Isaac put down his phone and stood. Seeing the confusion on the generals' faces, he smiled. "What is it? Y'all don't want a break?""It's not that, Drakon. Then, when shall we return to our garrisons?" Lightning stood and asked."When the time comes, someone will notify y'all. Alright then, dismiss!" Isaac waved and left.He went to the living room and walked up to Allegra, saying, "Ally, follow Black Phoenix and Apothecary back to Cloud City. I'll follow once I've finished handling some matters.""Oh…Take care." Allegra pursed her lips and nodded. She looked worried.Beefy Bob drove while Isaac sat at the back. They headed for east of Seascape.They stopped before a bungalow in a high-end residential area.The corpses of two security guards lay at the entrance. They entered the living room, and Lupinus was there. Behind him were less than 20 trembling people scared out of their wits.An elderly lady lay on the couch in a daze. She looked like she was in her eighties."Drakon,
"I—Is this Mr. Jordyn Isbell?" Old Brooks' voice trembled as he asked."This is Seascape Law Enforcement Unit. What business do you have with Jordyn Isbell?"Law Enforcement Unit?"Wh—Where is Mr. Isbell? It's urgent.""Don't you know Jordyn Isbell is dead?" Beep…Beep…Old Brooks froze. Jordyn, dead? How could he be dead?He didn't want to give up, so he called the number again."Who exactly are you? We're busy at the moment," said the officer impatiently."M—May I know what happened to the Neal family? Wasn't Jordyn with them?" Old Brooks' tone grew agitated.As someone born and raised in Seascape, Old Brooks chose Jordyn for another reason—he knew Jordyn was allying with the Neal family to take Isaac down."The Neals are gone. None survived," the other side answered and hung up.Old Brooks tumbled back onto the floor with a thud.One of the locals asked carefully, "Sir? Did something happen?"They were from a local village. All they knew about Old Brooks was he had a g
Just as Isaac's private plane left for Cloud City, a fleet of black cars drove out of a funeral parlor in Pecling and headed toward a quiet building in the city center.Armed guards stood at the entrance, forbidding pedestrians and vehicles from coming within 100 yards of the house. It was clear that someone esteemed was residing there. The second car's door opened, and a middle-aged woman in a black dress walked into the house carrying an urn. She looked mournful.Many had gathered in the main hall. Garrett, in the lead, was an elderly man in his sixties, wearing a black suit. He held a cane and stood by the doorway, looking around outside, eyes reddened.When he saw the woman carrying the urn, he couldn't help reaching out with his trembling hands to take it from her."Oh, my dear grandson. How did you end up in this little container?" he sobbed. The other members of the Isbell family behind him wiped their tears."Dad, my husband's gone, and now my only son too. How am I supp
"He has to have a taste of losing his close ones too."The one who had just spoken was the fourth among the siblings, Guido Isbell, who was prominent across Pecling."That's right. I agree with Guido. The Isbell family doesn't push others around, but we'll never let others push us around. Isaac Garten…No matter how powerful the Temple of Drakon is, we must avenge Logan and Jordyn," snarled Gaston Isbell, the third among the siblings, who had been silent until now. He punched the air.Gael agreed with a threatening tone, "Guido is right. If we can't kill Isaac, we shall kill his close ones instead."Seeing that his children insisted on revenge, Garrett closed his eyes and breathed deeply. There was no helping it, it seemed."Do as you deem fit. I'm tired." He waved and walked into the house, carrying the urn.At 9 pm, everyone in the Gould family, including Andrew and his wife, who had just returned from the hospital, sat on the sofa in the Gould family's residence. The mood was s
"Who are you? What do you think you're doing?" Edward yelled when he saw them barging in.Shawn didn't say anything; he stood aside silently.He waved, and the 20 men surrounded every corner of the living room.They heard another flurry of footsteps. The Goulds stared wide-eyed at the incoming guests.Watson clad in a suit, Fabian—head of the Martin family, and two others whom he had just contacted today—Mr. Hatter and Mr. Danfield."M—Mr. Kane, Mr. Martin, Mr. Hatter…You are here because?""Edward Gould, we are here to offer you a helping hand. Why are you so surprised?" Watson laughed."Help me?" Edward stared at these influential men from the provincial capital; he still hadn't grasped the situation.Fabian smirked and said, "Your factories encounter explosions, your office is on fire, your company's management personnel is under arrest, and you, Edward, have so many loans and suppliers to pay. What should you do?" He took a document from his secretary and tossed it onto the
"Mr. Garten!"Fabian and the others lowered their heads and stepped aside.Eugene was working overtime at the factory. He received Isaac's call and rushed back. Isaac said only one sentence over the phone, "It has been too long, and we've been giving the Gould family too many second chances—it's time to settle our scores.""I—Isaac, you! You're so heartless, getting Shawn to burn my office and factories. Are you going to push us over the cliff?" Edward pointed at Isaac, his face contorted with rage.Isaac laughed and lit a cigarette. "I told you I won't take your life, but it's time to pay y'all back for everything y'all had done to Ally and Isabella over these years." Isaac turned to ask Allegra and Eugene, "Ally, Eugene, tell me. How do you want to punish these people? Should I take their lives, or should I not?"Margaret scanned the men in black clothes surrounding them. She recalled how Isaac killed every one of the Neals last night in Seascape with a smile on his face, and he
Edward jolted and fell limply back onto his seat. His knuckles turned white from gripping the phone too hard, and his hand that held the phone shivered. He bellowed, "What happened? Why are my savings gone? I didn't make any transactions. Since all my money is gone, you'll be responsible for this. Compensate me, do you hear?"His hysterical bellows echoed throughout the living room."I'm sorry, Mr. Gould. We've investigated and found that someone had hacked into your e-commerce payment system to make the transaction. Our policy clearly stated that the bank won't be responsible for such situations."Beep…Beep…When he heard the disconnect tone, Edward felt his energy seep out of his body—he lost his last resort."Argh! Isaac Garten! I will freaking drag you into hell with me! I want to kill you!" Edward's eyes were crimson as he ran into the kitchen, shouting. He returned with two kitchen knives.Willow and her husband were petrified. Alec called out anxiously, "Get him! Don't let
Isaac immediately put on his T-shirt when he realized it. He smiled. "These were minor injuries. Don't mind them.""Don't cover them." Allegra sat upright and grabbed Isaac's wrist.She got down off the bed and stood beside Isaac. Her delicate fingers traced the scars as her tears trickled uncontrollably.She had never seen these scars on Isaac's body before."How did you manage to come back safely?" Allegra looked up at Isaac with tears in her eyes.Isaac frowned—memories of gruesome battles flashed through his mind.Then, he smiled and held her face in his hands, chuckling, "It's because of you and Isabella. I didn't want to leave you both, so I couldn't die so easily. Hmph…"Allegra stood on tiptoes and kissed him before he could finish speaking.…Isaac woke up feeling fresh. He showered, changed his clothes, worked out a little in the backyard, and went out to get breakfast.The weather was magnificent, but for the Gould family, it was the darkest day of their lives.Ea