“I’m out! Max, where are you?”
Lynn asked as he dialed Max’s number.
[ Just wait, boss… I’ll distract them for a bit! Just hide there for now! Harvey should be there any second now… ] Max answered as he ended the call.
Lynn frowned as he heard a few clicks before the call ended.
He could guarantee that Max definitely reloaded his gun or something.
‘Just how serious this is? Why do you have so many enemies!’
He was getting frustrated as he knows too little about his current situation. He wanted to leave this place as quickly as possible. He can’t let Shannon be in danger!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Lynn heard three gunshots which made him duck instinctively! It was followed by several screams and cries from the crowd.
‘What the heck?!’
This is Lynn’s first time to hear gunshots in such close proximity! He had seen people use guns on TV but the real deal is completely different.
“Boss! This is Harvey! Follow me! Let’s not waste Max’s sacrifice…”
Lynn finally saw Harvey…
He doesn’t seem to be a gangster, unlike Max. However, he can tell that Harvey is a professional fighter as well with his toned muscles under his fit shirt.
“Boss?”
After noticing Lynn’s hesitation, Harvey added…
“If you’re worried about Max, don’t be… He’ll do something about it… Trust him…”
Lynn then realized the situation as he no longer hesitated and followed the man. He was soon taken into a black van where it immediately sped up to leave the hospital…
‘Tsk… I just need five minutes! If I was able to talk to her… I’m sure—'
Lynn then realized that Harvey is still looking behind as if he’s worried about being chased.
Luckily, it only lasted for three minutes before they confirmed that they are no longer being followed.
He then looked around the van and noticed that there are five people inside including him.
“Harvey, who are those people chasing us?” Lynn asked since he really wanted to know what’s going on!
“Boss, they’re Dominic’s men… We didn’t think that he’ll immediately make a move after failing to kill you just a couple of days ago. It was my miscalculation…” Harvey bitterly smile as he answered but this is not what Lynn is looking for.
He already knows that they are Dominic’s men from Max but he still had no idea why they are chasing him!
“Ehem… Dominic’s men? I see… Can you tell me more about them?” Lynn could only thicken his face and ask. It might be weird to ask this but he can’t easily pretend if he didn’t know anything at all.
He has no choice… If he didn’t want to endanger Shannon… He needs to fix this problem first so he can see his girlfriend without any worries that he will get shot by Arial’s enemies.
After all, he didn’t even know whether he could leave this body again. He can only adapt according to his current situation.
Harvey looked at his boss curiously. He’s probably thinking why would his boss ask such an obvious question.
He’s trying to make sense of his question but he probably wouldn’t think of any. After all, he’s really just a clueless person and nothing more!
“Ahh… Do you want to know who are the survivors of Dominic’s men? Don’t worry, boss. We confirmed that their elite assassins have been killed by our hired men already. Those people chasing us are just some remnant forces. However, since they are mostly using firearms, they can still be troublesome to deal with.”
Harvey replied.
“Is that so? But how about Max?”
“Max? Don’t worry about him… He’s also a Martial Artist… As long as he’s not critically hit by a bullet, he can definitely escape with few injuries…”
“Ohhh… I thought he’ll really sacrifice his life.”
“Haha… Of course, it’s possible. Each one of us is willing to die for you, Boss Arial… However, our desire to live is also strong… So we will do our best to survive in order to continue serving you.”
Harvey’s voice was definitely sincere and Lynn could feel it. There was even a hint of admiration from him.
‘I thought that Arial is a human scum? Why would he gain such a loyal follower? Am I mistaken?’
Lynn could only nod as he decided to change the topic.
“Where are we going now?”
He asked as he noticed that they aren’t returning to Montemayor’s Subdivision.
“We’re heading back to your condo, Boss… After that, we’ll wait until Dominic’s men were cleared.”
“I… I see… When you said ‘cleared’… are you going to kill them?” Lynn asked cautiously.
Harvey was again confused as he looked at his boss…
“That’s right, boss… After putting them down, we should be a bit safer… As for Dominic himself, he must’ve escaped by now since their last attempt didn’t go well as expected.”
Lynn froze as soon as he heard that they will kill people just like that. Lynn realized that his world and Arial’s world is truly different from each other.
‘That’s enough questioning for now… He might notice that I’m no longer Arial if I asked too much.’
Lynn mused as he decided to pull out his phone.
Lynn checked the time and noticed that it’s almost 10 in the evening…
‘Right, I should check what’s the situation at the hospital…’
As soon as he opened his social media, he immediately saw a lot of posts related to the ‘Hospital Shooting’ that killed three innocent lives!
