Rozi suddenly realized that the old man in front of her was not Diavolo, but the leader of Ivory Cloud. She thanked her lucky stars for being rude to him earlier. The man who had cat-called Marissa promptly knelt beside Kyril. His face went pale as he said, "We were only joking, sir.""You rascals!" Diavolo almost fainted from anger. He had intended to hide his identity, but all of that was over now. "How in the world did I even become your father's friend?"The man panicked. "I'm sorry, sir! My father will die from a heart attack if he knows what I've done!""Forget it, and get out of my sight. I'll pretend I've never seen any of you." Diavolo waved at them, looking unhappy.As Kyril and the other man backed off, they respectfully said to Adrian, "We’re sorry!" Diavolo added, "How's your father's condition by the way? Why hasn't he hired a doctor to take a look at him yet?""He has," the man replied, "He was badly injured, and it took us too long to get him treated, so the do

‘He's not that hopeless after all.’ Adrian felt a surge of joy, appreciating the change in attitude. He was about to help the man up when Diavolo suddenly intervened, "Let him kneel for a while."Adrian was now in an awkward situation. It turns out Arlo was not on his knees because of Adrian, but because of Diavolo. Seeing this, he quickly stepped back, feeling displeased.Diavolo then took Adrian's hand and said, "You truly are my lucky charm, Adrian. You've helped me see the true colors of the deceitful people around me."Adrian was utterly frustrated. Diavolo, always appearing naive and foolish in front of him, was now handling the situation with such cunningness."We're hungry, so we'll be leaving now. You two go ahead and take all the time you need," Adrian said. Arlo looked up. "Please come to my place. We'll drink till the next morning’s sun.""I like the sound of that. It's been a while since I had a drink of your brew." Diavolo smiled happily, seeming to have forgotte

Adrian rolled his eyes. "I'm not part of Ivory Cloud. If I help you against him, it’ll only cause dissatisfaction among the other factions and destabilize Ivory Cloud's position.""Right." Diavolo inhaled deeply, agreeing with Adrian's rationale. "Sylvas is too cunning, and his wife is the daughter of Greenhurst's elder."Arlo fell silent. He had thought Adrian, being of lower status due to his skin color, could be easily used as a pawn and then disposed of after achieving their goals. But Adrian was not falling for it, and Arlo understood he could not afford to make an enemy out of Adrian. Even if they could not be friends, he needed Adrian to have nothing to do with their lives.Diavolo, sipping on his wine, said through clenched teeth, "Let's buy them off then. I refuse to believe that they won't listen to me." He looked at the thousand chrystals on the table and said, "Adrian, I'm currently spread a little thin. Consider this my investment in you. You can have Sylvas' place af

Knock! Knock!Suddenly, there was a hurried knock on the door, and a voice said, "Arlo, open the door."Ophelia turned around and mumbled, "It's not a special day today. Why is she back?"Adrian's intuition was telling him that something bad was about to happen. He quickly stood up, and said, "We've already had our fill. Since your sister is back, we should get going.""Don't go!" Arlor grabbed Adrian's hand. Now was the perfect opportunity to show off, and he certainly would not let it slip by him. "Stay and meet my sister first."Marrisa nodded. "Let's say hello before leaving, Adrian. It won't take long." Rozi looked at Adrian and asked, "Is that okay?""Sure," Adrian said, "Anything you say."Just when Arlo stood up and was about to head outside, a woman rushed in. Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were wrinkled, and her face was covered in tears. When she saw Arlo, she shouted in grievance, "Arlo, I want to divorce Big Mike! That jerk went too far this time!" Arlo wa

Mike was taken aback. He took a few steps back as he stared at Adrian. He was intimidated, but he refused to back down. Maintaining his pretense of arrogance, he snarled, "How dare you threaten me." "Listen up, you scoundrel." Adrian pulled Rozi and Marissa behind him. "You're a disgrace. Didn't your mother teach you to respect women? The way you treat your wife is so cowardly!”Arlo grabbed Adrian and said, "Mike makes excellent pies. Even the Debonaire Syndicate leader enjoys them, so they’re very well acquainted. You shouldn't mess with Mike.""Are you serious?" Adrian pushed Arlo away. "He's taking away your house, and you're not going to do anything about it? No wonder Sylvas dares to bully you."Adrian's words hit Arlo hard. He turned to look at Isabelle, then decided not to endure such humiliation anymore."Big Mike, if I tell Mr. Leeroy that you already have a wife and that you’re cheating on his daughter, what do you think the consequences will be?" Arlo said angrily."