Chapter 206

After wrapping up their lunch, Jaden and Selena's family stepped out of Miracle Avenue with full stomachs and light conversation.

About thirty meters away, a man leaned casually against a light post, flicking ash off a cigarette as he dialed his phone.

"Mr. Verrick, Daniel. They're coming out," he said quickly, eyes locked on Jaden and the others.

Bang! Bang!

Williams and Daniel, flanked by more than a dozen of their men, exploded from the emergency staircase like a damn SWAT raid. Their footsteps thundered across the pavement, parting the crowd as they stormed toward the restaurant entrance.

The shift in atmosphere was immediate. Vane stopped in his tracks and narrowed his eyes.

"Well, well. What brings you here, Williams?" Vane asked, calm but clearly annoyed at the interruption.

Williams didn't answer right away. His nostrils flared, his eyes locked onto Vane with that same entitled glare he always wore. Only now, it burned hotter. That half-hour wait outside earlier had clearly gotten under his skin.

He stepped in closer, voice sharp. "Cut the crap. You know why I'm here. Give it to me. Now."

Jaden arched an eyebrow. Selena stiffened. Nora took a step forward, already fuming.

Vane raised a brow. "You mind being more specific?"

Williams sneered. "The Divine Pill. Hand it over, and maybe I'll pretend this conversation never happened."

"The Divine Pill?" Vane repeated,

clearly playing dumb, but his posture had changed. Defensive braced You mean the birthday gift you threw on the floor like garbage?"

"That was a misunderstanding," Williams said, brushing the comment off like it didn't matter. "That pill belongs to my father. We have every right to reclaim it."

Nora scoffed hard. "Reclaim it? You don't 'reclaim' a gift after you humiliate someone in public and dump it like trash. That's not how this works."

Williams's jaw clenched. "It was our property to begin with. We can do whatever the

hell we want with it. Eat it. Burn it. Toss it. None of your business."

"Except now you want it back,” Jaden said quietly, his voice cutting through the noise with surgical precision.

Williams ignored him. "This is your last chance. Be smart and hand over the pill. Or I promise, things will get...unpleasant.”

Vane gave a tight smile. "So that's your idea of negotiation?"

"You call this negotiating?" Nora snapped, stepping forward. "You've spent the last twenty-four hours treating us like we're beneath you

Now you show up with one

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BUMS

barking threats, and expect us to fold?"

Daniel took a step closer to Williams, murmuring something in his ear. Williams didn't flinch. His gaze remained locked on Vane, then slid past him to Jaden and the others.

“Enough of this crap,” Williams said coldly. “I didn't come here to debate. I came for the pill."

"And we didn't eor come here to kiss your ass," Nora shot back, now fully in front of Vane. Her sleeves were rolled up and her fists were clenched tight. You want a show? give you a darur show Let's seen what you've really got, big shot."