***** Like every other city and state, Zed City is categorized into three tiers. The lower echelon, the middle echelon, and the upper echelon. The lower echelon contains people who could scarcely afford three square meals a day and those who perform most of the looked-down-upon tasks in the city. The slum areas were the residents of these people, and they typically comprised the largest percentage of Zed City’s population. This was the life Williams had experienced for the past five years, until a few weeks ago. As for the middle echelon, it contains the people who are neither affluent nor destitute. They are usually well-fed and do not lack good things, yet they do not have luxurious lives. They live modestly and possess various assets such as houses and cars. Like the people of the lower echelon, their residences also match their status. Ultimately, they are the aspiration of the lower-tier residents. Finally, there is the upper echelon, which contains the people who are
***** Because it was already late that day, Laura made an exception to sleep over at Williams' house, which immediately caused Williams a severe headache. After settling the hospital fees and enduring playful teasing from the nurses who had mocked him the previous night, they finally left the hospital. Although Williams' hypercar was a two-passenger vehicle designed to accommodate only the driver and one additional person, Laura and Penelope had to squeeze themselves in until they reached Williams' house. As for Williams, his discomfort also eventually subsided with time. This was especially evident when he observed the two women treating each other like siblings, which brought Williams a sense of tranquility. That night, he even entertained whimsical thoughts and images. Thoughts and images of fulfilling his desire to sleep between the two beauties. However, he was destined for disappointment because upon arriving at his house, which Laura admired for its exquisite beauty, s
*****Still inside Grace’s office.It’s been over two hours since she consented to Williams’ proposal and since he departed, but since then, she hadn't received a solitary word from him.It was as if he had vanished, leaving Grace incredibly anxious.Initially, she believed she had dismissed Williams' commitment, as she was a woman who had never depended on anyone or entrusted her destiny to others. This was why she lacked close companions.However, she eventually acknowledged that she had deceived herself, heavily relying on Williams' assurance.This was something about women and a key to winning a woman's heart.Support them in their darkest hours, and they would become apprehensive if you weren't there beside them. They would seek your support and advice.The same happened to Grace.She had been self-reliant since childhood, well aware of the world's darkness.Yes, Grace had comprehended the world's cruelty from a young age.Even now, she vividly recalled her father's agonizing dea
*****Several hours prior.Departing from the company, Williams contacted Marcus, the Fourth Underworld king after he had acquired all the necessary details about the six stakeholders and had meticulously devised a scheme.He hadn't anticipated the plan to proceed so smoothly and be so effective.In reality, Williams' strategy was straightforward and unambiguous and he had almost thought it wouldn't work or wouldn't go that well.The plan was that he and Marcus would uncover the extent of the six people's gravest transgressions and then exploit it to sway them against ousting Grace.That was the scheme, but upon reaching the residence of the first person they had selected and surreptitiously infiltrated, what Williams and Marcus witnessed left them entirely dumbfounded.In addition to feeling speechless, they both felt repulsed to the extent that they almost vomited, and this included Marcus, who had been immersed in the underworld all his life and had witnessed all sorts of crimes.O
*****"Do you know that we've received more than a hundred threatening calls and messages from the other shareholders in the past few hours, haven't we fulfilled our part already? Can't you just provide us with all the files already?"Presently, Williams could be seen standing with a smiling face before six individuals in an underground parking lot.Merely looking at these six individuals, they appeared utterly frustrated and helpless, with their eyes filled with weariness looking as if they were about to start sobbing.Hearing the words spoken by one of the two women in the group, Williams' smile didn't waver at all, and he felt not even a hint of pity for them.Apart from the fact that the six individuals are extremely dirty, their behavior is so toxic and filled with disgust, so, why would Williams pity them?"When you were undermining the company and even plotting to oust Grace, did you ever feel that you folks were being excessive?"Williams threw the question, and immediately, t
***** “Who are these people again, and why the heck are they tailing me?” Williams, who was currently on his way back home, could be seen grumbling with a dark expression in his car at the moment. Poor Williams, everything had played out similarly to last night, but today's emotions were quite different. After leaving the restaurant earlier with Grace dragging him away, the two had become uneasy in the car and remained silent until they arrived at Grace’s mansion. Although Williams had no idea what Grace was experiencing, he felt awkward around her, especially when Grace forgot to release his hand after they entered the car. It was when they reached Grace’s mansion that the tense atmosphere dissipated. However, just as they bid each other goodnight, one of the men dressed in Chinese attire from the previous night approached Grace, informing her that her grandfather had invited her for dinner. Both Grace and Williams were taken aback at that moment, and Williams had felt a deep
*****"Where is the bastard I requested? Is it that challenging to bring him here for this father?"In a lavishly adorned lounge, Greg slouched on a sofa with a vindictive expression on his face as he spoke into his cell phone.After departing from the restaurant earlier, he had hurried back home and made all the preparations to torment Williams' body and spirit.He had readied the most gruesome things that would have caused Williams to completely break down and regret ever coming to this World.Fortunately, the System had assigned Williams the mission he had received the other day, and most fortunately, Grace's uncle had dispatched his men after Williams to eliminate him which had made the quest possible for him. Otherwise, Williams would have truly been at Greg's mercy today, with no hope of escape.Perhaps, this might have been the first instance when the protagonist met an early demise.But regrettably, Williams had no notion of how fortunate he was at the moment.Still in the lou
The following morning, Williams chauffeured Penelope to work, with three of the four puppets trailing behind them in their car. Upon reaching the restaurant, Williams dropped off Penelope and two of the puppets while instructing the third one to tail him with their vehicle. With that, he headed to Grace’s mansion to pick her up, and off to the company they went. During the journey, Grace genuinely expressed her gratitude to Williams for what he had done for her the previous day, which Williams encouraged her not to dwell on. Once her appreciation was conveyed, Williams informed Grace that he wouldn't be accompanying her that day as he had an extremely important matter to attend to. Upon hearing this, Grace's facial expression and emotions underwent a significant transformation, and she became slightly anxious. Little did she know that she had grown increasingly dependent on Williams. Unaware of these changes, Williams assured her that he would assign someone to safeguard her in