The voice was somewhat rough, but the arrogance in it was far more intense than that of the women. Elizabeth wiped her fingers and took two steps back. She saw a burly man, at least six feet tall, standing outside the building. Valentin Dobbins was dressed in a black suit and wore a gold necklace. Following him were his subordinates, dressed loosely, each carrying tools. Elizabeth frowned.

“Boss!” The man on the ground cried and crawled up, cursing, “It’s this woman; she hit us! Look at my brother’s face!” Another man also ran over, his hands covered in blood.

The boss frowned and cursed, “Useless, can’t you even handle a woman? Both of you, get out!” Elizabeth raised an eyebrow and took two steps back.

As they were leaving, the two men said, “This woman is not simple; she’s rich! She’s from Lisbun!” After saying that, the two men ran off.

Valentin looked Elizabeth up and down. Not simple? How complicated could she be? She did look pretty.

“Are you from Lisbun?” he asked.

Elizabeth replied coldly, “So what?”

Valentin chuckled and joked with his friends, “The women from Lisbun are different from the women in Dream City!” Elizabeth sensed the sarcasm in Valentin’s tone. To him, women were probably just a topic for after-dinner jokes.

“Who do you know in Lisbun?” He walked in, pulled over a chair, and sat down. The people behind him followed in and stood in a line. Even if Elizabeth wanted to fight, she couldn’t win. Gavin silently wiped his sweat. It was over. This was the gang boss of Dream City, Valentin. Valentin’s big brother was in the county; Valentin’s younger brother was a thug. Valentin was the second in the family, the most ruthless and the worst. He did all the illegal stuff.

“I don’t know anyone; I’m just a researcher,” Elizabeth raised her face.

Valentin sneered, “Researcher? Is it promising?”

“Do you want to follow me? Stay in Dream City?” He tapped the table, his voice sounding very harsh.

Elizabeth smiled, “Not interested.”

Gavin and Zander exchanged a glance. Gavin was very worried. Could they still walk out of here alive? This Valentin was not easy to deal with.

“Then what are you interested in? Tell me,” he tugged at his ear, and just as Elizabeth was about to speak, he added, “But don’t say you’re interested in your research. I don’t care about that stuff!”

Elizabeth laughed. “Right now, I’m only interested in research, sorry to disappoint you.” Valentin’s face slowly turned cold. At this moment, her tone was not at all friendly. Fuck, didn’t she know who he was? How dare she speak to him like that? The women in Dream City all tried to please him; they had to flatter him! She was really asking for it!

“I’m in a good mood today. You just hurt two of my friends. I won’t hold it against you now. How about this, you meet one of my conditions, and I’ll let you go, okay?” As he spoke, Valentin glanced at Zander.

“Mr. Watson,” Zander spoke.

Valentin immediately pointed at Zander, “You better shut up, or I’ll…”

Elizabeth shook her head at Zander, signaling him not to help her.

“Go ahead,” Elizabeth wanted to hear Valentin’s condition.

Valentin laughed heartily. He pointed at Elizabeth’s shoes. “Take off your shoes.”

Elizabeth frowned, what did he mean?