*****All jaws instantly dropped as a stunned silence filled the room, everyone seemingly forgetting to breathe.The moment stretched on for what felt like an eternity until—“First brother,” a sharp, mocking voice broke the stillness, snapping Borgia out of his trance.It was his third brother, and although his tone was angry right now, his jeering smirk betrayed a sense of gloating amusement, his eyes gleaming with sly satisfaction.‘This is bad!’ Borgia instantly thought, panic surging within him. But before he could react—“Father personally ordered the brat’s image distributed yesterday so we could dig up his background and know the faction he represents,” the third brother said, his words cutting like knives. “But what did you do? You rushed back here and commanded everyone to stop the search, acting like you knew it all, claiming with certainty that he wasn’t the one who had killed Jazzy whom the family had spent countless resources grooming. What are we supposed to think

*****“Just a little more… just move into an empty alleyway,” Lucius’s bodyguard muttered desperately under his breath, his eyes unblinkingly locked on Xavier’s every move.When he first began to tail Xavier from Sky Group, his plan had been very simple: follow him until nightfall and when darkness could shroud his actions, he would act swiftly and execute his missions. But now, seeing Xavier turn into a quiet, deserted street, his mind shifted.This was a perfect-given god’s opportunity.To be honest, he would have already attacked long ago since Xavier ventured into the sparsely filled street. He was very confident Xavier wouldn’t be able to survive even a single strike from him. But haste wasn’t wise.If the murder was ultimately traced back to him or his young master, it could create future problems, particularly with Xavier’s wife’s current strength. Patience was critical.Keeping his steps as soundless as possible so that a non-ranked fighter wouldn’t be able to feel it no

*****“You… you…” The bodyguard, stammering and struggling to rise to his wobbling legs suddenly stuttered.With this, his entire body trembled hysterically, gapping at Xavier with disbelief, his eyes wide open as if he had just witnessed the revelation of a supreme being.“You’re… you’re an E—E-rank fighter?” he finally managed to choke out.Hearing him, Xavier smiled faintly but didn’t respond right away.Then he waved his hand. In the next moment, the suffocating aura that had been pressing the bodyguard to the ground, threatening to shatter his bones, vanished as though it hadn’t been present to begin with.Feeling the abrupt disappearance of the suffocating aura, the bodyguard immediately collapsed, gasping for breath as though the weight of the world had just left his shoulder.“How… how is this possible? How could you be an E-rank fighter?” he began to murmur to himself like someone who had lost his senses, his voice trembling with terror.E-rank power. It was a level o

*****Xavier stared at Hunter’s limp form on the ground, his jaw dropped in astonishment, and then finally, his brows furrowed in hesitation.On one hand, Hunter was someone sent to take his life—a type of person Xavier had sworn never to spare, no matter what.But on the other hand, Xavier hadn’t sensed even the slightest shred of killing intent from the man towards him which shows that whatever he had wanted to do wasn’t a personal vendetta; Hunter had simply sold his soul to an evil master, forced to carry out every cruel mission handed to him. And now…“Come to think of it though,” Xavier muttered to himself suddenly as a thought struck him.Without further hesitation, he stepped forward, bent down, and picked up Hunter’s phone. Then rewinding the video, he watched it play out once again, this time in full detail.“Ouch…” Xavier winced eventually, unable to suppress a flinch as he watched. His gaze then flicked back to Hunter’s fainted figure, a tinge of pity flashing in his

*****“Who would’ve anticipated that I’d actually get myself a free new subordinate today?” Xavier couldn’t help but mutter to himself with a small smile as he walked out of the alleyway, clearly pleased with recruiting Hunter.The thought lingered in his mind for a moment before his smile finally faded, replaced by a slight furrow as he stood by the roadside.“What’s next on the list?” he mumbled to himself, his brows knitting together.To be honest, although he had been well aware of his heavily packed schedule for the day, he hadn’t had the chance to plan it out.First, the previous day had been so hectic that by the time he was free, it was nearly the dawn of this morning, leaving him with only a few hours of sleep. Then, this morning, instead of organizing his tasks for the day, he had to rush out to meet Grace to fulfill a promise he’d completely forgotten about until the last minute.And after leaving Sky Group, his focus had been derailed again.Initially, he had intend