As soon as they met, the situation became very intense.This was also the first time Richard had felt the strong angry aura from the kind and gentle Emma. He knew that he had already offended Emma this time.But, what could she do?After all, she was just a junior in the Hill family and a staff in Hill Manufacturing Company. No matter how angry she was, what else could she do?Richard stared at Emma coldly. “How’s the task I assigned to you?”Actually, this question was completely unnecessary.In Richard’s opinion, the mission was definitely a failure. This question was just a courtesy.He had already prepared the “script” to insult Emma in front of the people later. He would scold her to the point that she would not raise her head and kick her out of the Hill family. Everything was in Richard’s plan.He was just waiting for Emma to say that she had failed.However… Emma indifferently said, “The stock is ready, and it’s being delivered now. All the stock will arrive before 8
Everyone walked into the lobby, sat on the sofa, and rested. A specialized assistant served tea and snacks. There was nothing to say between the family, so they just enjoyed their own tea without any communication.The time passed.Finally, after they waited for a long time, the assistant walked over and said, “Directors, the steels are delivered. Should we deliver them to the construction site?”Were they really delivered?Richard instantly got up. “Don’t rush, I’ll check out the stock first.”He panicked slightly. Emma did not look like she was delaying. But, he still did not understand how Emma could complete her mission.There was totally zero possibility for her to complete the mission. How did she do that?He would know it only after he saw the stock.The other people followed Richard to come to the trucks. Dozens of trucks were parked neatly, and every truck was full of steel for the construction.Richard let the staff light up the spot before he personally examined whe
The question was so sudden that even Richard could not snap out of his daze.He remained silent for a while.His expression became cold. He knew that Emma must have discovered his plot, and she had even found a method to restrain him.If that was really the case, Richard’s plan had really failed.His relationship with Emma had worsened, and he still did not have a way to take care of her. Speaking of the technical part, it was a failed method.Richard forcefully faked a smile.“What are you talking about? You completed the mission, I’m very happy. Why would I feel disappointed?”He still had to say this out of courtesy.It was Emma’s matter whether she believed it or not.“Since Grandpa feels happy, that’s great,“I’m tired, so I’m going home to rest. Grandpa, goodbye.”Emma also did not say anything else. She coldly turned around and left with Thomas. Since Richard chose not to quarrel openly, Emma also did not need to continue arguing with him.When Emma saw the two of th
If Thomas had not been around, Emma would have chosen to commit suicide, as she could not bear such huge pressure.She felt so lucky for being able to marry a man like him now.He was such a reliable man.Later, they went back home.Johnson and Felicia had prepared a table full of dishes to welcome Emma and Thomas back. At the same time, they wanted to congratulate Emma and Thomas for completing the mission given by the family.They totally did not know the danger of the mission.They did not even know about Richard’s wickedness.Emma was scared that her parents would get worried, so she did not say anything. She forced a smile while she ate the delicious food, but she felt gloomy.She finally laid on the bed after she had dinner and took a shower.“Tom, can you hug me?”Thomas laid beside Emma, and he reached out to hold Emma in his arms. At this time, she cried like a three-year-old kid, and she instantly released all the emotions that had been suppressed for so long.“Why
Larry’s expression changed. “What are you talking about, Thomas? Of course, I’m happy for you when you come back safely. Why would I feel unhappy? Please don’t overthink.”“Is that so?”Thomas chuckled, and he did not plan to expose Larry’s trick.But, when he acted like this, this still made Larry feel uncomfortable.At this time, Maya still came to help Thomas out. She directly pulled Thomas by the arm and excitedly said, “It’s so great that you can come back. There’s a technical problem that I can’t solve. Please quickly come and teach me.”When Larry saw Maya pull Thomas by the arm, he felt extremely jealous.He also could help but become more furious.His lackey, Frog saw it, and he sarcastically said, “Ms. Barlow, if you have any problem, you can ask Larry. Will he be not able to help you with his skills? Why do you ask a newcomer who just joined the team a few days ago? He knows nothing.”Maya pouted. “What newcomer? Did you forget that? If Thomas did not perform excelle
Frog chuckled. “You just said what Larry has said. You just picked up the sentence from him and passed it off as yours. How shameless.”Thomas did not get angry. He just smiled faintly as he quietly stood still.Larry walked to the car and continued to say, “Actually, I taught Frog about this a long time ago. It’s actually very particular about when you should turn the corner.”Then, Larry analyzed the roads and cars meticulously before he explained every step in a very detailed way as if it was a perfect geometric formula.One set was continued with another.It could be said that theoretically, as long as Maya practiced according to his teachings, she would be able to turn the corner perfectly.Maya also flashed a satisfied smile. She had to say that as the leader, Larry was not too bad. As long as she could master his formula theory, she could definitely be the top expert.But… Thomas smiled faintly as he shook his head, and he had a different opinion about Larry’s analysis.
