The bodyguard staggered backward with a gasp. His face turned pale as pain radiated from his stomach to the rest of his body.He tried to remain standing, but his weak body could not cooperate. Cold sweat ran down his forehead as he was forced to kneel, clutching his aching stomach."Ugh, I don't feel well," he muttered before vomiting all the contents of his stomach.The other guards were stunned to see blood mixed with the vomit. Their comrade looked unlikely to continue the fight."You're cheating! You attacked him when he wasn't ready," a bodyguard accused Elara, not accepting his partner's defeat.Elara ignored that. Her goal was to knock out her opponents as effectively and quickly as possible.Her fingers had become full of energy. She had to use hand warps because the powerful energy blasts could injure them.If the technique's user alone can be injured, imagine how much damage the opponent will receive. Elara learned a technique called Fatal Finger Thrust from Cassian.The te

Aveline and the others waited anxiously at Cassian's house. They had already seen how many bodyguards Peter had paid to guard the hotel.Three normal people could not possibly defeat all the guards. Rosalie became nervous as soon as she realized Cassian was five minutes late from the promised time."They should be here by now," she said as she glanced at her watch.Aveline rubbed her ankle, which was still sore from tripping. "I didn't fight anyone at the hotel but ended up falling and hurting my leg. Just imagine what could have happened to Cassian.""You fell because of your stupidity," Rosalie responded nonchalantly.Had it not been for Cassian, she would not have been willing to take Aveline away from the hotel safely. She still showed an unfriendly attitude to warn Aveline that she was a bad person."You don't seem to like me, Lady," Aveline spoke with a bitter smile. As someone who had admired Rosalie for a long time, she was hurt that her idol hated her.She exhaled heavily. "I

Cassian did not lose his calm even when Aveline crossed the line. If it had been anyone else, he would have blown her away like she was just a piece of meat.He chose to remain peaceful because he still viewed her as Sawyer's granddaughter. At this point, he finally realized why he could end up like this with Aveline."Don't act like this. Your grandfather was always proud of having you as his granddaughter," Cassian said, releasing Aveline's grip from his waist effortlessly.A frown of annoyance appeared on Aveline's forehead. "Why are you linking everything to my grandfather? This is both of our problems!" she snapped."I'm trying to say that we used to be together because of your grandfather. That was our biggest mistake. I'm sorry, but I didn't have any special feelings for you to begin with.""So, you married me purely because of my grandfather's request?"As soon as Cassian nodded, Aveline crumpled to the floor. Her laughter echoed through the room.Her sanity was slowly being l

The explosion of happiness made Elara unable to respond in time. Cassian had said something about a future girlfriend at the car showroom, but she knew he had told it to save her from the insults of her high school friends.But that also did not mean Cassian intended to give her false hope. He had agreed to spend time with Elara to confirm his decision.Now that his business with Aveline was completely over, he decided to embark on a new journey."I can give you time to come up with an answer," Cassian spoke again as Elara still looked surprised.Elara shook her head. "No, I don't need time to think about it. Let's live together as long as you want!" she shouted excitedly.Her smile grew wider as happiness overflowed in her heart. Her feelings for Cassian were sincere, so she did not expect anything in return from him.She never imagined the opportunity to get to know him better would come. Cassian cared so much about Aveline back then, and Elara had no intention of being a home wreck

The Valoric family still had supporters even though only Cassian remained. They had been operating in secrecy for the past thirty years. In addition to protecting Cassian, they also investigated the mysterious group that massacred the Valorics.When they fully gathered information about the enemy, they would take revenge by revealing Cassian's identity to the public.Many influential people were Valoric supporters. However, they had to keep this a secret to smooth the revenge plan.Sharon was one of the supporters. She was assigned with Sawyer to guard Cassian in Clion City."I must give my all for this mission," she muttered with determination.Some time ago, Franklin had come to see her to inform her of Cassian's appearance in Lumihtorn.They were both sent to find out which of the President's right-hand men had made the poison to blind Cassian's eyes.This was a dangerous mission since Ronin was the number one man in the country at the moment. Even Sharon was not allowed to be seen