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CHAPTER 168
Surrounded by WolvesThe atmosphere outside the mansion instantly became suffocating as the distant sound of engines echoed louder through the mountain road. The once peaceful estate now felt like a battlefield waiting to erupt at any second. Armed guards immediately moved into position around the property while communication devices crackled nonstop with tense voices relaying updates from different checkpoints.Ross’s face darkened as he stepped closer to Brian.“Mr. Maxwell, should we activate the inner defense perimeter?”Brian’s eyes remained fixed toward the gates far ahead.“Yes.”Ross immediately turned toward the security team.“Activate everything.”Within seconds, movement spread across the estate. Hidden floodlights around the property suddenly illuminated the surrounding grounds while steel barricades slowly rose near the entrance gates. Several guards armed with rifles quickly took sniper positions around the mansion's rooftops.The Madison family watched all of this in s
CHAPTER 167
The Truth Finally CracksThe night air suddenly felt heavier than before. Samantha remained seated inside the SUV for several seconds after hearing those words, her mind unable to process them properly. The guards, the mansion, the armed security, the staff lined up outside, the way everyone bowed the moment Brian stepped out of the vehicle, it all already felt unreal enough.But that name…Maxwell.Her heartbeat became uneven as countless thoughts crashed into each other inside her mind. She slowly turned her head toward Brian, who stood calmly near the entrance of the mansion as though everything happening around him was completely normal.Meanwhile, Brenda had completely frozen.“Ma… Maxwell?”Her lips trembled as she repeated the name weakly.Thomas reacted immediately.“Wait… Maxwell? That Maxwell?”Gary’s expression had already darkened heavily. Unlike the others, he understood exactly what that surname represented in San Clemente and beyond. Even after years of silence surround
CHAPTER 166
The Hidden ThroneThe rooftop remained silent after the assassin’s death, the cold night wind sweeping across the concrete while the city lights flickered endlessly in the distance. Brian stood motionless beside the corpse, his expression unreadable, but his thoughts were moving rapidly beneath the surface. Two suicide operatives in one night. That alone was enough to confirm what he had already begun suspecting.This was no ordinary retaliation.Someone powerful had started moving pieces behind the scenes.And worseThey knew exactly who he was.Brian slowly crouched beside the assassin’s body and searched through his pockets carefully, but apart from spare ammunition, there was nothing useful. No identification. No insignia. No traceable device. Clean professionals. Trained to die without leaving evidence behind.His eyes narrowed slightly.That level of discipline reminded him of only one kind of organization.An underground faction.Not street gangs.Not mafia.Something higher.H
CHAPTER 165
Blood Under the Night SkyThe moment Brian noticed the faint red dot moving across the wall beside the gate, his instincts exploded into motion. His eyes turned sharp instantly, and before anyone around him could even understand what was happening, he moved.“Get down!”His voice thundered through the night.At the same instant, the sound of a gunshot ripped through the air, loud and violent enough to make Samantha’s ears ring. Panic erupted immediately. Brenda screamed while Thomas stumbled backward in fright, nearly falling onto the pavement. Laura instinctively ducked beside the SUV while Ross’s men reacted at once, pulling out their weapons and scanning the darkness.But Brian had already reached Samantha.The bullet tore through the side mirror of the SUV with a violent crack, sending shattered glass flying across the driveway. Samantha gasped as Brian grabbed her waist and pulled her down behind the vehicle, shielding her body completely with his own. The force of the movement s
CHAPTER 64
THE LINE THAT CANNOT BE CROSSEDThe house no longer felt like a home. The tension that filled the air had settled into something heavier, something permanent, like a crack that could no longer be hidden, no matter how hard anyone tried to pretend otherwise. Upstairs, drawers opened and closed in a quiet rush, footsteps moved back and forth, and the sound of hurried packing echoed faintly through the hallway. No one spoke much. Even Brenda, who usually never stopped complaining, had gone unusually quiet, though the bitterness in her eyes had not faded.Samantha stood in her room, folding clothes mechanically, her hands moving faster than her thoughts. Every item she picked up felt distant, unimportant compared to everything that had just happened. Her mind kept drifting back to Brian, to the look in his eyes when he heard the name Donald, to the calm way he spoke about danger as if it were something ordinary. It unsettled her deeply because it meant this wasn’t new to him. This was a l
CHAPTER 163
A NAME FROM THE GRAVEThe name lingered in the air long after Ross said it, heavy and suffocating, as if it carried a weight far beyond sound itself. No one in the room understood it, not Brenda, not Gary, not Thomas, not even Laura. But Brian did. He stood there for a moment without moving, his expression calm on the surface, yet something deeper had shifted within him, something that made the air around him feel colder. It wasn’t the kind of reaction that came from surprise. It was recognition. And that made it far more dangerous.Samantha noticed it immediately. Her eyes stayed fixed on Brian, her breathing uneven as her thoughts raced. Everything about him felt unfamiliar now, like the man she had lived with for years had suddenly become someone else entirely. The way he stood, the way he processed the situation, the way he reacted to a single name, it all told her one thing. He knew exactly what this was about.“Who is Donald?”Her voice broke the silence, soft but trembling, car
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