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Michael’s expression twisted in fury. “Kingsley, don’t get cocky! With my influence and connections, even if I get locked up, I won’t stay in there for long!”
Kingsley smirked. “Wow, listen to yourself-so impressive! So what, that means you can commit arson and still walk free? The law doesn’t apply to you?”
Michael sneered. “You’re damn right it doesn’t. That’s what power is-that’s what a family name, a legacy, and true influence mean. You, on the other hand, are just some street rat who clawed his way up. You’ll never understand what it’s like to be born untouchable.”
Kingsley turned to Donald with a grin. “Mr. Warren, you heard that, right? He just admitted to everything. Full confession-no coercion needed!”
He added, “Sounds to me like you can skip all the unnecessary formalities and send this arsonist straight to trial. No need to waste time!”
Donald let out a chuckle. “Mr. Baldwin, you really are a genius This guy was just swearing up and down that he was innocent and that all the evidence was fake. But the moment you show up, he just hands us a confession on a silver platter. Mr. Baldwin, you’re a crime-fighting legend!”
Michael finally realized he had walked straight into Kingsley’s trap. Fuming, he cursed at Kingsley, “Kingsley, you son of a bitch. Did you just bait me into confessing?!”
The officers holding him nearly lost their grip as Michael thrashed violently.
His eyes were bloodshot as he lunged at Kingsley, roaring, “If I’m going down, I swear I’ll take you with me!”
Kingsley slapped him so hard that Michael flew backward, crashing onto the floor.
“You’re already screwed, yet you still have the nerve to threaten me?” Kingsley dusted off his hands. “You sure don’t know your place.”
Michael scrambled to his feet, his face burning with humiliation. He turned to Donald and barked, “Mr. Warren, he just assaulted me! I’m still a citizen with rights-I demand you arrest him immediately!”
Michael scrambled to his feet, his face burning with humiliation. He turned to Donald and barked, “Mr. Warren, he just assaulted me! I’m still a citizen with rights-I demand you arrest him immediately!” V
Donald blinked, looking completely clueless. “Mr. Baldwin hit you? Huh? I didn’t see anything.”
The other officers shook their heads and chimed in, “Yeah, didn’t see anything either!”
“Must’ve been your imagination, Mr. Rhodes!”
Another said, “Mr. Baldwin is a respected friend of the department-there’s no way he’d resort to violence!”
Michael’s expression twisted into utter disbelief. His mouth opened and closed as if he was trying to process what had just happened.
He mumbled, “Y-You…”
He had just taken a full-force slap, his lip was split, and his entire face was throbbing in pain. Yet, these bastards were all acting like it never happened. This was not just a li-it was blatant gaslighting!
At that moment, Tiana emerged from the building, flanked by Jerry and her security team.
Lauren’s eyes widened, and she rushed forward. “Mom, are you okay?”
Tiana looked at her daughter with a rare warmth in her eyes. She smiled. “At least, in a moment like this, you still remember to care about me.”
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Lauren cared about Tiana, but no matter how much she did her mother still insisted on forcing her into marriage with the Driscoll family. There was no crueler irony in a mother-daughter relationship than this.
The moment Tiana appeared, Michael’s eyes lit up with hope. He shouted desperately, “Aunt Tiana, I’m innocent! You have to save me!”
His plea, however, only drew mocking laughter from the crowd. At this point, it was clear-Michael had set fire to the Wellers’ warehouse. This was a major felony, and no matter how powerful Tiana was, even she could not cover for him now.
Hence, begging for help was useless.
Kingsley thought Tiana likely was about to abandon Michael her puppet, for good. Yet, what happened next shocked everyone.
Tiana turned to Donald and said coldly, “Mr. Warren, Michael is part of the Rhodes family. If you want to take him, you’d better show me absolute, undeniable proof!”
Donald frowned. “Mrs. Rhodes, don’t make this difficult for me.”
Tiana’s voice turned sharp. “No, you are making things difficult for me! Let him go immediately. I will not tolerate you taking one of my own!”
Donald’s expression darkened. “Mrs. Rhodes, I know the Rhodes family has immense influence in Jayrodale. But have you considered the consequences? If you openly shield an arsonist, you’ll be treated as an accomplice.”
Tiana let out a cold laugh. “Do you think I, Tiana Lambert, am someone who can be intimidated? Release him, or I swear, none of you will be leaving this building today!”
Donald’s face twitched in fury. If anyone else had dared to threaten him like that, he would have drawn his gun on the spot.
Lauren, Marcus, and the others panicked.
“Mrs. Rhodes, you can’t go against the law like this!”
“Yes, please reconsider! Mr. Rhodes is the prime suspect right now. If he’s truly innocent, we can appeal later, but this isn’t the time to challenge the authorities!”
Even Jerry was taken aback, staring at Tiana in disbelief. “Mrs. Rhodes, no matter how determined you are you can’t save him. You should be focusing on the Rhodes family and the company. That’s what truly matters.”
Tiana’s expression remained icy. Her voice dropped to a chilling tone. “Since when did my words stop carrying weight? Have you all forgotten who I am?”
She continued, “I’m making myself clear-no one is taking Michael! If anyone lays a hand on him, they’ll be my enemy!”
Lauren stared at Tiana in shock, her eyes welling up with tears. “I rushed here in a panic, terrified that something might have happened to you. I was worried sick about you. But now, you’re willing to go to war with the police over an arsonist?
“Tiana Lambert, have you lost your mind? When did you become someone who can’t even tell right from wrong?” By the time she finished, Lauren was sobbing uncontrollably. For the first time, she catted her mother by her name, tears streaming down her face,
Tiana’s blind devotion to Michael, to the point of losing all reason, was something Lauren could neither understand nor accept.
