Besides the driver's seat and the passenger seat in the front row, there were six more places in the back of the car arranged in two rows, face to face.
Adkins, Boswell, and Colman occupied one row as Damian, Matthew, and Erica sat opposite to them. The bodyguard was in the passenger seat next to the driver.
The whole way to school went smoothly. After dropping the kids off, the couple headed towards ZL Group. Without the children around her, Erica felt free to get more comfortable.
Leaning against Matthew, she put her arms around his waist and acted like a spoiled child. "I'll drive you to work every morning, and then work hard to make money for you." 'The money he earns should be saved for our sons' future, ' she thought.
The man caressed her long hair and said with a smile, "Then I'm going to starve to death, aren't I?"
"How could it be? If I work harder, I will make hundreds of thousands of dollars a month, won't I?" EM's name was already well-known. Tons of people looked for her to take photos of them.
Only she wasn't taking any requests at the moment. After all, the studio was still under preparation, and she didn't even have an assistant yet. She had just taken photos for Dylan and Noreen so far, but it had been quite tiresome to do the whole work on her own.
"Hundreds of thousands of dollars a month?" Matthew thought for a moment and had to speak honestly. "It doesn't buy one meal of mine."
"What?" Erica suddenly sat up straight and gasped, "You are such a big spender!"
With a smile that reached his eyes, Matthew took her hand and comforted her, "So, I'll continue to make money from now on. You only need to worry about doing whatever you want every day."
"Well… that's okay, but what about our four sons? You must be more frugal so we can ensure their future!"
He didn't think so. "We won't have more money by saving, but by earning it. Don't worry about it. I'll keep working hard to make more and more money."
She still wanted to discuss it further, but they had arrived at ZL Group. Once the car stopped, the bodyguard opened the door for them and interrupted the conversation altogether.
Mathew got out of the vehicle first and turned around to help his wife out. At this time, her phone started ringing in her purse.
Holding his arm not to fall, she picked up the phone and said, "Hello, it's me."
The relaxed and joyful expression on Erica's face gradually vanished as she listened to the person on the other end of the line. Slowing down her pace, she asked, "How many people have been hospitalized?"
Her words immediately attracted Matthew's attention, making him stop in his tracks. However, he didn't interrupt her. He just stood there and waited for her to finish the call.
"I see…" Erica paused and looked at Matthew in embarrassment. After a while, she said, "I'll be there today."
As soon as she hung up the phone, Matthew asked, "Where are you going?"
"To K Country." She added in a low voice, "My people of the Violet Eagles had a conflict with others from a different organization. A few of them were killed. The leader in charge of the group informed the royal army of K Country… The situation is quite complicated in there at the moment. Chantel is on a red carpet in Paris, and Tessie can't handle what's going on herself, so I have to… I have to go there in person."
Matthew's eyes darkened, but he quickly made a decision. "I'll go with you!"
"No, please. Go to your office. I'll be fine. After all, the royal army of K Country will be present, and no one will dare to act rashly while they are there." In K Country, the royal family was the most powerful of all. As soon as they intervened, every gangland was forced to bow their heads and show them some respect.
However, understanding how Matthew felt about the whole situation, Erica took his big hand into hers, showing off her diamond ring. Then she suggested softly, "If you're worried about me, you can have two bodyguards accompany me, okay?"
Ignoring the envious looks of the employees around them, Matthew pinched Erica's cheek and scolded her, "You're so capable now. You can even mobilize the royal army, can't you?" It seemed Colman wasn't bragging. What he had said was true.
Erica smiled sheepishly, shaking his hand slightly. "I was lucky to meet that old granny, but she was picked up later because of me. I'd like to visit her too while I'm there."
The employees had no idea what they were talking about. All they could see was Erica acting like a spoiled child around Matthew, which made them quite jealous of their love.
"Can I say no?" Matthew asked. Realizing that she would be away for at least three days, of course, he didn't want to let her go.
He had planned to sleep with her in his office that day, but they had barely reached the first floor of his company when one phone call had already spoiled his moment of pleasure.
"Honey, please wait for me!" As there were a lot of people around them, she was too shy to give him a hug or a kiss in front of everyone. So she could only say him goodbye.
However, Matthew held her hand tightly and urged, "I have another request."
"What is it?"
Looking her up and down, he said, "Change your dress and high heels!"
She burst into laughter. 'That's easy!' "Of course I'll change. I'm going to do something important, not attend a beauty contest. Not to mention that it's not convenient for me to fly to K Country in this dress!"
"Okay then!"
Sooner or later, he would have his men take over the Violet Eagles. The three women would then finally be free to stay at home to look after their husbands and children. In fact, they shouldn't have gotten involved in gangland matters in the first place.
Needless to say that if Gifford knew that Chantel was also one of the gang bosses, he would definitely cut off her relations with the Violet Eagles. After all, how could a military officer like himself allow his wife to be the boss of a gang?
Once she left ZL Group, Erica went home to pack her things and then headed straight to the airport.
There, she found out that not only Matthew had sent four bodyguards to accompany her, he also had booked the whole first-class cabin, so there were only the five of them traveling in it.
In K Country, it was already dark when Erica got off the plane.
Not taking the time to rest, she rushed to the hospital with her bodyguards.
More than ten of her people had been seriously injured. Two of them had just been rescued and were under close observation in the ICU.
As it was already dark outside, there were only a few people in the hospital corridor at then. Erica's sudden arrival with her bodyguards immediately attracted the attention of those present.
Soon, two people came out to greet her respectfully, "Erma, you're here!"
"Where are they?" Erica took off her sunglasses and looked at the ward nearby.
"Please follow me!"
Over a dozen wounded men had been distributed in the three buildings of the in-patient department according to the different kinds of injuries they had suffered. Erica visited them one by one.
After walking out of the hospital, she turned to the group leader and ordered, "Tod, pay for all their medical fees. When they recover, each person will be given five hundred thousand to one million dollars as compensation. Once they are fully recovered, they can go back to the Violet Eagles."
"Yes! Ma'am!"
"You come back to the Violet Eagles with me now. I want to know the details."
"Okay. Please get in the car first." Tod Yang opened the door for her before he followed her inside.
The headquarters of the Violet Eagles was located in a courtyard house in the suburb, where lots of people lived. Due to Erica's arrival in the evening, many fellows gathered outside the door of the reception room to wait for her.
The headquarters of the Violet Eagles was located in a courtyard house in the suburb, where lots of people lived. Due to Erica's arrival in the evening, many fellows gathered outside the door of the reception room to wait for her.
Erica was finally aware of the whole story by the time she heard Tod's report. As she was told, two men from the Violet Eagles had uncovered some clues about a crime the Immortal Killer Sect had committed in K Country. Unfortunately, they soon came to know they were being investigated by the Violet Eagles.
Yet the Immortal Killer Sect people didn't know who the boss of the Violet Eagles was. Therefore, they captured the two men they found investigating and killed them to keep their mouth shut. In order to avenge the two dead companions, many people of the Violet Eagles had taken action against the Immortal Killer Sect. In other words, a gang war had begun.
Quickly it became clear that the Immortal Killer Sect counted with many more people on their side. There was no way the Violet Eagles could deal with them on their own, so they contacted the royal army of K Country to put an end on the conflict and save them.
