The world stopped breathing.
The ten greatest families, their heirs, the wealthiest and most powerful individuals on the planet—all froze.
The live broadcast was eerily silent.
💬 "Did… did I hear that right?"💬 "She wants more?"💬 "After that tribute?!"
The crowd exchanged wide-eyed glances, struggling to comprehend what had just happened.
Vincent Blackwood had gifted her nine islands, nine jets, and eighteen treasures that could alter the course of history itself.
Gifts that not even her own parents had given her.
Gifts that not even emperors or kings could dream of possessing.
Yet— she was not satisfied.
The reaction was swift.
💬 "What more could she possibly want?"💬 "Even Lucian Vasiliev and Valeria Raventhorn, the two richest people in the world, have never given her something of this scale!"💬 "Vincent's tribute has outshined every single gift tonight, and yet, she still wants more?"
Disbelief.Shock.Whispers that spread like wildfire.
The members of the top ten families exchanged glances.
The 1st family, the Vasilievs, remained calm, though Lucian's lips curled in amusement.
The 2nd family, the Blackwoods, were silent, their patriarch's dark green eyes glinting as if watching fate unfold.
The 3rd family, the Raventhorns, were intrigued—especially Valeria, whose sharp blue eyes flickered with approval.
The other families struggled to hide their reactions.
💬 "Is she testing him?"💬 "Or is there something between them that we do not understand?"
But as the world spiraled into confusion— Vincent did something no one expected.