Chapter 33
The blande had only suttered a dislocated ann. With a cast on, it would heal in no time. 30 thousand dollars to take the fall? That was a steall
But the tattooed man wasn’t satisfied. “go thousand dollars? Are you kidding me? I’m ruined for life! I want a million!”
The masked man exhaled in rellet. A million was manageable. The young lady they worked for had said anything under five million would be fine,
As long as they confessed to the crime and didn’t mention anyone else being involved, they would get the money for free.
If they mentioned being hired, the Yates and Jacobson familles would investigate, and it wouldn’t take long for the trail to lead back to her.
He had already prepared to offer two million if the tattooed man refused. But who would’ve guessed the guy would settle for just one million?
Frine,”
“the masked man said in a low voice. “Give me your bank account number. I’ll transfer the money soon. But if you dare leak a word about this, not only will you lose the money, but you’ll also lose your life. Think carefully”
The masked man’s threat was cold. “If you confess, the worst you’ll face is a few years in prison. But if you slip up, I’ll make sure you don’t get out alive.” The tattooed min and the blond man were visibly shaken
Anyone who could throw around a million like it was nothing was clearly someone they couldn’t afford to cross.
They believed he meant every word.
Shortly after the masked man lett, Stephen’s assistant, Samson arrived.
“What’s wrong? Is there something else-“The tattooed man initially thought the masked man had retumed and blurted out the question. But before he could finish, he realized this was someone else and quickly fell silent.
“What?” Samson’s eyes were cold. “Someone just left?”
“No,” the tattooed man answered, glancing up at Samson
“Who are you? What do you want with me?”
Samson asked, “why did you harus Ms. Yates tonight?”
The tattooed man shrugged. “We saw her, thought she was pretty, and got a little carried away.”
The blond mun nodded in agreement. “Yeah, she was pretty
Samson nanowed his eyes “Watch your mouth. It you say one more disrespectful word, I’ll have someone cut your tongue out.
At his command, two bodyguards in black suits stepped forward from behind him.
The tattooed man and the blond man were dumbfounded What was happening?
It was only then that they realized they had messed with someone they couldn’t afford to offend,
Samson asked again, “Now, tell me the truth. Think carefully before you answer.
Remembering the masked man’s earlier threat, the tattooed man and the blond man were too terrified to speak. If they had, they would not only lose their but also their lives.
They claimed they had only acted on impulse while drunk.
Seeing that he couldn’t extract any more information from them, Samson left with his bodyguards
money
The next morning, shortly after Tessa got out of bed, she received a call from the police station. They informed her that the charges of intentional harm against her had been dropped.
Tessa wasn’t surprised. She knew it was Stephen’s doing.
While she was confident she could defend herself in court and prove it was self-defense, she had no reason to stop Stephen from helping her,
She phoned him and thanked him politely.
Stephen sounded alle displeased. “Tess, you don’t need to thankme. And I don’t want to hear you thank me again.”
Standing by the bedroom’s floor-to-ceiling window, Tessa replied, “Okay, I understand.”
Stephen’s voice was Him. “Il make those two who bullied you pay.”
Worried that Stephen night take things too far, Tessa said, “They’ve already faced the consequences for
what happened last night. The law will take care of the rest. You don’t need to do anything else. Let’s leave it to the judicial system.”
Stephen’s tone remained low and commanding, even over the phone. No one who bullies you will get away with It.”
Tessa listened intently without saying a word.
She thought to herself, “What if Jacqueline had bulled? Would you still feel the same way?