Adrian took a breath, pulled out his device. Then scrolled the screen to find the contact named Everett Bradly.Maverick scoffed, "No need to pretend! You're just looking for an excuse to keep stalking Elysia!"Nevertheless, Adrian didn't care. He pressed Everett Bradly's contact name and made a phone call.Maverick grew more annoyed because his words were ignored. His gaze was directed at the two security guards. "Don't waste time, drag him out!"A "Ring..." sound was heard from Adrian's speaker. At the same time, a security guard was about to grab Adrian's shoulder. But Adrian dodged. "I'm contacting Mr. Bradly!"The other security guard approached Adrian. "Sir, we can't let you disrupt the restaurant's operations. Please follow us nicely."He extended his hand to grab Adrian's arm, this time with a firmer movement. But before touching, Adrian's left hand moved quickly to swat away the security guard's hand.Still with the device's speaker pressed to his ear, Adrian emphasized, "Wait

Julius Harris suddenly felt the earth shake beneath his feet. Everett's words weren't mere threats. They were a financial death sentence.The "Vecredal High" apartment project was their biggest gamble to be able to stand alongside second-tier wealthy families, while also being an opportunity for them to catch the attention of first-tier wealthy families in Vecredal city.However, with the cancellation of the project funding loan, that building would only become a pile of iron and concrete reminding everyone of their failure. And without cheap raw materials from Bradly, the pharmaceutical business that had been the family's backbone all this time would suffer losses within weeks.Julius tried to negotiate, but his voice was hoarse, "Wait, Mr. Bradly—"Everett raised one hand indicating he refused to negotiate. "You accept my decision and leave here, or you say one more word and I'll issue a circular to all hospitals working with the Bradly family not to use drugs from your factory?"Ju

Evelina then recounted her meeting with the flower shop owner who had brought Ansel earlier. Instantly, Cressida Harvey's tears turned into rage, "He's a witch doctor? The doctors never said anything about this!""That bastard must have poisoned Ansel!""He deliberately poisoned Ansel so we'd pay dearly to buy his cure!"Evelina considered the accusation with a pale face. Although it sounded reasonable, strangely her wavering heart said otherwise. "But he said the medicine was free for Ansel."Heny objected, "And that's his tactic to make you trust him!"She shook her head. "Nothing is free in this world! Everything has a price!"The middle-aged woman with long wavy black hair brought her face closer to Evelina, her eyes blazing with a combination of rage and panic."That free medicine is just dirty bait!""What really happened is he gave Ansel poison, then provided a 'cure' that's not a cure at all, probably just a placebo! Then when Ansel's condition worsens like now, you'll run bac

Everett slowed the car, his voice becoming more intense. "The portfolio's value? According to black market analysts, a minimum of 4.2 billion dollars. But that's just the paper price. The real value is far higher. Because inside it contains the 'Phoenix-7' formula, an experimental drug that in phase three clinical trials showed a 94% success rate in curing stage four cancer.""And you want that for Bradly?"Everett shook his head. "No. I want to destroy it."Adrian's eyes widened, then looked at him shocked."Fatum Pharmaceuticals wasn't an ordinary corporation," Everett continued, his face hard."They had heinous research practices. Their formulas were built on suffering. And one of the victims of that research was my mom."The atmosphere inside the RS7 suddenly froze.Everett explained in a hoarse voice, "Thirteen years ago, my mom was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. Doctors in Rospula had given up. Then came an offer from an 'experimental clinic' in Switzerland that was

A lithe man in a cobra costume with a terrifying hood slid in with smooth reptilian movements. The applause greeting him was full of provocative shouts and cheers."He's an eccentric archer! His aura is very dangerous!""Most importantly he's accurate!""And doesn't talk much!""I bet $750,000 he'll kill 2 participants! Odds 1:3!"The audience in the front row turned, "Wow, that's a reasonable bet! Viper's specialty is indeed killing people, not collecting assets. I'll follow with $400,000!"They laughed together, a cold laugh entertaining to them, chatting about human lives as if discussing numbers on a scoreboard.The brutal and unburdened atmosphere toward Viper slowly subsided. The MC sighed pretentiously, as if breaking the silence brought by the snake figure."Three deadly predators have been welcomed! But, there's someone new tonight..."His voice changed, full of curiosity. "A mysterious newcomer. No track record, no previous name in our arena. All we have is a thrilling nickn