By the time morning broke, the Driscoll family’s first wave of retaliation had wrapped up without a hitch.

Maurice had gone to bed long before, never bothering to concern himself with something this trivial. With the firepower they had sent, he believed Andrew had no chance.

In Maurice’s eyes, everyone else, aside from Andrew himself, was just useless dead weight.

Before dawn, Maurice was woken up. “Dad, last night our Shadow Division raided Serenity Villa, but we came back with nothing!”

Scarlett stood there with a dark look on her face.

Maurice swung his legs out of bed, frowning. “Nothing? What does that mean? Where’s Andrew’s crew? Did they take them all down?”

Scarlett’s jaw tightened. “That little punk was on high alert and set an ambush inside Serenity Villa. Not only did we take heavy casualties, but his people pulled out early and disappeared somewhere we can’t track.”

Maurice gave a cold snort. “Dead men are nothing. In the Driscoll family, lives are the cheapest commodity. But I’ll admit, I didn’t expect they’d fail to catch a single one of them.”

Scarlett’s voice dripped with hatred. “It’s time. I’m heading to Driscoll Corporation with Mr. Gurney and waiting for Andrew to walk into his own death. Once he’s gone, the Kellers and the rest of those little nobodies will be nothing to worry about.”

Maurice nodded. “Exactly. Scarlett, last night the family poured everything into restoring your strength, and I even transferred most of the true energy from my energy core to you. Don’t let our family down.”

The weakness and pallor on Scarlett’s face had vanished, replaced with a faint flush, the kind only a martial artist at their peak could show.

She clenched her fists and said confidently, “Don’t worry, Dad. With the family investing this much in me, I won’t disappoint. I’ve fully stepped into the rank of martial saint now. Even though the boost was forced and I’ll lose some ground later, in this state, with Mr. Gurney beside me, killing Andrew will be easy.”

Maurice’s gaze turned dark. “Originally, the plan was for you and Franklin to take him head-on, while I’d strike midway to make sure he couldn’t escape. But Luna’s been watching me too closely. She’s a General in the military, and I can’t openly move against her for now.”

Scarlett let out a cold hum. “You don’t need to worry, Dad. Mr. Gurney and I are enough to take him down. I trust him, and I trust myself even more.”

Maurice gave her a faint smile. “Go ahead.”

However, Scarlett did not move. She hesitated before asking, “Dad, what about Joe? How do you plan to handle him?”

Mia and Franklin had a messy past, and Joe’s parentage had always been a mystery. Scarlett had always treated him as her real younger brother, but she could not deny there was a doubt in her heart.

If she was having second thoughts, then Maurice, who was grooming Joe as his successor, must be going through much worse internal turmoil. After all, Maurice was training Joe to eventually take over the Driscoll family.

If this heir were not actually a Driscoll by blood, it would be absolutely ridiculous.

“Joe is my son, and one day the Driscoll family will be entirely his. No one will drive a wedge between us. Anyone who threatens the bond between us will be killed without mercy,” Maurice said with a cold snort.

Seeing the grim determination on Maurice’s face, Scarlett could only sigh quietly. Her father’s love for Joe was something everyone could see.

Chapter 1996