Larissa couldn't help but praise, "Jason, you drive really well!"Jason chuckled, "Ms. Solace, no need to flatter. I used to drive tanks."Larissa was amazed. What a bunch of incredibly skilled people she had recruited!"Stop the car! Stop!"Several cars behind them were in hot pursuit. Someone pulled out a handgun, and bullets rattled against the car."Be careful!" Larissa quickly shielded Ambrose in the backseat with her body.A metal shield extended from MAVIS' back, protecting the people inside the car. Jason glanced at the rearview mirror and marveled, "Wow, so this big guy is really a robot!"He had initially thought the big guy was Larissa's bodyguard."Hold on tight, everyone!" Jason shouted, pushing the car to its limits.Having driven tanks before, Jason navigated through the gunfire skillfully. In the nick of time, Max drove a large truck over and managed to intercept the chasing cars.After ten minutes, a river emerged ahead.Jason tightly gripped the steering
Ambrose casually asked about Finn, "Why haven't we seen Finn?"Larissa explained, "Finn retreated separately. He'll be fine with MAVIS around."Larissa grinned, "Are you worried about him?"Ambrose muttered proudly, "Who cares about that fool?"Larissa felt strange. There was an indescribable odd feeling.Ross always gave her a familiar sensation, as if they had known each other for a very long time. But how could that be? If she had met Ross before, she should have some recollection!Jason knocked on the door and invited them for dinner. After showering and changing, Larissa and Ambrose came out.Thanks to Jason's reliability, he sneaked back and brought their luggage while the others weren't paying attention.Jason smiled, "I cooked beef stew and corn soup for Mr. Ross. It's a bit simple here, but please bear with it, Ms. Solace."Larissa's eyes lit up at the mention of beef stew. She waved it off, "No problem, it's been ages since I had beef stew."The aroma and steam made
Erica empathized deeply with the plight of the elderly couple. If Larissa hadn't helped her find her wallet, she might have been in a situation as dire as these two.Erica pondered for a while and offered kindly, "We're tourists too, we can't do much. How about I buy you both a plate of spaghetti?"After eating, you should go back home. It's not safe to wander the streets!"The elderly couple shook their heads, "We can't eat spaghetti, we aren't used to it."Spotting a KFC ahead, Erica suggested, "Then how about two burgers from there?"The elderly couple refused, "That's too expensive for us, and we can't eat fast food without teeth."Erica felt conflicted. They hadn't eaten for days, why were they so picky?However, Erica was young, inexperienced, kind-hearted, and couldn't fathom deeper implications. This notion merely flashed in her mind.Erica looked at Dawn for help. "What should we do?"After a moment's thought, Dawn took out 20 dollars."We are students. We can't help
Dawn had woken up in a dark room.She found herself tied up with ropes and got taped over her mouth. Erica was sobbing quietly next to her.Aside from the both of them, six other young women were also in the dark room. Judging from their outfits, they all seemed like tourists.They were all tied up and taped over their mouths as well.The people confiscated their wallets and phones. They had no idea how long they had been locked up.Before Dawn could try to escape, a group of men came in and raped them all.The next day, they were all loaded onto a truck as if they were goods.But that was just the beginning of the nightmare.The truck sent them into the woods. They got chased off the truck and got locked in a cage.Another group of visitors picked out three girls among them.Dawn had no idea where they went, or where they got taken to.Only Erica, another blonde-haired girl, and herself were left behind.Again, the visitors raped them.Erica couldn't endure it; she died n
Dawn's injuries were too severe for any chances of survival. Her desire to return home was what kept her from dying immediately.After Larissa promised to send her home, Dawn lost her sole will to live. As she gave up on trying to live, her body could not hold out any longer.Regardless of how healthy she used to be, her injuries were too grave.She had lost her limbs, her organs got removed, and she had wounds everywhere …Dawn finally found liberty when she knew that she could finally go home.She was free for good.At that thought, her tense body immediately collapsed.Jason put a white cloth over Dawn and sighed.Alex volunteered to deliver Dawn's ashes to her home.He believed in karma, and he thought that it was fate for him to meet her. So, he was willing to go out of his way to send Dawn home.Dawn found her closure, but Erica's body wasn't even found.The next day, Jason sent Larissa and Ambrose to Northridge.Larissa said, "Are you really staying here, Jason? Don'
After Larissa had done a pulse diagnosis, she looked sullen.She was certain that Ross had gotten poisoned. But she couldn't determine the exact poison that Ross was poisoned with.It seemed that the poison was not critical, so Ross could still be cured.She thought to search for temporary replacements for the antidote to suppress the toxins in his body.Though Ross' life wasn't in danger, Larissa still felt anxious.She decided to formulate a replacement antidote first.Without any delay, she immediately picked up Ambrose, "Don't worry, Ross. We'll go search for your antidote now!"Larissa couldn't bear to think of how someone could poison such an adorable child like Ross. She wanted to tear that person into pieces.She had just picked up Ambrose when he stirred. His head moved around as if he were looking for something.Larissa assumed that the poison was kicking in again.Worried sick, she said anxiously, "Hang in there, Ross. We'll go look for your antidote now."Ambro
