Everyone in the room paused. All attention had shifted to the scene between Dylan and the woman. The atmosphere was tense as Dylan stared at her. “What are you talking about?” “Humph!” The woman scoffed. “I can’t believe this. I thought only high-profile and distinguished people attended this event, but who would have thought they also let thieves in?” “What are you talking about?” Dylan repeated. The woman raised her finger. “My ring. My golden ring I got for $100 million! It was on my fingers just a few seconds ago. But when you bumped into me, it suddenly went missing!” As soon as she said that, everyone began muttering aloud, staring in shock. “What? He stole the ring?” “How shameless! I can’t believe someone would come here to steal.” “Wait, isn’t that the young man who was with Mr. Yama? The one he praised. How is he stealing around now?” A lady scoffed. “I thought as much. Perhaps he’s just a knock-off and a show-off who actually came here to steal around.”

Everyone was muttering about how Dylan was probably walking around with a knock-off. But Dylan simply kept his eyes on Oliver and Emily. He couldn’t believe their guts. The first time they met him after months, the first thing they could think about was disgracing and eliminating him again! He smiled. “You speak as though you’re so sure of what you’re saying. What if you were wrong?” Oliver scoffed, folding his arms. “I’m never wrong, and I’m sure of anything I say. So I’m extremely certain about this because I’ve worked in this line long enough to know.” The lady who lost her ring agreed. “Yes, that’s true. My husband also told me about a richer man getting the ring, not someone like you.” She stared in Dylan’s direction and spoke confidently. “So there’s no way a nobody like you could have gotten this ring! It’s probably fake, and you also stole my ring.” Dylan stared at the woman. “I don’t really have much to say to you. Whether my ring is real or fake, shouldn’t you confirm

Oliver couldn’t believe that he had lost the ring to Dylan of all people. He couldn’t even believe it was possible. This left him shocked, speechless, and filled with utter shame. Emily just stood there praying to disappear. And in that moment, Dylan stared at them. “So? Do you still have any loud and proud claims to make?” No one said anything. At that moment, his system beeped. [Ding!] [New extra Cheat information detected.] The system filled Dylan in about the new detected information as he casually smiled. Dylan stared at Emily’s fingers and saw the ring she was wearing. She had proudly claimed that it was the SEA ring that Oliver had bought for her for $300 million dollars or something. It was a luxury piece of jewelry, so she was flaunting it casually to make every lady jealous—which she achieved. But the system had just given him information that this SEA ring she was flaunting was basically fake. Dylan smiled as he said, “I wonder how you could call my ring fake when

Emily tried to convince herself. "I'm sure he's getting that money from fraudulent means. Or he's using someone else's money." Oliver agreed. "Of course. There's no way he can be that massive!" He sighed and said, "But that doesn't matter. The only resolution now is that we must take him down by all means." Emily nodded firmly. "We have to find a way to end him as soon as possible. We can't let him have his way at all." She sighed deeply, her frustration boiling over. "And we have to get back at him for what he did to me. For humiliating me like that in front of everyone! We have to make sure he pays for it." Oliver calmed her down and assured her. "Don't worry. We will make sure he pays for it. I'll make sure of it." The two of them were simply speechless over what they had encountered. And they had instantly made a decision to find a way to take Dylan down before he came for them. They knew that if they didn't act fast, everything they had built could come crumbling down.

At that time, Mr. and Mrs. Walter had broken the news to Lea. “You’re our illegitimate daughter,” Mr. Walter had announced. Lea had stood still, her mind going blank as the words echoed in her ears. “Your mother is already dead,” Mrs. Walter added coldly. “I’m not your mother. And you were born out of wedlock… from a mistress.” They delivered the heavy truth all at once, without pause, without care. And in that instant, Lea’s world turned upside down completely. It wasn’t just one revelation—it was everything. She had not only realized that she hadn’t been living with her real mother, and that she wasn’t the legitimate daughter of the family, but also that her real mother was gone… dead long before she even had the chance to know her. The weight of it crushed her. Still, a part of Lea held on. She thought things would somehow remain the same. She believed she could continue living there, still loved, still accepted as their daughter. But she was naive. Very naive