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The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 111
Emotions took over Catherine, and she started running toward Denver.Seeing her coming, Denver bellowed, a primal sound that was more roar than human.The bear, however, was not the least bit intimidated by him, and it swiped at him once more.Denver ducked and rolled on the ground.The bear turned and lunged at him.Denver grabbed the broken branch.The bear opened its mouth wide to bite onto his back, but Denver turned around at the last moment and jabbed the branch into the bear's open mouth, pushing against the soft tissues of its palate.Denver’s back hit the ground. He kicked up the branch so that it further penetrated the bear’s mouth.The bear groaned in pain and retreated, pawing at its mouth. It seemed stunned, momentarily thrown off-balance by the unexpected resistance.As the bear bled and struggled to cough out the branch, Denver picked up the knife and repeatedly stabbed its body from many directions while avoiding its swinging paws.Denver’s movements were fueled by pur
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 112
Catherine was giving first aid to Denver, as he sat in an elevated state.He could still feel the raw power of the bear in the echo of his bruised ribs and the burning throb in his chest and shoulder.Nevertheless, Catherine’s hand cupped his cheek and comforted him.Her hand was small, but it was warm.As a bonus, she was decent at doing first-aid because she had interned as a nurse in the past for three months.She didn’t panic and this helped Denver get his nervousness under control.More than on his own wounds, his eyes sharped on her worried face. She had already made a call, but she wasn’t sure how long it’d take for the helpers to arrive.She still looked determined to save him.“I’m not going to die,” he rasped, his words feeling a little hollow in his throat.The pain flared with his words, a silent testament to how far from okay he really was.He saw her lips tighten, and he tried to smile.How could he try to smile in such a situation?A single tear escaped her left eye. It
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 113
Edward Creamer was on his way to the hospital. He smoked five cigars in the last twenty minutes. He hadn’t looked this worried in a long while.“Why did this fool go to her home again?” Edward appeared angry and frustrated. “I told him plenty of times to not even think of marrying a beautiful woman. The more attractive a woman is, the more boyfriends she’ll have. It’s better to just fuck them and then marry a less attractive girl.”Edward was speaking from experience. His ex-wife had cheated on him multiple times with multiple boyfriends, both before and after marriage.If the DNA test back then didn’t show that Stephen was his own flesh and blood, Edward would have given her a horrible death, which in his world would mean something like being eaten alive by the fish at the bottom of a big aquarium.Soon, Edward reached the hospital.The doctor came out to greet him.“How is my son?” Edward grabbed the doctor’s collar. “He better not be dead, or I’ll have a hundred thousand fish feed
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 114
It was late morning when Edward arrived at Diane’s house.Holding the gun in his hand, Edward looked at the house. The door was open. He could enter the building if he wanted to, but he didn’t enter that house.Instead, he went to the neighbor’s house.There was an adult brown rottweiler, Payne, outside on the lawn, and it roared as Edward approached the gate.It wasn't a bark, not a growl, but a full-throated shriek that sounded like a demon being flayed alive.Passersby would clutch their chests; mothers would scoop up their children, and even the most hardened teenagers would quicken their pace, glancing fearfully at the house. Payne’s screams were a force of nature, a sonic weapon designed to pierce the ears, chill the bones, and keep the world at bay.However, Edward didn't flinch, didn't falter, didn't even break stride.It was as if the dog’s screams washed over him, like a wave crashing against a rock, leaving him entirely unaffected.His gaze was fixed on the dog as a predato
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 115
In bloody clothes, Denver and Catherine had to walk the whole mountain down as no helpers arrived.So, Sheryl’s help proved to be truly invaluable.Catherine noticed that Denver was bringing the kitchen knife with him.“Why are you bringing that knife along?” she asked. “I don’t think any bear will attack us here.”“I stabbed the bear with this. I’m going to keep this as a memento—”“And remember that horrifying incident whenever you see it?”“Y-Yeah. Pretty much.”“Why would you want to get reminded of that? Is it just you, or are all men like this? Loving to keep stupid things for stupid reasons.”Denver looked at her blood shirt. “C-Can I keep your shirt?”“You want this as a memento, too? No! I’m going to dump this in a trash can since it’s covered in blood, and trash is where it belongs,” Catherine sounded certain about it.They booked a room at a small hotel by the base of the mountain.Catherine changed her clothes, but when she was about to toss her bloody clothes in the trash
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 116
Edward Creamer, after dealing with the devious dog and its owner, chose to enter Diane’s house.Subrina was in the hall, sitting nervously as if she was waiting for him. “Welcome, Mr. Edward,” she came and greeted him. “This is our first time meeting, isn’t it? Diane told me so much about you.”Even though she put her hand forward, he didn’t shake her hand.He just went and sat on the couch. “I came here to thank you for calling the ambulance and helping my son.”Subrina smiled in relief. “I did something anyone would do.”“Not everyone will do what you did, though,” Edward stated. “I appreciate what you did, but why didn’t you stay with my son in the hospital?”Subrina was startled. “Uh, about that…” She couldn’t just tell Edward that she was going on a date with Peter Mason.“Your husband died, and you’re dressed up for some occasion,” Edward voiced his mind. “Are you seeing someone?”Subrina frowned. “Are you suggesting I should still mourn for Richard even though he died many mont
