All Chapters of The Almighty General : Chapter 71
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CHAPTER 71
He rose to leave, but halfway to the door, something seemed to claw at his thoughts. His hand paused on the polished handle.He turned back, forcing a respectful smile. “Miss Selene… thank you for sending those gifts on my behalf to the Sinclair family. I… deeply appreciate it.”Her reply was swift and cold enough to cut through him.“The gifts were not because of you.”Darren blinked, his smile faltering. “What... do you mean?”Her eyes narrowed, and her voice was filled with scorn. “Who the hell do you think you are?”The weight of her words hit him like a hammer blow.He bowed quickly, voice trembling. “I’m… I’m sorry for the misunderstanding.”But deep inside, he felt his ego shatter into pieces.If she didn’t send them because of me… then who did?Licking his lips, he tried again, cautiously. “Then… who?”Selene’s glare sharpened, silencing him mid-sentence.“Enough questions. I have more important matters to attend to. See yourself out.”Darren lowered his head. “Of course. Forg
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Lance did not look like anything close to those millionaires or billionaires who walked in like they owned the place.But one stern look from Lance made them shift uneasily before stepping aside.The heavy doors swung open.The moment Lance stepped into the marbled expanse of Titan Estates, one of the sales agents, a young woman in a fitted charcoal blazer, approached him quickly.She looked at him from head to toe. He was wearing a simple coat, no luxurious brand, bodyguards or expensive wristwatch.Doubt flickered across her face, but she was still polite. “Good afternoon, sir,” she said with a professional smile. “How can we help you?”“I’m looking to buy a house,” Lance replied evenly. “Something simple…” His gaze roamed the panoramic display wall. "…but it should stand out.”She hesitated. “May I ask about your budget, sir?”Lance’s answer was calm, almost bored. “I don’t have one. Just give me the best.”That alone earned him a longer look.“…Alright,” she said finally, gesturin
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The other tilted her head, feigning confusion. “No, no, it was softer than that… maybe a poor insect crawling around?”The three of them burst into laughter, the sound echoing the luxurious showroom.Vivian didn’t stop there. She raised her phone and switched to a livestream.Within seconds, thousands of little heart and flame icons began exploding on her screen.“Guys,” she announced, pouting at the camera, “look at this… I come back to Prescott after forever abroad, and what do I find? Some peasant is trying to snatch my dream house."Her two friends leaned into the frame, waving mockingly. “Say hi to our little… competition!”Vivian panned the phone slowly, letting it linger on Lance’s face with deliberate insult. “Everyone say hello to… um… sorry, what’s your name again? Oh wait, it doesn’t matter.”The comments exploded in real time."Oh my God. Who is that random guy?""Viv, please tell me he’s not serious!""Is he wearing… a coat from the lost but found?"""The audacity!"Vivia
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His stare was unblinking, cold enough to burn.Vivian’s breath hitched. The weight of his threat coiled around her chest like a vice, squeezing until she almost forgot to breathe. For a second, just a second, she felt something she had never felt in her privileged life: fear.But pride roared back, shoving fear aside.Her voice trembled with rage. “How dare you? Do you even know who I am?!”Her friends stepped up like backup singers in a performance. “Do you know how much that phone cost?!” one shrieked. “You peasant! How dare you destroy a phone like that?!”“You’d have to work five years in your miserable little job to buy a phone like that,” the other sneered.The agent’s gaze darted nervously between them, sensing something far darker under Lance’s calm demeanor.Vivian’s voice pitched high enough to slice the air. “Throw this lunatic out of here immediately!” She spun on the agent, her heels clicking hard against the marble. “Are you just going to stand there and watch?”The agen
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“Wasn’t there a video of her calling him useless at a gala?”“I remember! She said he couldn’t even provide for his family!”Vivian’s phone was gone, but her friend’s livestream was thriving. The screen was filled with laughing emojis and insults.Vivian’s eyes lit with malicious glee. She spun toward Lance, her voice loud enough to draw attention from the other clients scattered across the viewing lounge.“Ohhh… now I remember you,” she sneered. “You’re that pathetic fool the Sinclairs kept around like a… what’s the word?” She glanced at her friend.“Pet?” her friend offered, smirking.“No, no… parasite,” Vivian said, dragging out each syllable. “That’s the one.”The other friend’s laughter could be heard from all corners of the showroom. “Your own wife humiliated you in public. I watched the clip, so embarrassing.”By now, the insults were no longer confined to the livestream chat. Clients and staff who recognized Lance whispered among themselves. A few didn’t even bother lowering t
