Desmond panicked, realizing that he had been caught.“I assure you that this isn’t what it looks—“ Desmond said, but was cut off when Jeremiah grabbed his face and lifted him off Kristin. “You bastard! I made a serious mistake not dealing with you earlier because I thought you had learned your lesson, but it looks like I was wrong. I won’t make the same mistake again and this time, I’ll make sure you get the punishment you deserve!!” Jeremiah said and Desmond started sweating bullets.“J-Jeremiah— I mean, young master. Please forgive meeee—“ Desmond said, but wasn’t able to finish when Jeremiah spun and threw him at the giant space telescope a few feet away.Desmond flew like an arrow, crashed into the telescope, which didn’t budge, and he dropped lifelessly on the floor.“Uhhh” Desmond moaned in pain, lying on the floor with multiple broken bones and a concussion. “Who gave you the permission to think you can rest, huh? Did I tell you that I was done with you yet?!” Jeremiah asked
Jeremiah listened outside again and heard Brenda and the guard yelling Kristin’s name, but from the sound of it, they were getting farther away from the planetarium. Thinking fast, Jeremiah looked around the place, and he saw the cloth used to cover the telescope on the floor and he groaned.“Give me a minute” Jeremiah said, and then stood up.“Where are you going?!” Kristin asked, thinking that he was abandoning her and started to feel terrible.“Just give me a minute” Jeremiah said, then headed to the cloth on the ground while Kristin watched him. Once there, he ripped a piece of cloth that would be big enough to cover the girl’s entire body, then he walked back to where she was. “I’m going to cover you with this. Is that okay with you?” Jeremiah asked.Kristin looked at the cloth, and it was a bit unclean, but still she nodded, and said “Okay.”Jeremiah was about to cover her with the cloth but looked to the side and saw her torn underwear.He walked over to it and was about to
“Don’t you think you’re going a little too fast?” Asked the petite brunette whose arms were wrapped around the rider of the motorcycle as she sat on the passenger seat. “Fast?! You think this is fast? Oh, baby, I can go even faster!” The confident rider said, then twisted the throttle and increased speed. “Baby!!” The girl exclaimed, her heart racing just as fast as the motorcycle. The rider chuckled “I thought you loved it when I go fast. If you didn’t, then why did you agree to get on the motorcycle in the first place?” “Yes, I did, but not this fast!” She replied, worried about her safety. “Not this fast? What’s the point of having a motorcycle this badass if I’m not gonna ride the heck out of it and take the speed to the limit?!” the rider replied cockily as he continued to up the speed. Just then, feeling considerate of his girlfriend’s presence and not wanting her to be scared that he was going too fast, the rider decided to listen to her and cut back on the speed a
“I should give you my what— wait a minute, did you just say your last name was…” The rider said but was interrupted by his girlfriend who finished his sentence for him by saying “Garrick?” The rider quickly faced his girlfriend and saw the bewildered look on her face. “Garrick? But isn’t that the same last name as the King’s? It is so why on earth do you have the same—“ the girlfriend said confusedly but then her eyes widened. She quickly turned to the right, which was the direction of the king’s estate, and stared into the distance. “And we are also very close to the king’s estate from here so does that mean—?” She asked but the rider quickly cut her off. “What nonsense are you trying to say, babe?!” The rider exclaimed, snapping her out of her daze. It was like bringing back to reality someone who had just seen a celebrity even though there was no confirmation that Jeremiah was who she thought he was. “Huh?” She said once snapped back to her senses. “There’s no way,
“What?!” The rider quickly looked at his girlfriend beside him “You want me to what?!” The girlfriend glanced at Jeremiah through the corner of her eyes and saw that what she did had made him calm down, basically saving her boyfriend’s life and she sighed in relief, discretely. Still unaware of what his girlfriend just did for him, the annoyed rider asked again “Why would you ask me to listen to that asshole and agree to sell my motorcycle?!” Immediately, the girlfriend became annoyed with the rider’s stupidity in asking her the question he just did. Who in their right mind would insult Jeremiah seconds after he was just about to beat him(the rider) to a pulp but had stopped himself? The rider must really be brain-dead, the girlfriend thought, but since he wasn’t going to be smart and save himself, she felt like she had to help him. “I mean, clearly he needs it for something important so why don’t you consider,” the girlfriend said, using her eyes to tell the rider to use his sen
“What’s wrong with me?! How do you expect him to send us the money if I don’t give him my phone to do it?!” The girlfriend asked, annoyed. “And what if he takes your phone and runs away with it the moment you give it to him? What would you do then, huh?! I can’t believe you seriously trust him enough to do something so careless,” the rider complained. The girlfriend, on the other hand, frowned. “Do I look like I haven’t thought about that already?! What the hell do you take me for?!” She looked at the rider with disgust for belittling her. “I know there’s a possibility that he’ll run away with my phone once I hand it over to him—“ the girlfriend said, and the rider, who didn’t care to listen to what she was saying, quickly cut her off like he’s known to do. “Then why do it in the first place?!” He asked, also angry that she wasn’t listening to him. “Half a freaking million dollars, that’s why! We stand to gain five hundred fucking thousand dollars if he keeps to his end of the d
