*****The elder brother’s mouth fell open upon hearing his younger brother’s accusation, looking genuinely stunned.The claim was so outrageous that he almost wanted to laugh in disbelief, yet the worst part was…He suddenly realized he couldn’t refute it properly, not without revealing the truth.And revealing the truth was the last thing he could afford to do.So, the situation became extremely tense.Both brothers glared at each other, their suspicion and irritation growing thicker by the second.But then, suddenly…“Hum…”A hesitant, confused voice echoed out unexpectedly, directly breaking the tension, startling the two brothers and everyone else nearby as they turned toward the source of the interruption.“First Young Master… Third Young Master,” the hesitant voice added again.And the moment these titles reached the two brothers’ ears, they froze in place, not reacting for a second, then their expressions changed.The irritation, suspicion, and heated frustration th

*****Until about three hours ago, being caught in a lie like this would have terrified the two brothers to the core, leaving them horrified and pale.They would have scrambled desperately to explain themselves, afraid of the consequences of angering their terrifying, constantly eerie father.But that had been before they truly saw their father for what he was.Before they realized that the powerful figure they had admired with everything they owned, seeing as their perfect role model, was nothing more than a subservient opportunist… a man who bowed obediently to those above him while acting domineering toward those below him.A servile, sycophantic man.That realization had slowly eroded the fear they once felt… so, although they felt embarrassed now, they were no longer intimidated the way they used to be.After that brief exchange of glances, the brothers turned back toward their father, and in the following second, their expressions sharpened slightly, their eyes flashing w

*****The Patriarch’s expression did not change in the slightest.His face remained cold and emotionless as he stared down at the corpse lying on the ground.His eyes were dark, completely devoid of sympathy or regret, as though he were looking at nothing more than discarded trash.Then, without saying a word, he turned away.Ignoring the body, the stunned, thunderstruck civilians, and even his own sons, he calmly walked back toward his van.The Right-hand man followed immediately behind him, his mind still swirling with questions… questions about what had just happened, about why the Patriarch seemed so furious, and about the strange tension between him and the two young masters.But he knew better than to ask.Behind them, the corpse puppets moved as well.They followed silently and lifelessly in perfect formation like robots, their movements eerily synchronized as they returned to the van alongside their master.Before long, everyone was inside, and a moment later, the va

*****Meanwhile, the third brother had already turned away, not bothering to look at the corpse again.As far as he was concerned, the bounty hunter had simply paid the price for incompetence.Instead, without wasting another second, he stormed straight toward his vehicle.His private army followed closely behind him, their expressions stiff as they hurried to keep up with their furious master.Moments later, everyone climbed inside, and the van’s engine roared to life, then without pause, the vehicle sped out of the compound like a storm tearing through the night.At almost the exact same time, Borgia’s situation wasn’t much better.Although he hadn’t exploded in quite the same spectacular fashion as his brother, the man who had approached him was now in an even worse state.When Borgia finally climbed back into his vehicle alongside his subordinates, the Bounty Hunter he had dealt with was already lying motionless on the ground.His body looked utterly ruined… bruised, brok

*****The receptionist really tried not to laugh, but she failed significantly.Seeing Xavier’s slightly grumpy face paired with such a ridiculous complaint made the situation far too amusing to ignore, and so, the sound of her laughter slipped out before she could stop herself.Hearing her, Xavier’s brows lifted immediately, then they lowered into a suspicious frown.“Is it funny?” he asked.His tone suddenly turned strict, serious, and almost intimidating, but somehow… that only made things worse.The receptionist’s lips twitched again, and this time her smile widened so much that she had to press them together to stop another laugh from escaping.She genuinely felt that Xavier was effortlessly funny without even trying.Still, she forced herself to regain control.‘Maintain professionalism!’‘Maintain professionalism!‘Maintain professionalism!She repeated internally to herself as though she was singing a mantra, but despite this, her face still practically ached from