Novel Drama Chapter 51 – 100
Chapter 51 – 100
Chapter 51 Selena frowned as she walked forward to question.
“Yeah, is this a major event, father? You’ve prepared so much champagne too!” Andrew also had on a puzzled look. He truly could not understand why such a grand celebration was being held at noon!
“There is indeed something worth celebrating for. Ivan is going to sign a huge business deal and it happens to be a huge one. Ivan mentioned that its net profit would be 300 million dollars! This amount is close to the profits we make in a year!” The old master smiled and said bluntly.
“Yes indeed, our Ivan has finally done us proud for once. He’s been able to finalize such a major business deal!” Theodore nodded before raising his head slightly. He seemed slightly proud.
“I’m not sure which family he made the deal with though?” Selena frowned and felt that this was quite unexpected as this unserious man was somehow able to do something so baffling?
“With the Wilson’s. He’s already on his way to sign it. We’ve already come to an agreement through the phone last night so I’m guessing he should be on his way back right now!” The old master looked at the time.
“Selena, the truth is that you’re quite remarkable back then. It’s too bad, if it wasn’t for…” A relative from the Taylor’s shot a glance at jackie, hinting at something.
“Uncle, I know. I chose this path and won’t ever regret it!” Selena smiled, looking somewhat melancholic.
It was just at this moment that the door opened once again and Ivan appeared in front of everyone.
“Ivan’s back, everyone clap!” Theodore cheered out immediately.
In that instant, everyone began clapping and the entire room instantly became lively!
“Ivan, you’ve arrived at such an opportune moment, everyone’s gathered here just for you!”
“Yes indeed, Young Master Ivan. Hurry up and announce the fruits of your labor, even the champagne is all ready!”
Several relatives immediately came forward to butter Ivan up.
jackie and Selena exchanged looks with each other. They could tell the purpose of the gathering today was to witness Ivan’s amazing results and to simply show off his outstanding abilities!
Ivan had a bitter look as he spoke in a depressed tone, “The contract was a bust. Something came up and Young Master Wilson immediately tore it apart!”
“What!”
Everyone gasped when they heard that statement! They were all ready for a celebration that even a banquet was fully prepared. However, Ivan had actually told them the entire ordeal was for nothing. Before Ivan went out, he was extremely confident and it seemed as if he was 100% certain the deal would follow through.
“What happened?” The old master’s expression dimmed as he slowly approached Ivan and questioned him.
At that moment, Ivan found himself tongue-tied. He actually had no idea how to respond. He could not possibly expose the horrific deed he and Micheal did last night, right? If he did, it was possible that the old master would have thought of murdering him.
“Well, this is quite difficult to say… The thing is, Micheal was in a bad mood and mentioned that his family had some incident last night, so he would not be signing the agreement anymore. I too, had no
choice! I was also kicked out of there!” Ivan decided to scold him. “I didn’t expect Micheal to be so dishonorable as well! How could he change his mind when it was already agreed upon!”
Chapter 52 “How can Micheal act like that? So he just changed his mind today without reason after coming into an agreement yesterday!”
“Yes, how despicable indeed. He actually had the audacity to toy with such a major deal?”
Everyone from the Taylor family was extremely furious and started putting all the blame on Micheal. Upon noticing that no one was pointing fingers at him, Ivan felt relieved in his heart. jackie, who was standing on the side, frowned. He somehow felt this whole ordeal was not as simple.
It was not easy for Fiona to obtain such an opportunity, so it was only natural for her to take it. She immediately said, “Sigh, Young Master Ivan, our family has been waiting on your good news, you know. Here we thought you’d be able to bring in a business deal worth 300 million dollars to the Taylor family. We didn’t expect for it to all turn into nothing!”
The moment she made that statement, Ivan’s face looked incredibly cold and bitter. He had originally gotten Fiona and everyone here to brag about his amazing achievements, not expecting it to backfire on him.
However, he took a look at jackie at the side. He scoffed and said, “This is an oversight on my part because I never expected someone of such high status like Young Master Wilson to go back on his word!”
Ivan paused as he made that statement. He then pondered for a moment before continuing, “However, I’m stronger than others since I believe someone still doesn’t have a job ever since his return, right!? The truth is, it is people like these that have the hardest time finding a job!”
Cecelia immediately interjected and said, “Oh yeah, after veterans are discharged, they seem to have a very difficult time finding jobs that are suitable for them. So, could he be working his old job and delivering take out?”
Upon hearing that, plenty of the Taylors started laughing. In their eyes, delivering take out was viewed as a very low and disgraceful job.
“That’s right, I know plenty of veterans that can’t get a job after being discharged and end up working as bodyguards or security guards. Why don’t we do it this way? Come be a security guard in our company and I’ll pay you a monthly wage of 4000 dollars!”
After Ivan gave it some thought, he started chuckling and being condescending.
“4000 a month, that’s not bad!” The moment Fiona heard that, she told jackie, “Why don’t you think about it, jackie? You’re a big man and can’t possibly just stew at home and not do anything, right?”
“Forget about it. First of all, I am not in need of that kind of meager cash. Also, I don’t wish to be ordered around by certain people.” However, jackie seemed to have refused the offer immediately. When he witnessed the scene of Ivan bullying his own daughter upon his return yesterday, he would never work for Ivan.
If it was not for Ivan being part of the Taylors, and therefore Selena’s relative, jackie would have murdered him already.
All he wanted to do now was spend time with his wife and daughter and live a peaceful life.
“In no need of money?” Ivan laughed the moment he heard that. Even Fiona’s expression instantly turned bitter.
“You’re not in need of money? How comical. Don’t forget our agreement, don’t blame us when you’re unable to fork out that 30 million dollars when the time comes!”
Ivan chuckled before he started laughing at jackie. He said, “You don’t actually seem to be short on cash. You’re in no need of meager cash, right? What you lack is 30 million dollars so I’m actually interested to see how you’re going to make that money. If you can’t fork it out when the time comes, it’ll prove that aside from your ability to lie, you’re nothing!”
Chapter 53 “There’s no need for you to care about my affairs. 4000 a month, that’s literally an insult to me!” jackie let out a subtle smile. The truth was that when he was about to get discharged, it was uncertain just how many people had secretly contacted him and offered him an astronomical amount of money. However, he had turned them all down.
As such, it was impossible for Ivan’s offer of four thousand dollars to do his bidding to work as the amount was merely an insult to him.
“Yes, yes, yes. You’re the boss, you’ve contributed something major for the country so they must have offered you a huge sum of money, right? From the looks of things, we’re blind to worry about you!” Ivan spoke in a sinister tone.
jackie ignored him and instead, shifted his focus on the champagne on the table. He then said, “Old Master Taylor, are we not celebrating anymore? If we don’t eat now, the food’s going to get cold!”
The corner of Old Master Taylor’s mouth twitched violently as jackie did not hold any restraint as he spoke. He was saying things that he should not just to intentionally embarrass them even though today was planned as a celebration.
“I think you haven’t seen food this delicious in a really long time now. You should be drooling now even looking at it, right?” Cecelia immediately rolled her eyes at jackie before coldly making that statement.
“Let’s eat since the food’s already served. Just pretend this is a normal gathering now!” Old Master Taylor helplessly waved his hand. He then took a look at Ivan and said, “Ivan, remember that next time
before any agreements are signed, ignore all verbal agreements made. There is always a possibility that the other party will back out of it at any time. Do you understand? Therefore, don’t speak so confidently next time!”
Ivan’s expression turned bitter, however, he was only able to roll with the punches and smile awkwardly. He said, “I understand, grandpa. Please, join us too!”
Finally, everyone sat down and began eating. Xena seemed to be eating cautiously. She originally thought that since her own appearance was not bad, the Taylor family might be happier that she tagged along. She had not expected that she would instead be looked down and unacknowledged.
“Young Master Ivan, that jackie fellow was acting quite rashly earlier. Why don’t we think of a way to humiliate him?” While they ate, a middle-aged man from the Taylor family sat next to Ivan and spoke up.
“Really now? Do you have a plan?” After Ivan heard it, he was instantly interested.
“Young Master Ivan, don’t we have quite a few alcoholics here? Why don’t we get him drunk and he’ll humiliate himself then, right? It would be much better if he’s picking fights irrationally while drunk!” The man chuckled as he said that.
“Alright!” Ivan was instantly delighted. He had always gone out for drinks and his alcohol tolerance was pretty good. Moreover, if some members of the Taylor family could listen to him and drink with jackie, it would be a miracle for him to not become drunk under his command!
After a brief moment, that middle-aged man approached jackie and said with a smile, “You’re jackie, right? Honestly, when you married Selena back then, I didn’t get a chance to drink with you as your elder. So, let’s raise a toast to you being a war hero as it’s completely unrelated to whether you’re part of the Taylor family or not!”
Since he mentioned he was an elder, jackie could not refuse him. All he could do was stand up and pour himself a drink before saying, “You’re too kind. We’re all citizens of Daxia and it’s our duty to defend our land! As a form of respect, I’ll drink to you first!”
The man was delighted when he noticed jackie chug the glass of alcohol down so casually. After that, he finished his drink then said, “Oh, how I can’t see the joy of being a soldier. Your alcohol tolerance is not bad. Come on now, let’s drink one more. This one, we’ll think of it as a blessing to you and Selena. Naturally, I hope that you can fork out 30 million dollars on Old Master Taylor’s seventieth birthday in order to prove that you’re worthy of our Selena!”
Chapter 54 The first toast was to respect jackie’s contribution in defending the country. The second was a blessing to jackie and Selena. These reasons made jackie unable to refuse the drinks. Not to mention, the person was an elderly. If jackie refused his offer, he would obviously seem unreasonable. Hence, all jackie could do was smile and accept every toast given to him as they drank.
The only thing was, jackie had not expected that even after three consecutive toasts, the man in front of him would not leave as another man came over with more alcohol. jackie could not help but frown as he was starting to find the entire ordeal weird. These people usually looked down on him and now they were all trying to drink with him? Hence, it seemed peculiar and it was obvious that they were trying to get him drunk. However, as much as they tried to scheme against him, he never took it to heart.
The five years he spent in harrowing, war-torn conditions made his body extremely fit. Adding on to that fact that he had a pretty peculiar encounter, it would be impossible for these people to actually get him drunk.
After that, more people continuously came by. jackie smiled at them politely, then made small talk with them before chugging down all of the alcohol in his glass. He looked very impressive. After drinking
seven to eight glasses of red wine, Selena who was watching from the side started to panic slightly. After jackie got seated once again, she instinctively tugged jackie’s shirt gently.
“Don’t you know how to refuse? It’s fine to drink a little less. You drank so much so fast. What will you do if you get drunk?” Selena lowered her voice and reminded him in a soft tone.
jackie’s heart felt warm after hearing her statement. He never expected that Selena would actually care for him so much. Besides, such a wife would be very difficult to find. In order to save his pride, she intentionally spoke in a softer tone so no one else could hear.
“Don’t worry, my alcohol tolerance isn’t that bad. Besides, you can take a look and see that basically everyone that came over are elders. Their excuses would make even you unable to refuse. It’s actually quite kind of them to not string you along and ask you to drink with them!” jackie also lowered his voice and replied in a soft tone, placing his hand over his mouth.
“This happens to be red wine. Although it tastes good, the rush later can be quite overwhelming. It’s easy to get drunk so be careful!”
Selena also realized the excuses they had given jackie earlier were truly difficult to refuse. If he deliberately refused any of them, those elders would say that jackie looked down on them and it would be quite a complicated ordeal to manage after that. The only thing was, how could she not worry with the way jackie was drinking?
Ivan had a wide smile as he walked over with a glass of alcohol in his hand at that moment.
After jackie looked at him, he frowned and said, “Young Master Ivan, you wouldn’t also want to drink with me now, would you? I happened to be the one that broke your arm though!”
The edge of Ivan’s mouth twitched violently when he heard that statement.
However, he controlled his emotions and said with a smile, “That was all a misunderstanding. I was actually playing with Kylie back then. I didn’t expect you to misunderstand!”
After he finished saying that, he added, “No matter what, Selena is still my cousin and you should call me cousin as well. Although I feel like you’re not capable of anything, but it’s not easy to survive through the fields of battle and return. With that, allow me to raise you a toast!”
After saying that, Ivan immediately chugged his glass dry. He then said, “ jackie, you wouldn’t deny me that honor now, would you?”
“How kind. Young Master Ivan giving me a toast would, without a doubt, be my honor. Don’t mind if I do!” jackie chuckled as he immediately chugged the alcohol in his glass down.
“Hah Great! Now we’re talking! I love making connections with people. What do you say we drink three shots?”
One of Ivan’s hands was still in a cast, but he still took a bottle of red wine and poured it into two of the empty glasses.
“This isn’t such a good idea now, your injuries haven’t fully recovered yet. Young Master Ivan, it’s best for you to not drink that much!” jackie pretended to be tipsy as he gently shook his head and advised him.
Chapter 55 Upon noticing that jackie had finally started to refuse a drink and was even shaking his head, Ivan felt delighted in his heart. Judging from the look of things, it seemed jackie might be reaching his limit. He immediately said, “It’s fine, it’s fine. Come on now, today is a happy day and we should all drink three shots!”
“Fine then!” jackie pretended as if he was in a tough spot but still drank all of the alcohol slowly.
At this moment, jackie had already drank more than ten glasses in a row as even the few elders and Ivan were feeling slightly tipsy. However, they all thought that jackie should be close to getting drunk by now.
“Come on guys, we haven’t had a drink together in a very long time now, let’s all drink!” Ivan raised his glass and spoke to everyone present.
He scoffed in his heart that under a situation where everyone was drinking, jackie would have no way to refuse and would be forced to drink.
“Alright, let’s all drink. Let’s drink for our Taylor Group’s business to grow stronger!” Old Master Taylor smiled as he said that.
“Cheers!” Ivan immediately chugged the alcohol down.
Not long after he was done drinking, Ivan signaled the others to take turns making jackie drink. He was interested to see how long jackie could keep up. Unfortunately for him, although jackie was not bold enough to refuse and seemed very close to getting drunk, he was still drinking glass after glass. On the other hand, it was the few elders that were completely flustered from drinking. Even their speech seemed to slur. Two of them even rushed to the washroom to puke not long after.
Ivan was completely furious as he went ahead to drink a few more glasses with jackie. However, he ended up completely drunk while jackie was still fine.
“Goddammit, what kind of a monster is this brat to have such a high alcohol tolerance?” A completely wasted man approached Ivan and commented with a frown.
“I told you that a veteran’s alcohol tolerance would be impressive but this, isn’t this a little too insane? The few of us were taking turns drinking with him and are still unable to get him drunk!”
Ivan had a bitter look on his face and was completely speechless.
It was at this moment that Tanya Drake, who had just finished a meal with her best friends, walked by the room. She heard how lively it was inside and decided to casually take a peek.
With a glance, she noticed that jackie was actually drinking with the Taylor family.
“What’s wrong? Let’s go, Tanya. You wouldn’t have actually been charmed by that handsome man inside now, would you?” One of the young ladies teased.
“You guys go on ahead, I’m not joining you guys for the shopping trip. There’s someone I know inside and I have something to do!” Tanya immediately said with a smile.
“Alright then, we’ll hang out some other day!” The other girls nodded and left soon after.
Tanya immediately pushed the door open and entered the room. She said, “Oh wow. I was just talking about how lively it was inside, it turned out to be the Taylor family!”
“Who are you? We, the Taylor family, are having a meal here. What is a stranger doing here?” Ivan was already holding onto the frustrations in his heart. In his drunken state, he yelled out immediately without even taking a closer look.
Chapter 56 “I’m a stranger? Heh, I’ll leave then!” Tanya was stunned for a moment before chuckling out loud as she turned around and was getting ready to leave.
Old Master Taylor could recognize who she was at a glance and immediately gasped. This happened to be the daughter of the wealthiest man in Eastfield. Her family’s power was terrifyingly immense. It was uncertain just how many people wished to grovel to their family. However, it seemed such opportunity was incredibly rare.
They, as a third class aristocratic family, were even more desperate to butter up to them. The only thing was that there was never such opportunity to do so. They did not expect Tanya to actually show up in
front of them. The only thing was that his own grandson looked like a mess to have actually said something like that without being afraid of offending that person.
“Drake-Miss Tanya…” Old Master Taylor was quite nervous as he stuttered.
“Ivan, what on Earth are you spouting? That happens to be Miss Drake. Are you not going to hurry up and apologize?” Even Theodore was startled as he immediately chastised Ivan.
Originally in a drunken stupor, Ivan was completely terrified when he heard that statement. Immediately, he stood up frantically, rushed over, and extended his arm. He said, “I’m sorry, sorry. Sigh, I didn’t expect you to be Miss Drake. This is truly a surprise. What I mean to say is, I didn’t expect a woman of such high status like Miss Drake to show up in a place like this…”
Ivan had no idea how to apologize as he extended his arm, intending to shake the other person’s hand.
However, Miss Tanya had both hands behind her back and completely ignored Ivan. She took a glance at Old Master Taylor and said, “Old Master Taylor, am I welcomed here?”
“Welcome, welcome. Of course you’re welcomed!” Old Master Taylor frantically said, “Waiter, add another set of cutlery. Please sit here, Miss Drake!”
With a smile, Miss Drake said, “No need for the trouble. Just rice is fine as I’ve just finished a meal next door earlier with my best friends. While passing through, I noticed a familiar face here and came by to have a look!”
“Miss Drake! Unexpectedly, we meet again!” Fiona was behaving extremely rashly as she frantically came forward while chuckling out loud. It seemed like she was buttering up to her.
Tanya status was unimaginably high and she had even handed her a name card last night. If she was able to speak a little more with Tanya, the Taylor family would have to respect her even more. However,
she felt slightly anxious. She was afraid that Miss Drake might ignore her and if that happened, she would just be embarrassing herself.
“Indeed, aunty. I noticed you guys here so I decided to come in and take a look!” Tanya smiled calmly as that single statement made everyone gasp. So, was the familiar face Tanya was talking about actually Fiona and the others? When did Fiona and her family even become the familiar faces Tanya mentioned? Although Tanya also knew about Old Master Taylor, she would never address him as a ‘familiar face’.
“Young Master Ivan, that apology of yours seemed a little insincere. I think you should at least drink an entire bottle of red wine… Besides, that exclamation you made earlier sounded louder than usual!” At this moment, jackie unexpectedly chuckled before lazily commenting on his previous statement.
