The arena was silent, taut with anticipation. Cain and Kane stood opposite each other, the tension between them sharp enough to cut through the air. Kane’s chest swelled with arrogance, a smirk painted across his face. “So this is the infamous Cain,” he sneered. “Come to embarrass yourself in front of everyone again?” Cain’s eyes remained dark, unreadable. Calm. Almost bored. He said nothing, letting the words hang like smoke in the air. Aira watched silently, her posture impeccable, her eyes studying Cain’s every move. No words. Just attention, sharp and discerning, radiating authority. Kane advanced first. His movements were aggressive, precise, honed from years of training in underground rings and boardroom brawls. “Let’s see if the live-in son-in-law is as worthless as everyone claims!” he taunted. His voice rang with overconfidence, echoing across the polished arena. Cain shifted his weight, fluid, effortless, like water flowing around a rock. “You’ve trained hard,” he said

Cain huffed, his eyes looking down at the dwarf while he held onto the smirk on his face. “Who are you to think that you can send me out of this place?” He asked, but Edwin didn’t seem like the only person who reacted to his words. Some of the people around gasped, their eyes wide with shock as they stared at Cain, wondering if he was insane. “I don’t think he realizes what he has done.”“Maybe he is crazy to think that he can speak to Mr. Prinkle in that manner.” “He is done for…”The comments continued to fly up and down, but it didn’t seem like Cain cared about anything that the people were saying. He held onto the smirk all over his face, and after a few seconds, he cleared his throat, preparing his next words. “If anyone should be leaving, it should be this fellow right here…” He pointed at Kane, glaring at him.Kane returned the glare, looking him in the eyes.Then he pointed, vibrating in annoyance. “You have no respect, Cain! You are not just a loser, you are also a foo

“Good…” Cain nodded in satisfaction, his eyes still looking down at the dwarf.“I guess you being the manager of this place means that things will be easier for us…” He continued, his tone low but still able to deliver shocking waves into Edwin’s system.“Yes!” The dwarf nodded frantically without realizing it, his eyes wide with fear.“You don’t have to worry about anything, Sir! And if anyone is giving you trouble, just say the word, and I will have them thrown out!”Cain sniggered, and then he nodded in satisfaction.“I think I like the sound of that,” Cain nodded, and then he turned to Kane and snorted, his eyes flaming with fury.“Show me how loyal you are going to be to me, little man…” he cleared his throat, and snorted at Kane.“Send that lunatic out of this place.” He pointed his chest fuming in annoyance.Edwin nodded without questioning, and then he cleared his throat before he spoke with a low but audible tone.“Is that all?” He asked, causing Cain to slowly return his gaz

“Mr. Hugo…” Aria smiled at once, and without delay, she stood up and hugged the middle-aged man.“I didn’t know that I was going to meet you here…” She chuckled softly, unable to hide her excitement. “Well…” The middle-aged man cleared his throat, and then he took a deep breath.“I decided to show up myself, just this once. This is going to be the last time before I hand over to my son, Will…” He paused for a few seconds, and then he began to move his eyes around, indicating that he was in search of someone.“Aha!” He nodded in reaction as soon as he saw who he was looking for, a smile replacing his curious stare.“There he is!” He waved at the dashing young man, and then he waited almost impatiently until he was close to him.“Do you remember Aria, Will?” He asked, his tone low but very audible.The young man adjusted his white suit, and then he turned to Aria with a plain expression that instantly shifted into admiration.“Aria Hart?” He gasped, his eyes wide with shock.“She looks

“I would love to watch you try…” Cain retorted at once, holding onto his wry smile.Will was taken aback by his response, turning to face his father.Ambrose drew closer at once, ready to move to his son’s defense.“What did you just say to him, boy?” He asked, his voice deep and threatening.Cain cleared his throat, and then he turned to the middle-aged man, his eyes refusing to flinch even for a second.“You heard me, Mr. Hugo. I am hoping to see what your son will do to me. Or does he need your help to do it?” He scoffed, leaving the middle-aged man dumbfounded while he continued with his smirk intact.“He has always lived by your shadow, Ambrose. That’s the reason why you are always running to rescue him from himself. Little wonder he squandered all his life savings and couldn’t even keep up with the title of Manager in one of your companies…”Ambrose growled, his eyes burning with rage.“You’ve got some nerves, boy!” he clenched his fist tightly, seeming like he was about to thro