In short, Rhys escaped from his hotel room with the help of Jonathan, as he sauntered past the reception area, no one stopped him as he wore dark sunglasses as disguise. With his current appearance, no one could easily tell that he was the same VIP patient who was rushed in half dead.As Rhys stepped out of the hospital, he looked like a completely different person, like in the banquet, when Elena laid eyes on him, she was completely blown away by his appearance. He no longer looked sickly but like an energetic young boss. The suit was perfect on him like it was made exclusively for him. He had a sliver wristwatch on his wrist and a silver ring to match. His shoes were black and sleek and Rhys didn’t forget to leave a few buttons open, revealing a teasing hint of his chest.He got into Johnathan’s car, sitting besides Elena who was still stunned, her eyes sparkling. While Jonathan got in the co driver’s seat. “Come on, we have a party to crash!” He suddenly announced. At some point
“Why did you have to go get yourself shot that night?” Jonathan inquired with a pained expression. “ I was so worried about you, seeing you on the hospital bed, pale and weak. I was scared.”“Oh come on, don’t be such a cry baby.” Rhys didn’t take any of his words seriously. “What do you mean? When I say you are my best friend, I mean you are my brother. Imagine how it feels to grow up with the stories of someone that was meant to be your best friend and then not meeting him for a long time. And when you finally meet him, he’s so close to dying right before your eyes.” Rhys was stumped by his words, the smile on his face fell. He had grown up without care and affection from others and he just wasn’t used to it so he couldn’t truly understand what Johnathan felt. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t think that Atlas would intentionally target me.”“He didn’t do it.” Jonathan suddenly announced.“What?” Rhys was shocked, he was almost sure that Atlas had a hand in his attack. And besides it was
Bastard didn’t even pay for the drinks.” The bartender hissed as he continued“What time was this? When he ran out? I mean when everyone ran after the shots were heard.” Jonathan continued, at some point he had already started to record what the bartender was saying.“Around a quarter past, I didn’t look at the clock.”“The man who got shot, how long did he leave before you heard the shots?”“Minutes he walked through the doors.”“He pushed open the door..”“Yeah, that’s the way it usually works and mind you, I don’t appreciate sarcasm.”‘Smack him on both side of the head and slam his head down.’ Jonathan thought inwardly but he didn’t give in to his urges. “And there were shots the minute he stepped out?”“Yeah.”Which meant that someone had been waiting for Rhys to come out, he had probably followed Rhys all the way to the bar. “How many shots?”“Three.”“Thanks.” Johnathan pulled out some more from his wallet and slid it across the counter towards the bartender before turning aro
As Johnathan and Rhys returned back to the Fernandez house, it was no surprise to either of them when they saw Elena and her grandfather waiting in the living area with Rhys parents and his grandfather. All eyes fell on them as they entered the waiting area. Johnathan grew nervous at this. “Rhys? Do you think we are safe here?” He whispered to Rhys hearing.“Kiddo come over here! Come and greet your grandfather.” Luther called out to Rhys happily, while Elena looked away shyly.The news of Rhys proposing to her had went viral on the internet immediately it happened, she had not gotten a chance to tell her grandfather when he called her and insisted that she drove over to the Fernandez household. After proposing to her in front of everyone, Rhys and Jonathan had suddenly left, with Rhys promising to call her but the call never came.Throughout the car ride to the Fernandez mansion, he kept playing with the ring, which fits her perfectly. One part of her was genuinely excited that Rhys
Elena couldn’t deny that she was nervous when Rhys asked to speak to her. ‘It was expected,’ She said inwardly. With a smile, Lydia led Jonathan out of the room to give the couple a chance to speak. There was a strange silence in the air; Elena stared at her gown, fidgeting with the ring on her finger. She was nervous about the conversation.“Rhys-”“Elena-”The two of them said simultaneously. Elena glanced at Rhys and then looked away, a blush appearing on her face. “You should go first.”“Elena, I’m so sorry that I dragged you to this mess. It was impulsive and stupid, but I couldn’t come up with anything else at that moment.” Rhys said sincerely, he felt as if he had stolen something from her. Her choice.“It is fine.” Elena felt a bit sad upon hearing his apology, she couldn’t help but feel like she was going to be discarded soon. So she hardened her heart, waiting for Rhys decision. “So what are we going to do? Our grandparents are already planning an engagement ceremony, your m
Rhys watched the two old men banter like teenagers over what should be of no concern to them, he and Elena watched the men for a while before they lost interest, he decided to break the argument before it turned to something physical. “Stop it both of you!” He ordered with a loud tone of voice.It was shocking to see two old men, the patriarch of their respective families suddenly become silent as soon as the heard Rhys. They still glowered and hissed at each other before returning to their respective seats. “Both of you are acting like kids. This is Elena and I’s wedding and I doubt that you guys should be in charge of the preparation.”“So you mean one person has to be in charge right?” Harrison stood up and approached his grandson. “I know you love grandpa so much to allow me pass up this opportunity. Right?”Luther huffed and turned to look at his granddaughter. “Elena, you know I took care of you since you were a teeny baby and grandpa has always imagined the day you would get ma
The reaction of the two old men was expected, they both glared at Johnathan who soon took off out of fright, inwardly promising not to show his face before them again. Elena shook her head while Rhys tried so hard to restrain his laughter. “Mum, what was that for?”Lydia shrugged, not giving her son any response, instead she beckoned to Elena and they both left to discuss something else. Seeing the old men settle their temporary feud with each other, Rhys walked towards them with two small bottles in his hands. “Grandfathers, I have something for both of you.”Harrison’s face brightened up. “You have something good for this old man?” Rhys nodded before showing them the bottles in his hands, both of them contained the mild version of the life extension elixir mixed with the diluted lake water. It was enough to heal the poison in Luther’s body and even help restructuring the bodies of both men.The two men grabbed the bottle and began to shoo him off. “Hey, just a drop daily!” He anno
Rhys flicked the dagger gently to remove the blood on it. “Lets go further,” He said casually to Rio who woke up as soon as he sensed that the wolf was dead. Both of them moved further into the cave which was now shaped like a wide tunnel. They arrived before a group of four wolves, behind them were two paths.“Master this may be difficult for you.” Rio said as he walked towards a corner, the wolves eyes were fixed on Rhys who had suddenly appeared. “I can get rid of both of them for you.” As the spirit of the space, Rio could control everything that happened in here, and killing two wolves was as easy as flicking one of his small hands.Although Rhys had killed a single wolf, attacking a group of them was different, one could be attacked from behind while he was trying to fight one enemy which was a very big disadvantage. Experience was needed to fight a group of monsters and people alike. Rhys didn’t have any attack skills so this was definitely going to be difficult for him but h