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“I’m honestly disappointed in you,” he began emotionlessly.“I’ve thought you were already a disappointment since you couldn’t achieve anything with your life, but female?” His voice suddenly became filled with disgust.“Females that are so useless, you couldn’t even get them? It wasn’t even one from a powerful family, but a third-rated family. You are such a disappointment.”Hearing his father’s words, it was as if Alan Bottoms was getting sliced slowly with a dead-edged knife.Unexplainable pain, anger, and unwillingness filled him, but he couldn’t do anything other than listen.Of cause, the middle-aged man noticed all this, but he doesn’t give a single damn.After making his second son realize how extremely useless he is and would be with hundreds of words, the middle-aged man finally calmed down and sighed heavily.“I’m giving you only one week, you must get that girl and marry her.”Alan Bottoms, “_”He finally couldn’t***** Rex Magnus couldn’t help but become confused after hearing his mother-in-law's strange question and seeing the strange look she was giving him, then he scratched his head awkwardly.“Of cause not, mother. I know clearly that we are attending a gathering of your friend's daughter’s wedding proposal ceremony”Immediately Sally heard this, a contemptuous look appeared on her face, then she thought for a while before smiling mockingly.“Well, you dressing like this is not necessarily a bad thing, it would only make people know clearly your position,” she uttered jovially before skipping to her room, leaving behind the confused Rex Magnus.Not understanding what his mother-in-law meant, Rex Magnus checked himself from his chest to his feet, then he shook his head speechlessly.“She was initially an extraordinary being, why would I even bother myself understanding her in the first place?” Rex Magnus muttered sarcastically to himself before he f
“Sister Nancy, your daughter surely is extremely lucky to have got herself hooked with such a wealthy man,” A woman who was dressed in a weird-looking evening gown with heavy makeup on her face and strong perfume on her body suddenly sang dreamily to the woman beside her. Hearing this, the woman addressed as Nancy became excited, but still, she acted like it was nothing much. “You surely are praising my daughter too much, elder sister Jama,” Nancy waved dismissively. “Sister Nancy, please don’t stand on ceremony. I also envy your daughter's luck to be able to find herself such a wealthy man. How I wish my little brat was able to find herself such a wealthy man like your daughter instead of the ordinary civil servant she married.” Nancy's lips abruptly twitched after hearing the speaker. Turning her gaze to the woman, Nancy's eyes flashed slightly. “Why would you also mock me, Elder Sister Kara? How could you call your son-in-law who's a leader of his un
***** “I’m very sorry, John. We were delayed by traffic, but you shouldn't worry, we would be there very soon.” The moment Christiana heard this, her heart trembled and her eyes widen, then she quickly pointed at the Old Man with his mouth wide open. Seeing this, the middle-aged man didn’t understand what message Christiana was trying to pass to him, so he gestured for her to wait for him. After talking for several minutes, the middle-aged man eventually dropped the call, then without waiting for him to speak, Christiana was already asking her question. “Was… was that my… my boyfriend?” The middle-aged man instantly smiled apologetically before explaining. “Yes. He told me to help him take you somewhere, but since you were too beautiful, I couldn’t control my urge, so…” He smiled embarrassedly. “It's okay then, I guess we should go get dressed.” Christiana who heard the middle-aged man telling her how beautiful she was immediately smiled brightly, then
*****“They should be here already, right?”At this moment, Alan Bottoms who was inside his red Ferrari car could be seen gazing intently at the gigantic skyscraper before him with his brows tightly furrowed in deep thought.Alan Bottoms arrived more than an hour ago, but because he doesn’t want to look desperate, he stayed inside in his car to consume time, but he couldn’t sit still anymore.“More than an hour has already passed since the stipulated time anyways, so I shouldn’t look desperate to her anymore, right?”He thought for a while before he eventually made up his mind.“Whatever, I would just call and ask if they are here already, then I would decide whether to stay or go.”Muttering this to himself, Alan Bottoms' tightly furrowed brows released, then he picked up his mobile phone, but before he could search for the person he was going to call, Alan Bottoms heard a knock on the window beside him.Utterly startled, Alan Bottoms raised
****" “Wow!!! This is really an 8-star hotel!!” Right now, Sally who was seated at the back of the new car could be seen gasping in amazement as she gazed at the building before her in utter wonder. Gazing at Sally as she looked around with unrest, it was as if she was only barely holding herself back right now from rushing toward everything, making Rex Magnus who was driving the car speechless after seeing his mother-in-law like this through the rear mirror. ‘What’s so special about this building though?’ Rex Magnus gave the skyscraper before him a bored glance before shaking his head. ‘If mother-in-law is acting like this after seeing this little mice house, what would she do if she was to see the heavens' ladder in Celestial Capital?’ Recalling the place, Rex Magnus suddenly couldn’t help but start looking forward to the day. Then while looking for where to park, Rex Magnus couldn’t help but look at his wife also through the real mirror, then he
****Back outside.Right now, the area near the entrance has become several times more crowded than earlier, with everybody gazing interestingly at what is going on.“I say we don’t welcome drivers tonight, you can come back tomorrow or wait outside for your boss.”The security guard mocked Rex Magnus again for the umpteenth time today, but Rex Magnus doesn’t say anything again.Although this, Rex Magnus' eyes have turned completely cold and emotionless right now.He watched as the guard before him continue taunting him while his mind continued thinking of the several things he could do in his mind.After a while, he took in a deep breath before calming himself. “How many times do you need me to tell you I’m not a driver, that rather, I'm here with my wife and mother-in-law?”Hearing this, everybody watching the scene right now immediately glanced at Rex Magnus with disgust in their eyes.‘Ever since I’ve been coming here, this is the fi
***** Sally, Fiona, and Rex Magnus, including everybody inside the hall immediately became dumbfounded when they heard Nancy's, but due to different reasons.Hearing the question which was just asked by Nancy, the people inside instantly inched forward to check things themselves, then the moment they saw the duo behind Sally, their eyes widen.“Did she just bring her entire family to the gathering she was invited?”One of the women presents asked with a shocked face.“Hahaha, what sort of shamelessness is this?”“Why would someone bring their entire family to a place like this?”“Perhaps, she thought of using this opportunity to show them what real wealth is and to widen their eyes to great things.”Some people muttered to themselves in shock while others mocked without any care in the world amongst themselves.As for Sally who was being mocked and talked about, right now, she was busily staring at Nancy with her mouth wide open.
***** A greedy look instantly appeared on the middle-aged man's face as he feast voraciously at Fiona with his eyes which was instantly seen by Christiana, then she became angered yo the core.Within the blink of an eye, her face became completely dark.‘Thankfully, my boyfriend only have me in his eyes, or else this whore would have also enticed him.’Just as Christiana thought this, she casted her gaze to John, then she became dumbfounded for a while before her eyes widen and her heart began to tremble as she saw her usually innocent boyfriend currently gazing dreamily at Fiona, then she lost it.If it wasn’t because she doesn’t want to cause a drama right now, Christiana would have screamed furiously at Fiona and chase her out.Fearfully, Christiana stepped beside to her boyfriend and suddenly pinched him hard on his arm.Feeling the sudden pain, John's eyes immediately regained clarity, but just as he was about to yelp in pain, he sa
**** Potter City On a somewhat crowded street in a hot summer's afternoon, a young man in his late teens could be seen pedaling a bike as quickly as his legs would allow him.Looking at this young man, his body was already entirely drenched in sweat, and his attractive face, which was also completely covered in sweat beads was etched with fatigue.But despite this, the young man appeared unconcerned as the hastiness in his eyes was much more intense.He continued to cycle the bike hysterically as if his life depended on it, dodging both objects and creatures.The young man's eyes finally shone with intense light after a prolonged period of unceasing cycling, as if he had suddenly seen light at the end of a totally dark tunnel.The young man immediately increased his pedaling speed and applied more energy to his legs when he abruptly heard the unexpectedly loud vroom of an approaching car.The young man's delight first gave way to a bewildered and perplexed expression since he was ful
**** According to the diary left for Rex Magnus by May, the first time she betrayed him, she didn’t know that Rex Magnus was being planned to kill.What she was told was that they were trying to strip him of his power, and although it was also wrong, she had no choice because of her selfish reason, but she told Ronald about it, and it was Ronald who promised to protect their masters, so it wasn’t a betrayal.The reason why they were able to control her was because, when she was 19, she was drugged and raped by Rex Magnus' half-brother, and because everybody knew her feelings for Rex Magnus, she was threatened that they would report the case to Rex Magnus if she doesn’t do what they wanted.As for the second time, she had initially thought of refusing until she knew the name of the poison, so she made up her mind to apply it to Rex Magnus and tell him the entire truth after, but knowing that she wouldn't be able to face him again after the whole truth is out,
****The moment this was said, the place became silent and a heavy atmosphere descended.Just after a moment, nervous voices began to stutter.“You… you can’t do this… how… how dare you speak about honor when the master was still poisoned.”“If… if you're certain you want to give master a respectful death, why don’t you give him an antidote first?”They continued roaring and stuttering with fear while fidgeting and trying to break the enchanted chains used to restrain them, but Rex Magnus' brother acted like he doesn’t hear.Looking at everybody’s faces blankly for a while, he suddenly swiped out a knife from his pocket, then he turned around and walked unhurriedly to Rex Magnus.“This was all your fault,” he suddenly muttered to Rex Magnus that only he would hear.