The corners of Ivan’s mouth twitched violently. He was already dizzy from drinking so how could he possibly drink an entire bottle of red wine by himself? This brat was intentionally trying to stir up trouble!
“Oh yeah, your voice was actually really loud earlier that even I was startled!”
Chapter 57 What was even more unbelievable was that Miss Tanya was actually covering her tiny mouth in shock. She then said, “If you’re able to finish this entire bottle of red wine, that would prove the sincerity of your apology.”
Old Master Taylor was also speechless for a moment. However, since Miss Tanya had spoken, if they did not do what she asked, it would be very disrespectful to her. If she held a grudge in her heart due to this, it would seem that their Taylor family would not even be able to dream about expanding in Eastfield ever again.
“What are you still dawdling there for, Ivan? Show your sincerity!” Upon noticing the bitter look on Ivan’s face, Old Master Taylor was put in a tough spot and immediately reminded him.
“Alright, it wasn’t my intention to offend you earlier. I will chug this bottle dry as an apology!” Ivan grabbed a bottle of red wine and immediately poured it down his throat.
When he was halfway through drinking it, he felt slightly uncomfortable. However, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and forcefully finish the entire bottle. Hatred brewed in his heart. That cursed jackie, why did he have to randomly seek out trouble. The main point was that Miss Tanya had actually listened to him. Moreover, what made him even more speechless was that it was Miss Tanya who ruined his schemes last night. If it was not for her, he would have successfully signed the agreement and returned with pride to show off how capable he was. Unfortunately…
After he had finished drinking, Ivan could no longer keep it together as he immediately felt dizzy. He swayed from left to right as he took a few steps forward before collapsing onto the ground and puking.
Old Master Taylor had an extremely bitter look upon witnessing this scene. He secretly scolded Ivan for being too weak. If he had to puke, he could have waited until after Miss Tanya had left. How embarrassing was it to act in such a way in front of others. Would there even be a chance for both families to work together in the future? In the future, Ivan would be the lord of the household. Maintaining his image was important.
“That’s right, what are you guys celebrating? I noticed people drinking champagne over there!” Miss Tanya merely glanced at Ivan on the ground before questioning Old Master Taylor.
“Well, the truth is that it’s nothing major. We… We were…” Old Master Taylor frowned and was unsure what to say.
Suddenly, he noticed jackie and decided to grit his teeth before saying, “We are here to welcome jackie back home. Besides, he returned from the battlefield and made the country proud, right?”
“Indeed, this is something worthy of celebrating!” Tanya nodded, then immediately told jackie, “Oh right, jackie, the Drake family happens to be looking for a bodyguard. I noticed you’ve been discharged so you
should be pretty impressive now, right? You just came back and don’t have a job now, right? I’m not sure but would you be interested in working as a bodyguard for the Drake family?”
The instant Fiona heard her say that, she was ecstatic and said frantically, “Of course, of course he’s interested. I heard the lowest wage for the Drake family’s bodyguards is around twenty to thirty thousand dollars and for those who are considered skilled, their wages would go up to more than 100 thousand, right?”
“Don’t worry, aunty. If jackie comes over, his wages will be up for him to decide. We’re just afraid that he won’t be willing to come over!” Tanya knew jackie was an impressive man since her own father had repeatedly told her to get closer and help him no matter what. It seemed this man’s relationship with the God of War was an unusual one.
“Coming, coming, coming! Of course, he’d be willing to come, what is there to be unwilling of? It’s uncertain just how many people desperately want to be a bodyguard for your family!” Fiona was beaming. This was because if jackie was not an idiot, he would definitely not let go of such an opportunity!
After she was done speaking, she pulled jackie aside and whispered, “She said it’s up to you to decide on the wages. Don’t you dare ask for a small amount. If you’re embarrassed to ask for 100 thousand dollars, at the very least, ask for fifty to eighty thousand!”
jackie had the cold sweats since his mother-in-law was energetic at the sheer mention of money.
jackie turned around and chuckled at Tanya before saying, “I’m completely uninterested in becoming a bodyguard for your family. However, my wife happens to really want a job. Unless you guys can assign her to work under the Drake family, only then will I reluctantly state my price!”
Chapter 58 “No way, is he mad? Isn’t he threatening Miss Tanya right now?”
“Yeah, if that isn’t a threat then what is? If his wife isn’t assigned a job, he won’t work as their bodyguard? What a joke, it was as if she’s begging him to be their bodyguard!”
“Oh my god, this is too foolish. Miss Tanya was taking the fact he had contributed to the country into account and looking out for him. Because of this, she wanted him to work as the Drake family’s bodyguard. It’s unknown just how many people desperately want to work under that position and yet, he has the audacity to spout such nonsense!”
“The main point is that Miss Tanya even offered for him to name his own price. This alone shows just how much respect he’s being given!”
All the Taylor family relatives gasped after hearing what jackie said and silently began discussing among themselves.
“Good lord, what if he offended Miss Tanya and the Drake family? If that happens, would they pin the blame on our Taylor family as well since he is the Taylor family’s son-in-law!”
No one knew who said that.
Old Master Taylor was also startled after hearing that statement. It was a fair point though. If jackie offended the Drake family, his death would have very little impact on them as the Taylor family had never taken him seriously.
However, this brat happened to be Selena’s husband. From the perspective of others, he happened to be their son-in-law. If Miss Tanya were to put blame on the Taylor family due to troubles this brat had caused, that would be disastrous.
He frantically came forward and smiled toward Tanya as he said, “Miss Tanya, this brat happened to have a little too much to drink and was spouting nonsense. Please don’t take it to heart. Thank you for your kind gesture, Miss Tanya. The thing is, this brat might’ve only been an underling while he was in the
army. He isn’t used to formalities, so it seems like it would be very difficult for him to adapt to being a bodyguard for the Drake family.”
They never expected jackie’s statement to make Miss Tanya very excited as she wanted nothing more than to please jackie immediately as it also meant buttering up to Lana, one of the Gods of War.
Her initial statement was meant to test jackie. She assumed that jackie would not agree to it but had not expected that he would actually give her such an opportunity.
“What nonsense are you talking about, jackie? Miss Tanya has offered you such a great job so you should behave and do it well. Don’t bring Miss Tanya trouble!” Even Selena was startled as she immediately said that after snapping out of her shock.
“No way, I’ll only agree to it if you want to work there. If you don’t, I won’t work as well. The truth is that I’m not even willing to work anyway!” jackie immediately said that with a cold expression.
Everyone felt like passing out. This guy was clearly stupid. His current state would require him to desperately get a job to support the family’s expenses. Did he not know that his family was extremely poor? How could he still act so arrogantly at this moment?
“Sure! Absolutely!” Miss Tanya kept her excitement hidden as she walked forward and told Selena, “Miss Selena, I remembered that you’re quite talented in management. Let’s put it this way, we have a huge project that will launch soon so you can come over and be our project manager, what say you? The wages will be fifty-no, one million per month, how about that? There’ll be a year-end bonus too!”
“A million!” Fiona and Andrew looked at each other and gasped. Even if she was project manager, it was already pretty impressive to make more than ten thousand dollars a month. They did not expect Miss Tanya would make such a high offer.
“Sis, are you not gonna hurry and thank Miss Tanya? Where else would you find such an amazing job?” Ben was afraid she would go back on her word and immediately reminded her.
“Yeah, dear daughter, hurry up and agree now. Do you understand?”
Chapter 59 Fiona was extremely ecstatic since such a high wage was something she completely had never expected. Would that mean, after a few months, they would be able to afford a mansion?
“This… Isn’t this a little too high?” Selena was also quite emotional as she was stunned for a moment.
Back then, after she was exiled from the Taylor family, she ran into continuous stumbles as she had a very difficult time finding a job. Even when she wanted to look for an agent to search for jobs, not a single person dared to take her in. Now, however, Miss Tanya actually tossed her a lifeline. The main point was, would Ivan even dare to stir up trouble with the Drake family after Miss Tanya immediately offered her a job? It was obvious that would be very unlikely to happen.
jackie frowned as he secretly muttered in his heart that the Drake family was actually quite talented in snooping. Since they were most likely trying to butter up to him because they offered Selena such a good job. Although jackie disliked money, as long as his wife was happy and at peace, he would be very happy.
“Honey, it all depends if you’re willing or not. If you’re not then just refuse it. Besides, we’re not in need of money!” jackie shrugged his shoulders then casually mentioned that.
It was true that he was in no need of money. Since it would only take a single word from him and the entire Eastfield would be his. The only thing was, he currently had no intention of flaunting his status.
The entire Taylor family had nearly passed out. In no need of money? Selena was actually picking up trash to sell back then and he actually could say that they were in no need of money.
“Good lord, such heavy words you have! You’ve merely contributed to a minor cause anyway so your prize money is only slightly more than a million dollars, right? With so little money and you dare say you’re in no need of money? If you want a better home in the capital, you might not even be able to afford a three-bedroom, one living room home!” Cecelia could no longer watch his pretentiousness as she directly insulted him.
“Yeah, that daughter of his, she was already able to be enrolled in a kindergarten last year but she hasn’t been able to even till now and it’s all because of them not having money. That happens to be the little hard-earned money he made by risking his life for five years. If he could boast that much, it seems he’s never seen enough money yet since a million dollars were enough to satisfy him already!” Another member of the Taylor family could not hold back from mocking him.
“I’m willing, why wouldn’t I be? I’ve long been yearning for a job now. The thing is, the wage is a little too high and I’m a little worried that I’m unable to meet the work standards and disappoint you!” Selena’s heart was slightly emotional and was a little anxious as well as she frantically said that.
“Miss Selena, don’t you worry. I have faith in your abilities. We’ve done our research about you, the two years you were in the Taylor family and when you were the general manager, the results of the company were quite impressive! However, after another person was appointed in these five years, it seems to be going downhill slightly!”
Tanya smiled and bluntly said, “Or else, I wouldn’t have so casually offered my price, right?” It seemed as if jackie was suspicious of something as Tanya intentionally explained.
After hearing that statement, Andrew who was standing by the side had a bitter expression. Was this not blatantly telling him that his son was not as capable as Selena? This felt like a tight slap across his face!
Chapter 60 “Thank you Miss Tanya for your praises. This toast is my respect to you!” Selena was slightly anxious in
her heart. A monthly wage of a million dollars, such a job would be extremely hard to find. It seemed not even the monthly wage of a general manager would come close to that.
“You’re too kind! To a happy collaboration then!” Tanya did not act pridefully as she walked over and poured herself some red wine then gently bumped her wine glass with Selena’s before drinking.
“ jackie, now that your wife had agreed to come work with us, you can’t go back on your words now, name your price?” Tanya was beaming as she was praying in her heart if her father knew she had hired jackie as their bodyguard, it would be uncertain just how happy he would be.
Everyone’s faces were sweating. Since not only was Miss Tanya not infuriated after hearing jackie’s outrageous statement, she seemed very keen on having jackie be a part of their Drake family and making him a bodyguard.
jackie let out a bitter laugh and said, “Well, I have no choice now and it seems, I have to agree to it then!” As he was saying that, jackie paused then said, “But, I have a condition. Regarding the wages, I can be paid a little less, besides, I don’t lack money. However, as for the hours, I require my freedom. That meant I’ll only come to work when I have the time to and if something is up, I have to head out and attend to it, right!”
Tanya’s expression seemed peculiar. How was this working, was this not called living like a master?
“What on Earth are you thinking, jackie? You are there to be a bodyguard, you’re working for people so you should abide by their terms. How could you leave whenever you feel like it?” Fiona was extremely furious. This bastard had finally found an excellent job and he was being very unreasonable now.
Moreover, he even mentioned that he could be paid a little less. He was completely lacking integrity now. However, since this trash was unworthy of being her son-in-law and since she was able to exile him from the Taylor family on the old master’s seventieth birthday. So, what was there to worry about anyway.
“Son, this is such a good opportunity so you should work well now. Do you understand?” Joan too came forward to advise him.
“Sure. However, if any major incidents require your help, you’ll have to arrive immediately whenever you’re called. Can you do that?” They never expected Miss Tanya had actually agreed to him once more.
Theodore and the others were completely baffled. Has Miss Tanya gone mad? How could she actually agree to such terms? Was their Drake family in such desperate need of bodyguards?
“Now, you can talk about the amount you desire for your wages, right? You mentioned earlier, you want to be paid a little less, so don’t go asking for too much now!” Miss Tanya was chuckling. She looked extremely adorable.
“Yeah, alright then, just twenty million dollars! Twenty million dollars per month! Any amount lesser than that, you can forget about it!” jackie was silent for a moment then raised two fingers.
“Are you insane, jackie? Is Miss Tanya joking with you now?” A relative of the Taylor family immediately scolded him. This guy was blatantly throwing a fit. How can a bodyguard ask for twenty million a month, not to mention, come to work whenever he was free? Was he not afraid of offending Miss Tanya? What if she grew furious then?
“This amount is a little outrageous now. Even if you can name your price, you shouldn’t name it as such, right?” A bodyguard behind Miss Tanya could no longer bear to watch. In normal circumstances, they would never intervene but this guy bluntly requested twenty million dollars. Then what would they, bodyguards with only a monthly wage of a hundred to two hundred thousand dollars be considered as?
Chapter 61 Although the three other bodyguards did not speak a word, their expressions dimmed. Was this not an insult to them?
“What on Earth are you talking about?” Selena was also extremely startled by it. Miss Tanya was being very nice but time and time again jackie was blatantly testing her limits.
A monthly wage of twenty million dollars on top of leaving the Drake family whenever he wanted? How would that be possible? If the Drake family master had learned about it, he would immediately be driven insane by jackie’s madness.
“ jackie, are you mad from all that thinking about money? Didn’t you want a much lesser wage? So it seems, your much lesser wage is twenty million dollars per month! This is the first time I have ever seen a bodyguard’s wage this high!” Cecelia was saying that with a sinister tone.
This time, was this guy not intentionally offending Miss Tanya now? It would be absurd for Miss Tanya to not be furious this time. It was obvious now that Miss Tanya’s bodyguards were all furious. It seemed this time, the guy would have no choice but to escape.
Miss Tanya on the other hand was frowning on the side as in her heart she felt quite surprised. If this guy was a veteran King of War or an officer, it would be very reasonable to ask for such a price. However, was he really that impressive? Besides, there were also clear distinctions to powerful people on the battlefield.
“Pardon, Miss Tanya, this jackie fellow had too much to drink earlier, he might possibly be drunk now!” Old Master Taylor was also startled by jackie. He was afraid of jackie indirectly bringing trouble to their Taylor family. So, he explained, “I hope Miss Tanya won’t blame him. Also, although he might be married to Selena, he’s not close to us.”
“Yes, yes, yes! He’s only a son-in-law, an outsider!” The other members of the Taylor family also frantically explained. It would mean a world of trouble to them if Miss Tanya decided to pin the blame on them.
“This price I am offering is actually quite low already. Usually, when people approached me, I would name my price in the billions. I’ve lowered my price from the billions to millions so you should be happy, Miss Tanya!” jackie actually once again boldly made such a statement.
Once again, the Taylor family were all speechless. He even mentioned he had lowered the price to twenty million dollars. Could there possibly even be someone who would offer twenty billion dollars and be successful in hiring him? Unless he was the God of War but obviously he certainly was not!
“Alright then, you and Miss Selena can come over to work tomorrow morning!” Miss Tanya had only hesitated for a moment before immediately agreeing to it. She felt that based on jackie’s tone, he did not sound like he was lying. Even if he was slightly boasting, he would without a doubt still be a very powerful man.
Besides, her own father had witnessed him being in the same private jet with the God of War, Lana when they returned.
“Deal!” jackie calmly smiled and nodded.
“We didn’t mishear it right, Miss Tanya? He didn’t mention twenty thousand, it was twenty million though!” A bodyguard initially was waiting for Miss Tanya’s orders to immediately beat jackie to a pulp but he never expected Miss Tanya to actually agree to it.
“Miss Tanya, it’s twenty million though. Not even the commander or the assistant commander would be paid this much now, right?” Another bodyguard immediately protested. He was wondering if he was dreaming.
“Now, there is one with this high of a price!” jackie chuckled calmly and said that with a carefree attitude.
Chapter 62 That single statement jackie made, almost caused a few bodyguards to pass out. This guy was too
unreasonable. Was this not blatantly insulting them?
“Don’t worry. I’m not a fool and I have faith in his abilities! If he can survive on the battlefield for five years, he will without a doubt have his uses!” Miss Tanya was clear in her heart and she could not possibly tell them it was all to butter up to the God of War, hence his high price offer. Hence, she forced an explanation.
“Yes, yes, yes! Miss Tanya, your judgment is impeccable!” Fiona was incredibly ecstatic in her heart. If jackie’s monthly wage was twenty million dollars, does that mean he would make two hundred and forty million a year? If that was the case and if jackie worked for a lifetime then, well, anyone would be excited with just that thought.
“Miss Tanya, don’t you worry, I’m sure my brother-in-law won’t disappoint you!” Ben was so excited, he did not know what to say as he immediately spoke out.
“Brother-in-law?” jackie turned his head to look at him as he thought this change in attitude was too drastic now. Before they came, he wanted to beat him up, how come now he would call him his brother- in-law?
Ben nervously laughed and said, “You’re my sister’s husband so, if you’re not my brother-in-law then who could you be?”
“Yeah, of course, you’re his brother-in-law now!” Fiona delightfully said, “My dear son-in-law, I have faith in your abilities and you will work well in the Drake family and forge a career for yourself!”
jackie’s eyes narrowed as that son-in-law remark came too suddenly.
“Cough! Cough! Mom, didn’t you mention that if I didn’t cough up that ten million to you, you won’t acknowledge my status?” jackie let out two dry coughs then intentionally said that.
Fiona’s face immediately blushed as she frantically said, “Sigh, your monthly wage is already twenty million, it’s impossible you can’t give me that ten million now, right?”
“Miss Tanya, are you serious?” Even Old Master Taylor was startled and was wondering if this was a hallucination. Although jackie had spent five years on the battlefield, it was uncertain how he survived. A monthly wage of twenty million was too terrifying let alone, it was only for a bodyguard.
“I, Tanya Drake will never go back on my word! You guys can cease your worries for that!” Miss Tanya spoke confidently.
