Chapter 376

An hour after the man who stabbed Samuel was caught, Serene got the news. "What's wrong with you? Didn't you say he wouldn't get caught?" She was shaking with fear, barely able to hold her phone. "Serene, we lost a man. We're letting you off easy by not coming after you." The other person was angry too. "Do you even know who you messed with? The ones who came for him weren't regular cops." Serene's palms were sweating. What did he mean by not being regular cops? Did that bitch, Bethany, know such people? Now wasn't the time to dwell on these details. The other person made an unreasonable demand. "Ten million. Transfer all in one go. Or else, if my men talk, you'll be the one in jail." "Ten million? Are you crazy?" Serene snapped, "We agreed on five million dollars. I won't pay a cent more." "Then prepare to spend your days in jail." The man seemed ready to hang up. Serene couldn't possibly let herself go to jail. She had to compromise. "Fine! Ten million it is. I'll gather it r