Wayne and his friends were going insane. They were getting brutally beaten while Cal ate as if nothing were happening.Were they still brothers? Could they even be friends after this?Wayne and Chris were about to cry from frustration."Hmm?""Wait, who's Brother Cal?""Could they have more reinforcements?"Wesley and his men looked confused and glanced around.Even his subordinates stopped moving, obviously afraid of being ambushed by Wayne's backup.Into that momentary silence walked a beautiful, innocent-looking girl.It was none other than Rain, who'd just returned from the bathroom.Rain was undoubtedly panicked at this point. In just the time it took to visit the bathroom, everything had gone wrong.Wayne and his friends were lying on the ground, Serena and her companions were nowhere to be seen—only big men with weapons remained."Brother Wu, it's her!""She's with the two girls who ran away earlier."Billy recognized Rain at a glance.Wesley was delighted. He'd been furious th

Cal and his friends were still drinking, oblivious to the several cars that had just pulled up at the restaurant's back entrance. Moments later, a bald man with a blue dragon tattoo snaking up his arm strode toward the building, flanked by a dozen bodyguards.The restaurant, called Willow Grove, had three floors. The first served regular guests, the second hosted business receptions, and the third was the private domain of the owner, Scarlett.It was a spacious loft apartment. Scarlett, still seething from her earlier humiliation, had kicked off her high heels and settled onto the sofa to make a phone call.Before she could dial, a pair of rough hands reached out from behind, lifted her up, and tossed her onto the bed."You bastard! You scared me half to death!" Scarlett yelped, but seeing it was Brother Long, she immediately melted into his arms with a coquettish pout."Brother Dragon, where have you been? People said you were in trouble—you haven't visited in days." Her tone carried

Not long after Cal left, Bull drove Scarlett to Riverton Prison."Big brother, come out now.""Red Sister and I came to pick you up.""That Master has already left—you're safe now."Bull tried his best to persuade him, but Victor was scared witless and refused to leave. If he encountered Cal again on the outside, would he even survive? So Victor insisted on staying in prison to continue his reformation.Scarlett and the others were baffled."Bull, what's going on?""Who was that Master, and why is Victor so terrified of him?" Scarlett genuinely didn't understand.Bull shook his head. He hadn't been present when the Dragon Tiger Gang was massacred that night, so he didn't know Cal."I'm not sure either. All I know is that Big Brother said we should never provoke him, no matter what." Bull answered honestly."Is that person really so terrifying?" Scarlett shuddered at the thought.She remembered Victor's warning and knew that Cal was someone truly frightening.Suddenly, her phone rang.

No one expected Rain would suddenly ask such a question—and Serena seemed caught completely off guard.She thought she could answer without hesitation. But in that moment, memories suddenly surfaced: Cal making medicine for her every day, getting out of the car without complaint to go to work, bringing her flowers, warning her of danger. Even that night when he took her wine glass and drank the poisoned wine himself.Sometimes she thought that guy Cal actually had some redeeming qualities. At the very least, he was genuinely good to her."Ah...""Although we have an engagement, in the end, we're still fundamentally incompatible.""I don't want to marry a country bumpkin, no matter how good he is to me."After a moment of silence, Serena finally answered Rain's question."Well said!""We sisters are going to become wealthy wives in the future—how could we possibly marry a country bumpkin?"Grace applauded enthusiastically.But neither of them noticed the gradual relaxation in Rain's ey

Wayne recognized Wesley and Billy instantly. It was impossible to forget the men who'd been kneeling and calling them "father" just last night. Serena also clearly remembered Billy—he was the one she'd hit on the head with the wine bottle.Just as Serena and the others wondered why Wesley had appeared, the government officials who'd sealed the company approached him and reported respectfully, "Director Wu, Whitmore Industries has been sealed and ordered to cease operations. Do you have any other instructions?"Wesley nodded with satisfaction. "Hmph, you've done well. After you return, investigate thoroughly and clear CEO Whitmore's name, understand?"But Serena and the others couldn't smile.Hearing the officials address him as "Director Wu," Serena's heart sank. Grace's face went even paler as she frantically checked her phone."Serena, I... I looked it up online. He's the second-in-command of the Industry and Commerce Department here in Riverton..."*Buzz!*Serena felt utterly hopel