Marcus crouched by the alley, his body sore from the guards’ relentless beatings. Blood smeared his face, his left eye swollen shut, and each breath he took rattled with pain. "Ugh," he groaned, trying to pull himself together, but the pain that shot through his sides sent him crashing back to the ground."Messing with that James was a huge mistake," he muttered ruefully under his breath as he tried to pull himself away from the road to a hidden place. He now realized he shouldn't have provoked James, his jaw clenching at the memory.He could hear the footsteps of those damned journalists approaching him. They wanted to record his disgrace for the world to see.Humiliated and ashamed, he ducked his head low, trying to avoid the flashing lights and pointed microphones. As he heard them throw millions of questions per minute, he could only sob in regret at what had become of his bright career. It was now gone in ashes.He pulled himself up, shutting his ears to avoid hearing the repo
“Let’s get her home."The words seemed to roll off Winter's ears as she stood awestruck.She had watched the scene unfold with wide eyes and white knuckles. Her vision, which was once blurry and dull, was now bright. Her slacked jaw finally gave way once James rounded off the last guard by giving him a bone-cracking punch on his nose.She found it hard to understand how her brother had suddenly transformed into such a warrior, but the awe in her eyes was unmistakable.Unable to form a meaningful sentence, she stretched her cold, slender fingers toward the bodies sprawled on the ground.The Chairman, who barely recognized James's identity as a god of war, was impressed. The slight upturn of his lips into a faint smirk and his hands casually tucked in his pockets revealed his admiration.The past few hours had been a harrowing experience that she thought she would never escape. Although she felt the pain from the torture and capture of the Tarlose, she was glad she was able to uncover t
The car screeched to a halt outside the large, ordinary-looking gate of the secret base. James stepped out, holding the frail but resilient Winter. Kael followed, his steps purposeful, his expression serious. Jason, still at a distance, couldn’t bear to take his eyes off Winter, who looked like a shadow of the lively woman she once was.“Winter...” Jason’s voice cracked with emotion. He stepped forward, gripping her hand gently but firmly, halting her movement. His fingers lingered on hers, as if letting go, would mean losing her all over again.James’s patience wore thin, and he pressed his lips into a hard line. “I’m not taking her away from you, Jason. She needs medical attention. Let her heal first, and then you can see her.” His tone was calm but laced with authority.With a resigned sigh, Jason released her hand, the weight of his emotions visible in his reluctant gaze. James, Winter, and Kael then headed toward the base entrance, leaving Jason and Chairman Cole by the car. As
After hours, the lights in the operating room turned off. "The surgery is complete," the doctor announced, stepping out. His expression was neutral, revealing neither positive nor negative emotions.Leonard stepped up in a frantic hurry, rushing to see his son without waiting to hear what the doctor would say next.Victor’s room was filled with a sterile silence. The only sound that could be heard was the loud beeping of monitors that showed his heart rate and the condition of some of his other vitals.Leonard's face dropped at how pale Victor looked under the hospital lights. His eyes remained closed.The doctor who had been writing down some things finally looked up with a smile.“The surgery was successful,” he started, his voice sober and calm. “The implant is in place. It was a long procedure, and it might take some time for him to recover fully. Soon, he will be back on his feet.""That will be better. The only thing I want to hear is good news." Leonard responded with an arrog
“Jessica,” he said, nodding at her. “I need to discuss something with you..."Jessica, wanting to hold Winter's hand as she stretched it forward, withdrew it.She glanced at Kael, narrowing her eyes before standing up. The lady patted Winter's back, gently reminding her, " Your body needs a lot of rest." " I know, Jessica. I won't stress myself in any manner." A satisfied smile crept on Winter's lips, assuring Jessica. Jessica smiled back at her and went ahead to meet Kael. During this interaction between the two ladies, Emily observed them both, realization dawning on her face. Jessica had won over Winter, using her profession as a gateway, she thought. Now, it was obvious Winter would stick to Jessica and the latter could take advantage of this chance.Damn! She had to admit Jessica was smart and witted in this aspect! Implementing her goals through a potential link. While James was her goal, the potential link turned out to be Winter. Great! The expression on her f
She paused, snapping her fingers. " Learn to stay away from what's none of your concern. I want James, and you aren't going to stop me because of what you feel about me. Get that clear! Your feelings doesn't count, the only thing I care about is James!''" This is what you have turned into, Jessica?" Kael said through gritted teeth, his knuckles turning into white as he continued fisting his palms! " This is not what I have turned into. This is what you believed that I am now." Saying this, she flipped her hair to one side, uncrossing her arms. She took one last glance at Kael, disregarding him and any of his words with her impolite look. " Stay out of this Kael, or will you be the shameless chit chat that would inform James about this new update? No one can change my mind! I will win over James, and he will be my god of war!" Afterwards, she strode past Kael, out of the room, as she withdraw her eyes away from him, clicking her tongue. A quick flash of frown appeared
The instant the statement was uttered from her lips, a suffocating atmosphere blasted through the phone! "Ha!" Juliet yelled, her hands on the phone trembling terribly, shuffling a step backward. "The nerve of you?" A deep growl echoed from the other end of the call, sending an uncontrollable fear to her heart! " Tell me if you are tired of living, I will grant your request!" " No.........I....am....not." Juliet stammered, her voice above a whisper, and shook her head multiple times. " It was.....a mistake. ..I didn't mean to say such. ....I didn't think of what I just said..... please...pardon me." " Get me, Emily, and if you don't, get ready for your whole family to be burnt down to ashes!" Code Red commanded fiercely. " Only if you follow my wish can you enjoy your life and rise higher in status and wealth!" Beep beep The man ended the call instantly after his cold order to Emily, whose hand was still trembling due to the fear earlier. After a while, Juliet sucked
" Tell me a good news." He spoke up, answering the call excitedly. " It's better to be a good one worthy of my time or you will be fired!" " Oh yes, it is, Mr. Zhao." The secretary at the other end answered enthusiastically. " What is it?!" Zhao's eagerness grew immediately, brimming at his face. " Mr. Zhao, our plummeting stocks have risen more than thirty percent this morning, and we have got numerous calls about foreign investors willing to cooperate with the Song corporation. This would lead to more income, approximately some billion dollars, including our products that are now back in the market." Hearing the analysis of his secretary, Zhao's eyes lit up extremely well, suppressing his urge to scream out as he clenched his fists! Yes! He had done it! He saved his company once again! How he wished his grandson could saved majestically like this?! He would have been the happiest man among the world's eight billion population! Satisfaction roamed across his eyes, no