2025-08-13 11:00:45The room had fallen silent. Moments ago, laughter had echoed against the gilded walls of the Solano family’s private lounge—sharp, mocking, dripping with disdain. Now, every person who had joined in the ridicule seemed frozen, as if the air itself had grown heavy.
Javier stood there, posture calm, expression unreadable. His charcoal-gray suit looked ordinary enough to them—until now. The faint sheen of the fabric under the chandelier hinted at its bespoke quality, the kind only a Savile Row tailor could craft.
“You all seem… quieter than before,” Javier’s voice was even, controlled. His dark eyes swept the room, settling on each face that had, minutes earlier, been lit with mocking grins.
One man—Sergio Mendonza, the loudest of them—cleared his throat. “We
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SEASON 2 : CHAPTER 314
The murmurs in the luxurious restaurant swelled when Javier returned to his table after making a quick call. The group of overdressed elites at the next table didn’t bother lowering their voices anymore.“Look at him—wearing that plain shirt. He doesn’t belong here,” one man snickered, his gold watch gleaming under the chandelier’s light.A woman with diamond earrings leaned closer to her companions. “I bet he can’t even afford a glass of champagne here. Probably just here to take pictures for social media.”Javier heard it all. He didn’t flinch, didn’t even turn toward them. Years of negotiating with ruthless business sharks had taught him that silence could be the sharpest blade. But Valeria, his wife, noticed the tightening of his jaw.“Javier,” she whispered, her dark eyes flickering with warning. “Ignore them.”He gave her a calm smile. “I am ignoring them.”But the group wasn’t satisfied. A younger man, clearly trying to impress the women at his table, raised his voice deliberat
SEASON 2 : CHAPTER 313
Javier leaned back in his chair, his dark eyes calm, yet his presence heavy enough to silence the entire table.“Do you know what the problem is with people like you?” he said slowly, his voice deep and even. “You think money makes you untouchable. You think social circles define worth. And yet—” he tilted his head slightly, a smirk ghosting his lips, “—you’ve just spent the last ten minutes ridiculing the only person in this room who could crush your businesses in less time than it takes you to order another drink.”The laughter that had filled the table minutes ago was long gone. All that remained was tension—thick, suffocating, and humiliating.A man in a navy suit, Hector Mendez, cleared his throat. “Mr… Everhart, we—”“Ah,” Javier interrupted, his gaze cold as steel, “now I’m ‘Mr. Everhart’? What happened to ‘cheap suit’ and ‘coffee-fetcher’?”One of the women, pale and visibly nervous, reached for her wine glass but nearly dropped it. “We… we didn’t know—”“That’s the point,” Ja
SEASON 2 : CHAPTER 312
Javier Everhart sat at the corner table of a modest seaside café, dressed in a simple white shirt with the sleeves rolled up, a pair of dark slacks, and worn leather shoes. To any onlooker, he appeared to be just another average man — someone without power, wealth, or influence. That was exactly how he liked it when he wasn’t in the spotlight.Valeria Solano, his wife, sat across from him in an elegant summer dress. She looked radiant, though she kept glancing at Javier with a faint smirk. “You do realize,” she said, stirring her coffee, “that someone will eventually recognize you.”“Not here,” Javier replied evenly. “These people don’t even imagine that a billionaire would sit in a place like this.”It was then that the conversation from the next table caught his attention. Three men in their mid-forties, dressed in flashy brands from head to toe, were seated there. Their voices were loud, as if they wanted the whole café to hear them.One of them glanced at Javier, snorted, and said
SEASON 2 : CHAPTER 311
The room had fallen silent. Moments ago, laughter had echoed against the gilded walls of the Solano family’s private lounge—sharp, mocking, dripping with disdain. Now, every person who had joined in the ridicule seemed frozen, as if the air itself had grown heavy.Javier stood there, posture calm, expression unreadable. His charcoal-gray suit looked ordinary enough to them—until now. The faint sheen of the fabric under the chandelier hinted at its bespoke quality, the kind only a Savile Row tailor could craft.“You all seem… quieter than before,” Javier’s voice was even, controlled. His dark eyes swept the room, settling on each face that had, minutes earlier, been lit with mocking grins.One man—Sergio Mendonza, the loudest of them—cleared his throat. “We
SEASON 2 : CHAPTER 310
That night, after the gala ended and the guests began leaving the ballroom, Valeria walked beside Javier toward the hotel lounge area. Soft music played while the crystal chandeliers reflected a warm golden glow.But Valeria’s steps halted when her eyes caught sight of a woman in a striking red dress near the bar. A faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips—not a friendly smile, but one laced with bitter memories.That woman was Cassandra Blake, a former business associate who had once cunningly manipulated a contract, causing Valeria to lose a major project.Cassandra turned, her eyes widening for a brief moment before she lifted her chin, trying to act as though their past had never happened. “Valeria,” she greeted in a sweet yet fake tone. “I didn’t expect to see you here.”Valeria looked at her calmly, her expression nearly blank. “An interesting coincidence.”Javier glanced at his wife, reading the subtle shift in her gaze. He didn’t speak, but he stepped half a pace back—gi
SEASON 2 : CHAPTER 209
The ballroom glittered with chandeliers and the hum of polite conversation. The annual Rosenthal Charity Gala was the crown jewel of the city’s high-society events, drawing every prominent figure, socialite, and power broker in town. Javier Everhart, in a tailored black tuxedo, entered with Valeria on his arm, her emerald silk gown catching the light like ripples on water.They were halfway across the room when a loud, theatrical voice broke the air.“Oh my,” a tall woman with diamonds dripping from her ears said loudly enough for several nearby guests to hear. “I didn’t realize they were letting in… outsiders this year.”Her companions—three women with identical smirks—giggled behind their champagne glasses.Valeria’s fingers tightened slightly on Javier’s arm, but she kept her head high. “Good evening,” she said smoothly.The woman’s eyes flicked over Valeria’s gown. “That’s… cute. Did you borrow it? Oh, wait—maybe it’s one of those department store replicas. Very brave to wear that
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