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Bars are known for their constant noise, especially at night during operating hours, but right now, the entire bar is eerily silent with everyone within staring blankly as though they were seeing the most disbelieving thing in history, particularly the ones who knew the reputation of the two Lion Kings. This silence lasted for a long time before eventually, the Lion King, whose leg was being held by Xavier returned to his senses and became deeply embarrassed which promptly changed to an incredible rage. “Bastard! Let go of my leg!” He snapped ferociously, trying to force away his leg from Xavier’s lazy grasp. Yet, for some reason, he wasn’t able to move it an inch—It was as though the leg was being held by the large hand of a deity and not the seemingly weak Xavier. “Are you deaf? I say let go of my leg!” He barked and Xavier instantly smiled slightly before nodding his head. “Sure,” he responded before continuing just as the Lion King was about to heave a sigh of relief. “I will just repay you with what you wanted to do to me.” “This!” Everyone gasped and saw something flash in their eyes before they could think, after which, a shrill scream that sounded as though someone was being butchered echoed. Subsequently, Xavier let go of his hand and the Lion King was sent ricocheting away halfway across the bar. “Ah!!!!!!” He wailed like someone whose skin was being torn away from his body, making everyone feel their hair standing at the end while wondering about what had just happened. They all turn into statues in an instant which lasts for a moment before the first Lion King forces himself to return to his senses. “Third—third brother! What’s with your cry?” He asked with fear before rushing toward his brother. “Aren’t you embarrassing yourself too much? Yelling this loudly and painfully merely because a tiny ant that could easily be squashed to death with my fingers hurled you away?” He complained with dissatisfaction before bending over to help his brother up. The following second, however, he paused slightly before his eyes widened significantly, after which a strong shill ran down his spine. “What-“ his mouth hung open as he subconsciously moved his hand toward his brother’s crotch area. “What’s—what’s blood doing here?” he inquired incredulously and then pressed down with his hand. “Rahhhhhhh!!!!” The second Lion King’s roar intensified as if he were experiencing the most excruciating pain imaginable, and soon after, he fainted. The bar became pin-drop silent after this until; “He wanted to castrate me, but I castrated him instead. That’s fair, no?” A calm and lazy voice inquired, making everyone shiver frantically with goosebumps crawling hysterically all over their skin, then they glanced at the speaker. “He—he crippled the lion king?” Someone swallowed hard and mumbled doubtfully. Just then, the first Lion King returned to his senses and he screamed. “How dare you castrate my brother?!” “I’m going to kill you!!!” His voice filled to the brim with killing intent scaring everyone in the bar out of their wits. “The Lion King is finally mad,” someone mumbled and ran toward the bar’s exit without hesitation, looking terrified to the core. “Probably all the eyewitnesses here tonight are done for!” Another person mumbled fearfully as he also ran for his li… Everyone, knowing how unreasonable the Lion Kings normally are quickly ran for their lives, and before long, only Xavier, the fainted Lion King, the first Lion King who had turned into a raging bull, the dumbstruck bartender, and a horrified Grace were left behind. “Die!!!!” The First Lion King roared with rage and closed in on Xavier, throwing his tightly clenched fist at his face with all the strength he could muster. Watching this scene, the hearts of the bartender and Grace trembled, knowing that there was no way Xavier would be able to dodge or survive the attack. Although they weren’t the ones receiving it, they felt the strong force originating from it and trying to destroy them, making the two ladies shut their eyes just as the attack was an inch away from hitting Xavier’s face, unable to handle the scene that would follow. They brace themselves, expecting a shrill scream, but then a deafening silence was what they heard, lasting for a long time until the ladies could no longer handle their confusion. ‘What happened?’ they thought and squinted open their eyes, wanting to sneak a peak at what had happened. What came into their view the next second made their eyes widen in stupefaction. “Am—am I dreaming?” The bartender mumbled to herself dumbly before quickly pinching her arm. Having worked in the bar for a few years, she had long learned about the strength of the two Lion Kings, able to face the attacks of five able-bodied men without breaking a sweat, yet… “You—you—you…” the Lion King, who had attacked Xavier with madness and hatred earlier finally returned to his senses and stuttered as he eventually experienced what his brother had gone through a moment ago and to say he was terrified right now was nothing but an understatement. He had never thought the seemingly weak Xavier who looked like someone he could pinch to death with his fingers would be able to stop his punch with just a single hand. He thought he was dreaming as he stared at Xavier casually holding his arm that was tightly bulging with his thick veins from exerting all his strength. “You—you—who… who are you?” He finally completed and Xavier, staring composedly at him sighed. “I didn’t want any trouble; I just wanted to prevent you from committing an immoral deed while enjoying my peace. Why did you and your brother have to push my hand?” he asked helplessly, leaving the Lion King and the bartender stunned. ‘You didn’t want trouble and yet you interfered in our business, even castrating my brother! What nonsense was that?!’ He yelled in his mind, almost sobbing, but dared not to speak out. “Plea—please forgive me, master. I—I was just too blind to see the elephant in the room! Please forgive me!” The bartender, “_” ‘Is this still the First of the two shameless and evil self-acclaimed Lion kings?’ She thought blankly before hurriedly glancing back at Xavier. Her heart began to pound frantically in her chest and she became filled with curiosity for him, meanwhile, Xavier, not realizing what he had caused to the bartender suddenly gazed seriously at the Lion King. Given how you and that fool behaved today and the things I learned, you two love getting ladies drunk so that you can have your ways with them, no?” “I—I… “ The Lion King became further terrified. If those who had run for their lives out of fear were to witness this scene, they would have been stunned to death, but since no one was there, they couldn’t have in their entire lives imagined what had transpired after they escaped. “I—tonight was our first time and I have never had the intention of forcing myself on anybody,” the lion king sobbed, regretting why he and his brother hadn't ignored or begged Xavier to mind his business earlier. “Please forgive me!” He pleaded desperately, wishing nothing but to escape right now. Xavier watched the horrified Lion King without reacting for a moment, while the two ladies stared at him, waiting to see what he would do. Eventually, he sighed deeply. “As I mentioned earlier, I only wanted to have some drink in peace.”Latest Chapter
