2024-11-08 09:09:00Carrying four cement bags that totaled a backbreaking 440 pounds, Denver looked like it was no big deal.
With steady steps, he climbed the ladder to the second floor of the building in the construction.
Today’s grind was simple but grueling.
Hauling all the cement and sandbags upstairs.
His reward? A measly 30 bucks.
It wasn’t much, but he had no choice.
He was working for the future of his family.
Denver carefully placed the bags in a dry corner, wiping a bit of sweat from his brow.
Just as he straightened up, a distinct click-clack caught his ear.
The rhythm of high heels on concrete.
A woman in a sleek purple dress with three-quarter sleeves.
Her dark hair flowing like silk, and a face as radiant as the morning sun.
She looked and swayed like a model, and was so out of place in this dirty site!
Every other worker dropped their jaws as they saw her.
What was a woman like her—dressed to kill in a stunning outfit—doing at a dusty construction site?
From the distance, her wide, sparkling eyes were locked on one person: Denver.
"Boss!"
Her voice rang out, clear and confident, cutting through the hum of the site.
Denver’s eyes widened in response.
“Watch out!”
A loud CRACK! shattered the air.
The tall brick wall next to her groaned and began to tilt.
The woman, completely absorbed in her excitement at seeing him, didn’t even notice the looming danger.
By the time she realized, the wall was already collapsing.
Denver didn’t think. He just moved.
Like a blur. Next second, he grabbed her waist from behind and jumped forth in a diving motion.
BUDOOM~~!!
Dust exploded into the air, swallowing the site in a gray haze.
Denver and the brunette were on the floor, with her lying on top of him.
Their eyes quickly locking on each other.
Her lips curled into a small, knowing smile.
To leap from a ladder 50 feet away and reach her in under three seconds.
Then save her from a collapsing wall?
That kind of speed and reflexes wasn’t just rare.
It was extraordinary.
And now, standing right in front of her, was the man she’d been searching for.
The other workers whispered among themselves.
Some said it was a sudden gust of wind that toppled the wall; others weren’t so sure.
The woman paid no attention to the murmurs or the chaos around them.
Her gaze stayed firmly on Denver.
Her smile emotional.
“Finally find you, boss… It’s great to see you’re still as sharp as ever.”
Denver frowned, confused.
He had no idea what she was talking about.
"Uh, Miss… I think you’ve got the wrong guy. I’m not your boss."
A flicker of disappointment crossed her face, but she quickly covered it up.
“You’re Hawkers’ top-level! Don’t you remember anything at all?!”
Now Denver was sure she had the wrong person.
“I’m just Denver, a regular construction worker.”
She glanced at his neck, her eyes catching a small mole there. Her smile deepened.
"You’re not just any Denver," she said. "It’s really good to see you again."
Her words felt heavy with meaning, but Denver didn’t have time to figure them out.
“You must be in shock from the fall. Sit down for a few minutes.”
He was already thinking about leaving.
Today was Diane’s birthday—her first since they’d gotten engaged.
He had planned a special surprise for her.
Now he was busy finishing his task as soon as possible.
But the strange woman still gripped his hand.
Denver frowned.
Why was she being unreasonable?
“Trust me!”
She insisted, flashing a mischievous smile.
“Just hear me out. You must have lost your memories in the mission. We have been looking for you for 3 years...”
“I don’t have time for this,”
Denver said firmly, finally pulling his hand away.
Realizing she couldn’t get him to stay, she sighed, clearly frustrated.
Then she reached into her purse and pulled out a sleek bank card.
“If you won’t listen, at least take this,”
She said, holding it out to him.
Denver didn’t budge.
It screamed scam—the kind where you accept something and suddenly owe money you never agreed to.
Seeing his hesitation, she smirked.
She leaned forward, and slipped the card into his pocket.
“Check out this card. It’ll give you the answers you’re looking for, about your past.”
She said, adding a wink before turning on her heels and walking off.
“What was that all about? Is she even okay in the head?”
He shook his head and walked away, lifting his helmet to scratch his temple.
