There was a man who was dressed in a brown suit in a small room. The man seemed to be pouring something into a small cup. Cory stared at the man for a while. He didn't know what to make of this. At least, not yet. He had been walking when something had made him stop forcefully. And then the same force had made him look in the direction of the small room. Then he saw the young man in a brown suit. Cory wasn't sure of how to react to this, so he decided to brush it aside. The man was done pouring the liquid and was standing on his feet. He took notice of Cory and then looked away. "Cory!" Anna's voice called. There was no point standing there for long. Cory picked a pace and resumed walking. Walking into the living, his mind was invaded. He should still be worrying about what had just happened, but he just couldn't. He could see Lord Theo settled down at a very large dining table. Cory's eyes widened when he saw how many courses of meals were all over the table. He hadn't thought

The dining space went dead silent for a while until the monks arrived at the scene. Cory didn't know when he looked away from the scene to Anna, who was just lifting her body from his neck. Anna took a gaze at him and then looked away almost in a blush. But that wasn't even the right time for such feelings. There was something more urgent right in front of them. Lord Theo was still on his feet. He turned to look at the five monks. The five monks pushed their bodies forward a little bit in gentle bows to Lord Theo. Cory allowed his mind to indulge the situation. After all, there was nothing much he could do. The monks lifted their bodies and were standing upright again. Then, all of a sudden, one of them sniffed the air,"It smells blood here." One of the monks said. Another monk took those words quite seriously and looked around. He noticed a patch of blood first before seeing the young man on the floor. The monks quickly covered their nose, up to their faces with the corner of

The monks suddenly took interest in Cory. None of the monks said a word yet. They just kept a long stare at him, inspecting him really closely. Cory could tell that much, but really, he was not impressed. "Boss, I'm sorry for this inconvenience." Lord Theo addressed Cory directly. The reactions of the monks tuned when they heard how Lord Theo referred to Cory as boss! All they could see was a young man who looked to still be a college student. Also, they knew Lord Theo too well. Lord Theo was so important that if he sends words to them, they would come driving down at once!If the most revered Lord Theo was referring to this strange lad as boss, then who the hell is this lad?! The monks could ask the question, but they didn't. At least not yet. "I understand that I am the one who asked you to come here, but I think it's only right if I go with the monks. After all, they have just killed the bastard who almost sent me to an early grave. Who knows, they might be able to find an antid

Everyone was speechless by what Cory had just said. Anna suddenly let go of him, her body quaking. She couldn't believe what Cory had just said. Lord Theo's face was a mess of fear and confusion. For the very first time since Cory had known the man, he saw fear idling in the corner of the man's face. It wasn't as though Cory was enjoying the view, but he couldn't tell a lie that he wasn't intrigued by it. The monks suddenly turned around and started to leave one after the other. Cory caught a note of this and moved forward to stop them. Cory understood what the monks were trying to do. The monks were trying to use what Cory had said as a sort of distraction so that they would escape. Then Cory changed his mind. He was the one who had just announced that if nothing was done to help Lord Theo, the man would die in ten minutes. So it would be dumb of him to waste more time on these coward monks!He just watched the monks go as the door opened and closed behind them. "Is this true?

Cory was perceptive, but he didn't want to build on wishful thinking. He walked out of the room, and the maid followed him from behind. When he got back to the bedroom, he saw Anna standing next to Lord Theo, who was now sitting up in bed. "Where did you run to just now, baby?" Lord Theo asked Anna as soon as Cory walked in. Cory stopped by the bed. Anna took a quick gaze at Cory, perhaps to tell whether or not Cory heard what her father had just said. "Uh... It's nothing... I - I went to the restroom." Anna stuttered first before getting a grip. Cory took a gaze at her. He made sure to let her know that he was staring at her. He wanted her to know that he knew something she was hiding. When she realised that his gaze held some weird note to it, she dropped her gaze. Cory smiled softly. He turned to the man. "What is my condition, doctor?" Lord Theo asked. Those would be the first few words of Lord Theo ever since the drama of the monks. Cory seemed a little bit tipped off by