Chapter 280 - Lucius Rage
Author: Rex Magnus
last update2025-01-20 23:57:55

*****

A sleek, luxurious car sat silently in the parking lot, its elegant design and calm exterior betraying the storm raging within.

Inside, the atmosphere was anything but serene right now.

The air felt extremely thick, as though an invisible weight was pressing down on everyone within right now.

Each breath was labored, the tension so suffocating that it seemed to consume the very oxygen in the space.

The pressure was so tense that it materialized into frost that clung to the windshields, making it look as if winter had suddenly descended inside the vehicle.

Four people occupied the car—two in the front and two in the back.

Yet, three of them dared not make a sound, feeling the charged, almost electric sensation filling the air and pricking at their skin like tiny needles.

The poor old driver’s face was a mask of anxiousness, fear, and confusion, his thoughts swirling with unanswered questions.

Beside the driver, the bodyguard’s eyes burned with fury and killing intent, hi
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