James handed Sarah to Emily, his eyes never leaving John's defiant gaze."We need to get out of here, now," he urged, his voice firm but gentle. " Haha! It's too late.........Zhao is alread....y on his way ....and you all are roasted!" "James managed to say, coughing out blood and he wheezed as if he was about to exhale his last breath. ......Kael burst into the room, gun drawn, shouting, "Fucking betrayal!" He bellowed, tackling John and pinning him to the ground. Damn! He arrived late but this was because he was busy gathering more information about the enemies. " You. . won't survive this ...."John gasped, his eyes rolling to his brain. "How did you send a signal to Zhao?!" Kael demanded, his grip on John's collar tightening.But there was no response from John. His survival was unknown...Kael's grip tightened even more, a vein bulging out from his neck. His face was inches from John's.Just then, a familiar sound of helicopters hovering above the building could be

Steven's eyelids fluttered open, the harsh fluorescent lights above his hospital bed piercing through the fog that clouded his consciousness. The beeping of machines echoed in the sterile room, the white walls looming like a suffocating shroud. He tried to move, but his body felt heavy, as if it had been anchored down. His mind was fragmented, pieces of his memory floating just beyond his grasp.What happened?A familiar voice broke through the haze—Juliet’s. It was filled with relief, trembling with emotion.“Steven! Oh, thank God you’re awake!” Juliet rushed to his side, her tear-filled eyes glowing with joy, though her face was etched with worry.Her words seemed to echo, barely reaching him through the dull fog in his mind. Steven blinked, trying to focus, but the room remained blurry.The door swung open, and a team of doctors rushed in, their white coats fluttering like specters. They moved quickly, checking his vitals, adjusting the machines, murmuring to each other in medical

Just then, Juliet's phone rang, flashing a mysterious caller ID on the screen. Instantly, her eyes shrunk back, avoiding Steven's face, and she immediately pushed her phone behind her. " Who's that?" Steven arched one of his brows, staring intently at Juliet, who was smiling in an awkward manner." Just an unwanted call," she quickly replied, adjusting her position. " I will try to call Emily and convince her." Steven furrowed his brows but said nothing. Then, he nodded, gesturing for Juliet to make the call without wasting time. Juliet dialed Emily's line and called her, but it wasn't going through. She tried calling her repeatedly, however, it was still the same outcome. " It's late already. I don't think she is going to answer." She said to him and tucked her phone into her pocket. " Maybe we should just wait till tomorrow. Although, I have a feeling there's something fishy going on between Emily and that wretched piece of thrash!" She walked forward and raised her

The anonymous news swiftly dominated the headlines like a terrible ruler, forcing out huge amount of outcry, from the netizens and various people, who were opportuned to caught a whiff of the strange news. However, the source of where the strange news came from was anonymous, backed with tangible evidence, that left room for no skepticism. The news were visible in all major media outlets in the city, taking the headlines as: ‘’The deep buried secrets of Wei Zhao and the corrupt system of the Tarlose family with their allies’’ Several footage of illegal activities such as organ trafficking, smuggling of arms, human trafficking, slavery, sex organization, child labor and sort were revealed to the public, sending massive shockwaves across the whole city. Even the famous Song corporation was not spared from the secrets. At this Information Age, interesting news specially about big figures were bound to travel so fast, and lay a good foundation for destroying the reputation of the bi

‘’ I think we should plan on how to double our guards, arrange the news into a false one with solid evidence, and most important is to eliminate our huge hindrance, James Donovan!’’Leonard threw out a suggestion, which immediately rendered the rest silent. In fact a pin drop could be heard at this moment. ‘’ This is great. Why didn’t we think of this earlier?’’ The aged patriarch of the Rogers laughed out suddenly, breaking the awkward silence, and he nodded from the screen, agreeing with what Leonard just said.‘’ Because of the news, several people have surrounded the private hospital, causing damage, but I will make sure they pay for this, especially James Donovan.’’ Leonard added, snarling through the screen. Isabelle twitched her lips visibly, a look of skepticism roaming across her face as she questioned instead, ‘’ Will this truly solve the mess?’’ ‘’ It will,’’ Zhao spoke up in a cold tone after a while, drifting his eyes away from the screen. ‘’ Together with my new