Chapter 1 A Gift

It was quite late after a social dinner.

The cigarette held by Samuel Fisher's fingers flickered with orange sparks, and his bright eyes glanced at the faces of people sitting around the table, which looked somewhat ugly in the smoke.

Usually, he would have been willing to cater to these people, but today he was not in the mood.

He crushed out the stub in the ashtray, stood up, and walked out of the room.

Jude Cole secretively stretched his head out of the door and noticed that Samuel was walking towards the restroom. He hurried to the young girl who was standing in the corridor and said, "Angela, Young Master Fisher has gone to the gents' room. You go and wait for him outside. If you can make him invest in my company and help me pass through the current difficulty, my business will then be able to resurrect."

Angela, sweet-tempered though, was now trembling with anger and replied in a cold voice, "Dad, if you want me to serve that man tonight, you have to get ready to pick up his body tomorrow!"

All of a sudden, Jude flew into a rage and slapped Angela in her face.

"Since your mother cuckolded me, eloped with that bastard, and left you behind, I have been raising you on my own for so many years. Now it's time for you to repay me. If not, I will ask people to tear down Sunshine Orphanage!"

With tears welling up in her eyes, Angela clenched her fists tightly and said, "Fine...I will do that to repay your rearing of all these years, but I have to remind you that if anything happens to the orphanage, you'd better prepare yourself a coffin and wait for me to collect your body!"

...

After washing his hands, Samuel walked out of the restroom, and a teenage girl stopped him in the way.

With his brows furrowed, the man lowered his eyes to look at the lady whose complexion was porcelain-white and stunning.

Under the man's gaze, Angela nervously bit her bottom lip. Samuel moved his eyes upon her mouth and kept staring at it unblinkingly.

Angela was hesitating about how to open her mouth when someone coming out of the gents' bumped into her by accident and made her throw herself forward.

"Ouch!"

Samuel stood still, not making a move to help her.

The woman who fell into the man's arms pressed against his chest and apologized, "Sorry...I am sorry."

Her voice was pleasant to hear. Samuel could not help but shoot several more glances at her delicate, smooth face.

Angela looked up at Samuel quietly, who was giving off an extraordinary vibe, and thought, "So, is he the man I am going to serve for the next week?"

The man looked extremely handsome and young, and his age was probably less than thirty.

Angela tightened her hands, took a deep breath, and introduced herself, "Young Master Fisher, my name is Angela Cole, Jude Cole's daughter. I know you are new to Norlan City. Please allow me to keep you company for the following week since I grew up here."

Angela then set her lips in a grim line, the meaning of the words "keep you company" apparent.

Samuel frowned and stared at the fresh young girl, thinking that there was indeed a man called Jude Cole at the banquet.

"Does her father want me to invest in his company?" While thinking, the look in Samuel's eyes grew cold.

The Fisher Group under the man's management was going to make some investment in Norlan City. As for Jude Cole, he did hear that he was a contractor, and one of his programs in this city was cold-shouldered by the market as a murder case had happened during the development of that villa residence.

If Jude could not get funds from investors for publicity, his company would probably have to declare bankruptcy.

Being desperate for money, Jude had been trying hard to seize any chance. Therefore, Samuel's appearance in Norlan City motivated him to provide Samuel with his daughter as a gift.

Staring at Angela, the man realized that she was the present he was given this night.

He snorted lightly and fell into thoughts. In the field of business, it was hardly something new for a desperate player to send his daughter as a gift to his potential benefactors.

However, it was indeed rare to see such a stunning gift.

The man repeated the young girl's name, "Angela Cole?"

Angela hurried to reply in a soft voice, "Yes, Angela Cole it is."

Samuel thought, "The pretty name and her beautiful face perfectly bring out the best in each other."

"Come with me." After glancing at the girl, Samuel walked forward.

Angela bit her lower lip, hesitated for a moment, and then followed the man up in small steps.

Hearing the panicked steps behind him, Samuel curled up his lips into a smile.

Deep in his emotionless, cold eyes, there was a hidden beast that might dash out of its cage at any moment.