Chapter 44 (A Reason Behind not Appearing)

After going into the hotel, Jacob texted Tony and told him to give Joel the boot.

He didn't want to dine with the latter, nor did he want the Anderson family to know about his identity. In truth, he wanted to see how much longer Kyle and Cassie could provoke him.

In the hotel, everyone surrounded Dalton with deferential expressions on their faces.

Some of them were even aware of his penchant for collecting antiques, so they had searched high and low for rare antiques as a gift for him that day.

Beside Dalton was a burly middle-aged man with a grim expression who was vigilant at all times. That was his personal bodyguard, Juda Turner. Juda was a retired member of the Dragon Squadron and once protected Dalton when the latter was still holding office. When the man stepped down, he did the same and continued guarding him ever since.

Dalton would bring Juda along for security purposes every time he attended a public event.