Nathan knew that Wylder must have recognized him.

He smirked and waved Colin and Ava away.

All the other patrons and the restaurant staff were instructed to leave Cloud Palace immediately.

Wylder turned to his men and instructed in a low voice, "All of you, get out of here. No matter what happens, none of you are allowed to enter without my permission." The bodyguards were surprised, but they obeyed Wylder's order and exited Cloud Palace quietly.

Inside the restaurant, only Nathan, Penny, Wylder, Cristiano, and Sloan remained.

Nathan laid down his fork slowly. Then, he turned to look at Wylder, who was still kneeling, with a cold, detached expression. "I suppose you know who I am."

"President Cross, of course I recognize you..." Wylder replied, trembling in fear.

President Cross!

Sloan had been confused by his father's sudden deference to Nathan.

clear that Nathan was the new president, fear crept

his nephew had inadvertently offended

"It's good that you know who I am. To tell the truth, I've heard about you too, and I did not hear good things. I heard that the South Army wanted to requisition several fishing boats for temporary military use from you, the King of Fishermen. However, you demanded to be paid a high sum. Negotiations failed, and

Wylder

that I refused to aid the South Army, but it's the fishing season. It's a

South

fishermen would not be able to go out to sea to fish. Just a couple of pirate ships or foreign navy vessels would be enough to sink your boats. You make a fortune for yoursel during peacetime and

to

was accused of rape a few years ago, but you used your connections and money to buy your

his wrongdoing?"

was wrong. I enjoyed the safety provided by the army, but I refused to serve the country when the army needed my aid. I have also failed to raise my son

face when he

refusal to allow the navy to requisition his fishing boats to

"However,

who often fight with foreign fishermen to maintain the sovereignty of our seas. So, I'm going to give you a chance to redeem yourself. You will

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