Ouyang Cheng jumped in immediately."That's not the half of it. He also let the Gu family's influence run us over, took back the cars, clothes, and watches we bought, and even forced us to cover the depreciation ourselves."The past few days had genuinely been miserable for them. Every item they'd bought had been returned, but the vehicles and clothing had lost significant value the moment they'd been purchased, Chen Haizhu and his son had pressured them into covering two million dollars in depreciation costs on top of everything.Ouyang Shan gritted her teeth."Danny, that bastard Ethan Vale caused all of this. You have to arrest him. Life in prison isn't enough, he should be executed outright."If anyone in the Ouyang family held a deeper hatred for Ethan than the others, it was undoubtedly her. In her mind, if he hadn't shown up, she'd have walked away with genuine wealth and married into the Chen family besides, become someone's rich daughter-in-law.Because of him, she had nothin

Since Ethan's treatment, Tang Wenqi had started showing genuine reactions, occasional nausea, mild vomiting. They'd already consulted a doctor, but it was still too early for standard testing to confirm anything.Unable to contain the hope building in both of them, they'd driven straight from the city to Wufeng County, desperate for Ethan to take her pulse and confirm what they suspected.Wang Jianfeng had parked directly outside the hotel and called Ethan's phone repeatedly. No answer. He'd brought Tang Wenqi upstairs himself, determined to find him in person.The Ouyang family hadn't shut the door fully behind them when they'd entered Clara's suite, and Wang Jianfeng had caught enough of the conversation from the hallway to understand exactly what was happening.Seeing Clara about to sign, he'd immediately spoken up to stop her.Ouyang Cheng, startled by the stranger bursting in, shouted, "Who are you?"Wang Jianfeng ignored him entirely and crossed straight to Clara."Kid, this doe

Fearing Ethan had been wrongfully detained, Wang Jianfeng rushed to the precinct with Han Ziqiang the moment the arrests were made.He kicked open the interrogation room door.What greeted him was not what he'd braced for. Ethan sat leisurely in the chair, sipping tea. Danny Ouyang stood beside him trembling, clothes disheveled, face ashen, hair standing straight up like he'd been struck by lightning.Danny had just been thoroughly broken and forced to write out his own crimes in full.The moment he spotted Han Ziqiang, he lunged toward him like a drowning man reaching for a lifeline."Director, you're finally here! He tortured me for a confession! You have to do something!""Get lost."Han Ziqiang kicked him back down. On the way over, he'd already caught a good look at the two pages Wang Jianfeng was carrying, and he had a fairly complete picture of what Danny had actually done.At this point, he genuinely wanted to finish the job with his own boot. Danny's actions were personal, te

"Mr. Gao, Mrs. Gao, you've misunderstood. This genuinely isn't a joke."Charlotte tried to explain quickly. "Actually, Dr. Vale, he"Just as she was about to lay out Ethan's actual credentials, Nina cut her off with visible impatience."That's enough, Miss Quinn. My husband's health is not something to be gambled with by whatever doctor happens to be available."Both of you should leave. And don't ever come back to this family again.""This"Charlotte was caught genuinely off guard. Nina hadn't just thrown them out, she'd effectively banned them from any future contact, which meant her competition against her cousin was finished before it started.Right then, the door opened. The bodyguard captain entered with two more people trailing behind, leading them was Charlotte's cousin, Kyle Quinn, followed by a thin, white-haired, white-bearded elderly man.The old man looked to be well past seventy, but his bearing radiated genuine vitality, youthful complexion despite the white hair, dress

Charlotte looked up and saw a man in a suit, short hair, sharp features, carrying himself with an unmistakable aura of confidence.At the same instant, Ethan clocked him too, something registering internally, Yellow Rank Middle Stage, cultivation not far off from Samantha's.The man smiled, showing off a set of perfectly white teeth. "Charlotte, three years, and you're somehow even more beautiful than I remember.""Derek Mu, when did you get back?"Charlotte's expression shifted to genuine surprise.She knew this man well, their families had a long-standing relationship, and they'd grown up together as childhood playmates. But Derek had gone into the Special Intelligence Bureau through a specialized track years ago and had essentially vanished from her life since. She hadn't expected him to suddenly reappear today.Derek smiled again, making no effort to hide the open admiration in his eyes."I came back for you, actually. I'll be staying in the city permanently now.""Team Leader Mu