“Cool” Jeremiah smirked.“I’ll just give you my phone to make the transfer and the motorcycle will be all yours,” Britney said and was about to take her first step to Jeremiah when Kris interrupted her.Feeling hurt and betrayed, he said “If you give him that phone, then just know that our relationship is over!” “What?” Britney looked at Kris like he was being outlandish with his statement.“You heard me. Give him that phone against my will and kiss our relationship goodbye ‘cause I can’t be with someone who would take a stranger’s side over mine”“Are you being serious right now?” Britney asked, surprised by the ultimatum just given.“Yes, I am, so what’s it gonna be?” Kris said, feeling confident that Britney would do anything to keep their relationship going.The girl pondered for a moment, thinking about what she should do.She weighed the benefits of the share of the money she would get from selling the motorcycle to what she had and would gain from continuing to date Kris and o
“Do you want a ride?” Jeremiah asked, sitting on this newly bought motorcycle and staring at the beautiful vixen a few feet away.“Yes,” Britney smiled then abandoned her unconscious ex-boyfriend and walked over to the motorcycle. “Here,” Jeremiah said as he gave her the helmet she had left on the seat when she first got off the motorcycle and she thanked him with a lovely smile. Everything about Jeremiah gave her butterflies in her stomach. From his dashing looks to the way he spoke, to the mystery surrounding him.Who was he and where did he come from? The uncertainty drove her crazy and in the moment she felt like the female lead of a romantic novel who was about to be swept away and taken on a wild adventure. Britney got on the motorcycle then she looked at Kris’s unconscious body and asked Jeremiah “Are we just going to leave him there like that? What if something happens to him?”Jeremiah looked at the young man he had knocked out with a single punch and he groaned. “Don’t w
Jeremiah grinned, happy about the news of him getting to learn magic.Magic was something every kid wished they could do growing up, but eventually, they would become disappointed when they found out that it wasn’t real. However, not only was Jeremiah going to fulfill his childhood dream of learning and then doing magic, but it wasn’t going to be the type the magicians he loved to watch did. This wasn’t going to be tricks or sleight-of-hand gimmicks, but rather the real deal.The same type of magic that only existed in fictional movies with characters seemingly doing the impossible with just the utterance of words and now he was about to be one of them.“Now that Dark Emblem has been informed of the Lord’s return and will be preparing to come for him, do you realistically think that you have enough time to teach him magic that would make a difference between winning or losing?” Reginald asked. Obadiah looked at Jeremiah from head to toe, placed his hand on his chin, groaned, and the
Inside the Study, Reginald, who noticed that Jeremiah’s mind was elsewhere, asked him what he was doing. Jeremiah had actually been eavesdropping on David, wondering if he would say anything that would expose his involvement in the gas processing plant’s explosion and prove to Jeremiah that his suspicion was right. However, that didn’t happen and Jeremiah got annoyed that David stopped talking all of a sudden. From the last sentence Jeremiah heard David say before abruptly cutting himself off, he concluded that David knew he was onto him and was actively trying not to expose himself. Or perhaps it was just a coincidence, and Jeremiah was wrong about the whole thing—meaning David wasn’t involved in the explosion at all. There could only be one answer to the two possibilities, and time would reveal which one was correct because sooner or later, David was bound to slip up. All Jeremiah had to do was wait for that moment to come. Jeremiah replied “Nothing. I was just listening to wh
David, looking at Jeremiah, blinked multiple times to emphasize his shock.Even though he had once thought that Jeremiah had joined hands with Dean and Adam to kill all the guards—after seeing the dismembered bodies when he escaped the plant—the fact that this was only an assumption and was never confirmed left him with some doubt that Jeremiah had ever gotten blood on his hands.That assumption quickly vanished after he heard about how Jeremiah saved everyone at the welcome ceremony from the Rubik's Cube bomb and even traveled a great distance to save him.However, when Jeremiah admitted outright that he had killed Dean—and went on to elaborate on how he did it—it sent a shock through David's body. He realized he might have been wrong about who Jeremiah had killed, but not about the fact that he had killed someone.‘So he really is a cold-blooded murderer’ David thought and gulped.Just then, David noticed something that felt concerning.He looked at Reginald and the three other men—
