Damian glanced at his watch, then nodded briefly. “We have to go now!” Damian began to lead the way.But before they could actually move, Robert stopped them with a cold tone. “Wait. Something has changed down there.” Robert immediately stopped his team's movement because he was sure of what he had just discovered.Everyone turned to Robert. He stared at the small screen on his communicator bracelet, which was displaying images from the hidden camera installed by Madam Flower.The image on the screen shook, showing the scene on the second floor: guests beginning to leave the dining table, their faces full of caution, and two new guards on the stairs leading to the fourth floor with sour expressions.“Damn. They're speeding up the scanning system!” Robert frowned in protest at the sudden change in circumstances that he could no longer prevent.Damian cursed softly. “How fast? We can't be late because this cover is very important to us,” Damian continued, also putting on a straight face

Madam Flower looked down with a tense expression. “What if the President finds out?” asked Madam Flower innocently, because she knew nothing about the cold war between Damian and the President.Charlie looked back at her. “That's exactly the point, Madam Flower. He wants the President to find out.”Damian slowly stood up from his chair and walked towards the stage. His steps were calm, but the air around him vibrated with an almost invisible tension.Mr. R looked at him, bowing slightly, his soft voice coming through the microphone. “Congratulations, Mr. Lark. You are now the official owner of one of the most strategic territories in the world. I hope you know how to protect it.”Damian looked directly into the masked man's eyes. “Oh, I will protect it,” he said flatly. “With the blood of anyone who tries to set foot there.”Silence. Everyone who heard it knew that tone was no joke.On the screen behind the stage, the official transaction sign appeared. Mr. R looked satisfied, but beh

Megan was just about to close the communicator when she heard the sound of footsteps rushing quickly from the back hallway. Madam Flower appeared, her face pale, breathing heavily, her eyes filled with anger that she could barely control.“Damian.” Her voice trembled but was sharp as a knife. "You know about those kids, right? You know they're there and you didn't say anything to me?"The room instantly felt tense again. Robert, who was standing on the right, looked at the two of them, then stepped back a little, knowing that this was not a conversation anyone else should be involved in. Megan swallowed hard. She rarely saw Madam Flower so intense—not because of fear, but because of a wound that had turned into embers.Damian slowly turned his head. His expression remained calm, too calm for someone who had just been accused of hiding something so big.“What do you mean?”Madam Flower stepped closer, her hands trembling but her eyes staring straight ahead. “Don't play dumb. The child

He wanted to argue, to shout that Damian was wrong, but deep down he knew the man was right. Ace no longer lived like a human being. He was just a consciousness forced to breathe by a machine. “If we help him now,” Damian continued slowly, "they'll hunt him down again. They would take him to another facility, connect him to a larger Leviathan core. And this time, he would have no more chances to cry."Silence. The auction voices around them continued, but everything felt distant—as if the world had stopped spinning just to wait for Megan's answer.Finally, Megan closed her eyes. Her tears fell silently. A small voice came from her lips, hoarse and broken. “Let him rest. He's been fighting alone for too long.”Damian bowed his head slightly, respecting her decision. He patted Megan's shoulder gently, then turned to Robert. His gaze turned cold but sharp, like a blade ready to strike.Robert nodded slightly. From behind his jacket, he took out a mini trigger with a blue light at

“That's my prediction, but I feel that everything is more complex. Maybe they also want to cover up the auction because I also heard that there was cooperation between several parties in matters that should not have happened. I'm sure you know what I mean, right?” replied Damian, looking behind him at the unknown island that had been completely destroyed overnight.Damian was sure that the only survivors were the brave ones who were well-prepared and able to escape from the terrible incident."I understand what you mean, Mr. Damian. What they did is very natural for people from your world, but how are we going to catch Mr. K? We can't just let him go. After all, everything stems from him, right? So we can't let that bastard go," said Robert curiously, because their original target was the man behind R, Mr. K. Unfortunately, their real target didn't show up, even though they were very sure that K would be there. For some reason, the man suddenly changed his mind, even though the trap t