“Well, shouldn’t you ask your father, Miss Tanya?” jackie asked.
“Nope, just come to work tomorrow! I’ll take my leave first and I won’t disturb you guys from drinking now!” Tanya waved her hand and left soon after along with her lackeys.
After Tanya had left for quite some time, everyone here seemingly was still caught in their dreamy daze.
“ jackie, tomorrow, you and Selena have to head to work earlier. Don’t be late now, do you understand?” Fiona reminded them while chuckling.
“Mom, am I dreaming? I’m only a project manager and my monthly wage is a million on top of year-end bonuses!”
“He is a bodyguard and his monthly wage is twenty million while he can leave whenever he wants to and he doesn’t have to abide by the working hours?”
Chapter 63 Selena truly did not know how to react as she was unsure exactly what was going on.
“Yeah, it’s real. Miss Tanya actually said it herself earlier!” Fiona felt quite surreal toward such overwhelming emotion of surprise.
“What right does he have to get such a high wage?” Cecelia had a bitter look on her face. However, after a much deeper thought, she suddenly thought about something and started laughing. She said, “I know now. jackie, Miss Tanya must be taking you for a fool and was joking with you!”
“Impossible. Miss Tanya said it earlier that they can come to work tomorrow so how could that be a joke?” Fiona immediately argued.
“Just think about it, those other bodyguards they have, even if they are commanders, they won’t be paid that much so, what right does he have to get such a high pay? Besides, Selena is working as a manager and her monthly wage of million dollars could somewhat make sense. jackie on the other hand, he’s merely just a bodyguard, so how can that twenty million monthly wage even be logical?”
Cecelia bluntly said, “That was because jackie was intentionally toying with Miss Tanya and she happened to pretend to agree just to toy back with him. If you don’t believe me, when jackie arrives at the Drake family home, perhaps he wouldn’t even be able to enter its main gate!”
“Yeah, I also think it’s impossible!” Another woman from the Taylor family nodded and said, “After Cecelia broke it down like that, I feel like that is a huge possibility that she was merely toying with him because he toyed with her first!”
jackie could not be bothered by them as he merely calmly said, “I’m afraid, she isn’t bold enough to toy with me!”
Selena on the other hand was frowning on the side. She could not understand just how exactly did jackie get such a high salary. Were they not usually recruiting a whole bunch of veterans like him? There were plenty of people who would be quite satisfied upon getting a good security guard or bodyguard job. jackie’s job on the other end though…
“Daddy, how much is twenty million a month? Is that a lot?” At this moment, Kylie who had been playing by the side during dinner ran over. She grabbed onto jackie’s pants with her slender little hands as she
raised her head to look up at him.
Upon staring at that little child’s adorable expression, jackie’s heart melted. He thought that the pain and suffering he endured for the last five years was worth it at this moment. He defended a country for five years and now, all he wanted was to peacefully keep her wife and daughter safe!
“Not that much, but it’s enough to enroll Kylie into the best kindergarten and buy all kinds of toys for Kylie!” After he carried Kylie up, he could not help himself but give Kylie’s cheeks a kiss. That felt extremely warm.
“Really? So I’ll have plenty of toys soon!” After Kylie heard that, her pair of beautiful eyes were glimmering with excitement.
Selena, who was watching this scene from the side, lamented. Was the five years of suffering finally over? Was their family finally able to amount to something good? This would not be a dream, right!
Old Master Taylor was frowning instead as he got lost in deep contemplation. Was Miss Tanya joking, since it happened to be twenty million a month for that jackie fellow. Was that guy truly worth that much? Not to mention, would the master of the Drake family even agree to it? Besides, as wealthy as the Drake family was, they would not waste money to such an extent!
After some thought, he looked at Ivan who had been helped and appeared collapsed on the table. He was starting to suspect if he made a mistake for having Selena’s family exiled from the Taylor family.
“Come on now, let us all continue drinking. Let’s all have one regardless if jackie’s job was real or not but I believe Selena’s job is real. It’s a good thing for Selena being able to enter the Drake family and work for them!” Old Master Taylor poured half a glass of red wine for himself, raised it and smiled at Selena before saying, “Selena, next time you will be the project manager and if there’s any good projects out there that require a collaboration, remember to look out for our Taylor family!”
“What are you talking about, Grandpa? I am still a member of the Taylor family and I bleed the same blood as the Taylor family. So if there are any good projects that can be collaborated, naturally, I will think about our Taylor family!” Selena let out an awkward laugh as she did not blame the old master. Since, the old master used to spoil her a lot back then. Unfortunately, she was too rebellious five years ago and disappointed the old master.
Chapter 64 ”Right, no matter what, Selena’s strengths are acknowledged by the Drake family. Besides, Miss Tanya had mentioned it earlier, Selena would be handling a huge project but it’s unsure what project that would be. If she could look out for our Taylor family, that’ll be excellent!” Andrew spoke while chuckling since this was such a huge opportunity!
The Taylor family had always wanted to build connections with the Drake family but they never got the chance to. Now however, they actually had someone that could directly be involved with the Drake family’s business by being a project manager, this was literally an extremely amazing opportunity for their Taylor family!
“No, no, no. Selena, you can immediately look out for the Taylor family the moment you start, it would be bad if the Drake family knew about it. Besides, you’d just come over so you’ll have to prove your worth when you start working and gain the Drake family’s trust then build upon that relationship. Wait till there’s an opportunity to look out for our Taylor family in future. You have to think of a way to have them notice and value your strengths. Only then, when you look out for our Taylor family, they will have nothing to say!” After Old Master Taylor carefully pondered about it, he advised her.
The business for the Taylor family within these two years have gone downhill and it was getting worse by the year. This made Old Master Taylor frantic.
jackie who was listening at the side had no idea how to react. It was obvious that the Taylor family had no idea that the main purpose for Miss Taylor was only to get him to work for them. Would they be unable to hire a capable manager with the wealth they had?
…
After Miss Tanya left, she swiftly drove back to the Drake family home.
When those bodyguards returned to the Drake family home, they were all obviously incredibly furious. Since they understood Miss Tanya’s temperament and were very honorable. If she had made a promise to anyone, she would honor her promise. Even if Master Drake objected to it after the fact, it would be futile. Miss Tanya was that stubborn. If she had decided on something, it would be very difficult to change her mind.
“Father, let me tell you a good news!” Tanya entered the mansion’s lobby while placing both arms behind her back as she gleefully said that.
“Seeing just how happy you are, what good news could this be?” James asked with a smile.
“ jackie White, I got him in. He’s willing to be our family’s bodyguard!” After Miss Tanya was done speaking, she looked at Timothy who was sipping tea on the side then continued with a smug attitude, “What do you think, brother? Isn’t what I, your sister did extremely earth shattering?”
The moment James heard that statement, he was shocked as he said, “No way, right? You actually got him in? If he actually returned with the God of War, had a good relationship with her then he should at least be King of War. Even by a little difference, he should at least be a marshal though. A man like this, is willing to be your bodyguard?”
With that being said, Timothy was stunned before saying, “I’ve heard that a returning marshal would have a billion whereas ten billion for those who are more impressive as their prize money. The King of War however would at the very least get a few hundred billion dollars. There were plenty of people who wanted to employ their powers but those people would not so easily agree to the employment!”
Tanya frowned when she heard that as she said, “Really? I didn’t expect you to know even that detail, Brother. However, Grandfather had mentioned that the jackie fellow wouldn’t be that simple, so I got lucky today and I ran into his entire family. Hence, I got him in.”
“He’d agree to a monthly wage of a few hundred thousand dollars as a bodyguard? Tanya, have you made a mistake and found the wrong person? Are you sure that person is jackie White? The jackie White that father was talking about?” Timothy was seemingly unconvinced. Since, the Drake family bodyguards would have a monthly wage of those numbers. Anyone that was slightly more impressive would only make more than a hundred thousand dollars.
“What do you mean a few hundred thousand dollars? He mentioned, he’d do it for at least twenty million dollars. Anything lower than that, he wouldn’t agree to it. Moreover, that was all because his wife wanted a job, so I promised to employ his wife as our project manager. It was only then was he willing to work for us! The main point is, this guy is a little too unreasonable. He mentioned something about not having fixed working hours and he’d be able to leave work whenever he pleases!”
Chapter 65 Tanya said after cracking a bitter smile.
“What? You agreed to such terms? Not only was the wages high, he wouldn’t even listen to us? In addition to that, he can leave whenever he wants to? How is that okay?” Timothy was so shocked, his eyeballs were seemingly about to fall onto the ground as he immediately placed his tea cup down then told James, “Father, this guy is too unreasonable now. Who on earth does he think he is? If he’s the King of War or God of War, that would be acceptable or else, what right does he have to request for such a demand?”
“No matter who he is, if he doesn’t make such a request, it would be extremely abnormal and it’ll only prove that he had no actual strengths!” James on the other hand was laughing while nodding his head. He said, “If he’s truly capable, he wouldn’t even bat an eye on the twenty million dollars. He merely
agreed because he had nothing to do and wanted to keep his wife company or perhaps, he was just killing time. Besides, if he doesn’t look for a job, he would be looked down by the Taylor family!”
“Father, what you’re saying is that he’s worth this money?” Timothy was frowning as he seemed slightly frustrated.
“Not only was he worthy, I believe he’s more than worthy! Not to mention, without taking his powers into account, it’s worth it because of his unique relationship with the God of War!” James chuckled then said, “That’s right, when he arrives, you two have to treat him well. If he wishes to leave work, let him leave. Treat him the same as the guardians in our family even if by name, he’s a bodyguard!”
“No way right, father? The few guardians in our family are all extremely powerful! This…” Timothy was sweating on his face as he was skeptical of his father. He had seen through jackie’s information and he felt that this man was not that special.
Perhaps it was due to the God of War noticing jackie who was coincidentally also heading back to Eastfield and shared the same ride back. If that was the case, they would have lost majorly. However on a much deeper thought, he thought about how important his family business was and that twenty million dollars was a mere meager sum so he could forget about it just in case that guy could truly surprise them.
…
At this moment, jackie and the others were done with their meals and were ready to head back together.
After the rest of the Taylor family had left as they exited the hotel, Fiona said after pondering for a moment, “That’s right Selena, you’re about to go to work tomorrow, should we buy a car? I still have eight hundred thousand with me. After much thoughts, I realized we could not embarrass our Taylor family’s name, right? Besides, your monthly wages are that high so you can return the money to me after you get paid next time!”
“Ma, I want to buy a car as well!” Ben immediately said that excitedly the moment he heard that.
“Why’d you need a car for? You’re doing nothing all day and you’re not going to work anyway. I won’t buy you a car! After your sister has made some money, have her buy you one. Is that okay?” Fiona said as she smiled.
“Ma, jackie is going to work tomorrow as well, can we also buy him one?” After Selena pondered about it, she said that.
“Him?” Fiona took a look at jackie. She said after she pondered for a moment, “Who knows if Miss Tanya was joking or not. Even I’m skeptical about making twenty million a month. Besides, it’s for transport and it’ll cost about tens of thousands of dollars. Forget it then, but I can buy him an electric scooter. Just ride it for now. Since if it’s real, after he gets paid he can buy himself a luxury car, right?”
“Then, I won’t be buying a car as well. Just buy an electric scooter then he can take me to work on that!” Selena looked at jackie then said with a smile.
“Honey, that just made riding a bike even more romantic!”
Chapter 66 “Sure. It’s quite a long way. As long as you’re tired, that won’t be a problem!” Selena smiled blissfully. At first, she thought that jackie seemed cold ever since he came back from the war. He always had on a serious face. Unexpectedly, there were times where he could be romantic.
“Of course, I won’t be tired. As long as you’re the one behind me, anything is bearable. I can even be strong enough to carry you to work every day!” jackie replied happily.
“Daddy, I want you to carry me too!” Kylie, who was in his arms chuckled.
“Sure, come on. Daddy will carry you!” jackie placed the little girl on his back in one swooping motion.
“Brother-in-law, if you really became a bodyguard with a salary of twenty million dollars a month, can you help me get a car? All the matters earlier were just misunderstandings.” Ben ran up to them after getting a glance from Xena and asked with a chuckle, trying to butter up to jackie.
Although he too felt that the Second Miss was being conned by jackie. However, what if it turned out to be true? Buttering jackie up cost nothing anyway.
jackie gave it a thought, then nodded. “Sure, but it can’t be too expensive. Any car under one million dollars is fine. When the time comes, you go pick it out yourself!”
“Really? Any car under one million dollars?” Hearing that, Ben was elated. At first, he thought getting something between a hundred to two hundred thousand dollars would be a dream come true. Who would have thought that jackie would be that generous, letting him pick anything under one million dollars just like that?
“Of course. It’s not that expensive!” jackie chuckled. His words once again made Fiona and the others speechless. ‘One million dollars, yet this brat doesn’t think it’s expensive?’
“Honey, I think we should get a motorcycle instead. You can just drop me off to work! After we get our pay and have the money on hand, then we’ll get a car. How about that?” Selena smiled, then continued, “I’ve not been working for such a long time, it feels a little exciting!”
“It’s your decision Honey. As long as you’re willing, you can buy whatever you want, even a plane!” jackie replied casually with a laugh.
“Plane? We don’t even know if you can make it to work tomorrow yet and you’re already delusional? Listen to me, we’ll stick to our previous promise, understand? You must send me ten million dollars worth of betrothal gifts on the old master’s seventieth birthday. Only then I’ll recognize you as my live-in son-in- law, got it?” Fiona interjected with a smile.
“Relax, you’ll have your ten million dollars!” jackie nodded as he replied.
Fiona and the rest quickly took a taxi home. jackie, on the other hand, took Selena along to shop for an electric scooter. They quickly arrived at an electric scooter shop and purchased one, then rode it back home.
“Honey, I still don’t dare to believe the words of Miss Drake. Paying you twenty million dollars a month as a bodyguard, do you think it makes sense?” Selena could not resist asking as she sat behind jackie.
“Of course, it’s real. Her status and identity is for all to see. Moreover, twenty million dollars is nothing to their family!” jackie laughed bitterly, then added, “If not for ensuring your sense of security, I wouldn’t even agree to it! This price is already really low. It can’t go any lower!”
“Boasting again. I really don’t understand why she would offer such a price. It can’t be that she thinks you’re handsome and has a crush on you?”
Chapter 67 Selena smiled and made a joke.
“You don’t say. I really think that might be possible. After all, your husband is so handsome, what happens if someone decides to be my sugar mommy?” jackie was speaking as he looked backward at that snow-white sexy thigh that was just by his side. He moved his hand over and lightly caressed the side of her leg.
“Ah!” Selena did not expect jackie to be so brazen. Her face turned red immediately, “What’re you doing?! How can you be so mischievous while driving in broad daylight?! Do you know how embarrassing it is for others to see this on the street? I didn’t expect you to be such a delinquent.”
“I just saw a mosquito and decided to kill it for you!” jackie answered with a straight face.
“Mosquito my butt. Do you think I’m a three-year-old?! If you do that again, I’ll get off and walk home!” Selena was frustrated, feeling extremely embarrassed.
Right then, a Ferrari passed by. Seeing such a scene, the driver could not resist swallowing a mouthful of saliva. “Hot damn, who’s that woman? Her figure is superb. That leg of hers is just so alluring. That skirt…it’d be nice if it was just a little shorter!” Upon seeing such a beauty, the young man quickly slowed down just to get a better glimpse.
Seeing that, the blonde woman beside him immediately got jealous. “Young Master Hugo, my skirt is already short enough. You can have a look too!” When she spoke, the woman intentionally used a coquettish voice.
It was undeniable that the woman sitting beside Young Master Hugo was also quite the sight.
Furthermore, that woman was wearing a very revealing outfit. However, Young Master Hugo glanced at her and back at the beauty on the electric scooter, then shook his head. “I still feel that you’re lacking something. Your face and aura is not her match. Although both of you have beautiful legs, there’s quite a difference between the both of you!”
That woman was extremely frustrated, yet she dared not offend Young Master Hugo and could only hold it all in. Just as the car and electric scooter drove side by side, the woman studied Selena carefully and told Young Master Hugo, “Young Master Hugo, I know who this woman is. Isn’t she Selena Taylor? Oh my goodness, her husband was just a delivery boy and has not been home for five years. I think he’s long dead on the battlefield!”
Then the woman paused for a moment before continuing, “She’s just a single mother. There are quite a few guys courting her, but she never agreed. At first, I thought that she was being noble, waiting for her man to come home. I never expected her to be fooling around with this guy!”
“She’s that Selena Taylor that holds the title of Eastfield’s prettiest woman? She’s quite the character back then, but was later kicked out of the Taylor family!” Young Master Hugo seemed to have recalled something, then smiled. “Heh, women can’t stand loneliness after all. So, she rejected all those guys just to keep her image. After holding it out for five years, how could she stand the loneliness any longer?”
While he spoke, Young Master Hugo swallowed hard, then added, “This type of woman is all the more interesting.”
After some contemplations, Young Master Hugo saw a puddle further up. The corner of his lips curled into a smile, the car was stopped immediately. By the time jackie’s electric scooter was almost reaching the puddle, he suddenly stepped on the gas and caught up to them. Following that, he caused the muddy water in the puddle to splash all over jackie and Selena.
“Ah!” When Selena and jackie noticed the sports car pulling over, they did not think much about it. They never expected the other party would do something like that. After all, the road was spacious and they did not need to go through the puddle as they drove by.
“D*mn it, is that person asking for death?” jackie’s expression darkened and immediately gave chase as he realized the other party’s malicious intent. Unexpectedly, the other party had also pulled over ahead and got out of the car.
Chapter 68 “What’s the meaning of this?” jackie stopped the electric scooter next to the car and stared coldly at the other person after he got off it. “Are you blind?”
Young Master Hugo acted as though he could not hear a word from jackie. Instead, he looked at Selena and asked, “Oh my, this…isn’t this Selena Taylor, the prettiest girl according to the legends? Miss Taylor, I heard that a lot of gentlemen are courting you, yet you’ve turned them all down. And here I thought you’re being loyal and waiting for your trashy husband!”
Having said that, he then looked toward jackie disdainfully, continuing, “It turns out that you would find loneliness too hard to bear at times too. Seems like I’ve caught you in the act, didn’t I?”
“Does any of my matter have anything to do with you?” Selena could not be bothered to debate with him, stating coldly, “That was intentional, right? You purposely parked your car by the side, then waited for us to pass this puddle to rush over, isn’t it?”
