Abandoned Super Cutie Adopted by Billionaire Clan

Chapter 242

Everyone in the group chat was already hyped up, so when Nasir asked a question, they happily flooded him with answers. Within minutes, the chat exploded with dozens of messages–all about Chronos Legal.

Curious but skeptical, Nasir scrolled through the thread. By the time he finished reading, his heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was about to burst out of his throat.

[They’ve never lost a case. No matter how ridiculous it is, they always manage to find some absurd angle and flip it around.]

[Apparently, no one in the country can go up against them. They’re completely untouchable.]

[You’re thinking too small. Try half the globe.]

More comments were still pouring in, but Nasir’s vision had already blurred.

His fingers trembled, and his phone slipped from his hand and hit the floor with a sickening thud.

For a few seconds, he stood frozen, stunned. Then, as if jolted back to life, he dove down to retrieve his phone, not even caring that the screen had shattered.

Frantically, he searched through his contacts and fired off a message. When there was no response, he tried calling–twice.

The second time, a chill ran down his spine as he realized he had already been blocked.

Clearly, the person on the other end had seen how bad things were getting and decided to bail before the fallout hit.

ne wanted to get

Because once you got on the wrong side of Chronos Legal, no one

involved.

They were infamous–brash, aggressive, and just like their boss: ruthlessly vindictive and allergic to reason. Cross them once, and they’d remember you for the rest of your life.

On the other end of the internet, Layne was barking orders at his staff. “Delete him. Now. Wipe everything.”

Once Nasir’s contacts had been fully blacklisted, Layne collapsed onto the couch like a man who had barely escaped death, face pale and drenched in relief.

muttered, staring blankly at the ceiling light. “Why would the Adler family help

in matters that didn’t concern him. And yet now, Chronos

image rights. Why would they take on someone else’s mess at a time like this?

couldn’t figure it out. Just then, an employee walked in with an

at Seawise Pavilion mentioned this morning that their pastries are expensive because

with a scoff. “Rare? How rare can

There was no way it tasted as miraculous as the online reviews claimed. They had probably paid influencers to hype it up in the run–up to

Layne had planned to let Seawise Pavilion collapse under their own arrogance. But when the Adler family stepped in, he had no

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to him. And even if it was,

up.

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reassured himself and opened his phone

anyone

logged into X, the algorithm pushed him a post he hadn’t expected to see–one

long that the

guard. And because he read fast, he had already absorbed most of

transaction record. The note read:

ago, Layne had been dismissing it as “just

the number next to the transaction made his blood run cold. 100,000 dollars.

again, and then again–and the world began to spin.

on the spot.

did

hundred thousand dollars for a bunch of grapes?! I’ve seen everything

loud earlier. Now that I know the price of the grapes, the pastry actually feels like

refused to believe it was real. Surely the post was doctored. There was no way anyone would

coworkers, equally shocked, gathered around and began voicing their doubts. “There’s no way

grapes at that price? Are

of skepticism, Layne’s panic gave way to calm. That’s right. Grapes couldn’t be that expensive. It had

convinced, he decided to take

crime–if the authorities confirmed even part of it, Seawise Pavilion would be finished.