What happened with the Carter family was nothing more than a minor interruption to Hudson and the others. None of them took it seriously.Ivory also planned to return to Romones Group to resume work.As for Shienna and Hyan, both women had always wanted to build careers of their own. They simply never had the right opportunity before. Now that they were in Beverly, they decided to follow Ivory and learn from her while gaining experience in business.Arlo was still in seclusion, and with no one around to talk to at the Lewis family estate, Hudson returned to Omega Villa.Not long after, Nathan arrived to report everything that had been arranged.After listening quietly, Hudson nodded and said, “Gather all the young people under thirty.”Beverly was already under control. The next goal was to take over the remaining seven cities in Clayton County aside from Calexico.But Hudson knew that relying on the current fifty trained fighters wasn’t enough. Unless every one of them reached Grandm

Olivia kept staring at Ivory and the other two women from Edan’s arms, and the more she watched them, the more something felt wrong.The three women were far too calm.They had clearly seen Edan bring so many people with him, including two grandmasters, yet none of them showed any real fear.Especially Shienna.Not only was she calm, but she even looked bored, as if she didn’t take Edan seriously at all.That uneasy feeling in Olivia’s chest grew stronger.Still, when she thought about the terrifying strength of the Nelson family in San Angeles, she quickly calmed herself down.No matter how capable Hudson was, there was no way he could stand against the Nelson family.Compared to the Nelson family, the Carter family was nothing more than a small local business family.Edan casually played with Olivia’s hair while staring openly at Ivory and the others.The more he looked at them, the more tempted he became.Ivory had a mature and elegant beauty.Hyan was lively and charming.As for S

Edan… was dead just like that.Olivia sat collapsed on the floor, her entire body trembling. The sickening sound of Edan’s neck being crushed still echoed in her ears.The moment she realized something was wrong, she had still believed Edan could rely on the power of the Nelson family to protect him.No matter how strong Hudson was, she thought he wouldn’t dare go too far.But reality hit her hard. Hudson clearly didn’t care about the Nelson family at all.Now that Edan was dead, she knew she would be next.At that moment, Olivia finally realized how foolish she had been from the beginning.Hudson was someone she never should have provoked.After Edan’s death, everyone’s attention shifted to Olivia, whose face was now pale with terror.“M-Miss Ivory…” she stammered as she crawled toward Ivory on her knees. “I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Please… please don’t hold this against me.”She didn’t want to die.Her life had only just begun, and right now, she was willing to a

Only one person had come.Based on the aura Hudson sensed, the man was a half-step grandmaster, someone who already had one foot in the grandmaster realm.Hudson stood near the gate, watching the distant road with confusion in his eyes.According to the information Vicente had provided earlier, the strongest member of the Nelson family was only a fourth-rank grandmaster.That made Hudson wonder if the man approaching was someone the Nelson family had hired for help.After all, the Nelson family had remained silent for two straight days. They probably understood that ordinary grandmasters weren’t enough to deal with him, so they may have brought in someone stronger.Soon, the man appeared on the road directly outside the entrance.A powerful martial artist forcing his way into the formation around Seaside Pavilion would consume energy and damage the formation itself. Since that kind of trouble could easily be avoided, Hudson walked out personally to meet him at the gate.“You’re Hudson