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Chapter 10
The official dark blue marriage certificate slid across the leather dashboard of the Lincoln Navigator. Natalie Sterling stared at the black ink signature of the name “Raymond Smith” beside her own with an unreadable expression. There was a cold sense of relief in her eyes, but there was no warmth of marriage there. This was purely a business transaction to secure Sterling Group.“This marriage certificate will remain in my possession,” Natalie said without turning toward Raymond, who was sitting in the passenger seat. Her voice was flat, cutting through the silence of the soundproof cabin. “Tonight, Elena will pick you up in Queens. We have to attend an important business banquet at the Grand Istana Manhattan Hotel to announce your new status to the public, while simultaneously shutting down my uncle’s and cousin’s moves.”Raymond merely rested his head against the seat, staring out the fogged-up window. “A business banquet?”“A major partnership between Miller Group and Vance Corpor
Chapter 9
The aroma of coffee blended with cinnamon filled the air the moment Raymond pushed open the glass door of Blueberry Lane Café. The private café in the corner of Queens had been deliberately emptied. Near the window still dotted with traces of rainwater, a woman sat with her back perfectly straight. Natalie Sterling. Her cream wool coat from last night had been replaced with a sharply tailored black blazer set that emphasized her cold professional aura.Raymond walked in casually, deliberately wearing a faded cheap cotton shirt and slightly dusty boots. It perfectly matched the identity of “Raymond Smith” prepared by Yudha.The moment Raymond pulled out the chair in front of her, Natalie’s hand, which had been flipping through the documents, suddenly froze. Her beautiful eyes widened.“You?” Natalie frowned, staring sharply at the man who had beaten three burly thugs barehanded last night. “The man from the alley last night?”Raymond sat down and folded his arms on top of the table wit
CHAPTER 8
The crystal chandelier inside Julian Vance’s private office on the top floor of the Vance Corporation tower shimmered luxuriously, reflecting the shadows of two people caught in tension. Chloe Miller paced back and forth across the gray velvet carpet, her fingers adorned with diamond rings gripping her phone so tightly that her knuckles turned white. Her face, usually filled with arrogance, now looked pale, with her makeup slightly smudged from the anxiety that had plagued her all day.“Julian, how could this happen?!” Chloe’s voice rose, a hysterical tone she could no longer hide. “Two of our main textile raw material containers from the Port of Boston were detained by federal quarantine authorities without any clear reason! Three Wall Street banks also suddenly made it difficult to extend Miller Group’s short-term debt tenor this morning! If those supplies don’t reach the factory within forty-eight hours, our production will collapse, and our family’s stocks will plummet before tomo
CHAPTER 7
The night rain on the outskirts of Queens slowly subsided into a cold drizzle. Natalie Sterling still stood frozen near the damp brick wall, staring at the two burly men now groaning in pain on the wet asphalt. Her beautiful eyes shifted toward the young man standing before her. Raymond stood calmly beneath the dim streetlights, slightly adjusting the collar of his damp flannel shirt as though the brutal fight earlier had merely been a minor inconvenience.Natalie’s breathing still carried traces of panic, causing the chest beneath her cream-colored wool coat to rise and fall rapidly. She stepped forward carefully, ignoring the broken heel of her shoe.“W-wait,” Natalie called out, her voice trembling slightly from the cold and shock. “Thank you for helping me. If you hadn’t been here, I don’t know what would have happened to my soul tonight.”Raymond slowly turned around, looking at the woman before him with a flat and empty gaze. “It’s nothing. I just happened to pass by.”Natalie h
CHAPTER 6
Raymond’s footsteps struck the gray Manhattan sidewalk with a steady rhythm, leaving behind the noisy laughter inside the labor agency office. Behind him, Chloe still stood frozen at the doorway, staring at his back with restrained anger. The evening rain began to fall lightly, soaking the striped flannel shirt wrapped around his sturdy body.Every breath Raymond took felt heavy. Inside his chest, there was a surge of blazing energy demanding to be released. As someone who had once annihilated ranks of demonic armored troops on the Altar Battlefield, being insulted repeatedly by a mortal woman made the veins on his temples throb tensely. His right hand clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned pale, producing faint crack sounds amid the noise of the streets.One snap of my fingers. I only need one snap to shatter that arrogant woman’s mouth along with that suffocating building, Raymond thought, his eyes glowing with a dense golden light through the curtain of rain that was beginnin
Chapter 5
The Manhattan afternoon sun was beginning to lean westward, casting long shadows from the skyscrapers onto the gray asphalt. Raymond walked along Fifth Avenue, ignoring the growling in his stomach after not eating anything since leaving the hospital. In his hand, a paper folder containing a daily job application form appeared slightly crumpled at the edges.The system at the corner of his vision flickered softly.[ Synchronization of the God of War Soul Core: 8% ][ Body Status: Mortal Energy Level Low. Nutritional Intake Recommended. ]Raymond let out a short breath. Becoming a mortal human with only a small percentage of his power restored was proving to be rather troublesome. However, he had no intention of asking Yudha for financial help regarding personal matters such as food or a place to stay. To him, rebuilding this mortal body from zero was part of restoring the foundation of his strength.His footsteps stopped in front of a daily labor agency office for the Brooklyn port and
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