Early the next morning, warm sunlight filtered through the curtains of the villa.Leon walked down the stairs yawning lazily, rubbing the back of his neck while Aunt May was busy setting warm breakfast dishes on the dining table.Camila and Allen were already downstairs waiting for him.Unlike his usual neat appearance, Allen was wearing a wrinkled shirt that looked like it had been dragged through the dirt, and his hair was a complete bird's nest."Brother-in-law, you're finally awake!" Allen stood up the instant he spotted Leon coming down the steps,"Come press those acupoints on my shoulder quick! I need to head over to Second Uncle's villa right after you guys leave for Grandmother's place.""What's the rush? Eat your breakfast first," Leon chuckled, walking over to the boy.Without even sitting down, Leon raised two fingers and tapped twice against Allen's left collarbone and shoulder blade, sending a tiny wisp of Golden Core Qi into his superficial blood vessels.Within seconds,

Half an hour after leaving the Ashford ancestral estate, Camila's silver sedan pulled up in front of the towering glass building of Bio Pharmaceuticals."I need to head straight up to the top floor to have the lab prepare that fake report for Allen," Camila unbuckled her seatbelt and turned to Leon,"Are you heading to the infirmary now?""Yeah, go ahead and handle your work," Leon nodded lazily, opening the passenger door and stepping out onto the pavement,"Don't stress too much. With Grandmother already in on the plan, your uncles are basically walking into a cage with their eyes closed."Camila couldn't help smiling softly at his casual tone. She gave him a gentle nod before driving the car down toward the executive parking garage.Leon watched her car disappear down the ramp before stretching his arms above his head, ready to stroll inside and catch a morning nap on his infirmary sofa.However, before he could even take three steps toward the main lobby, the phone in his pocket st

"Get up first," Leon waved his hand lazily from the sofa, his chest still rising and falling slightly from the spiritual energy drain,"Kneeling on the floor isn't going to finish the job I have for you," He added, tossing the thick manila folder onto the glass coffee table in front of him.Reaper swallowed the lump in his throat and rose to his feet right away. Even though his tall frame was still steaming slightly from the breakthrough to the Heavenly Realm, he stood with his back ramrod straight in front of Leon.Dark Knight on the other hand quietly stepped forward with a clean towel and a warm cup of herbal tea, placing them within Leon's reach before stepping back to stand beside Reaper."Open it," Leon leaned back against the cushions, lifting the teacup to his lips to moisten his dry throat.Without hesitation, Reaper reached out and picked up the folder. The instant he flipped it open and saw the satellite maps and intelligence photos inside, his brows narrowed into a thin lin

The air inside the small infirmary froze for a solid three seconds after Leon's blunt words echoed out.Alice held her breath behind her desk, her eyes darting nervously between Leon and the six senior R&D directors. In her mind, telling Dr. Henderson to get lost cause you wanted to sleep was basically professional suicide!Yet to her utter disbelief, Dr. Henderson didn't get angry at all. Instead, the old man's face flushed a deep crimson as he bowed his head even lower in front of the sofa."Dr. Leon, before anything else, the six of us truly owe you a formal apology," Dr. Henderson spoke with genuine remorse, his voice trembling slightly,"Back in the top-floor conference room, we let our academic pride blind us. We doubted your medical expertise and spoke out of turn, and we are deeply ashamed of how we behaved,"Right behind him, the other five senior researchers all bowed their heads together and echoed in unison,"Please forgive our rudeness, Dr. Leon!"Alice nearly dropped the

Soon enough, five o'clock rolled around and work hours at Bio Pharmaceuticals officially came to an end.After bidding goodbye to an overjoyed Alice, who was already on the phone calling her grandfather about his promise, Leon strolled out of the main lobby with his hands tucked lazily into his pockets.Camila still had a final board meeting upstairs to prepare for the upcoming product launch conference, so she had texted him earlier saying she would head home an hour late.Well, that suited Leon just fine. He figured he could take a slow walk outside and grab some roasted chestnuts down the block while waiting for her.However, barely thirty paces down the tree-lined walkway leading toward the side courtyard, Leon suddenly stopped on his tracks.Standing right in the middle of the stone path under the shade of a banyan tree was a tall, slender woman wearing black combat training trousers and a fitted sleeveless top, her arms crossed tightly over her chest.Who else could it be but Cam