The next morning, news exploded across the entire internet and online app market."Duncan Enterprise Officially Launching Their Nexus Chat App Version 2.0 Today!"This announcement, which came out of nowhere, immediately signaled to the big players in the chat app business that today might be the day Nexus Chat App either soared or remained mediocre forever.Even Caleb Garfield Enterprise slowly sank back into the background, maybe due to what happened to their CEO's son yesterday, or maybe they wanted to observe first and decide whether to strike or not.Everyone connected to Hazel who had ditched her in her time of struggle immediately sent her congratulatory messages, and she responded to all of them with a smile.This was the business world. It wasn't a place run on emotions. Yes, they had dodged her, but that was because the risk was more than the gain. It was in their interest to protect their own businesses, so she understood where they were coming from.Today, Hazel came to wo

The conference room at the Caleb Garfield Cooperation headquarters was nothing like Hazel’s modest office. It was a vast, silent chamber of polished steel and dark glass, lit by the cold glow of a dozen data screens lining the walls. Twenty-three senior executives sat around a black marble table, their postures stiff. The air was thick with unspoken tension.At the head of the room, where a chair would normally be, was a massive, blank display screen. It dominated the wall, dark and imposing. Everyone knew who was behind it. Caleb Garfield didn’t attend meetings, instead he presided over them.A junior analyst finished her presentation, her voice echoing slightly. Charts and graphs showed the media splash from the Nexus Chat 2.0 launch announcement. User sentiment analysis, trending search terms, competitor stock tickers—all of it pointed in one direction: people were talking.The screen stayed blank. The silence that followed was the real cue to begin.Reginald Hargrove, the publi

With everything settled, Lawrence, who had been watching the news coverage, couldn't help but sigh softly with a smile. Now all that was left was for the company to actually launch Version 2.0.Right at that moment, he called Sir Albert to tell him about it. They talked for much longer than expected, and Sir Albert even went as far as to tell Lawrence about a breakthrough regarding the blood and essence of the fiendish toad-head monster.“We’ve got some great news from the lab, and I can’t talk about it through the phone since this line isn’t encrypted,” Albert said, his voice holding a note of genuine excitement.“Oh, then we’ll talk about it when I get over there sometime?” Lawrence asked, scratching his head. He was in his kitchen, preparing some fruit juice with his phone pressed to his ear.“Yeah. And congratulations on the Nexus Chat App’s upcoming version. You’ve made the Wilsons feel proud. For that, they want to give you a heads-up: be careful of Caleb Garfield. He is no ordi

Sylvia, who was standing by, was both angry and disappointed with Lawrence. She had tried to mediate, but Lawrence wasn't being reasonable at all. He didn’t even appreciate her help. Did he really think he was Superman just because he’d beaten Kaito at the dojo back then? This wasn’t even a one-on-one fight. It was a group against one, and he was still acting arrogant? Has the little money he won from the lottery and upgrade in fighting skills and looks made his brain fill with arrogance? He should come down from his high horse or he will die soon! “Hmph! I won’t interfere again even if he’s beaten half to death. That’s the price for his arrogance,” Sylvia muttered angrily, folding her arms across her chest. Then her eyes lit up as she pulled out her phone. Maybe she could record it and send it to Lucy, who always got moody whenever Lawrence was mentioned. Seeing him get beaten up might actually cheer her up. But before she could unlock her phone or even open the camera app, a lo

Hearing his words, Big Grundy breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. “Thank you so much, Law. The match, as I said, will be set for tomorrow at 3 in the afternoon. I’ll give you my number, and you give me yours. I’ll send you the information on your opponent later.”“Sure, I’ll send you my contact number,” Lawrence said, handing over his digits. “But don’t send me the information about my opponent. It’ll ruin the fun of the battle if I know everything about him ahead of time.”Hearing that, Big Grundy couldn’t help but secretly frown. Such arrogance wasn’t good when millions were on the line in a fight.Moreover, Law’s opponent tomorrow wasn’t anywhere near as easy as the Brutal Man. Even Big Grundy had been secretly shocked to his core when he saw the opponent’s profile. If they had followed the original plan and let the Brutal Man fight, Big Grundy wasn’t sure they could even win. The Brutal Man would’ve been completely crushed by overwhelming power.That was why he felt only Law sto