*****After departing from the car dealership, Xavier didn’t make any detours or entertain any lingering thoughts about what had just transpired.He merely told the chauffeur to drive him straight to Oceanview Estate, his voice calm and unhurried, as though nothing of significance had occurred.Silas’s earlier revelations… shocking as they should have been, didn’t seem to occupy even a fraction of his attention.It was as if the entire conversation had been neatly filed away and discarded, irrelevant to his current priorities.To any observer, it would almost appear as though the matter had nothing to do with him at all, as though he were merely a passerby rather than the center of the storm.By the time the black Escalade pulled into the wide grounds of Oceanview Estate, the sky had already turned into the soft colors of late afternoon.It was around four in the evening, the sun hanging lower in the sky, casting long shadows across the driveway and lawns.Xavier stepped out o

*****Xavier’s mouth slowly fell open, his lips parting as his eyes widened inch by inch until they nearly threatened to spill out of their sockets.For a brief moment, he didn’t even breathe properly, his entire expression frozen in stunned disbelief as though his brain had abruptly short-circuited.Whatever he had expected upon stepping into the living room… this was not it. Not even remotely close.He had been fully aware that his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and wife would have woken up by now… after all, several hours had already passed since everything happened.That thought alone had been weighing heavily on his mind throughout the entire ride back.Because once they woke up, there would be no more unconscious escape from reality. They would be forced to confront everything head-on… the betrayal, the humiliation, and the bitter truth that they had been deceived and driven out of what rightfully belonged to them.That was the part Xavier had been bracing himself for.In

*****“I got you!” Williams declared triumphantly, his tone brimming with unrestrained joy as he swiftly moved a piece across the board.Before Xavier’s father could even react, his queen was captured.“Sh!t!!!” David blurted out immediately, his face flushing red with frustration as he stared at the board in disbelief.“And I was hoping you wouldn’t notice that,” he added bitterly, shaking his head like a man personally betrayed by fate itself.“Hahaha!” Williams laughed loudly, clearly delighted, his earlier burdens seemingly nonexistent as he basked in his small but satisfying victory.Seeing this, David clicked his tongue, visibly annoyed. “Don’t get too full of yourself,” he shot back, narrowing his eyes. “Remember, I’m still ahead of you by three.”But Williams didn’t even flinch.If anything, his grin widened.“Then I’ll just catch up,” he replied effortlessly, his voice light and completely unconcerned, as though losing or winning didn’t matter nearly as much as the f

*****Xavier didn’t realize when the corners of his lips lifted further, forming a brighter, softer smile.‘Then my worry was meaningless,’ he thought quietly, a sense of relief washing over him as he recalled how concerned he had been about his mother’s acceptance of his in-laws living under the same roof.He had worried for nothing, and somehow… that realization felt incredibly light.With that thought settling, Xavier shifted his gaze again, this time toward Susan.She was watching Little Lola in his arms, and in her eyes…There was something that made Xavier pause again.It was affection… pure and undiluted, the kind that wasn’t built over time, but appeared suddenly and naturally, as though it had always been there waiting to surface.It caught him off guard.‘Didn’t she just meet Little Lola?’ he wondered, confusion flickering briefly through his mind.But then understanding slowly dawned on him.Xavier glanced down at the little girl still clinging to him, watching a

*****As Williams spoke, he stepped closer to Xavier, closing the distance between them with measured steps.His gaze lingered, sharp yet warm, as he carefully examined the young man standing before him… not with suspicion this time, but with approval.“Thank you,” he added sincerely, lifting a hand to pat Xavier’s shoulder.The gesture was firm, deliberate, and carried the kind of acknowledgment that words alone couldn’t fully express. “You are the kind of son-in-law any father would pray for.”‘This…’For once, Xavier found himself completely caught off guard.The words hit him harder than expected… not because they were overwhelming, but because they were so… direct and unfiltered.He wasn’t used to this kind of open praise.Instinctively, he scratched the top of his nose and glanced downward, his expression betraying a rare trace of awkwardness.And that… was all it took.“Hahaha!”Williams burst into loud, hearty laughter, the sound echoing through the room as though