Seeing the determination in Layla's eyes, Hayden simply said, "Good luck."

Meanwhile, Cole stood in front of the office window and watched as the neon lights lit up the city. The bustling night view outside signaled the start of the night life.

Had it been any time before, he would have left the office and headed out to enjoy the night life; but today, he was not in the mood.

He had been forced into bankruptcy by his own uncle and would be bearing a tremendous amount of debt.

He did regret what he had done, but mostly, he resented it all.

He had been leading a comfortable life as Elliot's nephew, and yet, it was as easy as killing a bug for Elliot to crush him.

For the past few days, Cole watched his own father called Elliot countless times, begging for mercy in order to salvage the situation. His father had hoped that Elliot would forgive him for the sake of their kinship, but Elliot would either refuse the call or transfer the call to his assistant.

'Elliot is merciless! My ow