Noah looked at Lorenzo helplessly."So, before they can find someone to beat you, they'll always choose me to be your opponent." He sighed. "I'm already dreading that day." He walked toward Lorenzo and put a new mobile phone on the table."If things go smoothly, they'll tap your existing number so that they can listen in on all your calls and read your messages. With this phone, they won't be able to do that—it can only send messages to another number of mine outside their surveillance."He backed up with his eyes still trained on Lorenzo."Now, I've completed everything that I came here to do, and I think it's time for me to leave. If I continue to linger, people will start thinking that something's afoot, putting everything we've done so far to waste. That won't benefit either of us."After saying this, Noah immediately turned and strode out of the room.Lorenzo wanted to stop him, but he was already gone. He shook his head helplessly but still walked toward the corridor. Whatever t

He never thought he'd hear those words come out of his grandfather's mouth. Ever since his return to the Byers family, he'd slowly picked up the reins under his grandfather's tolerant watch.However, Adrain wasn't allowing him the time to mature slowly anymore. Lorenzo had never expected this to happen. Moreover, Adrain had announced this so suddenly and seriously.Lorenzo felt his heart start to race. He didn't know how to explain his situation, so he remained silent. To his surprise, Adrain didn't say anything either. In fact, Adrain regretted his words the second they were out of his mouth.He coughed to conceal his awkwardness, then took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry for saying something mean in the heat of the moment, Lorenzo. I want you to know that's not how I really feel—you're always been an outstanding child.Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to shoulder the costs of your studies alone. At the same time, you've managed to remain at the top of your class at Harright

He shook his head, then turned to his computer to review a report of the company's performance in the last quarter. A few minutes later, he frowned. After quickly scrolling through the report again, he pressed a finger to his temple while picking up his phone with his other hand. It took him a while to find Alaric's number, which showed how rarely they'd contacted each other since he hired Alaric.He sighed, thinking of Bianca again. He knew that things had to be tough on her now, but this was the only way to resolve the issue. Bianca had made too many mistakes while working with him, and if he continued to turn a blind eye without taking any corrective measures, it wouldn't bode well for either of them in the long term.This was the best way to handle the issue; it was a measure he'd come up with after long consideration. He hoped that Bianca would learn her lesson from this incident and mature. With this thought in mind, he took a deep breath and called Alaric.Alaric was dazed to s

His heart was calm as he waited for Lorenzo to speak. As expected, Lorenzo said in a complicated tone, "Since you're ready for that, you can leave now." Edmund's face fell. He knew that Lorenzo could only be saying this because he'd already found someone to replace Bianca. He turned to leave, focused on wondering who it would be. When Lorenzo was alone, a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes. He called Alaric again. On the other end of the line, Alaric had just recovered from the shock of having Lorenzo call him personally when it happened again. He immediately answered the phone, but before he could make a sound, Lorenzo said, "I'd only planned to stay in Aurelia for another three days, but things here are more complicated than I expected. We didn't manage to dig up too much information earlier, so I'm not sure how long I'll be here." Alaric frowned, starting to feel worried about the situation in Aurelia. He knew that things had to be worse than Lorenzo was letting on. After a

She was worried about him and sighed softly, not wanting to disturb him. However, Lorenzo was an enlightened martial artist-how could he not hear her? He frowned and opened his eyes, turning to gaze at her with a helpless look in his eyes. Alicia couldn't discern the emotions in his eyes, and she tensed when his eyes landed on her. He could tell how nervous she was, and he sighed softly. He beckoned at her and said, "Come here." Alicia didn't know why he was beckoning at her, but this was the gentlest she'd seen him, and her heart raced. She felt like she was having an out-of-body experience, or perhaps she'd just lost control of her mind. She walked over to Lorenzo, and her face burned the closer she got to him. When she finally stood before him, she felt like her face was so hot she was practically smoking at the ears. "Mr. Byers," she said in a small voice. When Lorenzo saw her eyes trained on the floor, he couldn't help