CHAPTER 80

The Wilson family, hearing Nathan's cold voice, immediately knelt down with the Smith family, disgracefully in front of Nathan and the whole world.

With Grandfather Albert taking the lead, the rest of them followed, including Claire.

They continued to cry out and beg, but seeing that Nathan was not budging, they intensified their begging by prostrating flat on the floor.

As the Smith family and the Wilson family lay prostrate on the floor, their bodies trembling with fear, the weight of their despair pressed down on them, threatening to crush them.

Each one of them, once so proud and confident, now groveled before Natha, before Lord Cloud.

The veryman they had underestimated and betrayed.

Ivan, who used to enjoy taunting Nathan, was the first to break the silence, his voice choked with desperation as he clasped his hands together, pressing his forehead to the ground.

"Lord Cloud, please," he pleaded, his voice cracking under the strain of his fear.

"We were wrong. We were foolish. P