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 117
After Edward left, Diane entered the house.Subrina saw her daughter and squinted her eyes. “Where did you go?”“Just to meet a friend,” Diane said and was going upstairs.“Wait, why the hell did you record my conversation with Catherine?” Subrina asked aloud. “What were you thinking? Were you trying to use it against me later on?”“I was recording it for fun, Mom. Don’t think too much,” Diane said.“Tsk, you heard what Stephen’s dad said, didn’t you?” Subrina got up from the couch. “Just forget about Stephen before things get worse for us. They are gangsters. If they decide to snatch this house from us, what can we do? Even the courts and police support them. We’ll be brought to the streets.”“I’m aware of that, and I’ll never let such a thing happen, so don’t worry,” Diane said and then went to her room.Despite what Diane said, Subrina couldn’t trust her daughter’s words. “I can’t waste my time here. Peter Mason would be waiting for me now.”Subrina hurriedly left the house and saw
The Return of Don Denver CHAPTER 118
“Shit! Stop the car and get out! Now!” Sheryl’s shout startled the ones sitting in the front.Denver immediately squeezed his foot on the brake.“What? What happened?” Catherine looked back and asked.Sheryl kicked the door next to her and sent it flying. She got out.Seeing her, Denver and Catherine also got out.“Run away from the car!” Sheryl shouted as she ran away.Denver, however, heard a noise from the sky. He didn’t even look up. He just jumped across the car and hugged Catherine. It all happened so fast that both Denver and Catherine didn’t quite know what was happening.Just then, the missile came down and struck the car, causing a great explosion that shattered the glasses and sent many objects flying.Catherine and Denver were both blown back because of the shockwave.The knife Denver had brought with him also flew out of the car and flew toward Denver’s head, but Sheryl appeared in a flash and deflected the knife with her bare hand.However, when she turned back, she saw t
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After the board meeting ended, Diane was leaving with a dejected look.“You,” Jessica told her. “Come to our office.”Russell and Jessica together exited the room.“Why did she call me?” Diane wondered a bit anxiously. “Wait, if it’s going to give me a chance to talk to Russell, then I’ll take it.”Diane quickly went to Russell’s office.Jessica was sitting on the edge of the desk and was feeding berries to Russell. “Show us the recordings.”“Are you really asking for those recordings after the meeting finished?” Diane sounded impatient.She somewhat envied what Russell and Jessica were doing. It even upset her.“Yeah. Depending on whether you did what I said or not, you will either keep or lose your job,” Jessica warned.Diane then showed all the recordings that were on her mobile.Jessica looked at Russell. “What do you think?”“You asked for ten. She brought twelve. So, what’s there to think?” Russell spoke calmly.He looked calm but also a little tough and difficult to understand.
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A few minutes later.Diane arrived at the Creed Tech company, only to see Marlon there on the ground floor.“What the hell are you doing here?” she openly showed venomosity toward him. “The likes of you don’t deserve to step foot in here.”“I could say the same,” Marlon snorted as both of them entered the elevator. “You looked hot as hell, but down there, you were unbearably hot. It felt like I was going to lose my chad.”“You mean you were going to lose your shrimp.”“Hmph, you’re going to regret it if you keep talking to me like that,” Marlon warned. “I’m not the type who’d go easy on women just because they’re women.”Diane took out her identity card.“Finance director? Who? You?” Marlon slightly frowned.“Surprised?” Diane snorted. “I’m not just any finance director. I’m representing Charlotte Heller today, and I’m going to sit alongside the board of directors.”“Oh, then I should go early so that I won’t be forced to sit next to you.”“Haha, you wouldn’t have to worry about it as
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Diane got twelve recordings in total.And she was on her way back to the Creed Tech company.Diane’s skin looked much smoother, and she was shining like a barbie doll because her system had done it for her.So, her confidence has multiplied manyfold.Receiving so many gazes from both men and women was very satisfying to her.“Mm?” Diane noticed that a new store was being opened. It seemed like a jewelry store, but the items were all the ones that were found in the Dream Creed game.So, there was a huge crowd in front of the store.The one cutting the ribbon at the front was none other than Marlon Myers, the son of the Myers family.They were billionaires and were famous for their clothing brand.The moment Diane saw Marlon, her heart fluttered once.He was a handsome man who seemed to be around thirty years of age. He was tall and looked like he was the son of a mafia don or something.Diane slipped her way through the big crowd without any problem whatsoever.Her system had made it p
