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Chapter 455
On the way, Adrian asked, “Mr. Ingram, what did you want to see me about?”Eyes on the road, Richard replied, “My grandfather has an old friend—served in the wars when he was young, a commander in his day. Age has caught up with him, and his ailments are getting worse. We were hoping you could take a look.”Adrian had a deep-seated respect for men who’d seen combat. He nodded without further questions.Half an hour later, the car rolled to a stop before a sprawling manor.The estate was vast, its architecture steeped in a quiet, classical elegance. Crossing the threshold, the bustle of the city seemed to fall away; even the mind grew still.They wound left and right through the courtyards until they came upon two old men seated across a chessboard.“Dad! Look who I brought!”Tristan Ingram, pondering his next move, snapped without looking up, “You little brat! Can’t you see I’m playing? What’s with the shouting—got dynamite stuck in your throat?”He turned—and when he saw Adrian besid
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Shoving Harley Emerson aside, the silver-haired youth strode up to Daisy, voice slick with insolence. “Well, well. Didn’t expect a loser like him to have a beauty like you on his arm. First time I’ve seen a prize like this.”Harley rushed to flatter him. “Mr. Owen, kill this punk and she’s yours to do with as you please.”Dean Owen nodded, then turned to Adrian with lofty disdain. “You bullied my man. Now tell me—how do you plan to settle this?”“How do you want to settle it?” Adrian asked evenly, drawing Daisy behind him.“Simple. Hand over the woman and drop to your knees. Knock your head on the ground and call me Grandpa. We’ll call it square. How about it?”Harley panicked at once. His head was still swollen like a pig’s—how was that “square”? How could that cool the bile burning in his gut?Adrian gave a cold little laugh. “And what are you, exactly? You think I’d kneel to the likes of you?”“Dean Owen! Leave Mr. Doyle alone!” The shout cracked through the air as Ellis Newman arr
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“Mr. Doyle isn’t just the richest man in Skyline City. Forget a single dress—an entire mall is nothing more than a word for him. You see that brooch on his lapel? Handcrafted by Monsieur Sapphy himself. Worth five hundred thousand dollars. There’s only one like it in the world. And you think slapping on a Rolex makes you somebody? Pathetic little clown.”Drew Simpson clearly hadn’t anticipated this side of Adrian. He shook his head in disbelief. “Impossible. He’s a broke nobody—how could he have that kind of money? I don’t buy it!”Jacob Newman addressed the crowd with cool restraint. “From this moment on, with this transfer contract executed, this Wanda complex belongs to Mr. Doyle.”Plenty of things can be faked; a transfer deed isn’t one of them. The documents, seals, and registrations were all in order, binding in the eyes of the law. Only a fool would try to pass off a forgery like that.“Never judge a book by its cover. Who would’ve thought the kid had such a formidable backgrou
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Adrian regarded the fat man before him with a cold gaze. “Buy a mall? Is that so hard? Since you’ve put it that way, I’ll purchase this entire complex. From this moment on, neither you nor your mutt sets foot inside.”Adrian’s words sent Mr. Simpson and his companions into peals of laughter.Mr. Simpson looked Adrian up and down. “Kid, your bragging doesn’t even bother with a draft, does it? Buy this mall? Do you have any idea what it would cost? At least eight hundred million. Even with my net worth north of a billion, I couldn’t promise that kind of liquidity. Where would you get the money? What money do you have?”Worked up, Mr. Simpson lifted a hand as if to slap Adrian, but those glacial eyes made him think twice.Phoebe chimed in, “Exactly! I’ve got you pegged—you look like some bumpkin fresh out of the hills. Have you even seen a hundred million dollars? And you dare spew nonsense like that? If you can buy this mall, I’ll kneel and call you grandpa!”Mr. Simpson was laughing so
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“I like that one. What do you think, Mr. Doyle?”Adrian followed her finger. On the display hung a black evening gown—simple at first glance, but rich with clever details. The price tag read five hundred thousand.The saleswoman’s smile faltered as she clocked the choice. “You have excellent taste, miss. That’s a haute couture piece—the Star of Night. It’s our most expensive gown, priced at two hundred thousand. Perhaps you’d like to consider something else?”She thought she’d been tactful. The condescension was unmistakable.“So you mean I can’t afford it?” Adrian asked, frowning.Her gaze skimmed him—ordinary clothes, ordinary air. Toss him into a crowd and he’d vanish. A dress like this? He couldn’t buy it if he saved for three years. All front, no funds.“If that’s how you want to hear it, sure,” she said, simpering. “A friendly reminder: if you’re going to act the part, at least keep it within your means.”Even Daisy’s patience thinned at that, and she opened her mouth—only for a
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Adrian kept Daisy shielded behind him, senses straining.Without warning, the chain lanced out of the dark—angling in at his heart from a wicked, unexpected line.He snorted, and his fist flashed gold as it slammed forward.The chain unraveled into nothing. The world fell back into a smothering black.This darkness—and the threat coiled within it—gnawed at the nerves.“What is this? Adrian, who is that woman?”He frowned and shook his head.She was too uncanny. He couldn’t pin her down.As they traded those few words, a figure ghosted up behind him. A palm scythed toward the center of his back.“Adrian, look out!”Daisy’s cry snapped him around. He caught the woman’s wrist mid-strike—then, just as he moved to counter, she vanished again.Frustration prickled.Death Blade yesterday; this White Reaper today—their abilities were both too strange.If he couldn’t shatter this domain, he’d be on the back foot—and Daisy would be in danger.Unacceptable.He closed his eyes. A blinding flare o
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