Silence enveloped them for a moment. With his whole body suddenly cold, Reginald began to tremble violently in his place. His eyes widened, filled with fear and disbelief.He shook his head while stepping back, his gaze still locked on Richard’s face until his back hit the table behind him. The man fell to the floor, pale and shaking his head.“No… it can’t be… how is this possible? H-how could this happen?! Hahahaha, this must be a trap for me; they must be trying to prank me,” Reginald muttered.“Who?! Who dares make a joke like this?!” Reginald shouted, staring intently at Richard’s face, filled with shock. The man could not stop denying what he saw with his own eyes.Richard, who rarely appeared in public, meant that most of the guests there did not recognize him.“Who is he? Why is Reginald’s reaction upon seeing that man so extreme?”“I’ve met him before; he looks somewhat familiar.”A big question mark filled the heads of the guests. Even the representatives of important famili
“W-what?!” Reginald looked stunned.His whole body froze and tensed up, leaving him immobilized where he stood. In front of him was the woman, pulling off a skin mask from her face, revealing a face that was all too familiar.“You?!” Reginald shouted.Althea was equally shocked when she realized that the woman standing in front of her was Aurora Nelsons. How could this woman be the granddaughter of the Skyler family? How was it possible that the missing Skyler granddaughter was Aurora Nelsons?!“Are you a demon or a human?!” Reginald demanded, his face full of fear.In his memory, Aurora was dead; he had even seen her body being wheeled into the hospital morgue. What had actually happened? He felt like he was on the verge of losing his mind.Aurora flashed a wide smile, as if she was savoring Reginald’s confusion and fear, while continuing her task. “Reginald, you didn’t expect this, did you? You didn’t expect that I wasn’t really dead, did you?”“No! No, it’s not like that! You have
No one noticed the change in Mr. Clifford’s expression except for Richard. He caught the slight relaxation in the chairman’s tense face upon hearing Reginald’s shout.“You?” the stranger asked suspiciously, his eyebrows furrowed. His eyes scanned Reginald from head to toe before asking again, “Are you Roderick Dwayne’s biological grandson?”“That’s right! I am the heir of the Dwayne family, which means I’m also Roderick’s biological grandson,” Reginald replied, nodding enthusiastically.“You’re friends of my grandfather, aren’t you? You came to help me, right? Hahaha! I knew it!” Reginald continued, not waiting for the strangers’ response.“These people escaped from prison! Don’t let them get away! Remember! Capture them all and throw them back into their cells! If possible, let them all die and rot in there!” the man shouted again, pointing at Richard and the others while glaring at them with wide eyes.Elena, along with the others standing beside Richard, seemed to recognize the str
Everyone looked at Richard with pity when they saw Reginald’s beaming face. They thought that all the power and wealth of the Dwayne family had fully fallen into that man’s hands.“So, Richard is just an adopted child after all?”“Looks like those people have strong backing. Just look, they can shake up people from the main headquarters. Who’s that in the uniform? Is that a high-ranking official from the main HQ?”“There’s no need to bring up the fact that he escaped from prison, because even without that, I’m sure Reginald wouldn’t let him go so easily after that man fully became the heir to the Dwayne family,” the guests discussed amongst themselves.Meanwhile, at the same time, Reginald had already been led away by the strange men to leave the lobby.Mr. Clifford and the S-rank soldiers still stood in their places. Richard, meanwhile, was still sitting on the sofa with both feet propped up on the table.Tonight’s event was supposed to be about him being the main star. But he ended
About seven or eight meters behind the man, precisely behind the window, a pair of eyes filled with vengeance were watching. Those eyes were glaring sharply and angrily at Alexander’s frail body.“Who is that?!” Alexander shouted as he quickly turned around. He sensed someone was watching him. His eyes met the face of someone with a cruel gaze.His heart stopped for a moment, his face pale. The owner of that face was, “Wil-Wilbur?!”***Richard, who had just arrived at The Velvet Fork, didn’t go straight to his room but called Elena to enter a VIP room.“In the next two days, you need to transfer all ownership of Monolith Group. Remember! The news must not get out! Also, we can’t let the people who just got released from detention take over.”“Why is that, Boss?” Elena asked, slightly shocked.“You’ll find out the reason later,” Richard replied with a mysterious smile. “Just make sure to tell them not to take over Monolith Group. If not, they’ll go bankrupt without a trace!”Even thou
“Which group?” Richard asked again to confirm what he heard.“The Skyler Group from the Skyler family. Boss, do you remember the person who helped Reginald prove his identity today?”“Is he the one?” Richard asked.“Exactly! He’s the one!” Elena replied, nodding.Richard nearly cursed but smiled calmly and listened as Elena continued, “Wilona convinced the other Skyler family members and pressured the finance department to send the money to us.”“The main directors at the Skyler Group are rarely in the office; the number of shares held by that director and the other Skyler family members is the same, with both parties owning fifty percent. For the past few years, Wilona has been treated like a princess in that family.”“No one dares to oppose that decision because they are too powerful, Boss. What do you think? Are you satisfied?”Richard glanced briefly at Aurora and then said in a commanding tone, without accepting any objections, “Get the money back! Tell the true Skyler princess t
