The room plunged into a cold silence as sudden heat made Marissa unsettled. Despite the air conditioner that was working perfectly, she was still feeling uncomfortable heat.At this point, Becky was confused as well. She had laughed before, thinking Betty could finally be out of the family for good. But now, things are shifting."This was your plan initially, isn't it? This will go as planned right?" Becky, who wasn't far from Marissa whispered with a trembling voice.Marissa didn't know exactly what to do or say. It was like her foot got rooted to the ground and her tongue got stuck in her mouth.With a trembling hand, she punched her phone and typed out a message to an unsaved number. "Walter is not complying, and Mr. Lund might take all of us away. This wasn't the deal... I told you to keep my daughter out of this. Text me now!" "Mom, what's going on??" Becky asked with a voice a little above a whisper. But Marissa ignored her and stared at her phone with a racing heart. Impat

Every ounce of restraint has vanished...!Now, it was personal...!Lund’s rage boiled over as he lunged at Dylan But Dylan didn’t flinch.Dylan was just so fast that it looked like Lund was running towards him in a slow motion.With his sharp senses, Dylan scrutinized and observed Lund charging towards him recklessly and wide open. However, Dylan stepped swiftly to the side. He was so fast that even before one could blink their eyes, he had already dodged Lund's brash attack and delivered a single, devastating punch to his chin.Dylan's speed made it impossible for anyone to see exactly what just happened, all they heard was the sound of bones cracking through the room like a gunshot.Lund’s head snapped back violently as blood and teeth sailed through the air and scattered across the floor. His body followed, crashing to the ground like someone without bones in the body.Stunned silence filled the room like they were standing in a graveyard until Mr. Lund's groans broke the silence

Mr. Walter's dining room was about turning into a battlefield. Dylan had always despised those who used power and wealth to oppress others. Back when he had nothing.No money, no strength and he could only grit his teeth in silence. But deep inside, that hatred burned, waiting for the day he could finally stand tall. Now...? The game has changed...!He’s no longer the weak poor boy they overlooked. And this time, he's ready to face them on his own terms with his own rules.The tension in the room has clouded the aroma of the untouched roasted duck and saffron risotto hanging on the dining table. Right now, no one cares about the expensive meal. All eyes were fixated on Dylan. The mysterious guy who was bold enough to break Lund's pride with just a single punch."Teach this kid a lesson he will never forget in a lifetime. Cripple him...!” Lund ordered."Yes boss." The ring leader of the lackey responded and motioned to his colleagues. They all moved like trained soldiers, not clum

"Don't just stand there! He's just one man. Attack and finish him up!" Mr. Lund barked with fury in his vein like a wounded lion. His eyes were a reflection of a man with a wounded pride.His family name was burning right under Dylan's feet, and that was a humiliation he couldn’t stomach.What will happen if the news goes out that a young boy singlehandedly took down the Lunds. Now this was a personal war for the Lund."Do you all want to be remembered as cowards?" he roared. "This... this is an insult to the Lund's name!"Every second Dylan stood unchallenged was another slap to their legacy, and Mr. Lund would rather die than let that stand."Crush him! Now!"The hesitation broke instantly. It was as if they had been charged up, and all five surged forward, launching themselves at him.From across the room, Walter was so tensed. He didn’t care who won other than Dylan surviving the savage storm about to hit him. His fists clenched involuntarily like he could actually do something.

"Mom?! What do you mean?" Becky couldn't believe that her mother was making such suggestions. This was the first time Marissa had finally spoken to Becky about a guy. It was like there was no daughter-mother relationship between the two of them.As much as her mother wanted Dylan for her, Becky couldn’t stomach the idea. It was a clear and resounding no for her.The thought of being with someone she had spent almost all of her time trying to brand a loser was repulsive to her. Falling for him now after all the times she had tried to humiliate him, would feel like dragging her pride through the mud. "What will the school think about me when they see me with a loser like Dylan... Shit!!! That's stupid." She couldn't even stomach the thought.To her, being with Dylan was just impossible, it would be a permanent stain on her reputation, a betrayal of everything she had built her image around."Honey, we will talk about it later." "Mom, Talk about what exactly...?!"Marissa stayed sil