Mag-log inHe couldn’t see Naomi anywhere.His eyes swept rapidly across the hall now filled with disorder. Red emergency lights began blinking dimly from several corners of the room, casting everyone’s faces in an eerie glow that made the panic look even worse. Guards moved quickly to evacuate the guests whil
After the formal introduction and ceremony honoring Naomi, the atmosphere inside the hall gradually settled into something calmer and warmer. Cale allowed the girl to mingle with the longtime members of the Chen family. He wanted Naomi to know them personally and judge for herself which among them g
“Oh, of course.”“Please go ahead, Miss Chen.”Naomi immediately escaped before they could stop her again.The moment she stepped away from the crowd in the main hall, she finally let out a long breath of relief.“Oh my God,” she muttered, pressing a hand lightly against her forehead. “Why do they a
The atmosphere inside the hall, which had been suffocating with tension only moments ago, gradually became far livelier after every faction member officially paid their respects to Naomi.Soft traditional music began flowing gently from one corner of the room. The aroma of warm tea, faint incense, a
The room fell even quieter.Naomi could hear the sound of her own breathing.Especially when Cale extended his hand toward her, silently asking her to stand beside him. Right there in the center of the hall, where everyone present could see her clearly.“Naomi Chen.”Several people immediately lower
But not everyone knew that beneath the restaurant lay one of the Chen family’s most important halls. A place that had been used for decades as the meeting ground for those bound by loyalty to the Chen family.Their car entered through the restaurant’s private rear entrance under heavy security.The
The concrete room fell silent again after the call ended.The spotlight above Harold’s head still blazed harshly, throwing sharp shadows across a face already mottled with bruises. One of his hands remained bound behind the metal chair. Dried blood clung to the corner of his lips, and the swelling o
Meanwhile.Selena stepped out of the dining room with her posture straight and her pace measured. Her expression had returned to its usual cold composure, as if whatever had happened at the breakfast table meant nothing to her.Even though, deep down, irritation simmered—sharp and restless—at Eli’s
On the other side of SunCity—In the place where Harold had been left behind with the men involved in his dealings.The concrete room felt far quieter after the iron door slammed behind Cale and Chris.The floodlight hanging from the ceiling still burned harshly, casting hard shadows across the cold
There was no biological relationship between Eli and Chase.Riana let out a long breath. The tension that had been sitting on her shoulders for days finally eased, if only slightly.Before she could close the screen, another notification appeared.Selena Ward was taken into police custody.Not only







