Balfour had been annoyed by Scott's arrogant behavior since earlier. Now, finding Scott challenging him again, he growled, clenching his right fist."What else do I have to explain, huh? You're the one who damaged the installation art, not me!" Balfour said."Oh yeah? Then what's the proof? You've been throwing your accusations around without providing any evidence. Do you think people will just believe your words?" Scott scoffed.Balfour growled again. Actually, the answer to Scott's question was "yes", but if the person hearing the accusation was an ordinary citizen. The problem was, right now, the person hearing Balfour's baseless accusation was Scholtz, the son of one of the richest men in Ravenshire."Mr. Balfour," Scholtz said, stepping forward two steps, "if what you're accusing is true, that Scott is the one who damaged Jenny Liu's installation art, I want to see the proof."Scholtz was clearly on Scott's side. He fully believed that Scott was not the perpetrator of the art dam
That night, in Ravenshire...Scott and Luisa were in a taxi that would take them to the airport. Their honeymoon was over. Luisa was now leaning her head against Scott's shoulder. Their hands were clasped together."Did you enjoy it?" Scott asked."Yeah," Luisa replied, "and it would be even more enjoyable if we could vacation longer."Scott smiled. He turned to the right and kissed the top of Luisa's head."We'll go on vacation again later, a long one. We'll go to the tourist spots you really want to visit in this country," Scott said.It was Luisa's turn to smile. "Yes," she said softly. She then closed her eyes. The taxi, which was moving calmly, allowed her to fall asleep for the rest of the journey to the airport.Scott directed his gaze to the left, looking at whatever was behind the window. The rain had just started falling a few minutes ago, right after the taxi they were in left the Royal Starlight Hotel.Scott tightened his grip on Luisa's hand. Something warm flowed into hi
Scott didn't answer Luisa's question. Instead, he opened the door and got out of the taxi.“Scott, where are you going?” Luisa asked.“Just wait here. Don’t get out, okay?” Scott asked her.Luisa looked at Scott in confusion, but she let him close the door and she stayed in her seat. As she watched Scott move towards the front of the taxi, Luisa noticed the taxi driver staring at her husband with wide eyes.‘Oh God, whatever is happening out there, please protect my husband,’ Luisa prayed silently.In front of the taxi, Scott paused, trying to process the situation in front of him. From the position of the people, Scott guessed this terrorist act was directed at him. And wasn't it too coincidental that at this moment, only the taxi he was riding in was passing through this stretch of road?But one big question arose in Scott's mind: who were these people?Although he had observed them one by one, Scott didn't find their figures familiar. He didn't know who these people were.“What the
Just like the square-faced man, Scott didn't know what was happening. The shots just now were clearly from the square-faced man's men. But why were they the ones falling?Scott's brain spun quickly; he tried to quickly process this incomprehensible situation, relying on his instincts trained on the battlefield.And he heard something. He turned and looked up towards the source of the sound. At that point, he saw a helicopter flying not too far from where he was currently standing.'Who are they? Are they on my side?' Scott wondered.This time, Scott saw someone in the helicopter, who was sitting on the edge of the open door and pointing a gun downwards, firing.Scott didn't hear the sound of the shots—it could be because it was too far away, or the person had a silencer on their gun—but he saw the yellow-orange light appear briefly, several times.As before, some of the square-faced man's men suddenly fell, some wincing and groaning in pain, and some dead."What the hell is this?! Who
That night, Scott and Luisa arrived at Mildenbrough City Airport. As he had requested from Zach, no one was there to pick him up at the arrival gate. Scott immediately took Luisa to the airport parking lot where his car was parked. There was no problem with Scott's black McLaren. The car was parked in good condition, without any missing parts. Luisa got into the car first while Scott put their suitcases in the trunk of the car. As Scott closed the trunk door and was about to get into the car, his phone vibrated and vibrated. Scott checked who was calling him. Lisa's name appeared on his phone screen, making him frown. He pressed the "reject" button. He had no business with his ex-fiancée anymore. "What's wrong? Why are you so grumpy?" Luisa asked as Scott sat in the driver's seat and closed the door. "Ah, it's nothing," replied Scott. Luisa narrowed her eyes, looking at Scott suspiciously. "Really. It's nothing," Scott insisted, smiling slightly to reassure his wife. Scott the
Aurelia Cortez, one of the talented young secret agents in Brisenland, wasn't actually assigned to Mildenbrough but to the capital. However, she had a personal interest in this serial murder case. It was because her father, who had moved to Mildenbrough after divorcing her mother, was also a victim of the serial killings.So when she heard rumors about the identity of the suspect in the serial murder case being revealed, she immediately went to Mildenbrough and looked for information about him. And she knew that Scott Goodman, the figure suspected of being the cold-blooded killer, would arrive at Mildenbrough City Airport tonight.Aurelia Cortez would do anything to secure Scott and interrogate him. Manipulating the parking bill for his black McLaren was her idea. This way she could hold Scott long enough at the airport to then meet him directly.Scott looked at Aurelia with suspicion. From Aurelia's appearance and aura, it wasn't strange that she was a secret agent. But this was the
