The Garcia family had already gathered at the front gate, waiting.After Hudson and the others left earlier, Hansel had called ahead. He instructed everyone at home to receive Hudson with the highest level of respect. He emphasized that despite Hudson’s young age, he was likely the key to solving the Garcia family’s crisis, and possibly helping the family rise to the top in Seacliff Harbor.Because of that warning, the moment the three of them stepped out of the car, Hyan’s second uncle, Trevor, immediately came forward with several family members.He looked at Hudson politely and asked, “Hyan, this must be Mr. Brown, right?”After Hyan nodded, Trevor quickly stepped closer with a welcoming smile.“Mr. Brown, please come in.”After taking a few steps, he turned to the housekeeper, Renie, who was also Ronel’s father.“Renie, inform the kitchen to serve dinner.”At this moment, Renie had no idea that his son had already been killed. When he didn’t see Ronel get out of the car earlier, h

Since she had personally witnessed the relationship between Hudson and Ivory, Hyan clearly understood what kind of connection they shared.Now that she found herself thinking about getting closer to Hudson, she couldn’t help feeling conflicted. It wasn’t that she believed she was inferior to Ivory. Rather, the values and upbringing she had received since childhood made her feel that interfering in someone else’s relationship would be inappropriate.After thinking about it for a while, she decided it was better to simply let things happen naturally.Her intuition told her that honesty was the most important thing when dealing with Hudson. If she approached him with hidden motives, he would likely notice, and that would only leave a bad impression.Wasn’t her best friend Kien already a perfect example?If there was truly fate between them, things would develop naturally.And Hyan firmly believed that even if she and Hudson never became anything more than friends, as long as they maintai

Calling back a soul was something Hyan had heard about before, mostly in movies or television shows.Curious, she asked, “So if we bring my mother’s and sister’s souls back, they’ll wake up?”Hudson nodded.“Under normal circumstances, yes.”“But…”The single word felt like an invisible hand tightening around the Garcia family’s hearts.Hyan asked nervously, “But what?”Hudson glanced at the two unconscious women on the beds before explaining.“The sooner a soul is called back after leaving the body, the hi

Hudson, who had been overseeing everything, frowned when he heard Hansel’s sudden outburst. He looked at him with clear confusion.As the head of the Garcia family, Hansel was not only a successful businessman but also a capable martial artist with plenty of life experience. For someone like him to lose composure over a single location was unusual.What exactly was so frightening about the place Hyan had pointed to?Although curiosity was gnawing at him, Hudson pushed the thought aside for the moment and focused on finishing the ritual.One by one, he carefully removed the silver needles from Hyan’s body.Even after the needles were taken out, she remained unconscious.Before Hansel could ask, Hudson explained calmly, “She won’t wake up tonight. Let her rest. After a full night’s sleep, she’ll wake up tomorrow morning.”Hansel nodded quickly. Without wasting another second, he picked up his daughter and carried her back inside the house so she could rest.Afterward, Hudson walked over

“Back to the city!”When Hansel learned that Cael had led people to break into the Garcia estate and had injured several guards, his anger immediately exploded.Without wasting a second, he gathered his wife and daughters, along with Hudson and the others, and hurried back to Monterey.He didn’t dare leave Hannah and Hyan behind at the old estate to recover.Hansel suspected that Cael’s attack might be a classic “lure the tiger away from the mountain” tactic. If he left, Cael might send someone else to kidnap Hannah and Hyan again and use them as leverage against the Garcia.The group rushed back as fast as they could.The moment they entered the Garcia residence, the scene inside made Hansel’s heart sink.Servants and guards were scattered all over the courtyard. Many of them were kneeling on the ground, groaning in pain or crying.The entire place was in chaos.Hansel’s breathing instantly grew heavy, and the anger in his eyes almost seemed ready to burst out.His gaze locked onto t