Richard soon arrived at the airport with Robert and two other officers.Upon seeing Richard's smug face, Veronica immediately scowled as she got to her feet. "What the hell do you want with me, Richard?... If you think you can do anything you want just because I made the mistake of marrying your idiotic father, then you are mistaken!... I am no longer a Smith and I am leaving this city to start a new life in a different place, away from your disgusting hands."Richard chuckled as he remarked. "If one were to see you, they'd think you wouldn't have a hand in this but I guess I misunderstood you, Veronica. I gave you a chance, hopeful that you'd see the error of your ways and turn a new leaf but I guess I was wrong. Once a bitch, always a bitch.""How dare you!" Veronica could barely restrain herself from wanting to attack Richard but knowing it wouldn't solve anything, decided to get to the root of the matter.Just then, Gerald spoke up. "What's going on, Richard?... Are you the ones t
"Mom, you never told us we were related to Don Carson, the biggest don in Intercity," Gerald remarked excitedly as he entered his mother's room.Veronica sighed. "It's because I had left this place to make a name for myself. Unfortunately, I ended up losing but regardless, it's fine now. With your grandfather's help, we can regain everything we have lost.""Are you sure, mother?" Gerald inquired."Of course. Not just the Smith properties, but even everything that bastard Richard has will soon be transferred to us. Then, we'd enjoy life.""Yes, mother."As the duo were scheming on how to share Richard's wealth, Madison kept watching them, quickly realizing that her family had gone past the point of no return.***Richard left the station at night after discussing with Robert possible scenarios to deal with the Carson family.Discovering they were a mafia family made it somewhat easier to target their faults but the problem was that they had connections in high places.That was the prob
Richard arrived at Lucien's Avenue, a place that was once touted to be a budding landmark for Intercity.Several had invested in building structures for business but the company connected with the construction had run away with the money, causing a lot of families in Intercity to fall into poverty.Currently, all that was left were a lot of uncompleted buildings which were used by homeless people and a few criminals.Richard parked close to one of the buildings but didn't immediately come down.Knowing this could be a trap, he took out the black phone and quickly selected a skill to use.[Golden Iron Body Lvl.1 Activated]Nodding in satisfaction as golden scales appeared on his skin briefly before disappearing, he quickly stepped out of the car and walked into the building.He strolled a few meters inside before pausing as a man walked out with a gun.The man's name was Vincenzo and he was Leonard's right-hand man.Just as he made to speak, even more men with guns emerged from behind
Richard glanced at the one that stopped him from moving as he remarked. "Do you have a problem with me, sir?"The man snorted, glaring at Richard as he spat. "Don't you see that we are currently mourning the death of our daughter?... How can you be so irresponsible to ask to see the dead body?"The man speaking was Charles and he was Commissioner Gordon's elder brother.Unlike his illustrious brother, he had nothing to his name and was known to be a crook in the family.Of course, Commissioner Gordon was never one to deride family though he tried to ensure his brother never did anything illegal."I am here to see if I can do something about the situation," Richard said but Charles remained stubborn as he spat coldly."Do what?... Can't you hear that she's dead?... Don't you know how to respect the dead?""Then a post mortem…""What is wrong with you!?... Can't you understand what I'm saying!""Charles!" James Gordon, the commissioner, spoke up at that moment causing Charles to mellow
At some point, Lily's bedroom had already gotten crowded as her family members came in to watch Richard try and bring back Lily.Seconds trickled by as Richard kept his hands on Lily, utilizing his skills to heal her.He'd planned on not making a scene but judging from the circumstances, it would be difficult not to do so.Thankfully it seemed the Commissioner was already aware of the supernatural side of the word and so wouldn't try to press him for how he did it.Just then, Charles mocked. "Hah, how long will it take?... You'd best take your hands off my niece and stop wasting our time, or else…""I'm done." Richard calmly said causing Charles to turn silent.Everyone turned their attention to Lily to find that she was still stiff with no sign of waking up.They were already sorrowful and now with Richard's sudden declaration, they couldn't help but glare at him in hatred for raising their hopes.However, just as Charles was about to capitalize on this to make him suffer, Lily sneez
Don Carson arrived at the warehouse on 6th Avenue accompanied by his men, all armed to the teeth only to discover that the place was empty, with all his goods gone and the perpetrators absent.Gritting his teeth at the sight, he couldn't help but consider how low he had fallen for a bastard like Richard Smith to bring him down to such a level.Veronica was right, he had underestimated the boy and what he was capable of.Now he had to fix this before he completely lost everything he'd worked so hard for.A set of footsteps from the opposite end of the building caught Leonard and his subordinates' attention, a few reaching for their weapons out of caution.Stepping into the moonlit center of the building, Robert raised his hands as a show of harmlessness."Calm down now, no need to get all tense," he said with a light chuckle."Where's Richard Smith?... And who the hell are you to come in here without permission?... Are you looking to die?" Leonard barked, ignoring the sneer on the man'
[Breaking news: Mr. Richard Smith has been absolved of the crime of kidnapping Ms. Selene with new evidence pointing to Veronica Carson, his stepmother]The scene on the TV switched to show the police station where Robert was currently addressing the reporters."Inspector, inspector. Is it true that Richard Smith didn't kidnap Ms. Edith Selene?""He didn't. It was a dastardly scheme put together by his stepmother and her father, Don Leonard Carson, to smear Mr. Smith's good name. Mr. Jared, Edith's Manager, unfortunately, was an accomplice in this scheme.""Is there evidence to prove this, Inspector?""Of course and everything will be revealed in due order.""Inspector, is it true that Mr. Leonard Carson is the head of the crime syndicate, Red Wing?""That…"Richard calmly turned off the TV, feeling satisfied that the situation was finally sorted.It had taken him a lot of time and effort but thankfully it paid off in the end.Letting out a tired sigh, he was about to take out the bla
Selene remained silent for a moment before she calmly inquired. "You are Mr. Smith's stepsister?""...Mn," Maddie answered with her head down."I don't hold anything against you. Your mother and my manager were the ones at fault. So I forgive you.""...Thank you," Maddie muttered with tears welling up in her eyes.She'd wondered how she'd be able to live with herself and now, with Edith's forgiveness, it no longer felt so hard.Edith spread out her arms and gestured for Maddie to embrace her which she did.As the women enjoyed each other's company, Richard soon returned with good news that the doctor had agreed to discharge Edith.With the formalities sorted out, Richard took Edith and Maddie before leaving the hospital.They first went to a restaurant to sate their hunger at which point Edith informed Richard of her desire to complete the transaction to become the face of Orion Corp.Richard called Maria to prepare the necessary documents to facilitate the process before Richard took