Marco and his men were dumbfounded.‘Chief Harold treated that man with such respect. Didn’t Sophia say he’s just a worthless in-law? What’s going on?’Xayne glared at Marco, sending shivers down his spine. The latter quickly looked away and trembled all over. Xayne calmly said, “Deal with them as you see fit.”Soon after, he got up and left. He exuded a menacing aura as soon as he stepped out of the ward.‘You’re heartless, Sophia. Since you tried to harm Serena, you can’t blame me for retaliating.’Xayne hailed a cab and headed straight to the Swift Group. When he arrived, he strode past the front desk toward the company’s vice president’s office. Meanwhile, the curious employees trailed behind him.Xayne kicked Sophia’s office door open.Bam!The door shattered.Sophia was sweet-talking Ethan over the phone. She was startled when she saw Xayne standing at the doorway. Terrified, she stumbled back several steps, almost tripping over herself. She was livid. “Have you lost you

Frances stated, "Don't ask what you shouldn't and cooperate." She tried to restrain Xayne, but he subtly shifted his stance. “Ms. Frances, please have some self-respect. I haven’t committed any crimes, and you don’t have the authority to take me in.”Frances grabbed the air when Xayne moved. She frowned and said, “Who says you haven’t? I need your cooperation in investigating the hospital incident. I only want to ask you a couple of questions. What’s wrong? Are you hiding something?”Xayne frowned in resignation. He knew she was not a bad person. She was just hot-headed and stubborn, perhaps interested in his background."Sorry, but my daughter is waiting for her cake. If you have any questions about the hospital, you can talk to Chief Harold," Xayne calmly stated, preparing to leave.However, his actions angered Frances. After all, she was a patrol officer, and Xayne seemed to dismiss her importance. She had thoroughly looked into his background and discovered he was the only li

Since Xayne did not retort, Violet did not bother arguing. Instead, she turned to her elder sister and asked, “Charise, what brings you to town this time?”Violet was not keen on ingratiating herself, but Charise was blessed with good fortune. She had married into a good family, and her daughter found an excellent husband.Charise crossed her arms and spoke proudly, “Nothing much. My son-in-law’s new company is in this town, so we visited to check things out. Since you’re in Shalholm, we decided to visit you, too. We’re hosting a little family gathering tonight and would love to invite you all for a meal.”Her son-in-law, Chandler, was the third son of the Cann family from the provincial capital. While the Cann family was only a second-tier family in the city, they were better than the Swifts. Chandler graduated from Stanford University and held two master’s degrees at a young age.The Cann family invested five hundred grand to start a company for him in Shalholm, making him the ge

Marianne scoffed disdainfully, “It’s funny to hear a useless man talk about making amends. How cute!”Xayne’s expression darkened as he emanated a cold aura.Violet rebuked, “Enough! Xayne, you have no say here, so just sit quietly. I’ll throw you out if you dare speak again.”Xayne took a deep breath and tenderly glanced at Serena.Violet said apologetically, “Marianne, don’t stoop to this useless person’s level.”Marianne snorted and turned toward Serena. The former stood up with a glass of wine and approached Serena with a fake smile, saying, “Serena, long time no see. Let's have a toast, shall we?”Serena did expect Marianne to offer her a toast. The former felt flustered and stood up. “Marianne, I can’t drink now—”Before Serena could finish, Marianne splashed her wine on Serena, painting her clothes red. Marianne expressed fake concern, “Oh, I’m so sorry, Serena! I lost my balance. Are you okay?”Serena was stunned as she took a deep breath, her eyes welling with tears. S

Violet scolded Xayne, “You spineless bastard. Why don’t you apologize to Morris and Chandler?! Must we all suffer because of you?”Tony added, “Xayne, you’ve caused enough trouble. Apologize, now!”Xayne remained calm and indifferent. Immediately after, Violet and Tony turned their rebukes to Serena. Finally, Xayne helplessly raised his glass to Morris, saying, “I apologize for earlier, Uncle Morris. I hope you can overlook my mistake, sir.”Morris scoffed after finally regaining some dignity.Serena looked at Xayne with a hint of guilt and whispered, “I’m sorry. I caused all this.”Xayne smiled and said, “It’s okay. I’d give up everything for you. It was just an apology, so it’s no big deal.”Serena felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing that. However, the atmosphere in the private room remained awkward. Suddenly, Morris received a sudden call. After seeing the caller ID, he spoke into the phone with deference, “All right, I’ll go and greet him immediately.”Morris beamed when