Chapter-17

Adrenaline coursed through Sheldon's veins as he 

stared after Emmanuel's retreating figure. 

Removing troublemakers from the project falls under 

my jurisdiction as a legal specialist in Cloud 

Construction. How could I simply stand aside when 

Emmanuel is ready to risk his life to solve the issue? 

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Emmanuel's bravery inspired Sheldon to follow suit. 

The latter ran after Emmanuel while vowing through 

gritted teeth, "D*mn it! I'm going to give it my all even if 

I lose my life!" 

When Emmanuel turned around and noticed the other 

man's approach, he could not help but smile. 

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Emmanuel had faced life–and–death situations with 

plenty of peers while serving on the front lines. Since 

his return to Yeringham, Frederick had been the only 

person who willingly fought alongside him. He was 

pleasantly surprised to find another ally in Sheldon. 

He booked a private room to prevent security from 

booting them. 

Now that Sheldon had decided to stay, he decided to 

hire several hostesses for entertainment and asked if 

Emmanuel wanted to join him. 

"Go ahead. I'm heading out for a walk!" 

Emmanuel rarely showed any interest in women and 

left the room. He walked along the corridor in search of 

Elena. 

His efforts paid off. He came across Elena just as she 

finished touching up her makeup. She appeared to be 

meeting Samuel. 

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Sheldon had followed Emmanuel out of their private 

room. When he noticed that the latter was trailing 

Elena all the way to Samuel's room, he quickly pulled 

Emmanuel back in panic. 

He whispered, "Think carefully! This is your last chance! 

Didn't you see the crowd inside?" 

Emmanuel appeared unfazed. 

Assuming he was clueless about Samuel's might, 

Sheldon added, "Mr. Webber is utterly merciless. He has 

several people's blood on his hands! And he has a 

bunch of lackeys who are crazy–good fighters! Each 

one is fiercer than the next! He'll definitely kill you if you 

barge in and demand his retreat from the project 

grounds!" 

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Sheldon thought his advice would intimidate 

Emmanuel into rethinking his approach. 

To his horror, Emmanuel replied expressionlessly, "The 

project will surely be delayed if we don't get rid of Mr. 

Webber and his men today! No one can stop me from 

my goal today!" 

What in the world? 

Sheldon was completely nonplussed. 

This man is only a lowly employee. Did he delude 

himself into thinking he's Terence Group's boss or 

something? He's more passionate about the fate of 

this project than the real boss! 

Just then, the two men suddenly heard a loud crash 

coming from Samuel's room. 

Huh, what happened? 

They pressed their ears to the door. 

The private room fell into deathly silence. 

"Enough with that innocent act! People may treat you 

like a goddess, but you're just a toy to Mr. Webber!" 

"If you won't strip down and entertain Mr. Webber, we'll 

destroy more than just your career!" 

The threats filled Sheldon with fear, 

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Alas, Emmanuel chose that exact moment to kick open 

the door and barge into the private room. 

His entrance turned heads. Everyone inside Samuel's 

private room froze, staring at the intruder in shock. 

Sheldon's eyes bugged out. He struggled to stay 

upright on his shaky legs. 

"Hey, brat. Who the h*ll are you?" 

Over ten buff men in the room got to their feet and 

shot Emmanuel murderous glares. 

They looked as though they would attack him at any 

minute. 

These men had served Samuel for many years, and 

this was the first time they encountered someone bold 

enough to barge into their private room. Alone. 

They wondered if he was sick of living. 

Meanwhile, Emmanuel allowed his gaze to travel 

across the room. There were over ten hostesses in the 

room, all scantily clad except Elena. 

They had cowered silently in the corner of the room 

during Elena's conflict with Samuel. 

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Bolstered by her reputation in the club, Elena clearly 

refused to strip down and was splashed with red wine 

for her audacity. 

The ruby–red liquid stained her silver–colored miniskirt, 

dripping down her legs. 

Like the others in the room, she immediately turned to 

look at Emmanuel upon his unannounced entrance. 

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She realized then that he was the man who had 

claimed to be Samuel's subordinate earlier. 

I guess he doesn't work for Mr. Webber after all. 

