Chapter 321: The Only Possible Choice (+18)
Helen got up and moved to the couch where he was sitting.
She gently stroked his arm before moving to his neck and face. She didn’t say anything, silently admiring his features.
"Do you want to talk about what happened with Hatoru?" Yohan finally asked, feeling like it was coming anyway.
"Why would I?" The words rolled off her tongue without a hint of emotion.
"Seriously? I thought you were against what I did."
"I was," she replied with a heavy sigh, "but the truth is, you did the right thing. I would have done it too if I wasn’t so cowardly."
"All the things he did, all the lives he ruined... I should have shot him the moment I had the chance, but instead I hesitated and almost got that woman killed."
"It’s not your fault." Yohan placed a hand on her shoulder, caressing it softly.
"No, it is." She shook her head. "I should have done it myself, but after chasing a man like him for all these years, what I wanted more than anything was to see him behind bars. I wanted him to suffer the punishment of my justice."
She paused and let out another heavy sigh.
"It was my ego trying to convince me I had a choice. But the truth is there’s no guarantee that if I had managed to take Hatoru into custody, I’d even be able to bring him to trial. What you did was the only possible choice at the moment, and I’m sorry I couldn’t realize it before now."
"It’s fine." Yohan cracked a grin. "I’m very happy I got to kill that old bastard with my own two hands. If I could, I’d probably do it all over again."
There was bloodlust in his eyes, the kind that looked hungry for more. At least, that’s what it looked like to Helen, but only for a moment.
She reminded herself of who was sitting in front of her.
’It’s Yohan. He’s not a criminal like Hatoru. He was only pushed into an unfortunate situation’
Even so, the thought made her just a little more wary of him.
"Yohan, what do you plan on doing when you find the ledger?" she asked.
"Depends on who ends up having it, but I honestly don’t have much interest in whatever’s written inside it. I just don’t want the people I care about getting hurt because of it."
"Well, it holds the key to most of the wealth Hatoru accumulated in his lifetime, along with the secrets of his business," Helen said, glancing at him.
"That means whoever has it would know all of his illegal connections, including the city officials collecting bribes from him?"
"Yes, If we get our hands on it, we can turn it in and send them all away."
Her voice became firm at the last part, almost as though she’d already made up her mind about what she planned to do with it.
But Yohan wasn’t truly on board with that plan.
Instead, he was more concerned about what would happen to the Jade Island project if the mayor was sent away.
Helen’s money was also tied up in it, but it didn’t seem like she cared about that one bit, so he didn’t want to bring it up.
"Is that really necessary?" he asked casually.
"What do you think? I’m talking about bringing down the bad guys."
"Yeah, but attracting this much trouble is sure to get someone killed. You’d be backing these men into a corner and making them desperate. What if they try to attack Mia or Remi? Or maybe even Izumi or Jenna? I can’t afford to lose any of them."
"So what are you saying? That we should just hand over the book and let them go on committing crimes?"
She paused for a second.
"Yohan, somebody has to find a way to hold these men accountable. If not, they’ll continue believing they’re untouchable."
Even if he didn’t want to admit it, she was right. The men who had supported Hatoru couldn’t be allowed to walk scot-free.
"Okay."
If she was insistent about it, the only choice was to agree.
’But before she makes any move, I’ll make sure to secure my wealth’
They might not be good people, but he wasn’t going to let that stop him from getting his big break. His money wasn’t dirty like theirs, so he had to make sure it wasn’t treated as such.
’Now where do I start?’ he wondered. ’Should I go see the mayor or Emily?’
Just as he was starting to formulate a plan, Helen crossed her legs over his lap and sat facing him.
"What are you thinking about?" she asked flirtatiously.
"Nothing really, just going over the things you said." It was hard for him to meet her eyes, afraid she would see the guilt behind them.
"Well, why don’t we distract ourselves for a bit?"
She was already slipping her hand beneath his shirt.
A smirk appeared on his face as he realized where she was going.
"Well, what do you have in mind?" he asked, light and playful
Her hand reached down and she lifted herself slightly as she began feeling for his cock through his pants.
When she finally felt the hard rod pushing against his crotch, a grin cut across her face.
She went down on her knees and unbuckled his belt before pulling his pants down to his ankle and taking out his cock from his boxers
She rubbed it against the side of her face,
"It’s so warm..."
she continued caressing his dragon as if she was giving it a hug.
"I’m going to take good care of you," she gave the tip a small kiss, before running her tongue against it like it was a lollipop.
The raw sensation against his cock made his body jerk.
’It’s been a while since I got a blowjob from Helen, I have to enjoy it’
He tried hard to convince himself to hold on a little longer, but she hadn’t even started yet, and he already felt like he was about to explode.