Sterling Corp’s grand engagement ceremony took place at the city’s top seven‑star hotel by the bay.

The city’s elite filled the ballroom. Everyone was dressed very elegantly.

Moon wore a custom gown. She held her glass with effortless grace and smiled as everyone congratulated her.

Ryan stood at her side in a white suit. He smiled like a prince who was untouched by the world.

“Moon, thank you for everything,” Ryan said softly. His eyes shone with love.

Moon smiled at him affectionately. “Anything for you!”

The gilded doors of the ballroom burst open with a thunderous bang.

Every head turned.

I stepped inside in a plain black suit. I looked out of place among all that luxury.

My expression was darker than my suit. My gaze cut through the crowd and fixed on the couple on stage.

“Quincy?!” Moon was shocked to see me.

She still remembered me.

Eight years ago, Xavier and I had appeared at her side. However, I later chose to leave.

Ryan took Moon’s arm and pretended to be startled. “Moon, who is this gentleman?”

“Who are you? How did you get in here? Security!” Moon’s assistant snapped.

Several guards closed in and tried to drag me out.

I gave them a cold look and said, “Move.”

The burly guards froze under my stare and hesitated.

I walked toward the stage.

My shoes clicked on the marble floor.

“Moon, I brought you a gift.”

I took a small urn from my pocket and placed it on the stage.

The plain white urn stood out sharply against the vibrant red.

“You lunatic! You madman!”

Moon went pale. She knocked the urn to the floor, and ashes spilled everywhere.

“Ahhh!!!” Ryan gasped and moved behind Moon. His face was pale.

I stared at the smear of gray on the floor, and my eyes turned red with anger.

“Moon, you've caused Xavier's death already! You want to destroy the last peace he had as well?” I forced the words out through gritted teeth.

“What nonsense are you spouting?” Moon shouted.

“Xavier had a mental breakdown. Even if he’s dead, that has nothing to do with me!”

“Really? That has nothing to do with you?” I laughed.

“He stayed eight years by your side and paved the way for you. He protected you from every business scheme. He took every insult for you.

“And in the end, you call him mentally ill?

“You locked him up in that hospital. You drugged him and tortured him every day.

“You ruined his hands and his mind, just to clear a spot for your crush.”

My voice rose. Every word hit like a hammer.

The guests began to whisper. Their gazes shifted to Moon and Ryan.

“Ridiculous!” Moon snapped.

“Throw this lunatic out of here!”

This time, the guards did not hesitate. They lunged at me.

My gaze turned fierce. I moved and slipped past them with ease.

In a flash, I struck. One by one, I threw them to the floor.

In seconds, four guards lay groaning on the floor.

The ballroom fell silent.

No one expected a man who looked so lean to be so deadly.

I looked at Moon and smiled.

I pointed at her and Ryan. “Moon, and you, Ryan!

“I’ll not only ruin you and strip you of everything, but I’ll also make you suffer exactly like Xavier suffered.

“I’ll force you to kneel at his grave and repent until death comes to claim you!”

The engagement ceremony turned chaotic. Moon and Ryan were the biggest joke in the city.

The next morning, Sterling Corp’s PR team went into action.

The internet was flooded with dirt about me.

[Breaking News: Mysterious man crashes engagement ceremony. Rumored to be Ms. Sterling’s ex, driven by jealousy!]

[Insider Report: Sources claim Mr. Zane has a family history of mental illness. Ms. Sterling did her best to help.]

[Quincy Miller, missing for eight years, has a mysterious past and unstable behavior.]

They tried to make me look insane and blame Xavier’s death on his own mental issues.

Public opinion turned. People began to sympathize with Moon and Ryan.

Ryan spoke to reporters with a sorrowful face.

“I don’t know Mr. Miller. I don’t understand why he hates me so much.

“As for Xavier, I’m heartbroken.

“Moon has done a lot for him over the years. We both hope he can get better.”

What a hypocrite! Pretending to be innocent.

In her office, Moon read the online comments and finally relaxed.

“Where’s Quincy now?” she asked her assistant.

“We can’t find him. It’s like he disappeared. There’s no trace of him anywhere!”

Moon frowned. I had been a mystery eight years ago. Eight years later, I was even harder to read.

“Find him. No matter what it takes, find him!”

She did not know I was still close by.

At that moment, I was sitting in a coffee shop. My fingers flew across the keyboard.

Lines of code flowed across the screen.

“So, they want to use the media to ruin me?” I muttered under my breath. My eyes were full of contempt.

“Let’s wait and see.”

At 3 p.m., Sterling Corp held an emergency press conference.

Moon and Ryan stood side by side, ready to clear their names in front of the press.

“About the recent rumors, I want to clarify—” Moon began.

Before she could finish, all the screens in the hall, including the reporters’ laptops and phones, suddenly changed.

A high-definition video started playing on its own.

The scene showed a hallway inside a mental hospital.

Ryan glared at a doctor. “Increase the dosage! I want him so broken that he should be unable to even think.”

The doctor hesitated. “Mr. White, if we keep this up, he’ll die.”

Ryan sneered. “Good! That’ll save me the trouble.

“I should be Moon’s husband! Xavier doesn’t deserve it.”

Then, the screen switched to another video.

This time, Ryan was speaking to Xavier directly.

“Don’t blame me for this, Xavier. You should’ve known better than to stand in my way.” Ryan had a fake smile on his face.

“Moon always loved me. You were just a stepping stone for her success.

“Now that she’s made it big, you’re no longer needed!”

In the video, Xavier tried to fight back, but two nurses grabbed him and forced him into the shockwave therapy room.

His screams echoed through the speakers and filled the press hall.

Reporters went wild. Cameras flashed on the stage where Ryan stood, pale and frozen.

“No! That’s fake! It’s edited!”

Ryan screamed in panic and completely lost control.

Moon sat there in shock and stared at the cruel man on the screen. She could not believe this was the same person she once thought was pure and perfect.

At the end of the video, my recorded message played. The cold, robotic tone echoed through the hall.

“Moon, do you see him clearly now?

“This is the man you swore to protect for life. You’re blind, inside and out!

“This is only the first gift. You should look forward to the rest. The real show hasn’t even begun.”