Finally Grace picked up the card and laughed. "It's really a toy card." The servants who heard her immediately approached Grace. They were also curious and checked it out. "Is this a fake card?" Nathalie asked. She rarely made payment transactions with customers, so she didn't know much about card types. Grace nodded with confidence. "Every black card should have a bank logo on it. "No. But look, it has a picture of an ugly dragon instead." Grace pointed to the dragon on the card. "Are you sure?" asked Nathalie.Grace nodded. "I've seen it before." "Really?" Nathalie asked again, she wasn't sure what Grace was saying. "When?" Grace looked at Nathalie with a sharp look in her eyes. "You don't believe it?" Nathalie nodded. "Yesterday I saw a young gentleman who came in a red ferrari paying for his reservation using a black card." Grace explained. Nathalie who heard it only nodded because yesterday there was indeed a customer using a red ferrari as in Grace's explanation. "So th
Grace, on the other hand, was already preparing to beat up Lucasand the others. She even rolled her sleeves up. "Get them!" Grace shouted, ordering her tenants to grab Jordan. "Don't let them escape!" "Okay!" The waitresses nodded, obeying the orders of Grace, the cafe's head waitress. They immediately surrounded Lucas and the others, not letting them escape. Adam and Ryan panicked and quickly stood up. Lucas also began to lose his composure. Although all the people surrounding them were women, they looked fierce. "What are you guys doing!" The two were very panicked. Seeing the two panicking, Grace smiled with satisfaction. He was already thinking of what blow he would give to the three youths. Meanwhile, Nathalie approached Grace with a worried face and whispered. "Grace, isn't this too much?" Nathalie said. She looked around and realized that many people were disturbed by their attitude. "See that? They're filming it." "I'll finish it," Grace replied. She just realized that
Grace's eyes flashed with anger. Grace gave Lucas a sharp look. She couldn't believe that, in front of this café owner, Lucas was still bragging."How dare you!" Grace scolded. Her voice trembled with anger. She averted her gaze and bowed slightly to Manas with a pleading expression. "Sir, don't listen to him, he's a real liar, a big-time con artist!" Manas found something interesting in Grace's words. With the cafe's sterling reputation, it was hard for her to believe that an imposter would dare to set foot in this place. "Swindler?" Grace nodded. His fist tightened. "That's right. He pretended to have a black card, but he didn't have anything. The cards he's carrying are just toy cards." "Liar." Lucas held up his black card to Manas. "If it's not a black card, then what is it?" An angry hiss came out of Grace's mouth. annoyed at Lucas for always using the toy card and calling it a black card. "It's black, yes, I can see it, but it has no value! That card is fake, that card is j
"Grace!" Manas' voice echoed through the place. "How dare you!" Grace was rooted to the spot, her face deathly pale. "But, sir, I-"Manas pointed at Grace's face, who was still kneeling on the floor. "No more 'buts'!" "I didn't mean to." "Shut up!" Manas shouted again. His patience had run out. "You treated a guest so badly. What other excuse are you going to make?" Grace's tears flowed freely. Her body trembled with fear. "Sir, please..." "Enough!" snapped Manas. "Your behavior has already tarnished my face! Not throwing you in jail is generous enough!" "Sir, I am indeed guilty." Grace pleaded. "But give me one more chance." "No! You are fired! Now get out of this place!" Manas' expression showed great contempt for Grace. Manas' gaze on the other servants was equally horrifying. Those who realized that Manas' decision was irreversible gave up and got up. "Sir, please forgive us." "Sir," one of the servants approached Jordan. He bent down, about to grab Lucas' leg, but Lucas
It was late afternoon, and Lucas returned to his mansion by taxi. The guards swiftly opened the gate and welcomed him respectfully. "Good afternoon, young master." The guards greeted Lucas. Lucas, who looked tired from the day's activities, simply nodded and smiled slightly in return. His steps were shaky as he stepped into his residence. "Good afternoon, Young Master." Chris greeted Lucas in a friendly manner, nodding slightly. "Hi, Chris," Lucas replied. He glanced around and then asked as if searching for something. "Where's Louis?" "Lord Louis is in his room," Chris replied. Lucas looked down, looking at his watch. It was still early evening for him. But something made him uneasy. "Can I see him?" he asked again in a more excited tone. "Sorry, young master. "Lord Louis cannot be disturbed," Chris replied regretfully."Why?" Lucas became curious. His anxiety was rising. "Lord Louis just took his medicine. Now he must be fast asleep," Chris explained. "I see." Lucas nodded,
Elena's body instantly stiffened at Lucas's words. Lucas's words sounded very harsh to her ears. During their relationship, Lucas never once lied to Elena. He was a warm, loving man and also loved her very much. If Lucas had been born into a wealthy family, or at least a middle-class one, Elena would not have hesitated to love him wholeheartedly. Lucas did work, but he paid more attention to the children in the orphanage where he used to live than to Elena. "If not because of Mike, then because of who?" Elena said. Her voice trembled with emotion. "Only Mike can keep you here, Lucas. And you know that!" Lucas stood up straight, giving Elena a sharp look. "What do you mean?" "You already hit Mike," Elena continued, her voice getting louder. "If it weren't for his kindness, you'd be in jail!" Elena pointed at Lucas. "You know, that's embarrassing, Lucas! You could have been expelled for that." Lucas crossed his arms over his chest. His eyes narrowed, making his look haughty. "Is
