He held tight to the ID, almost crushing the fragile card.

Cordelia was Marcus’ wife…

And that jerk was still alive!

His heart was pounding, and it was hard to breathe. He felt terrible, as if there was a rock pressing on his chest.

When Nicholas arrived in Centrolis on the first plane in the morning, the sun had just risen. Yale had sent his men to wait at the VIP exit.

He nodded courteously, getting into the luxurious MPV that Yale had arranged for him. Soon, he arrived at the Hamertons’ private club.

Yale was having breakfast.

Blood oozed when the fork and knife cut through the almost raw steak. His eyes lit up. He dipped his finger in the blood immediately and sucked it.

Nicholas frowned, and a hint of disgust flashed through his face.

“Hah, come eat with me?” Yale said in a playful tone.

Nicholas rejected flatly. “Thank you, sir. I’ve eaten.”

“Let’s have a drink, then.” Yale got his man to pour him a glass of red wine. It was handed to him.

Nicholas sat across the long table. That was not what he was used to. If he was to have a discussion with someone, he would sit somewhere that was best for talking, unlike what was happening now, where he sat as far as possible.

He scoffed and signaled his subordinate to pass Nicholas an

it. There were only a few

Josiah nodded firmly.

fishing at a creek last week. I happened to see him.

expression was

between the two of you.” Josiah continued. “I was suspicious, so I got someone to investigate. I can’t believe we found

after getting out of prison. He even had a finger chopped off for not paying his debt. He was chased out

said nothing while Fredric widened

Fredric snapped back to his senses. “Does that have something

he found out from the beginning that you’re

fierce gleam flashed

worried about. He noticed that Nicholas was weird from the few

lips and stuttered, “C-Can it be that

possibility!” Zephyr lifted his eyes. “But there are too many suspicious factors. We can’t just conclude

he went to the hot spring hotel with Cordelia.

thought about it, that man should be

his eyes looking ferocious. “Since he’s still alive, let’s capture him immediately! If we let him loose on Splendor Mountain, we don’t

to keep this a secret, but

and patted his

he sat behind the counter alone quietly. His mind was in

at that face that was similar to

Fredric said suddenly became clear

her isn’t protected by

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255