NEXUS TRIAL: The Rise of Liam Parker
System, Game, Action, Fantasy, Urban Adventure.
Liam Parker is just a broke teenage boy from a poor family, bullied at school and crushed at home. After losing his father, he and his mother are treated like dirt by their own relatives. When his greedy uncle and cold grandmother try to sell their only home, Liam finally snaps but he’s powerless.
That night, everything changed.
He receives a strange invite to a new online game called Nexus Trials, created by a mystery organization known only as The Nexus. All he has to do is wear a strange wristband—and suddenly, he’s no longer in his world.
He’s on a never-ending bridge… with ten thousand other players.
When the bridge starts breaking apart, panic breaks out. Only 2,578 make it to the other side. Then a voice speaks:
“Welcome to the Nexus. This is not just a game. If you die here, you die in the real world.”
From now on, Liam must fight to survive through 10 brutal levels filled with monsters, mind games, and player-vs-player battles. Each level is harder. The rewards are great—but so is the risk.
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Chapter: Chapter 92: The CallChapter 92: The CallCollins called at seven forty three the following morning.Liam was in the kitchen making coffee when the watch pulsed with an incoming call routed through his regular phone, and he looked at the name on the screen and felt the particular satisfaction of a prediction confirmed, which was different from surprise and better than anger and cleaner than either.He let it ring twice before answering.“Collins.”“Liam.” His uncle’s voice carried the careful neutrality of a man who had spent the night recalibrating and had arrived at the reluctant conclusion that cooperation was more valuable than pride. “I’ve been thinking about your offer.”“I assumed you would be,” Liam said.A brief pause. “Gordon is open to selling. I spoke to him last night. He bought the property as an investment and he’s willing to let it go at the right price.”“Three fifty,” Liam said. “That’s still the number.”“He’s asking three seventy five,” Collins said. “The market has moved since I sold
Last Updated: 2026-03-16
Chapter: Chapter 91: After PartyChapter 91: After PartyThe town car pulled into their neighborhood just after six in the evening and Liam could see the lights on inside the house from the street.It gave him a small quiet satisfaction every time he saw it because there had been a version of his life where coming home meant a shelter bunk and fluorescent lights and the particular exhaustion of having nowhere that was actually yours.That version felt like someone else’s biography now.“She’s going to ask questions,” Liam said to Amanda as they walked up to the front door.“I know,” Amanda said. “I’ve had practice lying to parents. Mine took the wilderness survival story without blinking.”“My mother is more perceptive than that.”“Good thing I’m a decent liar,” Amanda said simply.Alice was in the kitchen when they came through the door, and she looked up from the counter where she had been arranging the flowers she had started buying for the house since discovering that she could.<
Last Updated: 2026-03-16
Chapter: Chapter 90: Confronting the Past IIChapter 90: Confronting the Past IIThe room had gone quiet but not for long.Liam felt the attention of aunts and cousins and family friends settle on him with the weight of people who remembered the homeless teenage boy from six months ago and were struggling to reconcile that memory with what was standing in front of them now.His aunt Selene was the first to speak, setting her glass down on the coffee table with the careful movements of someone buying herself time to process what she was seeing. “Liam? Is that really you?”“It’s me,” Liam said.“You look…” She trailed off, her eyes moving over the suit and then back to his face. “Different.”“He looks like he’s trying too hard,” his cousin Bryce said from the couch, loud enough for the room to hear. Bryce had always been Collins’s son in every way that mattered, same instinct for cruelty, same need to establish hierarchy in every room he entered. “What is this, some kind of performance?”Liam glanced
Last Updated: 2026-03-15
