Marc Family

room on the top floor of Marc Private Hospital. Outside the door, armed security guards

e clutched her encrypted phone. As Daniel Marc's personal assistant, she was responsible for his safety and well-being from the moment he set foot back in the co

, who stood quietly by the corner of the

know how Mr. Thomas is. He raised Daniel after the accident nine years ago. He loves him l

dden from the Acting Head of the Marc family, Mrs. Faith.

ounce of courage left in her body and tapped the scre

tative voice of Mr. Thomas

mouth suddenly completely dry

tantly from calm authority to sharp, lethal anxiety

en Robbert and I arrived at the terminal pick-up zone, we found him lying on the pavement. He was... he was severely beaten, sir. He

s, all Mrs. Faith could hear was the heavy, furious breathing of t

fying growl that made the blood run cold in Mrs. Faith'

g her. "The attackers were already gone by the time we pulled u

ence, the line went dead. Mr. Th

t, her eyes wide with panic. "He hung up on me. Robbert, he hung up in absolute

uddenly broke through

spital bed. Daniel Marc's heavy eyelids fluttered open, his icy d

uick!" Mrs. Faith orde

ouring a glass of water with trembling hands. She leaned over, her face filled with genuine

rotested the movement. Yet, his face remained entirely calm, unreadable, a

aniel murmured quietly. "

behind him to help him sit up slowly. Just as Daniel leaned back a

behind him. But before the doctor could even approach the b

is my n

king Marc family tactical guards. His hair was slightly disheveled, his tailored suit jacket unbutton

aped his chest, the immense weight on his shoulders instantly lifting. He rush

iel's forehead and chest. His tone shifted back to pure venom as he looked at Daniel's face. "Tell me who

yielding. He reached up, gently patting his uncle's hand.

st and checking his vitals on the monitoring screens. After a brief and t

r soft-tissue bruising and a light concussion, your body is remarkably resilient. There are no

said dismissively, gesturing for

and. "Daniel, stop deflecting. You are the sole heir to the Marc Empire. You cannot simply be beaten

d. "It was just a minor altercation with some reckless thugs. It is not worth disrupti

r or weakness, but he found none. Knowing his nephew's stubbornly secretiv

ediately," Mr. Thomas commanded.

c Family Palace. Nestled within thousands of private acres, the palace was a breathtaking masterpiece of classical arc

ance despite the lingering soreness in his body. He walked through the towering double doors

ely behind, carrying his

, Daniel stopped at the doorway. He didn't turn around, but his voic

. Fa

swered promptly, st

Bush family, and the Diamond family," Daniel stated coldly. He paused for a fraction of a second before adding, "And

, her mind racing. Stacy Diamond? The eldest daughter of the Diamond famil

the cold, distant aura radiating from Daniel's silhouette made her bite her t

lly, setting his bag down on a velvet bench ne

the grand fireplace. Mounted above the mantle was a massive, gilde

out the folded stack of crisp one-hundred-dollar bills that Stacy Diamond had forced into his hand at the airport. He stared at

ning around the cash. And today, the Power family proved they still believe they own this country.

, a polite knock s

Daniel sa

to his mahogany desk, opened it, and neatly arranged five thick, color-coded f

led open Stacy's file, and began sca

d family banner, her father's declining health, her constant harassment by rival families, and the massive financi

s smile spread acr

you to arrange an elite investment proposal immediately. Contact Stacy Diamond's company directly. Inform her that a

dollars, Boss?! To the Diamond family's subsidiary? But... but they are ranked fifth among the elite families! Their entire corporate net

investing that much capital into a struggling branch without board approval could draw massive attention

ward her. The temperature in the r

voice dropping into a lethal, calm regi

he instantly lowered her head, bowing deeply. "You are, Boss. Forgive my insol

rival in this country an absolute secret from the public and the

bowed again and quickly

e looked at Daniel, his expression still fraught with deep concern. "Daniel, your assis

nst the edge of his mahogany desk with his arms crossed. "

returned home. The throne is yours. We can announce your official cor

. "I want you to continue acting as the of

u have spent nine years preparing abroad for this exact moment! The entire glo

g out at the vast, shining skyline of the city in the dis

r. Thomas's spine. "If I step onto the throne right now, my enemies will hide behind corporate lawyers and public diplomacy. But i

lice. "I have a few personal debts to collect first before goi

ifying genius and darkness that lay beneath Daniel's calm exterior. Unde

world will see only me... while you command the sha

ict controlled by the Diamond family, a soft rain tapped

blankly at the ceiling. Her high-heeled shoes lay tossed haphazardl

f the terrifying encounter with Aemond Power at the airport, but because of th

dark eyes that showed zero fear in the face of the Power family, and the terrifying, effortless spe

reeping onto her cheeks as she rolled over onto her side. "He handled seven heavily armed g

lvet pillow tightly to her chest

ense worry and deep longing. "Aemond Power is a monster. If his older brother Ethan finds out who hit Aemond, they

ng emotion she couldn't quite explain. She ran a hand through her l

savior is... just one more time,"

he nightstand vibrated furiou

e. It was a formal, priority notification from he

mily's financial aggressive takeovers. But as her eyes scanned the official document attached to the email, her bre

iority investment letter bearing a dark red wa

mpire.TO: Miss Stacy Diamond, CEO of Diamond Ener

pital investment of $50,000,000,000 USD, effective immediately. The primary investor reque

bed, her heart hammering again

en times over, instantly crush all of the Power family's financial

e Marc Empire on her phone screen. Why would the most powerful, unreachable dynasty in human history suddenl