“Who dares to cause trouble in my territory?” Yvonne Hall's voice boomed as her bodyguards encircled the auditorium, holding their rifles close to their chests. Luther's lips parted in surprise when he saw Yvonne. “Yvonne’s the richest person in New York. Did my lie about us being close just manifest into reality?” he snickered. “If she's here to greet me, I must take advantage of this,” Luther thought to himself. With a smile and egoistic chuckle escaping his lips, Luther took steady steps towards Yvonne, stretching his hands as if to give her a hug. The guests who immediately recognized Yvonne murmured amongst themselves, "I didn't really expect Luther to have such a relationship with Yvonne..." "Yeah! I know right? Luther is simply amazing. He keeps surprising us!" When Sera heard the whispers, she beamed with pride while Luther approached Yvonne. “My daughter's really marrying a capable man!” Sera thought to herself, smiling even wider as Jim snug close to he

The banquet was a grand thing to behold. Devin drove into the event center and walked into the building, not gathering any special attention with the modest suit he was wearing. Devin wanted to encounter the board members first to know what kind of people they were. “Young Master. You're here!” Dreykov called out to him as he approached with a bunch of other bodyguards, but Devin waved his hand to hush them. “Let's keep the formalities under wraps for now. Treat me as a regular guest,” he replied to Dreykov who was honestly confused but nodded. “Yes, Young master- sorry- Devin-” Dreykov quickly corrected himself. Devin gave him a nod and walked inside. The evening's festivities began with a champagne reception, where guests sipped fine wines and beverages while enjoying the melodic strains of a live-string quartet. The music was a perfect accompaniment to the lively chatter and laughter that filled the room. But as soon as Devin stepped into the hall, he heard whispers com

“No… wait… please! I'm begging you!” Terrence fell on his knees before Devin, gripping his trousers. “Have mercy!” He begged again. “You have forfeited your shares due to your insolence!” Elijah said again and then turned to the bodyguards. “Get this clown out of here!” “No! Please! You can't do this to me…” Terrence cried as the bodyguards, the same ones he instructed to beat Devin up, dragged him out ruthlessly. The Foreman thought he was safe and wanted to run, but Elijah pointed to him. “Beat this one up!” He commanded, as before the Foreman could run, bodyguards grabbed him and beat him to the pup. He cried and begged as they dragged him out of the hall. Everyone was silent. They knew Elijah was not to be messed with, but the way Devin composed himself without wincing told them he, too, had a brave heart. “Mr Markus. Thank you for speaking up against such injustice earlier,” Devin said to Markus who smiled. “It was my pleasure to help, young master,” Markus said wi