Marcus stared at his screen, which had now gone dark. Then, amidst the ck screen, brilliant fireworks suddenly exploded one after another.


    Along with the graphics, there were the sound effects of the fireworks exploding. After the fireworks had finished exploding, the screen turnedpletely white, disying severalrge words that read, "I am your father!!!"


    The threerge exmation marks resembledughing faces, mercilessly mocking him.


    Marcus tapped on his keyboard, but the screen remainedpletely unresponsive. The words "I am your father" then split into countless tiny versions of themselves, spreading rapidly across the entireputer screen.


    "Hah!" Marcus let out augh out of sheer frustration. He couldn''t believe it. When he faced off against King of Hearts two years ago, they weren''t this powerful.


    Marcus took out a USB drive and inserted it into theputer port. Then, he quickly typed something on the keyboard.


    On the screen, the words were now being devoured one by one by a small zombie with a wide-open mouth. After the zombie was done, it spat out foam, cleansing the entire screen of the fireworks and ck ink.


    Then, finally counterattacking, the little zombie appeared on the opponent''sputer, running all over the screen while clucking like a hen andying eggs. The opponent seemed determined to sh with Marcus. After the zombie appeared, they sent cartoon Sunflowers and Peashooters to Marcus'' screen.


    Taking advantage of the distraction, Marcus quickly typed on the keyboard again and quickly pinpointed King of Hearts'' current location once more. They were still at Goodwill Pharmacy.


    He wanted to continue tracking, but the opponent seemed to have noticed him and suddenly cut off all traces.


    Marcus removed the USB drive, grabbed the coat from beside him, and wore it. "Ethan, we''re going to Goodwill Pharmacy," he said.


    Ethan nodded. "Yes, Mr. Holden."


    As Marcus strode out, he called Elijah. "Elijah, monitor Goodwill Pharmacy closely. Don''t let a single person leave."


    "I understand, Mr. Holden."


    Marcus'' expression darkened further. Why was King of Hearts looking into his parents?


    He didn''t know if King of Hearts was a man or a woman, friend or foe. His parents had been away for years, and there was no way to be certain whether they were truly safe.


    If King of Hearts found their whereabouts and did something to Wesley and Laura, Marcus would be too far away to do anything about it.


    Even though Wesley and Laura weren''t great parents, Charles had instilled in Marcus from a young age that they were still his parents. He should listen to them and try to understand their way of thinking.


    And even if he couldn''t understand them, he couldn''t me them. They would always be family, and family had to stick together.


    Ethan reported Marcus'' schedule for the day while following him. "Mr. Holden, Ivan Sinir has scheduled a meeting with you at 3:30 pm. There are still two hours until your appointment with him.


    "The Walkers have sent you an invitation to their anniversary celebration. They hastened it to officially introduce Ms. Walker into Walker Group."


    Marcus listened while quickly striding forward.


    Meanwhile, at Goodwill Pharmacy, Natalie closed herptop, took off her headphones, and put them away in her bag. She had a serious expression on her face, and the usual cold look in her eyes carried a hint of sharpness.


    Ace of Spades, whom she had just fought against, had a style very simr to the person who had previously helped her-the one called Code Zero.


    So, could Ace of Spades actually be Code Zero?


    Code Zero''sst known location was the Helianese restaurant owned by Marcus'' mother. But this time, the location pointed to Holden Group''s building.


    Could Ace of Spades and Code Zero actually be someone around Marcus?


    Natalie rested her chin on one hand and stared at the ne trees in the courtyard. Thest time she had chased the lead to the Helianese restaurant, the trail had gone cold.


    This time, she had deliberately lured her opponent into tracking her location and waited to see if anyone from Holden Group would show up at Goodwill Pharmacy.


    Just then, someone knocked on the door, and Zane''s cautious voice sounded, "Ms. Walker, I brought you the chocte you wanted."


    "Okay! Come in." Natalie withdrew her gaze. "Did you go see Sophia?"


    Zane quickly nodded. "I have. I also asked her what you told me to ask. There''s been a huge


    misunderstanding between me and Ms. Sinir! I have never bullied her with Ruby! I really don''t know about the things Ruby did! However, it is true that she really did use my name to do those things."


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    The more Zane spoke, the more bitter his expression became. "Natalie, I swear. I never harmed Ms. Sinir!"


    "I want to listen to the main points," Natalie interrupted him. Since she had already decided to give Sophia a hand, the first step was to determine whether Zane, one of her subordinates, had ever bullied Sophia alongside Ruby.  swnovel


    If he had, then Natalie would no longer keep him around.


    However, Zane was someone Federrick had left behind, and she trusted his character. Still, any misunderstandings with Sophia had to be resolved.


    Now that Zane had talked to Sophia and confirmed that he hadn''t done those things with Ruby-and even decisively decided to break up with Ruby-that was enough.


    "The main point is that Ms. Sinir said she can provide me with evidence that Ruby used my name to bully her. And she even said she''s willing to be my friend."


    Zane hurriedly added, "But Natalie, do you really want to get involved in the Sinirs'' mess? Although Ms. Sinir is innocent, she''s notpletely meless either!"


    He didn''t say it out loud, but when Sophia was talking to him, she revealed the matter of her taking Natalie''s credit.


    Sophia felt ashamed. Compared to Natalie, she realized her past thoughts had been too petty and


    selfish, She wanted a fresh startet


    and she wanted to be loyal to Natalie. So, about the things she had wronged Natalie for, she didn''t want to hide it like before and do everything she could to conceal it.  swnovel


    "Natalie, with all due respect, Ms. Sinir is still unwilling to reveal who the father of the child in her belly is. Even if she speaks so sincerely, I''m still doubting her."


    Zane pursed his lips. Even though the incident had happened at the Walker residence, Emma was the real culprit. Why should Natalie be held responsible? It would be one thing if the child''s father were reasonable, but it was another if he wasn''t. In the end, Natalie would still have to bear the brunt of this situation.


    "She''ll say it," Natalie said calmly. "Sophia will reveal who the child''s father is." "Huh?" Zane was skeptical. "If she was going to say it, she should have revealed it from the beginning!"


    "Get back to work!" Natalie waved a hand, signaling for Zane to leave. "Natalie, about that... Elijah blocked the entrance of Goodwill Pharmacy and prevented our staff from leaving," Zane informed her, pursing his lips again. Elijah was a big guy, and Zane couldn''t beat him in a fight. He wouldn''t win if he argued against him, either, which was really frustrating.


    "Why is he stopping the staff from Goodwill Pharmacy from going out?" Natalie asked.


    "Because that''s what Mr. Holden instructed," Zane said helplessly. "Well, Mr. Holden is already on his way here. Elijah said that until Mr. Holden arrives, not even a fly will get past him."