Inside the villa, the relatives hovered by the windows, ready to enjoy the fallout of Vane’s disgrace. They whispered and sneered, expecting to watch him and his family slink away in shame, soaked and defeated.Instead, their faces twisted in disbelief.What they saw outside wasn’t misery. It was spectacle.An entire fleet of black Audis and two Rolls-Royces lined up at the entrance. Men in uniformed suits stood tall in the rain, umbrellas up, posture sharp. And in the center of it all stood Morix, calm and commanding.He walked straight to Vane, voice even but powerful. “Sir, we’re here to take you home.”The relatives didn’t know what to say. Their smirks fell. Their tongues curled back.Selena's family stood straighter.Vane glanced at Morix, then at the fleet behind him, then at the stunned faces pressed against the windows. The rain no longer mattered. He understood the message behind the gesture—this wasn’t just a pickup. It was a statement.Jaden had staged the moment to flip t

Verrick ResidenceXander stood in the center of the study, fists clenched so tightly his knuckles had gone white. His chest heaved as he glared at Elias, Aiden, Talon, and Elizabeth like they were strangers who’d betrayed him."Let me get this straight," Xander growled, his voice low but sharp enough to cut glass. "You went to speak with Dominic Aldrane about the construction timeline, and he told you Ravix Holdings isn’t the developer. That Selena is?" His tone was thick with disbelief and disgust.Elias’ jaw tightened. He nodded, visibly frustrated. "That’s exactly what he said. Flat out refused to acknowledge Ravix Holdings. He acted like we were nobodies."Aiden stepped forward, his brows furrowed in confusion. "I thought there had to be a mistake. But I reread the contract just to be sure. It’s clean. Only Selena’s name is listed as the sole developer. Ravix Holdings isn’t mentioned—not even in the fine print."A silence fell over the room. Then, Xander slammed his palm on the po

Selena clutched the phone to her chest like it could somehow bring Mia back. Her knees buckled, and she nearly collapsed before Jaden caught her by the arm.Tears streamed down her cheeks as she gasped, “The family already cast us out. There’s no way I can give you that much money, not even if we sell everything we own. Please… let her go. I’m begging you!”The man on the other end didn’t even pause. His voice was cold, flat. “Not my problem. You’ve got three hours. Ten million, or the girl disappears. Go beg your grandfather, sell your organs—I don’t care. No money, no daughter.”Selena’s throat tightened. “Please, she’s just a child. Don’t hurt her—”“Heh,” the man cut in with a low, cruel chuckle. “You gave birth to a pretty one. If I don’t get the money, I’ll get paid some other way. There are buyers for little girls like her, trust me. She won’t go to waste.”“No!” Selena screamed, her voice cracking with panic.“Then dream on,” the man said, and the line went dead.She stared at

Jaden stepped forward. The air around him shifted. Thick. Suffocating. Like the pressure before a storm hits.He didn’t raise his voice, but it carried. "You sure about that?"Grim chuckled dryly, masking the flicker of doubt behind his bravado. "Dead sure."Selena’s hands trembled as she reached forward, but she couldn’t touch her. Mia was still trapped in the thug’s grip, the blade pressed tight to her neck. One wrong move, and—Jaden glanced at them, his voice calm but absolute. “Close your eyes. Both of you.”Selena froze. Then nodded. She squeezed her eyes shut, arms still half-outstretched toward her daughter.Jaden raised his right fist.Grim's grin faltered. Something cold crawled up his spine. He opened his mouth to say something—anything.Too late.A sharp crack shattered the air. Not a gunshot from inside. It came from outside, precise and monstrous in force.A massive bullet tore through the rusted windowpane with surgical speed. It hit the pockmarked man's shoulder like a

Jaden told her the whole truth, yet Selena stared at him, blinked once. Then rolled her eyes like he’d just recited a sci-fi plot.“Jaden Rift! Stop blowing things out of proportion,” she scoffed, arms crossed. “I want the actual story, not one of your dramatic action fantasies.”The King Of War was a legend, many people have only heard of him from rumors but none has ever seen him before, he's like a god on earth, and there's no way someone like Jaden would be that man.Jaden couldn’t help the smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. Misunderstood? Completely. But amused? Absolutely.She wasn’t ready for the truth, clearly. So he leaned back in his chair, tone casual, tossing her something more digestible.“Fine. I’ll give you the ‘believable’ version,” he said, pausing for effect. “I did a few years in the military. Still in touch with one of my senior officers. Coincidentally, the guy was running anti-terror drills near Ironvale City when everything went down.”Selena raised an ey