The man tried to turn his head to look at Perseus, but he couldn’t. His legs felt like jelly, and in a matter of seconds, he slumped down Perseus' arm, no longer resisting Perseus' grip.Perseus took it as a clue to let go of the man and let him drop to the floor. The man clutched his neck, his eyes wide with terror. He wasn’t dead or unconscious, but he wasn’t okay either.“You're done so quickly,” Zeppelin said, rising to his feet and stretching his arm. “It was hard falling over like that. I hit my arm by mistake.”“Me too, but it was my head,” Ryan stated as he rose to his feet. “It was a human who had been murdering others by taking advantage of the rumors going around that the house was haunted.”“Should I say I told you so?” Zeppelin asked. “You believed it was a ghost, and now that you have seen for yourself, will you give me the money we made a bet on?”Ryan scoffed. “I said that out of impulse. I didn’t mean I was going to hand the money over to you for real.”Perseus' gaze
It took a while for the cops to arrive. They walked around the house as they had planned during the wait.Not only did they find the room where the man watched every part of the house, but they also came across the decayed corpse of his daughter, which had turned into a skeleton. Several things in the room proved to the cops that the house wasn’t haunted.“To think that he almost injected you with that substance and not us,” Ryan stated. “Do you think he might have thought about making you a husband to his daughter?” he joked.Zeppelin frowned. “It wouldn’t be surprising if he did.”[It was part of his goal,] Iris announced. [He wanted to make you a husband to his daughter but failed.]Perseus didn’t think of that at all. [You would have been dead if it wasn’t for me.] Iris boasted, her chest swelling with pride. ‘Right because you were the one who moved.’[Well, you are welcome.]The branch of the police that came was different from Lexi’s. They carried Flinch into the van and drov
“What are you doing?” Ryan asked as soon as the words left Perseus’s lips. “We did nothing wrong.”Perseus gave them a look that showed he knew exactly what he was doing.The sheriff’s brows twitched, and he felt insulted. He gestured for his group, and they handcuffed all three of them and led them to the car.“That’s what you get, you liar,” the sheriff said before slamming the car door shut and heading to the driver’s seat. He got into the car and drove them to the station.A few minutes later, all three of them sat in the interrogation room, each staring at the sheriff in front of them.“Now what?” Ryan asked, tired from being sent to the station instead of going home. “Does the station offer food to its guests?” he teased, earning a glare from the sheriff.“Do you still claim that you own the Snake Castle?” the sheriff asked, his brows furrowing. His gaze focused on Perseus, who looked bored after listening to the sheriff’s questions over and over again.“Yes,” Perseus replied. “
The sheriff held up his hand, trying to explain himself. “I had no idea he was your client, but he trespassed into the Colt’s building.”“Was that the reason why you tried to blackmail him into giving you the credit for what he did alongside his brother?” Mr. Logan demanded.Perseus was stunned. He hadn’t told Mr. Logan about having a brother, but the man already knew. It was as if Mr. Logan was watching over him and following all that happened in his life.“I am sorry,” the sheriff apologized, not ready to argue with Mr. Logan since he knew what kind of man the lawyer was. “I made a mistake and would like to make up for it. However, he wouldn’t get away with trespassing into someone else's property.”“Apologize?” Mr. Logan scoffed. “That’s not enough for the damage you caused. I told you he owns the house, yet you refused to listen.”Taking out a file from his briefcase, he tossed it at the sheriff.“Those are the documents that prove Mr. Damon bought the house. I personally closed t
[You can head to school if you want, but if you choose to stay out of Maximillan’s reach, I will advise you against it.][Your exams and the other exams can be written from home. You just need to speak to the principal about it.]‘Can I go meet him now?’ He questioned.To him, it was easier to write it from home, as long as the questions were set on the system and he hadn’t even thought about the exams of the ladies when he brought them to another home.[Yes, the school period is not over yet.][You can meet up with him now and ask. He will agree to it.]‘Alright.’He glanced at Zeppelin. “Could you drive to campus? I have something to do there.”Zeppelin stared at him through the rearview mirror. “Okay.”“Don’t you have exams too?” Perseus asked him. “I do.” All of them were in their final years, and after these exams, they would successfully graduate and go find an intern or a job. Perseus knew he didn’t need to find a job, and so did his brother.“And you are not worried about sk
She threw herself at him, tightening her hold and hugging him even harder. Perseus had let no other blonde girl hold him like that except Sherry, so he had no idea where the second blonde came from. He also didn’t recognize the scent that was on her. Zeppelin and Ryan had curious looks on their faces as they watched.“What are you doing?” Perseus asked, pulling the girl away from his body and pushing her in front of him.[She is here to look for you again,] Iris said. [Why does she do this all the time?]Her face came into view and he saw who it was. It was none other than Delinder but something was different. Her hair was blonde and her sky-blue eyes were deeper, looking more like Sherry’s.“I have been searching for you!” she howled, her voice trailing down the hallway, drawing the attention of a few students. “Do you think doing this shitty job is easy?” Now, she was glaring at him.“I didn’t ask you to work here,” Perseus responded, his voice calm and measured. “You made your cho
Zeppelin’s jaw dropped in astonishment, while Ryan’s brow furrowed in confusion.[Host, how dare she kiss you?] Iris demanded.Perseus' eyes widened in shock. When she held him down like that, he hadn’t expected her to kiss him. Lexi had held him like that several times, but only when they were discussing something important.Perseus pulled away from her and took several steps back. Glaring at her, he demanded, “What do you think you are doing?”For some reason, he felt nothing like when he kissed Lexi. He was annoyed that she kissed him without his permission.“I investigated your relationship with Sherry and found out that you two haven’t kissed yet, so I kissed you to have something I’m ahead of her with,” Delinder purred, a sinister grin on her face.Perseus’s expression turned dark and he spun around. He still had a lot to do and wouldn’t let her take much of his time. There would be another day to settle scores with her. “Do yourself a favor and don’t appear in front of me anymo
Iris shrugged. [A reward was available, so there were no mission triggers except from her. Also, the system can’t give you that reward for free, so...][You will have to go on a date with her. It isn’t hard after all.]“I don’t want to lead her on like Celia did to me,” Perseus blurted out. “She is so convinced that I would like her after that one date; she will get hurt if I don’t.”[You have already hurt her. Look at the reward and see if you should accept or reject the mission.]Perseus stared at the panel, and his eyes widened when he saw the rewards given for the mission.[Reward: A position in the government, preferably the ones who assisted your parents.]That position was great. He hesitated for a while. If he were to go on a date with Delinder, he would get the reward and lose it if he refused. He thought about it for a while; the position might come in handy later.He already knew Seus was with Maximilian, and he was heading to the company to find out more about it. What co