Dr. Shaun charged forward, taking the lead. Without a word, he yanked the gold needles from old Leonardo’s body one by one. The needles hit the floor with sharp metallic clinks. Adam frowned. Deep lines cut his forehead. “Can’t you see I was saving him?” he said coldly. “He will wake up any moment now.” Dr. Shaun snnered, his eyes brimmed with contempt as he snapped, “Nonsense! You insolent brute! How dare you claim you were saving him?"“Wake up?” He mocked coldly. “Who do you think you are? God?” Just then, a middle-aged man next to Dr Shaun saw Olivia, surprise flickering across his face.“Look who’s here,” he said, his tone dripped with mockery, “Isn’t this Olivia Vatican, the CEO of Vatican Pharmaceutical?”“Don’t tell me this filthy nobody is the ‘doctor’ you brought?” he said, letting out a sneer.The man speaking was none other than Marco Johnson, the CEO of Johnson Pharmaceutique, Vatican Pharmaceutical’s sworn rival, and Erik’s older brother.Olivia folded her arm

The words hit like a thunderclap.Every head in the room snapped toward Adam.Their gazes were filled with disbelief, disdain, as if they were staring at a clown desperate for attention.Dr. Shaun’s diagnosis had already been personally acknowledged by Lord Clinton himself.And yet this lowborn piece of trash actually dared to contradict him?Erik was the first to explode.“What the hell are you?” he roared.“You think you know better than the greatest doctor in this entire region?”Clinton’s expression also darkened in an instant.His gray eyes turned cold as stone, but he remained silent.Dr. Shaun noticed it immediately.With a slow, deliberate flick of his sleeves, he turned toward Adam. A cold snort escaped him, his lips curling into a mocking smile.“Oh?” he said coolly. “So you’re that confident?”“Are you saying my diagnosis is wrong?” His eyes narrowed. “That you—of all people—can cure Lord Leonardo?”“Yes,” Adam replied, his tone perfectly calm.The word landed like a slap

Meanwhile, outside the manor, Adam stood with Olivia at the parking lot. He didn't leave, not yet. If he wanted Luca and Tracy, that shameless pair, to pay the price, his current position wasn’t enough. For now, he still needed the backing of the Alessandro family. And Adam was certain of one thing—Sooner or later, the Allssandro’s family would come begging.Nearby, Don watched Adam lounging casually against a car, relaxed and utterly unconcerned. That easy posture grated on Don’s nerves. He strode over.“Comfortable?” Don sneered, his voice sharp as a blade as his shoes scraped against the gravel. “What are you squatting here for like an idiot?” He gave a cold laugh. “Waiting around for the Alessandro family to finish you off?” Adam didn’t flinch. He met Don’s furious eyes, his gaze cold, his voice flat as stone. “Believe it or not, the Alessandros won’t kill me,” he said calmly.“Before long, they’ll be the ones coming to beg.”Don burst out laughing, looking at Adam as

Chapter 17.After stopping the bleeding and carefully bandaging the small cut behind the earlobe, Adam moved on to the next phase of the acupuncture treatment.Everyone present instinctively held their breath, afraid that even the slightest disturbance might interfere with the process.Thirty minutes later, as the last trace of the parasite was gone, Adam let out a slow, steady breath.He withdrew the golden needles, letting them fall with a soft clatter, then pulled off his gloves. “The treatment is complete,” he said calmly. “Lord Leonardo will be waking up shortly. Prepare some water. He’ll be extremely thirsty when he regains consciousness.”No sooner had the words left his mouth than the old man’s eyelids fluttered. They opened slowly. Lord Leonardo’s gaze, once cloudy and distant, now drifted steadily around the room. “Water, please,” the old man said, his voice clear and stable.It was obvious that his tongue, which had been stiff and useless, now moved naturally.A servan

Chapter 19.For a moment, Adam felt the sheer weight of the Alessandro name. It was a tangible force. The awe was cold and sharp in Adam's chest. He truly sensed it now—the Alessandro family’s supreme power, their unchallenged reign across all of Vancouver.Then, his own heartbeat steadied. The brief awe dissolved, replaced by a quiet, certainty. He had awakened an extraordinary ability. Once fully developed, his own strength would dwarf theirs. It would be ten thousand times greater than their entire lineage.Clinton turned, his stern face softening into a hearty smile. He placed a firm hand on Adam’s shoulder.“Mr. Adam. Words are insufficient. They are empty air next to the life of my father. Our debt is eternal.” He raised his voice, letting it ring through the room. “From this moment, Mr Adam Cole is the most honored friend of the Alessandro family!”A murmur of assent flowed through the room. Lord Leonardo gave a slow, deliberate nod from his bed, his eyes bright with approv