2026-08-07 20:28:08"Grandma, what's wrong?" Jenna whimpered, shrinking into Brit Lohan’s embrace. She stared warily at the towering man in the black coat.
"I... I just came to see her," Robert Depp rasped, his normally unshakable voice trembling.
"You have no right to look at her!" Brit screamed, clutching the terrified girl. "She has nothing to do with you! Get out!" She spun toward the market crowd, her voice cracking with panic. "Help! Kidnapper! He's trying to steal my grandchild!"
The sudden commotion terrified Jenna. She buried her face in Brit's chest and began to sob, overwhelmed by a sudden, inexplicable urge to cry at the sight of the giant man looking so utterly helpless.
"Boss, we need to move," Viper muttered, grabbing Robert’s arm with an iron grip. "Don't force this reunion. Let's fall back."
Robert’s boots felt like lead, but logic dictated retreat. As Viper forcibly dragged him away, Robert looked back repeatedly, his eyes filled with agonizing reluctance.
Barely a moment after they vanished, a frail, exhausted woman rushed over. It was Lily Lohan, wearing a faded red sweater and casually holding a lit cigarette.
"Mom, what happened?" Lily asked, seeing her daughter in tears.
Brit shook her head frantically, unable to speak. Lily followed her mother’s gaze and caught a fleeting glimpse of a broad, familiar back disappearing into the bustling crowd.
The cigarette slipped from her fingers. For a second, her pale face went entirely blank. Then, the numbness shattered into explosive, volcanic fury.
"You animal!" she shrieked. "Stop right there!"
She lunged forward, but Brit instantly tackled her into an embrace. "Let go of me! I'm going to kill him!" Lily thrashed and screamed, her feral agony forcing the onlookers to cautiously back away.
When Robert's silhouette finally disappeared, the fight drained from Lily. She collapsed into her mother's arms, her eyes dead and hollow, and wept hysterically. This was the monster who had incinerated her future—dragging a brilliant, aristocratic dance prodigy down into the gutters, branding her as a lunatic scrambling for survival in a dead-end job.
"Mommy, don't cry," Jenna pleaded, wiping her mother's tears.
The little voice pulled Lily from the abyss. She snatched Jenna up. "Promise me," she gasped. "Promise you'll never, ever leave Mommy."
Back at the clinic, the raw sound of Lily's hysterical wailing still echoed in Robert's mind.
"Boss... do you blame me for pulling you out?" Viper asked quietly.
Robert lit a cigarette, staring blankly ahead. "If I truly wanted to stay, you couldn't have stopped me. I just didn't have the courage to face her."
Viper sighed heavily. "To Lily, Jenna is her entire world. You show up out of nowhere, and she assumes you're here to steal the child. You ruined her life. You can't blame her for hating you."
"I know," Robert exhaled a thick cloud of smoke. "Eight years of deep-seated hatred won't be erased with a simple apology."
"You are Jenna's biological father," Viper added. "Blood is thicker than water. With time, you can tear down those walls." Robert simply nodded, staring silently at the sky.
The next evening, an exhausted Lily arrived at Sunnydale Elementary School.
"What do you mean she's already gone?!" Lily’s voice spiked in absolute panic. "Did a man take her?!"
"I don't know!" the flustered teacher stammered. "Jenna said she saw you outside. It was crowded, so I let her out. She never lies to me!"
"What kind of teacher are you?!" Lily roared. She spun on her heel and sprinted to the busy street. Her mind instantly flashed to the broad silhouette from the market. Her blood ran cold. Is that bastard back to steal Jenna?
"Robert Depp," Lily gasped, her fists clenched as tears of sheer terror blurred her vision. "Jenna is all I have left. If you dare take her from me, I will kill you."
Meanwhile, several blocks away, Jenna stood by the road, a massive plastic trash bag slung over her tiny shoulder. Her large eyes were fixed on an empty water bottle held by a young couple.
"Do you want this bottle, sweetheart?" the young woman asked.
Jenna nodded vigorously. The couple gently dropped it into her bag.
"Thank you, Uncle and Auntie!" Jenna chimed, delivering a deep, perfectly executed bow.
Charmed by her manners, the young woman pulled out a fifty-dollar bill. "Here, buy yourself a treat."
"My mommy says I can't take money from strangers. Just the bottle is fine!" Jenna refused politely and bolted down the street like the wind.
By 7:00 PM, an exhausted Jenna was dragging her bulging sack toward the scrapyard. Her arms ached, but the thought of easing her mother's burden kept a bright smile on her face.
Suddenly, her foot caught on the pavement. Jenna tumbled forward, and the heavy bag ripped wide open. A cascade of crushed cans and plastic bottles clattered loudly against the side of a parked luxury BMW.
The driver's door swung open, and Big Dave—a heavy-set local kingpin weighing over two hundred pounds—stormed out.
"I'm sorry, Uncle! I didn't mean to!" Jenna paled. She scrambled up, bowed frantically, and pulled a handful of dirty coins from her backpack. "I can pay for it!"
There wasn't a single scratch on the car's paint, but seeing the pathetic handful of coins pushed the man over the edge.