Ambrose raised his brows, "You want to marry me … ahem, marry my cousin?"Larissa scoffed and said coyly, "I may be mad at him for ghosting me, but I still love him. I will marry him in the future."She looked at Ross and said in a cute voice, "You're just a kid, so you shouldn't be asking so much. You can ask me again when you're older!"Ambrose's eyes flickered; he smirked slightly.Larissa noticed that she had gotten distracted. She continued giving Ambrose a pat-down."Stop … Don't touch me there!" Ambrose turned red from head to toe.Larissa realized that she had gone too far, so she let him go.Ambrose asked shyly, "What are you looking for?"Larissa said seriously, "I wanted to see if you were carrying any magic items that could protect you from the sun."Ambrose said, "Do you seriously think the author will allow fantasy elements in a romance novel?"Larissa said, "You're right, the author's not smart enough for that."After being silent for a while, Ambrose said mee
The assassins swarmed toward Larissa.Larissa calmly placed the bags of plasma on the ground.Then, she sent two of her opponents flying with a kick and a jab.She felt angrier at the thought of how these despicable people meant to harm Ross. They had even poisoned him!The assassins did not expect her to be such a tough cookie. They thought it'd be easy to capture a young lady!Amidst combat, two of the assassins bumped into each other and dropped their masks.Larissa glanced over and was surprised to find that they looked identical. Even the moles on their face were the same!Larissa sarcastically remarked, "You're so alike. Did the company hire twins on purpose?"Just then, another assassin advanced toward her.As she pushed him away, she knocked off his mask as well.It turned out that this assassin looked identical to the other two as well!Larissa was shocked, "Triplets?"For no reason, Larissa removed the mask of every assassin that she took down.Then, she was extr
Ambrose faced his back to Larissa.She tried to conceal her grievance and anger, shouting, "Aren't you leaving? Leave then!"He kept his back to her, not daring to turn around.Despite her efforts to suppress her emotions, he detected a touch of grief in her voice.Ambrose was frightened of turning around and seeing her tears.As long as he saw those eyes, he would be unable to resist the temptation to be selfish once again, to stay by her side at all costs.He gradually tightened his gloved hands.No. He couldn't be so selfish. He had become a monster, unworthy of her!He wanted to escape, hide, and not let Larissa see his monster appearance. However, he couldn't move at all. His feet stubbornly stayed in place, as if rooted.She walked up to him. She stared attentively at him for a moment before slowly reaching out to hold his hand.Just as her fingertips were about to touch his hand, Ambrose suddenly returned to his senses.Damn it! What was he doing? How could he let Lar
Max's treatment of external injuries was professional.He gently patted the wolf cub's head and said, "Bye."The wolf cub's eyes were full of gratitude. It looked at the humans deeply before running away without looking back.Larissa and her team continued to search for traces of the werewolf in Northernmost.However, they didn't find any useful clues. Max couldn't help but ask, "Madam, do you think there would be werewolves here?"She replied, "Although Jackie lied about the wolf cub, I believe he saw something real. No matter what, I'll find him, even if we have to turn Northernmost upside down!"On a mountain several miles away, a tall figure stood against the wind. He stood firm amidst the snowy landscape like a sturdy tree.The wolf cub approached him and affectionately rubbed against his trousers. He lowered his head, giving it a faint glance. "Little fool, don't get caught in human traps again."His tone was stern, with a hint of teaching. The wolf cub lowered its head i
There were no cameras in the hotel room, but there were in the corridor.In a fleeting moment, Larissa finally noticed something wrong.She rewinded the video and played it back slowly several times. Finally, she confirmed what she had seen.She slumped into the chair, completely lost.She knew that something must have happened to Ambrose.Although the footage got grainy right away, Larissa still saw it—Ambrose's hand had undergone some sort of transformation.What on earth had happened? She must find him as soon as possible!Everything was fine last night. Ambrose set off fireworks for her and even used drones to write his vow in the sky.He had done so many romantic things for her. Why did he change overnight? What was wrong with his hand?Larissa's mind was in chaos, unable to make sense of anything. After thinking for a moment, she called Max."Max, send a ship to pick me up... No, send me a helicopter. I have to go back right away."After returning, she immediately aske
