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"Had it not been for them, you would've already secured her place as the head of the Madison family!" Ellen raged on."That's enough, Mom. Stop complaining." Scarlet's voice cut through her mother's tirade, calm but flat. She looked at Ellen without a flicker of emotion. "Even if Cora managed to secure a partnership with the Caisons, so what? The moment she married Emory, her fate was sealed—she'll never be my equal.""Exactly! Emory's just a hillbilly. He'll never make it big in Vermillion Delta. But you, my daughter, you're Vermillion Delta's golden girl. You'll marry someone leagues above Cora!"Ellen nodded with fierce conviction.But Scarlet only smirked. "Mom, isn't it obvious? Marrying better than Cora isn't an achievement. I doubt anyone in our family could marry worse than she did.""That's true... you'll certainly marry better than Alice."Scarlet didn't answer right away. Her lips curled into a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "That plot of land for the international
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"Trouble, huh?" Emory looked at Tyler and shook his head with quiet disdain. "If it's trouble, then let it come. Water rises, we build a dam; soldiers come, we beat them down. You really think I'd care about a little inconvenience?"Tyler blinked in surprise, then let out a sharp bark of laughter. "Emory, you're just some hick from the mountains. What could you possibly—"His phone rang.Tyler glanced at the screen. His smile froze. He turned without another word and walked off, the laughter drained from his face.Moments after he disappeared, Bobby emerged from the office lobby of Lunar Ventures. He spotted Emory and hesitated a beat before stepping forward."Mr. Emory," he said cautiously, "you know that man?"Emory nodded. "He's married to my wife's cousin.""Oh… So Tyler is related to you?" Bobby's expression stiffened, but he quickly forced a smile. "In that case, since he's family, I'll let it slide. The seven thousand he swindled from us—no need to make a fuss.""Swindle
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Cora kept her tone calm, her voice soft and patient as she tried to reason with the old woman.But the moment she finished speaking, a frail elderly woman with white hair and rope sandals came storming out, a broom in her hand."Enough of your noise," the woman snapped. "I told you I'm not moving! You're a pretty girl, but can't you understand plain words? Get lost!"With that, she started swinging the broom at Cora, chasing her out.Cora had no choice. She backed away and left the worn-down village house.She had just stepped outside when she came face to face with Scarlet."Well, well," Scarlet said, arms crossed, a sly smirk tugging at her lips. "Looks like things aren't going too smoothly, huh?""What are you doing here?" Cora's tone went cold. "Planning to meddle in the academy's construction now? Or did you forget what the Caison family said?""Relax," Scarlet replied, feigning innocence. "I'm just here to check in on the old lady. No need to be so tense."She turned and
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When the meeting finally wrapped up, Cora sought out Scarlet in private."What do you want?" Scarlet arched a brow, glancing at her with a smirk that carried more arrogance than curiosity."Scarlet, do you know why Linda refuses to move?" Cora asked, genuinely curious.The compensation their family had offered was generous—by any measure, Linda shouldn't still be clinging to that dilapidated house in Everdeen Village."Of course I know why." Scarlet's smile deepened with mischief. "But why would I tell you?"Cora was at a loss for words."Cora, the Caisons handed you the international music academy project. That means it's your responsibility. Don't come running to me every time you hit a wall. Why should I help you? Why don't you ask Emory for his help?" Her voice dripped with mockery. "Didn't you say Emory knows the Caisons? If he's so capable, shouldn't a mere holdout be an easy fix for him?""Scarlet, you and I both know Emory doesn't actually know anyone from the Caison fami
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"A ninth-rank mystic warrior, huh?"Emory gave a wry smile, then turned to Bobby. "All right. I'll meet him."Soon enough, Emory was in Lunar Ventures's reception room, face to face with Jason. Jason wore a black jacket, and his body—solid with bronzed muscle—looked built for war."You're the new chairman of Lunar Ventures, Emory Belen?" Jason's hawk-like eyes bored into him."I am," Emory replied calmly. "What do you want?""I want your company to find someone for me," Jason said, all confidence. "Do the job, and I'll pay you seven million."He slid a photograph across the table. It showed a girl, no older than sixteen or seventeen."Not interested," Emory said without glancing at the picture.Jason's smile didn't falter, but his voice darkened. "You might want to reconsider, Emory. I have a feeling we'll be working together a lot in Goldspire in the future."As he spoke, an invisible force surged from Jason, exploding the table and chairs in front of him into splinters.Bobb
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When Emory arrived at Everdeen Village, the first thing he saw was Helen arguing heatedly with a flashy young woman dressed to the nines. Nearby, Cora sat on the ground, wiping tears from her eyes."Cora, Helen, what happened?" Emory walked up, his voice calm but concerned.Before Cora could answer, Helen snapped, pointing a trembling finger at the woman. "What gives you the right to hit my daughter?"The young woman didn't flinch. She crossed her arms and sneered. "So what if I hit her? She stuck her nose where it didn't belong.""You—!"Helen looked ready to lash out, but Cora gently tugged at Helen's arm and shook her head. "Let it go, Mom. Let her leave.""You still not gone?" Helen barked, turning back to the woman.The woman glared at Cora as she turned to leave. "Let me tell you something, Cora. Linda's house, her money—it's all mine now. I don't respect elders. So what? What can you do about it? You wanna play hero again next time?" she sneered. "I'll beat you to death."
