Confusion clouded Victor's face. He asked, "What business card, Mr. Shen?"
"I don't know," Tim said coldly, casting the other man a silencing glance. Victor shut up immediately.
As soon as they arrived at the parking lot downstairs, they soon realized that their car was really gone. The whole place was empty. There were only the two flying dead leaves blown over by the winter wind.
Victor was left speechless by the turn of events.
He put his hands on his hips as he looked around, exasperated. There really was no trace of a car. "Damn it! Our car has been dragged away.
Look, Mr. Shen. The car is really gone!" He angrily pointed at the open space before them.
"I'm not fucking blind, okay?" Tim shouted. His chest heaving in fury.
The sudden outburst of anger was enough to silence Victor once more. He was stunned.
He couldn't help but think, 'Mr. Shen hasn't been wearing and shouting ever since he decided to pursue Michelle.
But why is he being so rude again?'
Victor didn't know that Tim had been holding on to this rage ever since they were still up in the ward. The disappearance of their car was simply the last straw.
All he knew was that the Tim he knew was back.
Unbidden, he laughed and slapped himself on the face. "My fault, Mr. Shen.
But what should we do now? Mr. Shen, this woman was so bold that she had our car dragged away. We need to teach her a lesson. Just say the word, and I'll have our people smash her car while she is inside it."
Tim had treated Caroline politely because he had been afraid she might say bad things about him in front of Michelle.
But now that Michelle and Leon professed their love for each other in front of him, he could only feel anger boiling inside him. It threatened to spill over.
His one true love had been taken away from him. So now, he was no longer afraid of Caroline.
"Go ahead and smash her car," Tim hissed through gritted teeth.
"Very well then. I'll do it right away, Mr. Shen. She'll never find out who is the one behind this." Victor started rubbing his hands together as a plan steadily took shape inside his head.
Tim narrowed his eyes at him.
It was a silent command that Victor should go do it now.
Victor turned around and was about to walk away when Tim stopped him. "Hold on. Make sure you don't hurt her."
"Mr. Shen? Does this mean you care about her? If you like, I can get her into your bed instead." Victor grinned. An obscenely sly look glinted in his eyes.
"Fuck off! I just want you to be careful. She isn't someone we can mess around with. We might get into trouble, understand?" Tim said seriously.
This seemed to sober Victor up. "I see. Don't worry, Mr. Shen. I got this."
On the way home that night, Caroline was driving by herself. There weren't many cars on the road, and she noticed some suspicious ones tailing her. Soon, these cars were running alongside her, forcing her to park at a blind spot.
She already knew that something bad was going to happen. She started closing her windows and locking her doors.
Once done, she took out her smartphone and clicked on the camera app to start recording a video. She also dialed the police's number on her other phone.
When the police arrived, Caroline's car was smashed beyond recognition. Fortunately, she was safe and unhurt inside it.
The police looked over her destroyed car, taking note of the flat tires that were punched by steel nails. They also discovered a black plastic bag that contained thick wads of cash.
The money was probably a compensation for the damages.
Caroline found herself speechless.
The policemen were also quite stunned.
She took in the damage her car had sustained after the frightening encounter. The front was completely sunk in. Her headlights and tail lights were smashed to pieces, and the rearview mirrors were completely ripped off.
And there was also a bag of cash.
Placing her hand on her forehead, she thought, 'What is the meaning of this?'
It was as if this was simply a child's revenge. But a child wouldn't offer a huge sum of money as compensation.
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