Ambrose's pupils shrank.His right hand had completely transformed into the shape of a wolf claw.The mutation continued to spread up his arm, resulting in a thick layer of wolf fur.Dawn was approaching. A faint light shone on the horizon. The distant sea was tumultuous with no end in sight.Ambrose stood on the balcony, his black hair fluttering in the sea breeze.He cautiously lifted his right hand. At this moment, his hand could no longer be called a hand.From his fingertips to his arm, it had fully transformed into a wolf's paw. Even more terrifyingly, the mutation was still spreading toward his shoulder.His time was running out.Ambrose stared at his right hand intently for a long time. Until the cold air covered his long eyelashes with a layer of frost, he put on his gloves again, hiding the mutated hand.He returned to the bedroom, where Larissa remained asleep. She appeared to be having a beautiful dream, smiling as she slept.Ambrose sat down by the bed, gazing at
Larissa didn't notice Ambrose's abnormality. She thought he was preparing a surprise for her."Then hurry up, Mister!" She tiptoed and kissed his face before running out with a smile.His gentle smile disappeared after she left.Ambrose stared at his mutated right hand, his expression gradually darkening.He didn't want to appear so hideous in front of Larissa. So, he put on a pair of black gloves, intending to hide it from her.Larissa waited outside, kicking the ground with boredom. After a while, Ambrose came out."Mister!" Larissa dashed for him like a lively bird.He hugged her as he had done countless times before. She hooked her arm around his, and they walked out together.When the restaurant doors slowly opened, Larissa noticed the pink rose petals scattered all over the floor.It was so beautiful!It was evident that Ambrose attached great importance to their wedding anniversary tonight.She stared at his strikingly gorgeous profile. He turned and showed her a doti
A week later, Birdie awoke.She burst into tears upon seeing Larissa. "Ms. Larissa, those people beat me so badly! I thought I'd never see you again!"Larissa tenderly hugged Birdie and patted her back to comfort her. "It's fine now. Don't be afraid. I've already avenged you."Vincent stood nearby. He tightly pursed his lips, believing that the punishments meted out to those people were too light.After Birdie had stopped crying, she looked at him and asked, "Vince, why are you still so short?"He felt like he'd been struck by lightning.Birdie was a year older than Vincent. Girls at this age tended to be taller than boys, causing Vincent to be a head shorter than Birdie.He pursed his lips and quietly put away the small cakes he had prepared for her. It took him a lot of effort to snatch it from Victor.Even if he gave it back to Victor, he wouldn't give it to the ungrateful Birdie!Larissa could tell Vincent's thoughts and nearly came out laughing. She barely managed to hold
Larissa observed Fernando, feeling increasingly familiar with his appearance."Hmm... aren't you the guy who owes me a hundred thousand dollars in medical expenses? Have your injuries healed?"It was simple for a person to leave a lasting impression on her. He only needed to owe her money.When Fernando heard the familiar voice, he finally confirmed she was the one who saved him."It's me. I'm really sorry..."He didn't hide anything and confessed all of his wrongdoings. After speaking, he nervously waited.Larissa might criticize him harshly, hit him, or even trample on his dignity as Nayla did. Everything was his fault. He was willing to face the consequences.But...She pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "You're quite skilled, huh?""Uh..." Fernando didn't expect her to ask such a question out of the blue. He paused for a moment before nodding.Larissa waved. "Join the Hamiltons as a bodyguard then! If you perform well during the three-year testing period, we'll pro
As the Daltons' men surrounded Max, Nayla managed to flee."Damn it!" He gritted his teeth and glanced at Fernando. "Since you didn't join Nayla in harming Ms. Zoey, I'll let you go. You may leave!"However, Fernando didn't do so. He seemed to have made a certain determination and bent toward Max. "Please allow me to stay by Ms. Zoey's side. I'm willing to spend the rest of my life protecting her."Max squinted. "Do you think I'll still believe you?"Fernando remained bent over. It was a posture of persistence rather than reverence. "I won't give up even if you disagree.""Whatever!" Max turned around indifferently and led the Hamiltons' guards away.Fernando soon straightened up. He appeared resolute. Even if Max barred him from entering the Hamilton residence again, he would silently protect Zoey....Nayla stitched up her face at the Dalton residence, her hands trembling violently."Damn it!" She let out a shrill roar and hurled the needle holder violently to the ground.H
Fernando became more certain of the truth when he saw Nayla's panicked expression."Do you want me to believe you? Then show me how you used the silver needles to save me.""I—" Nayla bit her lip tightly. "You hurt me, Fernando. Have you forgotten that I saved your life? You promised to repay me. How could you doubt me?"He returned to his former coldness and stepped closer to her."You're not the one I owe gratitude to. When I was severely injured and unconscious, I couldn't see who had saved me. I'd even forgotten her voice. Fortunately, I've recalled it. Or I'd have no idea how much longer you'd deceive me!"During this period, the humiliations he had endured from Nayla were vivid and echoed in his mind.He had also doubted how a kind woman who would help a stranger could become so cruel.Nayla explained that her parents had abandoned her since birth. Larissa had also caused the death of her grandmother, who had raised her.After returning to her biological family, Larissa r