“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
A representative from the elite group of Vandrelis Country was standing at the door, his serious face fixed on Richard, who was wearing a leather mask to disguise himself.“You!”“You said the 200 trillion collateral would be returned within 3 days. It’s now been over 3 days, and why hasn’t the money been returned?”Richard showed a hint of shock. He soon slammed the table and shouted, “Bastard! I’ve already returned the money!”He continued, “The money transfer abroad will be subject to a 7% tax. Two days ago, the chamber of commerce in Ligos city transferred the money to Monolith Group.”“Didn’t the chamber of commerce inform you about this beforehand?”The chamber of commerce is an official government body authorized to collect taxes from foreign funds. However, there are many ways for private companies to evade that tax. Including the representative from the elite group of Vandrelis Country, he actually wanted to avoid that tax.The representative’s mood was very mixed at the mom