re a magnificent glacier shifts. Jin Yaotian remained seated against the pillows, her external composure flawless, but the universe contained within her was und

triking, was the absen

that signaled her fertility, her status, and, cruelly, her inherent biological weakness in this stratified world. It was the scent Li Zhenyu ha

as gone. C

pensive perfume, and the faint, residual peach-tinged malice left by Jin Meifen. But the delicate, floral marker of her own Omega biology was utte

unclas

ssification rumored to stand entirely outside the Alpha, Beta, and Omega hierarchy-was not about being strong like an Alpha, but about being something else entirely. Something silent, cold,

lt fragile, a weak hinge of bone and soft tissue. Now, she felt a core of tensile strength, a coiled power barely contained by her slender frame. It was the kind o

ecedented power. There would be no fumbling, no slow learning curve. Her cold, clear mind, enhanced by the En

vibration of her hidden phone-a cheap, secondary device the fam

swering, her voice smooth and devoid

e plans have been slightly inconvenienced. He had not, Yaotian noted with detached amusement, used his typical, falsely a

ence. "I believe I am currently hospitalized, recovering from a sudden fainting spell. Does my

darling. I only care about you. But Director Xu called me, quite frantic, saying you were making strange, hysterical accusations. And... I checked the en

t Zhenyu, thankfully, could not see. Ah, the urge

ily heiress is tied entirely to my well-being. Perhaps," she continued, her voice hardening slightly, delivering the first piece of cutting truth, "if you are so concerned about t

-Yao?" Zhenyu demanded, hi

a sudden illness is far less damaging to our reputation than a sudden revelat

r words hang in the air like a guillotine blade waiting to drop. The sound

ga facade is cracking, replace

henyu were not fools; they were simply arrogant. They would immediately move to secure the most da

e Jin family safe, which was too obvious, but in a secure, encrypted drive hidden wi

sprawling cityscape of the capital-the city she would soon dominate. Her reflection in the glass was chillingly resolute. She wa

door, but through the official communicatio

on't let a small cold ruin your mood! Zhenyu is worried sick. He needs to see you tomo

ce-gathering. The 'ginseng soup' was code for checking her health status and ens

y, her words a refined rapier thr

s not merely proceeding, but accelerating. I find I have a sudden, urgent need to resolve all outstanding financial discrepancies before t

ossibility that she knew about their 'untidy secrets'-the corporate theft. This would force the antagonists

u, clutching her pearls and whining, "Mother! Yao

She had to leave the hospital now. Her continued presence here, under the

he discomfort. She quickly changed into the simple, inconspicuous clothes she had insisted her driver leave for her "in case of a

e of the Enigma-and directed it towards the empty air where her gardenia scent used to reside. She didn't emit a scent, but she projected an aura: col

mplete. The Scent of Nothi

the confused nurse at the station with a single, cool glance that brooked no argument. The nurse, a Beta, felt an intense, dis

er father, was waiting outside the VIP entrance. He was clearly

uld be resting," Mr. Ch

e one Director Xu hasn't bothered to visit in three years. And stop at the most expensive, discreet security tech firm on the way. I

dable figure of ice and resolve. The Enigma had taken her first step out of the hospital and into the war zone. The countdown to revenge had begun. The antagonists, so smug in their assumed victory, had just rec