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Diane heard a voice ringing in her mind, “Congratulations, cunt! You’ve been chosen by the Sandpaper System!”She stopped and looked around.It didn’t seem like anybody called her.“Was it just my imagination?”She kept walking.“You sure are a nasty person, aren’t you?” the voice rang in her mind again. It sounded eerily familiar to her father’s voice.Diane stopped in her tracks and looked around.Again, there was nobody around her, so whose voice was she hearing?“You cried when your dad died, but on that same night, you secretly celebrated his death,” the voice rang out in her mind once more. “To think you would celebrate your own father’s death… I have rarely come across someone as diabolical as you are.”Diane’s heart started racing.She did buy some alcohol and drank to her heart’s content that very night Richard died.When Denver asked her why she drank, she cried and said that she drank out of sadness and due to the pain of losing her father.Denver easily bought her words.D
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Diane left the building, looking frustrated to say the least.“How can the richest man in the country have such a mediocre-looking wife? And her ego is through the roof. How dare she humiliate me by giving me a ridiculous task?”“I have to get video recordings of helping ten people?”“Does she think I can’t do it?”Diane went to the nearest store, which turned out to be selling some kind of liquid.“What is this that you’re selling?” Diane asked. “Why is there no signboard?”“No shops in this region have signboards, ma’am,” the shopkeeper said.Diane looked around. “Now that you said it… you’re right. There are no store names written at the entrance, either. It is strange. How can people know which store is which?”“They just have to ask and find out,” the shopkeeper said. “Only a few buildings like the Creed Tech company or Eco Waves have names written on them. If we do a good job and earn great reviews from our customers, then we can put names on our stores, too. Until then, we can’
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Diane was never into online games. She was only focused on fishing men in reality and appearing cool and rich in front of her female friends.However, her whole concept of reality was questioned when she saw the advanced holographic technologies.There were teenagers, who were fighting holographic tigers and cheetahs with their own holographic clones that looked so real.There were some old people using this tech to fight like they were in their prime age.“When did technology advance this far?” Diane’s heart was in her mouth out of pure awe. “Was I living under a rock all this while?”There were television projections displaying the virtual game Dream Creed, and the stats of various players and some of their earnings were also being displayed.“Wow, one of them earned nearly a million dollars just in the past 48 hours?” Diane felt speechless. “I’ve heard this game many times, and some of my friends do play the game, but they didn’t earn much money, so I thought this game wasn’t a big
CHAPTER 272
Two men were sitting in a Honda Accord car which was parked on the road opposite to the headquarters of the Supreme Bank.Both of them were sharing the same cigar as it was the last one in the box.One was Big Dog, and the other was Little Dog.“It’s been forty minutes,” Little Dog sounded annoyed. “Why is she taking so long?”“Go inside and check,” Big Dog said, taking the cigar.“You go,” Little Dog took the cigar back.They both stared at each other, and in the end, neither of them moved from their seats.They were step siblings and were members of the Red Roses group, currently assigned to look after Diane.“I wasn’t told the whole story,” Big Dog said, “but it seems this woman Diane was our Boss’ fiancee, but she cheated on him.”“Why does our Boss have such bad luck with women?” Little Dog blurted with impatience. “If I were in his shoes, I’d happily marry Green Fang and have a dozen kids with her.”“Pfft,” Big Dog chortled.Just then, Diane walked out of the bank and called for
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Diane, while on her way to the top floor on the elevator, checked about Charlotte online in her mobile.“Charlotte Heller… she married Liam Lynn and then divorced him only a few years back,” Diane was not surprised. “Kyra Lynn is their daughter. Damn all three of them look handsome as heck, especially their daughter Kyra… she has it all.”Diane couldn’t help but feel great envy toward the daughter.“So, Charlotte Heller was a billionaire before she even married Liam Lynn? So, she didn’t divorce him for his money then? Some other reason must be there. Anyway, I need to keep these things in mind when I talk to her. I must get the money in cash, no matter what.”Soon, Diane reached the top floor.The infrastructure there was insane. It didn’t look like a bank but more like a luxury hotel, and at the same time, it sounded like a library.There were no customers that she could see.Diane felt nervous, so she asked a staff member the directions for the bathroom.When she entered the bathroo
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Diane arrived at the Supreme Bank’s headquarters as it wasn’t too far from her house.It was an international bank, so the building was pretty big and polished everywhere.It took about thirty minutes of brisk walking for Diane to get here.Normally, Diane wouldn’t have walked this much distance, but her mind wasn’t settled right now.Her thoughts were also flying everywhere as she had no idea what her future held, or if she even had a future or not.All she could hope right now was for her treatment to go well so that she could enjoy the rest of her life.“I never thought the money I received after Dad’s death would come to aid like this,” Diane thought as she entered the bank.She stopped by the receptionist’s desk. “I want to withdraw all the money in my account.”“All of it?” The receptionist called a mobile number and then told Diane, “the manager is calling for you.”She guided Diane to the manager’s room.The manager didn’t even tell Diane to sit. “Give me your card,” he said.