“You shouldn’t have made everybody feel scared, and more should you have made all those old fogeys feel like they were in control and not you.”He sighed, looking like a nice p
****“What… what happened to grandma?”Presently, Fiona has finally returned to her senses, but her head is currently ringing loudly while one of her palms is holding her mouth tightly with shock.She couldn’t believe what she was seeing at all.Her voice was what finally woke several people up from their stupor state, then instantly, Fiona's father, David jumped to his feet and rushed forward with two crimson red eyes, pointing his hand furiously and ferociously at Ethan.“How could you… how could you do this? Have you forgotten all the love, affection, and favoritism shown to you by Mother?”His voice was shaking so much that everybody could tell he was hiding a wave of indescribable anger and pain in him.As for Ethan who heard him, he doesn’t look remorseful nor furious, rather, he smiled coldly before laughing evilly and stepping on the body still oozing out blood.“She… huh?”He questioned playfully. “How could you say this old bitc
****“Dear brother, it’s been a while.”The young man suddenly smiled brightly after reaching Rex Magnus, but unfortunately, Rex Magnus couldn’t do a thing.Despite this, the look in his eyes already showed everything in his mind which only made the young man chuckle brightly.“Hahaha, yes, you have thought right, my dear brother. It was your sweet and precious May that poisoned you.”The moment Rex Magnus heard this, despite the great effort it took, he forced his eyes to gaze at May pleadingly, as if begging her to say it was a lie, but the moment he saw the look on her face, his eyes redden, and he would have been screaming ‘why’ right now if he was still at the control of his body.Although he already knew the truth, he still doesn’t want to believe it at all, so Rex Magnus continued gazing pleadingly at May despite his eyes having turned crimson red.Seeing this, the young man before Rex Magnus looked even greater.Smiling brightly, he co
**** “Hahaha, the ex-divine general does make jest of me,” the young man abruptly chuckled. “Who am I, how dare I claim myself to be the cousin of a like of you?” “Hehehe,” Rex Magnus also chuckled in return before finally glancing at all the faces his eyes could see, and the more he sees, the heavier his heart became and the more emotional he became. Even though he already learned that most of the people in the group had betrayed him, he still wasn’t able to handle the deep sadness and broken-heartedness within him. As for the people his gazes stayed longer upon, they knew that Rex Magnus has recognized them, but only a few of them has embarrassed expressions on their faces, as for the rest, their eyes were filled with mockery. After a while, Rex Magnus abruptly chuckled again. “I never knew why I was this blind in the past that I didn’t realize I was being hated upon by these many people.” “Hun?” Everyone abruptly looked flushed before
****Presently, Rex Magnus could be seen once again standing before his army with a stoic expression on his face.They were where they'd planned to meet after the success of the previous operation.“Are you all ready for the showdown?”He asked his army gently.“Yes, sir, we are all very ready, sir.” He was responded to by organized voices which made the ground around them tremble intensely.Without a change in expression, Rex Magnus looked at them more for a few minutes, the powerful and leadership aura still circulating him with full force, he nodded his head.“Okay then. We shall strictly follow the plan and tactics already made,” he uttered seriously this time around. “There is zero chance for a mistake, okay?”“Yes, sir.”With that, Rex Magnus and his men proceeded outside the city's gate, making everywhere they pass tremble.It was as if they’d turned into powerful beasts with the oppressive atmosphere spreading around them and
**** “Very soon, we shall split ourselves into groups, with each group under a general,” Rex Magnus who still doesn’t know the aura around him continued. “Now that we have the upper-hand of being in the dark while our enemies are in the bright space, we should make use of this well.” Like so, Rex Magnus continued speaking and giving orders until finally, everybody set out. All the soldiers were split equally under a general, leaving Rex Magnus and May alone. He watched calmly as the last group left, then he turned to May. “Our lives are now in your hands, please do monitor them and inform us of any changes.” “Hun?” May's eyes abruptly widen at this, then she trembled slightly. “Ma… master, this… this isn’t right, right?” It is now time for Rex Magnus to be stomped. He gazed strangely at May for a while before shaking his head slightly. “You are definitely acting strange. This isn’t the first time you would be doing th
**** “Team 32, any traces of that bastard?” “None as of yet, sir?” “Then continue watching and searching closely.” “Yes, sir.” “Oh, one more thing, never for any reason allow your group to be scattered, that bastard isn't something that should be taken lightly, okay?” “Yes, sir.” “Great.” (Beep.) …… “Hello sir, Team 54 is on the line.” “Team 54, any traces of that bastard?” “None, sir. According to all the coverages we’ve seen, he left his house this morning and…” ….. “Team 82, any traces of that bastard?” “None as of now, sir.” “Continue searching then. Make sure to search every inch of the city, okay?” “Yes, sir.” …… Presently, the entire Chase city is so quiet that one would think it had turned into an empty street if not for the thousands of armies that could be seen almost every minute. Apart from this, several aircraft could be seen flying to and fro in the sky, as if searching