2026-03-24 19:40:05Grace’s sudden outburst made the whole classroom atmosphere awkward.
Sitting lazily at the side, Wade sneered and joined in. “Yeah, Class Rep, why invite a poor guy like him? We’d probably have to look after him the whole trip. That’s a hassle.” He chuckled and continued. “Besides, doesn’t Kelvin have to clean the library every day? If he skips a day, he probably won’t even have money to eat the next day.” The surrounding students burst into laughter. Some of them had even dug into Kelvin’s background before. His life story was practically detailed enough to become a documentary. “Wade! You’re not allowed to talk about your classmates like that!” Anna snapped angrily. She had always been kindhearted, but she never expected things to escalate this far. Just then, loud commotion erupted outside the classroom. A girl with a flushed face ran in excitedly and shouted, “Something huge just happened! I heard that Victor Carter, the richest businessman in the country, has sent people to find his grandson! They’re bringing him back to New York to inherit the family fortune!” “Damn, Victor Carter’s fortune?” someone shouted. “That’s hundreds of billions of dollars!” “Hundreds of billions? That’s just cash flow! Don’t you know the Carter Group does business all over the world?” “Man, imagine if my grandpa was Victor Carter!” “Your last name is Wilson, idiot. Victor Carter’s grandson obviously has the last name Carter!” The classroom immediately erupted into noisy discussion. Suddenly, Grace’s gaze fell on Kelvin. But she quickly shook her head. “That’s impossible. There are at least a dozen students with the last name Carter in the school.” “Hey—hey! They’re coming to our classroom!” Just as the girl finished speaking, the classroom door opened. Several tall bodyguards wearing black suits and earpieces walked inside first. Behind them stood a beautiful woman with a cold expression—Lena—and an elderly man with sharp eyes and a dignified posture. It was Frank. At that moment, every student in the classroom stared at them eagerly. Everyone secretly hoped those two would suddenly walk toward them and take them away to the peak of success. But to everyone’s shock— Frank and Lena walked straight to Kelvin. Frank revealed a polite smile and bowed slightly. “Young Master, we’re here to pick you up.” Young master?! The old man had just called Kelvin Young Master! Kelvin… was Victor Carter’s grandson?! The classroom exploded in shock. Grace rolled her eyes and fainted right on the spot. Unlike everyone else, Kelvin remained calm—though a little cautious. He pointed at himself. “You’re… talking to me?” “Yes, Young Master,” Frank replied respectfully. “We’ve been searching for you for eighteen years.” He snapped his fingers. A bodyguard immediately stepped forward and placed a file on the desk. Inside were detailed documents about Kelvin. “According to our investigation and verification, you are indeed Mr. Carter’s grandson. Your father, Daniel Carter, is Mr. Carter’s only son.” This was the first time Kelvin had ever heard his father’s name. He slowly flipped through the documents on the desk. Everything inside was extremely detailed—and completely real. So they hadn’t mistaken him? As if sensing Kelvin’s hesitation, Frank placed another document on the desk and handed him a prepared phone. “Young Master, this is the official certification for you as an heir of the Carter family.” “You only need to sign this document, and 15% of the Carter Group’s shares will belong to you.” “There are two copies of this contract. It is legally binding under international law.” Kelvin was a college student, so he understood how contracts worked. The more he read, the faster his heart began to beat. Because he realized Frank was telling the truth. As long as he signed this paper— Fifteen percent of the Carter Group would belong to him. After confirming this wasn’t a prank, Kelvin picked up the pen and signed his name. At that exact moment— A cold mechanical voice suddenly echoed inside his mind. “Host detected. Conditions for activating the Gold Devourer System have been met.” “System initialization in progress…” Kelvin froze. A system? He was stunned, but on the surface he stayed calm and flipped the contract to the English version page. Some students nearby whispered mockingly. “Kelvin isn’t even an English major. There’s no way he understands that contract.” “Yeah, he’s probably just pretending to look cool.” But inside Kelvin’s mind, the mechanical voice continued. “Welcome to the Gold Devourer System.” “This system is a wealth-consumption growth system.” “As long as the host completes wealth-consumption missions on time, the system will provide corresponding rewards.” “Opening Beginner Gift Pack…” “Congratulations to the host for receiving: All-Attribute Enhancement Pill ×3 10 Talent Points Basic Business Knowledge Support Kit Basic Form-and-Will Boxing Manual” Kelvin’s lips twitched slightly. Why did this feel like he was suddenly inside a video game? At that moment, Lena frowned impatiently. “Young Master, if you’re done reviewing it, please return the contract.” “Oh—right.” Kelvin handed the contract and pen back to her casually. “There are a few spelling mistakes in the English version. You might want someone to check it again.” Lena was startled and quickly looked through the contract. Sure enough— Several English words had been misspelled. A faint glimmer flashed across Frank’s eyes. He smiled calmly and asked, “Young Master, are you proficient in business English?” “I know a little,” Kelvin replied awkwardly, scratching his cheek. But deep down, he realized something. This must be the effect of the Basic Business Knowledge Support Kit from the system. It seemed the strange coin Old Walter had given him really was something extraordinary. Frank then continued respectfully, “Young Master, following Mr. Carter’s instructions, all Carter Group businesses in Stonebridge City have been transferred to your name.” “Mr. Carter also said he wants you to practice first. So he has allocated one billion dollars for you to gain experience managing businesses.” One billion dollars?! Hearing that number, Wade—who had been hiding in the corner watching everything—began trembling. At that moment, he prayed desperately that Kelvin wouldn’t remember how he had bullied and mocked him before. But was Kelvin someone who forgot things easily? Not at all. Kelvin smiled gently and looked at Wade. “Wade, if I remember correctly, your family owns a factory here in Stonebridge, right?” Wade’s face turned pale. “Y-yes…” “Good.” Kelvin patted Wade’s shoulder casually. Then he turned to Frank and said, “Arrange it. I want to cooperate with Wade’s family factory.” “Let’s help everyone get rich together.” Wade almost collapsed. Just competing with the Carter Group alone could destroy his entire family business overnight! Realizing the danger, Wade immediately rushed forward and hugged Kelvin’s leg while crying loudly. “Brother Kelvin, I was wrong!” “You’re a great man—you won’t remember the mistakes of a nobody like me!” “Please… please spare my family!”