Doubt flickered through his mind.
She was right. He did lose his memories.
“I don’t remember anything that happened prior to being saved by Uncle Richard. But…”
He had already formed a new life with Richard’s family, and he didn’t really want to shift his focus anywhere else right now.
After Richard died from a tragic accident, Denver took on all the responsibilities of his family.
Today, on the big day of his fiancee, who is also Richard’s daughter, Denver especially had no time for anything else.
When the project manager’s whistle finally blew, Denver smiled, pulled off his helmet, and rushed home.
A bouquet of variegated roses was in his hand.
Something small and hidden was tucked in his pocket.
The house was quiet and bare.
The kind of emptiness that comes with moving into a new place without furniture yet.
He bounded up the stairs, three steps at a time.
He skidded to a stop outside their bedroom door.
Grinning, he raised a hand to knock but froze mid-motion.
Noises coming from inside.
It was Diane’s voice mixed with another man’s voice.
“Are you sure we can keep doing this here?”
A man’s voice asked, casual but clear.
“He won’t be back until evening,” replied a woman.
Diane’s voice.
The words hit Denver like a punch to the gut, making him stumble back in disbelief.
His chest tightened like a storm.
He staggered, and his foot knocked over a vase sitting behind him.
It toppled to the floor, shattering loudly on impact.
The noise startled the people inside.
The door creaked open.
Diane stepped out, her face pale as she locked eyes with Denver, frozen in place like a statue.
Behind her, the man leaned lazily against the doorframe.
He smirked as if he’d been caught stealing candy, not someone else’s future.
Denver looked at Diane with utter disappointment and immense anger in his eyes.
“Who the hell is this clown?”
He growled, his voice trembling with fury.
“Are you fucking him?”
“D-Denver,” Diane stammered, her usual confidence shattered.
The blonde, her signature mole near her chin trembling with her, tried to explain.
“It’s not what you think! Stephen was just helping me with—”
“Helping you with what? Screaming for sex?”
Denver’s voice boomed, echoing through the house.
“Don’t lie to me, Diane! I heard everything!”
Even caught red-handed, she had the nerve to try and cover it up?!
The man behind Diane pushed her aside, interrupting her response.
Denver’s fists clenched as the stranger stepped forward.
His cocky smirk igniting every ounce of anger in him.
“So you’re the pathetic fiancé she’s been complaining about? You really do look like a loser.”
Stephen grinned wickedly,
“You smell like cement and shit mixed together.”
He walked one step closer to Denver, looked him in the eye.
“YEAH. I’m the one who’s been fucking your girl."
"And guess what? This wasn’t the first time."
"It sure as hell won’t be the last!”
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CHAPTER 858
Catherine had used her system to accelerate herself. She was in mid-stride, and so she was not in a position to immediately react to the opponent.She saw Rufus’ hand coming down at her neck like a butcher’s sword.She subconsciously used the gravitas field, and this momentarily froze Rufus in his tracks.Catherine used that fraction of a second to change her direction abruptly and hook-punch his left jaw.“Gravitas Punch!”Rufus was sent flying for miles until he crashed into one of the ships at the harbor with such tremendous force the heavy ship toppled.Rufus fell into the river and reached the bottom.His eyes were still open. He moved his jaw to the left and right and then used aura to automatically rise to the surface.He didn’t look happy because he did not like receiving a hit from Catherine whom he believed was not even a proper fighter.There were around twenty people on the ground near the shore.They were looking at Rufus with shocked expressions. Their leader stepped for
CHAPTER 857
On one of the forbidden islands to the north of Russia.A few ships docked at the southern port and were loading organically grown food.Suddenly, entire shipping containers floated hundreds of feet above the harbor, frozen midair beneath distorted gravity fields.Cranes bent sideways toward the sky like iron flowers trying to escape the earth.The people also were pulled into the air as their will as two people fought very far from the southern shore.These two people were Catherine and Rufus.Catherine was wearing a thin blue nano combat suit, which Alita had given to Catherine as a gift to boost her defense.Translucent gravitas rings imbued with aura rotated slowly around her wrists.Blue lines glowed faintly beneath her skin as the Gravitas System hummed through her nervous system.Across from her stood Rufus. He had no weapons, not even armor. Just dark pants, wrapped fists, and the stillness of a man whose body had become a battlefield discipline all its own.Catherine had foug
