“War Goddess, thank you for hosting me to lunch in such a prestigious dining hall,” Zeus said with a smile as he looked around the elegant private dining room.The table was beautifully set. Expensive dishes filled the center, and the quiet atmosphere made it feel more like a royal gathering than an ordinary lunch.Zeus picked up his phone.“Actually, wait,” he requested.He turned his phone toward himself and Sylvia.“I need to take a picture,” he added.Sylvia, who had barely touched her food, slowly raised her eyes.Zeus smiled at her.“I want to keep this memory. Sitting at the same table with the War Goddess and having lunch with you is not something that happens every day. This is a privilege I will remember for the rest of my life,” he remarked.He took several pictures, clearly enjoying himself.Sylvia simply stared at him. She was still angry. Her mind was still stuck on Derek.That man's pride. His calmness. The way he had looked at her as if her identity meant nothing to hi

After Derek finished speaking, he turned and walked into the house. Michael quickly followed. “Master Derek, this way,” he said. Michael led Derek through the hallway toward the room where his mother was being kept. Mr. Harrison followed closely behind them. The moment they entered the room, Derek's face changed. His eyes fell straight on the woman lying on the bed. She looked pale and weak. Her breathing was shallow, and her body barely moved beneath the cover. Derek walked closer. He kept quiet. He placed his fingers gently on her wrist to check her pulse. His face remained calm. Michael stood beside him, watching with nervous eyes. “Master Derek...” he whispered. Derek raised one hand. Michael shut his mouth right away. Derek examined the woman's eyes, then pressed his fingers against different points around her neck and wrist. After a few seconds, his face grew serious. The sickness had already weakened her body badly. Still, there was hope.

Mr. Harrison shook his head rapidly.“I'm so sorry if something bad happened, but are you sure it was my son? Michael would never dare do something like that,” he argued.Sylvia's face grew even colder.“You're defending him before I have even finished speaking?” she demanded.“No, War Goddess. That's not what I meant,” he panicked.“My men were sent after someone. Your son gave them the hit,” she revealed.Mr. Harrison's face turned completely white.He could not believe what he was hearing.“Michael?” he whispered.He turned toward the hallway.Before he could shout, Michael walked into the room.The moment Michael saw his father standing helplessly before Sylvia, he knew the situation was already out of control.His father's face showed total disbelief.Sylvia's face showed pure anger.Michael did not hesitate for a second.He fell straight to his knees.“War Goddess, please!” he cried out, his voice shaking.Sylvia stared down at him with contempt.“I am sorry,” he whimpered.“You

The rage she had been hiding under her cool face flared right back up.Her whole face twisted with anger.So this is what is really going on here, she thought to herself.She looked back and forth between Derek and Mr. Harrison.They are playing mind games with me, she concluded.She instantly remembered the scene from yesterday when she collapsed.She remembered how Derek was standing nearby.She remembered opening her eyes and seeing Zeus instead.She remembered how Derek had just walked away and left her lying there.Everything suddenly connected in her mind like a clear picture.So it was you all along, she growled internally.She clenched her fists until her knuckles turned white.You bastard, she cursed mentally.She took a fast step forward.Mr. Harrison noticed her explosive change in attitude.“War Goddess, wait a minute...” he tried to interject.Sylvia completely ignored the old man.She marched straight up to Derek and blocked his path.“You bastard!” she barked at him.De

Michael's phone suddenly began to ring. He glanced at the screen and saw Angelina's name. His heart skipped a beat as he quickly pressed the decline button. The last thing he wanted was to answer her call with Derek standing right beside him. After everything that had happened, he couldn't risk Derek hearing Angelina insult him again.When the phone rang a second time, Michael declined it. Then a third time. He kept hitting the decline button until a text message flashed across the screen.Michael read it quickly.Angelina: Why are you declining my calls? I thought we had a plan to go and teach that fool a lesson. After the Black Dragons failed to execute him, I thought we agreed we would deal with him ourselves.Michael's face went pale. He deleted the message immediately without a second thought. He cleared the notification, locked his phone, and slipped it into his pocket. He glanced toward Derek, but Derek hadn't reacted at all.Michael exhaled slowly, though his chest still felt