It was only then that the Smith family members noticed the young man beside Jasmine.One of them raised an eyebrow disdainfully. "Who are you?"Jasmine's face turned pale. "Frederick…""Hush. Stay out of this!" Frederick intervened decisively. "Are all of you from the Smith family? Have you ever asked Christopher how he lost?"They exchanged glances, and snorted. "Christopher tarnished our family's reputation and dignity, but that’s a private family matter. It’s none of your business, you filthy little nobody!"The truth was that when Christopher returned to the Smith family, he blamed Organization V for his failure. He never mentioned Frederick. So, the Smith family members were still clueless about Frederick's involvement."None of my business?" Frederick smirked. "Well, you don't seem to know yet. Anyway, you're not taking her away!""Are you kidding? We're from the Smith family of Centropolis! Even if we wanted to take away the mayor of Mirage City, it would be a piece of ca

"Mr. Lester? You mean Frederick?" Maxwell felt uneasy. How could a mere employee have the authority to mobilize both the criminal and legal forces in Mirage City?"I refuse to believe he's all-powerful! The Smiths have some influence in the military! We'll have the military send someone to pick us up!" Maxwell's expression turned fierce. "We have a good relationship with General Collines. Inform him to send military vehicles to pick us up!""Yes, sir!" A Smith family member immediately dialed Liam Collins's office.After a few rings, a rugged voice answered, "This is General Collins from the military district. Is that you, Maxwell?""Yes, General Collins. I've encountered a few hooligans causing trouble in Mirage City. Can you send military vehicles to pick us up?"Liam readily agreed. "No problem. They're just some small fries. I'll send a platoon with three military vehicles right away. Let's see who dares to stop military vehicles!"Maxwell was overjoyed. "I'll definitely in

Frederick squinted, and added nonchalantly, "Ms. Smith, why are you just standing there? Go ahead and sleep, or you'll be wasting my three hundred bucks for nothing!" Jasmine's face was burning. "I'm not that kind of easy woman! Frederick, what do you take me for?"Even though she flirted a lot, she couldn't just let a man have his way with her like this. Especially not Frederick, who didn't understand women's thoughts at all. Things should progress gradually! How could he be so direct?!Frederick chuckled. "No, I really meant just sleeping. Just lie down and sleep."Jasmine was dumbfounded. "Are you talking about that kind of sleeping?"Was his idea of sleeping not about intimate relations between a man and a woman?!"What else?" Frederick scratched his ear, and shrugged. "If we don't do this, how can we fool those old Smith fogies? They should be almost gone by now, but we shouldn't waste the money. Let's just sleep for a bit before leaving."Jasmine was furious. "Frederick

Jennifer's blood pressure spiked at his words. She took a deep breath before replying, "What else do you want? Don't forget that back then, you wanted me to marry the Tiger Faction's heir. But now, the Tiger Faction is no more! Alec's whereabouts are unknown, and his son died in the hospital."Xavier chuckled. "Times change, my dear! I'm sure you've heard about what's been happening in Mirage City recently, right? The Campbell family, our long-time competitors in Savant Arts, were wiped out by an unknown force! The Great Four Warrior Clans have become three!"In this power vacuum, another family has risen—the Gallaghers! Their company, Gallagher Enterprise, has become the fastest-growing enterprise in Mirage City."And that's not all! I heard that one of the Gallaghers' ancestors has reached the peak level of a Sovereign Grandmaster. They have surpassed the other three ancient families!"Xavier grinned. "The Gallaghers' heir, Zion, is very interested in cooperating with our com

Feeling helpless, Frederick stood alone at her doorstep and shouted, "Ms. York, I know you're in there! Can you please come out and talk to me? "Why do you want a divorce? Please explain! If it's because of me, I'll apologize and make things right! If you dislike me, just come out and tell me directly! You call me to say you want a divorce without giving any reasons! How can I accept it willingly? "Even murderers are given a reason for their crime! You can't leave me in the dark like this!"Frederick continued to question, but Jennifer seemed deaf to his pleas. She ignored him completely, without even stepping out to respond. Despite his impassioned words outside, she remained shut indoors.Deciding to ignore everything else, Frederick stood there and declared, "Don't worry, I won't barge into your home! I'll wait here until you come out and give me an answer! I won't leave this place until I hear from you!"Watching from behind the balcony curtains, Jennifer sighed softly. "How