Aurelia Cortez was disturbed by what Scott said. But, she decided not to respond."Watch him until I get back," she asked her colleague, then walked to the door and opened it.As she was about to close the door, standing on the threshold, she briefly glanced at Scott and found him smirking. She couldn't explain it, but something about Scott started to make her uneasy.After Aurelia left, the man in the black suit replaced her, sitting in the chair she had occupied.Scott was still in the same position; he placed his handcuffed hands on the table. Occasionally, he moved his neck left and right. Aurelia's fairly tight chokehold earlier had made his neck stiff."Don't do anything suspicious or I'll electrocute you," the man in the black suit warned Scott.Scott put on a mocking smile. All this time, without his interlocutor realizing it, Scott had already summoned some of his inner energy and focused it on both of his hands....Aurelia Cortez had just stepped out of the elevator. Now sh
Aurelia didn't like being pressured like that. Her ego was so high. But unfortunately, for now, she had to give in."You wait here," she said, turning around and returning to the shop house with her colleague.Inside the shop house, they immediately went to the elevator to the hidden underground room."What are we going to do?" her colleague asked."Well, we have no choice but to release the two of them. We're not here to make war with those soldiers," Aurelia answered.Aurelia pressed the button in the elevator, waiting for the elevator door to open. She knew that this was the best decision she could make right now. After this, she needed to find a way to break the mysterious connection between Scott and the military in this city."Tell the others upstairs to bring the woman down," Aurelia ordered.Her colleague nodded, turned around, and left her alone in front of the elevator door. Aurelia's mind was still filled with questions about the mysterious relationship between Scott and Za
"What are you waiting for? Just start counting the money in these suitcases," Scott said, giving Beast a contemptuous look.Beast, with his wrestler-like body, of course, didn't want to do what Scott ordered. But he knew he had no choice but to do it.So, even though he was reluctant, Beast approached the suitcase closest to him and started counting the money inside.In a squatting position, Beast occasionally winced in pain at several points in his body. It's true that his condition had improved considerably due to the medical attention Scott had given him earlier, but still, he wasn't actually in a safe condition yet. He needed to get comprehensive medical attention soon.Scott put both hands in his pants pockets and smirked, seemingly enjoying what Beast was doing. Unlike him, Roxanne seemed worried. She saw corn-sized beads of sweat starting to appear all over Beast's face."You know, you don't need to ask him to do something like this. You've already directed him in your fight ea
Scott's words didn't make Roxanne relax, instead, it made her even more anxious. Because the words "reduce suffering" could also mean "make someone die."A moment later, Roxanne saw a kind of green light shining, coming out of Scott's palm.She blinked her eyes several times, thinking she was hallucinating. But no matter how many times she blinked her eyes, she still saw the green light as if it was coming out of Scott's palm.'What the heck?! This is so fucking weird!' she thought.And the strangeness continued when she saw Beast's facial skin improve, as did his expression.A moment later, Beast suddenly sat up, and he did it easily. Scott, at this point, had already pulled back his hand and stood up again. His gaze was still focused on Beast."How do you feel now, Dude? I bet you can move your left hand again now," said Scott.Best looked up, looking at Scott questioningly. He then tried to move his left hand, and his left hand moved according to his brain's command, although there
Whoosh!Beast unleashed his deadly punch with all his might, which could have broken Scott's jaw if it had hit its target.But it didn't happen. Somehow, Scott managed to dodge at the last second. As a result, Beast stumbled for a moment. And when he regained his balance, he saw Scott standing a few steps in front of him. His face was relaxed."What was that? I thought you really wanted to beat me up, apparently you're not that serious. Or maybe you don't have enough guts to fight me?" Scott mocked.Beast snorted again. Inside his head, it was like a volcano, and this volcano had just erupted, spewing hot lava and large rocks."I'll kill you, you motherfucker!" Beast shouted, throwing his deadly punch again. This time, he made his movement a little faster than before, and he also prepared his left fist as an alternative in case Scott managed to dodge again.Whoosh!And indeed, Scott managed to dodge again. Beast quickly realized this and prepared to release his left fist, but suddenly