“Oh my, Miss Taylor, your words are too much. It was really an accident!” Young Master Hugo shrugged, then took a bag out of his car. He fished out twenty thousand dollars and handed it over. “Here’s twenty thousand dollars as compensation. Although it’s not a lot of money, it’s the thought that counts, right? Oh, I’m Young Master Hugo from a second-class aristocratic family by the way. If you don’t mind, we can be friends!”
He knew that Selena was not living a comfortable life at the moment and was suppressed by the Taylor family. Twenty thousand dollars might be sufficient to move her. As long as he obtained her contact, that would mean that it would be possible for him to ask her out in the future.
“We don’t want your money. Apologize!” jackie stated with a stern look on his face.
“Apologize?” Young Master Hugo was taken aback. He then sneered, “Brat, you must be kidding me. Didn’t I just wet your clothes? Wasn’t it sufficient for me to pay you off? Do you think it’s possible for me to apologize to a poor bloke like you? Do you think I, Young Master Hugo, would not care for my reputation? Do you know how much my reputation is worth?”
“The problem is, we don’t want the money!” jackie shrugged, remaining firm. “I’m not in a good mood now. You must apologize while kneeling down, understand?”
“Tsk tsk, kneeling down? Who do you think you are? Do you know of the Hugo family? Have you ever heard of the Hugo family? The Hugo family is a second-class aristocratic family, a powerful family beyond that of the Taylor family! Brat, if you know what’s good for you, this twenty thousand dollars is yours. Get out of my sight! How can a beauty like Miss Taylor here be sitting in that junk of yours? Only my sports car is worthy of being her ride!”
Young Master Hugo threw the twenty thousand dollars at jackie, then said to Selena, “Miss Taylor, we’re all adults. I won’t beat around the bush. It’s really not suitable for you to be riding this electric scooter. Just like earlier, how inconvenient was that? Let’s go, get in my sports car and I’ll go get you a set of better clothes. We’ll head to the hotel for a shower—”
“So what if you have a sports car? I’m sorry, but I prefer to ride on an electric scooter. I’m not any casual woman, so please watch your words and be more respectful!” Selena was also extremely frustrated. However, as she recalled the power behind his family, she tried to pull jackie back. “Nevermind, let’s leave!”
“Drop the act. You’re not a casual woman? Didn’t you claim that you’re waiting for your husband to come back? Your husband has yet to come back, and here you are, out with some other guy? Don’t think that I have no idea what women like you are like. You’re only pure on the outside, but internally, you’re wild!” Young Master Hugo sneered again.
“Excuse me, he’s my husband, jackie White. I’ve waited for him for five years and now he’s back!” Selena tugged at jackie once again. “Let’s go, Honey. I can’t be bothered to deal with trash like this!”
However, jackie remained standing on the spot. “Since you’re unwilling to apologize, I’ll have to take action!” Just as he finished, jackie went forward with a punch, immediately sending Young Master Hugo to the ground. Before he could get up, jackie followed up with another kick.
Chapter 69 The puddle was already over a dozen meters behind them. However, jackie’s kick was extraordinarily powerful. He managed to send him flying, finally landing in that puddle.
Young Master Hugo’s floral shirt was then drenched by the muddy water.
“Y-y-you dare to hit Young Master Hugo? Are you looking for death?” The woman was terrified, immediately backing away as she pointed at jackie.
jackie maintained emotionless, staring straight at her. “Do you want me to take action, or will you voluntarily roll in that puddle over there?”
“D-d-don’t hit me…” The woman was scared witless by jackie’s gaze. It was the gaze of someone that survived countless bloodbaths. After saying that, she quickly ran over and started rolling in the puddle.
Her skirt was already very short. After it got wet, her body shape was all the more revealing.
“Bastard, y-y-you just wait!” Young Master Hugo was boiling with rage. He stood up, then spat out a mouthful of blood. The skin on his arm tore and was bleeding. Even his shirt got torn up from the friction. He looked pathetic.
“Honey, their family is very powerful. You’ve caused trouble again!” Selena frowned. She was worried and at a loss of what to do.
However, jackie just walked up to Young Master Hugo’s car and smashed his fist into it. Bang! With a loud sound, a gaping hole appeared on his car as though it was made of paper.
“This…” Upon witnessing that terrifying strength, Selena was dumbfounded. jackie’s strength was too monstrous. Was that something a human was capable of?
When jackie walked back, his face had a warm smile on it. “Honey, let’s go. We’ll head back for a bath and change our clothes!”
“But…the Hugo family is full of experts. If they come looking for us, what should we do?” Selena was still extremely worried.
“Relax, they’re no match for me!” jackie nonchalantly got on the scooter. “Come on, let’s head back for a bath. It’d be bad if you catch a cold, Honey!”
Although Selena was worried, it would do them no good to stay there either. After hesitating for a moment, she got on the scooter and they both quickly drove away. However, to their surprise, when they arrived at gates of the courtyard, they found a huge demolition notice stuck on his gates.
“What’s the matter? Are they trying to demolish this place?” jackie and Selena exchanged glances in shock. When they left in the morning, nothing was on the gates yet this huge notice was now there.
Chapter 70 “Demolish? If that’s the case, shouldn’t we get a bit of compensation?” jackie was distracted for a moment, then followed Selena into the house.
At that moment, the living room was very lively. There were a number of workers that were talking to Fiona and Andrew.
“Oh my, Selena, what happened to both of you? Why are you covered in dirt?” Seeing Selena and jackie, Joan was shocked, asking quickly.
“Ugh, we passed by a puddle earlier and a car did not slow down…so we got splashed!” Selena stuttered with a frown. She was too ashamed to say it. If her mother knew that they offended the terrible Hugo family, how would she react?
“Oh my, so this is Miss Taylor!” A middle-aged man stood up cheerfully, then explained, “I’m the worker in charge. It’s like this. This location is being expropriated as it is rather peaceful here. We’re planning to build a retirement home, therefore this house must be demolished!”
“Retirement home?” Selena frowned.
“That’s right. You can treat it as a contribution to the country! Moreover, this place is decrepit. Our experts appraised it and it’s considered unsafe for habitation. You have three days to move out. Please cooperate with our work!” The man explained with a cheerful smile. His smile looked warm and gentle.
“Unsafe for habitation? How can that be?” Selena breathed in deeply. They had no money to buy a house at this time. If they moved out, where would they stay? Moreover, although the house was quite old and run down, it was not unsafe for habitation. It would still be safe for a couple more years.
Furthermore, they were already accustomed to the large courtyard and had thought of this place as home. Having to move out all of a sudden was quite difficult to take in.
“That’s right. Our experts have already done the appraisal!” The man smiled. “Furthemore, this would also beautify our city, wouldn’t it? With such an old courtyard here, it wouldn’t look nice either. Now that our country has won the war, quite a few powerful figures are coming back from the battlefield. If they saw this, it might make them look bad, right?”
“No problem, no problem. We’ll definitely move out in three days, We’re citizens after all. It’s only fair to contribute.” Fiona immediately agreed with a smile.
“Mm, wonderful. You have a good mindset!” The other old man nodded approvingly.
“As it should be!” Fiona chuckled, then stated, “As for the matter of compensation, you see, this place is quite good. With such a large area, if not a hundred million dollars, it should be at least a few tens of million dollars, right? If that won’t do, ten million dollars would suffice! That way we can buy a house!”
“That’s right. As long as the price is suitable, we can even move out immediately!” Andrew nodded along as well.
To their surprise, upon hearing those words, the worker’s face turned cold immediately. “Madam, I’m afraid you didn’t understand what I said. Your place is affecting our city’s image. You should be contributing to the country!”
Chapter 71 “Furthermore, we have received complaints that this courtyard was built illegally, do you understand? You’re already lucky that you’re not getting fined. We’re just negotiating to have you move away voluntarily. What makes you think there will be any compensation?”
The middle-aged man had a smile on his face, but his words immediately turned the rest and Fiona’s mood foul. This demolition had no compensation?
“Impossible. This is our Taylor family’s old mansion. It’s been left uninhabited for many years. My grandfather was the one that told us to stay here. At any rate, there should be a demolition
compensation. How is this an illegal building? We’ve been staying here for so many years!” Selena was furious. Her original plan was to come home for a bath, but she was in no mood for that for the time being. The other party was just being unreasonable.
“I think the money is there, but you’re just planning to keep it for yourself, right? Do you know that we’re from the Taylor family? You should really investigate carefully before coming. You want to demolish this place without paying the compensation? Dream on!” Fiona’s expression changed immediately. The smile was long gone from her face.
“We’re just here to notify you. If you don’t appreciate the gesture, we can have the demolition crew come over with just a phone call at any moment! Since you claim that it’s not illegal, do you have the premise permit?” The old man asked with a laugh.
Fiona’s expression darkened. “This is not commercial housing. It’s our Taylor family’s homestead. How do you expect us to get a permit? Regardless, you should be paying some form of compensation. Otherwise, you’re not allowed to demolish it!”
“Illegal or not, it’s for us to decide, not you. You can’t even show us the premise permit, then it’ll be demolished today itself!” That middle-aged man chuckled, then made a phone call.
After he finished with the call, he laughed, “Of course, I know that you’re from the Taylor family. However, the one in charge of this project is Young Master Clark, Ken Clark! Their group is the one in charge of building this retirement home. Can you afford to offend them?”
“I was wondering who it is. So it’s that trash!” jackie finally understood. Last time, he had given him a beating. He probably was still feeling bitter over that incident. However, jackie did not expect him to use such tactics to seek revenge on them.
“Him?” Fiona’s face turned pale. The current Taylor family could not afford to offend the Clark family. Moreover, they were kicked out of the Taylor family. The old master might not even bother helping them
and could even blame them for offending the untouchables.
She turned around, then rushed at jackie, shoving him. “It’s all your fault. If not for you, this wouldn’t happen. It’s because you hit him last time. Now they’re here for revenge and we’re getting kicked out soon. Where are we going to stay?”
“Mother, don’t worry. Nobody will dare kick us out!” jackie smiled coldly, then looked at Selena who was covered in mud. He said lovingly, “Honey, you go wash up and change your clothes. I’ll wait here for them!”
“O-okay!” For some reason, jackie’s confident gaze helped calm her heart down. She grabbed a set of clothes and then went to wash up.
Upon hearing that Selena was going to shower, the few workers swallowed hard. They wondered how alluring the scene would be when a beauty like that showered. Unfortunately, they had no chance to witness that and could only imagine it in their heads.
The men grew all the more jealous of jackie. ‘This guy sure is lucky to have found such a beautiful woman that bore him a child. That’s a dream come true for countless men out there.’
After Selena was done with her shower and changed, she came back to the courtyard. Right outside were three excavators, a group of people, and Young Master Clark.
“I heard there are some unruly people here that refused to listen to the management!”
Ken sneered as he walked slowly into the courtyard with a few people behind him.
Chapter 72 “Oh my, Young Master Clark, why are you here? It’s been a long time!” Upon seeing Ken with his lackeys, Fiona immediately welcomed them cheerfully.
“Auntie, it’s not that long. We’ve just met two days ago!”
Ken chuckled, then pointed at his teeth. “Look, I’m whistling as I speak. It’s all because of your precious son-in-law!”
Fiona’s expression immediately turned awkward. She forced a smile and replied, “Watch what you’re saying. This man is not my son-in-law. We will only find out after the old man’s seventieth birthday in about twenty more days!”
Ken was taken aback, his face was filled with surprise. “Auntie, what do you mean by that? They’re already legally married and the kid is a few years old. Why do we need to wait for about 20 more days to find out?”
“Yes yes yes!” Fiona immediately nodded. “It’s like this. Let’s not mention the matters back then. It’s like this. After jackie came back, he got into a fight with Young Master Ivan and beat him up. After that… that’s why, by then, he would need to cough up thirty million dollars or he will be kicked out of our Taylor family. Of course, if he doesn’t send me the ten million dollars worth of betrothal gifts, Selena’s father and I will never recognize his identity!” Fiona explained away. After she was done, she immediately dragged Ken aside and whispered, “Young Master Clark, please rest assured. He won’t be able to take out that much money when the time comes. As long as he can’t produce the money, then our Selena will regain her freedom. Once she regains her freedom, wouldn’t that mean you’ll have a chance?”
Hearing that, Ken’s heart rejoiced. He turned to look at Selena who was standing there and was surprised once more. At that moment, Selena had just finished her shower and have yet to dry her hair. Standing there, she looked all the more alluring. That pair of snow white long legs were especially eye catching under the sunlight.
Considering that he had over twenty more days to go, his expression darkened and said, “Auntie, that’s a long time to wait. I don’t feel like waiting any longer. Isn’t it just ten million dollars of betrothal gifts? As long as you can think of a way to have Selena marry me, even a hundred million dollars in betrothal gifts is not an issue!”
“A hundred million dollars!?” Hearing that, Fiona’s heart was swayed in an instant. Although jackie had found a good job, who knew if that job offer was just Miss Tanya playing with him.
Moreover, if jackie worked like that, who knew how long his job would last? What if he got fired one day? He was quite hot-headed after all.
Young Master Clark on the other hand, looked dashing and was courteous. If her daughter marries him, then she would definitely be living comfortably in the future.
“The betrothal gifts can be negotiated. It’s just that I’ve promised jackie and I can’t just change as I like to!” Fiona looked at Kylie who was playing nearby, feeling a little uncomfortable.
After all, if jackie’s work was a real deal, then he would get quite a lot in one year. Most importantly, Kylie was still her granddaughter. It was naturally better for her to live with her biological father. At least she would not have to suffer in the future. That was why she decided to give jackie another chance. What if he really pulled through?
“Auntie, don’t you worry. I have my ways. You just ask Selena to come over and I’ll have a private chat with her. If she agrees to divorce jackie, then I can choose to not demolish your house and will definitely treat her well. If she disagrees, I’ll threaten her with the demolition of your house. I believe that a kind- hearted girl like her would surely agree!” Ken told Fiona after some thoughts.
“Sure. However, if my daughter agrees, that would be great too!”
Chapter 73 Fiona gave it some thought, then finally approached Selena. “Dear, Young Master Clark said that he would like to discuss the matter of this house with you. Go ahead and negotiate with him. This house must not be demolished. If it’s demolished, where would our entire family find a place to stay all of a sudden?”
Selena kept silent for a moment, then nodded and walked over.
“This house is our family’s old mansion. Although it’s not a registered property, it’s considered a property of our Taylor family. You can’t just demolish it like that!” Selena looked at Young Master Clark in front of her as she stated coldly.
Before jackie came back, Young Master Clark would come over to court her all the time. There were a few times that he suggested for her to apply for a death certificate to divorce jackie, then marry him. Although she felt annoyed by him, he was not that bad in general. At least, the impression Selena had of him was much better than that Michael. She never thought that he would resort to such tactics. This caused her frustrations toward Young Master Clark to reach a new height.
“Hey, isn’t this for the city’s appearance, for the good of Eastfield?” Clark took out a cigarette and lit it. After inhaling deeply, he finally stated, “Selena, you know that I’m sincerely in love with you. More so than those other gentlemen out there! As long as you’re willing to divorce that trash and marry me, when the time comes, I’ll guarantee you a luxurious life! Of course, it doesn’t matter if they demolish this house or not. Whether to build the retirement house here or not will depend on your attitude. If you agree to marry me, I’ll call them off immediately!” Ken smiled coldly as he stated.
“Young Master Clark, you’re really cunning. They’ve always said that money makes the world go round. Today I finally learned that it’s true!” Selena laughed coldly. “Your behavior is only going to make me think the worst of you!”
“It can’t be helped. Your opinion of me is no longer of any importance. I only want you to be my woman! I want you to know that I’m much better than that delivery boy!” Ken shrugged, his expression thoughtful. “Consider carefully. If you don’t agree, I will start demolishing the house right now!”
“You won’t dare!” Selena was furious, but she looked at the people that he brought along and felt helpless. “You can’t demolish the house, and I will never marry you!”
“You’ll see if I dare! In Eastfield, there are not a lot of things that I’m scared of!” Ken laughed out loudly, his eyes had a vicious look in them.
“Why don’t you let them try demolishing then?” At that moment, jackie sneered and walked up to them unexpectedly.
This Ken was really naive to think that jackie would not hear him if he pulled Fiona and Selena to the side to talk privately. jackie’s hearing had long exceeded that of an ordinary person. He had clearly heard all their previous conversations. He just wanted to find out what was Selena and Fiona’s attitude toward this matter.
“Go ahead with the demolition. Someone doesn’t know his place!” Ken gave the order with a wave of his hand!
Chapter 74 Meanwhile, at the Clark Family Villa. Clark family’s expert Dan Jameson did not see Young Master Clark when he returned. He could not help but frown.
“Where’s Young Master Clark? Where did he go?” Dan thought about it, then asked one of the bodyguards.
“He took a group of people with him and left. I saw that he was rather happy, saying something about definitely getting his hands on that Selena woman!” the guard answered after some thought.
“It can’t be!” Hearing that, Dan breathed in deeply. “This Young Master Clark! Didn’t I just warn him last time not to go look for trouble with that jackie White? Why won’t he listen!?”
Ever since he lost the arm wrestling with jackie, Dan knew deep down in his heart how terrifying jackie was. With the ability that jackie had, even within the military, he would not be a regular soldier. He would at least be of a decent rank. A person like that, their Clark family would be better off steering clear from them. At first, he thought Ken would listen to him. Who would have thought that Ken would go looking for Selena again.
“Commander Jameson, you’re being too careful. This time, Young Master Clark has everything under control! Otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone! He said that he would only take strong measures after the courteous one fails!” That guard chuckled, then added, “If not for Young Master Clark not bringing me along, I would’ve loved to go have a look. I’ve heard that Selena Taylor was very pretty. Tsk…tsk… I wonder what her expression would be when she’s forced to accept our young master’s offer.”
“Forced to accept?” Dan’s brows twitched. “What does he mean by taking strong measures after the courteous one fails? Could it be the same old tactic of paying a certain amount to Fiona to help persuade them? With Selena’s personality, it’s impossible for her to agree to that. Furthermore, now that her husband’s back, the chances of that happening is even lower.”
“No. This time, our young master used his connections and planned to demolish Selena’s house and use that to threaten them. Of course, if that jackie dares to take action, our young master has no fear because there’s an expert that came back from the military that went along with young master! He’s an officer! Moreover, he’s not just a major, but a marshal!”