Tiana’s expression darkened, and she struck Lauren across the face. The slap was brutally heavy, instantly leaving Lauren’s cheek red and swollen.
Tiana said coldly. “Listen here-you’re just a daughter who will be married off soon-a woman whose future no longer belongs to this family. Michael, on the other hand, is the heir to the Rhodes family.
“He is the future CEO of Rhodes Corporation. I’ll never allow anything to happen to him. Even if you had to be sacrificed, I still wouldn’t let anything happen to Michael. Do you understand now?”
Each word was like a knife plunging into Lauren’s heart.
Michael threw his head back and let out a cruel, triumphant laugh. He taunted, “Lauren, I told you-you never beat me! Whether it’s Aunt Tiana or the entire Rhodes Corporation board, they’re all on my side.
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“They favor me because they know I am the future of this company. So what if you and Kingsley keep defeating me over and over? At the end of the day, you will always be beneath me!”
A sharp gurgle sounded, and Lauren suddenly coughed up mouthful of blood. The pain in her heart was unbearable-it felt like someone had carved a hole straight through her soul.
She looked at Tiana and let out a hollow, bitter laugh, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. She whispered, “I see now… you never loved me. You’re still the same person-always saying it’s for my own good, always pretending to care, but it’s all a lie.”
Marcus and the others clenched their fists, their eyes burning with fury as they glared at Tiana. What she had just done to Lauren-her own daughter-was beyond cruel.
Francesca’s tears had already spilled over. She could not hold back anymore and cried out, “Mrs. Rhodes, Lauren is your daughter-your own flesh and blood! How could you hurt her like this for Michael? Are you really willing to destroy your own child just to protect him?”
Tiana’s body tensed, her fingers twitching slightly. No one else noticed, but Kingsley did.
Her fists were clenched so tightly that her nails dug into her palms. When she finally spoke, her voice remained cold and emotionless.
“She defies me at every turn and refuses to listen to me. A daughter like that is not worthy of being called mine,” she spat.
It was as if she had completely given up on Lauren.
Then, the room gasped as Lauren’s body suddenly gave out. She collapsed, crashing to the floor. Even as she lost consciousness, tears continued to stream down her face.
Kingsley caught her in time and gently passed her into Francesca’s arms.
Francesca sobbed. “Kingsley, is she okay? Please, let’s get her out of here-I don’t want to stay in this place a second longer!”
Kingsley’s face remained emotionless. “I’ll take her away. But first, I have something to do.”
Without another word, he turned and walked toward Tiana.
Jerry and the other guards immediately tensed, cold sweat forming on their brows.
Jerry barked, “Kingsley, what are you doing?! Stay away from Mrs. Rhodes-don’t do anything reckless!”
Even Marcus could feel it-the violent, simmering rage emanating from Kingsley. If anything happened to Lauren, there was no question that Kingsley would be the first to explode.
Marcus pleaded, “Mr. Baldwin, please-calm down! Mrs. Rhodes is Lauren’s mother! If you do anything to her, it’ll only put Lauren in a worse position!”
Kingsley suddenly stopped three steps away from Tiana. Without hesitation, he lifted his foot-and stomped Michael’s head into the ground.
Michael did not even have time to scream. Blood splattered from his mouth as he blacked out on the spot, completely unconscious.
Tiana’s pupils shrank, her expression flickering for the first time. Her lips curled into a sharp, almost crazed smile. “Kingsley, you’ve got guts. Do you really think I won’t end you right now?”
Her heart was racing-faster than it should have been. No one else could tell, but she could feel it.
That instinctive, gut reaction that only surfaced when standing before a true threat. Still, she refused to believe that Marvin’s pawn-this so-called ‘Kingsley Baldwin’-could actually challenge her.
She thought there was simply no way.
Kingsley met her gaze, his voice eerily calm as she growled, ‘I’ll end whoever dares to hurt my woman. don’t care what kind of schemes you’re running or what het you’re hiding, Mrs. Rhodes. But listen tome carefully-this is the first and last time I let this slide.”
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Kingsley said coldly, “If this ever happens again, then you and the Rhodes family will be done!”
Tiana’s rage was palpable, but she was not the only one stunned. Everyone around them stared at Kingsley in shock, their eyes wide with disbelief.
They could not believe that Kingsley had just openly threatened Tiana. Moreover, it was not just her, but all of the Rhodes family.
He did not even try to hide it-this was a blatant, unfiltered warning. The sheer audacity of it was beyond anything anyone had ever seen.
Even Donald felt a shiver crawl down his spine. This was a war between giants, and in a battle like this, bystanders could be crushed just by standing too close.
If Tiana truly decided to attack Kingsley, what side could he even take?
Not that it mattered-no matter which side he chose, he was powerless here.
Tiana was from the Lamberts, a name that carried immense weight in Gabo Creek. Additionally, she was also backed by the Rhodes family. With both powerhouses supporting her, Donald would not be able to do anything to her, even with his position as the police chief commissioner.
And Kingsley? Donald could not even begin to measure his reach.
Jayrodale’s underground ruler, the one who held all the power in the shadows. Connected to Marvin, the wealthiest man in Jayrodale, and Mark, the mayor, and a network of forces that even Donald did not fully understand.
But more than anything, what terrified Donald the most-was Kingsley himself. Donald had known Kingsley for some time now, and the deeper he dug, the more one thing became clear.
There was only one way to describe Kingsley: unfathomable.
Lauren had only passed out because of emotional distress. Physically, she was not in critical danger, but her spirit had been shattered.
Kingsley carried her to the couch in her office, gently lying her down before placing a vitality pill between her lips. That should calm her nerves.
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