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Everyone watched with undivided attention as the man climbed down the chair and made his way to the bar. Once he reached the counter, he tapped it a few times to get the bartender’s attention. The bartender, who had been busy mixing a couple of drinks, looked up and raised a brow in inquisitiveness. “What can I get for you, sir?” He asked politely. “Ten shots of Devil Springs mixed with Everclear, please,” the man replied loud enough for everybody to hear. And gasps erupted from the patrons. Devilsprings was known to be one of the strongest alcoholic vodkas ever made, and wasn’t for the faint-hearted. It was already dangerous enough, but when mixed with Everclear, drinking it could be said to be almost suicidal! Ashley also gasped beside Adrian and looked at him, eyes wide in alarm. “Adrian, that man is completely out of his mind!” She whisper-yelled, and panic seeped through her voice. “Devilsprings is not something to be trifled with. I even know someone who had die
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Adrian grimaced as he perceived the foul stench that emanated from the man’s vomit. He instantly took off the shirt, and luckily, he was wearing an undershirt underneath which hadn’t been hit by the vomit. He used the clean sides of his shirt to wipe the bits of vomit off his face and then tossed it to the floor. At this time, the minor tipsiness in his eyes had cleared off and he could think clearly again, so his movements weren’t as slow. His gaze shifted to the man and he stifled a laugh as he saw the drama being displayed by him. First, he had taken off his clothes, and was sweating profusely while repeatedly murmuring, “Too hot,” under his breath. Secondly, he fell off his seat and was rolling on the floor as he writhed like someone in pain. Some people who found the scene incredibly funny pulled out their devices and began to record. While the other patrons were more empathetic, and filled with pity for the poor man. They turned their gazes to Adrian, expecting
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A sliver of unease began to flicker within the man as Adrian said the words he had been dreading to hear. He lost the bet. The punishments. His eyes frantically darted around as though searching for someone to help him out of the situation, but no one seemed to be on his side. “If I could remember clearly,” Adrian continued, his lips tugging into a smirk as he saw the panic that began to appear on the man’s face. “You said the loser of this bet would have to grovel before the winner and lick the shoes of everyone here. So what are you waiting for? Begin already.” “Yeah,” the patrons echoed in unison and began chanting. “Do the bet! Do the bet!” The man internally shook his head. There was no way he’d lick the shoes of everyone at the bar. He had only agreed to the punishment because he thought it would be Adrian doing it. “I have to escape,”‘the man mumbled to himself. His eyes darted around again, this time searching for the bar’s exit. When he spotted it, his body s
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Finally calling it a night, Adrian left the bar with Ashley walking beside him. He had decided to escort her to where her car was parked before going on his own way. The moment they were about to cross to the other side of the road, the loud roaring engines of motorcycles echoed in the air. They both looked to see a good number of motorcycles heading towards them, and in a split second they were surrounded. The hairs at the back of Ashley’s neck prickled her skin and she subconsciously held onto Adrian’s arm. “Adrian, what’s happening?” She whispered in hushed urgency as her eyes frantically darted around the motorcycles that circled them. “Do you know these people?” Adrian followed her line of sight as he too searched the faces of the men on the Harley Davidson motorcycles. His brows furrowed as he couldn’t recognize any of them. That was until the person who looked to be the leader stepped out and revealed the person cowering behind him. It was the man from earlier, the
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Adrian’s eyes widened as it dawned on him that a bullet had struck him, and he stumbled backwards from the scorching pain that shot up his chest. He clutched his heart and felt the warm liquid seeping through his hands. When he looked down, he saw that the crimson color was quickly spreading throughout his chest and dripping down his hands at an even faster rate. He turned towards the direction the bullet came from to see if he’d spot anyone, but no one was there. The streets were empty and quiet, save for the noise from the bikers. Kai had seen Adrian turning, so he quickly turned around and pressed himself to the wall to properly blend with it. A cruel smirk appeared on his face as he replayed what he had done. He raised the gun to his line of sight and stared at it with a hint of fascination in his eyes. “Finally,” he whispered maliciously. “It’s done.” With that, he risked another peek at Adrian and saw that he was no longer looking towards his direction. He quic
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Adrian was lying shirtless and motionless on the operating table. His eyes were shut tightly, his skin extremely pale and clammy, and his lips had a slight blue tinge to them. His chest was still, and a tube connected to a ventilator was passed through his nose to help him breathe properly. The surgical team had also cleaned the blood that poured from his chest, but it was still bleeding, and it became a serious cause for concern. Doctor Arnold was momentarily frozen when he saw Adrian, and he had to blink severally to make sure he wasn’t imagining things. Never would he have expected that the patient he was treating was his boss, who had left the hospital completely fine just a few hours ago. His shock finally wore off after a few seconds and he sprang into action. For the next approximately five hours, Doctor Arnold and his team of surgeons performed an open heart surgery on Adrian to remove the bullet. Just as they were rounding up with the surgery, something unexpect
