Tobias was not the only one who thought he was an idiot. So did Serena.Like her father, she also thought Fred was a presumptuous brat when she first saw him.Then, Fred’s stomp that shook the floor that day had her running out of the hotel room.Now that her father had returned, she thought he would be able to get rid of Fred. She would never have expected this man to appear before her and her father as the chairman of Fantastic Group.Now that she thought about it, Serena realized how ridiculous her thoughts had been before she walked through the doors.While the Paynes stood dazedly in place and at loss for what to do, Fred found a seat and sat down. With a smile, he said, “What’s this? I thought you wanted to discuss a partnership with me. I’m here now, aren’t I? Why aren’t you talking?”‘Partnership?’The Paynes were stunned. Tobias asked in confusion, “Y-you’re still willing to start a partnership with us?”“Business is business, everything else is everything else. You’ve

“I-it’s not real! I-it can’t be real!”Tears welled in Opal’s eyes as she looked at Tobias and Serena. Sobbing, she said, “S-so all of this was a lie?”“Opal, he’s just spouting nonsense! We would never…” Serena was about to approach her.Opal immediately asked, “What about my mom, then? I know I don’t come back very often but… but I’ve never seen my mom this whole year! All I get are texts from her! B-bring her here and let me see her, and I’ll believe you!” 　“I…”Serena was at a loss. After all, how was he supposed to bring a dead woman here to meet Opal?Seeing how they were already exposed, Tobias pointed at Opal and shouted wretchedly, “Grab her! Don’t let her get away!”Opal staggered backward in terror, but many men in black showed themselves and blocked her exit the moment Tobias shouted. “W-what do you want?” Opal looked even more terrified now that her exit had been blocked off.Tobias had long dropped all pleasant pretenses and smirked. “What do I want? You heard

“She didn’t eat anything.” Fred shook his head helplessly.Ever since he brought Opal back from the Paynes Hotel, Fred had driven them back to Sea City and let her stay in his home for the time being.What happened had been too much of a shock for Opal. She was a cheerful and energetic lady, but now, she had locked herself in the room on the second floor. It had been around 24 hours since she had been seen.Iris was worried sick and immediately cooked some food for her. She had Fred bring it upstairs, but no matter how he knocked on the door, Opal refused to open it, let alone eat.“Sigh… She’s suffered too much.”Iris sighed. “We can only wait for her to come out of the room herself.”“Indeed.” Fred nodded.Opal had just found out that her stepfather and step-sister’s doting had been a lie the entire time, and that her mother had been killed long ago. No ordinary person could walk out of this unscathed, let alone Opal, a twenty-year-old college student.Fred sighed as well.H

Despite his harsh words, there was nothing the man could do if Opal refused to move.Just then, a young man with a clutch bag walked over boastfully. Perhaps he had heard the commotion or saw that the bulldozer had stopped.The man had a group following him as he walked with confidence and started shouting from a distance away. “What’s going on? What’s going on? Didn’t I tell you we’re short on time? Get on with it! Why’d you stop suddenly?”The man jumped down from the bulldozer and spoke flatteringly, “Mr. Cyril, why did you come today? You should have told me so I could properly greet you…”“Stop with the f*cking nonsense.”The young man, Cyril, scoffed. “Did you not hear what I said yesterday or did you choose to ignore it? I told you to get it done quickly, not take your sweet little time!”“I… there was a young lady in my path!”The man quickly explained, “She said it’s her mother’s grave and she won’t let me run it down.”“So you didn’t?”Cyril was not pleased by this

‘He had also seen his fair share of arrogant people, but never someone to such an extent.‘What do you mean, “and”?‘He’s looking down on me!’Not only was he looking down on the Jennings family, but he was also looking down on his dad—the local tyrant.“Good! Very good! You’re f*cking screwed! Not even God can come and save you now! I’ll make you pay!“No! Just paying isn’t enough! I’ll make you experience the same thing but a hundred-fold! Not only am I going to break your arm! But I’ll break your legs too! Only that will make up for my hatred!“You have no f*cking idea who you just offended! You have no idea how terrifying, how powerful I am! I will kill you!”Cyril’s tone was resentful as he roared, and his eyes were red-rimmed and wretched.Fred remained unfazed. “It’s been a decade since I started and reached the peak. I’ve met countless men and many of them wanted me dead…”Fred suddenly smiled and looked at Cyril, “Do you know what happened to them?”Cyril shuddered i