Micah''s eyes zed with fury, and he suddenly kicked Joe hard.


    Joe spat out a mouthful of blood and hit the ground like a sack of bricks.


    "You think I won''t kill you?" Micah red at Joe, his voice icy. "Let me tell you, even here in Country C, even in the Louis family, if I want you dead, you won''t see tomorrow!" "Micah, you..." Joe spat out more blood, seething with rage.


    "Mr. Louis!" Joe''s men rushed in, trying to help him up. "Mr. Clemens, how can you do this? You guys are friends."


    "Friends?" Micah scoffed. "I thought he was my friend, and he stole my woman."


    "Sadie is my fiancée. She''s mine," Joe shouted defiantly.


    "She was just in bed with me. Still wanna marry her?" Micah taunted.


    "You..." Joe was livid. "I''ll kill you, kill you!" he screamed.


    "Go ahead, try," Micah sneered, egging him on.


    "Get help, call the soldiers; I want this bastard dead," Joe ordered, still fuming.


    Sadie, wrapped in a thin nket, walked over and knocked Joe out with a single chop.


    Instantly, the room fell silent.


    "Take Joe back," Sadie ordered Joe''s men.


    "Yes, ma''am." They quickly took Joe away.


    Sadie nced at Annika, who immediately followed them out, calling Jesse''s men to ensure Joe got home safely.


    If anything happened to Joe on the way, it would be a mess to exin.


    Everyone cleared out.


    In the room, only Sadie, Micah, Annika, and Andrew remained.


    "Micah, you''re something else," Sadie red at him, teeth clenched. "Happy now? Got your revenge?"


    "Not even close," Micah replied, a cigar in one hand and a ss of wine in the other, not even looking at her. "What will it take for you to let me see the kids?" Sadie asked, trying to keep her cool. "Name your price!" Micah was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Cancel the wedding, and never get married. Ever."


    Sadie looked at him, stunned. "Why? What does my not getting married have to do with you? How dare you ckmail me?" "Guess you don''t really want to see the kids," Micah sneered. "Didn''t you ask for my terms? You can''t even do this one thing." "Those are my kids. You have no right to keep them from me," Sadie shouted, furious.


    "I''m doing it now. What are you gonna do about it?" Micah sneered, not budging an inch. "You..." Sadie was about to lose it.


    "Do you really want to get married that badly?" Micah shot back. "After tonight, do you think the Louis family will still marry you?"


    "It''s none of your business. You have no right to mess with my life," Sadie retorted, on the edge of losing her mind.


    "Fine, go have your freedom," Micah said coldly, heading straight to the bathroom.


    "Micah." Sadie tried to stop him, but Andrew stepped in, "Ms. James, Mr. Clemens is really pissed right now. Talking won''t help. You should go back first." Annika draped a coat over Sadie. "Yeah, let''s get out of here."


    Sadie, wrapped in a nket, had no choice but to leave. Annika felt bad for her but knew sometimes being too reasonable just doesn''t cut it.


    Sadie was in a tough spot and had to leave.


    "Ms. James." Andrew called out, reminding her quietly, "Arya and the others have been driven out. With just the three of them, they can''t take the kids from Rn." "What? Are you underestimating the James family?" Annika snapped.


    "That''s not what I meant." Andrew frowned, speaking softly, "Forcibly taking them won''t work. We have to negotiate slowly."