It was dark outside the bar, and there was no light on the pitch-black road. Fearlessly, Effie took Herman's hand and ran out of the alley like mad.

Five to six men were chasing after them closely.

While running, Herman looked back in horror. "Effie, what should we do now?"

Effie also looked back to find that those men were close enough to them to catch her and her brother by merely reaching out their arms. Involuntarily, her heart tightened up, thinking that they would probably die in misery if the thugs caught them.

Just as Effie was thinking about how to come through the crisis, a black business vehicle abruptly stopped in front of them with one of its doors open. A man inside shouted at Effie, "Get in the car!"

Effie, without the slightest hesitation, lifted her feet to rush into the auto.

Just as her feet landed upon the car, Herman's hand left her grip as he got caught by those pursuers. She turned back in horror, shouting, "Herman!" However, the door closed at this moment.

"Open the door!" Effie saw her younger brother being punched and kicked by the mobs through the window with bloodshot eyes and kept slapping the door like crazy. "Open it immediately!"

"You want to save him, don't you?" The man in the vehicle asked leisurely. His indifferent expression formed a stark contrast to the anxious look in Effie's eyes.

The woman paused for a second, then instantly turned to look at the man.

In the dark carriage, the sitting man appeared like a ghost. Effie could not see his appearance clearly but only a rough outline. Even so, a coldness rose from the bottom of her heart while she nerved herself to ask, "What do you mean?"

"Here is a document. As long as you sign it, I will save your brother in no time. Otherwise..." The man turned to look outside the window, continuing, "I doubt if he could hang in there for five more minutes."

Effie tilted her head to look at the document. But it was too dark for her to see the content.

"Also, I'll give you a large sum of money to repay the debts owed by your brother and send him to a standard drug rehabilitation center."

"Who are you? Why did you come to me? "Effie looked at the stranger defensively.

"It doesn't matter who I am. What does matter is that...I can provide the help you need!" The man stared at the woman with a cold look in his eyes and curled up his lips slightly. "Unless you're happy to watch your brother die!"

With that, he turned to look out of the window.

At this moment, Herman had already lost resistance ability. Being kicked and punched mercilessly, he did not even have the strength to cry for help.

Given no time to wait, Effie signed her name on the document without a second look. Then, she threw the pen away and glared at the man with her teeth clenched. "Now save him!"

"Good!" The man glanced at Effie's signature. While lifting his lips, he ordered his subordinates that were sitting in the front of the car. "Save him!"

Three days later, a grand wedding was held in the most luxurious hotel in Beacon City.

As the bride, Effie then realized what kind of document she had signed back then.

Although the woman had no idea why that man had come to her, it was worthwhile to save her brother's life with her marriage.

Furthermore, this marriage only had to last for one day.

However, when Effie saw that it was a poodle who showed up at the wedding. As broad-minded as she was, the woman could no longer remain calm.

That man was going too far.

Facing the poodle wearing a bow tie, Effie thought inwardly, "Fuck! I'll quit." However, she eventually managed to tamp down her anger.

"Miss Fletcher, from this day forward, would you like to spend your whole life with him, for richer or poorer, till death parts you two?" The host looked at Effie with a bantering smile, waiting for her response.

Looking at the poodle, Effie first twitched her lips, then flashed a graceful smile, saying, "I do! Even if he is a dog!" Since the man was in the mood to play, she would play with him.

Was not the man suggesting that the dog was his avatar? Well, Effie was more than happy to help him fulfill his wish.

It was called reciprocity. Anyways, the man was Effie's creditor.