Confusion shrouded Richard's face. He no longer needed to hide his emotions as he was now hell-bent on killing Lorenzo. Thus, he did not conceal his desire to know what the latter meant.Yet, he also knew he would not believe it even if Lorenzo had told him the truth, so he turned to look at his secretary.The secretary was a gorgeous woman in a bodycon dress with a deep V-neckline. Heels clicking, she approached Richard's side and held a laptop with her manicured hands."Sir, I've just found out," she said in a voice as seductive as her appearance. It felt intentional. She pointed at Beatrice while she continued, "Those bodyguards became nervous after this woman appeared. She's a skilled bodyguard and could've easily taken down everyone earlier."Richard's jaw dropped wide open. He felt it was impossible, so he examined his secretary with a look of suspicion.Seeing that made the secretary sway her hips as she stepped closer to Richard, reaching out to grab his hand. "Why are you loo

Richard dared not look at the man in the black robe because he could sense an unprecedented rage emanating from the latter. Richard was unsure whether he would still be breathing if he locked eyes with him.However, the man obviously did not care about that, as he was now focusing on Lorenzo instead.In that instant, Lorenzo sensed a powerful aura radiating from the man, which was more potent than the previous martial artist in the same black robe he had encountered. He stood there and pondered for a while, unable to recall the name of the last martial artist.He then met the man's eyes and instructed his subordinates behind him with a cautious tone. "You three should get out of here as quickly as possible."Bianca remained rooted, unwilling to leave. Even so, she got dragged away by Beatrice and Edmund, who each took one of her arms. Although she wanted to resist, the two bodyguards' strengths far surpassed hers.She wriggled with all her might but to no avail; her wrists did not bud

At that moment, Richard only wanted to get Lorenzo's protection. Never in a million years did Lorenzo think that would happen. Hence, he grinned in amusement, saying, "What you've said has satisfied me, so I'm willing to help." He cracked his neck while continuing, "Since you've already expressed your loyalty to me, I can straightforwardly tell you that I've come here to obtain the Graves Group's shares." Richard's eyes grew wide with disbelief at what he had heard. He stumbled onto his butt, forgetting he was about to stand up. Moments of gloomy silence passed before he looked down, muttering, "Now that you've told me your plans, I doubt I can say no to them. Please give me a few minutes to digest this information. It's too painful for me to take in all at once. After all, I'm about to gift the riches I've worked hard to get all my life to someone else for free. I-I doubt anyone can peacefully agree to such a thing in a moment's notice." His voice tremored by the end of that

"I'll accept your condition as you're already being so generous," Lorenzo said while getting off the bench to stand. He shoved his hands in his pockets, turned, then headed for the Graves family's villa."Since both our secretaries aren't here, only you are available to draft an agreement on our share transfer."Richard shut his eyes. Yet, a second later, he rushed up to Lorenzo and entered his villa alongside the latter. A look of resignation shrouded his face like a dark cloud, but Richard had to do so to survive.After all, there was no telling if he could keep Remnard Estate; perhaps the estate's villa and every piece of furniture inside it would no longer be his if he disobeyed Lorenzo.There were many thoughts in Richard's head, but he kept his face blank the entire time. When he entered the study, he found Lorenzo sitting on the ergonomic chair behind the desk.The latter even considerately turned the monitor and keyboard in Richar

Although it hurt for Richard to bow since Lorenzo was still grabbing his hair, he still did it.Lorenzo's brow quirked. It shocked him to see the former doing that, so he loosened his grip and clapped his palms together, dusting them.He then pointed at the keyboard, stating, "Starting now, I want you to finish drawing up the share transfer agreement. However, in addition to the agreement, you'll hand over all assets, excluding cash, under your name to me."Richard's eyes grew wide before he compliantly sat down. Yet, he did not touch the keyboard. Instead, he snapped icily, "You're truly something, Lorenzo Byers! I may have lost today, but your current actions have crossed the line!"He spoke in a controlled tone and seemed calm, as though he was not the one in danger. Yet, he was profusely sweating beneath his clothes. He knew if this continued for even a single minute, his sweat would seep into his clothes, revealing how anxious he secretly felt.That would mean he had lost the bat