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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CHAPTER 240
The room was as silent as a graveyard, the air within still even. It was as if someone had pressed a pause button on everything. And in this room were two figures, each occupied by their own thoughts.Jeffery Flamel was lying down, baiting the spy to attack him. The spy on the other hand just stood there, looming over him like an angel. Except, he wasn't an angel but someone who obviously wanted to take Jeffery's life.Jeffery expected the spy to attack him immediately. After all, he was pretending to be sleeping. The spy was supposed to think that he was vulnerable at this moment. But he knew that the spy was also cautious. He was a master alchemist as well.And so the both of them remained that way, one standing and the other lying. Several minutes of inaction passed and the only sound Jeffery could hear was his own very thoughts.For what seemed like an hour, the spy loomed over Jeffery. He stood like a shadow without making any movement. Even a subtle one. He didn't even seem to b
CHAPTER 239
When Jeffery Flamel's consciousness finally got into his body, he sat still on his chair. He didn't move or behave suspiciously. He just sat down, reflecting on what he had been told just now.He still remembered that there was someone spying on him right now. He didn't want to alert the other party so he pretended that everything was okay. That he had not figured out that he was been spied on.He regulated his heartbeat by circulating Qi through his meridians, closing his eyes as he meditated. This was normal for a master like him. So the spy wouldn't suspect him.Why can't I detect him? Jeffery asked within himself. Even when I got into this room, I didn't detect any strange Qi signature. How is he able to hide from me? Is he a master like me? Or a grandmaster?He immediately shrugged off the last possibility as fast as it came to his mind. If it was a grandmaster there was no need for them to hide. They could just sweep in and eliminate him if they wanted to.So the person spying o
CHAPTER 238
Jeffery waited in silence, watching Lukas. The man was also watching his predecessor intently, his eyes devoid of any emotion. It was as if he was watching something which he had created with his hands. It made Jeffery suddenly become uncomfortable."You mentioned telling me something important," he said, breaking the long silence. "Can you tell me now? In case you didn't notice, I'm already losing everything I suffered to build. And the same thing is happening to Rita as well."He paused, "So if you really want to help me you have to speak fast so I can continue with what I was doing."He raised the bottle up, shaking the content slightly. The drug within let out a white, soft glow before fading to its normal transparent colour. The Reversal awakening drug which he had created as a counter to Aadam's Dantian awakening drug."If you insist," Lukas finally spoke. "I have a lot of things to tell you actually. A lot of important things."Jeffery narrowed his eyes, his breath hitching. Im
CHAPTER 237
There was a small growl. It started off as a low one, then it became very loud. At Jeffery's muscles pulled, his head jerking around. He thought that someone was trying to infiltrate his room.Then he realized it was his stomach. He had not eaten for a long period of time and not it was protesting. Even a master like him had to eat. So he went to the telephone on the wall to order for food.After everything he had done within those past few days, he deserved to eat something delicious. He deserved to spoil himself. And he was going to do so.If it was up to him he would have gone out to find a good restaurant. Then he would have eaten to his fill without any regard for etiquette. But he had to lay low for now."Roast beef, white rice and chicken stew..." he said slowly, trying as much as possible to avoid drooling.When the call ended he took a deep breath and berated himself, "You almost sounded desperate right there, Jeffery. You're the most powerful man in the city..."His voice tr
CHAPTER 236
Sunlight seeped into the room through the velvet curtains, basking it in warmth and ambience. Specks of dust swirled slowly in the air, a testament that the room wasn't that clean. Just as night had come quickly, it also went in the same manner.For other people it was another new day for them to continue their lives. Perhaps they would continue with their jobs or wallow in depression. But the day would still mean something for them. But for Jeffery it wasn't so.The fate of the world at large depended on him. He had to stop whatever Aadam was planning. Before things got out of hand, he had to make sure to bring order. Hence, the reversal formula which he decided to create.After creating it last night he felt at peace with himself, even though it was just by a little bit. It was just one step in stopping the mass production of Aadam's Dantian awakening serum.Today he was going to refine the drug. It would be the second step he would take in order to ruin Aadam's plan. And he believe
CHAPTER 235
The night pressed against the city like a living creature. Wind whispered through the cracks in the motel walls, slipping over Jeffery's skin with a cold that wasn't natural. The neon sign outside Room 19 flickered again and again—a sickly, yellow heartbeat that matched the unsteady throb in his temples.Jeffery sat at the edge of the motel bed, elbows on his knees, staring at the assortment of forest ingredients laid out on the crooked table.He hadn't slept.Sleep was impossible when his blood felt like molten metal and his bones vibrated with something trying to take root inside them.He forced himself to breathe.The ingredients were arranged in four messy rows:Ironwood bark curls, thick and twisted like dried muscles fibers. Three black fungal spores, each one the size of his palm and pulsing faintly. A jagged amber resin, still warm from the forest floor. Frost bloom petal, so cold they crystallized the air around them.The room itself smelled like sulfur, wet earth, and old ch
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