LOGINKaldor's eyes narrowed, and he tensed up without thinking. In an instant, the car was filled with powerful bloodlust.The driver had tensed up as well, ready to pounce like a hunting predator.But Kaldor ignored the driver's aggression. His attention was fixed entirely on Madam. "So you know?"The Black Sun made sure to keep the Imperia Norwood family's special physique top secret that should never be leaked, but this woman knew.Even in the face of danger, the Madam didn't panic. Instead, her smile never wavered. "Yes. You're looking for the son of Maple Collins and her husband." She took a drag. "And I can tell you with certainty that you can stop verifying it. Your guess is correct. However, the mission comes first now. I couldn't care less about anything else."The tension slowly eased out of Kaldor's body. Though she knew he was looking for Maple's son, she had no idea about the Imperia Norwood family's secret. That was a relief.Kaldor asked, "Anything else?" At the ver
Right on cue, a limited-edition white Rolls-Royce slowly came to a stop at the entrance. Not even the Norwoods had seen that kind of car, and they gasped collectively. They gasped collectively, their eyes widening in disbelief.From the moment the car appeared, James could not take his eyes off it. Even at the peak of his family's power, they would never have had enough status to own something like this. This was beyond money.Alice grabbed the sleeve of James' shirt like her life depended on it. She kept reminding him, "Dad, look! That plate… It's from Imperia!"The plate did have Imperia's letters, and the number showed that the owner came from great power. They were someone on the top of the pyramid. A single appearance from such a person was enough to shake those beneath them.The car's appearance injected weight and tension into the air, but it didn't drive into the estate. Instead, it stopped about a hundred yards away. The Norwoods were sure whoever was behind the wh
"If you win, then I'll admit he's the better man and stop showing up around you. But if you lose, you'll marry me and become my woman."Sylvie frowned. If she lost, she would rather die than marry him.Ivana said quietly, "Take the bet. Trust Evan."Sylvie went with her aunt's advice. "Fine. Bet."Orion quickly said, "And you'd better not take it back!" He sealed the deal, and elation filled him. The moment Sylvie agreed to the bet, it was already over, or so he thought. He thought he would win, and that Evan was no match for him.All he did was prod Sylvie a little, and she agreed to the bet. Now he had her where he wanted her. It didn't take long for the news of the bet to go around. The Department's prodigies laughed."A bet? I can see who wins from a mile away!""Sylvie's going to be Mrs. Lorimer now!""Orion, beat that punk after Mr. Genley kills Kaldor!"The sanatorium was filled with laughter.…At the same time, Kaldor descended upon Eisenberg Castle, much to J
Orion had seen Evan contact Helso, and to him, that was enough proof. Obviously power convinced Evan, or so Orion thought."Where'd all his confidence go? He thought nothing of the Department!" Orion's sneer didn't waver. "I admit that saving someone from Kaldor takes strength, but that means nothing. Mr. Genley took him down a peg. One person's strength can never compare to a whole faction's. That never ends well."Orion was now using Evan as an example. He thought Helso had destroyed Evan's pride, and the young man who thought no one was a match was gone. He wanted to use this example to destroy Evan's image in Sylvie's heart.Sylvie wasn't fazed. She was still as icy as ever. "Even if he's an errand boy, I still love him. But I'd never fall for rotten assholes like you even if you're the head of your Department."Unlike everyone else, Sylvie wasn't scared of Orion's power and backer, especially when Orion had left an abysmal impression on her."You…" Orion felt as if his an
The heiresses thought the top women wouldn't even waste their time on Evan if he wasn't catering to their every desire. Disgust welled up inside them. They thought lowly of Evan for selling out his pride as a man just to have women hovering around him.Even if he had beautiful women around him, he only had them by selling out his dignity. The reality was that he must be groveling in the ground, or so they thought.Now that they had found a reasonable explanation for why those women were hovering around Evan, the heiresses immediately felt much better."I can't believe he fell so much after the divorce. Zeke is so much better," Anya said proudly. Now she knew the gap between Evan and Zeke was like a chasm.Roxanne joined in with praise of her own. "And Zeke has never done that kind of stuff. He's loyal to us, and he's got a lot of power. Not to mention connections. Even the Department's leader came to him.""What?" Zeke was stunned. Confusion filled his eyes. "What do you mean th
Just like the heiresses, Zeke found this unbelievable. They were people of two different worlds. And this was Estelle Laurent—a name everyone in Silverton knew. Yet now, she was dating Evan.'Damn it!' Zeke wanted to curse. He also wanted women like Estelle. The old him would never think about it, but now he had the power and status to try, yet she was dating a useless man like Evan.Unlike the heiresses, Zeke didn't share their sadness. All he felt was envy and rage. To him, Evan wasn't even good enough to have women like the heiresses, much less a goddess like Estelle. The thought lit a fire under him."And she's not the only beauty hovering around Evan. We know two more.""Yeah! The very graceful woman we talked about, and that mystery woman in the Maybach. They have ties with Evan too.""We just think this is unfair for us."The heiresses had no idea Zeke was angry and envious. All they wanted was someone to talk to, to comfort them.Now Zeke was even more furious. 'Da
Evan had never been deeply involved with the Leighton family. After Roxanne had secretly taken the family's only life-saving drug, she had been branded a sinner by her own relatives and had nearly been expelled outright. It was only because her parents fought tooth and nail for her that she avoide
"What? Simple?" Artemisia's eyes went wide in disbelief when she heard Evan's words.She had been studying this incomplete formula ever since she'd been overseas, working on it for days and nights. Yet, she still had no clue how to fix it. And now Evan said it was an easy fix?"To make matters wor
After he obtained an enormous sum of money from that sale, he had finally risen to prominence and secured the position he enjoyed today.What he hadn't expected was that Cain had gone and tested the authenticity of the drakeblood gemstone. Back when Darius had forged the fake, it had been indisting
Evan didn't refuse. After all, he did require an extra pair of hands in the future."Thank you, Mr. Norwood!" Both Caleb and Artemisia were over the moon.After they left Villa No. 1, he could no longer contain his excitement as he started laughing in joy."Hahaha! Our family will soar to greater







