A few more minutes passed, and Maxwell North’s trembling gradually subsided.Yet his lips were still twitching, and his limbs continued to jerk uncontrollably against the floor.Adrian crouched down and examined Maxwell North carefully. After a short while, he nodded.“That should do it.”Lorenzo Watson nudged William Lane with his elbow. “Old Lane, can you tell what state he’s in?”William Lane shook his head seriously. Although he and Maxwell North were fellow disciples, his research into poisons was nowhere near Maxwell North’s level.What’s more, this was a concoction prepared by Adrian—he couldn’t even begin to imagine its properties.In his eyes, those were merely three ordinary medicinal herbs, neither rare nor toxic in the slightest.“I can’t tell.”Adrian gave them a reassuring look. “Don’t worry. He’ll be fine in a moment.”Fine?The people in the hall exchanged puzzled glances, no one understanding what Adrian meant.Yet just as everyone stood bewildered, Maxwell North’s

Daisy looked at Adrian in confusion, then turned her gaze to Lydia Nolan.Yet no one offered her any explanation.“It’s been so long since the last incident. It shouldn’t be such a big deal anymore. But what does Commander Hamilton have to do with Philip Mason?”Daisy was certain something serious had happened. She knew a little about Commander Hamilton, but Philip Mason was a name she had never heard before.Her questioning eyes settled on Adrian.Adrian let out a quiet sigh and, with no other choice, recounted everything that had happened to Philip Mason in the hospital, including how he had secretly pulled out the silver needles from Commander Hamilton’s body.As for the three Taoist priests and the Siamese dark sorcerer, Adrian summed them up in a single, passing remark.Daisy didn’t probe further.But when she learned that Philip Mason’s actions had nearly cost Commander Hamilton his life, her expression darkened instantly.Especially knowing that Philip Mason had done all this s

The moment Adrian spoke, the crowd erupted in disbelief.“How could a decent young woman possibly smear you in public by risking her own reputation?”“Exactly. Take a look at yourself first. Do you really think you’re some irresistible charmer?”“Stop arguing and apologize already. Make it right with this young lady!”At once, several men stepped forward, looking very much like a pack of self-appointed knights in shining armor.Even the restaurant manager let out a sigh.“Sir, to admit one’s fault and correct it is a virtue. If you’ve done something wrong, you must take responsibility for your actions.”Adrian’s expression hardened as he shot back coldly.“You’re right. Anyone who makes a mistake should bear the consequences. But I didn’t do anything wrong.”“Didn’t you already send someone to retrieve the surveillance footage? Then let’s wait until it’s brought back before passing judgment.”His words made those who had been condemning him—including the manager—hesitate.He didn’t lo

Adrian’s tension was visible to the naked eye as he kept calling Daisy over and over.“Something must have happened. Daisy never ignores my calls…”He suddenly regretted turning off his phone. If something had really happened to Daisy…He didn’t dare continue the thought. His mind spiraled into panic, his hands at a loss.“She’ll be fine. Calm down.”Serena Hill was nervous as well, but seeing Adrian like this, she forced herself to steady him. “I’ll have people look into it immediately. Don’t panic yet.”Adrian nodded absentmindedly, not even sure whether her words had truly registered.“I shouldn’t have turned my phone off.”After a few seconds of silence, he picked up his phone again and dialed.Never before had he felt so completely out of control.Utterly helpless.All he could do was keep dialing, again and again.“Pick up… please pick up…”But heaven seemed deaf to his prayers. The voice on the other end remained cold and mechanical, unchanged.“Aunt Serena, Daisy must be in tr

To everyone else, all they saw was Camden Tate storming into the bar, striding straight toward Adrian.At once, the whispers grew louder.“It’s over. The Mafia is here. That’s Camden Tate—one of the Five Tigers! That kid is done for.”“Of all people to offend, he just had to pick the Mafia. All this over a woman—hardly worth losing your life.”“The Mafia never makes empty threats. If they say they’ll kill someone, they mean it.”“A tragedy… a real tragedy…”Yet in the place no one could see, Camden Tate’s legs were trembling.What had he seen? Who was standing there?He feared his nerves were playing tricks on him, that anxiety had made him imagine Adrian.Camden Tate squeezed his eyes shut, then opened them again.The scene before him hadn’t changed in the slightest.It really was Adrian.When the Mafia had joined forces with the other three major powers to invite Crane Sage out of seclusion, Camden Tate had been there from start to finish.He had witnessed Adrian kill Crane Sage on