The bodyguard smiled. “You should know how powerful those who made it as officers out of so many people! Especially when it’s a marshal!”
When Dan heard those words, he took in a deep breath as he was shocked to the core.
He knew that those that could become an officer were experts on the battlefield. They were all powerful figures. Moreover, this time round, it was said that those who had the status of a major would have at least a thousand men under them and could even go up to a few thousand men.
As for the marshal, he would have a few majors under them. From that, one could tell how much higher their status was. He had even got wind that within those that retired from the battlefield, the majors were all awarded one billion dollars! It was considered an acknowledgement for what they have done over the years.
As for the marshals, they were returning with a few billion dollars. When placed in any town, they would be placed among the extremely rich figures. Never did he expect Young Master Clark to be connected with a person like that and have the other party be willing to help him out.
“If there’s an expert like that with him, then we won’t have much to fear!”
After considering it carefully, the burden in Dan’s heart lifted. Those that managed to become a marshal would have achieved great service in the military. Their capability was guaranteed. At the very least, he was not confident to face them in a fight.
“That’s right. Just relax. This time, our young master will surely succeed!”
Chapter 75 That bodyguard said cheerfully, “For all we know, he might have already succeeded! Our young master is just waiting to carry the beauty home!”
…
“Demolish it!” Ken gave the order, planning to let those men take action.
“What’s going on? Did jackie overhear their conversation? Why did he go over to meddle?” Seeing the outcome, Fiona was truly shocked.
At first, she thought her own daughter was very filial and would most likely agree to their request, but…
“I’ll see who dares!” jackie took a few steps forward and stood in front of the gate. At that moment, although he looked dirty in clothes that were stained with muddy water, the aura he gave off while standing there gave people quite the scare.
“ jackie White, you’re quite brazen!” Ken laughed, then said to a middle-aged nearby, “Brother Howard, I’ll have to depend on you to help me teach this brat a lesson!”
jackie had noticed long ago. Although that guy only stood there all the while without saying anything, he was no ordinary person. He had a certain quality about him that only a soldier would have. His posture was perfectly straight, a trait that regular people did not have. The opponent looked at jackie, then frowned. He could feel that jackie had a similar quality about him that was only present in those that returned from the battlefield. Although that was something others could not detect, those that stepped over countless bodies and survived would definitely pick up on it.
“You came back from the battlefield as well?” The man of the Howard family approached jackie and stopped in front of him. He did not take action immediately, but instead asked a question.
“Yes.” jackie nodded. “I’m curious. A person like you is aiding the evil. Why would you help this kind of person? If this is the battlefield, I could kill you right away!”
“You kill me? I’m afraid you don’t have the authority to!” Dennis Howard chuckled, then said, “Come, let’s have a private conversation inside. There’s no need to complicate this matter. After all, you’re a veteran as well. I don’t wish to make it difficult for you!”
Hearing that, jackie laughed. “Interesting. Then let’s talk inside!”
Dennis looked at Ken, then said, “I’ll talk with him inside. Without my orders, no one else is allowed to take any actions!”
“It can’t be. Brother Howard, you can just cripple him, give him a good round of beating and have him get out of our sights. Worse comes to worst, you can just kill him. Why do you need to negotiate with him? He’s not qualified!”
Ken’s mouth was wide open as he doubted his own hearing. Although jackie was a veteran as well, what made him qualified to negotiate with a marshal? Most likely, if jackie found out about his identity, he might just kneel down in terror. Both of them entered the house, then closed the door behind.
After Dennis closed the door, he finally lifted his head slightly and placed his hands behind him, showing the demeanor of an authoritative figure. “To be frank, based on my own personality, I wouldn’t have helped that Ken, but I have my own reasons!” Having said that, he stated bluntly, “I’m a marshal. Having to do this, I feel helpless as well. Please just move. I’ll pass you the money in secret as compensation! This way, it’ll be good for all parties! Please do this favor for me!”
Chapter 76 ”In that case, you also know that tearing down our house without providing compensation is wrong, right? You’re also feeling uncomfortable about this and want to make up for us, right?”
Facing the marshal, jackie did not have the slightest fear or nervousness. Instead, he smiled indifferently.
”If this is on the battlefield, and we are still in the army, you would not have such an attitude when you see a fellow soldier!”
Dennis’s face sank. “I don’t want to be calculative. Fifty million and your entire family needs to move away. However, you cannot tell Ken Clark!”
“That’s weird. You are a good and a reputable soldier. Yet, you are afraid of Ken? I really don’t understand what you are afraid of?” jackie frowned in confusion.
“I’m not afraid. Years ago, before I became a soldier, our family was very poor. Once, my sister and I were about to starve to our deaths, he passed by and gave us a few thousand dollars. Although the money was nothing to him, but, to me, it meant a lot as it saved our lives!
“Apart from this, there’s another reason and it’s because I like Ken’s sister…” Dennis smiled bitterly and after he finished speaking, he said to jackie, “Since I promised him that I would help him with this favor, I can only give you money privately and you can leave with the others. This way, I won’t offend him and I also technically not forcing you to demolish your house. Consider this as me buying peace of my mind!”
“You’re paying for your peace of mind!” jackie chuckled and then said, “However, I don’t want to trouble my wife while I’m searching for a place to stay!”
Seeing that jackie still refused to listen to him after he had made such a big offer and stated his intention so clearly.
Dennis’s face immediately darkened. “Young man, don’t be so overboard. I’m only speaking to you because we have once killed enemies together on the battlefield and you’re a man. You have to know that you don’t even have the qualifications to talk to me!”
“Are you sure?” jackie laughed after he heard this. “I’m telling you this, I really don’t care about marshals like you!”
“Seems like we will have to settle this by force, don’t blame me for being merciless. Let me ask you again, do you agree or not? If you don’t agree, we’ll demolish by force. I can even kill or destroy you!” Dennis clenched his fist and his aura was terrifying.
He wanted to resolve this matter in a civilised manner, but he did not expect that this young man would not appreciate it.
“You?” jackie smiled coldly. “Consider yourself lucky that I didn’t make you kneel before me when you meet me!”
“I kneel before you? Humph, do you think that you’re the God of War? I would not even kneel down to the King of War in my entire life. Unless I meet the God of War. Only he is worthy of my respect to kneel before him. Young man, do you qualify?”
Dennis was so angry that he almost exploded. He took a step forward, lunged, and his fists flew straight to jackie’s face.
jackie gently moved to the side to avoid the opponent’s attack.
“What!”
The opponent did not expect jackie to react so quickly and surprise flashed through his eyes. The next second, he attacked continuously with both his fists. The speed of the fists was so terrifying it sounded as if the wind was howling.
jackie evaded one after another. At a certain moment, jackie finally fought back. He kicked and it happened to hit the opponent’s ankle. The powerful force had caused Dennis to fall down on the floor with one knee.
Crack! A thin crack appeared on the thick limestone on the ground.
Chapter 77 “You…” Shock could be seen in Dennis’ eyes. He could not imagine that the opponent was so fast to be able to dodge his attack every time. The opponent was also very strong. His body shook and was about to stand up.
However, jackie placed a hand on his shoulder to press him down. With some force, his other leg was also forced to kneel as he grumbled. He gritted his teeth, tried to stand up, just to find out that jackie’s power was as terrifying as a big mountain. He couldn’t stand up with jackie pressing down on him.
Dennis glanced at jackie, but all he saw was a slight smile on jackie’s face. jackie seemed extremely relaxed, as if he was not using much power.
“If you were an enemy on the battlefield, you would already have died thousands of times!” jackie spoke lightly before releasing Dennis.
Dennis knelt on the floor in a daze with his eyes filled with trance in a daze. Strong! He was extremely strong! Who was this man in front of him and how could he be so powerful? He did not doubt what jackie said previously. If jackie wanted to kill him, he would have died much earlier.
“Who are you?” Dennis frowned and raised his head slowly with suspicion. “Even the King of War cannot be so powerful. It won’t be so easy to deal with me!”
At this point, Dennis paused and said, “However, I know all the Nine Great Gods of War in this world and I know that you are not one of them. How can your strength be comparable to the God of War?”
It was shocking. Dennis could not imagine that this man, who did not look very special, dressed ordinarily, and even had dirt on his clothes, actually had such scary fighting power!
“God of War?” A hint of playfulness danced at the corner of his mouth. “Would you believe if I tell you that the Nine Great Gods of War are my apprentices?”
“Im…impossible? How is that possible? Why don’t I know that the Nine Great Gods of War have a master?” Dennis was shocked once again. Did the Nine Great Gods of War have a master?
“Because I asked them to keep it secret. Not many people know that they are my apprentices. Maybe only a few Kings of War know!” jackie laughed. “I trained them, turned them into nine sharp swords, and let them gallop on the battlefield. Otherwise, the battle between us and the enemy would probably take another one and a half years to end!”
“Oh yes, there’s only one person who is more powerful than the Nine Great Gods of War. His identity is extremely mysterious. It was said that after he had always worn a dragon-shaped mask after he became a general. The mask covers seventy percent of his face! There are only a handful of people who have seen his face! And he’s the most mysterious, and also the strongest person in Daxia, the Supreme Warrior!” As Dennis spoke, he felt that his heartbeat accelerated and he slowly stood up. He looked at the man in front of him carefully and then said, “Could it be that you…you are Lord Supreme Warrior?”
jackie laughed, his palm flipped and a dragon-shaped mask appeared in his hand. After putting the mask on his face, only his left eye could be seen. The entire mask looked like an ancient dragon and it covered most of his face.
“Lord… Lord Supreme Warrior!” Looking at the mask, Dennis’s voice trembled with fright. He thumped and knelt on the ground. “I should die. Please forgive me, Lord Supreme Warrior!”
Chapter 78 The Supreme Warrior had always been the most mysterious existence in the army! Although a lot of people knew about his special mask, there were only very few who knew his face. Everytime this dragon-shaped mask appeared in the battlefield, soldiers that were losing in the battle would instantly have the motivation to fight with confidence. It was said that, as long as this mask appeared, signifying that the Supreme Warrior had joined the war, they were never defeated. The mask and the wearer had become the faith of all warriors and their fighting soul.
They planned to officially declare the identity of the Supreme Warrior as everyone wanted to know what the Supreme Warrior looked like. However, it was unknown why only the Nine Great Gods of War was officially introduced but not this legendary figure.
At that point of time, Dennis was so frightened that his legs turned weak, with sweat dripping off his forehead. The Supreme Warrior was someone that no one could blaspheme. According to legend, the Supreme Warrior once made a joke and it caused two pieces of the ruler’s beard to be pulled down. If this was done by someone else, it would have been a capital crime.
“If I want to kill you, you would not be kneeling here now!” jackie smiled indifferently and then said, “Remember, although you have left the battlefield, you must retain the dignity and the battle spirit of us as soldiers! Don’t help a villain to do evil. Otherwise, I would clean up the garbage for Daxia!”
Dennis wiped his sweat. “Thank you, Supreme Warrior, for not killing me. I understand!”
“By the way, say nothing about my identity. I don’t want to be disturbed and only want to stay by my wife’s side. Do you understand?”
jackie took off the mask and flipped his palm. It was as if it had disappeared into thin air.
“Master Supreme Warrior, don’t worry, I will keep it a secret even if it costs me my life. I will not say a word!” Dennis promised.
“Get up. After we open the door, I am jackie, do you understand?” jackie reminded him again.
…
Inside the yard. Everyone had been waiting and all of them had doubts written on their faces.
“Young Master Clark, what’s going on? Why does Dennis have to talk to him alone? Is he still trying to persuade that rubbish, jackie, to divorce Miss Taylor?” One of the Clark family’s bodyguards thought about it and could not help but speak out.
“Maybe, but if jackie dares to resist, he should be crippled if not die! I want to see if Selena would rather stay with a cripple or change her mind!” Ken sneered and looked at Selena, who was by his side.
He had no idea why. The more he could not get Selena, the more he wanted to get her. He believed that he could make this proud woman bow and be submissive to him.
“ jackie is just a stupid guy, will they fight inside? Mister Howard does not seem like a simple person. What should we do if he’s killed?”
Fiona frowned and began to worry. “This young man cannot judge very well sometimes. Even if they demolish the house, we can rent a house. After all, I still have a few hundred thousands with me…”
“Mum, stop! This is the Taylor family’s old mansion. They can’t just demolish it. Apart from that, they don’t even want to pay any compensation. How can that be accepted?” Selena frowned and felt a little worried.
At this moment, the door slowly opened. jackie and Dennis walked out one after another.
Chapter 79 ”How is everything? Should all of you move out? I don’t want to hear any answers other than ‘yes’!” Ken smiled coldly and said.
“Young Master Clark, let’s go!” Dennis’ face darkened. He walked in front of Ken and said in a low voice, “Hurry up and leave. If you don’t want the Clark family to disappear from Eastfield!”
“What… What’s happening?” Ken looked dazed. Was Dennis not a marshal? Why did he seem so afraid of jackie?
Dan Jameson, the top fighter of the Clark family, persuaded him to not provoke jackie. Unexpectedly, this marshal was also afraid and asked him to not offend jackie.
“Listen to me, otherwise, it will be the catastrophe of your family!” Dennis lowered his voice and reached at the side of Ken’s ears. He whispered something extremely serious before walking outside.
Ken was shocked. Dennis was a cream of the crop and the power of his status sent chills down the spine of many, yet he was afraid of jackie. “Could it be…”
Ken thought of a possible explanation. jackie had returned from the military, was it possible that this man hid his identity and his true status was actually more respectable than Dennis? If that was the case, jackie would at least have the status of God of War. These people had such great achievements on the battlefield no one dared to offend them.
“Ahem, I see that the house here is not a dilapidated house. Let’s go!” Ken coughed, turned around, and was about to leave with his people.
“Young Master, we… Are we leaving just like this?” The Clark family’s bodyguards were puzzled. They had no idea what Dennis said to Ken.
“Why are we not leaving? The quality of their house is not bad, it’s sure that we have to leave. It was a misunderstanding previously!” Ken smiled bitterly and explained embarrassingly.
The people from the relevant departments were previously aggressive. Now that they heard these words, they were stunned. What did…did jackie and Dennis talk about inside.
“Wait, Young Master Clark, it’s not so good that you come and go as you please!” However, jackie unexpectedly smiled indifferently at this moment and stopped the other party.
“ jackie, what do you mean? I cannot change my mind and don’t have the intentions to build a retirement home now? Or you want to invite me for a meal and tea?” Ken, who was already feeling shameful, turned his head around and looked at jackie angrily.
“I’m afraid that you must be dreaming if you think that I would invite you for a meal!” jackie chuckled and then said, “Come here, kneel and apologize to me. Otherwise, how can you leave so easily. If I let you go so easily, what should we do if you are in a bad mood again and you would come over to demolish our house some other day?”
“Kneel and apologize? jackie, you must be crazy. I am the Eldest Young Master of the Clark family, the future Master of the Clark family. Do you think it would be possible for me to apologize to you?” Ken Clark laughed. So many people were looking at him, it was impossible for him to kneel and apologize. Otherwise, he would not have the dignity to leave his house in Eastfield later.
“Are you sure?” jackie stepped forward, stared at him and his facial expression was cold.
At this moment, Ken also thought about what Dennis had told him before and his facial expression instantly turned hard to look at. Did this jackie really have the ability to make the Clark family disappear?
Chapter 80 Ken became a little uncertain and hesitated. He believed that Dennis did not lie and he dared not gamble anymore. If he lost the bet, he was not the only one who had to die, his family would also be affected. The Clark family finally got to where they were today through a very difficult path and it cannot be ruined in his hands. Although Selena was beautiful—any man who had seen her would have intentions to court her, was it worth it to give up the entire Clark family because of a woman?novelbin
Fortunately, at this moment, Fiona pulled jackie backward and gave jackie a stern stare. “Are you crazy? What nonsense are you talking about? He’s the Clark family’s Young Master, we cannot afford to offend him!” After she finished speaking, she waved her hand at Ken. “Young Master Clark, it must have been a misunderstanding due to a mistake. It’s okay, you can all leave!”
After hearing this, Ken breathed a sigh of relief. It was better to walk away dingy than kneel and apologize. If this incident was spread out, would he not become a joke in Eastfield?
“Yes, yes, yes, Auntie is right!” Clark nodded. He looked at jackie and added, “ jackie, I don’t want to leave but Auntie is asking me to, so don’t blame me!”
After he finished speaking, Ken ran to his car and quickly drove away, as if he was afraid that jackie would chase after him. All the subordinates were stunned. They had a feeling that their Young Master was afraid of jackie. However, it was only natural that they leave the place after their Young Master left. Hence they left one after another.
“This guy fleets faster than a rabbit!” jackie smiled bitterly, looked at himself and said, “Okay, I’ll go take a bath and change my clothes before we continue chatting!”
“That’s strange. Weren’t those people acting really rude? Why did they just leave like this? Also, what did your brother-in-law say to Mister Howard in the house just now?” Xena looked at Ben Taylor with a doubtful expression.
Ben smiled bitterly. “How would I know? It’s so weird. Since Mister Howard was specially invited by Young Master Clark, he should be a powerful person. But, why is such a powerful person afraid of my brother-in-law? I can feel the fear he felt!”
“How is that possible?” Fiona did not believe this and said, “I’m guessing, your brother-in-law knelt down in front of him behind closed doors and begged him to let us go!”
“How is that possible? Brother-in-law is a man, why would he kneel down to beg for mercy?” Ben shook his head in disbelief. “Why do I feel that brother-in-law is a little mysterious and is not as simple as he seems to be?”
“He’s simple! Who is he? He was a food delivery guy who served the military for five years and had just returned from the army!” Fiona said, “If he was any good, would we have such a miserable life in the past few years? I think Mister Howard must have considered the fact that jackie knelt and pleaded as a veteran, so he asked Young Master Clark to let go!”
“I think mum made a good guess!” Xena could not help but nodded while she stood on the other side. “Think about it again. If this isn’t the case, would someone honor jackie? Besides, why did jackie close the door? I remember that it was him who closed the door. To put it bluntly, he’s afraid that we will see his shameful scene!”
Chapter 81 “That seems to be it!” After Xena analyzed everything, Ben nodded. “It doesn’t matter. Although brother-in-law seems to be a little useless, he still knows how to save his dignity. He closed the door, nobody saw anything so there’s nothing to be shameful about. Anyways, it’s a good thing that our house doesn’t need to be demolished!”
