2026-09-26 07:02:47Night fell.
In his sleep, Zenith Sutton once again felt those familiar massage techniques, instantly jolting him to wakefulness.For five consecutive nights now, a mysterious figure had arrived at precisely this hour to perform therapeutic massage and acupressure treatments on him.What was even more incredible—after these five days of treatment, Zenith could actually feel his body recovering! The crushing fatigue, the bone-deep weakness that had plagued him for years was
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Chapter 057
"The needles find the path, and the rot scatters with the wind..."The silence that had gripped the Royal Grand Hotel ballroom was shattered by a sharp, collective intake of breath. It started as a murmur in the back and surged forward like a tidal wave."My God! Look at his face!" an elderly man, a renowned Antique Appraiser from the Appraiser's Guild, cried out, his glasses nearly slipping off his nose. "The gray shadow... it's gone! That is the unmistakable sign of a total detoxification! He didn't just suppress the poison; he expelled it entirely!""Impossible!"Sean Shelton was the first to find his voice, though it was cracked and trembling with a mixture of disbelief and growing panic. He clutched the edge of his table, his knuckles white as he stared at the perfectly healthy man standing before him."You’re faking it!" Sean shrieked, his composure evaporating. "This is a stage trick! A sleight of hand! The Death Pill is the crown jewe
Chapter 056
The air in the grand ballroom of the Royal Grand Hotel didn't just feel heavy; it felt electrified, thick with the scent of high-end perfume, expensive brandy, and the metallic tang of impending disaster. Autumn Lee’s face was a mask of chiseled marble, her lips pressed into a thin, dangerous line.Sean Shelton’s words hadn't just been an insult; they were a declaration of war. He wasn't just targeting her company, the Venture Group; he was targeting her dignity, treating the most powerful woman in River City like a trophy to be won in a back-alley bet.Her intuition, a sharp, cold instrument forged in the fires of a hundred corporate takeovers, was screaming at her. This duel wasn't just a clash of egos. It was the linchpin. If they lost here, Gavin Zane and Judge Cole would have a monopoly on the State of Brooks' pharmaceutical future, and she would be a footnote in their rise to power.She looked at Cliff. For a fleeting second, the Ice Queen&rsqu
Chapter 055
The world seemed to lurch on its axis for Bob Lewis. He stood frozen on the sun-baked pavement of the Royal Grand Hotel plaza, his hand still limply clutching the gold-embossed invitation that—only moments ago—had been his ticket to godhood."What... did he just say?" Bob stammered, his voice sounding thin and reedy in his own ears. "The... the Chief of the Venture Group? Autumn Lee?"The name was like a physical blow to his solar plexus. In the hierarchy of River City’s business elite, the Venture Group was a titan, and its CEO, Autumn Lee, was the apex predator. She was the Ice Queen, a woman whose business acumen was as sharp as her features were beautiful."No... no, it’s impossible," Bob muttered, his eyes darting toward the retreating backs of Cliff and the woman in the rose-red gown. "They must have made a mistake. A clerical error! There’s no way a man like that—a Convict, a Live-in Son-in-Law who cleans floors—c
Chapter 054
"Pfft—hahaha!"The moment the words left Cliff's mouth, a wave of derisive laughter erupted from the crowd gathered in the sun-drenched plaza of the Royal Grand Hotel. It wasn't just a chuckle; it was the kind of mocking, belly-deep ridicule reserved for the truly delusional."Where did this backwater hick come from?" a man in a pinstriped suit wheezed, wiping a tear of laughter from his eye. "Seriously, I haven't heard anything that funny since the last market crash! Hey, kid, look in a mirror before you start spouting that nonsense!""Exactly," a woman standing nearby added, her voice dripping with venomous amusement. "This is the Partner Recruitment Convention for Judge Cole, the Pill King. Do you have any idea how high the barrier for entry is? Look at yourself! You probably couldn't even afford a glass of water in the lobby of the Royal Grand Hotel, let alone a seat at the table with a Grandmaster of medicine!""Security!" someone else yelled o
Chapter 053
"I truly didn't expect it. To think you actually had Chief Cleary in your pocket the whole time."Autumn Lee—known throughout the business world as The Ice Queen—stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows of the executive suite, her arms crossed over her chest. Her gaze followed the flickering blue and red lights of the police cruisers as they disappeared into the River City traffic. The silence in the room was heavy, a stark contrast to the violence that had unfolded just moments ago.Her expression was a complex tapestry of confusion and intrigue. For years, she had fought a cold war against Thomas Lee and his branch of the family. He had always held the upper hand, bolstered by the Lee Family's deep-rooted connections and the kind of influence that could bury a person with a single phone call. Yet, with one casual move, Cliff had dismantled that entire power structure, sending her uncle to a cold cell.She turned to look at the man sitting on the sofa,
Chapter 052
The air in the high-end conference room of the Sutton Group headquarters was thick with the copper tang of blood and the sharp, acrid scent of ozone. The onlookers, a collection of River City’s minor elite and corporate climbers, were paralyzed by a cocktail of shock and perverse anticipation. Their eyes darted from the broken bodies of the Defense Bureau agents on the floor to the stoic, immovable figure of Cliff."I can’t believe it," a man in a tailored suit whispered, his voice trembling so hard his gold watch rattled against his wrist. "This is a massacre. He didn't just resist arrest; he dismantled the law. This isn't just a crime anymore—it's a declaration of war against the State of Brooks.""It doesn't matter how good he is at fighting," a woman replied, her face pale as parchment as she clutched her designer handbag to her chest. "Look at the mess he’s made. He’s turned the Sutton Group into a crime scene. Even if he’s a Ma
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