2025-03-14 16:39:31At Astrid's house, her mother, Vivian, stood before the mirror, carefully comparing two designer coats.
Tonight was her daughter’s wedding to Reginald, a grand affair taking place in the Sky Hall in the heart of the most exclusive district.
Yes, she hadn’t heard wrong—it was the Sky Hall, the one where even to visit, you needed to pay a 2 million membership f*e and pass a financial verification.
And to top it off, her son-in-law, Reginald, had promised that the most powerful figures within the estate would be attending. The richest woman in Dominus City, Elara, even, would personally present a wedding gift! What a huge blessing this is!
She could barely fathom how envious people would be, but she was certain that for the next month, maybe even the next year, all eyes would be on this wedding, the social event of the century!
As she thought this, the doorbell suddenly rang. Astrid hummed a tune as she opened the door, only to be met by an unexpected visitor—Kai!
Vivian's sharp eyes landed on him. Her brows furrowed with a twisted face.
Shock and fear washed over her. Hadn't Kai died? Astrid had told her that with her own mouth. Is there something wrong?
But she quickly realized that if Kay wasn’t dead, it meant he was here to cause trouble.
“What the hell are you doing here, you lowlife?” she snapped.
Kai didn’t flinch. “I need something from...”
“Haven’t you embarrassed yourself enough?” Vivian scoffed, crossing her arms.
“Astrid finally found a real man, and here you are… still clinging.” She rolled her eyes.
“You know what?” She sneered, eyeing Kai like he was dirt. “Astrid’s wedding’s at the Sky Hall. All the big players are gonna be there, and even the billionaire Elara’s gonna personally hand over a gift to them.”
“If you have half a brain, you’ll get the hell out of here before you make yourself look even more pathetic!”
“Oh really? Congrats", Kai exhaled slowly. "But I really don't care about Astrid anymore.”
“Excuse me?” Vivian’s smirk faltered. Her eyes flashed. How dare this thing talk about not wanting her daughter, it should be her daughter not wanting him.
Kai’s voice was cold. “I came for what’s mine.”
Vivian’s eyes flashed with anger. “There is NOTHING of yours here!” she spat. “Everything in this house belongs to Astrid.”
She shoved him back, but Kai barely moved.
Vivian wasn’t done.
“You think you have any right to demand anything?” Her voice rose. “You have nothing. You ARE nothing.”
Kai’s fingers curled into fists.
Vivian jabbed a finger at his chest. “You wasted years of my daughter’s life! You should be paying us for all the time you stole from her!”
Kai scoffed, stepping forward. “Stole?” His voice was sharp. “That’s funny!”
"I bought this house! I paid the mortgage! I covered the every fucking bills for your whole family!"
His voice turned razor-sharp. “You’ve been living off me like leeches for years.”
Vivian’s mouth opened, but no words came out
Kai took a step closer. “And now you have the nerve to tell me to leave?”
She recovered quickly, crossing her arms. “So what?” she snapped. “You think a few bills make you a man? Reginald could buy this house ten times over, my daughter is pursuing a better life!”
“And Now,” Vivian’s eyes were cold as ice, “You’d better get the hell out of here, or I’ll call the cops!”
However, a glint of silver around her neck caught Kai's attention. It was his mother's necklace!
Kai’s voice turned ice-cold, with rage exploded in his chest. “That necklace,” he said, his eyes locked on it. “It belongs to me.”
Vivian’s hand flew to her throat. She found this necklace in Astrid’s yard—finder’s keepers! And look at it, worth millions. It’ll make her the star of tonight’s wedding. There’s no way it belongs to a broke loser like Kai!
“This? This is mine”, She scoffed, trying to hide her sudden unease.
Kai took another step forward. “Give. It. Back.”
Vivian strained to hold the door frame, but clearly, she was no match for the burly Kai.
Kai tightly grasped her forearm and tried to yank the necklace right off her neck.
"What's going on here?" A shrill voice rang out from the stairs behind Vivian.
It was Sage Laurent. Astrid’s useless younger brother.
Taking the chance, Vivian twisted her body and hid behind Sage. "It's the fucking Kai! He's gone nuts! Help me throw him out!"
"Holly shit! You still alive!" Sage had an exaggerated expression.
”What the hell are you doing here? Astrid has already broken up with you!"
"Scram if you don't want to get into trouble! "
Kai’s fists clenched. It's that the quality of Astrid's family?
"I came for my mother's necklace. But you," Kai's eyes sliced towards Vivian, sneered "Stole it!"
"Bullshit!" Sage gaze flicked to the heirloom around Vivian’s neck. “Your broke-ass family couldn’t afford something like that. Unless…”
He let out a mocking chuckle.
Kai’s breath slowed.
Sage took a step closer, his grin stretching. “Maybe your mother wasn’t as innocent as you think. She probably spread her legs for some rich men and…”
CRACK!
Kai’s fist connected with Sage’s jaw with a sickening force.
Sage’s body snapped backward, his feet lifting off the ground before he slammed into the wall.
A loud grunt of pain left his throat.
Kai shook his fist, flexing his fingers.
His voice was cold. Deadly. “Talk now,” he muttered. “I dare you.”
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