Chapter 1045 – Not A Payment
Adrian stepped back despite himself.
Celeste's hand tightened around the back of a chair.
Naomi watched quietly.
She had seen Lux's system before.
But seeing it here, inside her family's estate, hovering over Delacour documents like Hell's audit department had entered mortal business…
It felt different.
Like two worlds were colliding over her father's pride.
Adrian's thoughts scattered.
This was not illusion. No projector. No hidden device. No screen.
The documents on the table responded to Lux's gesture. Pages lifted, scanned by golden light, then dropped back neatly. Numbers extracted themselves into the air. Signatures glowed red, green, gold. Some clauses burned black for a second before the system marked them.
For the first time, Adrian understood that Lux had not been boasting earlier.
He had been restraining the explanation so mortal pride could survive.
