Leo Vance walked straight into Director Grant’s office without knocking. His face was red with anger. He threw a white envelope hard onto the desk.“Explain this!” he shouted.Director Grant looked up slowly. He stayed calm. This guy had no manners, barging in like that. But Grant was in a good mood today, so he decided not to make a big deal of it yet.“It means you’re fired,” Grant said. “Get out of my company.”Leo raised his eyebrows. “How can you fire me? I’m part of this family. My work kept this company alive.”He had come in early that morning and found the envelope sitting on his desk.“I need a real reason,” Leo said.“You’re not the owner. That’s reason enough.”Grant leaned back in his chair and looked away, like Leo was not even worth his time.Leo slammed both hands on the table. The sound was loud.“This company was almost dead before I came. I gave you all my money when you needed it most. And now you fire me?”He had given the Parker family everything he had when they

Everyone in the room stared at Leo with open mouths. They could not believe what they just heard. How could this man say something so crazy? He had to be drunk.“You are a fool!” someone shouted.Mia’s face was full of questions. She knew what Leo had just said was impossible.Leo wanted to take the risk. If he really was the lost heir, now was the time to find out. The family was going to force him to divorce Mia anyway. He would do it for Lily if he had to. She deserved a better life.Lady Margaret recovered first. She had been looking for a way to get rid of Leo. He had refused to divorce Mia even after losing his job that morning. This was her chance.“If you cannot get the thirty percent,” she said, “you will divorce Mia right away and leave this family.”Faces around the room lit up. Lady Margaret was the strongest person in the Parker family. This was the perfect way to kick Leo out for good.“Mom, you can’t do that,” Mia said. “Leo is not thinking straight.”Lady Margaret frow

“You idiot! You made her bag fall. Do you know how much that bag costs?”The man shouted at Leo again. Leo could not speak. His mouth stayed open. He could not believe Mia was standing there with another man. It felt like a bad dream. He wished he could wake up right away.Mia was not supposed to be here. She had told him she was going back to their room. Why was she in the mall with this stranger?Leo and Mia stared at each other. Leo’s chest felt heavy.“Mia… what is going on? Why are you here? Who is this man?”Mia opened her mouth but no words came out. She never thought she would meet Leo here. He had said he was going to see a friend. Now he was standing right in front of her. She wanted to explain, but another voice cut in.“She does not need to explain anything to you,” Claire said. Her eyes were full of anger. “Hasn’t my daughter suffered enough because of you, you useless man?”Claire had been waiting for a day like this. She wanted Leo out of Mia’s life for good. Now the ch

Everyone in the store went quiet. Why was the manager letting this man go? He should have taught the thief a lesson.The manager looked at the black card again. He knew what kind of card this was. Only one top family used cards like this. He looked Leo up and down. The man in front of him did not look rich at all. He looked ordinary.One of the security guards spoke up. “Sir, he must have stolen that card. That is why it did not work. The real owner probably blocked it. We should call the police.”The manager did not answer right away. He kept looking at Leo. Rumors said the new Vance heir had returned, but no one had seen him. No one outside the family knew what he looked like. If this man held a real card like this and dared to use it, maybe he was the heir. It was only a possibility, but the manager did not want to take the wrong risk. He had worked too hard for too many years. If he was right, he would make a good first impression. If he was wrong, he was willing to take the chanc

Claire’s face turned red. She could not believe Leo was still making jokes after everything.“You think we are fools?” she shouted. “Stop lying. Ordinary people cannot even get near the gate of Sunridge Company. Your behavior has gone too far. Divorce Mia right now and let her be with someone who can actually help.”“Enough is enough,” she added. “I cannot take this anymore.”Daniel started laughing. He could not believe anyone would be this stupid. He wondered what Mia had ever seen in Leo.“Mother, he is just a fool who opens his mouth and says nonsense,” Daniel said. He looked at Leo with cold eyes and a small smile. He was sure Mia would finally agree to a divorce after this.“Young man, in case you do not know,” Daniel continued, “Sunridge Company will never give a third-class family thirty percent. The most they give is five percent. With my family’s help, I can get the Parkers seven percent. That is already a lot.”“Stop talking,” Leo said. His voice stayed calm. “You are becom