2024-12-23 03:50:41“What the hell—” Cora shrieked, clutching the quilt to her chest to cover her naked body.
“I didn't expect you to be this kind of person, Cora.” Jeffrey’s voice cracked with rage.
His eyes darted between her and Adam.
Adam was also startled at first and hurriedly stood up from the bed.
But when he saw who it was, his previously tense expression quickly disappeared.
“Whoa, calm down, buddy. No need for dramatics.”
“You shut your damn mouth! This is my wife!”
“Wife?” Cora’s expression turned cold, since the affair has already been exposed.
“Don’t act like I owe you anything, Jeffrey. Look at yourself! You’re pathetic—a dead-end clinic dragging me down.”
Jeffrey’s chest heaved.
He had expected her to show some remorse, but this?
Jeffrey felt a chill in his heart. How did the woman he deeply loved become like this?
Cora simply couldn't be bothered to explain and said coldly, “I was really blind back then; otherwise, how could I have married you, this useless waste?”
“I spent 5 years with you and got nothing in return.”
Jeffrey's eyes widened.
"I have given everything for this family, can't you see that?"
Cora looked at him coldly, unmoved.
"I used my hard-earned money to buy you the expensive jewelry and the fashionable clothes you wanted. I worked tirelessly to ensure you had a good life, sacrificing my own health. Can't you remember any of that? I even gave you our most precious family heirloom!"
He grabbed Cora's wrist, searching for that precious silver bracelet.
But her bare wrist was empty.
“Bah! What a load of crap heirloom! The expert Adam knows has already appraised it, and it's just worthless junk. I threw it in the trash.”
Jeffrey was so angry that he saw black spots before his eyes.
That bracelet was the only memento left by his father!
He hurriedly searched for the bracelet in the trash can.
Cora looked at Jeffrey and coldly announced.
“I want a divorce. You’re nothing to me now.”
Jeffrey’s gaze dropped to the bracelet.
He picked it up and stared at Cora, feeling immense disappointment.
Jeffrey once had a successful career as a veterinarian, and his life with Cora had been nothing short of beautiful.
However, all that changed when his clinic was wrongly accused of animal abuse, embroiling him in a public relations crisis.
His career suffered severe setbacks, and everything he worked for crumbled.
Despite his best efforts to revive his reputation and prove his innocence, people still held prejudices against him and his clinic.
It was during this time that Cora’s attitude began to change, until Jeffrey could no longer recognize the woman he had married.
Adam laughed at Jeffrey’s expression, pulling Cora back to him.
He kissed her neck, his eyes locked on Jeffrey.
He pulled the quilt off her, revealing her naked body.
“Why don’t you stick around? Enjoy the show. Maybe take notes—you might learn something.”
“You bastard!” Jeffrey roared. Before he knew it, his fist collided with Adam’s jaw.
Adam winced in pain as blood trickled from his nose.
“How dare you piece of shit hit me? You’re fucking dead!”
He retaliated with a punch of his own.
The two exchanged blows, but it was obvious Adam was at a huge disadvantage. Though he trained occasionally, his inconsistency left him no match for Jeffrey.
Soon, Adam was knocked down again, with Jeffrey pinning him to the floor.
“Bastard, let go of me this instant!” Adam cursed, his bruised face swollen and immobile under Jeffrey’s grip.
“Jeffrey, stop it!” Cora screamed, stepping between them. She knelt beside Adam, shielding him with her body. “Are you insane?”
Seeing his wife rushing to protect Adam made Jeffrey’s anger flare even more. He clenched his fists tightly, gritting his teeth.
“Enough!” Cora cut him off with a glare.
“He’s the heir to Whitmore Industries, a multinational corporation worth millions. Do you know what that means?”
Adam, his face bruised but his arrogance intact, leaned against the bedpost.
He spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm.
“You fucking pig. You will die today!”
Jeffrey stared at the woman he loved for years, a heavy sigh escaping his lips.
He knew now she was truly gone, and no amount of words could bring her back.
Jeffrey’s jaw tightened, his pain turning into seething anger. “You’ll regret it.”
Jeffrey turned and got out of the room.
Adam's voice came from behind.
“Did you hear me, you little shit! You're dead today!”
Jeffrey didn't look back.
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The silence after the one-sided carnage was deep enough to hear breath echo. The rain pressed against the tower's walls, its rhythm uneven, like the heart of something waiting to die.Whoosh!The master alchemist finally moved—finally took action after waiting silently like a thief waiting to steal, kill and destroy.It wasn't dramatic. No flicker of light, no summoned circle, no sign of aggression. There wasn't even an outburst of Qi which was always guaranteed in a battle between alchemists. He merely took one step forward—but the air bent around him.The glass rippled, the storm outside shuddered, and the scent of metal and ozone thickened until it became hard to breathe. The world seemed to bend to the presence of the master. And it was because he took a single step. This... Jeffery's mind froze. He sensed an ominous feeling before the master even took a step forward. But then his body reacted before his mind did. Every instinct screamed danger. His hand found the Philosopher's S
CHAPTER 164
For a long moment, neither man spoke. The storm outside pressed its face to the glass, thunder rolling like distant applause. Gusts of wind tugged at the building, seeping through whatever cracks they found into it. The atmosphere instantly turned colder, almost becoming freezing.I'm going to end everything tonight, Jeffery thought within himself. This is going to mark the end of you, Daniel...As if reading his thoughts, Daniel's voice broke the silence—low, deliberate, "End it."The command was simple. But it was not for Jeffery. It was for the circle of alchemists who were working under him. And they obeyed instantly as if controlled by a remote.The advanced alchemists moved as one. Their sigils flared beneath their coats, hands lifting in the ritual geometry of combat. Symbols burned in the air—lines of gold and silver weaving tighter into forms that hummed with destructive intent. The chamber dimmed, every lumen of light sucked into their creations.Interesting, Jeffery thought
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CHAPTER 161
The rain hadn't stopped—it only changed shape. In the eastern district, it fell ooke mist, thin and quiet, the kind that soaked into the bones without sound. The streets glistened beneath the crimson reflection of the tower ahead—a structure of glass and steel that clawed at the night sky, its upper windows glowing like the eyes of something alive.So this is the place...Jeffery thought within himself as he looked ahead. As usual his face was expressionless, but his heart was heavy with the feeling of revenge.He stood beneath a collapsed canopy across the street, watching. His breath fogged faintly in the chill air. The coat clung to his shoulders, weighed down by water and time. The Philosopher's Stone in his pocket continued to hum gently. But it didn't produce any reaction whatsoever.Jeffery didn't pay attention to the stone. It was always like this. It only came alive when it wanted to imbue him with more knowledge about the universe.His attention went back to the tower, That's
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The city was still miles away, but its glow already burned faintly across the horizon—an amber haze pulsing like a dying heart through the curtains of rain. Between Jeffery and that light stretched a long road, slick with water and shadow, lined with trees stripped bare by the wind.He walked it without a word. He was all by himself after all. And if there had been someone else, he wouldn't have said anything to the person. Nothing at all.The night pressed around him, whispering through branches. Puddles swallowed his footsteps; mud clung to his boots. The rain no longer felt cold—his body had gone numb long ago. His breath came out in faint clouds, vanishing almost as soon as they formed.Every now and then, lightning tore through the clouds, revealing flashes of the world he trudged through.Every now and then, lightning tore through the clouds, revealing flashes of the world he trudged through.Jeffery's coat dragged behind him, its edges darkened by rain and soot. He had picked i
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