The next morning,Adrian lay in a private ward, because he had been moved from the operating room under the close supervision of Doctor Arnold. But his unresponsive state hadn’t changed since the previous night.Not once did he blink throughout the moving process, and some of the staff had been unsettled by the cold tint in his wide open eyes.Blaze refused to leave Adrian’s side and spent the night in his ward. He didn’t want to miss the moment when he finally woke up. Jonah, on the other hand, had gone home for a change of clothes and hadn’t yet returned.Doctor Arnold arrived at the ward with a clipboard in his hand to check up on Adrian.But his gaze was drawn to the sight of Blaze knocked out on the couch, his arms folded across his chest and his head tilted backwards.He shook his head in amazement at Blaze’s loyalty to Adrian, and he found himself having a deep respect for him.He even began to reconsider Blaze’s words from last night. Could Adrian really be connected to a Ch

Lawrence Smith and Kai arrived at the conference room of the Alpha Hotel with triumphant and confident smiles on their faces.They were certain that once Julian Xu got to know about Adrian’s demise, he’d have no other choice but to appoint Lawrence as the new leader of the Imperial Circle.The conference room was filled with reporters, as well as Wibston’s most prominent figures and aspiring elites, including Robert and Liam Muller, Adrian’s former stepfather and stepbrother.Julian Xu stood at the front with the cameras and microphones of various reporters pointed at him. And his expression was unreadable as he prepared to make his announcement.The other people who weren’t reporters were seated in a circular formation and faced Julian Xu, each person eager to hear the name of the new leader of the most powerful elite circle in the world.Lawrence and Kai took their seats at the left side of the arrangement, and coincidentally, it happened to be right beside Robert and Liam.Liam was

Robert blinked in confusion as his gaze followed the direction Adrian was pointing to.The confusion remained on his face as he stared at the person approaching at first, but when recognition dawned on him, his confusion morphed into surprise.Jonah Leigh was here?Jonah commanded the room as he walked, though not as much as Adrian, but still enough for one to know he wasn’t to be trifled with.Everyone’s attention shifted to him and his presence elicited various reactions. “Isn’t that the right hand man to the Young family?” Someone whispered in awe.“Yes, he is,” another person confirmed. “I wonder what he’s doing here.”“Could he be about to turn things around?! Another person chimed in and soon, hushed murmurs filled the hall.On seeing Jonah, Blaze smirked as he began to catch up to Adrian’s plan, and he shook his head, almost in admiration.He was right. The young master did always have a trick up his sleeve.Across the room, Lawrence Smith’s smug smile faltered as Jonah’s pres

When Julian Xu saw that Lawrence had made no move to apologize despite the insistent chants of the crowd, his usually calm demeanor shifted into a furious one.“Mr. Smith, why haven’t you apologized?” He spat sharply. “Or do you mean to show us you feel no remorse for your terrible actions?” Lawrence hesitated as pride warred with his need for self-preservation, but that was until Kai gave him a firm nudge. “Go ahead, boss. Remember what we talked about.”Lawrence locked his jaw, but reluctantly nodded as he forced a look of regret on his face.“I apologize for my hesitance,” he began in feigned solemnity. “I was just…reflecting on my actions. I deeply regret what I did.”Julian Xu’s expression didn’t move in the slightest. “It’s not me you should be apologizing to. Do the right thing.”A shred of indignation rose within Lawrence at the thought of apologizing to Adrian, but he pushed it down. “You’ll make your comeback soon,” he muttered under his breath to reassure himself, then he

The driver of the police car widened his eyes in surprise at his colleague’s sudden command, and he spared him a side-eyed glance.“Is there a problem, Officer Darius?”“I just received an important order we dare not flout.” Darius replied in a clipped voice. “Head towards the Link bridge.” The vague reply left his other colleagues frowning, but they didn’t press further as the driver obediently made a u-turn.Something about the sudden tension in the car made Lawrence feel on edge, but he chose not to think much of it.“So, officer,” he began in an attempt to steer the conversation back to where it had previously been. “When are we going to be released?”Darius stiffened at first, but then he forced his features to be neutral. “We won’t talk about that anymore,” he replied flatly.Lawrence tilted his head as confusion overtook his features. “But, we were just—”“Don’t push it, Mr. Smith,” Darius’s voice was harder now, forcing Lawrence to swallow his protests and slump back into his