“What did you just say? You don’t want to get your ass out of here, huh?” the man with the wrestler-like physique said, getting closer to Scott and pressing his wide forehead against Scott's.“That’s what I said. I don’t know if you had some trouble to understand the meaning of my words. Sorry, stupid guy,” Scott replied.Scott stood his ground. Although he was smaller and shorter, he didn't flinch at all. And his defiant attitude made the wrestler-bodied man even more eager to beat him up. He snorted right in Scott's face, his big eyes widening.“Stop it, Beast! What are you doing here again? Stop messing around in my garage!”The words came from Roxanne, the female mechanic. She stood up and wiped her dirty hands, as before. In one hand, she was still holding Scott's black card.“Tsk! Can’t you do something with your grumpy attitude, Roxanne? I’m here to help you. You want this troublemaker to get out of your garage, right?” Beast protested.“Don’t be so smart, Beast. You don’t know
The guy on the driving seat of the silver sports car was Baron, the professional bodyguard hired by Steve to secretly guard Luisa.Yesterday, Baron felt that he had failed to carry out his duty. That's why he was already tailing Luisa today, this early in the morning.Baron wanted to pay for his failure yesterday. He didn't care too much whether Steve would pay him more or not for what he was doing.'Who are this husband and wife actually? Are they important people?' Baron thought.The incident involving the ninja yesterday was extraordinary enough to make him realize that Luisa was no ordinary person. And this time, seeing Luisa suddenly come out of her villa driving a white Bhugatti Chiron, it further confirmed the impression that she was indeed not an ordinary person.But as far as he observed, he didn't see anything special about Luisa. To him, even though Luisa was beautiful and attractive, she wasn't much different from other women in her class. So what? So what made someone lik
The next morning, Scott woke up in the large bed in his room. He saw Luisa was already wearing her office suit and was admiring herself in the mirror. As usual, his wife looked so beautiful and radiant. Scott smiled and sat up."Are you leaving already?" Scott asked, stretching."Yes. I have a meeting this morning," Luisa replied without turning around. "I've made breakfast. The milk is still in the fridge. I haven't poured it into a glass because you prefer to drink cold milk, right?"Scott smiled and nodded. They had only been living together for a few days, but Luisa had already started to understand his habits. It made his chest feel warm."Okay, I'm going then," Luisa said, grabbing her handbag which she had placed on the dressing table."Wait," Scott said, making Luisa stop and turn around. "Don't use the car from yesterday. I'm going to take it to the garage first. Just use our other car."Luisa furrowed her brow. She knew there were many luxury cars in their large and wide gar
Scott arrived at his luxurious villa in Oval Enclave. Actually, he had thought about stopping by the garage to deal with the bullet holes in his car, but he canceled his intention because he was worried that Luisa was waiting for him to come home.And it seemed that Luisa was indeed waiting for him to come home, because the second Scott opened the front door, he immediately saw his wife sitting on the sofa.Luisa immediately stood up and walked towards Scott, with a face that was hard to read. Scott entered and closed the door, then looked back at his wife."Are you okay?" Luisa asked.Scott nodded. "I'm fine," he said.As if she didn't believe what Scott said, Luisa circled Scott and checked his condition. Her hands moved from Scott's arm to his back, then to his legs, then to his stomach and then his chest."It seems you're really okay," she said."I just told you that," Scott replied, smiling warmly.But Luisa didn't return his smile. When their eyes met again, Scott realized that
Lisa was silent and stunned. Seriously? Scott asked her to do that? Wasn't that the same as her humiliating herself in front of the people in the coffee shop?"You can do it whenever you're ready. I'll be waiting here, patiently," Scott said, putting both hands in his pants pockets, his gaze mocking and condescending.Lisa snorted. Of course, she didn't accept being played like this by Scott."You're going too far, Scott! You're fucking crazy!" Lisa shouted."No, I'm not," Scott retorted, shaking his head. "I'm just asking you to do what you should have done. That's not even comparable to the bad things you've been trying to do to me and my wife lately. Actually, I'm still being kind to you, Lisa.""Bullshit! You just want to humiliate me, you motherfucker!""Well, I don't think that's the point. The point is, you've tried to hurt me and my wife, and now you have to accept the consequences. You've picked a fight with the wrong person, Lisa Grandier."Scott smirked slightly at the end
The commotion began to attract the attention of the coffee shop customers. Some of them squinted their eyes and furrowed their brows.“What’s going on there?”“Are they a couple?”“Couple fighting, huh?”“Wait, it seems like the guy is not so unfamiliar.”Scott could hear all those comments, but he ignored them. His attention was focused on Lisa.Lisa herself stared at Scott with mounting anger. Behind her fake glasses, her eyes seemed to be red.Then suddenly, she turned towards the barista's table, making the barista who was brewing coffee for the coffee shop customers look at her confused.Lisa walked towards the barista's table, making the barista even more confused. His fellow barista, as well as other coffee shop employees who were nearby, also looked at her confused.Without saying anything, Lisa took a glass of coffee that the barista had not finished brewing, making the barista's eyes widen. And the barista's eyes widened even more when Lisa quickly, without hesitation, poure