Larry was very satisfied with Maya’s suggestion.Because there was almost no way he could lose!Who would refuse to help Larry when the entire squad on the scene was on his side? If two people were chosen at random, the one representing Thomas would surely lose on purpose. In this case, how would Thomas win?“Hmm, this isn't a bad suggestion,” Larry stated with a nod. “Since we're competing on theoretical knowledge, we should put it into practice, so I'm not going to do it myself. What do you think, Thomas? Do you have the courage to compete?”“Okay, I have no objections.” Thomas agreed with a nod.The main issue now was, which two people should they choose?Maya took the initiative, stood forward, and said, “There’s no need to go and find someone on purpose, so just me and Frog? Both of us happen to have issues when heading into a bend. I’ll represent Thomas and Frog will represent Larry. How’s that?”Larry’s face fell.If there was anyone here who would not lose on purpose, t
Frog followed Larry’s theory and tried to find a perfect timing to enter the bend, but due to his clumsiness and talent that was not as good as Larry, even though he knew the theory perfectly well, he still faced some problems while actually performing it.He entered the bend a little too early.This turn received merely 85 marks, which was not good enough but considerably better than the previous ones.“Frog's abilities are still lacking, but they are enough to easily beat Maya,” Larry said with disdain.“Is it?”Thomas’s voice immediately brought Larry back to reality.To their surprise they saw that Maya’s car had entered the bend first! She was a step ahead and blocked the inner side of the track.Despite the fact that Frog entered the bend according to the best timing, he was a step late to get into the inner side of the track. By now it was too late to steal the spot, but if he forced his way in, then the rear end of his car would surely collide with Maya’s car.It was ve
No one knew how far down the title Emperor of Luck was inherited.They had finally caught Luck.Following that, Eric leaped into action and reeled in his haul as fast as he could. With that, all the remaining accomplices of Luck were caught in one fell swoop!The two million innocent citizens were saved, as all of them took the antidote.Once again, Thomas saved the day.In order to express their gratitude, the citizens decided to erect statues of Thomas in Celandine City and many other cities as well.In the House of Vistaria.Phoebe ran towards her father hurriedly. She then smiled at him and said, “What did I tell you, dad? Thomas will definitely turn things around, right? I won!”Declan was so agitated, that he started tearing up.Thomas was really too amazing. He was capable of turning things around, even in such a predicament.At the same time, the curse that had plagued the Mars family for over a thousand years was finally broken. From then onwards, Declan was finally
Luck was dumbfounded. Why was Thomas still alive and kicking?“No need to doubt your own eyes. I am indeed still alive.”The crowd parted, making way for a very familiar figure. It was Thomas, the very Thomas whom the public watched him die.As he walked, he said, “Our previous research has already reached ninety-nine percent completion. But no matter how hard we tried, the final one percent remained out of our grasp. At that time, I thought that perhaps the only way was to drink the Ancestral Water and experience the poison itself, which would allow me to have a breakthrough for the final one percent.“And that was what happened. I managed to do it.“After drinking the Ancestral Water, I finally understood what the one percent was and successfully created the antidote for Ancestral Water. Now that the antidote has been created, it will sever your connection with the Ancestral Water.“You will not be able to kill anyone anymore.“You have lost, Luck.”Lost?Luck's eyes were wi
It was obvious that Eric could not afford to take a gamble this time. But he had no choice. His only choice was to listen to whatever the other party said and prepare a helicopter in twelve hours’ time.That was not all. He was also supposed to request for his superiors to help Luck get out of the country.The thought of it made Eric furious.“Damn it!”He left in anger to deal with the rest of the matter.The sky of Celandine City was covered with clouds.The patriarch, Declan, was in his garden in the House of Vistaria. He stared at the withered flowers as he grieved.His entire life was spent supporting Mr. Cole in hopes that he would be able to create an antidote to Ancestral Water. But at the end of the day, Mr. Cole accomplished nothing.His two disciples — Capricious Holy Hand Elliot, and Thomas — were both dead.There was no one in the world who was capable of creating the antidote for Ancestral Water anymore.“Alas...” Declan sighed. It seemed that it was impossible