Lucas let out a long breath. He had expected this to happen. He stared at the two cars with cold eyes. Four young men got out of the vehicle. One of them was Mike. "What do you want?" asked Lucas, his eyes glancing at each young man approaching him. "Scum!" screamed Mike. He walked up to Lucas, his steps looking haughty. "Finally we meet again." "You know, we've been waiting for you for so long!" Jacob, Mike's friend, said. He looked at Lucas with a disgusted look, like he was looking at dog poop. "You're like a cat meeting a dog, always dodging." Dion stood next to Mike, crossing his arms in front of his chest. "Compared to Mike, you're not even better than a pile of trash." "Did you hear that?" A sarcastic smile broke out on Mike's face, especially when he saw the disgust on Lucas's face. "You're just trash! Disgusting trash! Shrew, parasite!" Roy was no less annoying. "You're not even worth more than the dust on Mike's shoes."Dion approached Lucas, the distance between them
Amidst the mounting tension, their steps came to an abrupt halt. A mysterious figure dressed all in black appeared before them, blocking access to the distressed Lucas. His unexpected presence took them entirely by surprise. "Damn it!" shouted Mike. Her body trembling with anger, she felt irritated when a stranger touched her. "How dare you!" "Get out of the way!" Roy growled. His breathing was ragged, his face flushed, the veins in his neck tightened. His punch, which he was sure would hit Lucas, was parried and bounced away. "We have no business with you, get lost!" Jacob snapped. His voice trembled with anger, his tone threatening. Chris snorted, his gaze cold, his lips curled into a mocking grin. He stepped forward, ignoring the threats of Mike and the others. His every step was filled with confidence. "Master Lucas, are you alright?" Chris stopped before Lucas, his gaze fixed on the young man intently. Lucas nodded, the corners of his lips lifting slightly to form a faint
There are many types of people. Some people only focus on the facts, and some people keep searching for something because they are not satisfied. Some people do things differently.In this life, some humans want power. That's why it became something that sometimes didn't make sense, especially focusing on the hidden treasure. they had been doing this for more than 25 years because they believed the Carter family was hiding something. After all, the Carter family had tremendous wealth."We'll go here." The person in the secret society in the center of the small hut gave directions while the others nodded."We will be at points A and B. Make sure the others are at the designated points." The order became the centerpiece of the discussion. Everyone nodded in understanding and immediately carried out the order.They searched and studied the Carter family's data secretly to be able to rival the Carter family, such as wealth and other fields; in the end, they found out if it was related to
Everyone watching was shocked. They all widened their eyes, unable to believe the masked man could finally be taken down and even hit the wall. Of course, this was Black Pearl's first defeat by a novice fighter."He... managed to defeat the champion." People began to whisper, stunned in disbelief at what they were seeing.Amazed by what he saw, the host was speechless because he initially thought Julian would lose."No way. Even though he almost won earlier, he lost to the new guy." Complaints from black pearl supporters began to complain about their confidence in voting for the man."The champion who has won consecutive arena battles is now limping. He's been using a weapon, and that sword is very sharp." People started talking about Black Pearl's defeat.All the admiration and cries of disbelief uttered by the bidders made Black Pearl look down in shame, wringing his hands tightly."Ah, damn it!" The other man looked frustrated as he grabbed his hair and shouted loudly. "I have noth
The match started again. His time in the fight was a little different than before. suddenly, two weapons were lowered from the stage, making everyone surprised to see that."Okay, this time, the match will be made even more challenging because we already have a winner, and the winner wants the match once again, so we will make the fight even more interesting to end the night." The host explained the rules and the different fights.Everyone who participated in the auction became increasingly interested and increased their bets, which made the event organizers even happier."There are swords and baseball bats here." The host headed towards the two weapons that had just been lowered onto the stage. Alright, we'll have a vote on who gets the sharp or blunt weapon."Another person brought two numbers written on paper. The paper was folded properly, and no one knew which number Julian and the person he challenged would choose. The paper was shuffled so that no one knew where it was until th
