My beautiful boss

"So, those bandits have been defeated. Thanks to me, of course. What do I get? Something shiny, I hope," Peter let out a grin as he walked towards Amelia. Amelia scoffed and rolled her eyes.

"Don't be an idiot." Peter laughed at her remark, only to be met with a side-eye glare. Pointing to those fierce men, Amelia asked,"Why were they after you?"

She asked quietly, more so to herself, as she began to really look at Peter. He never failed to surprise her, especially when it came to his physical strength.

Even though he had been ganged up, he was able to swiftly and bravely deal with the bandits by himself. She couldn't fathom it.

He used Tim to lure the bandits ahead of them, and that was when he snuck on them from behind, sliding the rifle strap loose and away from them, before ultimately using the same rifle to strike them on the back of their necks.

'It's not as easy as it sounds, ' Amelia thought to herself, as she tried to imagine how the attack would happen if she were in his place.

It wasn't possible, not in the slightest, to attack in that way without having Peter's brute strength and confidence in his skills.

The greatest thing about his attack was his calculated moves. They were efficient, yet heavy and strong.

Anyone without Peter's skills never would have defeated the fierce men. Anyone who wasn't Peter at this exact moment would have infuriated those men more.

'Just who the hell is this guy?

What's a man of this power doing in a place like Golden City?' she thought to herself.

Peter sprang up beside her, breaking away from her inner monologue. "Madam, you misunderstand. I'm nothing but a passerby," he explained,"I just chanced upon watching those idiots kill someone, so they tried to kill me too.

Some of them were Wolf King's men, and some of them were Diego's. You know Diego, right? He is Golden City's neighborhood Swiper." Peter tried to find the words to explain better. "Listen. I don't hurt people for no reason. You need to understand, I was the one they were attacking!"

Amelia scoffed,"Oh shut up. Don't play dumb with me. I saw you save Amaris the other day.

Such a romantic you are, having the balls to meddle with Wolf King just to please a woman. Is that because you're young and frivolous, or because you're mentally ill?"

Amelia's words struck sharp, and she looked at Peter with disdain.

'For your libido, ' Amelia thought to herself, 'you'd actually be willing enough to risk your life, '

yesterday was just a coincidence. I only got involved, really. Amaris hijacked the taxi I was riding in. That was

hiding everything. He knew Amelia wasn't going to have any of it. After all, she was nothing like Cassie. Poor, foolish, Cassie.

"Are you jealous? If you are, you don't

to hear it. Let's go. We have to report

afterthought. "Oh, right.

"You know about Gregorio too? I'm under the impression that you're stalking me now," he

teasing fell on deaf ears. He continued,"Are you friends with him? Because if you are, I wouldn't mind taking a little detour to

Gregorio that noon, thinking it was impossible for her to know about it so soon.

have attracted her attention? What was so damn special about Gregorio that he was

'Enemies everywhere. Great.'

couldn't possibly imagine what Gregorio and I have been through. I was just about to tell you that you might have trampled him too lightly. Next time, you should cripple him

was left speechless, mouth open. Amelia shook her head at him, and

it took a little over an hour to finish the report, but finally, they

to be on the lookout for Wolf King and

Diego were very angry.

Wolf King was known for his self-restraint and cool head, he couldn't control his temper. He went into

bring all his valiant men from the northwest, leaving their families. But they were killed or arrested.

he heard of Tim's death.

be his successor. He

when it came to his honesty, loyalty,

interfere between Amaris and me? I'll send you to

dare you offend me? I'll uproot you and your men. I don't care who you are, I'll make you rot in hell, do you hear me?" Wolf King brooded,

Amaris had asked Diego for help and Diego promised to

really crossed his mind. Even if someone told him the truth, he knew in himself that he wouldn't believe it.

insignificant group. How could he be so competent? Even if

King turned to his trusty fellow. "Caden, hit the Purple Leaf Tea House tonight. I'll warn Diego. Maybe I'm just a new comer here, but I can deal with the pesky bandits like

nodded and turned

said vigilantly, as he always did. This was not the first time that he

to be careful. You don't have to kill him. Just scare him. Tim lost his life because he defied me. Do not condemn yourself to

him cautiously, eyes squinting