Important figures who had never been seen by just anyone were gathered together here. Richard, known as ‘The Poor One,’ managed to make them all present themselves in front of such a large crowd!In an instant, Dharia’s mind went blank! Carmen stared in shock, her mouth agape at the information provided by the hotel staff. The guests also looked astonished and froze in place as if they were about to meet a king!Mario was the first to enter the ballroom with confident, purposeful strides. He was followed by the president director of LandMark Real Estate. One by one, the attendees made all the guests break out in cold sweat.“I’m terribly sorry, Ms. Aurora. Since we were waiting for Mr. Richard’s arrival, we arranged for someone to give you your gift first. I didn’t expect something like this to happen at all.”Sorry?! Hearing those two words made everyone’s jaws drop once more.The last to enter was Raylon, who still felt a bit guilty about his nephew’s actions. As soon as he walked i
A group of bodyguards stepped out of the car simultaneously. They removed the signs attached to the vehicle and opened the passenger doors while bowing their backs.“Hah?! That’s the son of the Gonzalez family, the richest family in Ligos City?!”“Wow! That’s the daughter of the Whitaker family who owns Whitaker Group! The company that’s in the top 100!”“I also recognize the man behind them. He’s one of the top ten most distinguished people in this country. I’ve seen him on TV! Yes, that’s right! I’m sure I’m not mistaken!”What those people said was true. The ones who had just arrived were prominent figures renowned in the business world! Instantly, everyone present felt awkward and unsure of what to do.“Did you see?! The sign is for Nelsons, right?”“Do you mean Dharia? No way! Is the Nelsons family really that impressive?”The guests looked back and forth between Dharia and Aurora. The birthday celebrants today were just the two of them—if not Aurora, then it must be Dharia. Who
She had lived with that man for three years, but in her mind, Richard was nothing more than a man who couldn’t be relied upon. All he ever did was ask her for money! He was, in her eyes, the epitome of a man with no future.“Who am I?” Richard repeated with a crooked smile.“Didn’t I tell you before? You just didn’t believe me, right? So why are you asking me the same question again now?” Richard retorted, turning the question back on Dharia.“Why? You can’t stand seeing me with money?”Of course, she couldn’t! Because she knew that man couldn’t possibly have a single penny to his name!“Richard! How many things have you actually been hiding from me?! Why did I never see this side of you when we were still married?” Dharia asked, unable to accept what was happening. She looked at Richard with a clear expression of disappointment.“They didn’t come here just because of you, right? Tell me! What’s the real reason they came?! What is it?!” the woman continued, still unwilling to believe
Richard smiled in satisfaction as he saw Dharia’s frustrated face. He looked at the woman with a sneer and a smirk on his lips.“Sir, what’s really going on? Please explain it to all of us,” one of the guests there spoke up.“Weren’t you supposed to be hosting a birthday party for Dharia? How did it suddenly become Aurora’s event?”Raylon shoved Dharia’s hand away, which had been holding onto him, with a look of disgust, as if she were nothing but trash. Then, with a cold and sharp tone, he said with a sneer, “Watch your behavior! I never said that this Underwater Hotel was prepared for your birthday celebration! You were the one who assumed all this was for you, weren’t you? And now you come and ask me such a question? How absurd!”What?! So this event wasn’t actually prepared for Dharia? The entire Nelsons family had assumed from the beginning that Raylon had arranged this event at the hotel for her. The urge to tear her apart filled the minds of all the guests in an instant.If it
The voice had vanished from her life for five years. Hearing that familiar voice again made Dharia’s entire body tense up instantly. Her eyes reddened and welled up with tears, but she still didn’t have enough courage to look towards the door behind her.Meanwhile, Alfred and several other businessmen who had been escorted by Raylon had just arrived in front of their respective cars. They immediately turned towards hotel when they heard the loud screech of car brakes. In front of the entrance, a government car from the central headquarters had already stopped there.In an instant, all the important people who had come from Ligos city stared in shock with pale faces.“Look! The emblem! That’s the emblem of the central headquarters!” Alfred exclaimed, pointing at the car with a frightened expression.“That person! He’s the same person from three years ago!” cried a woman known to be from the Whitaker family.“W-why is he here? How did he come to Underwater Hotel and help Dharia?” they a
Arthur was momentarily taken aback by Richard’s dark eyes staring at him. But he quickly dismissed the feeling. Whoever that man was, he surely couldn’t be greater than himself.“Pfft! So, you still won’t give in?” Arthur said coldly.“In that case, don’t blame me if I contact the Ligos city authorities to take over the company directly! It’s not hard to instruct someone to nullify a single contract!” Arthur said with a boastful tone.Richard looked at Arthur with a face clearly holding back laughter. If it weren’t for the concern that revealing his true identity might attract enemy attention, he would have already disclosed who he really was to all the guests and Arthur.He tried to suppress his urge because he would soon return to the main headquarters. Once he rejoined the special forces, Arthur would find out that the person he idolized all along was none other than himself!Let the man regret his behavior tonight until he can’t say a word in front of him.“Arthur, do you really h
Richard turned and saw that number 6, standing not far from him, looked very anxious. “Aurora, you should go back to the villa. I still have matters to discuss with my friend,” Richard said gently while brushing Aurora’s soft hair.The woman nodded obediently.“Captain!” Number 6 called out as soon as Aurora entered the villa. “I have news, but I don’t know if I should tell you or not.”“Just say it!” Richard replied with charisma.Taking a deep breath, number 6 began, “The H78-Y10 dagger was taken by the two traitors, and they are currently missing from the base. Their whereabouts are unknown. The headquarters doesn’t dare to make any announcements because they’re afraid it will cause chaos.”“I suspect that the dagger was taken to the border by those two.”“Captain, the dagger is a symbol of yours. If it falls into enemy hands, I’m afraid the situation at the border will become chaotic.”“Captain, this time I sincerely ask you to return and lead the troops to handle this urgent iss
“Special forces disbanded and formed the Elite Forces?”Richard was surprised by the title of the letter. Since Richard had suddenly disappeared, the members of the squad who had fought alongside him to the death could not accept this news. They all decided to retire and leave their duties as special forces. Among the entire squad, only one person remained, number 6. The rest were new members.Richard continued reading the handwritten letter from top to bottom. Soon, Richard’s eyes fell on the writing that would shock anyone who read it.[All members of the headquarters sincerely invite Captain D-111 Richard to the selection of the Supreme Commander of the Elite Forces this month!][Here are the five candidates!][S-rank Captain from area 16: Gavin; S-rank Vice Captain from area 18: Marcus; Special Forces team member from headquarters in area 1: Arthur...]Arthur? Arthur Stanley?Richard’s eyes widened as he saw that name.“The list of candidates for the Elite Team Captain?” Instantl