Without a word, Big Dave delivered a brutal, backhanded slap straight across Jenna’s tiny face.
"Do you know how much this car costs?!" he bellowed, spit flying from his lips. "Call your parents right now! If they don't bring me fifty grand, I'm throwing you in a police cell!"
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Chapter 102
The afternoon sun hung low over the red-brick building, casting long shadows across the schoolyard as children's voices echoed from distant classrooms. Robert Depp and Lily Lohan moved quickly through the front entrance, their footsteps sharp against the polished linoleum. Neither of them spoke, and the silence between them was taut, stretched thin by years of distance and mistakes neither could quite undo.As they reached the doorway of the second-grade classroom, the sound of sobbing drifted out to meet them. That familiar voice, small and broken, made them exchange a glance. Concern flooded their eyes in the same instant. Without hesitation, they strode into the classroom, where a cluster of teachers had gathered near the far wall, their expressions tight with worry.The moment the teachers spotted Jenna's parents, they quickly parted to make way, murmuring quiet reassurances to one another."Daddy, Mommy."Jenna, who had been crying moments before, heard her
Chapter 101
"My last name is Depp!"The words hung in the air between them for a heartbeat before their weight truly registered.Robert Depp kept his head low, his shoulders squared but his posture deliberately unassuming. His voice barely rose above a whisper. "Mr. Osborne, keep it down."Mr. Osborne's hand trembled violently. The chess piece, a worn jade chariot he'd been holding between thumb and forefinger, slipped from his grip and clattered onto the wooden board with a sharp crack that seemed far too loud in the quiet room. His eyes went wide, and for a moment, he simply stared at the young man across from him. Then he glanced around the common area, scanning the faces of the other residents. Most were dozing in armchairs or absorbed in their own games. No one had noticed. He leaned forward across the chess table, his breathing quickening, his knuckles white where they gripped the edge. "You... you're Robert? The War God of the North from the Northern Frontier Command?"
Chapter 100
"Hey, who do you think you are? Pointing and bossing people around is one thing, but now you're putting your hands on the board?"The old man across the table had no backup, and he immediately placed his hands on his hips, eyes flashing with indignation. His weathered face flushed with color, and the other elderly spectators around the table shifted uncomfortably, unsure whether to intervene or simply enjoy the spectacle.Lily Lohan turned around and glanced at Robert, then said, "Mr. Osborne, this is my supervisor. He's the one who sent me here to work."The tension in the air shifted immediately. Mr. Osborne's aggressive posture relaxed slightly, though his eyes remained sharp and assessing as he studied the younger man."Oh, so you're Ms. Lohan's boss!"Mr. Osborne coughed and bent over the board again. His gnarled fingers moved slowly across the pieces as he retraced the sequence of moves that had just unfolded. After studying Robert's latest move, he fi
Chapter 099
The next morning, Robert Depp arrived at Northgate Group.The moment employees caught sight of him striding through the glass entrance doors, surprise rippled across their faces like a stone tossed into still water. Word had spread through the office grapevine that Robert had been arrested for murder. The rumors had been specific, detailed, whispered in hushed tones over coffee and lunch breaks. How could he possibly be walking through the building now, dressed in his usual crisp suit, his posture relaxed, as if nothing had happened?News like that always traveled fast in an office, and it grew sharper and uglier with every retelling.Mia Bennett was the first to approach him, her heels clicking against the polished floor as she hurried forward. Her expression wavered between confusion and concern. "Mr. Depp, weren't you taken in for..." She trailed off mid-sentence, her voice faltering as common sense caught up with her tongue. She wisely clamped her mouth shut, but
Chapter 098
Three hundred million dollars for two plots of land.Garrett Lohan turned sharply to face Logan Lohan, his tone cutting. "Have you lost your mind?"The words sliced through the room, sharp enough to make the air feel thinner. Logan stood behind his father, spine straight, hands clasped loosely at his sides. He met Garrett's gaze without flinching, his voice steady despite the weight of the accusation pressing down on him."Dad, these two properties are in prime locations. Sure, they're not worth three hundred million, but they're easily worth over a hundred million. I spent an extra hundred million, yes, but in doing so, I secured Mr. Zero's project. That means we get the eighty million dollar investment, establish a long-term partnership with Foster Group, and most importantly, we position Mooncrest Group to multiply its market value several times over. This isn't reckless spending. It's an investment, and a sound one at that."His words hung in the air, calcula
Chapter 097
Mr. Gold looked up sharply, catching the brief flicker of emotion that crossed Robert Depp's face. It lasted barely a second, but it was enough. "Mr. Depp, is something wrong?"Robert smoothed his expression back into its usual calm mask and waved a dismissive hand. "Nothing to worry about." A faint smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. "I just find this whole situation rather amusing, that's all. Since they want to play games, we'll play along, and we'll play better than they expect."Mr. Gold had heard that tone before. It was the tone Robert used when he was already three steps ahead of whoever thought they held the upper hand.He said nothing more. Men in his position learned early that some questions cost far more than they were worth, and the look in Robert's eyes was one of them.Robert tapped his fingers on the armrest, thinking. "Later, I want you to pick thirty of your men for me. Men with solid physical foundations, the kind who can handle themselve
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