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Anakin DetourA gamble indeed, finally Tessa's doing something brave, don't you think so?
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Gerald bowed his head in pity, he wanted to help his granddaughter but, 200 million isn't a small amount.Furthermore, he couldn’t stomach the thought of throwing away two hundred million dollars like it was pocket change.“Dad, Brielle is your granddaughter,” Belinda said, her voice laced with desperation. “You can’t just give up on her like this.”“I never said I was giving up on her,” Gerald replied, his tone clipped. His brows knitted together, deep lines forming on his forehead. “But this is two hundred million dollars, Belinda. Look at our current state—where exactly do you think I’m going to pull that kind of money from? I say we contact Mr. Iron. He’s the one who poured the wine; he should pay for it.”“But we can’t reach him!” Belinda shot back, her words trembling with frustration.Her eyes darted toward Adam, who sat across from them casually sipping tea as though none of this chaos concerned him.“This is all your fault,” she spat suddenly. “If you hadn’t brought that bott
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After Ese left, Gerald leaned forward like a child about to unwrap a gift. “Adam, how do you know Ms. Zarholt? What’s the connection between you two?”Every head turned toward Adam, curiosity thick in the air. Even Tessa was looking at him, brows slightly raised, eyes searching his face for a clue she hadn’t seen before.Adam leaned back in his seat, calm and composed. “I treated her father.”His voice was flat—honest but indifferent.That made the room go quiet for a second.“You treated her father?” Gerald echoed, clearly hoping for more.“Cain Zarholt had an old injury. I helped him recover. That’s all.”It was the truth—but it wasn’t the whole truth. Adam didn’t owe them that.Belinda’s nose wrinkled. “Pfft. That’s it? Just a doctor-patient relationship?”Her tone dripped with disappointment, followed by a mocking laugh. “You had us thinking you two were close. I was about to be nice to you, too. Guess I overestimated.”She tossed her hair with an exaggerated scoff, trying to hide
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Most people would’ve run from the situation. Brielle? She threw herself into it like a moth to fire—eager, stupid, proud. She called it loyalty. Adam called it desperation wrapped in delusion.Gerald’s face darkened like storm clouds gathering. He shifted his eyes toward Adam, jaw clenched.Twice now.Adam had ruined his birthday last year. And now, here they were again, with Trent’s carefully arranged celebration burning to ash before it even began.“You really can’t help yourself, can you?” Gerald muttered, teeth grinding. He stood abruptly. “Let’s go!”He didn’t wait for the others to rise—just turned and started marching toward the exit.But Adam’s voice cut through the room, calm yet unmistakably sharp.“Since you’re already here,” Adam said, swirling the wine in his glass, “why don’t you leave after enjoying your meal?”Gerald froze mid-step. His shoulders tensed. Slowly, he turned back, a mocking grin twitching at his lips. “What’s there to enjoy? Mr. Iron’s gone. Who’s footing
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“I... I don’t have that kind of money on me,” Trent muttered, eyes darting nervously as he scratched the back of his neck. Beads of sweat gathered on his forehead despite the hotel’s cool air. His usual arrogance had crumbled.He stood stiff, shoulders tight with embarrassment. For once, the Iron family name couldn’t save him.“I mean, I do have money, but not... not two hundred million.” He forced a hollow chuckle, hoping it might lighten the atmosphere. It didn’t.Ese didn’t blink. Her expression remained cold, sharp as a blade. “So you're trying to dodge the debt?” she said, voice slow and biting.Trent felt a chill crawl down his spine. Her gaze was like ice, and her tone cut deeper than any slap.“I wouldn’t dare,” he said quickly, shaking his head. “How about this...” He hesitated, eyes flitting toward Brielle. “I’ll leave her here... and I’ll come back once I’ve gathered the money.”Before anyone could react, he roughly pushed Brielle forward like she was nothing more than a ba
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Belinda’s eyes bulged, her face twisting with disbelief and fury. “Ms. Zarholt, are you serious right now? You must be mistaken! That guy’s just some nobody—how could you possibly know him?”Brielle jumped in, her voice laced with sarcasm and arrogance. “Exactly! You’d really risk offending Mr. Iron… over him? Come on, Ms. Zarholt. That’s not just reckless—it’s pathetic!”The moment Brielle’s words landed, Ese’s expression turned glacial. Her heels clicked once as she stepped forward, eyes like steel.Without a word of warning, her palm lashed out with a sharp crack across Brielle’s cheek. Before the sting could even register, her other hand flew in a brutal backhand, snapping Belinda’s head to the side.Gasps echoed through the room.Ese’s voice cut through the tension like a blade. “Say another word about Mr. Manchester,” she said icily, “and I’ll have your mouths sewn shut—permanently.”Both women stood frozen. Even with their faces burning from the slaps, they didn’t dare lift a f
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Trent's arrogance had crumbled like wet paper. His usual swagger was gone, replaced by a tight, unnatural stiffness in his jaw. He no longer dared to look directly at Ese, let alone speak with that same dismissive tone from moments earlier.The Iron family liked to parade themselves as the kings of Storm City, but that was surface-level bravado—smoke and mirrors. Anyone truly in the know understood one thing:The Zarholt family was the real power behind the throne.They didn’t flaunt their wealth on magazine covers or chase clout online. They didn't have to. The mere mention of their name was enough to silence boardrooms and bring top-tier fighters to heel. A martial clan, rooted in discipline and blood, with monsters born into every generation. They were more than just influential.In Storm City… they were royalty.And insulting one of them? That was more than stupidity—it was a death wish."Trent, why did you hit me?" Belinda whimpered, one hand clutching her cheek, her eyes glossy
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