As the police officers disappeared through the doors with Raphael, the room finally fell quiet.Hannah let out a long breath and looked at Gerald. “I should have listened to you,” she said quietly. “I'm sorry.”Gerald shook his head. “It's okay. What's important is that he's finally caught.”Hannah nodded, but then her eyes shifted toward Janet. She studied the woman standing beside Gerald for a moment, clearly curious.“Who is she?” Hannah asked.Janet immediately smiled and extended her hand. “I'm Janet. I'm Gerald's friend.”Hannah blinked before returning the gesture. “I'm Hannah. It's nice to meet you.”“Likewise,” Janet replied.Before either of them could say anything else, Hannah's phone began vibrating again. She pulled it from her pocket and looked at the screen. Several missed calls were displayed.“Fuck,” she muttered. “I've already missed so many calls. I should go before they start worrying.”She turned toward Gerald. “I'll see you later.”Gerald nodded. “Take care.”Han

Gerald and Janet spent the rest of the day together, enjoying their time together. .By the time evening arrived, Gerald's mood had become noticeably more serious.Before they returned to the bunker, he stopped Janet and looked directly into her eyes.“Janet, I'm serious about this. Don't leave the bunker tomorrow. Call your family, your friends, whoever you care about. If you want them to survive, bring them here.”Janet sighed. “You've told me this so many times already.”“Because I need you to understand how serious it is.”She stared at him for a moment before finally nodding.“Fine. I will stay.”Gerald studied her expression suspiciously.“You promise?”“I promise.”Only then did he relax slightly.What Gerald didn't know was that Janet had no intention of taking his warning as seriously as he wanted her to. She would stay but no way she would explain this to her family. The next morning came frighteningly quickly. Gerald immediately got to work.With Raphael still sitting in j

Serena was shocked by what she had just heard and glared at her father. He already knew about the engagement, and he had initially supported it. But now, he was suddenly opposing it.“Father… he’s the one I told you about. We are already engaged, and everyone knows it! Why are you saying no?” she demanded.Then Collins, her brother, spoke up. He wanted to be the heir, but he was a well-known dullard who gambled a lot and chased women endlessly. He knew nothing about business. Yet, since he was the firstborn, he believed the position should be his. Everyone, however, knew the seat rightfully belonged to Serena, the third-born, because of her sharpness and all she had done for the family.That made Collins hate her.“Do you think this is up for debate?” he snapped. “You brought home a pauper with no background, and you expect us to accept him?”Allison, the second-born, added with a sneer, “You want to stain this family? This dustbin of a man doesn’t belong here. What Father said is fin

The instant the two broken halves became one, the brilliant golden light grew even stronger.The sword trembled violently in Mason's hand as streams of dazzling light burst from every inch of the blade. The radiance became so intense that the entire auction hall was swallowed in a sea of gold. Many people instinctively raised their arms to shield their eyes, while others stumbled backward in shock."My eyes!""What... what is happening?""The sword is glowing!""It can't be!"The hall erupted into complete chaos. Even the security guards and auction staff stood frozen, unable to believe what they were witnessing. The golden light continued pouring out of the sword, illuminating every corner of the room as a powerful humming sound echoed through the air.Several seconds later, the humming gradually faded.The blinding light slowly weakened before disappearing completely.When everyone finally lowered their hands and opened their eyes again, the entire auction hall fell into absolute

Ethan's legs tremble as he blames himself for believing something unreal.The storeowner stares at him, but then his phone dings.He quickly checks it and sees a debit alert.It's real! The storeowner's eyes pop wide open, disbelief evident on his face."I... I am sorry," he mumbles, but Ethan cuts him off."Give me three," he orders."Yes, sir," the storeowner replies, immediately packaging the items and handing them over."We would love to have you as our regular customer," the storeowner says, but Ethan ignores him and turns to the elderly woman."Take these," he hands her the three items. She initially hesitates, but then nods reluctantly."It's okay," he reassures her, placing the items in her hands."Thank you so much! My grandson will be delighted. I can't wait to give these to him.""Yes, please be quick," Ethan urges."Thanks!" the woman expresses her gratitude again and bids him farewell.He leaves the store feeling accomplished.{mission accomplished, dashboard had been top