A heavy, suffocating silence fell over the hall the moment those words left Kael's mouth.Then, the whispers began."He's the guest?""Is he actually trying to claim he's the special guest of honor? The one who brought the grand families together to organize this heritage banquet?!"Selene’s eyes widened in brief astonishment, but she quickly shook her head, brushing the thought aside. She assumed Kael was simply going with the flow, playing along with the crowd's sarcastic joke just to push back against their taunts.Beside him, Brian squeezed his eyes shut, letting out a faint sigh. He knew Kael was bold, but he figured his friend was just indulging in his usual dramatic bragging. After the insane stunt Kael had pulled earlier, Brian wouldn't have been surprised by anything coming out of Kael's mouth.Standing near the aisle, Lysandra Ashcroft tilted her head, her sharp brows furrowe

While everyone else treated Kael's words as the delusional rants of an arrogant amateur, Tristan’s entire body had gone stiff. His eyes were wide, his pupils dilated in utter shock as he stared at Kael’s calm, unbothered expression.Tristan knew things the rest of these arrogant fools didn't.He had witnessed firsthand the terrifying, unapproachable power of Lord Dominic, a man who held the fate of most of the top people in the palm of his hand. Yet, that very same Lord Dominic had stood before Kael with his head bowed low, addressing him with deep, trembling reverence as Master.Tristan remembered it as if it were burned into his brain.Kael had casually mentioned restoring Tristan’s workplace position, and Lord Dominic had executed the command in under sixty seconds without a single moment of hesitation.Now, standing in the quiet corner of the hall, listening to Kael casually declare that he had brought the grand families together, that he possessed over ten million dollars, and th

Rudra had spoken up without hesitation because he saw this as a golden opportunity. He remembered all too well how the news media had exploded when the Rothmere family secured that rare gem for ten million dollars. That single transaction had massively elevated the Rothmere family's prestige, boosted their financial power, and opened doors to lucrative new ventures. Rudra wanted that exact same leverage for the Helverton family. In his mind, recruiting this new floor prodigy, in addition to the special VIP guest they were already waiting for, would give his family an unbeatable advantage. Hearing Rudra’s blatant ambition, Lord Alistair Rothmere instantly darkened, his heavy brow furrowing in deep disapproval. "What do you mean by bringing him in?" Lord Rothmere asked, his voice laced with cold annoyance. Rudra turned to face him, frowning back. "What's the problem?" "They came in here to report that someone on the lower floor made a lucky hit, and your immediate reaction is to h

A mean smile showed on his face. He thought Kael was just a foolish target who was about to die.Kael was still looking down at his phone, he kept walking slowly, one step at a time. He did not even look up nor realize why was going on.The man was just about to pull the trigger when his partner quickly hit his arm, pushing the gun down!The man looked at his partner, completely confused. "What's wrong? Why did you push my gun down?"His partner glared at him. "Are you stupid? What are you trying to do?""Isn't this a great chance to kill him?" the man asked. "Why did you stop me?""No!" his partner whispered. "If you kill him right here, it will attract people. Then we will not be able to catch his sister. Do you want the boss to kill us?"The man pointed at his weapon. "How will it attract anyone? There is a silencer on the gun!""It still does not matter," his partner said. "It needs to be done somewhere quiet. Now that we have found him, all we need to do is follow him. He will le

"Your guest?" Alistair asked.Vera nodded. "Yes, Grandpa."At that moment, none of the family leaders understood what Vera really meant. They all thought she meant Kael was just a personal friend she had brought along.Lucian thought the exact same thing. He smiled to himself, thinking Kael was just a random guest Vera invited. He looked Kael up and down with disgust, then turned to Vera."Miss Halverton, I do not think it is right for you to invite someone like him here," Lucian said smoothly. "This room is strictly for the top families. It is not a place for random people. If everyone just invited whoever they wanted, this room would be full of ordinary people."Sitting near Lord Dominic, Freya's friend Giselle Sterling lifted her head slightly. Since she was not part of the main family but just a family friend to the Khorvash, Lucian's words made her feel a little uncomfortable, but she kept quiet and said nothing.Vera’s face turned red with anger. "How dare you!" she snapped at L