“Really? Even if I kill Damian right now?”“What?” Dollie’s brows furrowed in confusion. “Why would you kill your own cousin—”Dollie stopped speaking as she realized what she was about to say. However, it was too late. Carter had already heard everything. Loud and clear.“So you know something more than I expected, huh.” Carter clicked his tongue and smirked. “But don’t worry, Dollie. I will spare your life as long as you don’t tell what you discovered to anyone else. You are Carson’s ex-girlfriend, after all.”“I-I-understand…” Dollie answered, her breathing ragged.“You better be. Because if you don’t, you will regret it.” Those were Carter’s last words before ending the call.Dollie, on the other hand, let go of her phone upon feeling her body trembling. Tears streamed down her eyes, remembering Carter’s threat. However, she was determined not to let that fear stop her from doing the right thing.She transferred all the pictures of the documents from her phone to a memory card and
The man was wearing a full black suit and a face mask which only showed his eyes. They made eye contact, and Dollie’s knees almost wobbled upon seeing how the man looked at him intently.And deadly.“I-I need to get out of here!” Dollie exclaimed, and without wasting any time, she ran for her life toward the gate like a runaway bride.Her hands were in the hem of her dress, lifting it so she wouldn’t trip while running. Despite the sunny day, there weren't any cars passing on the street, given that the safe house’s location was in the countryside.Seconds later, she saw The Cozy Corner, where Ava loved drinking with her friends. She was about to go inside but stopped when she noticed the same man who was watching her when she was having a friendly date with Anya.That person didn’t see her yet, and before it could even happen, Dollie turned to the other side instead—to the abandoned construction site near The Cozy Corner.“This is nuts,” muttered Dollie and cursed repeatedly while roam
THAT WAS the end of Carter telling the whole story to Damian. The side of his lips rose upon looking at Damian, who was shocked and agitated because of the revelations Carter told him.It made Carter satisfied. That was his main goal; to see whether Damian would still be affected by Dollie’s death, and if he could use it to his advantage like before, and Damian’s reaction confirmed it all.“This is the first time I moved on my own. See how much of a problem it gave me?” Carter said, massaging his neck a little and snapping it afterward. “If I didn’t kill her, she would ruin all of my plans, so you understand where I’m coming from, right?”Damian didn’t answer. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, looking Carter in the eye.“To think about it, it was your fault, Damian. Why didn’t you teach her to stay still?” Carter asked as the side of his lips rose. “If only she didn’t know anything, Dollie would still be alive by now, don’t you think?”“You… You are a psychopath…” Damian mu
Then, the fight began. Correl was skilled in physical combat, given that he was also trained like Veron. However, Correl was at a great disadvantage. There were too many opponents, and he was ambushed.“All of you are bastards! You are nothing compared to me!” exclaimed Correl, snapping his opponent’s neck, before running away from the other enemies that were determined to attack him.Correl ran wherever his feet would bring him, and turning to the other side led him to Carter and Carson’s location, where an enemy was attacking.‘Sabrina, you bitch! You are involving my children in this mess, too?!’ said Correl at the back of his mind with his teeth clenched.And without any hesitation, Correl took the enemy’s knife in one swift, and slashed the man’s throat, making the latter fall to the ground—lifeless.“Aaahh!” Carson shouted in fear upon seeing blood in his father’s hands.Carter, on the other hand, remained silent. He covered Carson’s eyes and assured him that everything was alrig
“Why are you laughing? Do you think I’m fooling around?” asked Veron, his tone irritated because it seemed like Correl wasn’t taking him seriously. “I know you are ambitious, but why? Why would you betray me like this?”“Hmm. Is it just me who is betraying you?” Correl retorted. He clicked his tongue and shook his head in amusement. “Sabrina also betrayed you, and if you only knew how snaky she was, you would divorce her this instant—”Correl wasn’t able to finish his sentence when suddenly, Veron slammed him into the side of the staircase and held him by the collar.“Stop spouting nonsense. Ask for my forgiveness, and promise me that you will stop rebuilding the Red Snake Organization,” Veron demanded as his hands gripped tighter to Correl. “Do it, and I might spare your life.”“Might spare my life, huh?” Correl raised an eyebrow, looking at Veron in disbelief, not even showing any signs of fear. “And why would I ask for forgiveness? I just wanted to increase our wealth and influence
“Well, it just means that you are a worthless heir,” Pyth muttered, his tone laced with disdain.Correl raised an eyebrow, and his gaze became dark and intimidating. “What the fuck did you just say?”“You mean, you came from a powerful family, yet you are here, running from your creditors and working your ass off until you die?” Pyth laughed sarcastically and held Correl’s jaw, hard. “I know that I’m not your only creditor, Red. And how dare you curse at me, you shithead?”With a warning, Pyth hit Correl’s head on the ground, causing the blood to flow from it. Correl also became dizzy, and his vision became blurry in a snap, yet he couldn’t do anything.He helplessly kneeled on the ground, with his hands and feet tied. It was because Pyth’s people managed to find him earlier and bring him to their secret hideout.“Hmm… I just had a bright idea, Red,” Pyth spoke, his hands caressing his chin while staring at Correl. “If you can’t pay us with money, what if we take some of your organs a
“THAT young master of yours… knows that I didn’t die from the fire in the Ferremento mansion back then?” asked Correl in a nervous tone.“Yes, Sir.” Fabian nodded. “But only the young master and I know about your real identity. The Ferremento family still thought that they had cremated your body, and there was no way to retract that assumption. You don’t need to worry,” he added to reassure.However, Correl felt the opposite, knowing that someone held a major secret against him. “How can I ensure that your young master won’t tell that truth to the Ferremento family?”“He hated the Ferremento family… The same as you. Young master says that if you knew about it, that he also wanted revenge, you would trust him,” Fabian said, hi
CORREL was trying to blend in while concealing his presence at the same time. Correl was continuously hiding in the corners so no one would see them.But he can see everyone within his location… Including Damian in his calm yet panicked state while looking for Carson.‘You grew up so well, and I can say that you got Sabrina’s guts and Veron’s authoritative presence, Damian Giovanni,’ said Correl at the back of his mind, gritting his teeth. ‘Lucky for you, I didn’t succeed in killing you and Sabrina back then.’He moved his eyes away, afraid that he would lose his temper because of the anger boiling inside him. Instead, he walked toward the garden to get some fresh air. But he saw Carson and a young woman instead.