Even as Emmanuel was clearly outnumbered in that 

private room, he looked at Samuel calmly and 

declared, "I'm here to see Mr. Webber. My name is 

Emmanuel Lowe, and I'm Terence Group's 

representative! I'm here to inform you to pull your men 

out of the project grounds, which you are unlawfully 

trespassing!" 

His words struck everyone silent with shock. 

Do workers these days have some sort of death wish? 

How can he be stupid enough to barge into a 

nightclub and confront the head of underground 

circles to finish a job? 

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Everyone, including the hostesses, stared at Emmanuel 

as though he was a fool. 

Sheldon kept his gaze on the ground, fearing the worst. 

Only Elena continued to appraise Emmanuel carefully, 

seeing him in a different light. A man like that can't be 

some simple character! He has both wits and courage. 

Consider me charmed! 

Samuel simply ordered, "Get rid of him!" 

He wanted to return to his salacious entertainment 

and could hardly be bothered to figure out 

Emmanuel's identity. The sooner his men got rid of his 

unannounced visitor, the better. 

Two of his subordinates swung empty glass bottles at 

Emmanuel's head while roaring, "Go to h*ll, you fool!" 

Sheldon covered his eyes, too frightened to witness 

Emmanuel's doom. 

Clang! 

The sound of glass breaking echoed through the air. 

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But when Sheldon peeped through the gap between 

his fingers, his jaw dropped to the floor in shock, as did 

everyone else in the room. 

Emmanuel had reduced the glass bottles into shards 

with his bare fists and sent his two attackers flying 

across the room. 

Blood trickled down his fists, but his eyes burned with 

fiery determination. There was no hint of fear in him. 

So cool! 

Elena secretly sighed in admiration. 

The others in the room shared her sentiments. 

A second later, a couple of Samuel's men grabbed 

some broken wine bottles and stabbed them in 

Emmanuel's direction. 

"Ah!" The hostesses in the private room blanched in 

fear. A chorus of shrieks reverberated through the 

room. 

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Once again, Emmanuel nimbly dodged their attacks. 

With a furious roar, he grabbed his two attackers and 

rammed their heads together. 

Crack! 

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Blood instantly streamed down the dazed men's faces. 

The audience grew increasingly bewildered as they 

witnessed Emmanuel's vicious counterattack. 

They had sorely underestimated him. He was no fool; 

in fact, he was probably the most merciless character 

in the room. 

At the same time, Mackenzie finally dialed Emmanuel's 

phone from the safety of Yociam Residence. 

She wanted to know what was happening at The 

Paradise. 

Alas, despite her incessant calls, no one answered the 

phone. 

She muttered to herself, "They can't have beaten him 

to death, right?" 

Mackenzie set her phone aside, a conflicted expression 

on her face. It was impossible to decipher her feelings. 

Once he's dead, I regain my freedom! So why am I 

feeling so uneasy over the prospect of his death? 

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. 

Mackenzie jumped, startled by the sudden noise. 

Something akin to relief flitted across her cool 

expression. Is he back? 

She opened the door only to see her grandfather 

standing outside. 

Terence huffed, "Mackenzie! Where's Emmanuel? How 

could you send him to handle this matter?" 

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He had rushed over in a panic, anxious to confirm what 

he had heard over their phone call earlier. 

As the chairman of Terence Group, he had heard his 

fair share of horror stories about Samuel Webber. Even 

the Quillen family dared not confront Samuel directly. 

Mackenzie replied, "He went to The Paradise. He said 

he'll fix the issue for me." 

"What?" 

Her explanation infuriated Terence, who demanded, 

riapter 1 Turning heads 

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"Send someone to bring him home! He's your husband, 

for goodness sake! I'll never forgive you if he ends up 

dead! Don't forget this. The Quillen family is known for 

its loyalty. Never has a Quillen woman remarried!" 

Mackenzie scrunched her brows slightly as disbelief 

gradually colored her features. 

Terence had always doted on her and never spoke to 

her as harshly as he did that day. Now, he even 

claimed he would never forgive her if a man he had 

only met several times died. 

Does he seriously expect me to remain a widow for the 

rest of my life if Emmanuel dies? 

Despite her fury, her grandfather had put down his 

foot, leaving her no choice. She put on a coat and left 

frosty expression into something warmer. 

He had better not die!