CHAPTER 856
Sheryl’s clone tossed the sword to Ilene. “I’ll take care of things here. You and Philip should head to the other place. My group members are struggling to fight a monstrous guy named Rufus.”“Don’t mess it up,” Ilene warned Sheryl’s clone before taking Philip away with her.Sheryl’s clone was staring at Rose.Rose stared back at her.“Don’t you have anything to say?” Sheryl asked. “You tried to do some crap on your own. That miserably failed. You probably learned with your plastic brain that you cannot overcome some people in this world, so you changed your attitude again. Someone like you can’t ever be trusted. The same goes for your boss Lark.”Rose did not say a word.She did not see the need to convince Sheryl because Rose and Lark were planning on working under Philip now.Sheryl looked at Natalia’s head. “I wish I got to see her last moments. How did she die?”“She put up a good fight,” Rose said. “But she ran out of juice.”“I see…” Sheryl could only see that one of Rose’s arm
CHAPTER 855
Serena thought her attack would work, but it only disoriented Philip enough to make him jump away and make some distance.Philip seemed visibly surprised.“Did her sound and vibrational technique somehow bypass the physical realm and reach his body?” Jamie wondered. “Come to think of it, the creator also brought heaven and earth into existence with just his word, didn’t he?” A corner of his mouth curled up. “I think we may have a chance at winning this.”At the same time, Sheryl’s clone tried to kill Lily, but Jamie stopped her.Another clone of hers attacked from another angle, but this time, Sheryl focused on striking Lily’s wrist.Lily’s right hand was cut, and the sword fell into Sheryl’s hand.Lily’s eyes turned red. Her severed hand was pulled back to her, and it healed rapidly. “G-R-E-E-N F-A-N-G~~~!!”Lily fumed in mad rage and clawed at Sheryl’s clone.A wall of light instantly appeared and not only blocked the attacks but reflected them, forcing Lily to take more damage.The
CHAPTER 854
Tall towers in the distance bent sideways from the shockwave before collapsing into clouds of steel and fire.Floodwater erupted skyward in colossal spirals while the sky itself fractured with spiderweb cracks of dimensional pressure.At the center of the destruction, Philip and Lily remained locked together, still pressing one another.Aqua aura shrieked around Philip’s arm. Black laser energy devoured the air around Nightlaser.“I’m better than you in every regard, Philip!” Lily’s eyes burned fiercely. Her sword twisted. The blade suddenly split into three overlapping trajectories through dimensional distortion. “Triple Eclipse Severance!”This was the royal knight Ingrid’s technique.Three slashes occupied the same space at different spatial intervals.Philip’s pupils narrowed as he pulled himself back.The first slash carved across his ribs. The second cut through his shoulder. The third nearly took his throat.Lily spun with terrifying elegance. “Moonless Guillotine!”Nightlaser
CHAPTER 853
The fight between Serena and Sheryl’s clones destroyed the entire underground laboratory, forcing them to come onto the surface.However, both of them were surprised by what was happening outside.Lightning crawled through low black clouds while entire streets remained flooded ankle-deep beneath drifting aura mist. Broken towers leaned across the skyline like exhausted giants as rain whipped sideways.“It’s raining parallel to the ground?” Serena also was getting pushed by the rain, but she created a barrier around herself and resisted it. She looked in the direction of the royal tower where Lily and her group was fighting Philip.Nine masters surrounded him across collapsed buildings and shattered rooftops.Lily stood in front.Nightlaser rested against her shoulder, the black blade swallowing rain before droplets could touch it.Behind her was Darius the Mountain Fist, Cassian the Speed Executioner, Venzee the Muscle Master, Seraphine the Silver Killer, Southern Tiger, Black Dragon,
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