Lynn immediately tensed up as he checked all the comments related to the incident… After about five minutes of checking, he finally heaved a sigh of relief confirming that Shannon wasn’t included in the list of casualties…
He also read about the man who actually fought against six armed individuals who still managed to escape after getting shot three times on his body!
‘Incredible! How is Max still alive? Ugh… I hope he can be treated in the hospital immediately.’
Lynn realized that all he knew about Arial was superficial. He barely knows anything about what kind of life he was living and what kind of troubles he’s facing.‘Tsk… If you have this many problems, why are you even chasing my girlfriend for a long time?’Lynn couldn’t help but scold Arial in his mind. Nevertheless, he finally relaxed for a bit since he knows Shannon was safe and he’s also about to be in his safe house.He’s still frustrated about the fact that he didn’t manage to spend some more time with her but it couldn’t be helped with the current situation.He’s technically dead and just living inside another person’s body. He still doesn’t even understand what the heck is going on.‘Wait… Now that I think about it, what happened to Arial’s soul? Is it still sleeping inside this body after I took over? Or did we actually swapped and he died instead of
On the next day. Lynn opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling of his unfamiliar room… He lifted his arms and observed his hands. It is quite a rough hand. It seems that Arial wasn’t just a rich second generation, he kept his body really fit and strong. ‘I’m still inside Arial’s body… Haa~’ Lynn sighed after realizing that his hope of returning to his body and realizing that it is all just a dream is not possible. ‘I guess I’m really stuck on this, huh.’ It’s still early in the morning but he’s already sighing. He’s truly unable to explain his situation now. He can only accept whatever his situation is and move on. He also needs to create his goals so he wouldn’t be lost. A lost soul doesn’t mean a lost purpose after all. He unconsciously pulled up his phone to check the time but instead, he found tons of messages on his phone. They all came from the woman whom he was supposed to meet last night. “Clarice Grant
“What?! Just what kind of relationship did those two have when they were young? I didn’t hear anything about this from Shannon?” Lynn, while in Arial’s body, was shocked upon the discovery of the photograph. He thought that the guy was just fancying his girlfriend because of her incredible beauty inside out that even many actresses and models would pale in comparison. However, it doesn’t seem to be that simple at all. “Childhood best friends? No, I asked her, but she didn’t mention anything about him at all. There’s no way she would lie about it. Perhaps, she has forgotten about this… Ugh, it’s also possible that this was just a one-time thing. They probably met only once through their parents or something…” Lynn started speculating to calm his mind. If he didn’t do it, perhaps he would go crazy. He wanted to ask Shannon about it, but right now, he also didn’t have the courage to do so. “S-should I just—” Lynn muttered as he grasps his zippo l
“Boss, what’s going on?” Harvey asked after Lynn decided to suddenly have a serious conversation. They just finished having breakfast and Lynn suddenly asked Harvey to close the door and have the others go outside. “Hmm… We need to discuss something about Clarice Grant. Tell me everything you know about her and my relationship with her.” Lynn asked with a serious tone. This may have confused the man but he had no other choice considering that he has to meet this woman later on. Luckily, this man seems to be truly loyal as he only looks a bit surprised for a moment before nodding his head. Lynn liked the man quite a bit although this person probably killed someone already. Anyway, he waited calmly and made sure not to appear nervous at all. “I understand, boss. First, I heard from you that Clarice Grant is an important person so you could reach a certain group. You didn’t mention it to me but I know that they are quite a dangerous group
‘Crap! What’s going on now?’ Lynn was stunned as soon as he heard his girlfriend’s name being mentioned by this rich and untouchable woman. Shannon is just a normal nurse who lives in a cheap 400 dollar apartment. Aside from that, she should be an orphan and grew up with her grandparents before they passed away after she turned 15. This is what he knows about the past of his girlfriend. Then, he discovered that Shannon met Arial when they were young according to the photograph he had seen in the safe. Now, even this woman knows Shannon? She’s even talking like Shannon would actually die if something went wrong to this Key? “W-what do you mean by that?” Lynn unconsciously asked Clarice. However, he immediately regretted that as the latter looked at him with doubtful eyes. Unlike Max and Harvey with full loyalty to him, this woman is certainly different. It means that she wouldn’t mind nitpicking at him if he made some wei
