Karin is pissed off by his remorseless word and questions, “Don’t you know where he is? You ignored
my beg as if you’ve disposed of him secretly.”
“Dispose of him secretly?’
Troy arches his brow as incredulity spreads across his face. “How could you regard me in that way? I’ll
keep my promise to save him even if he’s the murderer who wanted to kill me.”
“So, what are you doing here? Why not go and save him?”
“Because my promise is to let go of him for once instead of his whole lifetime.”
He rises to his feet and steps toward the French windows, his hands in his suit pants pockets.
“Besides, our wedding ceremony is around the corner, and I don’t want any distractions now.”
“If Jacob is still missing, I won’t marry you!”
“You…”
Karin is very annoyed. “You know I treat him as my brother, but you don’t care about him at all. Fine. I’ll
turn to the police.”
“Nonsense!”
Troy bellows coldly and angrily grabs her shoulders. “Fine. I’ll help you search for him. For the record, I
just find the trace of him.”
Karin nods. “Okay.”
At the moment, she just wants to know if Jacob is safe.
Waiting in upset and worry, she finally gets Troy’s call. He tells her Jacob now works for his former boss
to take charge of the casino’s security.
She can’t believe what Troy says.
Rushing all the way to Troy’s office, she asks, “How do you get it?”
“None of your business. I can promise you what I say is truth.”
“Bullshit! Jacob once promised me that he’d never work for the mafia. He wants to come clean and live
a decent life.”
“Which fools idiots like you.”
Troy levels her with an angry look.
“No, he really meant it. I can tell he didn’t lie. He must have been forced back to the hard life.
Karin frowns and drops herself down to the ground near Troy’s desk. Looking at her reaction, Troy
knows her thoughts. “Don’t you ever imagine that I’d investigate the whole thing as I said I only found
his trace for you.”
“Troy, please. You can’t walk away like this.”
“He must have put a spell on you since you can’t see the truth clearly. How much do you know him?
Can’t you see he’s a liar? He’s accustomed to being a mafia hitman, and in no way will he fit in the
nine-to-five life. You can’t decide for him as he’s chosen to be back.”
“Impossible.”
Remembering Jacob’s words with his innocent eyes, she confirms, “He’s back because he was caught
by those bad guys. You have to bring him back.”
“Why?”
“He’s my brother.”
“Do you have any blood connections?”
Karin’s exasperated at his question. “But how to explain you regard Robert as your brother?”
“Robert’s loyal to me, but Jacob wanted to murder me. I might return evil for good, but never will me do
it the other way.”
“What’s past is past. Jacob didn’t mean it. Why can’t you let it go?”
“I don’t. I’m just not engaged to save him.”
“Fine.”
Karin rises to her feet and leaves his office.
She can’t understand why does Troy always take it personally with Jacob?
Coming across Robert in front of the lift, an idea crosses Karin’s mind. “Which casino is Jacob at?”
Robert asks her with uncertainty, “Don’t tell me you’re going to find him.”
He looks around before saying in whisper, “Only real gamblers are allowed to enter the casino, people
like you go there will get killed.”
He makes a gesture of cutting off his head.
“I’m wondering if I can call the police for help.”
Robert says in low voice, “Then Jacob will be involved in the mafia stuff, and he will be put into jail
again.”
“Then what should I do?”
“Sorry, but you can do nothing with it.”
“Tell me where it is. I believe the police will help me and Jacob since he’s forced to join the mafia.”
Robert sighs and gives her the address.
After deliberating for the whole night, Karin turns to Billie since it seems that Troy won’t help Jacob.
When Billie gets her plan, she shakes her head in terror. “No. You can’t go there. It’s too dangerous.”
“I have to.”
“Why?”
“Because I want to prove that Jacob isn’t a bad guy as what Troy thinks of. I don’t believe Jacob can
fool me.”
“But I don’t think Troy fool you. He has told you the fact.”
“Seeing is believing. I have to ask him why he does it again.”
“But how can you get in there? It’s said the mafia casinos are hard to get in.”
“That’s why I come here to ask for your help.”
Billie steps backward. “What do you want?”
“I remember you said that your landlady was addicted to gamble. She must know all the casinos
around. You tell her I’m a gambler and asks her to bring me with her.”
“Are you sure you want to do this?”
“Of course!”
“What if Troy doesn’t agree?”
“I didn’t tell him my plan, since he doesn’t want to help me.”
“You don’t have to take a risk for a stranger.”
Karin’s unhappy. “Billie, why do you think of him the way as Troy does? I believe he’s innocent as I
regard him as my brother.”
Billie knows that Karin has made up her mind. “Okay. I’ll have a try and tell my landlady.”
“Thank…”
“Save it. I’m at the risk of being killed by Troy. Listen. Come back as soon as possible after meeting
Jacob.”
“Relax. I can take care of myself.”
“What if you can’t find him?”
“Which proves that Troy has lied to me.”
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