This was not the first time Ricard had made such a suggestion. Each time, Director Valverde would just smile and tell Ricard that she was already enjoying her old age. The orphanage was her home, and watching the children grow up was the happiest thing for her. She could calmly accept anything that might happen, but she couldn't bear to leave these children.For such a kind elderly person, what could Ricard say? He felt fortunate to have met such a good person like Director Valverde when he was young.After talking with Director Valverde, Ricard walked to the main yard of the orphanage. Suddenly, he heard a noisy commotion and Lisbeth's angry argument.“What’s going on?” Ricard frowned. He saw the children standing in the yard, opening carefully packed fruit crates. The fruit, which appeared to be of high quality from the packaging, was mostly rotten or wilted. Some crates, when opened, had thick liquid pooled at the bottom.At the orphanage gate, a truck bore the Red Cross emblem. Th

"Absurd!" Supervisor Rio shouted, cutting off Naomi. "Ricard has been committed to charity work for years, having donated hundreds of millions of dollars. Do you think he'd be jealous of you? Would he frame Jonas? The evidence is overwhelming. Jonas, if you have anything to say, save it for the court."Supervisor Rio's words were like a thunderbolt, shocking Jonas and Naomi. Donated hundreds of millions of dollars? This young man, who looked so ordinary, had donated that much?Naomi's mouth hung open, unable to speak.Two police officers stepped out of the police cars, wordlessly cuffed Jonas, and led him away.Jonas's face turned ashen. He understood what it meant to donate hundreds of millions of dollars—it was someone whose word could influence the entire association. He had lost completely.Ironically, he had just lectured someone about how the world belonged to the wealthy, and now he was the one being treated like a fool.Jonas looked at the handcuffs reflecting the sunlight on

"I'm sorry," Belle shook her head. "Dr. Halley, my brother-in-law isn't here right now.""Of course, he's not here!" Jonhnny chimed in. "He's neither a doctor nor a medical student. Why would he be here? People like him just talk big.""Exactly," Jonhnny's friend nodded. "You all caused a scene in front of many seniors for someone like him. You should leave. This seminar isn't for students like you."Belle and her friends' faces turned pale. They hadn't expected Dr. Halley to support Jonhnny and seemed unwilling to let the matter go."So, what's it going to be? Are you leaving, or should we ask someone to escort you out?" Jonhnny's friend continued, arms crossed."I won't take this!" Alian shouted, his temper flaring up."Haha, what a disgrace," Jonhnny's friend sneered.Dr. Halley watched the group without saying anything, just observing Belle and her friends.Alian swung his coat and started walking toward the exit, followed by the unhappy girls.At that moment, Ricard's voice echoe

“Dr. Halley, earlier your student claimed that he researched this method with you. When my brother-in-law pointed out its flaws, your student mocked him. Even now, you asked my brother-in-law to confront you,” Belle explained to Dr. Halley.Dr. Halley quickly realized what had happened and glared angrily at Jonhnny. “Jonhnny, what did you say? How dare you tell everyone such a harmful method and attribute it to me? What are you scheming?”Jonhnny trembled in fear. “I... I...” He looked down, unable to meet Paul’s eyes. He couldn’t admit that he was just showing off to impress someone and got caught.Jonhnny trembled with fear. "I... I..." He quickly lowered his head, unable to meet Paul's eyes. He couldn't admit that he had no scheme at all, just wanted to show off in front of someone attractive and ended up being exposed.Paul was furious, breathing heavily."Alright, I think this confrontation ends here. There's no need to continue—it’s just becoming a farce," Ricard waved his hand,

"Oh, really? Well, what if I do want to cause trouble?" Louis taunted, glancing at Ricard as he deliberately lifted his right foot and took a step forward.Louis wore a disdainful smile as if daring Ricard to make a move.Ricard watched Louis lift his foot and set it down. The moment Louis's foot touched the ground, Ricard grabbed a beer bottle from the table and hurled it at Louis's head.The bottle shattered on Louis's head, causing him to instinctively clutch his head and stagger backward several steps.Louis began to curse but was interrupted by a sharp pain in his leg, a pain so intense he could only scream.Ricard had driven the broken beer bottle into Louis's calf, causing blood to flow immediately. The sight of blood made the two men holding Alian instinctively take a breath in shock.They operated in the bar street near the university, and the knives at their waists were mostly for scaring students. If they were actually expected to do something, they would likely balk.Heari