Vincent and Luca were locked in a ruined room.In the center of the room was an old stove—the type commonly found in rural areas.This should be the kitchen, but it had been ages since anyone used it.Vincent said, "Luca, let's hurry and leave while no one is around!""Okay!" Luca nodded vigorously, his chubby little head bobbing.The two little kids held hands and cautiously moved toward the door.As they were about to reach the door, Vincent gestured for Luca to stop.He lightened his footsteps, afraid of being discovered by the people outside.Vincent gently pushed the door open.However, the door wouldn't budge at all—locked.Just as Vincent was trying to figure out how to open the door, Luca somehow pulled out a piece of wire and poked at the lock a few times.The door swung open!Vincent looked at Luca in amazement. That was unexpected. Luca had such a skill at picking locks!Luca grinned sheepishly. "My mom locks the snacks in a cabinet to control my snacking habits
Luca had an immense admiration for Vincent. Naturally, he listened to whatever Vincent said."Vince, your taser is amazing!" Luca rubbed his palms together and smiled obsequiously.Vincent said, "I made it for fun. It's too bad that the battery doesn't last for long. If you want one, I'll make you one when we get back.""Thanks a lot!" Luca chuckled happily."Now, let's get out of here!"Hand in hand, the duo disappeared into the night.…When Larissa arrived, she saw several people collapsed on the ground."Finally, somebody's here! Please save us!""We got poisoned! Please call the cops!""Are you an idiot? We're kidnappers. We shouldn't call the cops!"Larissa was baffled. These people seemed too dumb to be kidnappers.From the corner of her eye, Larissa noticed a figure trying to crawl away.She approached him and stepped on his palm."Ouch!" Rupert yelped. He felt like his fingers were going to break.He had passed out after getting tased, and he woke up to Larissa'
Vincent looked at the man before him and frowned."Who are you? I don't know you."Julien said cheerfully, "I'm Julien Rick, your father's good friend. Your father is worried after hearing that you got kidnapped."He sent me to search for you and coincidentally, I found you!""You're friends with Bad Daddy?" Vincent asked innocently.Julien paused. Then, he felt more certain that Vincent was Gerald's son!"That's right! I'm your dad's friend. Your dad's name is Ambrose Hamilton, isn't it? I'm a really close friend." Julien chuckled."So you really are Daddy's friend," Vincent said, looking innocent. "The signal is really bad here, so I couldn't contact Mommy or Daddy."Can you tell Bad Daddy to come pick me up?""Of course," Julien answered with a smile.Luca tugged Vincent's hand and pulled him aside.Luca glanced warily at Julien and whispered to Vincent, "Vince, this guy looks sly. Don't trust him."Julien could hear him loud and clear. The corner of his lips twitched as
Hearing that, Vincent looked a little disappointed."Bad Daddy doesn't care about me at all. He only thinks about work!"Julien silently served Vincent a bowl of soup. "Gerald still cares about you. Don't be sad. Here, have some soup!"Vincent held the bowl up, but he didn't drink the soup. Instead, he sniffed it.His gaze turned cold as ice for a split second.Vincent had grown up playing around with poison. It took him one whiff to know that the soup was poisoned."I want to try the other dishes first!" Vincent pretended to try every dish.But the truth was he had only sniffed the food before throwing it away.He discovered that only the soup had been poisoned, while the other food was safe.Luca, who had been feasting, asked in confusion, "Vince, aren't you eating?"Vincent felt helpless at how his friend was such a foodie! He was chubby for a good reason!Julien faked a smile."Children shouldn't be picky eaters. It's not good for your health. If you can't stomach the f
After Julien left, Vincent lay in bed with his hands behind his head, and his legs crossed.Acting was tiring.Vincent thought it was easier to be a little devil!He smirked.…In the Jaedornia headquarters of the Hamilton Group, Ambrose looked chilling."You mean Vincent is missing?""Yes. Mr. Vincent was kidnapped on the way. Along with him was Lucian Reeves from the Reeves family," the bodyguard answered carefully with a lowered gaze.Ambrose became even angrier, and the atmosphere became ice-cold.Max hurriedly entered the room and said with a stern look, "Mr. Hamilton, we got a call and they claim to know Mr. Vincent's location."Ambrose raised his brow in surprise, then took the phone."Gerald, I have your son. If you want your son to live, restart the clone research!"Hearing the threat, Ambrose's face darkened. "Where is my son?""Don't ask. Basically, your son is with me. Within a month, hand me ten clones. Otherwise, you can prepare for your son's funeral!"Afte
Vincent pointed at the helpers, "All of you, get out! Don't disturb Doody!"The helpers left, and Julien was the only one in the kitchen.Vincent smiled at him. "Doody, I kicked all of them out. Now, you can focus on cooking. Aren't I smart?"Julien felt speechless."Vincent, can I borrow your gas mask …"Before he could finish, Vincent left!"I'll go play. Tell me when you are done!"Julien silently wiped away the tears that flowed down because of the spices. He wished Vincent had left the gas mask behind!Two hours later, Julien finally finished preparing a table full of spicy food.With red teary eyes, he called Vincent to the dining table.Vincent was surrounded by empty snack packages. He rubbed his bloated belly and apologized, "I'm sorry, Doody."You were cooking too slowly. I'm still a growing young boy, so I cannot starve. I ate a lot of snacks; I'm full now."Julien was dumbfounded.He had a strong urge to kill this child!This cheeky monster had wiped away Juli
While walking on the street, Larissa watched as a man walked into the pharmacy and made an inquiry."Do you have sleeping pills that wouldn't be harmful to children?"Larissa raised her brow at how this man was thinking of feeding a child sleeping pills.How despicable!The pharmacist had the same thought. She looked at the man in disgust."I'm sorry, but we do not sell those pills. Also, please don't enter the pharmacy when you're eating sausages."Julien almost wanted to curse!He wasn't eating sausages. His lips were simply swollen from the spices!Julien walked out of the pharmacy and saw a beautiful woman.Larissa questioned him, "You're trying to feed a child sleeping pills?"Julien felt his heart drop. He refuted, "My son's just misbehaving. What does it have to do with you?"Larissa said calmly, "I'm a doctor. I just wanted to remind you that children cannot take sleeping pills. It's harmful to their health."As a parent, how can you not know that? Unless …"She da
"Also, I am not from Duskwave. I was born and raised in Beaudonia. Stop making things up!"Luca said that in the Beaudonian dialect.It was obvious that Julien had lied about Luca being from Duskwave.The passersby turned their condemning gazes toward Julien.He was the kidnapper after all!Luca held onto Larissa's sleeve. He pointed at Julien and shouted, "Ms. Larissa, this bad guy kidnapped me and Vince."I managed to escape, but he drugged Vince. Hurry and go rescue him! If we don't go sooner, he might die from the poison!"The bystanders gasped in shock. Some of them began to call the police.Everyone had the responsibility to report human traffickers!Julien's face darkened. He growled, "Fatass, don't slander me!""I'm not lying! You're the bad guy! The human trafficker!" Luca shouted back at him.Julien was furious and he tried to punch Luca.Just before his fist could land on Luca, a slender hand grabbed his wrist.The hand was slender, fair, and seemed weak. But Ju
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