"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
Even though Isaac assured her that it would be fine, Allegra dared not disrespect someone like Finley. She changed and tidied up before leaving the room with Isaac.Emily was in formal wear. She waited in the living room with Finley and his assistant.Emily was also astounded. She had just received an email from the Seascape Chamber of Commerce last night, and Finley appeared at their office with only his assistant this morning.She didn't know why Allegra missed her call this morning, so she brought them to her house.Finley was the president of the Seascape Chamber of Commerce and the head of the Montoya family—she dared not be disrespectful.Emily was stunned when she saw Isaac helping Allegra down the stairs and noticed Allegra's peculiar gait.Immediately, she blushed. As an experienced woman, how could she not know what happened for Allegra to be in this state?Finley rose to his feet and took two steps forward. He bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Mr. and Mrs. Garten
During the holidays, Isaac accompanied Isabella every minute of the day. He whipped up various dishes for his precious daughter and brought her on vacation to different parts of Southland.One week went by in the blink of an eye.On the way back to Isabella's school, Isabella suddenly patted Isaac's shoulder, tilted her head, and said hesitantly, "Daddy, our teacher told me the school might recommend me to a better school because I was an excellent student.""A better school? That's marvelous, Isabella," Isaac replied with a smile."I don't want to. I don't want to be far away from Daddy and Mummy." Isabella pursed her lips and looked reluctant.Isaac smiled. "Don't be mad, Isabella. Your teacher has to inform us if they plan to send you to another school. Don't worry."There were indeed many schools better than Carmine Elementary School, but those were in Pecling or Seascape. Some were even in Neuport, a military-based area. Teachers would have to go through parents on such matt
He reached home to find Elliot waiting at the door."Elliot, you're here." Isaac paused and then continued walking.Elliot bowed and said, "Drakon, something happened in Seascape.""Let's talk inside." Isaac pointed to the living room and strode in.They sat on the couch, and Elliot frowned, saying, "Astraeus has assigned a new family to command the Eastwell army. I was running out of time, so I had to come to you for your next orders.""That's surprising. Astraeus is acting faster than I expected."Eastwell was a large region. Isaac thought Astraeus would take some time to decide who to take over the place, so he instructed Elliot to go ahead first.He didn't believe Astraeus was free of internal conflicts. But by the look of things, they had reached a consensus on Eastwell's matters."What's your opinion?" Isaac tossed Elliot a cigarette and looked at him."There are two ways. The first is to confront them face-on and take over the Eastwell army by force. The second is to se