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Linda spoke with a bitter edge to her voice, a mix of sorrow and self-mockery bleeding through every word."It's really nothing, Linda," Cora said softly, offering a gentle smile that felt like a breeze in spring. "Helping you… helps me too."Emory, standing nearby, watched his wife chatting with the old woman and frowned. "Cora, what's going on? What do you mean, helping yourself? And who was that woman earlier?""That was Denise," Cora replied. "She was adopted by Linda, but she's never supported her—not even once. All she does is wish for Linda to die so she can take her house and money. A complete ingrate."Her anger rose as she continued. "If Denise really managed to snatch the house, she'd definitely use it to blackmail the Madison family for a cut of the relocation compensation from Everdeen Village. That's why I stepped in, and… things got heated.""I see," Emory said quietly, watching his wife stand up for the old woman. "What about Linda's other family? No one else around
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"Honey, you know her?" Cora asked, unable to hide her curiosity as she noticed Emory staring at the girl in the photo frame."No," Emory said, shaking his head.She sighed. "Alright then…"She hesitated, then continued, "Her granddaughter's been missing for ten years. Trying to find her now... it's close to impossible.""We won't know unless we try." Emory offered a faint smile. "Unless, of course, you're planning to bulldoze Linda's house for your international music academy?""I don't want to do that," Cora said, her voice soft but firm. "She's been through enough.""Then let me handle it," Emory said, lifting the frame. "If we're lucky, we'll have something by tomorrow."He turned and walked away, photo in hand.Watching his back, Cora spoke under her breath, "Mom, do you think he can really find her?""Find her? My foot!" Helen didn't bother hiding her contempt. "Ten years missing. Who knows if she's even still in Vermillion Delta? Where's he supposed to start—thin air? Mig
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After the dinner at Madison estate, Cora left with Emory.After they were gone, Alice strolled over to Scarlet with a smile. "Scarlet, aren't you going to help Cora find Linda's granddaughter?"Earlier during dinner, Cora had explained the complications holding up construction in Everdeen Village. Without locating Linda's granddaughter, the international music academy project couldn't move forward."Me? Why would I help Cora?" Scarlet's lips curled in a cold smirk. "It's not like the Caison family's working with me. Besides, I'm honestly curious—how long do you think they'll tolerate Cora's delays? I wouldn't be surprised if the Caison family loses their patience.""You mean, you don't think she'll find Linda's granddaughter?" Alice asked, catching the implication."Hmph. It's not easy to find a girl who's been missing for ten years." Scarlet shook her head, voice heavy with disdain. "Does Cora really think she can keep pulling off miracles?""You've got a point." Alice nodded. "L
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Emory calmly set down his fork."You'll handle him?" Ellen let out a sharp, mocking laugh. "You think you're some kind of mystic warrior?"Scarlet shot Emory a look of pure disdain. She didn't bother speaking—clearly, she thought engaging would be beneath her."No," Emory admitted, shaking his head as the eyes around the table settled on him. "I'm not a mystic warrior. But I—""I knew you weren't!" Ellen cut him off before he could finish. "You're just some country bumpkin from the mountains. What do you know about mystic arts? Do you have any idea how expensive the training is? You couldn't even afford a proper betrothal gift for Cora—how on earth would you pay for lessons?"She straightened up, her voice rising with self-righteous superiority. "And let me remind you—Derrick's backed by Jason Eli, the most dangerous man in Goldspire's underworld. Jason recently reached the level just below Master Quentin himself. Do you think you can afford to offend him? Even our family has to tr
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"Honey, you know her?" Cora asked, unable to hide her curiosity as she noticed Emory staring at the girl in the photo frame."No," Emory said, shaking his head.She sighed. "Alright then…"She hesitated, then continued, "Her granddaughter's been missing for ten years. Trying to find her now... it's close to impossible.""We won't know unless we try." Emory offered a faint smile. "Unless, of course, you're planning to bulldoze Linda's house for your international music academy?""I don't want to do that," Cora said, her voice soft but firm. "She's been through enough.""Then let me handle it," Emory said, lifting the frame. "If we're lucky, we'll have something by tomorrow."He turned and walked away, photo in hand.Watching his back, Cora spoke under her breath, "Mom, do you think he can really find her?""Find her? My foot!" Helen didn't bother hiding her contempt. "Ten years missing. Who knows if she's even still in Vermillion Delta? Where's he supposed to start—thin air? Mig
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Linda spoke with a bitter edge to her voice, a mix of sorrow and self-mockery bleeding through every word."It's really nothing, Linda," Cora said softly, offering a gentle smile that felt like a breeze in spring. "Helping you… helps me too."Emory, standing nearby, watched his wife chatting with the old woman and frowned. "Cora, what's going on? What do you mean, helping yourself? And who was that woman earlier?""That was Denise," Cora replied. "She was adopted by Linda, but she's never supported her—not even once. All she does is wish for Linda to die so she can take her house and money. A complete ingrate."Her anger rose as she continued. "If Denise really managed to snatch the house, she'd definitely use it to blackmail the Madison family for a cut of the relocation compensation from Everdeen Village. That's why I stepped in, and… things got heated.""I see," Emory said quietly, watching his wife stand up for the old woman. "What about Linda's other family? No one else around
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When Emory arrived at Everdeen Village, the first thing he saw was Helen arguing heatedly with a flashy young woman dressed to the nines. Nearby, Cora sat on the ground, wiping tears from her eyes."Cora, Helen, what happened?" Emory walked up, his voice calm but concerned.Before Cora could answer, Helen snapped, pointing a trembling finger at the woman. "What gives you the right to hit my daughter?"The young woman didn't flinch. She crossed her arms and sneered. "So what if I hit her? She stuck her nose where it didn't belong.""You—!"Helen looked ready to lash out, but Cora gently tugged at Helen's arm and shook her head. "Let it go, Mom. Let her leave.""You still not gone?" Helen barked, turning back to the woman.The woman glared at Cora as she turned to leave. "Let me tell you something, Cora. Linda's house, her money—it's all mine now. I don't respect elders. So what? What can you do about it? You wanna play hero again next time?" she sneered. "I'll beat you to death."
