"Hey scar face, how dare you cause a scene here. Weren't you the one begging for Mr. Adrian's mercy on your knees previously?" Dandy stepped toward the bearded man to defend Adrian, despite his earlier doubts.

Seeing Dandy's support, Stan joined in, taunting, "Casper, don't act so high and mighty. Wasn't your predecessor groveling at Mr. Adrian's feet not long ago?"

Casper didn't show anger; instead, he smiled coldly at the two. "Do you even have the right to speak to me? Adrian, too afraid to face me directly, sends his lackeys to do his bidding?"

Adrian calmly waved a hand, gesturing for Dandy and Stan to step back, and addressed Casper firmly, "No one will act insolently at my gathering. If you seek death, I will oblige."

Right at that moment, a flurry of footsteps echoed outside the main hall.

Jayden, wearing a sinister grin, yelled, "Kill Adrian!"

Earlier, he had dispatched a message to his allies who were supposed to be arriving now. Jayden doubted Adrian could survive an o