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Ronan’s face turned red with fury.

His cane slammed hard against the marble floor.

“HOW DARE YOU?!” he roared. “This is the Nelson family home! You filthy animals think you can come here and touch my granddaughter?!”

The thug leader only laughed.

“Old man, calm down,” he said mockingly. “We’re just discussing payment.”

“Payment?!” Ronan barked. “You dare speak such nonsense in front of me?!”

His sharp eyes burned with anger.

“I may dislike Olivia,” he growled coldly, “but she is still part of the Nelson family! No outsider has the right to insult her!”

Olivia froze slightly.

She looked at Ronan in surprise.

Even Emma looked shocked.

The thug who had spoken about Olivia smirked and took another step forward.

“Well then,” he sneered, “if the old man cares so much, maybe you’ll pay the debt for her?”

“Dream on,” Ronan snapped.

The thug’s expression darkened.

“You got guts, old man.”

At that moment—

A small figure suddenly rushed forward.

“Don’t touch my mommy!”

Lily spread her tiny arms wide and stood in front of Olivia.

Her little face was pale, but her eyes were full of courage.

The entire room went silent.

Olivia’s eyes widened instantly.

“Lily!” she cried.

The thug blinked, then burst into laughter.

“Well, look at this,” he mocked. “A little hero.”

The other men laughed loudly too.

But Lily did not move.

Her small body trembled, yet she still stood there stubbornly.

“You’re bad people!” she shouted. “You can’t bully my mommy!”

The thug leader looked down at her with amusement.

“And what are you gonna do about it, little girl?”

Lily bit her lip tightly.

At that moment, Conor sensing the danger, frowned and immediately pulled Olivia and Lily behind him.

Ronan’s entire body trembled with rage.

He pointed his cane straight at the men.

“Now get the fuck out of my house,” he thundered, voice echoing across the hall. “And stop harassing my granddaughter!”

The room fell deathly silent.

Even the servants standing in the distance froze in shock.

The thug leader’s eyes turned cold.

Without warning—

SLAP!

The sound rang sharply through the mansion.

Ronan’s head snapped to the side as the brutal slap landed across his face.

His cane nearly slipped from his hand.

Shocked cries erupted instantly.

“Grandpa!”

“Father!”

“Chairman!”

“Mr. Ronan!"

Emma gasped in horror, covering her mouth.

Olivia’s face went white.

Even the other Nelson family members standing nearby looked utterly stunned.

Nobody had expected someone to actually hit Ronan Nelson inside the Nelson residence.

The atmosphere exploded.

“You bastard!”

Several younger Nelson men immediately surged forward in fury.

But before they could act—

“STOP!”

Carl suddenly stepped out arrogantly, raising one hand.

His expression was dark but composed as he adjusted his suit calmly.

“Everyone calm down,” he said coldly.

Then he looked at the thug leader with narrowed eyes.

“You’ve got nerve,” Carl said slowly. “Do you even know where you are?”

The thug leader smirked lazily.

Carl continued proudly, “The Norman family has connections in the underworld too. If this is some gang dispute, we can still mediate it peacefully.”

He straightened his collar confidently.

“So tell me,” he asked, “which gang do you belong to?”

For a second—

The thug leader stared at him.

Then he suddenly burst into laughter.

The other men laughed too.

Some even looked at Carl like he was an idiot.

Carl’s expression stiffened slightly.

“What’s so funny?” he demanded.

The thug leader wiped the corner of his mouth mockingly.

“Gang?” he repeated with amusement.

Then his face turned cold.

“We’re not some street trash gang.”

He slowly pulled out a black badge from his pocket and flashed it toward them.

The moment the silver emblem appeared—

Several people in the room instantly paled.

Titan Group.

The thug leader grinned darkly.

“We work for Titan Group.”

BOOM.

The entire Nelson family froze.

Emma’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Carl’s confident expression instantly cracked.

Even Ronan’s furious face stiffened slightly.

In River City—

Everyone knew what Titan Group represented.

Power.

Violence.

Money.

And absolute ruthlessness.

Unlike ordinary gangs, Titan Group controlled countless underground businesses across the city. Even powerful families avoided provoking them unnecessarily.

Titan Group may appeared legitimate, but everyone knew its chairman was once the city’s biggest mafia boss.

Compared to them, the Norman family had no standing.

The Nelson family had tens of millions in assets, but Titan Group was worth over a billion.

Aside from DragonTech, no one dared provoke them.

The thug leader sneered at Carl’s pale face.

“So,” he mocked, “you still wanna mediate?”

Silence.

Olivia’s hands trembled uncontrollably.

Her face had already gone pale as snow.

Titan Group…

Just hearing that name was enough to make ordinary people despair.

She looked around instinctively.

Emma avoided her gaze.

Several Nelson family members quietly stepped backward.

Even Carl’s expression had become ugly and uncertain.

Nobody wanted to provoke Titan Group.

Nobody dared.

A bitter chill spread through Olivia’s chest.

So this was it…

In the end, she had still been abandoned.

The thug leader clearly noticed the change in atmosphere.

His smile grew wider and wider.

“That’s more like it,” he sneered.

Then his eyes landed greedily on Olivia.

“Come with us obediently,” he said darkly. “Don’t make things difficult.”

Emma clutched her own hands tightly.

Her face looked frightened, but deep inside—

She felt relieved.

If Olivia disappeared tonight…

Then there would be one less person competing for the Nelson inheritance.

No one would need to worry about her anymore.

The thug leader stepped closer.

Olivia’s body stiffened instantly.

Conor’s eyes narrowed coldly from the side, but Olivia gently grabbed his sleeve weakly.

“Don’t…” she whispered shakily.

She knew what Titan Group was capable of.

If Conor acted… He might die.

The thug reached out toward her arm.

Olivia slowly shut her eyes.

Despair filled her completely.

Her family would never risk offending Titan Group for her.

No one would save her.

Then suddenly—

“AAAAAHHHHH!”

A bloodcurdling scream exploded through the hall.

BANG!

A huge figure flew several meters through the air like a broken sack.

The thug smashed violently into a marble pillar before collapsing onto the floor coughing blood.

The entire mansion froze.

Everyone’s eyes widened in horror.

Olivia’s eyes snapped open.

And there—

Standing in front of her… Was Conor.

His tall figure blocked her completely.

One hand was still extended from the punch.

His face was terrifyingly cold.

The temperature in the room seemed to plummet instantly.

The remaining thugs stared in disbelief.

Even the Nelson family was stunned speechless.

Nobody had seen him move.

Conor slowly lifted his eyes toward the thug leader.

His gaze was sharp enough to cut flesh.

“You want to take my wife?” he asked icily.

He took one slow step forward.

“Did you ask me first?”

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