After hearing Jolene's words, Cyprus took a moment to ponder before responding, "You know what to do. Tell him you couldn't find any information. I don't want him to know about the underworld just yet. He'll find out eventually, but not now."Jolene nodded respectfully, already aware of her course of action even without Cyprus explicitly stating it.Ace felt frustrated as he realized Zale was going to be deceived once more. He believed that Zale deserved to know the truth, and he couldn't bear to keep lying to him. However, he couldn't disobey Cyprus's orders, so he reluctantly decided to wait for the 'right time' as Cyprus had instructed.The meeting ended, and everyone went about their tasks, leaving Zale's grandfather alone in the chamber.Cyprus couldn't shake off what Ace had said. He knew deep down that Zale deserved to know the truth about everything that had been happening, but he couldn't bear to witness him suffer any further pain upon learning that his parents' deaths weren

Zale's face darkened upon hearing that. He tilted his head sideways and took in the appearance of the individual that dared to mock him.The person in question appeared to be a seemingly well-off and influential young man, roughly his age."Gasp!" The onlookers were shocked when they recognized the person that had just arrived."Could it be? Isn't that Xavier, the young master of Ashborne Group?!" Someone from the crowd uttered in a wide shock of disbelief."That's him. I can't believe my eyes. I have heard some much about him, but finally seeing him in person is surreal," another person exclaimed, visibly shocked.The crowd that had initially gathered to witness the confrontation between Zale and the middle-aged man, was now completely captivated by Xavier's arrival. Even the middle-aged man himself was taken aback by Xavier's presence. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Xavier. He trembled at the mere thought of standing before someone of such influence.As the heir to one of

A few moments earlier….After Zale ignored Xavier and walked up to the Orion Toad, Xavier's act of subjection turned into anger."This bastard, who does he even think he is? I admitted my wrongdoings, hoping for forgiveness, but he simply mocked me and left. Not only did he take the artifact I had already purchased, but he also tarnished my reputation. Truth be told, he should be the one apologizing to me, not the other way around. Since he refuses to accept my apology, I will have him at my mercy," Xavier fumed before rising to his feetSophia, who had been observing Xavier all along, couldn't resist mocking, "Look at who's kneeling on the floor, begging. Tell me, where is your pride? Didn't you consider how this would hurt your pride before acting? I'll tell you one thing: you deserve whatever consequences befall you, bastard."Sophia's words further infuriated Xavier. With rage in his voice, he turned to her and conveyed, "Once I'm finished dealing with this bastard, I'll come after

When Sophia asked this question, although she didn't want to admit it, she was expecting the shattering news of Zale's death, because she had clearly seen him stabbed from behind, and the chances of anyone surviving such an operation were nil. "After the incident, some mysterious people showed up and took care of the situation. They quickly took care of the security personnel and then disappeared. I think they helped Mr. Zale and left him unharmed. But I don't think you should worry about Mr. Zale. The person who almost died in the incident was Mr. Xavier. He's in a coma right now and his family is ranting all over the place." Sophia was dumbfounded when she heard this. She didn't understand what the nurse was saying. What did she mean that Xavier was the person she needed to worry about?"Are you sure you know what you're talking about? I saw it with my own eyes, Xavier stabbed Mr. Zale. And what mysterious people were you talking about?" Sophia couldn't help but get confused.The n

Zale's grip on the steering wheel tightened as he understood the gravity of the news.The road ahead seemed to blur as his thoughts and feelings swirled.Fear and anxiety clouded his mind, and his reason slowly slipped away. It took everything he had in him to keep going."Why didn't you tell me about this before?" Zale's voice trembled slightly, a mixture of terror and frustration evident in his tone."I've been trying to reach you all this time, but your phone was off," Ace explained in a voice full of urgency.A wave of guilt flooded Zale. He hadn't realized his phone was off as he was so consumed by what was happening at the artifact store and his growing strength.Now the news of his grandfather's critical condition weighed heavily on his conscience."I…..I didn't know," Zale stammered, his words tinged with regret. He had only recently found out that his phone had gone off after the incident at the artifact store. "Tell me, Ace, what hospital is he in? I need to get there right