“Yeah, I did exactly what Maria said. That guy won't suspect a thing,"

Jack responded with a scoff, dismissing his teammate's worries.

Their plan worked like a charm. They managed to seize Joelle well before the noon.

Now, it was time to update Anthony and Maria about Joelle's apprehension.

Lately, the Jenkins and Barnes families had been buzzing with activity.

Their bank accounts swelled with money from overseas, like a desert suddenly blessed with rain.

However, Mrs. Jenkins was clueless that both the Jenkins and Barnes families were being funded by Empire.

The Jenkins and Barnes families were middlemen for some special folks in the Empire, facilitating their entry into Highwyn with Legitimate identities and reasons.

“What's all this about?" Canaan was baffled and turned to Mrs. Jenkins for answers. Mrs. Jenkins had always agreed with these shady deals without letting Canaan know or waiting for his approval.

“Why is our family vouching for so many foreigners all of a sudden? Who are they, what do they do, and how will they act in Highwyn?"

Mrs. Jenkins brushed off his worries.

"Relax, Canaan. It's just regular business stuff. Some investors asked me to take care of their people. Nothing weird about that, right?"

But Canaan wasn't convinced. He had skimmed the list of people they were vouching for and noticed their sharp looks and muscular builds.

"Are they athletes or something?" Canaan muttered to himself, but quickly dismissed the idea.

Then, his thoughts drifted to something illegal. He shook his head, reluctant to entertain such thoughts. Could this actually happen?

Although Mrs. Jenkins was a vicious and scheming woman, she wouldn't get mixed up in shady deals with foreign forces, would she?

After all, Mrs. Jenkins was asked to run the family temporarily by the former family head and once enjoyed the whole Jenkins family's trust.

"I just hope those folks don't cause trouble, or the whole Jenkins family..." Canaan's words trailed off.

He actually wanted to say the whole Jenkins family might be ruined by Mrs. Jenkins' decision to vouch for those people. Yet, he bit back his words, not daring to say his worries aloud.

“I'm the head of this family. I always place the interest of the whole family on my mind. No need for you to remind me," Mrs. Jenkins retorted impatiently.

Mrs. Jenkins dismissed Canaan with a wave of her hand.

Mrs. Jenkins scoffed at Canaan internally. He was quite funny, never realizing his place. To her, Canaan's two decades of fighting for the family's better operation meant nothing. He had no place challenging her.

The Jenkins family? What purpose did the Jenkins family serve if it couldn't bring her any benefits?

This time, Octavian had promised to deal with Anthony and the Sky Group. Maria was his target as well.