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In the northern suburbs of Valoria Prime city, there was a secluded fishing port that appeared abandoned. A rickety truck drove fast down the pathway but suddenly came to a stop causing the occupants of the truck to jerk forward."What the fuck!" Margaret yelled at the truck driver as she looked around. "Why did you stop here? Start the truck!""Well, madam, it looks like my truck ran out of fuel. This is how far we can get," The truck driver grinned apologetically, showcasing a pair of rotten brown teeth.Margaret shrunk, repulsed and cursed underneath her breath. "Didn't I pay you enough to get us to safety? Why did you even choose to bring this old, rickety truck?! What if it had stopped on the way and those nasty reporters caught up with us?""Ma'am, this is what your money could afford. Yelling won't solve anything. I took all the twists and turns I could to shake off those people. I managed to bring you to safety so give me some credits, okay?" The truck driver looked displease
Silence ensued as the men exchanged a gaze. Margaret heaved a sigh of relief seeing the conflicted expressions on their faces and knowing she had somehow managed to convince them."Don't waver now. It's almost over. Let's just follow the original plan," she struck while the iron was hot and urged them."Okay. But if we do agree to stick to the original plan, we can't hide away in this house for too long," The manager spoke up, stroking his chin. "They could easily apprehend that sloppy truck driver and get him to confess. When that happens, none of us will be safe."Margaret paused; his words actually made sense. The men waited for her to speak but they weren't expecting her to suddenly raise her fingers and point in one direction. All eyes turned to the tree covered area in the distance that her finger was pointing at. Their eyes bulged and someone gasped, "You want us to go and live among those trees?""No dummy," Margaret frowned and rolled her eyes, "I was referring to the islan
"Young master Sinclair, please give us the permission to close the island gates and obstruct those criminals from gaining entrance," The middle-aged man requested frantically with his head lowered."Close the island gates?" The indifferent young man standing beside the railings finally reacted. He turned around swiftly with a fierce frown.Before anyone could say Jack, one of his legs shot out and then—BANG!He kicked the unsuspecting middle-aged man heavily, causing him to stagger backwards and fall to the ground in shock.The middle-aged man's face contorted with pain as he struggled to restrain himself from screaming. He dared not make a sound of discomfort.He quickly got up and lowered his head. This young man was one of the direct descendants of the Imperial Sinclair's family. What more? He's the boss in charge of this island. He is simply not someone to be trifled with!"You old fool!" The lips of the young master curled up scornfully. "What did you just say about closing the
[Hello everyone, I have heard your cries and all the posts made across the internet. If President Savannah were to see them, she would be touched. I am volunteering to go to Jeju island and search for the victims. I hope the imperial Sinclair family will cooperate with my proceedings and evacuate every tourist with immediate effect]This was the statement released on Magistrate Cody's official social media handle. The netizens were stunned and for a moment, the raging posts ceased.Then all attention shifted to Jeju Island. It became the center of focus. People patiently waited for the Sinclair's family member who was in charge of Jeju Island to respond.However, the manager of Jeju Island seemed indifferent to what was going on because there was no response released even after so long.But Magistrate Cody was persistent. He repeatedly released more urging posts and even went as far as tagging Jeju island and the imperial Sinclair's family.After so many posts, there was finally a mov
So the government officials of Valoria Prime were not intimidated by the imperial families of Cascadia because of their status or wealth. It was only because of the unshakeable holds the imperial families have on the military and civil zones!Each imperial family had members and allies in those two zones. If the government officials were to raid and invade Jeju island directly now, the imperial Sinclair's family has no power or qualifications to come after them. But their allies in the military and civil zones were capable of assisting them to seek revenge and annihilate the government officials!"You see, the imperial Sinclair's family are not to be trifled with!" The government official reminded his colleagues coldly."Yes... Yes..." Another official supported his words. "I suggest we try to mitigate the situation first. Let's find a way to suppress the public's views and support. Then we can think of the next step to take.""I agree.""I support you. We can't just act rashly.""Ye
