Blog headlines exploded across social media:“Mysterious Billionaire Buys Long-Vacant Omega Villa for Hundreds of Millions!”“Mysterious Boss Uses Money to Humiliate Female Sales Staff, Makes Them Crawl?”“The Richer They Are, the More Immoral They Become?”“Rumor: The Mysterious Buyer Is Only in His Twenties?”Bloggers chasing traffic talked non-stop. Some were curious about the buyer’s identity, others condemned him for allegedly degrading women. The online chaos grew by the hour.Inside the Romones Group headquarters, Hudson had just walked into his office. He casually mentioned that he bought a new house, and Ivory, who had been scrolling through the trending news, immediately put down her phone.She looked at him carefully. “Hudson… don’t tell me you were the mysterious boss who bought Omega Villa?”As one of the few people who truly knew him, Ivory understood what Hudson was capable of. Many wealthy people lived in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, but only a handful could drop h

At the Lewis Residences, Ivory walked around the place, nodding continuously, clearly pleased with what she saw. Arlo had already told her that the Lewis family’s relationship with Hudson must not be broken, so he specifically asked her not to go back home for now and to follow Hudson to their new place.“How is it? You satisfied?” Hudson asked with a small smile.“Very! This place feels so relaxing,” Ivory said, her face glowing with joy.Their eyes met, and something warm flickered between them. They were slowly leaning closer when Ivory’s phone suddenly rang. She glanced at the caller ID, smirked proudly, and hurried downstairs.“The delivery’s here,” she called out before running off.Before they came, Hudson had given her a list filled with unusual materials, things that weren’t easy to find. Since Hudson rarely asked anyone to prepare anything for him, Ivory took it seriously. Price didn’t matter to her, her only instruction to the team was simple, deliver everything fast. As lo

Shipments of materials began arriving one after another at Pacific Crest Lodge. Aside from the herbs, stones, and rare items Hudson needed, Nathan had also ordered his men to bring construction supplies, wood panels, metal posts, reinforced wiring, to start building a full perimeter fence around the entire property.Hudson threw himself completely into setting up the formation. His plan was to build five layers around the lodge, four for defense, and one specifically designed to improve the property’s environment and energy flow.The four defensive layers, when complete, would be strong enough to withstand even a grandmaster-level attack.The first layer, the Five Elements Array, was the simplest and easiest to set up. The later ones, however, needed far rarer components and were much more difficult to construct. Their materials were scattered, expensive, and in some cases nearly impossible to find.To speed things up, Hudson contacted Vicente, asking the Sandoval to help search for t

“Boss, what level is that guy?” Nathan asked, still staring at Boss Pen. “He feels stronger than someone at the late-stage Transformation level… but he’s not a Grandmaster.”“Half-step Grandmaster,” Hudson replied.Nathan’s expression shifted. So the Eonhy Sect really came prepared.Because he’d seen what Hudson could do, and because he knew how dangerous the formation around the villa was, Wei understood the difference. A half-step Grandmaster might sound close to the real thing, but the actual gap in power was massive. Ten half-step Grandmasters attacking together still couldn’t defeat a true Grandmaster.That was why Nathan found himself oddly excited. He wanted to see how these men would react once th

Men don’t cry easily. But when a man does shed tears, it means the pain in his heart has reached its breaking point.Leaving the items on the table untouched, Hudson stepped out of the cabin and walked toward the stone table across from it, staring into the distance. As a man, he didn’t want Ivory to see him cry.Ivory didn’t follow him outside.Her chest felt tight as well, heavy and uncomfortable. She wanted to go after him, to say something, to comfort him, but she understood that right now, silence was what he needed most. Forcing comfort on him would only make things harder.She withdrew her gaze and looked back at the table inside the cabin.The items laid out there looked disturbingly like a farewell letter and final belongings.Ivory understood. Even though Hudson and the old man weren’t related by blood, their bond was deeper than that of father and son. Everything had been fine the last time he left, and now he was suddenly faced with this outcome. Anyone would struggle to a