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The agent’s face had gone pale. Beads of sweat pricked her forehead as she imagined the consequences.If the Graysons really took offense… Titan Estates could be finished. And she could completely lose he completelyr job.“Ma’am,” she whispered urgently to Vivian, “please—maybe we can talk about this—”Vivian ignored her completely, her voice shifting into a trembling, wounded tone the moment the call connected.“Darren…!” She almost sobbed into the phone. “I’m at Titan Homes, trying to buy a property, when that useless ex–son-in-law from the Sinclair family, yes, him, started insulting me! Humiliating me! I just came here to look at houses, and he harassed me in front of everyone!”Her voice cracked perfectly on cue. “He even… he even destroyed my phone, Darren!”The words hung in the air for barely a second before Darren’s voice detonated through the speaker.“WHAT?!”Heads turned. Conversations stopped. The weight of his fury seemed to ripple through the marble floor itself.Vivian
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The agent’s heart was racing now. She could feel the room’s energy spiraling into something else.“Sir,” she said quickly, stepping between them, “please—let’s not attract any more unnecessary attention. Just leave for now. We can… find you another property.”But Lance’s gaze didn’t even flicker toward her. His voice was low, absolute.“I’m not going anywhere. Not until I get the home I came to purchase.”The conviction in his tone silenced the agent. Around them, the atmosphere tightened. Every eye in the room was fixed on Lance.Vivian tilted her chin at the agent, her voice dripping with scorn.“You really think this man can afford the house?” She gestured toward Lance with a flick of her wrist, as if pointing at an insect. “Did you not hear me when I said he’s been mentally ill for the past three years?”Her friends gasped in mock sympathy, hands pressed over their mouths.“And you really think he has two hundred million dollars?” the one with the black hair chimed in.Vivian lean
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The agent felt her knees weaken. She’d only ever seen a picture of that card and had strict orders that anyone presenting it was to be treated as a priority client above all others.Even the CEO of Titan Estates would personally show up if summoned by the cardholder.The murmurs swelled into a wave of awe and fear.“That card… the last man who used it bought the Crownview Tower.”“I heard it comes directly from the General himself.”“They say if you offend someone with that card, you and your generation will face the wrath of the Prescott army.”How did an ordinary, useless son-in-law lay his hands on that card?The agent’s hands trembled, and her wide eyes darted between the black card and Lance’s calm, unreadable face.Without a word, she excused herself, clutching the card like it was made of pure gold.Her heels clicked sharply across the marble as she disappeared behind a frosted glass door.Whispers surged in the room.“Who is he?”“Why would he have that card?”“Could he be… co
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The crowd shifted, murmurs flaring again.Vivian turned dramatically, pacing a slow circle as if addressing an audience in a theater rather than a property showroom.“Do I need to remind you all who this man is?” she said, her voice laced with scorn. “If he’s so rich, why did he leech off the Sinclair family for five whole years? Huh? This man is just putting on a show, and you’re all falling for it like sheep.”Her friends snickered, filming every second.Vivian spun back toward the CEO, eyes glinting. “If that card is real, then why doesn’t he use it? Right here. In front of everyone. Then maybe, I’ll believe him.”She gave a fake little laugh, dripping with smugness. “Everyone else here might be gullible, but I’m not.”The CEO’s jaw tightened. His voice was cold as steel.“If it weren’t for the fact you’re one of the Graysons, you’d already be escorted out of this building. Nobody! And I mean, nobody! Dares to question the holder of the General’s Seal.”Vivian gave an exaggerated r
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She took a step closer, her heels clicking like hammer strikes against the marble.“You know what I think, Lance?” she purred, her tone venom wrapped in velvet. “I think you stole that card. From the Prescott Army.”The crowd gasped. Even the CEO’s expression shifted into a frown of uncertainty.Vivian’s voice sharpened, each word meant to carve him down to nothing.“And you know what the punishment for that is, right? Capital punishment. They’ll hang you like a dog in front of the entire city. Prescott law doesn’t tolerate those who mess with the army.”Her friends howled, circling him like vultures.“Lance the Lunatic,” one jeered.“Prescott’s Dumbest Thief,” another chimed in.“Maybe they’ll let us livestream the execution,” the third said, laughter breaking her words.The CEO and the agent exchanged confused glances, caught between the weight of the Seal’s authority and the undeniable failure on the machine’s screen.Lance stood there, completely unmoved, as if Vivian’s voice and