How can that useless Kian Blackwood deal with an imperial family?! Is the magistrate perhaps drunk or high in broad daylight?!Magistrate Cody glared at the official who had questioned him foolishly without thinking. The latter immediately shrunk back apologetically."Oh, now I understand!" Another official flicked his fingers. "Magistrate Cody, are you trying to say the mysterious tycoon behind Kian will step in on his behalf?"The government officials exchanged another look. They hadn't thought of this before. However, someone suddenly interjected, "But that isn't reasonable. Even if that tycoon is capable of challenging the imperial Sinclair's family, will he really go to such extreme lengths because of a mere spokesperson?""Yes... It's unwise no matter how one thinks of it. I doubt it's likely he will do such things," Another official agreed with a nod.Upon hearing this, the two groups of government officials had just a single, similar thought on their mind.How can Kian face o
The reporters clamored around to conduct their interviews but before they could get closer, the uniformed men behind Kian and his companions emerged, blocking their advances.From the beginning, Kian never paid the reporters any attention. His eyes were fixed on the beautiful island illuminated across the sea. After a minute, he instructed calmly, "Prepare yourselves. We'll head to the island."Upon hearing him, silence ensued and the reporters were in uproar. Is Kian planning to personally invade the island? Mind blowing!They thought of different scenarios but never thought of something like this. Will Kian really go against the imperial Sinclair's family and invade the island?The reporters were excited and trembling with curiosity. Everyone wanted to know what Kian was planning and what would happen next."Hello...""...."Without wasting time, the reporters immediately began to make calls to their respective companies requesting for the provision of boats to enable them to follow
"Go and prepare the other ammunition," Margaret turned to the salesman, obviously in a foul mood. "In an hour, we'll head out.""What about this guy..." The salesman pointed at the barely conscious Kian. "Let him be," Margaret waved her hands impatiently and sneered. "He's already in this state. It's impossible for him to run now."The salesman nodded helplessly then hurried to carry out her instructions. Together, they checked their ammunition, completely ignoring Kian.The latter laid on the ground with his eyes closed. From afar, one would think he was already dead considering the bloody pool he was in.But he was still breathing faintly. Although the bleeding has ceased now and he won't die in Margaret's hands, the same can't be said for later.The imperial families of Cascadia suddenly contacted Margaret. Their intentions were obvious. He definitely won't be able to escape death later. Those imperial families won't let him go.As Kian laid still, many ways of how those imperial
The knife aimed at Kian's forehead halted midway as the phone's chimes filled the serene environment. Margaret hissed and dropped the knife as she reached into her pocket to retrieve the phone that was ringing.It was a disposable phone that she had gotten on a whim. It has never rang since the whole trouble started so Margaret was confused about who would be calling her and how they got her private number.Various thoughts flashed through Margaret's mind as she looked at the unknown number displaying on the phone screen. But just when the call was about to end, Margaret held her breath and answered the call."Margaret, do you want to escape a death sentence?" As soon as the call connected, an unfamiliar middle-aged voice came through the line.Margaret trembled slightly. She doesn't know the other party but they know her and from the looks of things, they have been searching for her.However, she remained cautious and didn't speak. Only her steady breathing could be heard by the othe
On a small ship not far away from Jeju island, Ian Sinclair laid comfortably on a chaise longue. He seemed to be in a merry mood, sipping wine and enjoying a massage from two sexy, scantily dressed women.He was watching everything that was playing out at Jeju island on a big tablet in his hand. When he saw Kian dragged into the island with life threatening injuries, he smoked a pipe happily.Kian was so badly injured it was evident he wouldn't survive! Haha! Until those criminals decide to take his life, he is currently useless and is like a chicken waiting to be slaughtered!Ian smiled smugly. The deaths of the imperial family members who died at the hall that day will be avenged today! But this time, they won't just be getting revenge, he even managed to exhort a large sum of money from Kian. That fool!"Set sail and let's head to Cascadia," He laughed as he waved his hands. As soon as he finished speaking, he drained the content of the wineglass and stood up. Taking the hands of
At the cave, Margaret was acting all gleeful. She knew waiting to see what happened would be worth it! That bastard couldn't hold on any longer and finally compromised. Very good!She casually tossed the gun in her hand and looked at Savannah whose face was ugly. Resentment flickered in her eyes as they darted to the three people sitting helplessly.Killing these three and then taking Kian's life would be the perfect revenge. But to think of it, will Kian really not retaliate like he promised? She doesn't believe that! However, he already promised. Seeing that, she couldn't touch his bottom line. Since her initial goal was Kian, what did it matter if she let Savannah and the others go?If she is able to kill Kian, it doesn't matter at all. Thinking of this, Margaret no longer hesitated and directly waved at the last salesman that had remained with her."Take them out but don't release them until you have captured that bastard!"The salesman's face visibly stiffened and he cursed inwa