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Doctor Arnold clutched the plastic evidence bag containing the bullet he extracted from Adrian’s body as he made his way toward the Wibston police station.He was going to meet with his forensic analyst friend to get answers regarding Adrian’s very strange case.The moment he entered the police station, he passed the lobby and headed straight to the adjoining building where the forensic laboratory was located.He pushed open the double white doors of the laboratory, and saw his friend looking into a microscope, oblivious to his entrance.“Ahem,” Doctor Arnold cleared his throat to get the middle aged man’s attention, and he looked up from his microscope.“Ahh, Arnold, my old friend,” his eyes lit up in recognition as he went around his workstation and approached Doctor Arnold. “Long time no see. What brings you here?” He extended his hands and Doctor Arnold shook it firmly. “Indeed, Justin,” Doctor Arnold replied before his expression became tighter. “I have something urgent to show
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Doctor Arnold’s expression remained grim as he stepped out of the police station’s building.His entire body burned with the desire to find out the person who deliberately targeted and killed the young master.The moment he got into his car, he took out his phone with the aim of calling Jonah Leigh. If he couldn’t bring himself to break the news to Adrian’s father, maybe Jonah Leigh could do it.But he still dreaded Jonah’s reaction to the news.His thumb hovered over his phone screen for a moment longer before he finally decided to make the call.The line rang a few times before it connected. “Hello?” Jonah’s calm, but inquisitive voice came in through the receiver.Doctor Arnold took a huge gulp as his throat suddenly became dry. “M-Mr. Leigh, this is Arnold Lawson, Head Surgeon and Director of Lifemate Hospital.”“Doctor Arnold,” Jonah acknowledged, his tone warming up slightly. “To what do I owe this unexpected call? Is everything alright at the hospital?”Doctor Arnold hesitated
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Three days later…Anita was finally discharged from the hospital, and Adrian took her back to their house. There was another emotional reunion; this time between Anita and her father, Vincent, who had just returned from a spiritual center, where he had gone to pray for her speedy recovery. He wasn’t happy to see his daughter in a wheelchair, but was grateful she was alive nonetheless.Speaking of Anita’s condition, Adrian had tried to heal her back at the hospital, but his attempts had failed.He restlessly wondered why until Grandmaster Xu appeared to him in a dream-like trance and told him that his abilities would only work on Anita if she knew about them….and believed in them.Because to be healed, one had to believe.Therefore, Adrian came up with an elaborate plan to break the news to her.He would do it as part of the special birthday package he had organized for her. A package that included his proposal and the lavish engagement party he had promised her some weeks ago.Her a
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Regina’s heart sank to her stomach as Anita’s words replayed over and over in her head. She flinched as though she was burned, and her hand clutched her chest as she stared at her daughter in disbelief.“W-What?” The word fell out of her mouth in an incredulous whisper. “How can you say that to me, Anita? I’m your mother…the same person who gave birth to you and raised you to become the woman you are today. How can you just…just sever ties with me?”A flicker of guilt was ignited within Anita, but she steeled her expression. She had to show her mother she was serious, otherwise the woman would never change.“You brought this upon yourself,” she muttered bluntly. “You should have listened when I told you…no, begged you to stay out of my marriage.”Regina’s heart sank even further, and her breathing picked up. “I can’t…” she wheezed. “I can’t…”Doctor Arnold sensed that she was about to have a panic attack, and he rushed over to her.“Mrs. Davies. Can you hear me?” He called out to he
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Regina clutched her phone tightly as she entered further into the ward. Her eyes narrowed into a heated glare as they locked onto Adrian and Anita’s closeness.The sight of them together made her blood boil, but she pushed her irritation back down.After what she was about to show Anita, there’s no way she’d remain with him.Anita frowned as her mother approached, and any sense of relief she had felt from not seeing her earlier, vanished. “Mother, seriously. What is it this time?” She asked, resisting the urge to roll her eyes.Regina glanced between Anita and Adrian, and then a triumphant smirk formed on her lips as she wiggled the phone in her hand.“Here with me is evidence that this useless man doesn’t deserve to be with you.”Adrian’s brows cocked at Regina’s words.What game was the woman playing at now?Anita’s gaze shifted to the phone in her mother’s hand, and her frown deepened. “What evidence are you talking about?”She then turned to Adrian. “Do you know what my mother i
