Without any questions asked, Cory headed straight to the door. "Cory?" Anna was the first to raise her head. When Cory opened the door, he saw a black Bentley parked at the open garage of the penthouse. He didn't need to see the person in it before knowing who it was. He turned around to look at the three girls,"I'll be right back. Try your best and don't get at each other's throat." He teased. "Where are you going?" Anna pulled away from the group hug, walking towards him. "I won't be long. Don't worry about me." He assured her. "What do you want me to buy for you on my way back?" He asked her. Anna was quiet for a while. She didn't want him to go. Ever since they started dating, they've never had the time to share personal moments. She didn't like that. She had thought that today would be different since they were all doing bonding! But she obviously was wrong. Perhaps. "I'm running out of time. Send me a text. Also, include what Elaine and Mara want, too. I'll get you ever
Cory blinked his eyes for a while to be certain that his eyes were not playing tricks on him! After a couple of efforts, he realised that he could see clearly! He was in his right mind. This was really Lord Theo standing in front of him!!!He palmed his forehead first to fight back the seeming headache that almost shot up. It worked. The headache died out. If this person who was standing in front of him was truly Lord Theo, then what the hell does that mean?The supreme god had just told him that the man in purple was the leader of the monks!!! The system had told him that the monks are warlords from different realms that are outside earth!If the man in purple is the leader of the monks who are warlords, then what does that make Lord Theo? A warlord, too?! The leader of warlords?!!!"No. No." Cory didn't know when he started arguing with himself openly. He was shaking his head as he argued. This made absolutely no sense to him. After the incident with the poison that Cory had heal
Cory should be smitten into smithereens by a rolling rock of surprise, but he wasn't. He was definitely moved by what he had just heard, but something deep inside of him would not avail him the luxury of being surprised. He kept a long stare at Lord Theo. The monks had expected him to gasp or make a reaction inspired by shock, but neither of them came. The monks were quite intrigued by his composure. Some of them believed that he was scared out of his wits but was feigning composure. A lot of ideas were flying around as stares sat in his face. "You didn't seem surprised." Lord Theo admitted to his face. Cory scoffed. He had no idea why he scoffed. It was high time he stopped pretending as though he didn't know what was going on! He knew what was happening! His recent reactions must have been inspired by the supreme god. "The biggest of the surprises was already gone!" Cory replied, his voice shallow, but his tone was very precise and deep. Everyone kept a close gaze at him. It w
"Did I hear him right?" One of the monks muttered, inquiring of the other person next to him. "I'm trying to be certain, too." The other monk replied. The monks were having a hard time believing what Cory had just said. It didn't really make any sense to them in the first place. For someone who had just insulted them and talked down on them to deride their movement, Cory must be crazy to have decided to join them. That was exactly what the monks were thinking about. "Is this true?" Lord Theo asked Cory, a hint of disbelief idling in the corner of his face. "What do you think I am? A clown?!" Cory scoffed. "Even if I was a clown, would I make such a joke? A joke about joining a cult?!" Cory added. When Cory started talking again, the monks started to get displeased. It would seem as though Cory had no filter in his mouth. "Cult?" Lord Theo pointed out why the monks had taken an offense in what Cory had just said. "If you say it like that, then it would seem as though we are bad
Cory didn't know what to make of this. At least not yet. His eyes dug into every corner of Lord Theos face. If there was anything he was looking to prove first, it was whether or not Lord Theo was in his right mind. When Cory inspected the facial expression of the old man, the smile that used to hide his emotions was gone. Lord Theo's face was now very serious and intentional. This is not a joke. Cory could tell. "What do you mean she's not yours?" Cory inquired, not willing to hide the shock no matter how little. Lord Theo was quiet for a while. It looked like he was trying to put the thoughts together. Perhaps an attempt to sort his thoughts out. "She can still count as my daughter, though,since I've dedicated all my life raising her." Lord Theo continued. Cory wasn't satisfied. How could he be? This definitely wasn't what he was waiting to hear. He wanted more! A very apt and detailed explanation. "Can you at least explain to me?" Cory decided to bring himself down to the ear
"I'm afraid we have come to the end of the talk." Lord Theo said to Cory, hardly looking at him. The man was staring at the monks who seemed to be glaring at him. Cory could tell that this wasn't a good sight to behold. "You know you can't stop the conversation like this. Not when you are about to complete it." Cory was bent on getting to the root of the matter. Although he knew that he sounded quite selfish right now, it didn't matter to him. One thing he hated was being left in the dark when things he ought to know lie far away from him. Lord Theo looked away from the monks to Cory. The small smile that used to hide his emotions was back. "You are not clueless, Cory. I'm sure you would be able to connect the remaining dots. If at all you are unable to, the big guy inside you will definitely pull you through. Hopefully, you are not on his wrong foot." Lord Theo pat him on the shoulder. "It can't even take two minutes. Max thirty seconds. Just say it." Cory decided to remain sel
"Cory is not at home." Anna replied sternly, not wanting to step out of the way. Havill's chuckle was quite weird, but he had a way to make it seem neutral. He couldn't take his gaze from the face of Anna. The small smile was idling in the curve of his lips. "You don't worry about that. He will be here soon. In fact, I have no idea why he is not here yet." Havill kept his face warm as he addressed Anna. "Who is that, Anna, and what does he want?" A second voice was heard coming from inside the penthouse. "You have a visitor?" Havill wanted to poke his head inside to check out who the other lady was. Elaine was making her way towards the door. "Don't bother coming, I can handle this." Anna called back at Elaine without necessarily turning her head to look at her. Havill wanted to see who the new lady was, but since Anna would not avail him the opportunity, he didn't push. He didn't want his intentions to be obvious. Otherwise, things might go south in the blink of an eye. "I ca
As soon as Cory said those words, he walked away from Havill. He headed straight to Havill's car and got in. He drove off. Havill was rolling on the floor, crying. He was in deep pain. From the joint where his thigh met the leg, the part of the leg that was connected to the foot was useless. That part of his leg was dangling as though there was nothing holding it. He couldn't even dare to move it. While his thigh was positioned sideways, the other part was backward and dangling. If Havill tried to move an inch, he would inflict more pain on himself. He was on a highway. All the cars that were passing were going at a high velocity. This location was a hanging bridge. Nobody would want to stop for a second on a hanging bridge. Cory must have thought out this action carefully before deciding to carry it out. Havill, on the other hand, didn't know how to help himself. He tried to support the useless part of his leg with his hand. Perhaps he would be able to get up, but instead, he ha