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The reunion invitation had arrived in the least expected way — a woman named Sandra Kim appearing out of nowhere at the steak restaurant, delivering the information at speed before disappearing back into the city, leaving Kelvin standing with an invitation he had not sought and an event he had not considered attending.Sophie had been the first to form an opinion."Go," she said, over the remaining portion of her steak. "You should go.""I barely knew most of them," Kelvin said."That is exactly why you should go," Sophie said. "To see what happened to them.""Or to be seen," Anna said. She said it without judgment — just the observation."Both," Sophie said.Kelvin had thought about it for most of the following day, through the morning operations briefing with Frank and the afternoon Catherine Walsh call and the hour he spent with the RuiserChi registration documents that still felt like a claim he was making on something.He had decided to go in the specific way of someone who had d
celebration
The company registration happened on a Tuesday.Kelvin had been attempting to avoid being the legal person of record for the new company — not because he did not want the company to exist, but because the specific administrative weight of being listed as the legal person on a registration document felt like a step that deserved more deliberate choosing than being physically dragged into a government office by Anna and Derek.This was, apparently, not how Anna and Derek saw it."The company is yours," Anna said, for the third time in the car. "The land is yours. The capital is yours. You are the legal person.""You and Derek could be co-directors," Kelvin said."We are co-directors," Derek said. "You are also the legal person.""Those are not mutually exclusive," Anna said."I understand they are not mutually exclusive," Kelvin said. "I am noting that the legal person designation carries specific liabilities in the event of—""Kelvin," Anna said."Yes," he said."We have been studying
a good start
Brother Long came through the door of room 222 like a man who had assessed the situation incorrectly from the outside and was discovering the error in real time.He stopped when he saw the configuration of the room.Four bodyguards positioned with professional efficiency. Carter Webb on the sofa with the specific posture of someone whose authority has departed and left the structure of it behind. Kelvin in the chair across from him with the unhurried quality of someone who has chosen their seat carefully."That is your trump card," Kelvin said, looking at Brother Long with the calm interest of someone identifying a piece of information. "The delinquents outside."Brother Long looked at Carter Webb.Carter Webb looked at the floor.Brother Long had the expression of someone who has been given a significant piece of information without anyone having spoken."I am going to leave now," Kelvin said. "Carter Webb and I have finished our conversation." He looked at Brother Long directly. "Th
Carter's investigation
The van smelled of cigarettes and industrial cleaner, which was a specific combination that Kelvin filed away as information about the kind of operation he was walking into. He sat in the back with his four bodyguards arranged around him in the configuration of people who were supposed to be holding him and were actually protecting him, which required a specific quality of acting that all four of them were managing with professional competence. He kept his head down and thought. Carter had not acted alone. The dinner had been arranged too specifically, the coordination with the kidnapping attempt had been too clean. Someone had told Carter that Anna and Derek would be at that location. Someone had arranged Brother Long as a backup when the dinner plan failed. The question was the same one he had asked in the hospital room before Derek briefed him. Who knew. The van stopped. The Imperial Entertainment Club had the specific aesthetic of a place that had spent a significant amount
cultural relics group
“The time has come for you two to step in. Yesterday, three new students from Ebinghao Business School—and the woman who brought me here. As for the two men, don’t kill them… but make them suffer as much as possible.”The moment he finished speaking, Ryan closed his eyes again, a blissful, almost euphoric expression spreading across his face, as if he were drifting off to heaven.Hearing those words, the tattooed man felt his heart pound. If Ryan hadn’t been paying him so well, he wouldn’t have bothered dealing with such filth. Over the years, he had already helped him abduct countless women—every single one of them beautiful.Seeing that Ryan had nothing more to say, the tattooed man quietly left the room.There was no way he could stomach that scene any longer. The moment he stepped out of the private room, he hurried off to his own quarters to vent his frustration.Of course, he didn’t forget the task Ryan had just assigned. After all, every time he handled such matters in the past
Mr Ryan
Before hanging up, Frank could hear someone beside him asking who was on the other end of the call.At that moment, Kelvin finally understood why his father could be so cold and ruthless toward ordinary people. It was because kindness meant nothing to those who didn’t value it.Less than ten seconds later, Kelvin’s phone rang again. It was the Carter Group representative.“This is the second time. I don’t want it happening again. You have one hour to gather all illegal evidence on the Civil and Martial Group. If you can’t find any, then make something happen. I’ll be waiting for you at Meridian Tower.”Kelvin didn’t believe for a second that Ryan’s company was clean. If there was dirt to uncover, that was the best place to start.Anna, who was driving, said nothing as she glanced at Kelvin. The sudden shift in him—cold, sharp, and distant—made him feel like a stranger.On the way, Kelvin drifted off again, still dizzy. When he woke up, the car had already been parked outside Meridian
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