THE TIME passed by quickly, and it was already a few days ever since that incident happened. Damian went back to his old life along with his comrades, and no one bothered to approach him. Damian’s aura was different than before; he was more intimidating, mainly because of his annoyance about the aftermath of what happened.“Boss Winston told me that they won’t be able to come back anytime soon here. All of them were still healing in the hospital at the other building, and they said they won’t go back unless they get revenge,” Daryl informed him as they walked toward the prison yard.“Is that is decision to make?” Damian asked, raising an eyebrow. “Once the police officers decide to make them come back here, he couldn’t do anything about it.”“Boss Winston said that their group requested for another three days of voluntary work there,” Daryl replied, making Damian’s eyes widen in response.“What?”“He told me that you can expect most of his gang members to go back here to protect you,”

ON THE day of Damian’s release from prison, reporters were in the prison, wanting to interview Damian as soon as he stepped foot in front of the prison gate. However, even after long hours of waiting, the prison gate wasn't opening up, nor were there signs that someone would go out. “What the hell is this? I thought Damian’s release would be today?” asked one of the reporters to the police at the entrance. “Don’t deny it. We got a tip about it, but we have been waiting here for a long time, and Damian is still not showing up!” “Right!” The other reporters agreed, sharing the same sentiment. “People should know about what is happening in this country, that is why we are doing our best to wait, even if it’s past time already! We are sticking to our jobs!” “So do we. Don’t you dare raise your tone at me. You may have that respectable job, but you are here in our territory,” the prison guard replied, his tone authoritative. “And you better turn off those cameras. Do even all of you have

VERON stared at Damian for a moment upon hearing those words. He could sense the disgust in Damian’s voice, especially after their topic shifted to trust. Veron didn’t have any idea about what happened to Damian before, but one thing is for sure. It was traumatizing, causing his son to lose trust in everyone, including him. Sighing, he patted Damian on the shoulder. “Just be careful whatever your plans are. I can’t lose you again.” Damian grinned. “You won’t lose me, Father, especially after I do my next step.” “What is it?” Damian leaned toward Veron, narrowing their distance, and whispered his next plan. Or more like, Damian was asking permission for something. “Can I… do that?” Damian asked, his tone low after he was done muttering his plan to Veron. Veron wasn’t able to answer immediately. He was stunned, but unlike the first request Damian made before—which was to let him be imprisoned—Damian was requesting something he would benefit the most. “Son, you don’t have any idea

Suddenly, the door opened, revealing Carson. He had a sad and annoyed look on his face, especially after seeing Ava and the things she was searching for on her phone.“Don’t start shit with me. I’m not in the mood right now,” Carson warned and placed the suitcase on the side of the bed. He went in front of the wardrobe afterward and started to remove his necktie.Ava stood up, ignoring Carson’s words, as she went beside her husband.“You know everything,” Ava muttered, the anger evident in her tone. “This is the reason why you wanted to eliminate Damian. It wasn’t because of his competence in work, but because he is Veron’s son.”Carson didn’t answer. Instead, he placed the removed necktie on the tab

CARSON WAS taken aback after hearing Veron’s statement. He felt like there was a lump in his throat, so he couldn’t speak. However, despite how dazed he was, Veron’s gaze remained intimidating.But as Carson thought that it would be the most painful thing he would experience that day, Veron did something beyond Carson’s imagination.Veron slapped him, hard.“I treated you like my own son, and I tolerated your attitude for some time. However, you are clearly out of the line,” Veron said and gave Carson another slap on the opposite cheek. It was more impactful than the first one. “This is the payment for your disrespect.”“Dad!”“I never promised that you would be the heir if I wasn’t able to find Damian. Hence, I never promised you anything,” Veron added, his words piercing toward Carson’s heart. “If Carter will not take the role of being the heir, then I will give it to Leo… But not you.”“But you never addressed the rumors about me being the hidden heir! How could you explain that?!”