Alicia laughed at Elara, thinking she was pathetic for putting Olivia down. "How can this cousin of yours be so different? She even slandered her own family to cover up her insecurities!""I know. She doesn't have any good accomplishments, so she has to put others down," Hazel replied in a scornful tone."That's pathetic. But I can understand. Olivia succeeded in her career and even got a great boyfriend!""Exactly! Elara's boyfriend is an ordinary war veteran, a complete downgrade compared to Nathaniel."In the West family, the most beloved grandchild was Olivia. Hazel was sad and upset by this fact, but she was happy that Elara was still under her.Since Elara was considered worthless, the West family did not pay much attention to Hazel. Moreover, Elara acted insolent after returning from the military, making Scott dislike her even more."Are you talking about yourself?" Elara chuckled. "You graduated late from college because you weren't smart enough. That's why you're putting me d

"Everything will be fine. I know Vance very well. He won't dare to say anything because it will harm him," Cassian said surely.The reason the Phantom Legion rejected Vance was because he was not a loyal person. He had a talent for handling a group of people and blending into any situation.Cassian used to be the highest authority in the military, so Vance wanted to be one of the people standing next to him.But Cassian knew Vance was an opportunist, not purely supporting him like the others. He was not wrong in his judgment because it was proven now."Vance would be at a disadvantage if he revealed his meeting with me," Cassian continued. "It could cause a major conflict between me and Ronin. He hasn't benefited much from Ronin, so he wants the peaceful situation to continue for a long time."Elara and Zeke immediately understood his words. If Ronin declared hostility to Cassian, his faction would be fighting with the Phantom Legion.The people in his faction did not want that becaus

Scott did not expect Olivia to still try to avoid the truth after her lies were exposed. Annoyed, he grabbed Thomas's phone and yelled at his favorite granddaughter."It wasn't Victory Hills' administrator who called me. It was Zeke Hawthorne!"Hearing Hawthorne's name was such a shock to Olivia that she unconsciously dropped the phone. Even Nathaniel was as surprised as she was.They did not anticipate someone as influential as Zeke to interfere. Olivia expected Elara to report the incident at the party to the West family.If that happened, she could easily trick the family since they would not believe Elara. But Zeke was no match for her."Why did General Zeke have to intervene?" Nathaniel bit his thumb in agitation.The Starling family was furious when they found out he had upset Ace. Nevertheless, his parents still cared about him and tried to mend fences with Ace.If he got into trouble with Zeke, his reputation in the family would fall. That would give an advantage to Leon, his

Elara had not visited her parents' house because she was busy with matters that needed to be sorted out. Only now did she realize something was wrong because her parents did not invite her to their home."Did something happen to our house?" she asked."It's a long story," Samuel hid his true feelings with a weak smile. "You'll find out later."Despite her curiosity, Elara did not force her parents to tell her the truth. She could sense that Samuel was struggling to explain what happened.Her father only gave her the address of a small housing estate on the city's outskirts. This further strengthened her suspicion that her parents' house was in trouble."Now we live here," Hannah said as they reached their destination.Housing in the suburbs would not be sought by the rich; only minimum-wage people lived there.The housing estate residents frowned in surprise at Elara's luxurious car. Since it was a small estate, the residents did not have enough money to buy a car.They used public tr

Anyone who followed medical developments in Weltaria had to know about Wilder Bio Labs. It was a leading biotechnology company established to develop innovative medicine research and solutions.The founder of WBL was Franklin. Many invested in his company because his research was always successful.Thanks to advanced technology, WBL could develop new medications. The company was even trusted to create vaccines when new viruses emerged."Are you drunk?" Samuel could not believe what Mara was saying, so he thought she was out of her mind.Mara burst out laughing. "I understand you're surprised. But this is absolutely real! I've sent you a copy of the cooperation proposal."While Samuel read the proposal, Hannah asked curiously, "Is there any good news? You don't look as tense as you usually do when receiving company calls."Hannah was currently entertaining Cassian with the best of her cooking. She did not mind Cassian's presence, considering he had saved her husband's life.Elara was i