Derek stepped out of Blue gate Prison and stopped. Rain poured down, soaking through his clothes, cold against his skin. He tilted his head back, breathing in deep. The air tasted different out here.“Finally. After all these years of suffering, I'm out.”He stood there for a moment, rain streaming down his face, washing away five years of hell. But the memories stayed sharp. Her voice, her face, the way she smiled when she told him the truth.Five years ago.Derek worked at the Morrison family company, leading a research project that consumed his life. Four years of testing, failing, starting over. Then the breakthrough came. A drug formula that could cure diseases no one else could touch. The whole company celebrated. They threw a party. Derek drank too much. When he woke up, he was in bed with Claire Morrison, the boss's daughter.The Morrisons didn't waste time. They cornered him, told him he had to marry her. Derek refused. He had a girlfriend, Megan, the woman he loved. But the

Hearing Derek words Emily sat in her wheelchair, staring at him. Her eyes weren't sad. They were full of something else. Something dark and burning.Hatred.“Derek.”Her voice was flat, dead.“Why did you even come back? Get out. I don't want to see your face.”The words hit him like a punch to the gut."What's the point of you being here now? Where were you when Mom and I were getting beaten every day? Where were you when they came to our door and smashed everything we owned? Where were you when I jumped off a building and shattered both my legs trying to get away from that animal?"Her voice rose, shaking with fury."You were in prison! Taking the fall for some bitch who destroyed our entire family! You're pathetic, Derek. You're a coward. You're not my brother. You're nothing to me, I can never be a sister to her coward like you."Tears streamed down her face, but her voice didn't soften."I hate you. I really, truly hate you. Do you understand that? I hate you more than I've ever

At that moment in time, hearing the sound and seeing the men on the floor completely knocked out, the ballroom fell silent. Every eye locked onto Derek."Who the hell is this guy, whom has decided to destroy himself?""Is he insane? Starting trouble at the Morrison family patriarch's birthday party, definitely something most be so wrong with him?""He's a dead man. They're going to carry him out in pieces.""What a clueless idiot."The guests stared at Derek with contempt, their faces twisted with scorn and pity. The Morrison family was a second-tier powerhouse now, with money, connections, and an army of enforcers. This fool walking in alone was committing suicide.Claire's face darkened instantly. Nathan stepped forward, adjusting his tie, his expression dripping with arrogance."You piece of trash! You dare cause a scene at the Morrison family estate? You tired of living?"Claire moved closer, her delicate face tilted up, eyes cold and sharp. Then her expression shifted. Her eyes w

Nathan's entire body convulsed with terror as Derek's eyes bore into him eyes so cold they could freeze hell itself. Sweat poured down Nathan's face in rivers. His lips trembled, trying to form words, but nothing came out except pathetic whimpers.“This isn't real. This can't be real. How did that prison trash become this... this monster?”Claire's voice sliced through the tension like a rusty blade, shrill and dripping with entitled rage. She marched forward, each click of her designer heels an arrogant declaration of superiority. Her face was twisted into something ugly despite its beauty pure contempt mixed with fury.“Release my brother this instant, you worthless piece of gutter filth! Do you have any idea what I'll do to you? I will make your miserable existence so unbearable you'll pray for the sweet release of death every single second! I'll make you watch everyone you love suffer! I'll—”“Shut your mouth.”Derek's voice was barely above a whisper, but it cut through her tirad

Adrian stared at Derek for a long moment, his expression unreadable. Then he laughed. It was a cold, cruel laugh that sent chills down spines. "Kid. Do you have any fucking idea who you're talking to? I'm Adrian Freeman. The Lin family owns this city. We decide who lives and who disappears." His smile vanished, replaced by something vicious. "Today, I'm going to break every bone in your body. Slowly. Then I'm going to make you crawl out of here on your belly like the worm you are. Through my legs. While everyone watches and laughs." At that moment he gestured casually to the old man beside him. "Master James. Break his legs first. Make it hurt." Immediately Master James stepped forward, his face expressionless, his movements precise and controlled. "A trivial task. This arrogant child will be crippled in five seconds." He took one step forward and casually kicked a solid wooden table. CRASH! The table exploded into pieces, shards of wood flying across the room. The crowd gasp