Chapter 269

"Well, the City Bank president is dead. I can't guarantee we'll resolve this smoothly, so we need to prepare for the worst and stay somewhere else for now," Marrie explained, providing Steven with an address. He soon drove the car to one of her other properties in Levix City. Once they entered the house, Marrie told Steven, "You'll stay here for the next few days." "What about your daughter? Aren't you worried about her?" Steven asked. "She's at school and should be safe for now. I need to make some calls and see if I can pull some strings to turn this around," Marrie replied. Steven grabbed Marrie's arm and said, "You don't need to worry about it. I can handle this." "Now's not the time to show off," Marrie replied, assuming Steven was bluffing. After all, Steven had been isolated for two years and didn't seem to have any influential connections. This wasn't a problem that could be solved with brute force. Marrie went into another room to make her calls, leaving Steven to sigh i