“Yes. It’s a good thing that it does not need to be demolished. Two months from now, when your sister gets her salary, let’s buy a house!” Fiona smiled and nodded. After she thought about it, she said, “By the way, your sister is going to work tomorrow. Let’s go buy some food and do some shopping. I want to buy some better clothes!”
“Yes, mum, you have money now. Don’t you still have eight hundred thousand from the money jackie gave you? You have to buy some nice clothes. You have been so tired these few years! You should buy something good and treat yourself well!” Ben happily suggested.
Soon, Fiona, Ben, Andrew, and Xena went out on a shopping trip.
…
In the courtyard, Selena was accompanying Kylie, who was playing not far from her. After a while, jackie came out from the shower and had already changed into a set of fresh clothes. Although the clothes seemed to be a little old, it still felt refreshing.
“Husband, what did you talk about with Mister Howard inside? Did you really kneel and plead?” Selena was silent for a while before asking jackie.
jackie was embarrassed, smiled bitterly and then said, “Honey, do you think I’m such a person? We only talked about some things on the battlefield, he regrets that we did not meet earlier. It so happens that we have a mutual friend in the camp, so he gave me face and helped us!”
“You know such a powerful character like the marshal? You’re really amazing!” She obviously believed jackie’s words and said excitedly.
“Of course, Mister Howard is great. He is a marshal and I admire him!” jackie smiled lightly and then said.
“I had no idea that he is a marshal and is so powerful. No wonder Ken acted so ruthlessly when he came just now! However, he had no choice but to leave when the marshal asked him to!” Selena laughed gently. Her laugh was full of life like the spring breeze. jackie was almost dumbfounded by her gentleness and beauty.
“Honey, your smile is captivating. The only thing I can think of right now is kissing you!” jackie looked at the beauty in front of him. He could not help but say, “No wonder so many rich men like my wife. You being the number-one beauty in Eastfield is really not an overstatement. I must have done something good in my previous life to have you as my wife!”
Selena felt shy and at the same time thought jackie was really sweet after hearing his affectionate words.
“Sometimes I think you’re a little dumb, so I didn’t expect you to say such sweet words!” Selena glanced at jackie and pursed her sexy red lips.
“Bad news. Young Master Hugo is coming with a bunch of people!” She gasped as soon as she finished speaking. A group of people was at the door and many of them were carrying watermelon knives in their hands.
Chapter 82 That person brought more than a dozen people with him. The watermelon knives in their hands looked dazzling. Selena was terrified when she saw so many people approaching with weapons. She looked to her side, Kylie was there. She lunged forward, pulled Kylie to her, and hugged her tightly.
“ jackie, what should we do? There are so many people. It seems that they are here for no good!” Selena was so frightened as she hugged Kylie tighter.
“Mummy, don’t be afraid, daddy will beat the bad guys. Daddy is amazing!” Kylie spoke in a childish voice. At the age of four, she was sensible enough to take the initiative to comfort Selena.
“Yes, your father can definitely solve it!” Selena comforted Kylie but her frown deepened.
“Don’t worry. I’m here, no one can touch you!” jackie smiled indifferently and said, “How did I survive on the battlefields throughout the past five years otherwise?”
“Miss Taylor, we meet again.” Young Master Hugo led his people toward jackie and stopped five meters away from him. He laughed and then said as he looked at Selena playfully, “You really are a beautiful woman. You look even more attractive after a shower!”
He paused for a while before continuing, “It’s great. You have already freshened up and are waiting for me. It would save me some trouble for later.”
“A trivial character from a second-class aristocratic family actually has the guts to cause trouble here under bright day light, and even carried weapons? You really have no respect for the law.” jackie smiled
coldly and looked at the other party.
“Law?” Young Master Hugo laughed and then said, “I’m rich and powerful. That’s the law! Young man, you look down on second-class aristocratic families, do you know how powerful we are?”
jackie looked at the person contemptuously. “Are you really that powerful? If you are really powerful, why didn’t you bring some decent bodyguards? Do you need to spend money to hire these gangsters? Don’t tell me these sloppy bodyguards are specially trained by your family!”
The corners of Neil Hugo’s mouth twitched and his face darkened. These people were indeed not from the Hugo family. The Hugo family’s practice strict upbringing. They worried that Neil would cause trouble outside posing harm to the Hugo family’s reputation. Therefore, he could not simply take the family’s bodyguards with him. Without his father’s orders, the bodyguards would not obey him.
Normally, the family did not care about how he drove sports cars and toyed women. They thought he would definitely mature in the future. As long as they did not arrange bodyguards for him, and he did not cause trouble outside of home. However, this was nothing to Neil, because Neil had money. As long as he gave some money to these gangsters, they would naturally help him. With less than 100 thousand dollars, he had successfully gathered a dozen people who were prepared to take revenge on jackie.
“young man, you’re really mad. We don’t need the Hugo family’s bodyguards just to deal with you.” Neil’s mouth twitched a few times then stared at jackie with hatred. “Is a dozen of them not enough to deal with you?”
“Yes, young man, you’re outta your mind! If that is the case, we would not hold back!”
Chapter 83 After seeing jackie’s contemptuous expression, one of the gangsters’ leaders got pretty annoyed. As he finished speaking, more than a dozen people stepped forward and surrounded jackie.
“ jackie, can…can you handle this? They have knives in their hands!” Selena was so frightened that she took a few steps backward, and she could not help but cover Kylie’s eyes with her hand.
However, Kylie stretched her hand out to push Selena’s hand away. “Come on, Daddy. I want to watch how you beat the bad guys…”
“Honey, don’t worry. As a man, I can’t say I can’t!” jackie turned around, looked at Selena and told her with a smile.
Selena blushed thinking he could still make jokes at this moment.
“Young Master Hugo, what should we do? Should we kill him or what?” the guy who led the gang asked with a smile.
“Kill him?” Young Master Hugo was stunned. “No, no, no. Wouldn’t it be too easy for him if you just kill him? It’s no wonder that this young man is powerful, he is the guy who joined the army and also Selena’s husband!”
He had a smirk on his face as he was speaking. “So, you’re Selena’s husband. If that’s the case, it’ll be fun! Just bash him enough for him to fall but don’t kill him. Later, I want him to look at how I play with his wife!”
“Tsk tsk, Young Master Hugo, you dare to say such words. Today, I’ll teach you a lesson on behalf of your father! If my daughter wasn’t here, I would kill you scumbags now! Since my daughter is here, I don’t want things to get too bloody. Let me teach you all some lessons!” After jackie said this, a fierce murderous intent could be seen in his eyes.
However, when he thought about how bad it would be for Kylie to see him kill so many people and there would be blood everywhere, he could only dispel the idea of starting a killing spree. This was his own home and he did not want to fill the whole yard with blood. Furthermore, it would be difficult for him to
hide his identity if he really killed Young Master Hugo and made things worse. He did not want to live as the superior, Supreme Warrior, anymore. He only wanted to guard by the side of his beloved woman.
“Tsk tsk, have you guys heard this? This young man came back as a veteran and thinks he is the hero of the world. Do you really think you’re so strong you can fight against a hundred men, and that you’re a legendary and incomparably powerful general?”
Young Master Hugo heard this and thought the whole situation seemed like a huge joke. He waved his hand and ordered, “What’re you all still waiting for? F*ck him. He is bare-handed. I don’t believe that so many of you cannot give him a few cuts.”
“Listen to me carefully, don’t attack the fatal parts. Just beat him until he falls, don’t kill him! We’re professionals!” shouted the guy who led the team.
“Charge!” Suddenly, the followers yelled and waved the bright watermelon knife in their hands and rushed toward jackie.
Chapter 84 “A bunch of scum!” jackie sneered as he looked at the people rushing toward him.
Although they looked scary with dyed hair and tattoos, they had skinny torsos. jackie could tell at one glance that these people were weak and did not train regularly. They just pretended by holding knives in their hands. These people would die faster than anyone else if they were put onto the battlefield.
“Be careful, jackie!” Selena yelled from behind. She was very anxious when she saw so many people rushing toward jackie.
“Selena, if you agree to play with me now, I would ask them to go easier on your man. These people have no control of themselves and weapons show no mercy. If your husband dies, you can only live as a widow! By then, you might as well marry me, or you can be my secret affair!”
Neil looked at Selena. He could not help but swallow his saliva, his eyes filled with madness and anticipation. When he went to gather these gangsters, he also inquired about Selena’s situation. Upon inquiry, he knew that Selena’s husband was not welcomed in the Taylor family. If that was the case, killing jackie was no difference from killing an outsider. The Taylor family would not bat an eye.
On the other hand, Selena had been driven out by the Taylor family for five years. They would not investigate as long as Selena was not dead. If they really want to hold him accountable, it could be easily settled by offering cash compensation.
He had done such things enough to know. This method worked especially with the daughters of poor families who had no money and power. The families would be more than happy to accept the money he paid, let alone investigate the matter. Furthermore, based on the status of the Hugo family, the Taylor family would not dare to hold him accountable.
“In your dreams!” Selena stared at him fiercely. She would rather die than let such a bastard defile her body.
The look of this guy made Selena feel disgusted. This rich bastard was dishonorable to have toyed with so many women.
“we will know in a while, if I am dreaming or not…” Neil laughed out loud. Before he could finish speaking, the smile on his face froze.
The people that he led here rushed forward but did not manage to even touch jackie’s hair. They got thrown backward and fell heavily on the ground as they wailed in pain.
Those guys were kicked by jackie like footballs. They rolled several meters away and within seconds, nobody was left in front of jackie.
“Goodness gracious, who’s this guy? Why is he so good?” A guy with yellow hair managed to get back up on his feet. His voice was trembling and he dared not step forward.
“Young Master Hugo, he’s definitely not an ordinary person. We can’t handle this, you…you need to think of another way!”
The leader was also kicked and his chest was in pain. It made him wonder if he had a broken bone. He gritted his teeth and waved before fleeing away with his people.
“You…you guys are useless!” Neil looked at the guys who ran away and started cursing. “I’ll take my leave now too!”
He looked at jackie and noticed jackie was looking at him with a smile. He gasped, turned around, and was prepared to escape.
However, jackie lunged forward and blocked Neil’s way. “Young Master Hugo? Wouldn’t I lose all dignity if I let you leave like this? This isn’t a place where you can come and go as you want!”
Chapter 85 ”What do you still want? I’m one of the Hugo’s…” Neil gritted his teeth, prepared to reveal his identity again.
Slap! jackie turned his hand and slapped Neil real hard. A big palm print flashed red on Neil’s face.
“I knew your identity from the start. There’s no need for you to introduce yourself!” jackie smiled coldly and said.
“I’m telling you, if you dare to slap me…”
Slap!
“You…”
Slap!
After three consecutive slaps, Neil was so dazed he could see stars and almost fainted.
“Brother, it’s all my fault. I don’t dare to do it anymore!” Neil was afraid of getting beaten. He knelt and knocked his knees hard on the ground. Then he started begging for mercy.
“Your head would not be at the place it is right now if it wasn’t for my daughter, she doesn’t have to witness that bloody scene!”
jackie smiled indifferently. He did not use much strength. If he was serious with his slaps, Neil’s head would have flown away with just one slap.
“Brother, my bad. You’re my brother. I’ve repented. Please let me go!”
Neil was extremely frightened and almost wet his pants. jackie was a powerful opponent.
“Oh, I have money, I can compensate you…” In order to survive, Neil retrieved his cell-phone. “I will transfer one million to you, please let me go!”
“I’ll give you ten seconds to disappear as quickly as possible! And, don’t call me brother. I don’t have such a rubbish brother!” jackie demanded coldly.
Soon enough, Neil ran back to his sports car and drove away very quickly.
“He has so many sports cars. He crashed a Ferrari this morning and now he’s driving a Porsche!” jackie said as he smiled bitterly before turning around to face Selena.
Selena was stunned by then. That was the Hugo family’s Second Young Master. jackie slapped him three times… That was too domineering!
jackie seemed to no longer be the food delivery man in her eyes, he was like a god that others dare not violate.
“Great. Daddy is so strong, he chased the bad guys away!” The innocent and naive Kylie clapped her hand in excitement with eyes filled with admiration.
Selena was stunned for a while before she shook her head. She walked toward jackie feeling somewhat confused. “ jackie, you’re really too powerful. Those gangsters were carrying knives. I had no idea that you could settle it so quickly! You’re unusually strong and fast!”
“Silly. I’ve survived so many battles and the bloody sea of corpses. How could those untrained and useless gangsters bully me?” jackie laughed. Gently and playfully, he tapped Selena’s delicate nose. “I’ll protect you and Kylie from today onward!”
jackie’s words touched her heart, so much so that she blushed.
Chapter 86 “Oh, don’t tell mum and the others about what happened just now. They shouldn’t have to worry about it!” jackie said to Selena after giving it a thought.
Selena nodded. “Yes, this time we offended the Hugo family’s young master. My mother might scold you again if she knew about it!”
She then looked at Kylie, who was in her arms and said, “Kylie, don’t tell both your grandmother about how your father beat the bad guys just now!”
“Okay!” Kylie nodded obediently.
It was then when Joan and her maid, Shauna, came back from a walk in the park.
“Kylie, come have a look. See what I got you!” Joan happily presented Kylie a sugar-coated hawthorn fruit stick.
“Wow, it’s candied hawthorns!” Kylie was excited seeing the candied hawthorns. She ran toward Joan as Selena put her on the ground.
“By the way, you are going to work tomorrow. Don’t you want to buy better clothes?” Selena looked at jackie.
“There’s no need for that. My current clothes are pretty good. There’s no tear on it, it just looks a little old!” jackie smiled. He did not pay much attention to clothes and food. What he wanted to do most was to make up for what he owed his mother and Selena.
Although, at times, he would feel lazy to deal with Fiona because she treated him snobbishly, he would still repay her for the trouble he had caused them for the past five years.
In the evening, the family happily had dinner together before going to rest.
The next morning, jackie got up early and gave Andrew a second treatment. He then sent Selena to work with his electric scooter.
What jackie did not expect was, Fiona, Ben, and Xena stalked him in a taxi not long after he had left on the electric scooter.
jackie first rode to the Drake Group’s headquarters that belonged to the Drake family, watched as Selena entered the company before riding his scooter to the Drake family mansion.
Fiona, Ben and Xena, on the other hand, sat in a cafe opposite the mansion to observe.
“Mum, is this necessary? It’s really a waste of time to come here just to see if brother-in-law can really be a bodyguard here. Why can’t we just ask him when he gets home?” Ben asked impatiently.
“Brother-in-law? It sounded so natural from your mouth, did he pay you to say that?”
Fiona could not help but roll her eyes at Ben. “Don’t you forget. It was this person who caused our family to become what it is today. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have a problem getting food on the table for the past five years. If it wasn’t for him, your sister would be doing great in the Taylor family. You would definitely not be looked down upon when you go out…”
Ben smiled bitterly. “I hate him, but I can see that he genuinely cares for Selena.. Besides, he also said that he would buy a car for me after he gets his salary. I can choose whatever car I want as long as the price is within one million…”
“You actually believed him? And you’ll continue calling him your brother-in-law for that?”
Chapter 87 Fiona glared at Ben and continued, “Aren’t you afraid that Miss Tanya fooled him? I’m afraid of that so I came here to see for myself. What if he comes back and lies to us?”
“Ben, I think that what mum said is sensible. What should we do if he was refused by the employer and did not go to work, but comes home and lies to us? So the most insured way is to come over and see if he could start work!”
By their side, Xena also nodded and the three of them looked at the gate.
jackie rode his electric scooter and was about to enter the mansion. However, a few bodyguards who were guarding the door stopped him.
“Young man, what are you doing? Does this look like a place that an electric scooter can go in? Do you know what this place is? The Drake family mansion! Is this a place that someone with an electric scooter can go in?” One of them looked at jackie and said in contempt.
jackie stopped his car by the side and got down from the car, “If my scooter cannot be driven inside, where can I park it?”
“Young man, you’re so funny!” The other person laughed out loud. “The Drake family mansion is very, very big and there is also a specific parking space. Even us, as bodyguards, have parking spaces to park our cars. However, there are no small cars parked there, not to mention electric scooters!”
“That’s right. After all, we as bodyguards have an annual salary of 200 or 300 thousand. We can easily buy a car that’s worth a few hundred thousand, who would ride an electric scooter?!”
The previous man smiled and said, “Oh yes, what do you plan to do here? Are you lost?”
“Oh, I am a new bodyguard here! Miss Tanya hired me!”
jackie smiled, took out his cigarettes before handing it to the others politely.
One of them did not hold back his words, “Young man, are you lying to us? Why would you smoke this cheap cigarette if you are the bodyguard just hired by Miss Tanya? Haha, don’t you feel ashamed when you take out white-sand cigarettes that only cost ten dollars?”
jackie smiled bitterly. He directly placed it into his mouth as they did not want it. He lit it up and took a breath, “In my opinion, it is a good cigarette as long as I like it. I am used to this cigarette and I look down on other expensive ones!”
“Interesting!” The man suddenly laughed, “Then should you say that you are used to riding an electric scooter, so you look down on BMWs and Audis?”
“I do not care much about you guys. I would not come and be the Drake family’s bodyguard if it weren’t for Miss Tanya’s face, together with the fact that she helped my wife and I had free time!” After jackie finished speaking, he wanted to walk inside.
“You came here to be a bodyguard based on Miss Tanya’s face? Are you joking?”
One of the men stood in front of jackie and pushed him, “Not anyone can be the Drake family’s bodyguard. The minimum salary is 20 thousand and the highest can go up to several hundred thousand. There are also commanders with salaries of millions and you dare say you disdain this job? Who are you fooling? Tell us honestly about your identity. Otherwise, don’t even think about entering!”
“Yes, yes, yes. You are not allowed to enter because you are not dressed formally!” The other bodyguard said coldly, “You do not look like someone Miss Tanya would employ. Besides, we recruit bodyguards by getting a group of people and select them through martial act competitions. We normally recruit eight or ten people in an instance. When was there ever someone who came on their own?”
“That’s right. I think he is a con-man. Humph, maybe he wants to go in and steal something!” Another tall guy snorted coldly.
“I am really a bodyguard, but my price is higher than all of you at 20 million per month!”