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"A ninth-rank mystic warrior, huh?"Emory gave a wry smile, then turned to Bobby. "All right. I'll meet him."Soon enough, Emory was in Lunar Ventures's reception room, face to face with Jason. Jason wore a black jacket, and his body—solid with bronzed muscle—looked built for war."You're the new chairman of Lunar Ventures, Emory Belen?" Jason's hawk-like eyes bored into him."I am," Emory replied calmly. "What do you want?""I want your company to find someone for me," Jason said, all confidence. "Do the job, and I'll pay you seven million."He slid a photograph across the table. It showed a girl, no older than sixteen or seventeen."Not interested," Emory said without glancing at the picture.Jason's smile didn't falter, but his voice darkened. "You might want to reconsider, Emory. I have a feeling we'll be working together a lot in Goldspire in the future."As he spoke, an invisible force surged from Jason, exploding the table and chairs in front of him into splinters.Bobb
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When the meeting finally wrapped up, Cora sought out Scarlet in private."What do you want?" Scarlet arched a brow, glancing at her with a smirk that carried more arrogance than curiosity."Scarlet, do you know why Linda refuses to move?" Cora asked, genuinely curious.The compensation their family had offered was generous—by any measure, Linda shouldn't still be clinging to that dilapidated house in Everdeen Village."Of course I know why." Scarlet's smile deepened with mischief. "But why would I tell you?"Cora was at a loss for words."Cora, the Caisons handed you the international music academy project. That means it's your responsibility. Don't come running to me every time you hit a wall. Why should I help you? Why don't you ask Emory for his help?" Her voice dripped with mockery. "Didn't you say Emory knows the Caisons? If he's so capable, shouldn't a mere holdout be an easy fix for him?""Scarlet, you and I both know Emory doesn't actually know anyone from the Caison fami
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Cora kept her tone calm, her voice soft and patient as she tried to reason with the old woman.But the moment she finished speaking, a frail elderly woman with white hair and rope sandals came storming out, a broom in her hand."Enough of your noise," the woman snapped. "I told you I'm not moving! You're a pretty girl, but can't you understand plain words? Get lost!"With that, she started swinging the broom at Cora, chasing her out.Cora had no choice. She backed away and left the worn-down village house.She had just stepped outside when she came face to face with Scarlet."Well, well," Scarlet said, arms crossed, a sly smirk tugging at her lips. "Looks like things aren't going too smoothly, huh?""What are you doing here?" Cora's tone went cold. "Planning to meddle in the academy's construction now? Or did you forget what the Caison family said?""Relax," Scarlet replied, feigning innocence. "I'm just here to check in on the old lady. No need to be so tense."She turned and
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"Trouble, huh?" Emory looked at Tyler and shook his head with quiet disdain. "If it's trouble, then let it come. Water rises, we build a dam; soldiers come, we beat them down. You really think I'd care about a little inconvenience?"Tyler blinked in surprise, then let out a sharp bark of laughter. "Emory, you're just some hick from the mountains. What could you possibly—"His phone rang.Tyler glanced at the screen. His smile froze. He turned without another word and walked off, the laughter drained from his face.Moments after he disappeared, Bobby emerged from the office lobby of Lunar Ventures. He spotted Emory and hesitated a beat before stepping forward."Mr. Emory," he said cautiously, "you know that man?"Emory nodded. "He's married to my wife's cousin.""Oh… So Tyler is related to you?" Bobby's expression stiffened, but he quickly forced a smile. "In that case, since he's family, I'll let it slide. The seven thousand he swindled from us—no need to make a fuss.""Swindle
