“Turn around.”One of the bodyguards said it to Isla, his gaze sweeping over her from head to toe.Naturally, it made her feel even more uncomfortable.Wearing nothing but her underwear already made her uneasy—let alone being forced to show her body in front of strangers.Especially when the man giving the order wasn’t wearing anything at all himself, not even underwear.“Leave her alone,” Martin said. “She’s not carrying anything.”“Hey, man, am I talking to you?” the bodyguard snapped.“Whoever she is,” he pointed at Isla, “she does what I say. Got it?”“Fine. I’ll do it.”Not wanting to drag things out, Isla did as he ordered.She slowly turned her body once.At the same time, neither of the two bodyguards took their eyes off her.Their gazes were so intense it was as if their eyeballs were about to pop out.“I’ve done it. Now let us pass.”“Woah! You’ve got a really sexy body! Do it again.”What?Isla shot them a sharp glare.That was blatant harassment.“What? You don’t want to?”

“Martin… do you still think this will end well?”Isla whispered with a trembling voice as her hand reached back into the white box to retrieve the dress she had stored inside.Martin—and everyone else in the room—did the same.Even so, they were not allowed to remove the masks from their faces.“I don’t,” Martin replied quietly. “This is too cruel.”Watching how easily they had shot someone dead without warning had already crossed every possible line.“But at least now we know who we’re dealing with,” Martin said as he turned slightly to the side.At the same time, a thought echoed in his mind.Mr. Dragon? Who is he?That question was answered almost immediately.The massive screen above the podium suddenly lit up.It displayed what looked like a meeting room, lined with many chairs—but only one of them was occupied.A man wearing a dragon mask sat calmly at the far end of the table.Judging by his silhouette, he had to be no younger than his seventies.“Everyone, welcome—and thank y

“I’ll pay five hundred million for the serum.”What?The voice seemed to hang in the air as everyone stared at the source of the voice, shock written all over their faces.A man wearing a donkey mask.“I didn’t hear that wrong, did I?” they muttered. “This is insane!”For a moment, the silence erupted into murmurs once more.Wasn’t that excessive?With that kind of money, he could buy an entire company.Absolutely insane!At the same time, Isla—who had been watching Martin the whole time—stared at him wide-eyed.Her smile slowly faded, replaced by disbelief.“N-no. Martin, you…”Instinctively, she shook her head.This man was just a doctor at the city hospital, whose salary might not even be higher than that of a maid in her house.So how could he possibly pay that amount?Forget paying it—this might be the first time he’d ever even heard such a number.“You’re joking… right?”Yet her heart began to race when she realized that behind the donkey mask, his expression looked calm.Far to

Meanwhile, at one of the hotels in Palm Coast Resort—“What did you just say? Do you think three years is a short time? How much longer are you planning to delay your divorce?”Catherine could no longer hold back her shouting when Quinn said that this might not be the right time to discuss divorcing Martin.“Mother, Martin isn’t like what you imagine. He’s a responsible man. We just need to give him a little trust.”Over the past few days, Martin had seemed like a completely different person.Quinn didn’t know what had actually happened to her husband, but for some reason, it only made her trust him more.“Oh, I know why you’re avoiding this,” Catherine sneered. “Don’t tell me you’ve changed your mind about divorcing him. Say it—if you dare.”She shot a razor-sharp glare at her daughter.“Remember this. Your marriage was a mistake, and divorcing him is the only way to fix it.”“Mother, please try to understand. Is it really that hard to give Martin just one chance? Divorce isn’t the o

“Why do you—”Martin’s gaze was filled with anger as it locked onto Gianna.But at that very moment, he suddenly realized something.“No. Gianna wouldn’t plan something malicious against me,” he thought.Martin had dealt with all kinds of people.And the most dangerous ones were those who hid their malicious intentions behind kind faces.Gianna wasn’t one of them.Looking at the girl’s expression, Martin felt no doubt—she was sincere.“That’s right. If she truly had ill intentions, she would’ve acted when I was off guard.”At the same time, being stared at like that caused Gianna to freeze.Panic, shock, and a feeling as if she had been stripped bare—All those emotions collided inside her chest.“M-Mister Garvey, what is it? Did something happen?”She forced herself to calm down as she spoke, trying to steady her emotions.But then she remembered something.“Oh no!” she thought. “Wasn’t I supposed to do exactly what Valentina told me?”One hour earlier.“Gianna, is Martin with you?”