***** The moment the old Matriarch was escorted inside the company, she felt the atmosphere filled with excitement, but she didn’t give a single fuck when everybody in sight rushed to greet her respectfully.Without responding to them, she rushed to the CEO's office exhilaratingly while busily imagining the important person said to be present by her grandson.But the moment she reached the entrance to the office, she stopped for a moment to calm her thundering heart which was caused by the way she had run.It was only after some moments of effort does she finally calmed down greatly and the countenance of a grandiose old grandmother descended upon her.This was the countenance she had on at her birthday banquet before Rex Magnus and Alan Bottoms got involved.After she eventually successfully controlled her emotions, the Old Matriarch finally mustered her courage and pressed the little button on the door.Even before she could take the finger she had used off, the door
*****Back inside Fiona's Villa.Sally whose mouth just stopped moving a few seconds ago since her so-called sisters left could be seen staring dumbly and unfocused at Rex Magnus right now.It was as if she just recalled something which she hadn’t remembered all along.Witnessing this, Rex Magnus who hadn’t made not even a single sound even after his mother-in-law had cursed, insulted, and fired him was looking surprised at the moment when he saw the unexpected behavior of his mother-in-law.‘Is this a calm before another storm?’Sighing softly, Rex Magnus subconsciously shook his head as he immediately realized his thought should be right, then he turned a helpless gaze at his wife whose face has long been painted with helplessness.Upon realizing that she was also gazing at him, Rex Magnus smiled wryly, realizing that she was also thinking the same thing as him, then he glanced back at his mother-in-law.Before Rex Magnus gazed back at his mother-in-law, neither he nor his w
***** Just as beads of sweat were starting to appear on Ethan's forehead, the Old Matriarch finally opened her mouth and spoke, gazing intently at Rivers Rodriguez. “On behalf of the company, I apologize for not informing you before taking the action we took. We also have no other option than to act because our hands were tied.”The instant Ethan Heard this, he hurriedly nodded his head profusely, supporting his grandmother's statement. ‘Ho! You are so great, grandmother! Even I who knew the best almost believed you, what would this man who knew nothing do?’If Rivers Rodriguez was to hear his thought right now, he would have become utterly speechless while thinking in his mind that he wasn’t a fool like Ethan because right now, Rivers Rodriguez was only filled with sarcasm in his mind.‘These pair of Grandmother and her Grandson… are they taking me as a fool?’Just as he thought this, Rivers Rodriguez abruptly released a deep sigh, startling both the Matriarch and h
*****Crest Company, inside the CEO's office.“What choice would I make?”The Old Matriarch couldn’t help but repeat blankly to herself, her face looking like someone who has lost all purpose in life.If someone were to compare the current Old Matriarch to the one who left her estate with enthusiasm not long ago, they would discover zero similarities, including their appearance.Seeing her like this, nobody showed her any pity whatsoever.Still gazing emotionlessly at her, Rivers Rodriguez finally replied to the Old Matriarch’s previous question, repeating his previous words.“Yes, Madamé Johnson, what choice would you make?” Rivers Rodriguez appeared indifferent to the plight of the elderly woman and her grandson. Meanwhile, his two aides behind him fixated their gaze on Ethan and his grandmother, displaying curious expressions.It was as if they were hoping for the duo to choose a particular option so much.Back to the Old Granny.Upon hearing Rivers Rodriguez repeat his
*****“That’s right, Old Woman, it is us two brothers that taught him a lesson, and if not for master that stopped us, I wouldn’t have minded turning him into a waste to teach him a lesson he would never forget for the rest of his life just for the fact that he dared to be rude to our master like that!”The Old Matriarch became dumbfounded when she heard this, and followed by this was a great awkwardness which also immediately disappeared the moment it arrived.Just like in a fast-track movie, all sorts of expressions began to flick on the Old Matriarch's face.At last, a tinge of anger coupled with hatred, helplessness, worry, and tiredness remained on the Old Matriarch's face.After staring at Rivers Rodriguez for a while, the Old Matriarch eventually turns back to stare at her precious grandson with the most caring gaze ever.“Grand… grandma, I’m… I’m so scared!”Like a little kid who had been scared by ghosts, Ethan suddenly embarrassed his grandmother tightly, his face fil
***** Subconsciously, Fiona hurriedly glanced at Rex Magnus, hoping deeply within her heart that he would have something to say, but the instant she saw the playful look on his face, her heart became cold.‘Is this what he wants?’‘Was he already tired of me?’‘Was that why he signed the divorce letter yesterday and suggested it again today?’The more Fiona thinks, the colder her heart became and the paler her face turned.All of a sudden, she shut her eyes tightly for a few seconds, then the moment she flicked them open again, all the previous coldness and emotions in them couldn’t be seen anymore.What replaced them was a complete blankness.Seeing this sudden change, Rex Magnus became dumbfounded again.‘Why does it seem the rate at which my wife's emotion and expression change is more than the beating of a heart?’He could only sigh helplessly in his heart and turn to gaze at his mother-in-law whose look contradicted that of Rex Magnus by several folds at this mo
***** While Rex Magnus was busily thinking in his mind, Fiona who understood what her mother was uttering could be seen looking completely brokenhearted right now with a dreadful smile on her face.‘Back then, I was married to him by my brother and grandfather without my consent. Now again, my mother and grandmother wished to marry me to another person without caring about my thought and opinion.’Fiona couldn’t help but suddenly gaze at Rex Magnus with accusation painting in her eyes heavily.‘He caused all these!’“Three seconds to go!”Sally’s voice suddenly woke Rex Magnus and Fiona up.But before they could react, Sally's voice already sounded again, with greater excitement. “One second left!”Fiona and Rex Magnus instantly became deeply scared. But just as Sally was about to call out; ‘time up', a tune began to play, startling the trio to their core.But still, Sally managed to say it after one second.With that, a relieved and excited look appeared on her fac
*****“Sorry grandmother, my wife is sick right now and wouldn’t be able to come.”The instant the Old Matriarch heard this, she knew who owns the voice.At first, she became flabbergasted to the extent that her eyes almost popped out of their sockets, then she became overwhelmed with excessive furiousness.‘Did that bastard just tell me that that wench wouldn’t be able to respond to my call?’Just as the Old Matriarch was being thunderstruck, she heard a sound that sent her heart into a stupor state.Without knowing what to think, she checked the screen of her phone, then immediately, she became thunderstruck.“Did… did that… that bastard just hung the phone on me?” She muttered to herself unbelievably.It took about ten minutes later before The Old Matriarch eventually returned to her senses, and when she finally does, she felt as if she would die from anger, her brain forgetting to recall that Rex Magnus was still supposed to be locked in jail.……Back at Fiona's Villa.
**** 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