"Vincent is no more?" Michael turns back to Ares and asks, his brows tilted disconcertingly. He is asking not because he didn't hear it the first time. But because he'd expected to feel good, to feel relieved, to feel that rush in his veins and that thrill that he has fulfilled something awesome, yet he feels nothing. Nothing at all.It's just like he didn't do anything. He feels blank and void. And empty. No happiness at all. So he had to ask again to be sure he heard well, maybe he didn't the first time, which is why he is feeling this way. This empty.But if only that was the case. If only it was! This can be deduced because before he can even deliberate much on his thoughts, Ares, who doesn't understand why he would ask about the same thing he just said has happened, shrugs off the odd feeling and nods, retorting calmly, "Yes, My Lord. Vincent Young is no more. I killed him as you asked."Still no spark. No rush. No good feeling. No happiness. No thrill. Nothing at all. Michael sig
"Hmm, so Chad's idea is the better one now and mine is probably from the pit of hell and makes no sense?! Ares, is that what you are trying to infer?"Ares gulps as a shiver runs down his spine, straight to his bone marrow and he instantly breaks out in a cold sweat. "N...No, My Lord, how can I say such a thing?" He sputters, wide-eyed."You can't?" Michael twirls and raises a scrupulous brow at him. "Then what are you doing still standing there? Didn't I tell you just now to head to Greenwood Village?""But, My Lord-""Are you still trying to assert that my idea makes no sense and we should follow Chad's?""Hah!" Ares grits his teeth in frustration. "Can you help me out here, Mr. Kennedy?" He sways his gaze to Chad and asks, hoping the old man will come to his aid, but to his dismay, Chad sighs heavily and looks the other way!"Ah!" He pats his forehead, utterly flabbergasted. All this time, he had only been trying to stand by the old man, but now that things have come to a crucial po
"Supreme Doctor Hong may not have what it takes to call the guards on you, but what about us? Don't we have the right as well? Mason, I'm warning you for the very last time, get down from that chair right now or you won't like what we would do to you! "I swear, you won't at all! Hah, the guts of you to even sit there so proudly as if you own the chair! Let me tell you, you have no right whatsoever! You don't! So get down from there! Get down!" One of the other five elders, who is carrying Damien Hutton, furiously snaps back at Mason, his fists clenched and his eyes as dark as coal!"Yes, get down from that chair! I'm standing with Damien and Hong and warning you as well! If you don't want anything bad to happen to you, you should better get down from there this instant! You, Mason, how can you be so disrespectful to your brother? I really can't believe you would do this even though it is happening right in front of me! Just respect yourself and get down now!""Hmph!" Mason chuckles d
It is one thing to be shocked, but have you ever been in a position where you just don't know how you feel? In that moment where you just find yourself swarmed up by an ocean of emotions. Yes, that moment when you don't know if you should be shocked or angry, or just lost. You just don't know at all!That is exactly where we are as the courtroom is suddenly filled with an ocean of mixed emotions. And what's worse? Everywhere is also now as still as a graveyard, and even the faintest heartbeat can be heard loud and clear as if it is connected to a loudspeaker when there's obviously nothing of the sort!The other members of the Hutton family standing behind the elders and Supreme Doctor Hong, have their hands over their mouths and are panting frantically.They don't know how they feel at all. Like, they have no single idea whatsoever! And this is clearly because they can't particularly claim that they're shocked because what they're feeling goes well beyond that. They just don't have t
After settling matters in Aurora, Michael and Chad had been about to get into the cars they came down to the restaurant with so they can drive down to where the Hutton private jets are but before they can even do that, Chad's phone suddenly began ringing.Turned out that while the elders and Supreme Doctor Hong were arguing with Mason, a member of the family took it upon himself to call Chad and inform him of what was going on in the family as he couldn't directly reach Michael, who was who he'd initially intended to call. But then contacting Chad was still a good thing so he didn't feel that bad. Meanwhile, Chad couldn't believe it when he did! Hah! How could he?The time was already 8 p.m., how could he believe that instead of sleeping, Mason was trying to snatch Michael's position away from him? Besides, Mason was Michael's sweet, loving brother, he didn't believe he could do such a thing!It had to take the young man making a short video and sending it to him for him to believe an
Michael's face instantly turns gloomy and the energy in his fists extinguishes. But it still doesn't stop him from feeling a surge of rage course through his veins. Hah! He can't believe his brother called the twelve brothers of doom on him! How heartless!The elders and the rest of the Huttons are likewise trembling with bitter expressions on their faces! They are clearly terrified!The twelve brothers of doom, as their names imply, are bringers of doom! Over here, in Washington, D.C., they are one of those formidable forces no one dares to provoke, let alone cross! Right from the very beginning, they have never served any family, they are free birds and only take up paid jobs. And once they are done with it, they be on their way and get on with their lives. It is safe to refer to them as rippers. This is because they only appear in sight only when they've been sent on a mission, and they kill viciously, leaving the corpses of their victims decapitated! If that isn't enough, no one
Supreme Doctor Hong's white shirt is nearly bathed in blood, as is a small portion of the floor he is standing on. He is currently as pale as a sheet and is gagging hysterically as if he is on the very brink of death. But even though he isn't right now, he is losing a lot of blood, and it might not be so long before he is. If there is anything he requires right now, it is medical attention.But Mason doesn't seem to care. And the worst part is he is still pressing his sharp-tongued dagger into the wounded spot. It's more like he's daring Supreme Doctor Hong to speak again if he has the guts and watch him deepen his wound.How ruthless and heartless!The raw acidic scent of Supreme Doctor Hong's blood is over the air and everyone except Mason has a sullen expression on their respective faces. Even the twelve brothers of doom and their allies are not left out. They feel nothing but sorry for the old man and wish they could dart to Mason and rescue him from his vicious clutches.It migh
"Please don't make this any harder than it already is for me!" Michael gazes at the elders and Chad and bawls with a bitter smile on his scrunched-up face, quite displeased that they chose to do this. "You know I wouldn't choose to forsake you if there was another way out!""But there is," a young man among the other members of the family rises from his knees, steps into the limelight, and retorts mischievously.Michael sways his gaze to him, his brow furrowed, and asks curtly, "And what is that if I may ask?""Uhm," the young man scratches his hair nervously, unsure how to express himself, and shifts his eyes to Supreme Doctor Hong. And that's all it takes for everyone to figure out what he's up to."What? You can't be serious!" Michael gasps and a dark glint flashes in his eyes! Hah! How heartless of this young man to expect him to let Mason kill Supreme Doctor Hong!Yes, he might be doing it for him, but he is still asking him to allow someone to be killed so cold-bloodedly! Is the