Lynn looked around the room that he just entered with Clarice.The room was filled with various weapons or tools that he thought that this place is a Torture Room or something similar. However, after taking a closer look, it seems that this is just a room with a collection of various weapons from ancient times from different parts of the world.‘Why did she bother bringing me here? Why are these things even here in the first place? Shouldn’t these be placed in a museum?’Lynn mused as he continued looking around. On the other hand, Clarice started checking the shelves filled with various ancient weapons.“Found it!”Clarice said as she pulled an old book from the shelf. It is beside various weapons made of bones and stones.The old book doesn’t seem too normal as well since each page is made of thick metal or maybe stone, he wasn’t sure.As far as he can see, there are only five thick pages in
“I hope everything would work out…” Lynn nervously pocketed the geode ring box he prepared for his marriage proposal later on.He worked overtime for the past few months for this single night! He can’t mess this up!A table in a luxury restaurant has been reserved, the diamond ring was already in his pocket, he rented an expensive suit, and finally, he readied his lines as he would ask for her hand…He couldn’t wait any longer…Ring! Ring!As he was about to go to his old car, he received a message from his girlfriend, Shannon Myers… She’s working as a nurse at an old hospital in the city.‘Her shift should be over by now. She must be tired from her work.’ Lynn thought as he read the message.He was right, she would be a bit late as she looks so haggard right now. Though she knows that Lynn doesn’t care how she looks, she would of course want to be beautiful i
Lynn almost felt passing out again after seeing his face in the mirror… He’s extremely familiar with the face of this person! His name is Arial Lachman! One of the sons of a mighty business tycoon in the country! He’s extremely rich that almost everything he sought after would be handed over to him with just his words! However, there was a single time where he didn’t manage to get what he wants, and that was Lynn’s girlfriend, Shannon Myers! In truth, even Lynn was intimidated by this guy. Although Shannon already accepted him as her boyfriend, this Arial wouldn’t stop courting her whenever he has time. Lynn couldn’t help but feel some danger as he knows how impressive this guy was. Though he knows that Shannon isn’t a materialistic person, he’s afraid of the things that Arial could do out of desperation. Luckily, Arial has many women willing to serve him day and night so his interest in courting Shannon gets lessened and lessened as t
Lynn looked around the room that he just entered with Clarice.The room was filled with various weapons or tools that he thought that this place is a Torture Room or something similar. However, after taking a closer look, it seems that this is just a room with a collection of various weapons from ancient times from different parts of the world.‘Why did she bother bringing me here? Why are these things even here in the first place? Shouldn’t these be placed in a museum?’Lynn mused as he continued looking around. On the other hand, Clarice started checking the shelves filled with various ancient weapons.“Found it!”Clarice said as she pulled an old book from the shelf. It is beside various weapons made of bones and stones.The old book doesn’t seem too normal as well since each page is made of thick metal or maybe stone, he wasn’t sure.As far as he can see, there are only five thick pages in
‘Crap! What’s going on now?’ Lynn was stunned as soon as he heard his girlfriend’s name being mentioned by this rich and untouchable woman. Shannon is just a normal nurse who lives in a cheap 400 dollar apartment. Aside from that, she should be an orphan and grew up with her grandparents before they passed away after she turned 15. This is what he knows about the past of his girlfriend. Then, he discovered that Shannon met Arial when they were young according to the photograph he had seen in the safe. Now, even this woman knows Shannon? She’s even talking like Shannon would actually die if something went wrong to this Key? “W-what do you mean by that?” Lynn unconsciously asked Clarice. However, he immediately regretted that as the latter looked at him with doubtful eyes. Unlike Max and Harvey with full loyalty to him, this woman is certainly different. It means that she wouldn’t mind nitpicking at him if he made some wei
“Boss, what’s going on?” Harvey asked after Lynn decided to suddenly have a serious conversation. They just finished having breakfast and Lynn suddenly asked Harvey to close the door and have the others go outside. “Hmm… We need to discuss something about Clarice Grant. Tell me everything you know about her and my relationship with her.” Lynn asked with a serious tone. This may have confused the man but he had no other choice considering that he has to meet this woman later on. Luckily, this man seems to be truly loyal as he only looks a bit surprised for a moment before nodding his head. Lynn liked the man quite a bit although this person probably killed someone already. Anyway, he waited calmly and made sure not to appear nervous at all. “I understand, boss. First, I heard from you that Clarice Grant is an important person so you could reach a certain group. You didn’t mention it to me but I know that they are quite a dangerous group
