his feelings off his face and agreed to Raoul’s

was soon

what the officers brought

passed since then, but Xander

him. The men could do

always hear that the soap–dropping act is common in prison, but I haven’t seen it before.” Pointing to the weakest–looking and thinnest two men in the cell, Xander

shot a look at the others. The two men that Xander had picked were immediately lifted

as they pleaded, “Sirs, please let me go! This is disgusting! I can never do

enjoying the pleasure of tormenting others. Furthermore, no one would know what happened here after he left the place, so he scoffed and said, “You’ll get used to it

a look, and the others dragged

family! You’re a shame to the Jenson family! No wonder Mr. Cedrick sent you here! I’m sure you won’t be able to defeat him, you

whipped his head to Raoul and said, “Cripple him, Mr. Raoul!

sake of Xander exacting revenge

stopped him. “Wagler, I don’t think Xander’s that reliable. If he’s really

skipped a beat, and he quickly retorted, “Accidents happen. Cedrick even sent my elder brother in here despite my brother’s capability in martial arts and status in the underworld,

Raoul’s lackey fell

Raoul was also unreliable and was

sitting in the corner then suddenly spoke up. “Mr. Xander,

name

the cell quietly repeated that name,

had only heard of the devil Cedrick; they had never heard