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Adrian was silent for a few seconds, then as though Doctor Arnold’s words just registered, some color returned to his face.“Pregnant?” He repeated, still trying to confirm that he hadn’t heard wrong. “As in…carrying a child?”Doctor Arnold’s smile remained on his lips. “Precisely, Young Master. Though I’ll need to run a test to confirm it.”Adrian clapped his hands together, and pressed them against his lips as his eyes glistened. “What a bittersweet moment. On one hand, my wife might be pregnant. And on the other, she has lost her ability to walk. How would she react to this?”Doctor Arnold sighed empathetically. “I don’t know. But we can only hope the joy of the pregnancy softens the blow of the other news.”The room went silent as Adrian wrestled with the conflicted emotions within him, while Doctor Arnold went back to monitoring the images on the computer.About half an hour later, the MRI was complete, and Anita was slid out of the machine.Her gaze flickered suspiciously betwe
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“You!” Regina lunged forward and jabbed a finger at Adrian while practically shooting lasers with her eyes. “Ever since you came into my daughter’s life, it’s been one misfortune after another! Why can’t you leave her alone? Can’t you see your presence is causing her more harm than good!”Adrian’s jaw clenched, the irritation on his face unmistakable. He was getting increasingly fed up with Regina’s tantrums, and was very close to losing it with her.But he wouldn’t. At least not today.Taking a deep breath to control his rising temper, he focused back on Anita and brushed an unruly strand of hair out of her face as he continued comforting her.Anita didn’t as much as spare her mother a glance as she tightened her arms around Adrian, finding solace in his comfort.This, coupled with Adrian’s snubbing, seemed to infuriate Regina further. “Hey! I’m talking to you!” She snapped and stepped forward in an attempt to yank Adrian’s arm off Anita’s shoulders, but the look he shot her way ma
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Regina rushed towards Anita’s bed, her entire body bubbling with excitement. Without hesitation, she snatched her daughter’s hand from Adrian’s and pushed him away. Then she took his place by Anita’s side.Adrian said nothing as he quietly stood off to the side and watched the mother-daughter reunion.“Oh, my child,” Regina gushed, her eyes crinkling at the corners with pure joy as she pulled Anita in for a hug. “You have no idea how glad I am to see you awake again.” Her expression softened as she stroked Anita’s hair. “I was so worried and scared you wouldn’t come back to us.”Anita leaned into her mother’s embrace as she hugged her back and inhaled the familiar scent of her hair. “How could I leave without saying goodbye?” She murmured against her mother’s hair whilst fighting back tears.The hug lasted for a few seconds before they pulled apart. And Regina smiled warmly as she wiped the tears that slipped from the corner of Anita’s eyes. “Thank you for not leaving us.”Anita r
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It had been three weeks since Anita’s accident, Adrian’s near-death experience, his defeat of Lawrence Smith and Kai, the revelation of his true identity to the Mullers, and the bankruptcy of the Yates family.Adrian hadn’t been surprised on the day when the warden at Hades Prison informed him about Tristan and Natalie’s attempt to get Nathan out. And because he expected it, he had already put a plan in place to ensure that Tristan and his family would be taught a valuable lesson.He didn’t do anything to Natalie because the realization that she would never be able to save her brother was already punishment enough.After the Yates company went bankrupt, they had tried to reach out to Adrian on several occasions, albeit indirectly through Jonah. They pleaded with him to reconsider, but he stood firm in his decision.Now, both they and the Mullers had been wiped off the radar of Wibston’s elite, and even average families.Meanwhile, after dealing with his enemies, Adrian hadn’t left t
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Tristan and Natalie remained in the car due to the intense apprehension they felt, but after a few moments of stalling, they mustered up courage and finally stepped out.Natalie clutched onto Tristan’s arm to support her unsteady legs as they cautiously approached the burly man guarding the entrance.“H-hi, uhm…we’re here to p-pick up an inmate. Please,” Tristan managed to stumble out the words, though his heart remained in his mouth.The officer didn’t respond at first as his gaze remained straight ahead. Then slowly, as though their presence just registered, he turned to them.His expression was stone-cold as he gave them a once over. “And who are you?” He demanded bluntly. “Haven’t you been told? No inmate ever leaves Hades?”Tristan forced down the tremor crawling into his voice. “I…I…we actually have permission. The Chief Warden is a…friend, and he agreed to release one of the inmates for us.”The officer stared blankly at Tristan, and the intensity of his stare made the young ma
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It took a few moments for Adrian’s words to sink into Robert and Liam’s minds, and when they did, their expressions shifted from regret to pure panic.Robert instantly jerked into action as he crawled over to Adrian, and clung onto his leg like someone holding on for dear life. “Please, don’t do that to us,” he choked out. “My company is my life. It’s all my father left me. If it gets destroyed, I’ll be completely finished!”“Young master, I beg you to tamper justice with mercy!” Liam added with equal desperation, though he remained in the same spot. He wasn’t as bold as his father to approach Adrian. “If we’re cancelled, our lives will be completely over!”Adrian shook Robert’s hand off the hem of his designer slacks like it was a piece of filth. “That’s the whole point,” he said with cold venom. “I want your lives to be over. I want you to suffer every bit of the pain and turmoil you put my mother and me through. Do you remember the night you chased us out of your house?”Rober