Chapter: Chapter 89: Confronting the PastChapter 89: Confronting the PastThe notice arrived on a Tuesday morning. A group message sent to every branch of the Parker family, announcing that Collins was hosting a gathering at Grandma Parker’s house that Saturday.Liam read it twice. His enhanced Intelligence processed the subtext underneath the cheerful wording and arrived at a simple conclusion.He showed Alice the message thread that evening over dinner.She read it once and set his phone down on the table and looked at him with the expression she used when she had already decided something and was choosing her words carefully.“Don’t go,” she said.“I’m going,” Liam said.“Liam.” She leaned forward slightly. “Those people threw us out. Collins looked your mother in the eye and called her an illegal occupant in her own home. What exactly are you hoping to accomplish by walking back in there?”“I want Dad’s house back,” Liam said simply.Alice was quiet for a moment. “And if Collins refu
Last Updated: 2026-03-15
Chapter: Chapter 88: Amanda Returns IIChapter 88: Amanda Returns IIHe turned his coffee cup slowly in his hands, watching the liquid ripple. He told her about Noah. He told her about the surrender in the arena.The way the boy had looked at him with a calm acceptance that still haunted his dreams. He told her about the promise extracted in the final moments before the light took him.He detailed the search for the group home, the cold efficiency of Carol Jensen, and the three long, silent drives to Seattle. He spoke of the folder of legal documents that had finally moved an immovable wall of bureaucracy.And then, he told her about the cluster of medical nanotechnology that had cost more than the GDP of a small country. He described how it had shimmered like liquid light in his palm, a tiny vial of god-tier science, before he watched it dissolve into the bloodstream of a fourteen-year-old girl.A girl who had spent her entire life negotiating with a body that fought her, now cured by a force she couldn't name.Amanda lis
Last Updated: 2026-03-14
Chapter: Chapter 87: Amanda ReturnsChapter 87: Amanda ReturnsAmanda Torres had been dealing with her own return to a reality that now felt paper-thin and hauntingly quiet. Her wealthy parents were relieved she was safe, welcoming her back into their sprawling estate with open arms, but they remained deeply suspicious about where she’d been for those seventy-two hours.The questions were constant, hidden behind polite smiles and expensive dinners.She told them it was a “wilderness survival training program” she had scouted online, and they accepted it—mostly because they didn’t want to look too closely at why their daughter had disappeared without a trace.It was easier for them to believe a lie than to face a truth they couldn't possibly comprehend. They saw the same daughter, but they missed the way she now tracked the exits of every room they entered.The coffee shop Amanda had chosen was the kind of place that existed in every college-adjacent neighborhood, warm lighting and exposed brick and the ambient noise of
Last Updated: 2026-03-14
War God’s Last Stand
Three years ago, Damon Kael was known as the War God. The strongest commander Earth had ever seen. He led the Iron Legion, a special force created to fight back against the Coalition. The Coalition was a brutal organization determined to conquer the planet through force, technology, and fear. During the final battle at the Iron Veil, Damon made the ultimate sacrifice. He locked an Iron Clamp, the key to the Iron Veil onto his own legs to prevent the coalition forces from getting access to the core of the Iron Veil. The Clamp was designed to disable his mobility completely. It kept him alive but crippled, and most importantly, hidden. The password to remove the Clamp was secured deep within the Iron Veil. It was impossible to access without risking exposure. Damon vanished from the world and allowed everyone to believe he was dead. Now he hides in plain sight. Weak. In a wheelchair. Married to Selene Vaughn, the disgraced heiress of the Vaughn family. Her family hates her. Her brother, Lucien Vaughn, wants to destroy her. He framed her for embezzlement, stole her company and sued her to court. Damon vows to protect her even if it means starting two wars.