Chapter 88 The bodyguards almost fainted when they heard what jackie had said. This man was actually bragging that his monthly salary was 20 million?
“you can really brag! Even our commander here does not have such a high salary!” The tall guy waved his hand and said aggressively after he laughed, “Young man, get out of here. I don’t have so much patience to listen to your bragging!”
“yes. This young man is so funny. Is 20 million a month possible? The commander’s salary is only around two million and he actually said that his salary is 20 million!” The other bodyguards also started laughing out loudly.
“I am here for Miss Tanya. This is my first day here and I do not want to cause trouble!”
jackie was too lazy to pay attention to them. He bypassed them and was about to continue his way inside.
“Are you looking for death?” One of the bodyguards had already lost his patience. He squeezed his big fist that was big like a sandbag and directly punched it towards jackie’s face. The speed was very fast and was accompanied by the sound of whooshing gust.
Since the opponent had already made a move, jackie did not hold back and blasted the opponent backward several steps with a punch.
“Why did they start fighting?” Inside the tea-house, Fiona took a deep breath as she was looking at the entrance.
“Oh my god, they had really started fighting. It seems that they didn’t want to let jackie enter but he bit the bullet and wanted to break in!”
Ben inhaled a cool breath and was really taken aback.
“It’s over, it’s over. It seems that Miss Tanya had played jackie and what she said the other day was just making fun of him!”
“ jackie is indeed terrible. Just let it go if they don’t let him in, but he still wants to force his way in. Wouldn’t we offend the Drake family if he hurt the Drake family’s bodyguard?”
Xena was also frightened that her face turned pale.
Fiona grew increasingly afraid as she heard this.
It was still slightly better when jackie offended Young Master Clark. After all, she was not afraid although the Clark family was a second-class aristocratic family, because they had to consider the honor of the
Taylor family. Apart from that, Young Master Clark was not a crude person who was completely unreasonable and he loved her daughter.
However, it would really be over if jackie offended the Drake family. After all, James Drake was the wealthiest person in Eastfield. The entire Drake family was stronger than any so-called first-class aristocratic family and seemed to still be independently expanding. Nobody can save jackie if he offended the Drake family and it might even hurt them and the Taylor family.
“This rubbish is really making me mad. He only knows how to do things recklessly!” Fiona gritted her teeth with anger, “He previously slapped Ivan, then he slapped Young Master Clark several times. Now, he even dares to provoke the Drake family’s bodyguards. He had only been back for two or three days, but he had already fought for a few times. What a reckless man!”
“Yes, yes, yes. Does this guy still think that he is on the battlefield and he can be unscrupulous? These people are not from the enemy country!” Xena also nodded her head continuously. She thought about it and looked at Fiona with panic written all over her face, “Mum, would it hurt us if jackie causes trouble again? After all, he is Ben’s brother-in-law…”
“Who said that he is Ben’s brother-in-law? I did not accept him. Humph, it’s better if such a person quickly leaves the Taylor family.” Fiona’s face turned blue with anger. When they were speaking, jackie had already caused two bodyguards to drop on the ground and the situation was already out of control.
Chapter 89 ”It makes sense as this guy is very powerful. If he only wanted a salary of 20 to 30 thousand, Miss Tanya would have definitely agreed with him. Who knew that he would be so greedy? This is just great, Miss Tanya fooled him, did not let him in and he actually wants to break in!”
Xena said again, “Now, he not only fails to be a bodyguard, it would be pretty good if this does not hurt your family!”
“It’s over. If this happens, does it mean that the car within a million promised to me is gone?” Ben had a bitter expression on his face and was sad. He thought that he could get a nice car but it seems that his dream had been completely destroyed.
“You are still thinking of the car? I did not take it seriously when he said it!” Xena hugged her hands in front of her chest and said.
“Let’s go back, I’m really mad! The more I look at it, the angrier I get!” Fiona was so angry that she almost vomited blood when she looked at the bodyguards by the gate that were beaten by jackie till they were lying on the ground. How was it possible to not offend the Drake family under these circumstances?
The three of them immediately left in a taxi.
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“Young man, you…you are the worst. I am telling you, you…you are done!”
After the tall bodyguard spoke, he took out the walkie-talkie and shouted, “Big brothers on the inside, we need support. Someone wants to break into the Drake family mansion and we are not his match!”
“Young man, you’re dead. We are the lowest level bodyguards that take care of the front gate so our salaries are not high!”
“Humph, Drake family’s bodyguards that are patrolling inside are all talented and they are amazing!”
One of the guys lying on the ground did a cold snort and his eyes were full of resentment.
jackie did not pay attention to that person and walked in step by step.
He had to admit that this Drake family mansion was really extravagant.
They were able to own such a wide land in this busy downtown area and villas were built on it. The greenery area was so big that it was scary and the villas were surrounded by high walls. Apart from the Drake family, only the few first-class aristocratic families can manage to do this.
“Who is that? How dare he break into our Drake family mansion?”
“Yes, f*ck his grandmother. Is this person looking for death? He does not know what kind of place the Drake family mansion is?”
“I f*ck his uncle! This is the first time I have encountered such a thing since the five or six years I became a bodyguard in the Drake family!”
Few bodyguards who listened to the walkie-talkie were extremely surprised. Such things had never happened. They had been living freely in the Drake family mansion. When nothing happened, they would just walk the grounds or gather in the bodyguards’ dormitory to play cards. It was extremely enjoyable.
No one dared to offend them due to the Drake family’s name so they basically had nothing to do.
Unexpectedly, someone dared to break in today.
“Harvey, quickly go over and take a look. Teach that person a good lesson!” One of the head commanders said coldly.
“Yes!” The assistant commander immediately waved his hand and ran over to the gate with several bodyguards.
After a while, some people came from another direction. There were more than 20 bodyguards who wore white shirts and black pants and they stopped jackie.
“Young man, you are really extremely courageous. You even dare to hit the Drake family’s bodyguards!”
Chapter 90 ”Your people were the ones who refused to let me enter and they made the first move!”
jackie smiled indifferently. He had almost finished smoking the cigarette. After extinguishing it, he flicked his finger and it flew right into the trash can not far away.
“young man, tell us why should our people let you in? Who do you think you are? You don’t look like a rich person. Tell us, what is your purpose of coming here?” The assistant commander whose name was Harvey laughed and asked.
“Harvey, this young man said that he is a bodyguard hired by Miss Tanya and he said that he has a monthly salary of 20 million. We did not believe in him and stopped him from entering. Then, he barged in by force!”
The few that climbed up from the floor had a hard to look at expression on their face and immediately shouted to this side.
“20 million a month?” The man named Harvey sneered after he heard this, “Young man, you don’t even know how to lie. That’s just sad!”
“Commander Harvey, let me meet him. It’s been a long time since I moved my muscles!” It was a tall man with a fat face and a very vicious look. His stature was estimated to be 1.9 meters and he looked very burly.
He took a few steps forward with clenched fists.
“That’s fine too. Teach this young man a lesson, it would be best if you can beat him till he’s disabled!” Harvey nodded in satisfaction and said with a playful expression.
“No problem!” The burly man had a very thick and deep voice. After he finished speaking, he rushed a few steps forward and his huge fist came straight for jackie.
jackie took a step, jumped up and directly kicked the opponent’s chest.
The opponent’s huge body was actually kicked upside down and flew back several meters before hitting the ground. The most surprising thing was that this bodyguard, who had amazing combat ability and a very strong body, spurted out a mouthful of blood and his face turned pale.
“No way! Henry Liam had very powerful combat power and he’s much better than the other bodyguards of other families!”
“Yes, he was a retired mercenary. It was said that he killed quite a number of people and he is still not this person’s opponent?”
Many bodyguards that were waiting for a good show almost had their jaws dropped to the ground out of surprise. jackie’s strength had exceeded their expectations.
“Oh my, the Drake family’s bodyguards only have such little ability!” jackie glanced at Henry and shook his head. The fighting power of the Drake family’s bodyguard was really much weaker than what he had in mind.
“Ah!” The guy named Henry became very angry when he heard what jackie said. He directly slapped his hand on the ground and stood up with a carp-like flip. He roared again and rushed towards jackie again like a scary tiger.
Pitifully, his attack did not even touch a single piece of jackie’s hair and he was directly kicked away by jackie again. Once again, he hit the ground and a mouthful of blood poured out.
“This young man is really good. Get a few of you to go forward and attack!” The young man saw this and immediately said to several bodyguards next to him.
Chapter 91 “It’s not so good to let so many people bully a loner!” jackie gave an insouciant smile and reacted
instantly. In the eyes of those bodyguards, he was like a phantom. They were knocked out one by one as jackie swung by in a blur.
“Come on. Come on up together!” After jackie finished with those guys, he beckoned to Harvey and the remaining bodyguards.
“Commander Harvey, you, go on!”
One of the bodyguards was obviously scared witless. He saw how fast jackie was and he knew he would not be able to keep up with the speed. There was no way he could beat jackie at that speed.
Commander Harvey could imagine himself wiping the cold sweat away on his forehead. He was an amazing fighter himself. He had no problem fighting off four hundred to five hundred people single- handedly usually. However, he was overwhelmed at jackie’s speed just now and he was nowhere up to that standard.
“What’s wrong? Shouldn’t you be setting an example, Commander?” jackie sneered as his eyes locked on Harvey. “You were pretty fierce just now, weren’t you?”
“Motherf*cker, do you think you can step all over me just because I don’t flex my muscles?” Although Harvey had no confidence in winning the duel, he balled his fists up nonetheless and was prepared to fight jackie.
“Stop it!” At the nick of time, an extremely pleasant voice sounded. Harvey breathed a sigh of relief and stopped dead in his tracks.
“What are you doing?” Not far away from them, Tanya came into sight with two or three bodyguards.
“Miss Tanya, we stopped this b*stard from breaking into Drake Residence. As a result, he injured so many of our brothers!”
Harvey reported to Miss Tanya immediately. “Miss Tanya, this kid was bragging that he is your bodyguard with a monthly salary of twenty million dollars. Pfft, he must be talking through his hat!”
Another guy got up from the ground and stared at jackie bitterly. “Miss Tanya is here. Let’s see what nonsense you can pull to save your *ss!”
jackie looked at the guy with a grin on his face, completely unconcerned.
Miss Tanya appeared somewhat uneasy. After a while, she forced a wry smile. ” jackie, I’m really sorry. I had so much to do after coming back yesterday that I forgot to inform the gatekeeper. They didn’t know that you are coming this morning! So…don’t take it to heart!”
The bodyguards went wide-eyed after hearing that. They could not believe their ears. It seemed like jackie was indeed one of them. Moreover, Miss Tanya obviously knew him well and even told him not to be bothered by the hostility. Why did Miss Tanya talk to him so politely?
“That’s fine. Friendship grows from the exchange of blows. It’s good that I get to see the strength of your bodyguards and know how they are!” jackie waved his hand indifferently.
“So, what do you think of them? Not bad, huh?” Tanya was quite confident of her bodyguards.
However, jackie’s face suggested that he did not share the same thought. “They are just a little better than ordinary people. Just a bunch of rice buckets to me!”
“Rice bucket?” Harvey almost passed out of anger when he heard it. In Eastfield, they were the best among the best, specially hand-picked from a reputable bodyguard company. Yet, the bastard called them rice buckets!
Tanya’s face sank. jackie was brutally honest.
“Miss Tanya, are you upset? I like to be frank!”
Chapter 92 “Miss Tanya, do you really want him to be your bodyguard? He is such an arrogant fella!”
There was a guy with a long and gloomy face, he felt like bashing jackie up.
That was what he did a moment ago. Unfortunately, before he could even get near to jackie, he was sent off with a kick.
“He is the bodyguard I hired yesterday! jackie White!” Tanya introduced with a sweet smile. “His salary is indeed twenty million dollars a month. If you guys are not happy about it, feel free to take on him!”
At this point, Tanya smiled at jackie. “Mr. jackie, I believe that you wouldn’t mind being challenged if you think they are merely rice buckets!”
“Of course!” jackie replied calmly.
“Motherf*cker, show me what you’ve got. I will challenge you today!” Harvey was pissed the more he thought about it. He had never been called a rice bucket all his life; never been looked down in such a way before.
“So, it’s true that he is getting twenty million dollars. Commander Harvey, come on! Let us see if this bastard is worth the price!”
Those bodyguards recovered from the shock after hearing jackie’s income. They were hissing remarks through clenched teeth as hatred engulfed them.
“Boy, don’t accuse me of bullying you. I am best at throwing knives!” After careful considerations, Harvey took out several knives and mocked at jackie.
“Yes. Commander Harvey, this guy is fast and powerful. I’m sure it would work if you throw your knives!” A bodyguard and said immediately.
He knew how fast and accurate Commander Harvey was at throwing knives. He was certain that jackie would not have a chance to even get close to Harvey.
“Well. If you are good at throwing knives, then, I’m good at catching knivs!” jackie replied casually.
The corner of Harvey’s mouth twitched upon hearing the comment. That guy had the cheek to joke about it. Harvey narrowed his eyes slightly as he aimed the knife. With a wave of his hand, a glint of light flew out of his hand surprisingly fast.
That knife was sent flying across at a terrifying speed. It made a sound of wind breaking which was almost unnoticeable by ordinary people.
However, in the next second, jackie stretched out his palm and stopped mid-air. The flying knife was sandwiched between his index and middle fingers.
“No way, how could he stop that? It was so fast!” That was coming from a slightly chubby bodyguard. After witnessing the scene, his eyes were wide opened.
“At such speed, the momentum and impact would be very strong. The blade of Harvey’s flying knife would usually be buried in the trunk if it hits a tree. Yet, this guy can catch it between his fingers!”
Another bodyguard was also awe-stricken. A bodyguard that was paid with a salary of twenty million dollars a month seemed to be really unusual.
“Huh! The show has just begun!” Harvey’s face sank. The five knives left in his hand were flicked out at the same time, all aiming directly at jackie.
They were fired at the same speed but attacked from different positions.
“I want to see how you can take down so many flying knives at once!” Harvey ridiculed jackie in his heart. He had perfected the art of throwing knives. He was certain that jackie would not be able to catch any of
his knives.
Then again, the disadvantage of throwing so many knives at the same time was that the power of attack would be weakened. Besides, it would be difficult to aim at the target. If the target was too far away, it was difficult for all five knives to hit the target.
Chapter 93 Fortunately, jackie was not far from Harvey; just a few meters away. Harvey had a higher probability to hit his target.
jackie reacted instantly. He was moving at an appalling speed that no one could see how he did it. All they could see was him waving his hands. When he stopped, there were five more knives in his hands. Adding in the previous one, there were six knives in total.
“Damn…” Harvey swallowed his saliva in an attempt to calm himself down. He was shocked that jackie could catch all the knives. It happened so fast that he did not see what was going on, yet those knives ended up in jackie’s hands.
He knew very well that even the Head Commander would rather dodge his five knives and plan for a counter-attack than catching them with his bare hands under the same situation.
By jackie taking all the knives down, he proved that he was better than the Head commander in terms of speed, agility, and other aspects.
Tanya’s eyes lit up in excitement when she saw what happened. jackie’s ability was proven and she was reassured that he was worth the hefty twenty million dollars of monthly salary.
“It’s my turn! I’m not good at throwing knives, but perhaps I should give it a go!”
Feeling intrigued, jackie just smiled and tossed the six knives at Harvey.
“No!”
Harvey was terribly scared. The guy claimed that he was not an expert but he threw the knives anyway. Miss Tanya was just right beside him and he was worried about the speed of the knives that jackie sent across.
The worst nightmare was that if jackie was not good at it, the knives might miss him and hit Miss Tanya instead.
Some of the other bodyguards were also taken aback when they heard jackie. He wanted to give it a try.
“Swish! Swish! Swish!”
The six knives flew out at top speed and ended up where Harvey was in a short period of time.
“Argh!”
Before Harvey could react, he felt a gush of pain in six places at the same time. The powerful force blasted him into the air. He was seen coughing out a mouthful of blood.
It’s over. I’m dead, a knife is stuck in my heart!”
Harvey laid on the ground in distress. He could feel the knife pierced through his chest.
Clang! Clang! Clang! He heard the sound of the knives fell to the ground.
“What just happened? I…I’m not dead?” Harvey touched his body and checked his hands. He found no traces of blood.
He sat up in a daze. He looked at the ground with his pale face just to find all six knives on the ground without blood on any of them.
“How come there is no blood?”
Harvey stood up, his face was full of disbelief. “What just happened?”
jackie frowned bitterly. “Sigh, what bad luck. How come you were only hit by the hilt!”
The people around felt like their hearts almost leaped out of their throats. All of the knives’ handles hit the target. No way that was pure luck.
In other words, jackie did it on purpose.
“Thank you for not killing me!” Unknowingly, cold sweat broke out on Harvey. He was scared. Without thinking, he joined his hands in salutation and bowed to thank jackie.
“Why thank me? It’s your luck!” jackie smiled lightly before continuing. “By the way, is there anyone else here who wants to challenge me?”
Chapter 94 Lucky? The people around were not fools. All those six knives hit Harvey with their hilts. Obviously, that was no coincidence. Besides, Harvey was the commander of the team. If he was not an opponent of jackie, who would dare to challenge jackie?
“You are really amazing! Let’s go, I don’t think they are your match. I will take you to meet my father, my grandfather, and my elder brother! After seeing them, I will arrange your accommodation. Of course, if you have no plans in the afternoon, you can pick your wife up from work. If you have something, you are free to go out anytime. You can rest at the Drake Residence as well. You can live in any place as you wish!” Tanya smiled faintly and then walked toward inside with jackie.
Those bodyguards were exchanging looks. They were again, dumbfounded.
“Did I hear it right? Did she just say that he could just get off work anytime he wants?”
“Yes, and he doesn’t need to live in Drake Residence. He could just come over and have a look at any time.”
The bodyguards were completely stunned. This guy was paid with a salary of twenty million dollars and yet he gets to enjoy the most freedom among them. Who the hell was that? The leader of the Drakes was too kind to him.
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“Grandpa, Father, Brother, this is jackie White!”
Tanya brought jackie to meet Old Master Drake and the others and introduced him to her family with a smile on her face.
“So, you are jackie White?” Timothy Drake looked at jackie, then frowned and asked, “Why didn’t you put on something more decent on your first day working at the Drake Residence?”
jackie replied casually to the question. “In my opinion, these clothes are fine. Clothes are like human hearts. It is of utmost importance to maintain its cleanliness. As long as one has a clean heart, everything would appear clean in one’s eyes!”