Nobody knew Kian was panicking for the first time in his life. Savannah, Noah and Vivienne are the only family he has left in the whole world. He doesn't want to see any of them ever get hurt.But now, Margaret was holding them captive and their lives were in danger. What if Margaret or her accomplices couldn't resist and hurt one of them? What if he really underestimated Margaret and after the four hours ultimatum he has given her, she doesn't release them? Kian's face was as calm as the sea but his heart was in turmoil. More thoughts flooded his mind, adding to his anxiety.Time passed by slowly and within a blink of an eye, three hours had passed. By now, several heavy machinery ships had already begun to circle around Jeju island. Everyone had been evacuated from the island and it was empty. The heavy machinery ships circled around like sharks surrounding their prey. Just one word from Kian, the island will be erased from existence!However, after so long, there was no response
"Sister-in-law, five years ago, you remember what became of the Blackwood's family. Kian was set up and falsely accused. He had to go to jail and even forcefully sign a divorce that gave away all his assets to Sinclair's family. My aunty and uncle couldn't handle what had become of their son so they committed suicide," Vivienne began to speak; her eyes tearing up.Savannah was silent. She hadn't known much about the Sinclair's family years ago because she had been embroiled in troubles of her own. As a matter of fact, Kian had been the cause of her woes. But hearing Vivienne's words caught her off guard. How did she never know about all this? Perhaps, she had been so filled with hatred for Kian that she didn't pay attention to any news concerning him."Even Kian was sentenced to death. That day, my father had rescued him from the death gallows and brought him home. I have never seen anyone as battered and broken as him. Sister-in-law, his legs had been broken almost rendering him cri
"Argh!" The manager groaned and stopped instantly as a low sound of gunshot rang out. The back of his clothes quickly turned red with blood.His eyes widened in despair and he tried to take another step in an attempt to escape but—BANG!"Ah!" Savannah shrieked as the manager dropped to the ground weakly and limp. The other salesmen who saw what happened were shocked and frightened!"Margaret, how dare you?!""You crazy bitch! We won't spare you!""We won't spare you!"THWIP!Margaret's eyes were cold and fierce as she pulled the trigger again without any hesitation. THWIP!THWIP!Low gunshots rang out and the salesmen fell to the ground. The last salesman beside Margaret silently took out a knife from his pocket. Walking over briskly, he gritted his teeth and raised his hand repeatedly, fiercely stabbing his colleagues with a crazed look.SPLAT!Blood splattered everywhere and the figures on the ground trembled violently until there was no life in them anymore. Then... The cave was
Earlier when Mauro called, one of the things he had revealed was that the person behind the abduction of Savannah and others was Margaret.Kian's men had not been able to uncover the identity of the abductor yet because she had cleaned up her tracks pretty well.It was Mauro's investigation that revealed that Margaret is the one behind the kidnapping. Not only that, she was also the one that orchestrated the entire scandal.Kian was livid beyond imagination. That stupid woman. How many chances has he given her to live? Yet, she does not cherish her life. This time, she will pay for all her sins."Wesley," Kian turned to the people behind him. "Gather everyone and evacuate all the tourists. If within four hours, she refuses to surrender, sink this island!"Everyone present and those hearing him from the microphone trembled in shock. Kian spoke as if he was deciding a trivial matter but the killing intent in it made everyone horrified.S—sink the island?! Is Kian really going to sink th
The only sound that could be heard was the sound of water slapping the shores. Everyone was transfixed as they read the words displayed on the gigantic screen. PLOP!Some reporters who were too astonished accidentally dropped their cameras in the sea and didn't even react at this loss because their jaws were dropped, reading the gigantic screen.Some of the viewers online eating or drinking dropped their cutlery in shock. Some even dropped plates and cups. Looking at the long string of zeros behind a bold number '2', their hearts trembled.A whopping sum of two hundred billion?!Ian Sinclair rubbed his eyes severally, convinced that he was seeing things. But each time he looked up, the gigantic screen remained the same.The account balance remained unchanged. Kian, this waste really managed to transfer two hundred billion to him!Ian trembled slightly reading the numbers on his phone. The reporters around also began to snap out of their daze. But silence still filled everywhere.None