"Why did you say you want to sell the supermarket again, Manager Cole?" Charles asked the supermarket manager as they walked through the kitchen items section.Martin Cole sighed heavily before responding."My supermarket was subsidized by the Lauthner family. They offered to retain me as the supermarket's manager on an hourly wage of 500 dollars.""When they subsidized the market, it mainly received attention from other big families because it was a subsidiary of the Lauthner family's company.""Now that they seem to have disappeared into thin air, I'm afraid the sales will decline, and I'll incur a huge loss if I continue running it. So, I plan to sell it off while it's still worth something."Charles stopped walking and turned to look at him."I've checked out the supermarket. I like it. My assistant should be waiting for you in your office already. He'll go through the contract you've prepared with my lawyers for an hour. After that, he'll bring it for me to sign.""I hope asking

Vivian Martell stood at a distance, watching Charles and Claire exchange words. She was far from them, so she couldn't make out what they were saying.But the sight of him gently pulling the cheek of the little girl in Claire's arms and smiling at her playfully made her chest tighten in jealousy.The little girl didn't look more than six years old. Her age matched the exact years he went missing.Could it be he broke off his engagement with her because he already had a daughter with another woman? Could it be?After a few minutes of talking with Claire, Charles bade Honey goodbye and left the supermarket through the back.Claire knew it was enough shopping for the day and checked out with the things in their trolley.As she drove off in her car, Vivian, who was following her closely, frowned deeply.Her driver, who had seen her walk out of the supermarket looking worried, got out of the car and hurried to her side.Vivian clenched her fist tightly and asked without looking at him, "Wh

Inside the lounge, in a dimly lit VIP room, three men sat around a round table giving toasts to themselves and downing shots.Two of them were middle-aged men. The one who sat at the head of the table was wearing a white turtleneck with a gold chain dangling around his neck, a Rolex on his left hand, and a coat made with leopard hair around his shoulder. Half of his face was covered with a thick, full, and long gray-colored beard.The second middle-aged man, on the other hand, was just wearing a brown t-shirt and an expensive diamond necklace. He was clean-shaven and would hold his shot glass with both hands whenever the man with the full beard poured him a drink.The third one among them was Manager Khan. He had taken off his suit jacket and rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt. And just like the other two, his diamond necklace remained on his neck. He also held his shot glass with both hands whenever the man with the thick beard poured him a drink.The bearded man beamed hap

Vinny Deluca smirked and butted in haughtily, "I'd listen to your mother-in-law if I were you." "He's the goodfornothing husband of Chloe William? He's literally a piece of trash. I can't believe someone like him frightened me so much." Khan Patel gritted his teeth and said underneath his breath. If news got out that Ethan Black sent him running with his tails in-between his legs, both his friends and rivals would mock him with it. How could he let someone who embarrassed him so much go scott free. With that thought, Khan inched closer to Vinny and whispered into his ears, "Mr. Deluca, have you heard of the William family before?" Vinny didn't turn to look at him as he nodded, "Who in Springdale hasn't heard of the William family? They've been climbing the social and economic ladder ever since they signed a contract with Astoria Corporation." Khan nodded immediately. "You're right, sir. In case you haven't heard, the most beautiful woman in Springdale is from the William family.

Daniel momentarily froze. Now that he was close-up, he could make out Ethan's side profile. He's heartbeat quickened when Ethan spoke and he confirmed it was really him.Today, Daniel had gotten some new recruits and decided to take them out to show them what was done to people who went against him. However, never did he imagine he was taking them out to beat the man he owed his life to. One of the recruits, hot blooded as ever, failed to realize the state of shock his boss was in and waved his steel pipe threateningly in Ethan's face. "Are you out of your mind? How dare you address Mr. Voltia so casually? I will cave your head in with this pipe!""He's even standing with his back to Mr. Voltia? Doesn't that mean he's not acknowledging our boss' presence? I've never seen anyone so eager to die like this man." "Mr. Voltia, he's the man bothering your relative, isn't he? Just give the order and we'll cave his head in right here and now!" The others stood on alert, waiting for the o