Chapter 1250 – Shocking News
*****Xavier’s lips parted again, instinctively trying to explain, but once again, Grace didn’t let him.Grace didn’t raise her voice or argue… she simply looked at him, and that was enough.That single glance said everything: pain, disbelief, disappointment, and something deeper… something that cut far more than anger ever could.Seeing this, Xavier’s words died completely in his throat.‘This…’His mouth opened, closed, opened again, and then closed once more.For what felt like the first time in a long while, Xavier genuinely didn’t know what to say.He, who could usually brush off misunderstandings without a second thought, now found himself trapped in a suffocating silence, but now…That morning, seeing how exhausted Grace was… how she hadn’t slept in over twenty-four hours and how heavily everything she had been through weighed on her, he had made what he believed was a practical, reasonable decision.He had put her phone on DND and silence so she could rest and wouldn
Chapter 1249 – Accused
*****“You knew how much I valued that company.”Grace’s voice cut through the silence, raspy, slow, and cold.It wasn’t emotional or loud, yet it carried a weight that instantly pressed down on Xavier’s chest like a collapsing mountain.His lips parted slightly, but no sound came out.“You knew the story behind it,” Grace continued, each word measured and deliberate, like a blade being sharpened. “You knew how much it meant to me… how much I built with my own hands.”Her gaze didn’t waver, soften, or forgive.“You could have woken me to deal with things myself before it got the worst.”That was it.She didn’t raise her voice or lash out, but somehow, that only made it worse.After all, even though she didn’t show the slightest visible reaction, he could still sense what lay beneath her calm, icy composure.It was disappointment… the kind that doesn’t explode, but lingers.Xavier directly felt it hit him square in the chest.Without even realizing it, his heart began to p
Chapter 1248 – “You Knew How Much I Valued That Company”
*****Williams didn’t utter a single sound, yet the silence around him roared louder than any outburst ever could.His fists were clenched so tightly that they trembled by his side, his knuckles drained of all color as if the blood itself had recoiled from the violence in his thoughts.Thick veins snaked along his forearms, pulsing with a ferocity that hinted he might snap at any second.His entire frame was rigid, like a man barely restraining a beast clawing its way out from within.His eyes had turned a terrifying crimson… bloodshot, burning, and filled with a hatred so intense that it felt almost tangible, as if meeting his gaze could scorch you.And then his aura… it was chaos incarnate right now.Helplessness clashed with suppressed rage, while weakness warred against a desperate urge to destroy.However, towering above every other emotion… overwhelming and suffocating, was a single, undeniable force.Hatred.Williams was drowning in it right now, and how could he not
Chapter 1247 – Susan’s Explosion
*****Still in the living room, as the news recap continued to roll… flashing images, sharp commentary, and damning previews of the Oriens’ press conference, a suffocating silence descended upon the entire space.It wasn’t ordinary silence.It was the kind that pressed down on the chest, heavy and oppressive, as though even the air itself had thickened.Grace remained frozen in place, just like Susan, Williams, and even Laura.None of them moved, blinked, or reacted.They simply stared at the massive television, their eyes locked onto the screen as if something invisible had pinned them in place.It was almost unnatural… like time itself had paused, leaving them suspended in a single, unbearable moment.If anyone had walked in at that moment, they might have thought they were looking at lifeless mannequins rather than living, breathing people.It felt as though their souls had quietly slipped out, abandoning their bodies to stand there like hollow shells.And like that, time
Chapter 1246 – Grace’s Disappointment
*****“Thanks for the concern, Father.”Xavier dipped his head slightly as he spoke, the gesture respectful but brief, as though his mind had already moved ahead of the moment.Without waiting for a response, he turned on his heel and began walking back toward the living room, his steps calm, unhurried… yet purposeful.David didn’t follow immediately.Instead, he remained rooted where he stood, his gaze fixed on the retreating figure of his son.For a fleeting second, something conflicted flickered across his eyes… a quiet struggle between instinct and acceptance, between stepping in and stepping back, until ultimately…“I suppose it’s time I let him take the lead,” he thought to himself, the realization settling deeper than he expected. “He’s grown… far beyond what I anticipated.”To an outsider, the thought might have sounded like a reluctant surrender, but the truth?There was not even the slightest tinge of bitterness in his eyes, only pride… the kind that couldn’t be con
Chapter 1245 – David’s Realization
*****Xavier paused briefly, choosing his next words carefully… not to soften the truth, but to deliver it without disrespect.“No matter how much we avoid talking about it,” he continued, “they will still have to face it eventually.”His gaze didn’t waver.“I would rather we face it now… completely than let it come back later, when everyone has already let their guard down.”“This…”David froze.For a moment, he could only stare at his son, his lips parting slightly as though trying to respond, yet finding no immediate words.“This…” he repeated, but the rest of the sentence refused to form, because the truth was…He hadn’t thought of it that way… not onceNeither he nor Laura had.They had been so focused on preserving peace and protecting the fragile happiness they had managed to rebuild that they hadn’t stopped to consider what lay beneath it.But hearing it laid out so plainly now… it hit harder than expected.A faint breath escaped David as realization settled fully
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