Thom walked toward Romi with calm steps that carried a clear threat. Each of his footsteps echoed across the cold floor of the room, as if the entire place bowed to his presence. Romi followed every movement with his eyes, alert, yet still holding on to a trace of pride that had not fully collapsed. “I came here for only one reason,” Thom said in a low and sharp voice. “To give you a warning. Never again interfere with anyone in my family.” “If you dare to do it even one more time, I will not hesitate to send you to hell, even if you are my own father’s younger brother,” Thom continued. The words fell like a hammer. There was no shouting, no excessive threats, only a certainty that made cold crawl up Romi’s spine. Thom stared at him for a few seconds longer, long enough to make sure the message was carved deep into him. Then, with clear contempt, Thom spat on the floor right below Romi’s feet. That gesture was more insulting than a thousand curses. Without waiting for

Madam Yosie was still holding the certificate with slightly trembling hands. Her eyes moved from the paper to Thom’s face and then back again, as if she were trying to find a lie between the lines of that official document. “Where did you get this much money?” she asked suspiciously. “Amex Housing is not an ordinary place. The price can be one to two billion dollars. Are you telling me you have that kind of money?” Thom answered calmly, “I used my own money.” Madam Yosie fell silent. The words sounded simple, but their meaning was too big to accept right away. In her heart, questions kept rising. Was it possible that the son in law she had always seen as useless was actually this rich? Had she been wrong all this time? Mr. Edmund stepped a little closer. “Thom,” he said seriously, “is this really true?” Thom nodded. “Yes, Father. I really bought that house for Shenina’s future. This certificate is in her name.” Those words made Jasmine widen her eyes. She looked at Thom as if s

Frank stood up from his chair at once. The chair screeched loudly as it was pushed back. He walked toward Thom with fast steps, his eyes burning with anger. “What did you just say?” he snapped. “Are you bragging in front of me? Remember this. Even without you, Lanster Company can still stand. We could even be far more successful than we are now. I just do not want you to interfere in this family business.” Frank stopped right in front of Thom. “Remember one thing. You are nobody in the Lanster family. Your name is not in the inheritance. Father left everything to me and Benny. Not to you. Never forget that.” The room went silent. Every eye was on Thom, waiting for his reaction. Thom did not move. His voice stayed calm, almost without emotion. “I know. I understand that. Even if Father did not put my name in the inheritance, it does not change one thing. I can still buy everything the Lanster family owns.” Frank burst out laughing, loud and full of mockery. “Really? Is that be

“Very well, Master. Thank you.” Romi bowed deeply, then turned and left the room. His footsteps echoed steadily along the cold stone corridor, yet inside his chest, his thoughts were in turmoil. His master’s words kept ringing in his head—about death, about how impossible it was to defeat Thom, about the fate that awaited him if he tried. But the farther he walked, the stronger the resistance grew inside his heart.Romi did not fully believe it. To him, Thom was still just a man. Flesh and blood. Someone who could bleed. Someone who could die.And more importantly, Romi had no other choice. If one day the secret from five years ago was exposed that he was the one who had masterminded the murder of Thom’s mother and sister—then the world would become hell for him. Thom would never let him live. There would be no place to hide, no master, no army, no amount of money that could protect him.Better to strike first than to wait for his neck to be crushed. Even if Frank no longer asked him

Romi sat in the dining chair as casually as if the house truly belonged to him. Across from him, Frank and Benny still held their cutlery, while Madam Lena stood at the end of the table, watching Romi with a wary expression she tried to hide behind a calm face.“What brings you here?” Madam Lena finally asked. Her voice sounded light, but her eyes were sharp.Romi gave a thin smile. “I just came to visit. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, my dear sister-in-law.”Madam Lena nodded slowly, though her heart was pounding. She could sense that something was wrong the moment Romi stepped into the house—especially after she noticed the change in Frank’s demeanor, too stiff and too controlled.Romi glanced at Frank and said, in a tone that sounded almost playful, “Why do you look so unhappy to see me? Are you still upset that I failed to kill Thom?”The words fell like a bomb in the middle of the dining room.Madam Lena gasped and turned to Romi, her face pale. “Romi, what are you sa