A week later, Erick had already gambled away practically all the money he had raised in the previous few days, acquiring a few tens of thousands of dollars and some very influential enemies to use to carry out his plan against Clifford.
The problem for Erick, however, was that the more notoriety he attracted to himself while playing the role of Johan Reed, the greater the chances of more powerful enemies emerging.
'Maybe even some of my own enemies...'
As he thought this, Erick looked at his smartphone, noting every contact he had saved on the device.
As his fingers slid up and up the contacts, an expression of curiosity came over his face.
"Could it be...?"
Inside his room at the Continental hotel - named after another very famous hotel from an action movie franchise - Erick was alone when the screen of his smartphone showed the curious contact.
