At this moment, Eleanor couldn't say a word and could only fume internally.These were classified secrets that even most of the elders of the Ainsworth family didn't know about. No outsider was supposed to know about this matter with this degree of certainty.One of Eleanor's grandchildren trembled uncontrollably. “That’s—that’s nonsense. We would never—”Swish!A silver needle embedded itself into the wooden chair beside his ear, humming from the impact.“Interrupt me again,” Elijah said quietly, “and the next one goes through your throat. Only the elders who know about this matter can call me out for dishonesty.”Just like him as the time, the grandchildren of the Ainsworth had been only children fifteen years ago, so they didn't have full knowledge of the truth of the Langston massacre. They simply grew up with mysterious wealth and lived off it with arrogance.Elijah turned to face Eleanor, who had fallen silent, and continued, “And that wasn’t all, was it?”Some of the older Ai

For a brief moment, Elijah fell silent, not because he was waiting for a response from the Ainsworths, nor because he doubted his own words, nor because the Ainsworths deserved even a pinch of mercy.But because the killing intent boiling in his veins had been tempered, forcibly and painfully, by the man who had saved him from the edge of death on the night of the massacre.The Grandmaster on the Mount.The only person he had and would ever bow to. The only one whose teachings he dared not betray.If not for that old master and the unbreakable rules carved into his bones during those years on the mountain… the Ainsworths wouldn’t be sitting here breathing. The other four great families would have long been erased like a faint line drawn before the wind.He could already see it in his mind; their bloodlines extinguished, their storied names reduced to dust, their wealth scattered like ashes in a storm.He wouldn’t have stopped at the first generation. He would have erased their root

Some of the Ainsworths hurriedly moved to contact the family's successor; leaving the hall which erupted into noise immediately.“That insolent bastard is insane. Absolutely insane. Who does he think he is?”“That bastard really walked into our mansion and threatened us like that? Does he have a death wish? Everyone who has ever threatened our Ainsworth family has paid a heavy price for their recklessness.”“Breaking into our great Ainsworth residence? He must have forgotten who we are. He took us by surprise today, but he'll answer to us soon.”They scoffed loudly, overlapping one another, each trying to outdo the next in outrage.“And that nonsense he said earlier, ‘Give me one reason not to erase the Ainsworth from history’, who does that pathetic remnant of the Langston family think he’s talking to?” Debbie couldn't help but snort in disdain, and her husband Christopher supported her, saying, “Erase us? He should be grateful we even acknowledged him just now. If our prizefighters

Grace’s jaw tightened as she waited for a response from the other end of the line.Elijah’s voice finally came, cold and almost bored.“Good. Since you already know who I am, remind your family of this. Five days—that’s the grace I’m giving the Ainsworths. Five days to follow my instructions without deviation. Anyone who crosses a line before or after…”He paused for less than a second before continuing.“…will suffer consequences you’re not prepared to imagine.”Grace’s nails dug into her palm, and her body started to shake with controlled rage. “You bastard! Do you know who I am?! Do you think you can walk away from this?”“Careful,” his tone changed slightly. “I'll have to warn you. You’ve already seen what happens to people who overstep morality. I’d advise the Ainsworths not to test their luck again…unless they want to end up like your lackeys.”Her breathing increased, but the anger boiling in her didn’t subside.Then Elijah’s voice dropped lower, almost mocking.“And Grace… I

“It’s not even been a minute, and you’re breaking my instructions already.” Serena frowned deeply but didn’t take her eyes off the documents this time.Elijah just told her calmly, “What I’m saying is the truth. Once this new pharmaceutical supplier establishes itself in Brooklyn Heights, you won’t have to depend on the Lancasters ever again or even bother yourselves with foreign suppliers who would take outrageous fees. What if the pharmaceuticals are not even cleared within a month?”He obviously couldn’t tell her the complete details of the new supplier, which he was directly behind, but he couldn’t sit and watch her stress herself out about an already resolved matter.“Hmph!” Serena almost scoffed. “If you had mentioned some other place, I might just have gone along with your optimistic nonsense, but Brooklyn Heights? Why would any pharmaceutical supplier even dare pitch their tent here when one of the great families is the pharmaceutical superpower here? Even with the latest laun