Xayne chuckled and said, "I borrowed it.""From whom?" Serena asked in puzzlement.After some thought, Xayne replied, "My boss.""You mean Ariana?" Serena asked skeptically. Then, with a jealous and dejected expression, she added, "It seems she treats you quite well, lending you a hundred and fifty grand just like that."Xayne smiled when he saw Serena’s cute, jealous pout. He tapped her nose and said, “Stop thinking nonsense. She and I have a simple boss-employee relationship. Don’t overthink it, okay? Let’s go home.”Serena feigned anger and stared at Xayne. She felt uncertain as she asked, “Are you telling the truth? Is there nothing else between you two?”The past five years had made her cautious and sensitive. Although she appeared strong, she was fragile. She found herself becoming increasingly dependent on Xayne and was unable to let that feeling go.With Ariana constantly around Xayne and even lending him so much cash, Serena could not help but feel a sense of crisis.“

A middle-aged man on the other end of the line chuckled menacingly. “How much are you willing to pay, Mr. Ethan?”"Twenty grand!"Simultaneously, a few men were busy typing on keyboards or answering calls in a particular residential building. The room was smoky and dimly lit.A middle-aged man with a scruffy beard opened a webpage with a dark and bloody theme. He clicked on a button to post a task, entered the requirements, and set the amount to twenty thousand dollars.Afterward, the man smiled and said, “That gig should make a ten-grand profit.”“Penn, we got another job,” said a guy nearby, smiling.“Good work. I’ll treat you all to dinner tonight,” Penn replied."Penn, you're amazing!""Penn, I love you!"The others chimed in with praises. Penn had just brewed a cup of coffee when he received a notification of someone accepting the task. Soon, a ten-thousand-dollar commission entered his account.Afterward, Penn leisurely watched an episode of an anime.…It was dark ou

Boom!Xayne’s words blew Dennis’s mind and made him tremble. Dennis widened his eyes in horror, asking, “You’re— Are you one of the Legend Warriors from back then?!”Dennis had already suspected as much. After all, no one else besides those involved in the massacre, the eight Legend Warriors, and a Celestial Warrior knew about Xayne’s previous phrase.Dennis was about to lose his mind.‘Oh, God! What have I done?! I didn’t know this task involved a Legend Warrior. Won’t my actions lead to another bloodbath?!’Sweat poured from Dennis’s forehead.‘Why was I so greedy for the twenty grand?! I’ve only been in Drakonia for a short while. How did I manage to provoke a Legend Warrior?’Xayne scoffed as an overwhelming chill glinted in his eyes. “Are you referring to my eight subordinates?”Once again, his words shook Dennis to the core. The latter realized Xayne was not one of the eight Legend Warriors but the Celestial Warrior who led them during the onslaught. Xayne was the Drakon

Ethan was dumbfounded. He stammered, “I-I didn’t lie to you, Penn. My target is just an ex-soldier who has no other identity. He’s just a remnant of the Xaviers that got annihilated five years ago.”Penn fell silent momentarily before coldly saying, “I see. Don’t contact me anymore, Ethan. Take care of yourself.”He hung up, leaving Ethan puzzled as cold sweat formed on his forehead. Sophia anxiously asked, “Honey, how did it go?”Ethan panicked, saying, “There’s been a slight error. The mission failed.”Sophia punched Ethan’s arm a few times and shouted, “I knew it! Your people are always unreliable. What kind of hitmen are they? They’re just a bunch of deceitful assholes!”Ethan frowned while pondering Penn’s previous words.‘Is Penn lying to me? How can a vast hitman network fail to handle someone like Xayne?’Ethan smashed his wine glass and shouted, “I’ve been fooled again, damn it! I told him that Xayne is just a useless freeloader, yet Penn doesn’t dare to take on my task

When Serena called, Tim was busy depositing more than a hundred thousand dollars in cash Shaun and the others had brought to his small safe in the office.When he heard Serena’s question over the phone, he smiled and calmly said, “Yes, I’m well aware of that. Mr. Shaun and his team have been old friends of the family. That 20% defect rate is the lowest in all of Shalholm’s renovation market. You should work well with Mr. Shaun and his team, all right?”Serena frowned and said, “Mr. Shaun said he wants to procure some materials on their own. How do you feel about that?”“That’s okay. Just trust Mr. Shaun, okay? He’s experienced and won’t make mistakes. Serena, this cooperation with the Linford Group is the most important for our family business. Mr. White’s project hasn’t started yet, so you shouldn’t take the decoration design of these malls lightly.“You must entrust it to experienced people like Mr. Shaun. You should learn more from him, understand?” Tim smiled and sipped his tea