My Substitute CEO Bride

Chapter 301

Philix heaved a sigh. “Someone will take care of them. The village is long gone, burned to ashes. Those tombstones? They’re just empty graves with names etched on them. If no one’s watching over them, so be it.” His voice was gruff. He could not allow a single misstep at a time like this.

A sports car roared past, kicking up a dust tornado in its wake.

“Damn, what’s the rush?” the driver muttered, his words dripped in irritation.

Stellar rubbed his eyes as he watched the vanishing taillights of the car. “I think… I think I saw Nash.”

Philix craned his neck to see, but the car was already out of sight.

“Oh, it looked like someone had burned offerings before our arrival!” Stellar recalled, his eyes glinting with excitement.

“It must be one of the business families that had a good relationship with them,” Philix said, dropping his gaze. The Young family had been influential in their time, and it was not surprising that people would still go to Young Gardens to pay their respects.

Stellar offered a rueful smile before sinking back into the sofa without another word.

buzzed ominously in his pocket. Pulling out, he glanced

hastily asked, “What happened?”

Reaper summoned 3,000 great-grandmasters using the Heavenly Martial Arts Order and wiped

Martial Arts Order to deal with a small fry like the Green Bamboo Association?” Stellar’s face darkened to an

it was powerful enough to save a nation in its hour of

a waste!” Stellar grumbled, his words

me a big favor,” Philix said, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. It eased the tension in

do you mean, Warden?” Stellar looked puzzled.

that incident ago,” Philix said. His eyes

years

buzzed in: [The Smiling

after reading the message, as if he had stumbled upon a puzzle piece that did not fit anywhere.

they shared was too powerful to be hidden. It shone through their eyes

around. Head to Young Gardens,” Philix almost shouted, his voice

urgency.