2026-04-01 02:01:15Javier gently held Minerva’s hand and gave her a reassuring smile. “It’s alright. Just listen to your brother,” he said in a calm, almost fatherly tone. “It’s for the good of the family.”
Minerva’s brows immediately drew together. That phrase again. It was always the same excuse whenever Javier sided with Joey. She was sick of hearing it.A quiet, incredulous laugh slipped from her lips as she shook her head.“For the good of the family?” she repeated, glancing brie
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Chapter 86 - The Person Behind
From more than sixty applicants, only fifteen remained.It was still just the first phase of the assessment, yet so much had already happened. Five of those left were women personally recruited by Dominica from their family’s own security agency.Judging by their sulking expressions, however, it was clear that most of them had already lost hope of winning against Luke and Natalia. Still, they had been paid, so they had no choice but to stay and see the assessment through.The remaining other eight applicants chose to continue for their own reasons. Some genuinely needed the job, while others were confident enough to keep competing against Luke and Natalia.Who knew? Perhaps one of the two might fail the second phase. Or both of them might slip up. If that happened, the others would still have a chance in the third phase.Of course, Steven was among them.Even if he now seemed more like a disruption than a serious contender, he was still determined to secure one of the spots. Everyone
Chapter 85 - True Genius
Everyone standing near them instinctively stepped back, wary of getting caught in the impending clash between Luke and Steven. Not a single person stepped forward to stop them.Even Joey, who was closest, made no move to intervene. Perhaps he wanted Luke to shut Steven up once and for all. Instead, he simply walked over and pulled Fiona away from the two.Before the tension could fully erupt, a figure quickly stepped in between them.It was Natalia.Steven halted almost immediately. Still, it did nothing to quell his urge to beat Luke.“Move aside,” he said coldly, his tone threatening. He did not care in the slightest that the person blocking him was a woman.“Have you not learned your lesson after accusing the Alanis family? And now you are here again, throwing another accusations at this man?” Natalia replied, her voice laced with mockery. “You are pathetic. Do you even realize that?”Her words only made Steven’s expression grow more aggressive.Luke, who had been slightly taken ab
Chapter 84 - Enhancer Drug
Everyone still gathered around the large monitor quickly turned toward Luke and Steven when they heard the sudden outburst.“You scumbag! Tell us, you’re a user, aren’t you?” Steven shouted again, his voice brimming with anger.With both hands, he yanked Luke’s shirt upward with brute force.This time, concern flickered across Luke’s face. It was not because of Steven’s rage, but because it looked like his shirt was about to give way under the strain.“Could you get your hands... off me...?”Luke barely finished speaking when a sharp tearing sound rang out.His black shirt split cleanly down the middle, exposing his lean, well-defined physique. Those closest to the front got an unobstructed view of his chest and sculpted six-pack, as if carved with deliberate precision.Unsurprisingly, a few of the female applicants could not help but stare, momentarily forgetting the tension between the two men.“Sweet Jesus...” one of them whispered under her breath, her eyes fixed on Luke’s chest.
Chapter 83 - A User
“What?!”A wave of identical shock swept through the grand hall as nearly everyone reacted at once after watching the replay of Luke’s performance. Their voices echoed across the wide space, overlapping into a single burst of disbelief.They were so stunned it felt as if their eyes might fall out of their sockets.Did he really just do that? Stop the attacker’s plan by throwing an apple?And how did Luke even detect the attacker in the first place?None of them could believe what they had just witnessed. Earlier, some had already suspected that the attacker might be positioned at a distance, but no one had imagined it would be that far.Much like several members of the Alanis family, the majority of the applicants felt a chill run down their spines as they processed Luke’s almost unbelievable performance.His precision was insane!They could not help but glance toward where Luke was currently standing. They did not know whether to admire him or feel unsettled by what he was capable of
Chapter 82 - Expose Them
The other applicants briefly exchanged glances, silently asking one another what Steven was trying to imply.Was he accusing the Alanis family of helping Luke cheat his way through the assessment?“That’s right. That guy must be cheating. Otherwise, how could he pass when I didn’t?” one of the failed applicants immediately chimed in, his face filled with frustration.“Yeah. There must be something off about this assessment. My scenario was difficult, but others looked way too easy,” another complained.“That’s true. Even mine felt intentionally made harder. But that guy passed without even eliminating an attacker. This is ridiculous!”“Steven is right. This is unacceptable! Give us a proper explanation on how that guy passed!”More voices followed, all echoing the same sentiment. Unsurprisingly, every single one of them belonged to those who had failed.Some simply could not accept their results. Since they had already failed, they no longer saw any reason to hold back. If anything, s
Chapter 81 - A Fraud
“What... was that?”One of the applicants could not help but ask, his voice filled with confusion. The others remained silent, still trying to process what Luke had just done and what it had even been for.They had seen him close his eyes for a few seconds, then casually pick up an apple and throw it toward a stall near the far end of the market. And now, he was walking in Vincent’s direction, smiling to himself as if he were quietly pleased.Only when Vincent announced that Luke had passed did it finally click in their minds. Luke had already eliminated the threat. And that realization only made things more confusing.‘He passed? He already took down the attacker? Was it the one he hit with the apple?’ they all wondered.Some of them were immediately stunned by the thought. That would mean the attacker had been positioned at a distance. None of them had expected that Luke’s scenario would involve a long-range threat.Still, many found it hard to believe. The idea itself sounded absur
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