Drakon of the Seven Armies

Chapter 83

Old Brooks flicked the lighter a few times, but it wouldn’t light. His eyes grew red, and suddenly, he was squatting on the floor, sobbing painfully with his arms around his head.

“My daughter is gone…”

“Life is unpredictable.” Isaac puffed out a smoke ring. Beneath the streetlamp, the two men’s shadows stretched long beneath their feet.

Afterward, Old Brooks said he wanted to go to the funeral parlor to be with his daughter. Isaac didn’t tag along; instead, he hailed a cab to Riverview.

In the deep night, the villa’s lights were still on. When Isaac opened the door, he noticed two pairs of shoes he didn’t recognize in the entryway. One was a pair of women’s high heels, while the other was a pair of men’s shoes.

When he entered the bathroom, he saw two new sets of toiletries.

Isaac could guess what had happened. After he finished washing up, he went to the living room, and Allegra came downstairs in her nightgown.

Her hair hung loosely over her shoulders, and her long neck and d