At that moment, the general public was suddenly dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning. Everyone was down in the dumps.Many of those with poor psychological strength directly collapsed on the ground.They believed Thomas' death could be exchanged for their own safety, but who knew, in the end, they got nothing, and Luck, as usual, used their lives as a bargaining chip to force the authorities to listen to His Majesty's words.No antidote to Ancestral Water would ever be created by chance.The lives of people were still in His Majesty's hands.Whenever luck wanted them to die, they would die without any ability to resist.However, this was not the most frightening part. What was even more frightening than this was that the only person who could create the antidote to Ancestral Water had been forced to die alive by them.It would be impossible to create the antidote to Ancestral Water without Thomas.Mr. Cole and Elliot had all died, Thomas was the last person who mastered the
Eric sighed deeply, "Thomas, even though things have reached this point, you still remain so kind.""I have nothing to say except to choose death because the research failed." Thomas let out a long breath. "Before I die, I want to talk to my family on the phone."Originally, Emma and the others came to Celandine City because they wanted to be reunited with Thomas.Who knew it had turned into a life and death situation?The world was like a chess game; everything was unpredictable.When Thomas was video calling with his family, Emma was already bathed in tears at the other end. She was crying and shouting at Thomas to not be impulsive, and saying perhaps there was still room for things to turn around.That was what she thought, but it was not the case.Every minute Thomas dragged on, more people perished as the result of Ancestral Water, and the crowd’s fear and rage grew.Thomas’ life no longer belonged to him."Honey, take care of the baby."I love you."Those were Thomas’
For such demanding research, half a day was really too short.Thomas had recruited the best doctors and researchers he could find to work on a detailed study of Ancestral Water.In the past, it was difficult to achieve breakthroughs in the research on Ancestral Water. That was because figuring out how to create an antidote for the Ancestral Water was challenging. On the other hand, it was also because obtaining the Ancestral Water was incredibly difficult. Because they only had a few samples, the results were underwhelming.However, it was different now. Because the entire city's water supply had been turned into Ancestral Water, they were able to collect the samples at their convenience. This made it much easier for Thomas and the others to get the materials.With Thomas in charge, hundreds of researchers were conducting a massive study in just half a day. Unfortunately, things did not go according to plan.Thomas still failed. “We almost got it.“We were so close to makin
How sinister. “All we want is nothing but—safety.“As long as we’re safe, we definitely won’t make it difficult for everyone. If we’re safe, no one will die.“Now then, I have a small request to make to ensure everyone’s safety.“I demand that Thomas drink Ancestral Water immediately! This person is a real hassle for His Majesty, and we must keep him under our control for our own protection. Please forgive us for the inconvenience.“We'll only give everyone half a day to consider this. The emperor will begin killing people if Thomas does not step forward and drink Ancestral Water by this afternoon.“Okay. I've said everything I wanted to say. Goodbye.” The TV screen went dark, and so did Eric's face.He kicked the trash can over and said fiercely, “What is this? You're the only person in the world who can create an antidote for Ancestral Water’s poison, Thomas!“Once you drink Ancestral Water, you’ll be controlled by them!“Won't you have to obey Luck's every command by the
After listening to Thomas’ description, Eric also displayed a look of shock and said two words, “As expected.”What did he mean by, as expected?Was it possible that Eric knew that Luck was behind it from the start?“Thomas, follow me.”Eric took Thomas into an empty ward and locked the door. The two sat in the corner of the ward.He whispered, “There is a piece of news that I haven’t announced to the public, that is, besides Celandine City, there are more than ten cities that have problems. Do you know which cities they are?”Thomas’ eyes lit up. He already knew what Eric wanted to say.At the previous meeting, Eric had clearly stated that more than ten cities across the country had been controlled by Luck. Now, there happened to have more than ten cities where residents had been poisoned.Was there such a coincidence?Thomas said, “The residents are poisoned by Ancestral Water. Over ten cities are all under the control of Luck’s forces, so it is almost a certainty that Luck
“I didn’t. I saw the news early in the morning and was shocked. I haven’t dared to drink a sip of water until now.” Pisces took a deep breath and said, “Is this a natural disaster or a man-made disaster? It’s really terrible.”No matter whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it was no small matter.Soon, Thomas drove to the hospital.Eric had been waiting here for a long time. As soon as he saw Thomas coming, he quickly let him enter the ward.He saw a patient lying on the hospital bed with his eyes closed, and his body was trembling. Although it was very hot, he was as cold as if he had just been lifted out of the freezer.A doctor walked over and said, “Mr. Mayo, let me tell you the general overview of the current situation.”The virus was spread through water sources.After drinking water with the virus, the virus would lurk in the human body.However, lurking did not mean that it would cause an outbreak.At present, over one hundred thousand people had b