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Chapter: Chapter 10 — The Man Behind the MaskHe stood in silence as he was escorted through the long metallic halls of the Coalition flagship. The ship hung in space above Earth like a dark god watching its prey. Outside the massive viewing panels, the planet looked small and fragile, blue and white, unaware of the war circling above it.The guards beside him were not fully human. Their armor was fused to their bodies, and their movements were stiff and unnatural. Their eyes glowed faintly behind dark visors, and their weapons hummed softly with restrained power.No one spoke.Leon did not look around. He walked forward calmly, his hands behind his back, his expression steady. Fear was useless here. Weakness was punished.The massive doors ahead slowly opened with a deep mechanical sound.Inside, the chamber was vast and cold.At the center stood the Supreme Commander and his generals.His body was part machine and part monster. Thick metal plates were fused into torn flesh, and dark cables ran from his spine into the floor. One
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Chapter: Chapter 9 — Quiet AssurancesThat evening, Selene and Leon sat across from each other in the quiet meeting room just above the café as they discussed how to win the counter lawsuit against her brother.The city lights glowed faintly through the wide glass window beside them. Papers were spread across the table, and the air smelled faintly of coffee and ink. Selene leaned back in her chair, her arms folded tightly as worry crept across her face despite her efforts to stay composed.“I do not trust him,” she said after a long pause, her voice low but tense. “Lucien made it very clear today that he plans to bribe the jury or plant fake evidence if he has to, and I know how far he is willing to go when he feels cornered.”Leon listened carefully, his expression calm and focused as always, and he did not interrupt her until she finished speaking. Then he leaned forward slightly, resting his hands on the table.“He wants you to be afraid,” Leon said evenly. “That is his oldest trick, and it only works if you let it.”S
Last Updated: 2026-02-21
Chapter: Chapter 8 — Thin Smiles and Sharp PaperThe company building was slowly emptying as the evening crept in. Office lights flickered off one after another, and the usual noise of phones and footsteps faded into a dull hum.Selene remained at her desk longer than most, reviewing files with tired eyes while her mind replayed everything Leon had told her on the phone earlier that day. Every number mattered, every signature mattered, and every delay felt like another attempt to crush her resolve.When she finally stood and gathered her things, the floor felt strangely quiet. Security was already preparing for night watch, and only a few staff members remained. Selene walked toward the elevator, her heels tapping softly against the polished floor, when a familiar voice cut through the silence.She stopped before turning.Lucien stood near the glass wall overlooking the city, hands in his pockets, his posture relaxed as if he owned the building and everyone inside it. His presence alone felt like pressure in the air.“You really thi
Last Updated: 2026-02-21
Chapter: Chapter 7 — Decisions in the DarkSelene closed the doors of her office behind her with a soft click. The late afternoon sun had dipped behind the buildings, casting long shadows across the streets, and she pulled her coat tighter around her shoulders.Her heels clicked against the empty sidewalk as she made her way to the designated location. Leon Hart had been precise with the time and place, and she had learned quickly that he expected precision.When she arrived, the small café was nearly empty, with only a few late stragglers lingering over coffee and pastries. Leon sat in a corner booth, his posture straight and his dark suit unwrinkled. He looked up from a stack of files as she approached, and his piercing eyes softened just slightly.“Selene,” he said, standing to give a small nod. “I was wondering if you would make it on time.”“Of course,” she replied evenly, though inside she felt the tight coil of tension. “I do not miss appointments.”Leon gestured for her to sit, and she did, keeping her back straight an
Last Updated: 2026-02-21
Chapter: Chapter 6 — Shadows Closing InDamon woke up slowly as pale morning light slipped through the curtains and rested softly on the walls of the room. For a few seconds, he forgot where he was, and then the familiar ache in his body reminded him. He lay still and listened. The house was quiet, but not empty.He turned his head and saw Selene standing by the mirror. She was already dressed for work. Her hair was neatly tied back, and she looked sharp and distant, like someone preparing for battle rather than a normal workday. She did not look at him. She focused on adjusting her sleeves and checking her reflection, as if Damon was not even there.Damon watched her in silence. Once, mornings like this were different. They used to talk and laugh and argue over small things like coffee and schedules. Now the room felt cold even with the sunlight.Selene’s phone rang, breaking the silence.She glanced at the screen and answered immediately. “Leon,” she said, her voice calm but tired.Damon turned his eyes toward the ceiling
