An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Oh? Really? Then, show them the evidence. Let everyone see for themselves.

“Austin said with a faint smile.

Langdon swallowed hard, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Had his entire past really been dug up in just half a day?

“First, I investigated Mr. Langdon’s assets and income sources,” Axel said, pulling out a stack of documents and placing them on the table.

He explained firmly, “His spending far exceeds his salary. He owns 18 luxury homes, dozens of high-end cars, and a private collection of gold, antiques, and famous paintings.

“Altogether, his assets are worth tens of billions. Given his salary, it would take him several thousand years of saving every penny to afford that. So I have to ask-where did all this money come from?”

The moment those words left his mouth, all eyes turned to Langdon.

Everyone knew he was corrupt, but no one expected it to be on this scale. If his fixed assets alone were worth billions, his liquid assets must be even more staggering.

“Langdon, is this what you call being upright and innocent?”

Austin flipped through the documents and barely skimmed them before tossing them at Langdon’s feet. His words landed like a punch to the gut.

“No! This is impossible. Someone is framing me!” Langdon barked, kicking the papers aside. But the forced bravado in his voice did little to hide his unease. “I’ve always served with integrity. How could I possibly be involved in corruption? Every bit of this is a lie.”

“You didn’t even look at it. How do you know it’s fake?” Axel sneered.

Everyone knows how your enforcement team twists the truth. Even the most innocent person would become a criminal in your hands. Your

you’re saying none of these assets Axel mentioned belong

to do with me.

yours, they’ll

grinned. “I’ll send someone to take

lips twitched, but

when they were about to be confiscated. But for now,

long as he kept denying it, he was safe. But the moment he admitted it, he’d be

something to be gained and lost. As long as he wasn’t caught,

assets, is there anything else?”

Axel replied. “Despite his age, Mr. Langdon

adults, while others are just learning to walk. The annual cost of supporting them is no

Austin’s gaze shifted toward Langdon as he spoke with a cold, insincere smile. “He’s nearly 70 and still has so many

“You… You’re spouting nonsense!”

he scrambled to defend himself. “I have only one wife and one son. Where are

your own children?” Axel scoffed. “Why don’t we do a paternity test and

accusations?” Langdon

and children have nothing to do with you, our castle will take them in,” Austin said with a faint smile. ” Axel, arrange for them to be

Highness!” Axel responded immediately and

“Hold on!”