Chapter 31: Give Daryl a Beating
Caroline had just returned to her office when her phone vibrated in her pocket.
At the same time, at the Specter Syndicate's headquarters in Silvermoon City.
Kevin hurried in, his expression grave.
"Mr. Anderson, Ms. Collins was given a hard time by Daryl at the company."
"Daryl deliberately challenged her during the meeting, but Ms. Collins handled it easily. Now Daryl's holding a grudge and planning to play dirty."
James paused from handling documents, looked up, and his eyes instantly turned ice-cold.
"Arrange for two people."
"When Daryl gets off work, find a quiet alley, throw a sack over his head, and beat him up. He dares to target Caroline—teach him a lesson."
Kevin immediately nodded in agreement.
Then James thought of something and asked,
"The West family and the Saunders family—any movement from them?"
Kevin's face grew serious, his expression somewhat complicated.
"No movement at all. The Turner family was completely destroyed, and they're acting like they didn't see anything. No action, no one sent to probe."
James tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, his gaze deep.
"It's not that there's no movement—they're watching."
"They're not sure if I was the one who crushed the Turner family. They're wary but don't dare offend me easily."
"The quieter they are, the bigger the problem."
"They must be plotting something."
"Have people watch them around the clock. Any sign of trouble, report to me immediately."
"Yes!"
Kevin responded and withdrew.
James picked up his phone, looked at Caroline's photo on the screen, and the coldness in his eyes gradually faded, leaving only tenderness and concern.
He knew Caroline was strong-willed and didn't want to always be protected by him.
But he couldn't bear to let her suffer even the slightest grievance.
On the other side, Daryl was getting angrier by the minute.
He sat in his office, his face dark as a storm cloud.
He refused to accept being overshadowed by Caroline like this.
His eyes rolled, and a scheme formed in his mind.
He grabbed a contract, stood up, and walked straight to Caroline's office.
Pushing the door open, he slammed the contract down on Caroline's desk, his tone dripping with sarcasm.
"Caroline, since you're so capable, this task is yours."
Caroline looked up.
"What task?"
"Renewing the contract with the Laurent Group."
Daryl's lips curved into a vicious smile.
"Mr. Laurent is notoriously difficult to deal with. So many people have tried to negotiate with him and failed."
"If you can close this renewal deal, I'll never bother you again. I'll even bow down to you."
He knew perfectly well.
Allan Laurent from the Laurent Group was a notorious lecher who never knew restraint around young, beautiful women.
Sending Caroline to negotiate the renewal was pushing her into the abyss.
When Caroline got taken advantage of and word got out, her reputation would be ruined.
Even if the renewal failed, he could use it as an excuse to attack her and force her out.
Killing two birds with one stone.
Caroline looked at the contract, her expression calm, without the slightest hesitation.
"Fine, I'll go."
Daryl was stunned, clearly not expecting her to agree so readily.
Then he sneered, his tone even more cutting,
"Ambitious! I hope you won't come back crying and begging me later."
Caroline didn't look at him again. She picked up the contract, stood up, and prepared to go to the meeting.
Daryl watched her back, a flash of malice in his eyes.
Caroline, you asked for this.
Meanwhile, James soon got the news and immediately sent people to investigate Allan.
Soon, Kevin sent the information to James.
"Mr. Anderson, Allan is the head of the Laurent Group, notoriously lecherous. Basically every woman who's negotiated with him has been harassed by him."
James scanned through the information, his face instantly darkening.
He clenched his fists, his face ice-cold. "What a Daryl, daring to scheme against Caroline like this."
It seemed the lesson he'd planned to give Daryl was still too lenient!
Right now, the priority was to find Caroline. As for Daryl, he'd deal with him when he got back!
Without another thought, James quickly put on his coat and headed out.
However, just as the convoy drove out of the street, a dozen masked men in black suddenly rushed out from the roadside.
Armed with guns, they opened fire on the convoy without warning.
Bullets hit the bulletproof car body with piercing sounds.
"Mr. Anderson, they're mercenaries hired from the dark web!"
Iron Wolf's face changed.
James sat in the back seat, his eyes ice-cold, completely calm.
"Quick battle, don't waste time."
As soon as he finished speaking, Specter Syndicate members instantly got out and fought back.
Gunshots rang out continuously. In just over a minute, all the assassins were knocked to the ground, wailing in pain.
James didn't even glance at them, saying coldly.
"Drive."
The convoy started again, shooting toward the hotel like an arrow.
Inside the hotel's private room.
Allan sat in the main seat, his lecherous gaze glued to Caroline, scanning her up and down without any attempt to hide it.
"Ms. Collins is indeed beautiful, even more stunning than the rumors say."
As he spoke, he reached out to grab Caroline's wrist.
Caroline dodged to the side, her expression cold, her tone firm.
"Mr. Laurent, let's discuss the contract renewal."
"What's the rush?"
Allan chuckled, poured two glasses of wine, and pushed them in front of Caroline.
"Have a drink first. Once we're having a good time, the contract will be easy to discuss."
Caroline pushed the wine glass away, not giving an inch.
"I don't drink."
Allan's face instantly darkened, his tone becoming harsh and sleazy.
"Stop acting so high and mighty."
"You became vice manager by relying on men, didn't you? Don't play the virtuous woman in front of me."
He suddenly reached out and grabbed Caroline's wrist with alarming force.
"Today, you drink with me until I'm satisfied, and I'll sign the contract immediately!"
Caroline struggled hard, her wrist gripped so tightly it hurt, her face pale.
"Let go of me!"
"Let go?"
Allan wore a lewd smile, his other hand reaching for her shoulder.
"I've seen plenty of women like you. You act all virtuous now, but in bed you're more shameless than anyone!"
Caroline thought quickly and grabbed the glass wine bottle from the table, smashing it hard on the floor.
The sound of shattering glass was ear-piercing. Allan was startled, his movement pausing, then he became even more furious.
"You bitch, you dare resist?"
He grabbed Caroline's sleeve and yanked hard, tearing it open and exposing Caroline's smooth skin.
Caroline was shocked and angry, struggling desperately.
The Collins Group employees standing nearby were all specially arranged by Daryl. Each one kept their head down, watching the show, not daring to make a sound.
Seeing this, Allan became even more brazen, reaching to grab Caroline's waist.
"You really don't know what's good for you. Today I'm going to rape you!"
Just then!
The private room door was violently kicked open.
James stood in the doorway, his entire body radiating bone-chilling coldness, his eyes as cold as death itself, staring at the scene inside the room.
The killing intent around him could almost freeze the entire room.
Allan turned to see James and immediately exploded, pointing at his nose and cursing.
"What kind of idiot are you? Dare to ruin my fun!"
"Do you know who I am?"