Last Updated: 2026-02-21
Chapter: Chapter 5 — The AwakeningThe soft hum of machines and the faint hiss of oxygen filled the room as Damon’s eyes snapped open.White steel walls. Seamless panels. A low-blue glow from the interface screens.The Iron Legion’s Medical Bay. Outside Earth’s orbit. Safe… but only for now.Panic surged through Damon’s chest as fragmented memories crashed back, the Coalition strike, Ravik’s face, Selene’s scream.Damon shoved the covers aside, scrambling to sit up. Pain exploded across his ribs, his limbs heavy like dead weight.“Selene!” His voice cracked through the sterile space.A nurse in a dark Legion uniform rushed to his side, datapad in hand. “Sovereign, you need to stay down.”“Where is Selene?” Damon growled, his hands trembling as he tried to swing his legs off the bed. His body protested with sharp agony, old injuries throbbing beneath the skin. His legs remained limp, useless beneath him—but he kept trying.“Please, sir, you’ve—”The door hissed open with a sharp pressurised sound.Dimitri strode in, tal
Last Updated: 2026-02-21
Chapter: Chapter 639: The Anchor in the StormChapter 639: The Anchor in the StormThe evening brought a heavy, damp silence to the residential streets of Emerald Falls. At 8:00 PM, Eric pulled his car into the driveway of the Wood family home at Diamond Ville. He sat in the driver’s seat for a full minute, staring at the warm glow of the windows. His head throbbed from a day spent in the crosshairs of corporate collapse and criminal investigations.When he finally stepped through the front door, the smell of home-cooked cedar and lavender met him. Mary was there immediately. She didn't ask about his day first; she simply took his briefcase and looked into his eyes. Her face was etched with a quiet concern that cut through his exhaustion."You look like you’ve been carrying the entire EMC tower on your shoulders, Eric," Mary said softly, reaching up to smooth his hair. "How are you holding up? Truly?"Eric let out a long, ragged sigh as he collapsed onto the living room sofa. "Honestly, Mary? I’m struggling. Between the ESU theft
Last Updated: 2026-03-24
Chapter: Chapter 638: The Royal SignatureChapter 638: The Royal SignatureThe late afternoon sun hung low over the steel and glass canyons of Downtown Emerald Falls. At 5:00 PM, the city was a sea of rushing commuters, but Kai moved against the tide. He looked like any other businessman in a trench coat, but his eyes were constantly scanning the crowd for tails. He had spent the last several days diving into the shadowed history of the city’s most powerful dynasty: the Wane Family.Kai stepped into a dimly lit basement café, a quiet hole-in-the-wall where the music was loud enough to mask a conversation. In a corner booth sat an informant, a man Kai had used for years to dig into corporate archives and sealed records back at the lotus. The informant was a specialist in "ghost hunting"—finding people who didn't want to be found.The informant didn't say hello. He simply slid a thick, unmarked Manila folder across the scarred wooden table. "You’re digging into a graveyard, Kai," the man whispered. "The Wanes don't like people
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Chapter: Chapter 637: The Falling PillarChapter 637: The Breaking Pillar The afternoon of Tuesday, March 24th, brought a sudden, chilling wind to the streets of Emerald Falls. At 2:00 PM, the ESU Field Office was a hive of activity, but inside Interrogation Room 1, the air was as still as a tomb. Sterling sat at the metal table, his hands trembling slightly as he adjusted his silk tie. He looked every bit the billionaire patriarch, but his eyes were rimmed with red, and his skin had a gray, parchment-like quality. Beside him sat his high-powered criminal defense attorney. Across from them, Agent Johnson and Detective Morrison sat like twin statues of judgment. They were here to discuss the eight-billion-dollar EMC theft and the cold-blooded murder of Morris Huggo. Johnson didn't waste time with pleasantries. He opened a laptop and turned it toward Sterling. "We have traced the final hop of the stolen EMC funds to several offshore accounts," Johnson said. "These accounts contain the eight billion dollars." Sterling stare
