LOGINAnd the blood-red gemstone ring on his finger.The wall behind him was covered with countless photographs.Looking closely, most of them were old photos of a younger Cain, as well as of Ciel and the others from back then.But every single photo shared one strange detail—someone had been cut out of them.Every photograph was the same, as if the missing person had become a ghost haunting them from the shadows. Present, yet absent.Then, just then, chaotic footsteps thundered outside the villa.Of course, he had noticed the large group approaching. But he had no intention of running.He simply sat there quietly, waiting for Cain to arrive.The villa doors were kicked open violently as Cain strode inside. Before he had even fully entered, he roared into the darkness, "Skyler! I know it was you! You're still alive, aren't you?"Upon hearing the name, the people who had followed Cain since the early days—Ciel included—shuddered violently.However, the newer subordinates looked
Ever since Cain returned to Silverton and reclaimed his position, he had moved back into his former estate.This time, he held nothing back. He openly declared that unless he achieved his goal, he would never stop.Ciel and the others were also burning with rage. This time, they swore they would uncover the person responsible for Gabriel's death and settle the score together with Evan.The entire city of Silverton still remained shrouded beneath Cain's shadow. Yet no matter how hard they searched, they still couldn't locate the person who had hired assassins to kill Gabriel.At that moment, a calm voice echoed through the room."Allow me…"Everyone instantly held their breath, their expressions turning respectful and reverent.At the far end of their vision, Alistair slowly approached."Alistair!" Cain's eyes lit up immediately.Although Alistair had agreed to help him avenge Gabriel, he rarely stayed with them. He had his own matters to handle.Namely, searching for the myst
Not being able to see Zeke was worse than death to Hazel.It was like reliving the nightmare from three years ago, when Zeke vanished without saying goodbye.Only this time, it was even crueler.Just imagining herself living like that from now on made Hazel feel as if countless knives were carving into her.It was an agony worse than death.Hazel collapsed onto the floor as tears streamed uncontrollably down her face. Crying hysterically, she shouted, "Mom, Dad, what are you doing? Do you really have to take it this far? You're forcing me to choose!"There was even hatred in her eyes now.Stefan and Cynthia were taken aback, but quickly became even angrier. "Yes! We are forcing you to choose! If you still regard yourself as our daughter, forget about that man and stay home! Otherwise, get out and never come back. We'll pretend we never had a daughter like you."Hazel cried even harder. Her parents were truly driving her into a corner.Afraid that Hazel might really sever ties
"A public statement?"Evan’s words struck like thunder. Stefan froze on the spot, and Cynthia looked equally shocked beside him.They might dislike Zeke and even resent him, but they had never gone as far as publicly denouncing him. Once a statement like that was released, it would mean they had truly severed all ties, leaving no room for reconciliation.And Hazel, who still firmly stood on Zeke’s side, would definitely fight it with everything she had.The consequences would be huge.Stefan couldn't help asking, "Did something happen?"“I can’t explain the details,” Evan said, his tone unusually grave. “But Mr. Solberg, you only need to know one thing. I would never harm your family. Release the public statement and sever all ties with Zeke.”"Alright."Realizing that this matter was truly serious, Stefan stopped asking questions and immediately agreed.After ending the call with the Solbergs, Evan contacted the Leightons as well, telling them to publicly announce their compl
If they continued associating with Zeke, disasters like this would only keep happening in the future."Grandpa, all of you…" Roxanne stopped herself mid-sentence, clearly wanting to explain something. But in the end, she swallowed the words back down. "Forget it. There's no point talking to you people."Deep down, she grumbled, 'Trying to explain things to these people is like talking to a brick wall! At least Hazel's parents can still be reasoned with, but this group is completely impossible. They're all trapped in their own little world, acting like those two life-saving drugs make them untouchable. They don't take anyone seriously anymore.'What they don't understand is that Zeke's value goes far beyond those two pills. And he's only just begun to grow stronger. No one can even predict how far he'll go in the future. 'This isn't something I can explain in just a few sentences. In the end, these people are walking straight toward their own destruction. All they can see is a te
The girls never could have imagined that their families would be this cold and heartless.'This is the Goldens' darkest hour, yet none of them is willing to lend a hand!'Hazel couldn't hold it in anymore. "Mom, Dad, you've gone too far! Mr. Golden's family is in trouble right now, and we're the only ones who could help them, but you won't do a thing?"Stefan sneered dismissively. "Why should we help? Graham brought all of this on himself! Besides, we cut ties with him a long time ago. We won't have any dealings with him anymore, much less help him!""Exactly. And doesn't he have that precious son-in-law of his? If anyone's going to help, it shouldn't be us anyway…" Cynthia sneered.Hazel's expression changed at the mention of Zeke, and she lowered her head. "Zeke's gone somewhere. I haven't been able to contact him no matter what…"The news took Stefan and Cynthia aback."He probably screwed everyone over and ran."That was the most direct conclusion they could draw from every
"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
Evan figured Gaius and Ivana already knew that Cain would arrive in Silverton the next day and would absolutely step in for him. However, he refused to let anyone get involved. He wanted to settle this himself. Thus, he called each of them in turn.The first person he contacted was Gaius, the Iron
Hugo already knew Evan's true background. It was precisely with that knowledge that he understood that Cain had no way of touching Evan or him.…"How odd. How is Evan able to make Mr. Wells apologize to me? Things just don't add up…"Back at the Golden Residence, Graham and the three heiresses w
They realized instantly that they were done for. Nothing and no one could save them now. They had been moments away from boarding an international flight, only to be captured in one fell swoop.The thought of their involvement in forging evidence three years ago, evidence that had framed Evan, sent







