Lily Lohan gripped the pen on her desk so tightly her knuckles whitened. Her voice came out clipped and sharp. "What exactly are you trying to say?"She exhaled hard through her nose, her frustration bleeding into every word. "I already went to Mr. Gold myself. Nine million? He wouldn't even consider it. And he told me something else, too. He's planning to hold an open bidding session soon, highest offer wins. Other companies are already throwing out bids over ten million. How much longer are you going to keep being stubborn about this?"Robert Depp met her gaze without flinching. His tone stayed calm, but there was an edge underneath it. "I already explained this to you. Price isn't the issue here. Capability is."He leaned back slightly, arms folded. "A piece of land that could be bought for nine million, and you want to throw us into a bidding war instead? If you can't close the deal, the first thing you need to question isn't the budget. It's whether you're capabl

A sharp cry of pain cut through the stillness of the private room. Adrian Lohan flew backward like a kite with its string severed, hitting the floor with a heavy thud. He clutched at his chest, gasping, and coughed up a mouthful of blood that stained his lips crimson.The room erupted into chaos. The assembled representatives broke into frantic whispers, their gazes snapping toward Robert Depp with mingled shock and disbelief. Not one of them had expected this. The audacity of the man was staggering. To throw a punch here, in Mr. Gold's own territory? Had he lost his mind entirely?Mr. Gold was one of the Big Three, ranked third perhaps, but his power in the underworld was undeniable. Cross him on his home turf, and you might not walk out alive. Some of the representatives edged back, eyes wide, waiting for the inevitable retaliation."Someone help! He's attacking me!" Adrian screamed from the floor as Robert approached with measured steps. His voice rose to a panicke

The news hit Northgate Group like a thunderclap."This is bad. Mr. Gold is here for payback." Someone voiced what everyone was already thinking, and the words spread through the office floor faster than a fire alarm.Nicholas Hoult was on his feet before the sentence finished, rushing out of his office with his assistant scrambling to keep up. Lily Lohan followed close behind, her heels clicking sharply against the hallway tile.Down in the main lobby, the situation had already devolved into barely contained panic. Dozens of employees had clustered into anxious groups, some already edging toward the exits. The whispers were all variations of the same fear: if Mr. Gold had brought muscle to settle a score with Northgate Group, would ordinary staff get caught in the crossfire?Frankie Muniz cut through the crowd and planted himself in front of Mr. Hoult, his voice low and urgent. "Mr. Gold is absolutely here for revenge. Robert made trouble on his turf. What are we

The land by the artificial lake had finally been secured, and at a price of nine million dollars no less. The deal had once seemed impossible, but Robert had delivered exactly what he promised. There was no longer any doubt that he had pulled it off.The news quickly rippled through Northgate Group, spreading from one department to another. Wherever the deal was mentioned, so was Robert Depp. Only hours earlier, many people had regarded his nine-million-dollar offer as little more than an outrageous joke. No one had seriously believed that he could actually secure such a valuable plot for that price.But Robert had done it.Against all odds, he had turned what everyone else considered an absurd proposal into a successful deal. The same people who had laughed at his offer now found themselves quietly reconsidering him, their earlier doubts replaced by a mixture of surprise and respect.Lily Lohan barely remembered walking back to her office after signing the contr