Wilona suddenly felt a tinge of anxiety. She actually sensed something strange about the drop in the market value of that giant company.But because her mind was clouded by greed, she hastily ordered the finance department to liquidate the funds.However, due to just one command from Aurora, the money was returned to her. If there were indeed plans behind the company’s declining value, then the Monolith Group would not be willing to return the money to Skyler again.On top of that, Wilona always felt that Aurora intended to confront her. Just these two reasons were enough to erase Wilona’s bad thoughts about the Monolith Group.“Why? Don’t you believe in Monolith? Why aren’t you brave enough to use your personal funds? You say I’m just a simpleton who can’t manage a company; you’re so great, right? Why not take over a new company?”“This already proves that your funds aren’t sufficient. One hundred billion is too much for you!” Wilona’s fists were clenched in anger, turning her knuck
The name Roderick Dwayne, once heard in various prominent circles in the country, surely causes a stir among them all. So, when someone questioned the identity of that old man in the country, the tattooed man turned to Richard with a furrowed brow.He looked Richard up and down with a scrutinizing gaze and suspiciously asked, “Who are you? Why are you asking about him? Are you looking for him too?”The man had already received word that lately, many people had come seeking Roderick’s whereabouts, while they were already quite late, having allowed those people to capture Reginald, Roderick’s grandson.Realizing the man’s hostile gaze directed at him made Richard immediately change his expression and smile.“I’ve heard that this man’s medical knowledge is extraordinary. He can bring back the dead, so I intentionally came here to seek his help. As long as he’s willing to assist me, I have no qualms about paying whatever amount he asks.”“I’ve always been curious about who he really is an
“She’s just one woman; lose one, and there will be thousands more! Why are you going to such lengths just to find her? Besides, the person you’re looking for isn’t here! If she were, we’d have found her long before you arrived.” Velric glared at Richard intensely.If not for the fact that this area was under the jurisdiction of Rio Dio Country, Velric would have acted long ago to kill the man before him. Richard had gone too far!But who would have thought the man in front of him would laugh coldly, pointing a knife straight at Velric’s head, and say, “Dr. Fenrick’s daughter contacted me, asking me to come here to pick up Aurora. But now you’re telling me she’s not here?!”“Do you think I’m stupid?! If I don’t see Aurora standing before me safe and sound today, none of you—none of you—will live!”No one was allowed to survive. That was how important Aurora was to Richard and how highly he valued her.Elena arrived just as Richard finished his statement. Her heart felt like it was bein
In the end, her student truly became the strongest person in Rio Dio Country Country, without a hint of fear. But after that, the person disappeared without leaving a trace! Her visit today was to search for her student whereabouts.“Don’t care how tough it gets? Doesn’t matter if life is like hell?” repeated the woman with fingers that folded and unfolded her fan. Then she stepped forward, leaped, and landed just a few centimeters in front of Aurora, lifting the woman’s chin with her fan.“Why would you want to become my student? Whether you’re strong or not, it has nothing to do with me. Your hatred means nothing to me, why should I help you? What kind of joke is that?!”The woman’s words made Aurora more certain that the woman in front of her was far more powerful than Richard, many times over. At least she had never seen anyone capable of floating in the air. She had to become this woman’s student!“I beg you, accept me as your student,” Aurora pleaded again, bowing so deeply that
“You said she was the one who decided to leave me?! Do you think I’m stupid?!”Slap!Richard slapped Zena across the face, causing fresh blood to spurt from her mouth.“I’ll give you five minutes to find Aurora! If she’s not found in five minutes, I’ll kill all of you!” Richard shouted in an authoritative tone, causing The Man to turn pale.The man was about to beg Richard for mercy, but ended up receiving a kick from him instead. The Man’s anger surged to its peak. He knew he wouldn’t be able to handle this situation, so he decided to grab his phone and send a message to Velric.The message was a plea for help, asking Velric to come quickly.Five minutes had passed, but no one had stepped forward. Meanwhile, the team members who were searching the entire training facility began to report back to Richard.“Chief, there’s no trace of Mrs. Aurora in the East section!”“Chief, there’s no trace of Mrs. Aurora in the South section either!”And so, the members who had searched the entire pl
