Seeing that Martha had reluctantly stopped trying to continue the conversation, Calvin continued, "You were taking extra shifts, which caused you to accumulate a significant amount of physical and mental stress, and the reason you were taking those extra shifts was because of the increase in our rent.I've recently come into contact with enough money for us to move out of our current apartment and into a much better place that's also much closer to your workplace. With what I have now, you won't have to think about rent for the next couple of years."Before Martha could respond, Calvin continued speaking."You don't need to worry about rent anymore, and you also don't need to worry about the cost of this private ward because I've already taken care of it."He paused for a moment before chuckling lightly and continuing, "You know those movies you used to make me watch whenever you wanted me to fall asleep when I was younger? The ones where the children sud

"I'm Amos," the man said, introducing himself. "Nice to meet you.”Calvin simply nodded absentmindedly before looking toward the counter to see whether his order was ready.Amos frowned at Calvin's reaction to his introduction, but Shelia didn't appear to think anything was wrong with it as she glanced toward the counter and spoke."Are they done with your order? You can come sit with us. Let's chat for a bit before your flight."Calvin had initially wanted to refuse because he didn't want to deal with Amos, but after considering the power he could sense from Shelia, he decided Amos was a small issue compared to the opportunity of becoming friends with a powerful elementalist like her.'I knew Ashley's family wasn't normal, but it seems the squad of B Rank elementalists was only the tip of the iceberg.'That thought crossed Calvin's mind as he turned and headed for the counter after noticing one of the workers emerge from the back of t

"Hold on first,” Calvin said, before turning to the store worker and asking, "How much is your store willing to pay for this? I'm selling to the highest bidder.""...Wha?!"The worker couldn't believe what Calvin had just asked. He stared at him in shock, and Calvin raised an eyebrow."You're not buying?" he asked.That question snapped the worker out of his daze, and he quickly shouted,"22! No, 25 million!"At that, Calvin turned back to the Black Horizon guild member, who returned his gaze with narrowed eyes."Are you making any other bids?" Calvin asked calmly, ignoring the man's attempt to pressure him with his gaze.After several tense seconds of silence, the man finally spoke."30 million."The store worker wanted to bid higher, but his colleague nudged him on the shoulder and shook his head.That small exchange didn't escape Calvin's notice, but he didn't care as long as he got his money.

‘This brat!’Jim was furious at Calvin’s actions, but for the sake of his public image, he held himself back, only clenching his fist in silence.Calvin turned to Bradley, who picked up his ore and handed it over to the machine operator, who eagerly started cutting the rock open.Everyone watched with bated breath, the crowd growing larger as more people gathered to see what kind of elemental stone would come out of it, if there was one at all.Soon, the ore’s outer layer broke apart, revealing a bright crimson glow that immediately drew everyone's attention.“It’s red inside!” someone shouted.“Fire element!” another person yelled.The excited cries continued as the operator kept cutting the ore open, while Bradley, who'd picked it, stared at it in silent disbelief.‘There was actually a stone inside?’His eyes immediately turned to Calvin, who'd urged hi

As Bradley went through the business proposal Calvin had prepared beforehand, Calvin began assigning the responsibilities Bradley would be handling.“We'll sign a proper contract before today's over. Once that's done, you'll immediately begin searching for factories and suitable shop locations in Slatfield.Hiring employees and purchasing equipment will all fall under your responsibility. You're the one who understands what the company needs, so I won't interfere.”Hearing that, Bradley thought of several employees who'd left Daniels Jewels alongside him when Jim took over, as well as a few other people he could reach out to for assistance.He'd kept a good relationship with most of them throughout the past few years, and some had even stepped in to help him after Jim's gangsters attacked him following his bankruptcy.“Registration capital is... a hundred million dollars?” Bradley asked, lifting his eyes to Calvin, who nodde