*****[Author’s Note/Important Notice:I accidentally uploaded chapters from another book as the last two chapters of this one.I have already replaced them with the correct chapters, but since it’s the weekend, the changes won’t be approved until Monday.If possible, I kindly ask that you wait until the corrections are approved before continuing.If you can’t wait, you may continue reading and return to the corrected chapters once they are approved.I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your constant patience and understanding.Thank you,Rex Magnus]….......After making certain he understood what Little Lola truly wanted, Xavier gave a faint nod and calmly led her away, wearing such a composed expression that it seemed as though the dramatic confrontation that had just shaken the entire marketplace had been nothing more than a passing breeze.He didn't spare the silverware vendor another glance, and neither did he pay attention to the noisy crowd gathered behi

*****Grace's face gradually lost its color even before she realized it.Her fingers tightened so forcefully around the phone that her knuckles turned white, and a surge of fury exploded inside her chest.‘They hunted homeless people, imprisoned them, and then demanded money... from people who barely had enough to eat?’The sheer cruelty of it made her feel physically ill.Beside her, Xavier remained outwardly composed.Only the tightening of his jaw betrayed anything at all.His fists slowly clenched.‘Lock homeless people in cells... then extort the little money they somehow managed to earn...’The more he thought about it, the colder his gaze became.He had witnessed countless forms of corruption over the years.Yet hearing such injustice described so innocently by a little girl who had lived through it stirred a murderous rage deep within him.For one brief instant, the surrounding air seemed to grow colder.Then Xavier quietly shut his eyes again and forced out a breath.When he

*****The children simply blinked after hearing Little Lola’s words.For several seconds, nobody reacted, almost as though their brains had refused to process those words.Then..."Di... did you just say..." a frail twelve-year-old boy asked in a trembling voice, "...Labubu?"Every pair of eyes immediately locked onto Little Lola.Without hesitation, she nodded enthusiastically."Mm-hmm!"The certainty in her innocent face struck them like lightning.Almost immediately, several mouths slowly fell open.One child rubbed his ears, another slapped his own cheek, and one particularly dramatic teenager even pinched herself before muttering under his breath, "Nope... still awake."The warehouse became strangely quiet once again.Finally..."Hum..." the youngest boy, who appeared to be around ten years old, scratched his messy hair with genuine confusion. "What's a Labubu?"Everyone immediately looked toward him.He blinked innocently. "Is it delicious?" he continued seriously. "Can it be ea

*****The kids, on the other hand…After the eldest girl had shushed them, every excited whisper immediately dropped to the softest murmur, so much that anyone standing only a few steps away would barely hear a thing.It was as though they were discussing the greatest treasure in the world.Yet despite lowering their voices, their excitement hadn't diminished in the slightest.If anything, it burned even brighter, bubbling out through sparkling eyes, trembling shoulders, and smiles so wide they threatened to split their faces.“With a bag that big,” one little boy whispered with absolute confidence, his imagination completely abandoning mathematics, “I can own one thousand, million, trillion Labubus!”His tiny pupils shone as though he had already become the richest child on Earth.The moment the absurd number left his mouth, however, several of the older children froze.They slowly turned toward him, then another boy folded his arms, puffed out his chest like an accomplished mathemat

*****Without Grace realizing it, one word after another spilled from her lips, and with every sentence, the emotions she had been desperately suppressing surged closer to the surface.Anger, sorrow, helplessness, and disbelief tangled together within her until even breathing seemed difficult.Meanwhile, Xavier remained silent.He didn't interrupt her, offer any meaningless comfort, or give empty platitudes.Instead, he just stood beside her, watching her with gentle eyes and quietly listening as she poured out every ounce of frustration, grief, confusion, and indignation bottled inside her heart.Grace continued speaking, one question after another leaving her lips, each one heavier than the last.Every time she glanced toward the children laughing happily over the small mountain of stuffed toys, her heart twisted even tighter.Their joy only made their circumstances more heartbreaking.Then suddenly... the children turned toward them.Grace froze right on the spot.Realizing everyon