*****At this moment, Sarah looked like someone who had just suffered a devastating physical, psychological, and emotional collapse all at once.She stood rooted to the spot, stiff and unmoving… looking as though her soul had been violently yanked out of her body, leaving behind nothing but a hollow shell.Her entire worldview… her confidence, her certainty, and her smug sense of superiority had shattered into a million pieces right in front of her eyes.The color had completely drained from her face, leaving her ghostly pale, so lifeless that she resembled a walking corpse rather than the same woman who had been strutting around arrogantly earlier.Her lips trembled faintly, yet no sound came out.Her eyes were wide but unfocused, looking like someone whose brain had simply stopped processing reality.Compared to the Sarah from earlier… proud, boastful, and full of malicious excitement as she mocked Sky Group and trampled over its dignity, the person standing here now looked l

*****The angry mob erupted like a dam that had finally shattered under unbearable pressure.Their fists flew, and their feet stomped.Someone even grabbed Sarah by the hair while another person clawed at her clothes.The mob punched, kicked, scratched, and even bit like a pack of starving wolves that had finally found prey.In mere seconds, the entire scene devolved into a chaotic storm of violence and fury, every ounce of resentment the defectors had been suppressing exploding outward with terrifying force.The Oriens representatives were pounded mercilessly.But Sarah…Sarah was the unluckiest of them all.More than seventy percent of the furious mob gathered around her like moths drawn to a flame of hatred.“Aaahhh! Stop! Stop it!” Sarah shrieked in terror.Her earlier arrogance had completely vanished, replaced by raw panic.She tried to shield her face with her arms, curling into herself like a frightened animal, but it made no difference.Kicks slammed into her rib

*****“Come out and die!!!” one furious man suddenly roared, his voice echoing through the street like a war horn.And that single shout ignited the crowd completely.“Come out and die!”“You deserve to die!”“There will be no mercy!!!”“Come out and die!”Hundreds of voices exploded together, shaking the air like a violent storm.The sound surged through the crowd, sending chills down spines and pumping raw adrenaline through every vein.….Meanwhile, inside the estate, the atmosphere could not have been heavier.The air itself felt suffocating at this moment… appearing as though an invisible hand had clamped down on the entire mansion, squeezing the life out of everyone within.Every single person present had turned deathly pale… the security guards, maids, cooks, drivers, and gardeners.Every one of them now looked as though their souls had already fled their bodies.Outside, the roaring mob continued to scream, curse, and slam against the gates, their furious voices

*****Earlier that morning, the elderly patriarch had sincerely been concerned, wondering where the unsettling sense of impending danger had come from.He had sat there for a long time, silently turning possibilities over in his mind, trying to trace the origin of the dread that had crawled at his nerve, but no matter how much he searched, nothing concrete surfaced.Eventually, he had shaken his head with a tired sigh, muttering to himself that old age had finally begun playing tricks on his mind.‘I’m most likely just being paranoid,’ he had told himself, and like that, he had forced the unease aside.But now…The elderly patriarch sat on the ground atop the podium, the massive room feeling colder than a graveyard, facing people whose faces were filled with anxiety, fear, and despair, none of them having any idea what fate had in store for them.Without even realizing it, a bitter taste filled the old man’s mouth.‘If only I had listened to that instinct,’ he thought to himse

*****“Father… this really is your fault.”The words landed like a hammer, making the elderly patriarch freeze. His entire body went rigid, as if lightning had just struck him.For a brief moment that felt like an eternity, he didn’t even react.Then, slowly and almost mechanically, he turned his head toward his son, his hand trembling as it lifted unsteadily… pointing at Nico.“Even… even you?” he stuttered.His mouth hung open in disbelief, his eyes wide with shock that bordered on heartbreak.But before Nico could respond…“Did he lie?!!!”Three furious voices exploded simultaneously.Mason, Honey, and their mothers.All of them glared at the old man like a pack of wolves that had suddenly smelled blood… their expressions vicious, cold, and merciless.“You are the one responsible for this mess!” Honey snapped, her voice shrill with rage and ferocity.“So obviously you should be the one to take responsibility!” Mason added fiercely.His mother folded her arms and sneer