Suddenly, it made Julian the center of attention of the others, and the people there immediately moved to support him. "Wow, he's really very good. I want to vote for him this time." The comment of one of the auction participants made the other people choose the same thing. They immediately spent money and wanted to fight again to choose Julian, who was called the Black Knight of Steel. "But he's an emissary of a nameless person and he said his emissary was after the goods in this place."The people around him who heard that looked at each other with frowns on their foreheads, wondering what the nameless person wanted and what items in this auction site had caught his attention."What kind of items is he after?" one of the men with a thick mustache asked, casting his eyes toward the items being auctioned in front of the stage."There are many items here and not just one, there are many items that are indeed valuable That's why we are conducting the auction to get a fair price." The
More participants gathered at the venue to participate in the auction, and the fighters who were going to participate in the auction also stood behind the stage in an orderly manner to fight in the order in which they registered. The system and rules at the auction site required everyone who participated in the auction to send people who could possibly win the fight. The winner of the battle would have the advantage of being able to auction off the first item they wanted. Of course, it would have superior rights compared to others.It could be said to have more exclusive buyer's rights. Even if there were people who offered a higher price than the winner in this match, the money could not be used to buy the item at all because the rights were held by the winner, and the winner was free to buy or sell the item he got from this auction event."Well, everyone has gathered, and the participants in the battle are also here. The battle is about to begin." The host on the stage signalled to
Julian finally arrived at the town of Mardlin, where the Widow Family was. He strolled through the area and oversaw everything.Several shops were crowded with people and dominated by men. The men were dressed quite messily, with half-unbuttoned shirts and dishevelled hair. They also had a very pungent smell coming from their mouths as they shouted and talked."You're cheating again. If we couldn't divide it evenly, we should have taken all the money in the shop." One of the men looked so proud, counting the money from robbing other people's shops.Julian frowned when he looked across the street, where a clothing store looked messy as if it had been robbed. Apparently, the men had taken money from the shop on the other side. Surprisingly, the people around seemed to be expected and ignored it.Julian saw that the clerk and the woman who owned the shop that was robbed seemed to be tidying up the mess that had occurred even from the look on their faces, not looking panicked or sad as if
Wanda looked at Julian, who was packing up his room. She leaned back against the doorway and stared at him coldly."It's so good to be you." He exhaled. "Today you'll also be doing a job."Julian grinned, full of confidence. "I'm a great man, so it's only natural that I work and become Master Lucas's confidant." He boasted proudly in front of Wanda. "You have to admit that."That made Wanda tilt her head, staring intently at Julian while snorting in annoyance. She felt jealous that Julian could get a job in the field while Lucas did not trust her to do the same job. She couldn't wait to fight and move her body again. However, Lucas did not allow him to come together with Julian."You've also got your own assignment, right?" Julian raised one eyebrow, remembering the task Lucas had given Wanda before returning to their country.When Lucas gave Wanda the assignment in the country of Bouzi, Wanda immediately did it quickly, even beyond the estimation that Lucas had predicted before. So s
Lucas stopped his dinner and looked at Lora. "I'm done." He held up a hand for Lora to wait. "Just continue eating without me."Lora just nodded her head with a deep frown on her forehead. She was curious about what Chris was going to tell Lucas, but Lora was afraid that it would make Lucas uncomfortable because if Lucas finished his meal before she did and chose to leave, that meant it was something important.Chris bowed slightly before Lora, excusing himself from the dining room. He approached Lucas, handing him his tablet which contained an article with a photo that was quite shocking to Lucas."This is news that was published just a few seconds ago, Master." Chris zoomed in on the tablet screen.Lucas saw a large scroll and a familiar logo. There was an heirloom related to his family. It was most likely the Carter family treasure that had been talked about for generations."Widow's family got it from the excavation." Chris opened another article that stated the location of the ex
Applause filled the grand ballroom. Lucas stepped onto the stage and accepted the award presented by President Marshall, which consisted of a plaque and a small trophy made of 24-carat gold and diamonds, shaped like the country's coat of arms and bearing Lucas Carter's name.President Marshall extended his hand to Lucas. "Congratulations and thank you for all that you have done for our country."Lucas accepted President Marshall's hand. He came down from the stage, and after receiving the award, many important people approached him and hugged him proudly."Congratulations on your award and you deserve it." One of the country's important guests also greeted Lucas."You are indeed a hero of our country and I heard that you are also a hero in Bouzi." The rest of you also complimented Lucas."No, I'm just doing what I can to help others." Lucas responded humbly to all the praise he received.Other compliments and congratulations followed. He returned to Lora, who was waiting for him with