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Chapter 153
The celebratory dinner had never been part of Tyson’s original plan.He had already been “present” enough by allowing Ravenhart to stand and operate without publicly attaching his name to it. However, a few people, those who knew exactly who stood behind the company, people who could not simply be ignored, applied subtle yet persistent pressure for him to host a small gathering.It wasn’t a request. It was their expectation.And that was what finally made Tyson agree.He chose one of Pueblo’s five-star hotels, a place exclusive enough to ensure privacy yet neutral enough not to draw unnecessary attention. The invitations were limited, no more than a handful of people who were truly close and relevant.Scarlett’s condition had improved significantly compared to a few weeks earlier. The injuries that had once been worrying were now little more than faint marks, and the sharpness in her eyes had returned. She attended, wearing a simple dark dress, elegant without trying too hard.At th
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Tyson tried calling the system once more, but there was still no response, none of the usual presence at the edge of his thoughts. No active indicator. No pending warnings. Nothing at all.As if the system was truly… offline. Or deliberately choosing not to answer.Tyson stared blankly for a few seconds, then drew in a deep breath. Whatever was happening inside his head wasn’t something he could resolve right now. And for the first time, he had to accept something he disliked, putting it off.After cleaning himself up and feeling a bit more alive, he picked up his phone.A message from Anna had come in some time ago.Anna:When are you coming back to Valenbourg?Tyson stared at the screen longer than necessary. Anna rarely asked that question so directly. Usually, she simply waited.The clock on the hotel wall ticked softly.Finally, Tyson replied.Tyson:Probably about a week from now. If there’s no major problem.Less than a minute later, another message arrived.Anna:Are you okay?
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Tyson held his gaze on the woman, but part of his awareness had already turned inward.“System,” he called in his mind, his tone low and controlled, though there was tension he didn’t fully conceal.“Identify her. What happened last night? And who is she?”For a moment, there was no response.Then the mechanical voice surfaced cold, precise, and for the first time, faintly irritated.[Missed warning detected. Impulsive decision confirmed.][Evaluation: the user’s actions last night were strongly discouraged.]Tyson let out a quiet scoff. Of course he knew that. But what else was he supposed to do? Last night, there had been nothing he could think of that would dull the frustration gnawing at him.“Get to the point,” he thought sharply.The system seemed to register that.[Answering user queries.][Female subject identification: Anni Mendes.][Relationship: biological twin sister of Anna.]A brief pause followed.[No intimate contact or significant physical activity occurred last night
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The night swallowed Tyson whole. Glass after glass was emptied in front of him, the bitter liquid going down without pause, as if he were trying to drown out something loud and restless inside his head.The music thumped violently, the laughter of strangers overlapped, the bar lights flickered harshly, but all of it felt distant, as though separated by a thick pane of glass.He drank again. And again. Until the line between consciousness and oblivion began to blur.Even the system’s voice in his head, usually sharp and cold, now sounded strange. Broken, fragmented, like an echo coming from the wrong place, or perhaps nothing more than an illusion.[…warning… mental condition…]Tyson leaned against the bar counter, his breathing heavy. His vision swam. In the midst of that chaos, he sensed someone approaching. A presence that stopped beside him.A faint scent, warm and familiar.With great effort, Tyson lifted his head. The silhouette before him was blurred, but a name slipped from his
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Martin fell silent for a moment. Strangely, his expression loosened instead. The anger that had flared moments ago did not return. When he finally spoke, his voice was calm, almost flat.“Oh… so you know.”He lifted his gaze to Tyson, studying him with an expression that was hard to read, somewhere between awareness, exhaustion, and bitterness.“So you’re not that clueless after all,” he continued, as if arriving at a realization far too late. “I thought you’d been completely blind all this time.”Tyson didn’t answer. His face remained composed. But the silence alone was enough.Martin stared at him a few seconds longer, then asked, as if testing what little calm remained, “Then you know too, don’t you… that Grandpa transferred all of his shares to you?”There was no immediate reaction. Tyson stayed silent.And yet, that was exactly where Martin got his answer.The corner of his lips lifted—not into a smile, but into a short, hollow laugh. He laughed once, then again, softer each time
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Martin froze for a split second, then his anger exploded.“What did you just say?” His voice cracked, his body moving before his mind could catch up.He lunged forward and grabbed Tyson by the collar, yanking him roughly. The fabric went taut between his fingers.“So you’re saying you didn’t come here to take it?” Martin accused sharply, his breath coming fast. “Do you think I’m an idiot?”Since childhood, Martin had been raised with one absolute truth: the De Leon family belonged to him. The company, the name, the power, everything was handed to him not merely as a right, but as an obligation.He was taught to memorize it, protect it, expand it, even sacrifice himself for it. His identity was forged from it.De Leon was not just a family. De Leon was everything.That was why he could never accept Tyson’s existence.Back then, Tyson was a useless shadow—a child who didn’t matter, didn’t contribute, didn’t deserve consideration. And even now, in Martin’s eyes, Tyson was still the same:
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