*****Still inside the obscenely luxurious presidential suite…A pin-drop silence blanketed the entire room after the Revercrests finally departed, the atmosphere turning strangely calm once more… the kind of calm that didn’t soothe people, but made one’s nerves tighten instead.The wealthy man remained reclined lazily against his throne-like chair, his posture relaxed to the extreme.He neither moved nor blinked once.If anything, at a glance, he genuinely appeared asleep, like someone completely detached from the chaos he had just orchestrated.Behind him, the Personal Assistant still stood silently in place.However, unlike earlier… when she carried herself with cold arrogance and the aura of someone who looked down on the entire universe, her demeanor had changed completely.The sharp aloofness had vanished, together with the superiority.Right now, although she still looked elegant and refined, she resembled less of the powerful assistant from earlier and more of a handm

*****The wealthy man nodded subconsciously while speaking, looking exactly like a subordinate giving a report to a superior.The funny part was that the person on the other side couldn’t even see him, yet he still bowed instinctively.“One of those people is present,” he said solemnly, his voice filled with certainty. “And with someone like them present, this mission has become far more dangerous than we ever expected… far beyond what a small fry like me can handle alone.”A complete silence answered him.The wealthy man couldn’t see the other person’s expression, hear their breathing, or sense any movement, yet somehow…He was certain the person had also been caught off guard by the report, and because of that, he didn’t dare interrupt the silence carelessly.Instead, he stood there quietly.At some point, his head had unknowingly lowered slightly again.At first, he maintained his composure well enough.His expression remained calm and controlled, but as the silence dragg

*****Back at Villa Number One.It was already late into the night, yet the entire mansion remained brightly lit, overflowing with a celebratory atmosphere so lively that one would think a major festival was taking place inside.Laughter echoed nonstop through the luxurious villa.The dining area alone was incredibly noisy.David was grinning so hard his cheeks already hurt.Laura looked on the verge of crying from happiness every few minutes.Susan and Williams were chatting excitedly.At the same time, Little Lola practically ran all over the place like a tiny tornado that had accidentally consumed sugar and happiness together.Even the usually composed and withdrawn Grace wasn’t left out.Right now, her beautiful face was filled with a radiant smile that simply refused to disappear, no matter how hard she tried to suppress it.And Xavier?He leaned calmly against the couch, watching everyone quietly, yet even he couldn’t stop the faint smile lingering on his face.Ever

*****Back then, Xavier had still been imprisoned, and as such, every single day for David and Laura had felt suffocating.The couple had dwelt endlessly in poverty, humiliation, and despair.And for nearly five years, they could barely afford even one decent meal a day.But that wasn’t all.Laura constantly endured bullying from street thugs who would rob her of every little amount she painstakingly saved ever now and then, and sometimes, those same people would still beat her afterward for no reason other than cruelty.David’s situation wasn’t any better.At the construction site, he was treated worse than a machine… constantly scolded, humiliated, overworked, and even sometimes beaten.Yet despite all that suffering, the old man still endured silently because he had no choice.Back then, their lives had truly been miserable beyond words.But now, everything had changed completely.They now live inside a luxurious villa grand enough to blind ordinary people, eat whatever

*****At this moment, both David and Williams clutched a beer bottle tightly, their eyes glued to the massive television without blinking.And whenever the opposing side got close to scoring…The two men would immediately tense up before aggressively taking huge gulps from their beers like the alcohol itself could somehow improve defensive tactics on-screen.Watching them, Xavier genuinely didn’t know whether to laugh or cry; the situation was too amusing.Especially because, by pure coincidence… or perhaps fate, David supported the Home team passionately while Williams supported the Away team with equal stubbornness.And neither man intended to lose peacefully.The moment Home scored…David immediately slapped his thigh loudly.“Yes! Beautiful!” he shouted excitedly. “Did you see that movement?! This is football!”Williams instantly rolled his eyes.“Movement?” he scoffed. “That defender practically escorted him to the goal like a security guard guiding a VIP.”David near