Where is she?“Where is Aurora?!” asked the mysterious woman quietly.“Where is she?!”“She clearly fell here. There’s no mistake. She should have fallen here! But why has she suddenly disappeared? Where did she go?!” muttered the mysterious woman.She desperately tried to scan the surroundings. She even turned on the flashlight on her phone and started searching, making sure to check every corner.But unfortunately, nothing!Nothing at all!Not even her body, not a single strand of hair could be found. The mysterious woman didn’t find anything.Aurora didn’t know anything about martial arts. If she fell from such a high building, even if she didn’t die on the spot, she would at least be seriously injured. But now the person had completely vanished?At that moment, a feeling of unwillingness suddenly exploded inside the mysterious woman. She gritted her teeth in frustration. She had come to Rio Dio Country so early to make Aurora experience a life of suffering. She wanted Aurora to un
The phone in Richard’s other hand suddenly rang. The caller’s number was one he had never seen before. It wasn’t from Rio Dio Country! Nor was it from abroad.What was going on? Richard couldn’t stop wondering. A bad feeling slowly began to creep in. He stared at the strange number displayed on his phone screen. Then, he glanced again at Aurora’s phone in his other hand, which was calling the contact named “H.” Suddenly, he wondered if the phone number... Could it be his own?! Not wanting to think about it too much, Richard quickly swiped the green button on his phone to answer. Then he spoke, his eyes still fixed on Aurora’s phone screen. Just as he suspected! The moment Richard answered his call, Aurora’s phone displayed the connected call. The voice coming from the phone was Richard’s own.“How is this possible?” Richard said in shock, his eyes wide as he switched between staring at his own phone and Aurora’s with disbelief.The phone number given by Clifford... was actually
The little girl growled at Elena like a madwoman. “You’re evil! You’re evil!”“Let go of my Daddy!”“Dad…”“Shut up! You forced me! Get out of here!” Elena yelled. A deep fear filled the woman’s mind. Having lost her sanity, she raised the dagger in her hand again and plunged it into Doctor Fenrick’s heart. Then she kicked his body hard, sending it several meters away.In the eyes of the desperate little girl, her father’s figure was reflected as he lay on the ground, eyes wide open, lifeless.Before her father took his last breath, the little girl seemed to see him looking at her. He smiled and said, “Sweetheart, Daddy is not useless. I’m not afraid to die...”Not afraid!He truly was never afraid.“Daddy,” the little girl whispered.“Aaarrgghhh! Daddy!” The little girl screamed with red eyes. Clearly, she had been gravely wounded. But somehow, she gathered strength from somewhere. Her small body suddenly rose and charged toward Elena.She wanted to fight back with the last bit of st
From the very beginning, Elena had been driving her car, tailing the mysterious woman. That’s why she witnessed the whole incident. She saw with her own eyes how Zena led the mysterious woman to run back to the training base. She also saw with her own eyes the little girl being stabbed with a dagger.It could be said that the little girl was quite lucky. Perhaps because the mysterious woman was too nervous and panicked, the stab wound in the little girl’s abdomen wasn’t life-threatening.After making sure that only the little girl remained, Elena slowed her steps. She walked closer, one step at a time, toward the little girl.When the little girl saw Elena’s calm and expressionless face, she felt as if she saw the last glimmer of hope. The little girl innocently reached out her hand toward Elena. Every time she tried to speak, her life force seemed to drain away.“P-please save my sister...”“P-please... call brother Richard...”“Please. Please go save sis Aurora,” the little girl whi
After snatching the phone from the little girl’s hand, Zena checked it. As soon as she clearly saw the contact name on the phone screen, both her eyes immediately flashed with an intense murderous intent. She gripped the phone tightly in her hand.“What’s wrong with you? What happened to you?”“What happened there? Tell me quickly! Where are you? Let me know where you are!” Richard urged in a hurry.When the man heard the voice of the woman yelling at him through the phone, his heart sank, almost dropping to his feet.The sound of Richard’s voice on the phone truly startled Zena. She was both terrified and angry. She quickly reached out to press the end call button.However, just at that moment—three seconds before Zena could hang up—the little girl, whose head had struck the ground and whose body was covered in wounds and blood, suddenly lifted her head. Then, with the remaining strength she had, she screamed toward Zena.“Training Base! The Training Base on the outskirts of Almolia
She still didn’t want to die.She still hadn’t met Richard.She had to wait for that little girl to bring Richard to save her.All the mistreatment from Zena, all the wounds inflicted by that female trainer, Aurora would make sure to repay it all! She would!At first, Aurora thought that by coming here, as long as she could endure the hardships and pressure, and was willing to work hard, she would become strong. She would be worthy of standing by Richard’s side. Unfortunately, she was wrong. All her hard work and determination had only earned her hostility and torment from Zena, with no clear reason. On the other side…“Sis, wait for me.”“You have to wait for me to come out and bring someone to save you.”“You’re the kindest person to me in this world. God will surely protect and bless you. I will definitely escape from here. I will bring Brother Richard to save you,” said the little girl as she curled up in the underground drainage pipe.The little girl continued to crawl a little