Chapter 156

Rhea nearly choked on her own saliva. This was officially beyond her ability to process. “There’s… there’s nothing I can do to repay you,” she muttered weakly. Then something occurred to her. “Wait, what’s your uncle’s name?” she asked seriously. “He’s my benefactor from now on. I need to remember this name for the rest of my life.” “Dominic,” Jeremy said around a mouthful of marshmallow. Rhea froze. Her knees went soft. “Dominic… Volkov?” Her brain shut down. This was that Dominic. The man whispered about in business circles. The one rumored to be ruthless, merciless, terrifying. People joked he was the underworld’s performance manager, sent to the human world to meet some dark KPI quota. And today. She’d been rescued by him. Her files recovered by him. Her livelihood saved by him. Was she… still alive? She stared at Dominic like she was witnessing a mythological creature in the flesh. “This isn’t the King of Hell,” she whispered hoarsely. “This is a benevolent deity.” She clenched he