Ken continued pulling Jonathan through the increasingly deserted corridor.The sound of footsteps and impacts from behind could still be heard clearly. Jonathan’s two bodyguards might still be able to hold off several people, but Ken knew they would not be able to last much longer.“Over here!”Ken made a sharp turn into a narrow corridor, then pulled Jonathan behind a partition wall high enough to hide them from direct view.The two of them stopped.Ken held his breath as he listened to the approaching footsteps, along with several faint male voices coming from a distance.“Search over there! Don’t let them get downstairs!”Ken frowned and immediately activated Route Optimized. A transparent red screen appeared in the corner of his vision. Several routes appeared before him, but this time, Ken noticed something different.Behind the main routes were small lines running along the inner side of the building, paths that ordinary visitors did not use.Ken zoomed in and followed those lin

Ken simply smiled at Miles’s words.That small smile only made Miles’s expression darker. In the middle of a situation like this, Ken still looked relaxed, as if the threat that had just been given to him was nothing more than an ordinary conversation.“Catch him!”The moment the order was given, several men immediately moved.They came from two directions at once, trying to cut off Ken’s movements before he had a chance to do anything. One of them even came close to grabbing his arm.But just before the hand could touch him, Ken moved.Phantom Step activated. His body shifted to the side with such a sudden change in direction that the man lost his balance. Ken twisted his body through the narrow gap between two men, then stepped toward the side of the staircase.“Where does he think he’s going?!”Ken looked down. The distance between the flight of stairs he was standing on and the one below was quite far. Jumping from there was clearly not something an ordinary person would do, espec

Two men immediately entered the room. The first man stepped in ahead of the other, while the second quickly followed behind him. Both were dressed casually, but the way they moved did not look like ordinary guests or building staff.The first man immediately swept the entire room with a sharp gaze. There was no one inside, and everything looked normal.“No one here. Come on, let’s get out of here instead of wasting our time.”The second man stepped farther inside and closed the door behind them.“Check properly first.”They began searching the room.Ken held his breath. He was no longer on the sofa. A few seconds before the door opened, he had already forced his body to move and hidden behind the side of the sofa, which was high enough to conceal his body from the doorway.The position was far from comfortable.His knees were bent, one hand pressed against the floor, while his back rested against the back of the sofa. Even breathing felt painful.But Ken did not move an inch.The first

Ken was still sitting with his head slightly lowered when his phone suddenly rang from his pocket. The sound snapped him out of his thoughts. He blinked several times, then rubbed his face before finally looking at his phone screen.A new message had arrived. The sender was Adrian.Ken opened the message without giving it much thought.[Enjoy your time off.]Beneath the short message was an attachment.When Ken opened it, his eyes immediately widened slightly.A vacation package had been prepared in his name. It included round-trip flight tickets, a hotel reservation for several days, local transportation, and several other facilities that he didn't even have time to read through completely.Ken stared at the screen for several seconds.“This... is a vacation?”He read Adrian's message once again. There was no lengthy explanation or specific instruction, just one simple sentence.Enjoy your time.Ken leaned back against the sofa.“Rich people really are different.”He rubbed his chin

“What happened? Why are you calling during school hours? Did you skip school?”Kienna didn't answer immediately, but Ken waited for a few seconds before asking again, “Kienna?”“I...” His sister's voice was soft and faint. “I didn't go to school today.”Ken frowned.“Why? Are you sick?”“No.”“Then what is it?”Ken began to feel that something was wrong. He knew his younger sister well enough. When she was happy, she would talk about it excitedly. On the other hand, when she was having problems, she would become quieter and barely say anything.Just like now.“Did you skip school?”“It's not like that, Ken...”Kienna's voice became even quieter.Ken sighed, a little impatient but still unable to bring himself to scold his sister. In the end, he asked again, “If you didn't skip school, then what happened?”Kienna fell silent again. Several seconds passed before her quiet voice finally came from the other end.“I... actually wanted to ask you something, Ken... do you have any extra mone