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Seeing Julian stare bently at Lana, Theodore imaged and immediately wrapped her in his blank ouer nat
Juhan arched an eyebrow. Before he could say anything, Hannah cause running over, clutching her skirt, and cried to him, “Julian, those guys harassed me when chans broke out
At that, Jukan gave her a cursory glance and asked, “What happened?”
“Somebody touched my leg while picking up bills on the ground, Hannah said crossly
Most of these gamblers were desperate outlaws, willing to do anything when diven by lust, Julian’s men were busy maintailing order if she hadn’t run out in time, they might have even torn her dress apart.
Theodore said solemnly, “Julian, looks like you really need to clean this place up, o
of your casion will turn into a den of vice.”
Hannah was instantly enraged by his veiled insult and even more furious that Theodore didn’t seem to remember her nam
Julian’s expression was equally displeased, but not, it seemed, because of Theodore.
Theodore said to Gideon, “Lieutenant Lee, I’ll leave this to you. Hope you’ll handle it strictly according to the law”
Gideon nodded humbly, promising to do so.
Soon, police emerged from Julian’s underground casino, handcuffing a row of men. Even in handcuffs, the gamblers wouldn’t behave–they pushed and shoved, trying to fight each other.
“Bastard, you stole my money.”
“You stole mine! When we get to jail, I’ll beat you to death.”
“You? I could crush you with one finger.”
The scene was utterly chaotic.
After watching enough of their ugly behavior, Theodore got in the car with Eliana.
Gideon and his team left after making the arrests. In the casino, only Julian, Hannah, and a few bodyguards remained.
| “Hority—” Hannah was about to accuse Eliana when Julian snapped, “What the hell are you doing here, causing trouble?”
Hannah huffed, “Those bastards harassed me. God knows what would’ve happened if I didn’t run out.”
Julian glared at her. “Did they rape you?“)
Hannah went pale, thinking for a moment he was deliberately humiliating her. But his expression was serious, so she bit back her anger and replied, “Of
course not”
Julian said, “Eliana kept her composure even when they insulted her. You should learn from her,”
Hannah was shocked. All her life, people had told Eliana to learn from her.
Before Hannah could retort, Julian asked, “Also, when you took her to the bathroom, you didn’t know she called Theodore or that she had a Bluetooth
earpiece hidden in her ear?”
Hannah was speechless. She didn’t keep an eye on Eliana because she disliked the smell of smoke while Eliana was calling for help.
“How can you and your sister be so different?” Julian was deeply disappointed in Hannah. While Eliana worked to make money for Theodore, Hannah
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kept losing Julian’s money herojuldi Thelp but compare them
Hannah felt mortified. The mall lama had gives her today would be repaid double in the future
Meanwhile, in the Rolls Royce, Diana asked, ” Bussell, why
y did you come pick me up your could handled a
Theodore said, sounding slightly annoyed, “I couldn’t stand those hastards insulting you like that
“Let’s not talk about that Eliana tied to change the subject. “Oh, I think Julian should change his name starting today
Theodore played along. “What is it?”
“Mr. Bankruptcy. What do you think?” L
Elians couldn’t help laughing.
Julian lost every time he gambled with her, yet he kept challenging her looking like he was begging to give her money.
Theodore didn’t laugh. “Do you know how dangerous that was? The last person who cheated in Julian’s casino had nine of their ten fingers chopped off
left with one to sign confessions”
Eliana felt a shiver, “Why
ty is he so ruthless?”
“Otherwise, people in the underworld wouldn’t fear him.” Theodore pinched her wrinkled nose. “Remember, stay away from him. When he goes crazy. he doesn’t care about anyone’s reputation.”
“I don’t want to mess with him, but his men ambushed near our company and knocked me out.” Eliana suddenly remembered, “My scooter is still lying on the ground,”
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Theodore shook his head. Her safe return from the casino was all that mattered–losing a scooter was nothing.
When they returned to Russell Manor, Theodore didn’t get out of the car. After dismissing the driver, he injected himself with a dose of Fortis Sarum. Eliana couldn’t help gasping. “You’re using that again!”
Theodore finished quickly and smiled at her. “One shot lasts four hours. I have to take it to keep up appearances.”
“But-“Eliana wanted to say it wasn’t a solution, then remembered what he’d said last night–This was the best option available.
After dinner, Theodore had just returned to his room when a call came in. His subordinate said, “Mr. Russell, we’ve interrogated all direct relatives of Nick and David Found that Nick’s son flew to Meliora early this morning. Should we bring him back?”
Theodore narrowed his
this eyes. “Nick’s son?”
“Yes, he is Hans, a 24–year–old. His mother said he went to Meliora for a trip with friends.”
Theodore sneered, “His father just went to prison, and he went on a trip to Meliora.”
“Agreed, something’s off. Should we act immediately?” the subordinate asked.
Theodore said, “Move fast. Otherwise, with Anthony’s methods, this y
s young man named Hans might not survive.
When Theodore put down the phone, Eliana opeped the door. She’d been stewing chicken soup in the kitchen and it was now ready
Theodore composed himself and acted as if nothing had happened. “Smells good. What is i
“Chicken soup, to help you recover.” Eliana placed the steaming pot aside. “Letif cool before drinking change your bandages first.”
“Okay.” Theodore turned and went into the bathroom
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When Eliana entered with the first–aid kit, he’d already taken off his shit and was unwrapping the bandages, wincing as if per
do it, she hurried over
Seeing her worried face, Theodore whispered, “The stars are ugly. I don’t want to scare you.”