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Chapter: Chapter 636: The Silver TongueChapter 636: The Silver TongueThe morning of Tuesday, March 24th, began with a heavy, oppressive silence inside the ESU Field Office. At 9:00 AM, the sterile fluorescent lights of Interrogation Room 2 hummed with a low, nervous energy.Williams sat at the metal table, his posture perfect, his charcoal suit without a single wrinkle. Beside him, his high-priced defense attorney, Marcus Thorne, sat with a leather briefcase open, looking like a man ready for a duel.Across from them, Agent Johnson leaned back in his chair. A thick manila folder lay between them like a landmine. Johnson didn't start with a greeting. He started with a photograph. He slid a grainy surveillance shot across the table showing Williams meeting a shadowed figure in a Harbor District parking garage."Let’s talk about your weekend, Williams," Johnson said, his voice deceptively calm. "Specifically, let’s talk about the fifty thousand dollars you moved through three shell companies on Friday morning. The money ende
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Chapter: Chapter 635: The Architect’s PlanChapter 635: The Architect’s PlanBy mid morning of Monday, March 23rd, the glass towers of the Business District were reflecting a cold, indifferent sky. Inside James’s office, the air was heavy with the scent of ozone from the bank of monitors and the bitter aroma of untouched coffee.The heavy oak door swung open, and Eric stepped inside. His face was pale, and his tie was slightly crooked—a rare sign of disarray for the CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation. He had just come from a closed-door briefing with the security teams."I just heard from the site at the outskirts," Eric said, his voice dropping to a hurried whisper as he closed the door. "Vance is gone. Gregor found the farmhouse, but the nest was cold. They found maps, James. Maps of the Convention Center for this Friday."James didn't look up from his tablet immediately. He was watching a real-time encryption log from the ESU servers. "I know, Eric. Gregor briefed me an hour ago. Vance is back in the city. He’s light
Last Updated: 2026-03-23
Chapter: Chapter 634: The Empty NestChapter 634: The Empty NestThe silence at the rural farmhouse was more deafening than the sirens that had preceded it. At 8:30 AM, the morning mist was beginning to burn off, revealing a scene of high-stakes frustration. Dark, armored SUVs sat idling on the grass, their doors flung open, while men in tactical gear with "FBI" and "ESU" stenciled in bold white letters moved like shadows across the property.Detective Morrison stepped out of his car, his boots crunching on the dry gravel. He looked toward the silver sedan, which sat abandoned near the shed, its engine still ticking as it cooled down. Gregor stood by the driver’s side door, his face a mask of cold fury."He’s gone," Gregor said before Morrison could even ask. "He pulled the tarp, loaded the heavy gear, and then he just... vanished. My thermal team lost his signature in the treeline twenty minutes ago. He knew we were here before we even set the perimeter."Morrison looked at the house, then at the thick woods bordering t
Last Updated: 2026-03-23
LUCKY BILLIONAIRE
Alejandro García, once a struggling and mistreated son-in-law, found himself transformed into a wealthy billionaire after his lucky number, 369, scored him a billion-dollar jackpot in what turned out to be the biggest gamble of the century.
However, his newfound fortune came with a catch: the gamble was actually a scam, and Alejandro unwittingly foiled it with his stroke of luck, earning himself some powerful enemies in the process. Now, he must protect his wealth, and even his own life.
After defeating Diego Morales, the mastermind behind the scam, Alejandro's troubles are far from over. He soon faces a new threat in the form of his own doppelgänger, Carlos Rodriguez who murders him and seizes control of his entire estate.
But Alejandro's story doesn't end there. Anticipate the triumphant return of Alejandro García, the billionaire Gambler, as he rises from the ashes to reclaim what is rightfully his.
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Chapter: Chapter 426: Kate’s Visit to SkyCareChapter 426: Kate’s Visit to SkyCareKate Carl decided to visit skycare and see if Williams could help even in his hospital bed. He has always helped them in the past, and she thought he would this time around too.She arrived at SkyCare Medical Center, stepping out of her black luxury sedan with a deep breath. The hospital’s glass facade gleamed under the afternoon sun, giving it an air of sterility and wealth. Inside, the lobby was spacious, the scent of antiseptic hanging in the air as nurses moved briskly from one station to another. The soft hum of conversations between patients, doctors, and visitors created a low, almost soothing background noise.Kate, dressed elegantly in a beige coat over a fitted dress, approached the reception desk with her usual poised demeanor. The receptionist, a young woman in a crisp uniform, looked up with a professional smile.“Good afternoon. How may I help you?”“I’m here to see Williams Jesse,” Kate said smoothly.The receptionist glanced at her
Last Updated: 2025-03-22
