Chapter Five: Beyond the Price Tag

The offer had not been sent to the club. Silvervault's agent bypassed Su and delivered a contract to Luo's apartment: two years, eight hundred thousand euros annually, two hundred thousand upon signature. He merely had to seek release for “family reasons,” leaving Lanhaven nothing. When Luo brought it into the dressing room, everyone fell silent. The signing payment exceeded half a year of the squad's wages. “My mother's treatment is still unpaid,” he said. No one urged him to stay. Loyalty proved through a relative's suffering was no longer loyalty. Gu asked only, “What position did they promise?” “It doesn't say.” “Then ask.”