Night had fallen over Valor City like a glittering velvet curtain, and the entire district shimmered with warm light. Neon signs flickered to life, streetlamps glowed in soft halos, and the grand entrance of the Aegean Restaurant blazed brightly beneath its ornate chandeliers. Tonight, the place wasn’t just lively—it was magnificent.
At the doorway stood Sarah Lacy, Paul Lacy, and Rebecca Lacy, dressed in their best, greeting guests as they arrived. After countless hurdles, setbacks, and humiliations, they had finally secured the first engineering payment—ten million dollars. Tom Lacy, overwhelmed with pride and vanity, immediately booked an entire floor of the restaurant and invited every relative within the Lacy family, plus every major industry figure in Valor City.
Part celebration,
