They were taken to Bling Resort which was a rather high-end hotel for the wealthy.Only the deep-pocketed ones were allowed on the grounds.Ethan and Mr. Brewster were escorted by Franklin and a few of his guards to the pool area where a man was waiting for them.Donning a pair of shorts, the man was in the company of two women who looked like models.Seeing Franklin, the man sent the women away.“You must be Ethan Smith.” The man remarked while seated comfortably before adding. “I am Emiliano Gonzalez, heir to the Gonzalez estate.”“Your father couldn't make it?”“He only shows up for important things. Unfortunately, meeting you is not important.”Ethan smirked. “Did you hear that, Mr. Brewster?... He says I'm unimportant yet they can't stop troubling me. Now, what do we call that?” “I'd say it's either he is lying about you being unimportant or something is wrong somewhere.” Mr. Brewster played along causing Emiliano’s expression to sour.“I don't understand, Mr. Jones, what do you

“How?... That was my most powerful attack capable of stopping a truck. How could you defend against it?” Lester inquired.Ethan clicked his tongue as he replied. “Your most powerful attack?... No wonder it stung a little.”Lester felt a hit to his pride seeing as Ethan referred to his years of hard work like it were child's play.Unable to accept this, he intended to perform the same attack again, but Ethan was having none of that as he grabbed his fist and, using a neck chop, sent Lester to the ground, choking while gasping for air.Seeing this, Ethan didn't attempt a killing blow, instead, forming a fist and punching Lester until he passed out.Rid of the troublesome assassin, Ethan got to his feet and glanced back to find Mr. Brewster staring at him, half in awe, half in fright.“Ethan, Who are you?” Mr. Brewster questioned.Ethan sighed. “I'll explain once all this is over but for now, we need to get to Obadiah's house before any more assassins catch up. Hopefully, we don't get at

Just like that, it seemed like their prey would soon slip out of their grasp.But that was when they got some information.“Are you sure?”“We've tried to reach out to Lester but he isn't responding. Same with Myers. I have a feeling our target might be related to their sudden silence.”“So what?... You are saying he took them out?... Lester is one of the best of us.”“The contractor did say that Ethan Jones was a man with skill. Perhaps he managed to outsmart them.”“Or buy them over. His background information seems to show that he is loaded.”“Fine then, where was Lester's last location?... We can have an idea where exactly Ethan Holt is.”“It was en route to Sir Obadiah's Manor where IronHeart is.”Then it clicked.It would seem their prey had gone to the one place he should have never dared to go to, after all, IronHeart was the worst of them.At least they didn't try to hide that they were cold-blooded killers.IronHeart, on the other hand, acted like a law-abiding citizen while

Ethan quickly arrived at the basement and without much surprise, found that IronHeart was gone as well.He chuckled. Now, it was left to see if Obadiah had set him up out of his own free will or if he had been blackmailed to betray him.Either way, he would have to head to the palace to find out. With that, he returned to meet with the guards who were waiting. “Lead the way.”If he wasn't wrong, it seemed the third princess, Aquila, had made her move.Now, it was down to him to do something about it, or else he would end up unable to escape what was to come.Nodding, the guard quickly did as instructed, leaving his unconscious comrade behind.The walk was mostly punctuated by a few scornful looks sent Ethan's way.It seemed like whatever he was being accused of had reached the ears of most resulting in such a reaction. ***“To think that he would be audacious enough to do something so despicable. This is what happens when we are merciful to people.”“I agree. Due to this court's l

Though unwilling to believe that Ethan had gotten some sort of video proof, Aquila wished to guard against complications and so tried to disrupt the phone with her divine pressure only for Ethan to effortlessly deflect it with a snort. Surprisingly, instead of starting from when IronHeart had been imprisoned, the video started from when Ethan had just defeated IronHeart.At this point, the hall descended into silence as the video was played. It quickly became apparent to the Emperor that a conspiracy was at play as he listened to everything IronHeart had revealed with a serious look on his face.Then, it shifted to show when Lyra and Obadiah entered where IronHeart was kept before proceeding to kill him.After that, the duo fled the castle with IronHeart's body and then the video finally ended.The Emperor let out a sigh as he realized that he was being played.“So, what do you think your Majesty?” Ethan calmly asked as he took back his cell phone. “Am I still guilty?”Closing his e