“What?! Just what kind of relationship did those two have when they were young? I didn’t hear anything about this from Shannon?” Lynn, while in Arial’s body, was shocked upon the discovery of the photograph. He thought that the guy was just fancying his girlfriend because of her incredible beauty inside out that even many actresses and models would pale in comparison. However, it doesn’t seem to be that simple at all. “Childhood best friends? No, I asked her, but she didn’t mention anything about him at all. There’s no way she would lie about it. Perhaps, she has forgotten about this… Ugh, it’s also possible that this was just a one-time thing. They probably met only once through their parents or something…” Lynn started speculating to calm his mind. If he didn’t do it, perhaps he would go crazy. He wanted to ask Shannon about it, but right now, he also didn’t have the courage to do so. “S-should I just—” Lynn muttered as he grasps his zippo l
On the next day. Lynn opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling of his unfamiliar room… He lifted his arms and observed his hands. It is quite a rough hand. It seems that Arial wasn’t just a rich second generation, he kept his body really fit and strong. ‘I’m still inside Arial’s body… Haa~’ Lynn sighed after realizing that his hope of returning to his body and realizing that it is all just a dream is not possible. ‘I guess I’m really stuck on this, huh.’ It’s still early in the morning but he’s already sighing. He’s truly unable to explain his situation now. He can only accept whatever his situation is and move on. He also needs to create his goals so he wouldn’t be lost. A lost soul doesn’t mean a lost purpose after all. He unconsciously pulled up his phone to check the time but instead, he found tons of messages on his phone. They all came from the woman whom he was supposed to meet last night. “Clarice Grant
Lynn realized that all he knew about Arial was superficial. He barely knows anything about what kind of life he was living and what kind of troubles he’s facing.‘Tsk… If you have this many problems, why are you even chasing my girlfriend for a long time?’Lynn couldn’t help but scold Arial in his mind. Nevertheless, he finally relaxed for a bit since he knows Shannon was safe and he’s also about to be in his safe house.He’s still frustrated about the fact that he didn’t manage to spend some more time with her but it couldn’t be helped with the current situation.He’s technically dead and just living inside another person’s body. He still doesn’t even understand what the heck is going on.‘Wait… Now that I think about it, what happened to Arial’s soul? Is it still sleeping inside this body after I took over? Or did we actually swapped and he died instead of
“I’m out! Max, where are you?”Lynn asked as he dialed Max’s number.[ Just wait, boss… I’ll distract them for a bit! Just hide there for now! Harvey should be there any second now… ] Max answered as he ended the call.Lynn frowned as he heard a few clicks before the call ended.He could guarantee that Max definitely reloaded his gun or something.‘Just how serious this is? Why do you have so many enemies!’He was getting frustrated as he knows too little about his current situation. He wanted to leave this place as quickly as possible. He can’t let Shannon be in danger!Bang! Bang! Bang!Lynn heard three gunshots which made him duck instinctively! It was followed by several screams and cries from the crowd.‘What the heck?!’This is Lynn’s first time to hear gunshots in such close proximity! He had seen people use guns on TV but the r
Lynn nervously watched the disappearing taxi…“Can you be a bit faster?”“Don’t worry, boss… I’m good at this. They would never shake me off.”Max replied with confidence. Though the road is congested, he knows this city like the back of his hand.He didn’t have to monitor the taxi all the time to know where it is going.After several minutes, he finally realized where the taxi is going.“Boss, it seems to be going to the Saint Jaden Hospital…” Max suddenly said while Lynn was still thinking of how he should explain himself to Shannon.“Saint Jaden? Ahh! That makes sense!”Most likely, Shannon already discovered that his body was caught in an accident!‘I hope that I just fell into a coma.’ Lynn prayed silently. He’s still not giving up after all of this. Who knows, his prayers might be answered he might be able to re
‘Montemayor’s Subdivision? Then I’m not that far…’ Lynn heaved a sigh of relief. This subdivision is still within Vermont City but almost at its edges. Just three miles or about 3-minute drive and he’ll reach Wynter City in the north. On the other hand, Xavier’s Paramount Restaurant is somewhere in the central part of the city… Lynn prayed silently as he doesn’t really know what to do aside from meeting his girlfriend first. His real body’s current situation is unknown and he’s even possessing the body of his girlfriend’s perverted suitor. “Boss, is everything alright? I already refilled the compartment.” Max suddenly said as soon as he finished praying. Lynn was obviously confused but he noticed that in front of him, or behind the driver’s seat, was an opened compartment. He took a glance inside as felt his blood going up! He saw several packets of white powder and instinctively, Lynn closed the compartment as quickly as possi