‘Grady is too much! He brings his men here to give me trouble just because I refuse to marry him?’ Lolita thought as she walked out quickly, with Laura following closely behind.

When she got outside, she took in a sharp breath of air when she saw what was happening in front of her. Hundreds of guards had gathered in the open space outside the hall. Each of them looked aggressive with their big swords and Grady stood in front of them leisurely.

On the opposite side were the members of the Damien family; they stood far away from Grady’s group of men as no one dared to get any closer. Since Master Damien’s death, the Damien family was no longer as influential as before in Pearl City. Naturally, they were unable to contend with the McClaren family.

Finally, Lolita snapped back to her senses. She took a step forward and shouted at Grady, "Grady, why did you bring so many people here?! What do you want?”

Grady gave a faint smirk and made his intentions clear. "What do I want? You collude