The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2617

“My kids, what are you gonna do now? Looks like this is the end of the road for Dad,” thought Elton.

“Boss, what’s the next move? This guy is half dead; he’s not much use to us anymore. He’s not even in the same league as that other guy, Balfour! Darn loser, causing our golden goose to slip through our fingers!”

Jaxon, however, remained unfazed. “You think making money is easy? If he’s run off, we simply bring him back. Is that really so tough? We caught Balfour once, we can catch him again. And with that little weakling girl tagging along, how far do you think they’ll get? Start a search around the perimeter of the house. We’ll find them!”

Jaxon felt the situation was becoming more interesting by the minute. He had thought he’d have the rest of the payment by the next morning, but these three had more fight in them than he’d anticipated, staging their little escape in the dead of night. If he’d known, he would’ve cut their tendons earlier, saving himself this headache.

“Remember, when they get back, don’t roll out the red carpet. Give ’em a good thrashing first. Teach ’em that even if there’s a chance to run while under our watch, they’d be better off not taking it.”

“Yes, sir!”

these people couldn’t have gone far. All he had to do was follow the main roads and he’d find them eventually. The only problem was the pitch-black

Hide, I hear a car.”

pulled Victoria quickly to the ground, crouching within the bushes. Despite the damp and sticky earth beneath

they’d be in luck. If it was their

But when the headlight beams hit the road, revealing a van, her heart

loud, Victoria buried her face in the ground, not caring about the filth. She used to be such a happy, neat girl; this experience would likely cure her

detached as if his soul was looking down from the heavens, was sharply reminded

van had driven away did Victoria mutter the words with

“I’m so sorry.”

worry. “What do we do? Why is