At that thought, Daren turned to Ethan.“So, what is the next move?”Ethan looked around carefully, making sure no one was approaching before he answered.“The next move is simple. We just have to stay consistent and make sure our plan doesn't get ruined at any point.”But Daren was already running out of patience. He dragged a frustrated finger across his face and scoffed.“My patience is already growing thin, Ethan! Can't you see it? Every attempt we make to get closer to the truth just keeps getting delayed. And it's beginning to seem as though we're never going to get the revenge we deserve!”Ethan paced around for a moment, as though he was carefully calculating their next step. Then he stopped in front of Daren and looked directly at him.“We just can't mess things up now, Daren. Yes, we're already getting closer to our revenge, but not yet. I guarantee you, there is still time for all of this to be done.”“Time?” Daren repeated.He let out a dry, humorless scoff.“You can't kee

Fiona didn't let that question get to her. Even though it had sparked something deep inside her, she remained composed, refusing to let it affect her any further.As a cool reminder, Fiona fixed her eyes on Shirley.“I allowed you to stay in my house when your godforsaken husband left you!” Fiona snapped. “Darlington told me you needed a roof over your head. Even though allowing you to stay went completely against my instincts, I forced myself to let you remain in our house!”She paused briefly before continuing.“It is all thanks to me that you even had a job to keep yourself alive!”Shirley didn't flinch. She stood there as though she couldn't care less about anything Fiona was saying.But Fiona continued.“The job you have today? I gave it to you. I made it possible for you to become rich and climb to the standard you're living at today. Everything you've achieved is all thanks to me!”Her voice grew sharper with every word.“But the only way you could repay me was by going behind

Before Fiona went to Shirley's house to confront her, Ethan and his group were already aware of her plan.A few days earlier, while Ethan was waiting for Cynthia in one of the hospital rooms, he had overheard Fiona talking about going to meet Shirley. She had made it clear that she intended to confront Shirley about her affair with Darlington.The moment Ethan heard that, he knew they had been handed a perfect opportunity to execute their next plan.Their plan was simple.They intended to use Darlington to end Fiona, or use Fiona to end Darlington.Either way, they needed something that could push the two of them against each other.And if Fiona actually met Shirley, there were certain things the two women would say that could help drive their plan forward.But first, Ethan needed evidence.The only way to get it was to place a recorder on Fiona without her knowing.Ethan was able to execute the plan.He successfully got his hands on a tiny recording device and carefully hid it inside

When Ethan turned to see who had grabbed his hand, his eyes widened.“Damien?”Both Ethan and Ava called out his name at the same time.They knew him.Damien had been their classmate back in high school. Ethan and Ava had attended the same high school, although they had never been in the same class.Damien had been in Ava’s class, but he was also friends with Ethan.Ironically, Ethan and Ava had never even known that they attended the same high school until they met Damien.Ethan slowly relaxed his tense hand, forcing himself to calm down before turning fully toward him.Damien Bonifacio was now in his early thirties, but his familiar face was still easy to recognize.“Damien Bonifacio. It's been long!” Ethan said with a warm smile, carefully hiding the anger that had been burning inside him moments ago. “I didn't know you were standing here!”Damien smiled broadly at him.“Yes, bro. I sighted you from afar, and from the way you were speaking, I immediately knew it was my dude—Loner!”

Liam's fists clenched tightly at his sides, his bones practically vibrating with anger. His eyes remained fixed on Ethan, refusing to leave him even for a second.How was he supposed to go home after coming all the way here?He was rich. He was influential. He was a billionaire.Did they seriously expect a billionaire like him to simply turn around and go home? Or were they expecting him to remain standing like some ordinary nobody?The rest of their classmates remained quiet. No one dared to say a word.Ava suddenly slammed her hand against the table.“Fine!” she gritted through her teeth, her anger obvious in her voice. “My fiancé will not remain standing, and he won't be going home either. I can't just sit here and watch him lose to that bastard who calls himself Ethan!”Ethan didn't react the way Ava had expected him to.He simply remained seated, completely unfazed, allowing his calm composure to speak for him.Ava was manipulative, and although the situation clearly affected her