David tried standing up but before he did, Kingston offered him a hand. David looked at Kingston’s hand but instead of accepting, he felt insulted. The fact that he had just heard that Jeremiah, his one competition for the throne, was a powerful being who could do whatever he wanted, made him feel weak and useless in comparison, and seeing Kingston’s hand annoyed the hell out of him.Still, he had to maintain composure.“No thanks. I can stand on my own” David said, feigning a smile.“As you wish, Sir” Kingston replied then retracted his hand and stood upright while David went on his feet and walked back to where he once was.“Are you okay?” Reginald asked.However, David, who was annoyed that Reginald felt it necessary to ask that question out of concern for his earlier reaction, forced a smile.“I am Uncle, so please, continue,” David said. Reginald looked at Jeremiah and said “You should also listen to what I’m going to say because it involves you as well” “Okay,” Jeremiah grim
Reginald started by revealing the history of Crimson Fall to David, who at first was confused as to why he was telling him an old folk tale but soon realized why when Reginald told him the part that only the king and a select few knew. The moment David heard about reincarnation, his eyes widened, asking himself if such a thing existed.Unfortunately, that wasn’t the only bombshell he was going to hear as the story continued to unfold.Reginald told him that it was the Garrick family's mission to make sure that Lord Crimson, the powerful dragon who ruled over Crimson Fall for centuries, reincarnated and like that wasn’t enough, he gestured at Jeremiah and told him that Jeremiah was Lord Crimson, reincarnated.“I’m sorry what?” David asked, trying to make sure he wasn’t mishearing things. “You heard me right. Your cousin, who we all thought was dead, is our one true ruler. The all-powerful, Lord Crimson” Reginald said passionately. David’s eyes blinked multiple times as he looked at
The boldness with which Jeremiah said “Yes, I did” demoralized David. It was like he was telling David that he didn’t regret what he did and was daring him to reprimand his actions. Knowing that he couldn’t lash out at Jeremiah for what he did, David had no choice but to gulp and accept what happened and move on— making him more mad because he hated being made to feel small and insignificant. “I’m sure you had your reasons but can you please tell me why you hurt my friends,” David asked, making sure to choose his words carefully so as not to sound like he was confronting Jeremiah. “Friends? I think you’re misunderstanding something, David.” Reginald said and David quickly looked at him, wondering what he was talking about. “Jeremiah didn’t hurt your friends but your friend. Only one person was hurt by his hands” Reginald clarified. David grimaced. He reflected on Reginald’s words and remembered that the king had said “friend” instead of “friends” when he revealed that the per
That’s right, he had completely forgotten about his punishment because of the night he had, but it’s a good thing Reginald was bringing it up now.What was his uncle going to say? Hopefully, something along the lines of, he had seen that David had learned his lesson and because of that he had decided to bring the punishment to an end. David thought and started smiling discreetly.“After the aftermath of the explosion at the welcome ceremony, I have decided that—“ Reginald said, but David cut him off.“Explosion at the welcome ceremony?! What explosion?” David asked and Reginald paused.“You haven’t heard about the explosion yet?” Reginald asked. “No, I haven’t. There was another explosion but at the welcome ceremony?” David replied.David had been so anxious to find out what Jeremiah knew about the gas processing plant explosion that he was tunnel-visioned from everything else. He had just gone to his room to freshen up, changed clothes, and then went to Reginald’s study for the mee
After looking at everyone in the Study and seeing how they were staring at him— especially Jeremiah’s whose stare was like a predator’s to a prey— David, who realized that he was in a hot mess, thought of how to get away from the situation.How could he spin the story and change the narrative in his favor? He wondered and his brain started working at a million miles an hour in search of the answer.Soon enough, a thought came to his mind and he decided to go with it.David started chuckling, making everyone wonder why he was doing that.What did he find so funny?“Uncle, what gave you the impression that I knew about the explosion before it happened?” David asked.Reginald, who thought about the question, grimaced and adjusted how he sat.“Well, if I remember correctly, you were rambling about how we should leave the area and were adamant about it for a good minute before the building exploded, so I thought that your behavior was because you beforehand that the building was going to e
Once inside the study, the first thing Jeremiah did was pause and groan when he saw David standing in front of the desk. Kingston, who was just as surprised as Jeremiah at the sight of David, jolted and asked “Sir David, you’re already here?”“Yes, he is. Truthfully, even I was surprised when he arrived before you two did, but for some reason, he seemed eager to have the meeting which I guess is a good thing because I have so much to ask him” Reginald said.David, who was trying his best to keep his cool and act normal, turned to Reginald and smiled. “I just wanted to tell Uncle what happened because I know how worried he was about my disappearance and maybe that will calm his mind a little,” David said.Reginald, who didn’t know the young man’s true motive and believed his words, smiled. He took David’s feigned concern for him as a sign of David changing and attributed it to the punishment he gave him working. Speaking of the punishment, what was going to happen now that the guard