William Newton collected the shadowy anger from his eyes and turned to the servant who had just come in, restoring his usual calm and authoritative demeanor.

“Let the traffic police handle him. Lucian’s sick and unconscious anyway.”

With his reputation already shredded, he no longer needed to maintain the big brother hero image. If Lucian got held by the authorities for a while, it would save William the trouble of forcing him out of the team himself.

But, as expected, his plan fell short. After checking the surveillance footage, the traffic officers gave a light warning and had Michael Newton bring Lucian back home.

This left Sam, the security guard,...