“You…” Timothy was infuriated. The b*stard was obviously mocking him, was he not?
He was paid to be their bodyguard so they were his boss. How could he talk to him with such an attitude?
“You’re right!” Before Timothy could finish his sentence, Old Master Drake was seen nodding in agreement at the side. “I have made it to this day with a poor and hard past. When I was young, all I wore was stitched and patched up clothes, but one thing for sure, I kept my clothes clean. It reflects the attainment of a person!”
Timothy was forced to hold his tongue, so he felt a little unhappy.
” jackie, we haven’t seen each other for a long time. You are welcome to join our Drake Family! Don’t hesitate to tell us whatever you need in the future!”
What made him even more speechless was that his father by his side was also talking very politely to jackie.
However, after Timothy thought about it, he found a way to tease jackie.
He smiled faintly and said, ” jackie, this is how we run here. The Drake Family has a rule that whenever we have a new recruit, he should battle with one of our bodyguards to show us his strength. This would help us to understand how skillful he is!”
Having said that, he crafted his words to sound subtle. “Don’t be offended. This is not against you. We have always been choosing our bodyguards like this. Although my sister has promised to let you work for us, I feel like we should still walk through the procedure. Otherwise, I am afraid that some bodyguards will not be convinced after knowing your pay scale!”
jackie became dazed for a moment before replying indifferently. “Just bring anyone that is still not convinced. Since this is the rule of the Drake Family, then I should indeed go by the rules!”
Timothy was delighted that jackie agreed to his suggestion so easily. “That’s good, so I’ll go and get someone to battle with you. How about that?”
jackie nodded, turned around, and walked toward the door.
James was going to say something about his son’s rude behavior. He had reminded his son repeatedly that jackie had quite a high status; he was a good friend of the God of War. To please jackie was to please the God of War.
Chapter 95 Then again, he was also curious about jackie’s ability. jackie was paid a hefty salary of twenty million dollars a month. It would be frustrating if he was not worth the price. Besides, he did not bother to stop since jackie agreed to it.
As soon as Timothy left the house, he saw Harvey walking further ahead with a few bodyguards. His heart thumped with joy. Harvey was very powerful and the strongest among the Commanders.
He immediately waved his hand and shouted, “Harvey, come over and try it out with this new bodyguard. We’ll just take it easy. After all, we are family!”
Timothy’s mouth twitched into a smile. He could not wait to see jackie make a fool of himself. If jackie could not even beat Harvey, he would be embarrassed about getting paid with such a high salary, would he not?
Tanya, who was at the side, chucked uncontrollably.
“Why are you laughing?” Timothy frowned, he was puzzled.
“No, nothing?” Tanya was holding her belly.
At the same time, Harvey and the other bodyguards turned around. There were several bodyguards who had blood dripping from the corners of their mouths, and some even had visible footprints on their chests.
Harvey was not spared. The blood around the corners of his mouth had not dried up. He asked bitterly, “Eldest Young Master, is jackie the new bodyguard you are talking about?”
“Harvey, what’s the matter with you guys?” Timothy gasped. “Were you guys beaten up by someone? No way! Even you were injured? Who’s the motherf*cker?”
“Harvey, who the hell did this to you?” James was also surprised. Who could have bashed them up under broad daylight?
“Young Master Timothy, it was the new bodyguard. We had a misunderstanding just now as we didn’t know that he was hired as a bodyguard, so our people started a fight with him. This is the result… Some have gone off to rest. Their injuries are far worse than ours!”
Harvey peeped at jackie who was next to him with a grimacing smile. There was fear in his gaze.
“Yeah, Young Master Timothy, Harvey had a go with him just now and he lost miserably!” The other bodyguard lowered his head and said embarrassedly.
“So, you guys have tested him. Then, he passed!” Timothy’s mouth twitched and his heart quivered in shock. Even Harvey was injured. It seemed like jackie had a thing or two. His ability was probably comparable to the Head Commander.
“Okay, go!” Tanya waved her hand with a smile, and then said to jackie. “Let’s go, jackie. I will arrange a place for you!”
After thinking about it, James spoke. “Tanya, you don’t need to arrange a dormitory for jackie. Your cousin rarely comes back to live in her villa. Just get him a room there since there are so many empty rooms!”
Harvey and the others were envious of the special treatment that jackie got.
Chapter 96 “Okay. jackie, let’s go!” Tanya placed her hands behind her back as she led jackie away to a villa not far away with a smile on her face.
After jackie left, James’ expression sank. He said to Timothy, “Timothy, what did I tell you? No matter how jackie’s strength is, we should be polite to him. After all, we can’t trace any record of this kid in the
army, where he spent five years. As Spectre speculated, his information might be in the top-secret files!”
Timothy lowered his head and said softly. “Father, I am not being disrespectful to him. I just feel like he is overpaid with twenty million dollars as monthly salary. I think it is a little too high for a bodyguard, so I want to try him out to see how skillful he is.”
At this point, he raised his head and smiled calmly. “Now, it seems that he is very capable. Such ability must be a top gun in the army. No wonder he knew the God of War!”
“Well, I guess, this kid must be an officer, perhaps he is a marshal!”
“There is a possibility that he doesn’t want to reveal his identity!” James nodded and said.
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At the same time, Fiona and the others had returned home. They all wore embarrassing looks on their faces.
“Where have you all been? Why are you all wearing this expression?” Andrew saw the three of them, and he could not hide his contented smile. “Hey, let me tell you some good news. jackie is really amazing. My legs are obviously better now than before. I can feel it this time, it’s definitely not an illusion. It’s only two days and I’ve already felt so much better. If I carry on the treatment for seven days according to what he said, my leg can be healed!”
“Really? Congratulations!” Joan, who was listening by the side, gave a satisfied smile and said, “I really didn’t expect that my son has learned some medical knowledge in the past five years which I didn’t see him. It seems that he went through a lot in the past five years. He has grown and made progress!”
“Yes, yes. Your son is indeed amazing. He’s so amazing that he even dared to bash up the people from Drake Family. Huh, I think he is getting us all in trouble!” Fiona got angrier and angrier as she thought about it. She rebuked with a cold face.
“What are you talking about, in-law? Did you say that jackie beat someone from the Drake Family? How did it happen? Didn’t he go to the Drake Family as a bodyguard? How could he beat someone up from the Drake Family?”
Joan’s face turned pale when she heard about the news. The Drake Family was the most formidable family in Eastfield.
“Why would I lie to you? We saw it with our own eyes!”
Xena added immediately. “We saw it with our own eyes that the bodyguards of the Drake Family refused to let jackie enter the Drake Residence. jackie insisted on barging in so they started the fight!”
“Yeah, the point is that he is so good. He beat all the bodyguards who stood guarded to the ground. What would the Drake Family think about this? The bodyguards who guarded the gate were just ordinary bodyguards. Those bodyguards inside were the real masters!”
Andrew sneered. “Why would the Drake Family give twenty million dollars of monthly salary to jackie, a veteran who is not well-known, to be their bodyguard? That second young miss must be poking fun with him!”
Joan could not help but take two steps back in fright, she almost fainted. She was worried sick. She had no idea if jackie’s job was legit. She had been at home and was waiting for jackie’s news. Unexpectedly, she was greeted with such horrible news.
“No way! Was he so reckless?” Andrew frowned. If that was true, his family might be affected.
“We saw it with our own eyes. Do you think it’s true? Initially, we just wanted to secretly send him off and watch him go to work on the first day. Unexpectedly, we saw such a terrible scene…”
Fiona looked sincere with the sad look on her face. “What do we do now?”
Chapter 97 Fiona was very anxious. She panicked. “What do we do? Anyway, he was the one who did it. It has nothing to do with our family! Besides, I have never admitted that he is our son-in-law!” Fiona made her stand clear immediately.
“Yes, I don’t have a brother-in-law like him!” Ben turned against jackie without hesitant. The word ‘brother-in-law’ which he called out kindly yesterday was forgotten.
On the other side, Selena’s first day at work went smoothly. She did not expect that the Drake Family was planning to invest in a large project in the south of the city. They bought a large piece of land and were developing it into a high-end residential area. As a newly appointed Procurement Manager, she was solely responsible for the procurement of the building materials. Selena was flattered. The Drake family even arranged a Procurement Supervisor to share some of her workloads. This supervisor, called Sonia Neal, was a distant relative of the Drake family.
“Sonia, let’s work hard together in the future!” Selena smiled. She was sitting in the office as she said that to Sonya who was in front of her.
“Miss Selena is so polite. You are the manager and I am the supervisor. I should listen to you and do things according to your instruction!” Sonya smiled, but she had implied meanings in her statement.
After that, she thought for a while and then added. “By the way, Miss Selena, I remember that your family is in the building materials business too. Would you be benefiting your own family with such a big project? You’re from the Taylor Family, right? We need to be professional and not cooperate with the Taylor family just because you are part of the family!”
The corners of Selena’s mouth twitched slightly before she forced a smile and said, “If this is the case, you don’t need to worry about it, Sonia. You just need to do your job well. I know what to do with this procurement and I will not take care of the Taylor family because of my relationship with the family!”
“Oh, that would be the way!” Sonia sneered coldly and then said, “After all, this project is too big. In terms of building materials, it is not difficult to earn hundreds of millions. If the profits are larger, the developer may rake in billions! “
“I know this. In the next few days, please allow us to check the situation!” Selena waved her hand at last. “Well, if there is nothing wrong, Supervisor Sonia will go ahead and work on it!”
“Ok!” Sonia was about to quit, but after she thought about it, she stopped and said to Selena. “By the way, Miss Selena, it’s your first day at work today, and you became our department’s manager. You see, the colleagues in this department are all very tired. Perhaps Miss Selena should take us out for a celebration? Celebrating your role as a manager and also to allow everyone to unwind. What do you think?”
“That’s true, everyone should just go out, relax and talk more!” Selena nodded. “You go arrange for it. After all, you must be familiar with them.”
“Okay, I will make the arrangements!” After Sonia turned around, a triumphant smile crept into the corner of her mouth.
Chapter 98 After Sonya left, Selena leaned back on her chair and frowned. “It seems that this supervisor is very unhappy with me. Moreover, she is also forcing me to treat them. If I don’t agree, she will probably b*tch about me being stingy and refusing to take them out after becoming a manager! Forget it, fortunately, jackie gave me nine hundred thousand dollars yesterday and my mom gave me a hundred thousand dollars. That should be enough for a meal, right?” Selena smiled bitterly and was no longer brooding over it.
At that same time, a man in his fifties from the Taylor family returned with excitement. He immediately summoned the Old Master Taylor and the other members of the Taylor family
together.
“Uncle Timmy, what’s the matter?”
Ivan quipped lazily while studying the man in front of him.
He was in a terrible mood that day. He was planning for a celebration at the hotel yesterday and to show off his achievement to Selena and the others, but it turned out to be a disaster. Unexpectedly, he ended up abashed. After recovering from his hangover, he realized that Miss Tanya was blind to have hired trash like jackie to be the Drake family’s bodyguard. He was paid a twenty million monthly salary. Besides, he was shocked that even Selena landed a job with Drake family. Miss Tanya introduced her to be Procurement Manager.
“There are two things, one is about jackie and the other is about Selena! I have bad news jackie, and good news about Selena! Which one do you want to hear first?” Timmy grinned and asked.
“Let’s listen to the bad news first!” Theodore answered after a moment of silence.
Then, Timmy continued. “Someone from our company happened to pass by the Drake Residence today. Guess what he saw?”
Old Master Taylor was upset, he complained coldly. “Why do you keep asking us to guess? Just say it, don’t be mysterious about it!”
Timmy pouted his lips before saying, “He saw jackie arriving at the Drake Residence on his electric scooter. But the point is that jackie ended up in a fight!”
While talking, Timmy took out his phone, launched the WeChat app, and then clicked on a video that was sent to him. “Look, this was taken by the employee. Tsk…tsk…No one allowed him into the house but he insisted on entering. In the end, several bodyguards who guarded the gate were knocked down!”
“Really!” Ivan looked at him and was ecstatic. He pretended to say, “It’s strange, isn’t he going to work? Why won’t they let him in?”
Cecelia did not even think about it. She took a step forward and said, “Do you still need to talk about it? You didn’t see his lofty attitude yesterday. He was so arrogant, acting as if Miss Tanya begged him to be a bodyguard. Don’t mention how arrogant, it seems that Miss Tanya asked him to be a bodyguard. He demanded a minimum salary of twenty million dollars a month. He agreed because the Drake Family gave a job to his sister. In this case, do you think Miss Tanya would agree? Did she agree to it?”
Speaking of that, Cecelia paused before continuing. “Miss Tanya was just teasing him. She was just having fun with him so that he would go in today and end up in a mess.”
Ivan nodded immediately. “It’s just that the other party did not expect that jackie would hit their bodyguards. He is in for the trouble big time.”
“Oh, dear!” Timmy slapped his thigh. “So that was bad news. We also said yesterday that he was the son-in-law of the Taylor family. I was thinking about getting closer to the Drake family… Will this hurt our family?”
Chapter 99 “Don’t worry. If that happens, we just won’t recognize him as our son-in-law! After all, everyone knows the agreement we had with him. Even Young Master Michael knows about it. We had a one-month agreement with jackie. Furthermore, if we recognize him, we would not have driven both him and Selena out of the Taylor family!” said Ivan.
The Old Master nodded. “It is true, we have not recognized him, so he is not one of the Taylor family!” Speaking of that, the old master paused and asked, “By the way, what’s the good news you mention about Selena? Did she really work with the Drake family?”
Timmy had a straight face. “Old Master, didn’t everyone know about this yesterday? Besides, Selena is capable. A monthly salary of one million dollars is not too high. After all, it is the Drake Family that she is working for and she is a manager!”
“In that case, what is the good news?” Ivan frowned, so everyone was puzzled.
“I heard that the Drake Family bought a piece of land in the south of the city. You all knew how big the land is! The most important thing is that the Drake Family is going to develop a real estate project on it, the South City Real Estate! In the future, it will be built into a high-end residential area! They would need a lot of building materials! The Procurement Manager who is responsible for purchasing the building materials is Miss Selena who just started to work with them. Now, isn’t this fantastic news?” Timmy said, his eyes were gleaming with excitement.
“For such a large project, a lot of building materials are needed. I estimate that we could make at least 700 or 800 million dollars out of it. There may be a possibility to make a billion dollars!”
“Oh my goodness, such a huge profit! The land over there is indeed big and it could make so much money!”
“Great, Miss Selena is the person in charge so they can approach the Taylor family for purchasing those materials!”
A few relatives of the Taylor family were hyped after hearing the news.
“If this is the case, wouldn’t we, the Taylor family become a second-class aristocratic family sooner?” Theodore’s eyes lit up. He did not expect to be showered with such a blessing.
Old Master Taylor frowned. “Indeed it is good news. I feel a little unrealistic that Selena is given such a big project to handle as a new recruit!”
“Sigh. Father, you have thought too much. Who cares as long as we can make money out of it!” Theodore said with a smile. “We never had such a good opportunity before. Besides, our building materials are of high-quality and they fulfil the standard. If we work well with the Drake Family this time, won’t we have a better chance in the future? We will definitely be able to progress into a second-class aristocratic family step by step and become stronger!”
The old master thought about that and forced a smile. “It’s just that we have driven them out of the Taylor Family for five years. In the past five years, we have pretty much ignored them. Besides, Ivan had also secretly hampered Selena from looking for a job. If we go to Selena, would she refuse to help us?”
Everyone’s face sank upon hearing that.
“Not to worry. My cousin is kind-hearted. She is not that kind of person. After all, she is part of the Taylor family, so she should think about us!” Ivan said after pondering momentarily. “I’ll apologize to her if that is such a big deal. Earlier, I was angry at her that she chose to be a loser…”
Chapter 100 “Yes, that should work. Selena is part of our Taylor family. Who else would she benefit such a big project to, if not us?” Cecelia commented immediately with a smile. If the Taylor family could make it to a second-class aristocratic family, she would be confident, going out in the future with that sort of family background.
When the time comes, those young ladies from the third-class aristocratic family who were close to her would be envious of her. They would be trying to please her, would they not?
“Yes, Selena is part of us, so she would naturally take care of us!” Theodore nodded after processing the idea through his mind. He looked at Ivan and said, “Ivan, you must be sincere if you were to apologize to her. Got it?”
“Don’t worry. I will be sincere for sure!” Ivan said with a reassuring smile, “I have thought about it. As long as she takes care of our family and lets us make some money, I can give her some rebates…”
“You have to be careful about this kind of thing. No one else should know about this. If someone else finds out, Selena would get a bad name for accepting rebates. Selena has just started working with the Drake family and she has yet to gain their trust!”
Old Master Taylor was not keen on relying on the relationship to get the project, but he was tempted by the opportunity to make it to a second-class aristocratic family, so he compromised in the end. As long as the quality of the building materials supplied by the Taylor family is good, the Drake Family would not have much to say…
That was indeed a great opportunity for the Taylor family. This project would be ongoing for at least two to three years. Once they have struck the deal, the Taylor family would be comfortable for at least two or three years.
…
After Sonia left Selena’s office, she appeared quickly in front of the other staff of the procurement department and clapped her hands together. “I’ll tell everyone a piece of good news. This afternoon, we will not work overtime. We’ll all leave work the usual time…”
As soon as she made the announcement, the employees were very happy. Many jumped with excitement.
“Wait. Hold on, I haven’t finished yet!”
Sonya waved her hand to signal everyone to remain quiet. Then, she continued. “Our new manager just asked me to inform everyone that tonight, she will be taking us to eat and sing karaoke at the best hotel. How about a good night out at the best KTV?”
“Wow, that’s great!”
“Yes, this new manager is really fantastic!”
“Are you saying that we are going to a six-star hotel? The best hotel in Eastfield is the six-star hotel that has just opened! Are we really going there?”
The employees were all over the moon. Sonia stood there, sneering in her heart. It was a grave mistake for Selena to get her to make the arrangements. That gave her the chance to make some really ‘good arrangements’. She spread the news to everyone. If they ended up not going to the best hotel or the best KTV, Selena would be losing face.
“Okay, everyone, let’s continue to work, I’ll call up and make the bookings!”
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