“Shut the fuck up!” Lucien shouted, his eyes burning with intense rage. Richard’s eyes fell on the nearby building immediately he heard her screams, understanding that she was in there. A slight wave of relief washed over him, knowing that she wasn’t dead.Quickly, one of Lucien’s men entered the building to inform Lucien. “Boss, Richard is here. He’s outside.”Without hesitation, Lucien left, his other men following behind him, leaving only Lydia inside. Lucien found Richard standing a few steps away with his eyes narrowed slightly in calm yet evident anger. There was no sign of fear or uncertainty as his posture was relaxed, almost casual.Lucien stepped forward, a smirk twisting his lips. “Well, well, look who finally showed up.” His laughter echoed, dark and mocking. “You had the effrontery to attack my son? I’m going to kill you today!”Richard’s brow raised, his eyes locked with Lucien’s. “Release her. Now,” he simply ordered.He didn’t bother to answer Lucien’s question as

“Richard, I trusted you. I trusted you with my family and with literally everything. But in the end, you failed me. How did you get involved with those dangerous people??”Richard sighed, pressing his lips together. He felt guilty in the face of Sir Wilson’s disappointment and anger. Although he knew everything he did was to save Lydia, he still felt an undeniable sense of responsibility, especially since Kent had targeted Lydia out of revenge for him.He looked down, his jaw tightening. “I’m sorry,” he said softly. But Sir Wilson shook his head, his gaze cold. “Leave. I don’t want to see you anywhere around us.”Richard felt hurt. If not for anything, but for Sir Wilson’s reaction towards him. He was speechless as he faced the cold look on Sir Wilson’s face. To him, he had the right to be angry. Eventually, without another word, he turned toward the door and left with a heavy heart. He knew no matter what he said, no one was ready to listen to it.Not long after he left, Lydia wo

She shot towards Richard, her finger pointing violently at him. “Why did you push me?? Are you blind? Uh?”“Ma’am, please calm down,” one of the staff said. “It must have been a mistake.”Tessa flashed the young lady an intense, condescending glare. “Can you just shut up and mind your business? He deliberately pushed me, or you think I don’t know what I’m saying?”She averted her glaring gaze back to Richard. “And you, are you too big to apologize? You’re very problematic and you’ve always been.”“Look!” she exclaimed, gesturing at the shattered glass and spilled wine on the floor. “Look at what you’ve done!”“Do you have any idea how expensive that bottle of wine was? And you destroyed it. You destroyed something your broke ass can never be able to afford, “Well I don’t care, you’re going to pay for it right now or else, you won’t like what I’m going to do to you.”As Tessa lashed out, Richard calmly watched her, his hands in his pockets without saying anything.“Are you deaf?” she

A short while later, Cane entered the restaurant. The manager, familiar with Cane, hurried to him upon seeing him. “Welcome, Mr Cane,” he greeted warmly and extended a handshake to him.Cane accepted the handshake politely. “Thank you, Mr Hayes.”“Have you come to dine at our esteemed restaurant today?”“Yes,” Cane nodded, smiling courteously. “Ms Janae is actually also here,” the manager informed. “She is dining here today.”“Wow really?” Cane’s expression instantly lit up. Upon hearing this, he immediately decided to visit Janae. “Where is she? I'd like to see her.”The manager gladly directed him to the private room where Janae was dining. “Thank you,” Cane nodded and headed for the room. Back in the private room, Richard and Janae discussed while having lunch together. Janae cleared her throat. “I apologize for my brother’s slip up. Though he didn’t reveal your identity to the war goddess, I’m still deeply sorry he almost did.”Janae spoke softly, her voice laced with genuine

Richard chuckled and kissed his teeth. “I’ll have to kill you, instead,” he simply said.and without hesitation, he moved with blinding speed, snapping the fugitive's neck before he could even react. A sickening crunch echoed through the area as the fugitive’s neck snapped under Richard’s strong grasp.Richard released his grasp and his lifeless body collapsed to the ground with a heavy thud, the noise breaking the silence in the area. Richard exhaled deeply, the corner of his mouth twitching in mild disdain. He clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth, shaking his head as though disappointed by the fugitive’s foolish attempt. “Idiot,” he muttered, stepping over the body without so much as a second glance. Evan sat frozen on the floor, his eyes wide in disbelief. His breathing was fast as he tried to process what he had just witnessed.“H-how…” he stammered, barely able to form the words. He glanced repeatedly between the fugitive who was visibly dead and Richard who was