Chapter: Chapter 34Chapter 34In the dark hallway, Valentina pressed her back against the cold stone wall, her heart pounding in her chest. The deep silence of the mansion surrounded her, broken only by the muffled sounds of the conversation coming from Diego’s study. She had been in the bedroom when the men entered, and unable to resist, she had tiptoed silently to the door to listen in.Though she hadn’t heard much of the conversation—her position had been precarious and the voices low—the part that had caught her off guard made her blood run cold. Javier had suggested hiring the best hackers in the world to break into Alejandro’s casino since the fire attack wasn’t successful, and Valentina’s mind had skipped at the thought.She didn’t know Alejandro personally, but from the little she’d gathered, he seemed like a young, innocent man who luckily won her husband’s scam lottery.Yet here was Diego, her husband, plotting to destroy him piece by piece. She couldn’t stand the thought of Diego manipulating
Last Updated: 2024-12-07
Chapter: Chapter 33Chapter 33The night was cloaked in a veil of restless clouds, the soft hum of distant crickets the only sound outside Diego’s sprawling mansion. Inside, the warm glow of chandeliers illuminated a room thick with tension. The mahogany table in Diego’s private study bore marks of age and power, much like the man who sat at its head.The thick smell of cigars mingled with the faint tang of spilled whiskey, curling through the opulent study like a specter of power. A half-empty wine bottle stood forgotten on the table, next to a silver tray dusted with the remnants of cocaine. The grand chandelier above cast flickering light, illuminating the tension etched into every corner of the room.Diego lounged in his leather armchair, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. His dark eyes, sharp as a hawk’s, bore into the men seated before him. On the table, a glass of Malbec swirled lazily in his other hand, the deep red liquid glinting in the light. He didn’t need to speak; the silence was s
Last Updated: 2024-12-07
Chapter: Chapter 32Chapter 32Later That AfternoonThe golden rays of the afternoon sun streamed through the large windows of Alejandro’s mansion as the doorbell echoed throughout the luxurious halls. James, the butler, shuffled to the entrance, opening the door to reveal two women—Amy Johnson and Judy Miller.Amy wore a simple floral dress that flattered her petite frame, while Judy was dressed in bold designer clothing, her oversized sunglasses perched arrogantly on her head.“Welcome, ladies,” Mr. James said with a polite nod, stepping aside to let them in.Amy gasped, her eyes widening as she took in the grandeur of the mansion's new interior that Sophia had had made. “Oh my gosh, Judy, look at this place! It’s like something out of a movie!” she whispered excitedly.Judy rolled her eyes, stepping inside with a smirk. “Calm down, Amy. It’s not like you’re moving in. You’ll embarrass yourself, as usual.”Amy flushed but ignored the jab, too enamored by the sparkling chandeliers and marble floors to c
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Chapter: Chapter 31Chapter 31He left the gym and headed straight for Theo’s office. Pushing open the door, he found Theo reviewing the updated security plans.“Got a minute?” Miguel asked, shutting the door behind him.“Sure,” Theo said, leaning back in his chair. “What’s up?”Miguel crossed his arms, pacing slightly. “It’s about Sophia and that so-called gym instructor of hers, Oscar.”Theo raised an eyebrow. “What about them?”“I just saw them in the gym. The way they were interacting—too close, too familiar. He told her he missed her after the ‘kidnapping.’ It’s odd, Theo. He’s supposed to be her trainer, not her confidant.”Theo frowned. “You think there’s something going on between them?”Miguel stopped pacing, his expression serious. “I don’t just think it—I know it. And we need to keep a closer eye on them. There’s something about Oscar that doesn’t add up. He’s disrespectful to staff, acts entitled, and now he’s cozying up to Sophia.”Theo nodded thoughtfully. “Do you want me to escalate this?
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Chapter: Chapter 30Chapter 30The next day was a Sunday. It was a bright morning, and the mansion grounds were bustling with activity. The new gardener was trimming hedges, while a few maids hurried about their chores. At the gate, Martin, the elderly gateman, was performing his usual duties, meticulously inspecting everyone entering and leaving.A sleek, black car pulled up at the gate, and Oscar stepped out. Dressed in an expensive tracksuit and sunglasses, he looked around with a smug expression. He gestured impatiently at Martin, his tone sharp.“Hurry up, old man! Do you want me to stand here all day?” Oscar snapped, leaning against the car. “Open the gate already!”Martin, used to dealing with difficult people, remained calm but couldn’t hide the slight frown forming on his face. “I’m just doing my job, sir. Could you please confirm your identity?”Oscar scoffed, pulling off his sunglasses. “I’m Sophia’s gym instructor. She’s expecting me. Now stop wasting my time and open the gate!”Martin nodded
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