Benjamin walked along the roadside. The image of that man in his mind gradually faded, and he pinched the bridge of his nose. The restlessness in his chest persisted. There was an intersection ahead.Benjamin pursed his lips. Why didn't he drive here himself? He took Sebastian's car, and now he had to take a taxi back. He felt even more irritated.He continued walking down the sidewalk. Just then, a piercing horn sounded from his side.Benjamin furrowed his brows and saw a truck speeding toward him.It was going so fast. It was as if it wanted to send him flying!Benjamin's eyes widened, and he quickly lunged forward. However, he was still grazed by the truck, and he tumbled to the side of the road. His head hit the edge of the road, and he immediately passed out.When Sebastian received the news, his expression turned dark, and he went straight to the hospital. The lights in the emergency room were on, and Benjamin's assistant, Harris, was at the door."Mr. Lynch," Harris gre
Inside the hospital ward, Benjamin opened his eyes and stared at the white ceiling with a blank expression. Sebastian and Tamara entered and quickly approached the bed. Tamara asked, "How are you feeling right now, Mr. Inkling?"Benjamin's gaze fell on Sebastian and Tamara, and he offered them a faint smile. His voice was weak as he mumbled, "Dizzy."Sebastian sighed. "You have a slight concussion, so it's normal to feel dizzy. Take a two-day rest, and you'll be fine."Tamara asked again, "Do you feel anything else besides dizziness?"Benjamin groaned, "Pain."Tamara fell silent.She observed Benjamin's pale face closely. She couldn't tell which personality had taken over with just these two answers alone.Tamara glanced at Sebastian, but the latter calmly instructed, "Although you weren't hit by the truck, you were still hurt from dodging it. You even have a few fractures. Just rest for the time being."Benjamin hummed weakly and closed his eyes. "Thank you for your trouble.
"Oh my, it's quite cute." Margot sneered. She suddenly felt movement on her wrist and glanced down before she reached into the jar."What are you doing?" Adrian immediately stepped forward to stop her. "Who are you? Has the Zimmerman family decided to disregard the rules? Don't you know that people aren't allowed to touch the cursed bugs during competitions?"Adrian scowled as he turned to Eric. "What is the meaning of this? Are you trying to disregard the rule?"Eric hadn't expected Margot to reach into the jar suddenly, so he was as surprised as the next person. He rushed forward. "What are you doing?"Margot blinked. "I just wanted to take a look since it looks so pretty. Is that not allowed?""No, it's not," Eric hissed."Alright, fine." Margot didn't insist. She pulled her hand out and placed her fingers on the edge of the jar.Adrian looked at the small bug inside the jar. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Margot hadn't killed it.He glared at Eric. "What the
Margot smirked. "My cursed bug is quite obedient. It comes out when I tell it to."Adrian didn't believe her.Margot raised her chin. "Didn't you prepare a few? Bring them all over. It's a good opportunity for my little darling to have a good meal."Margot was like a demon when she said that. The bright smile on her face only helped to send chills down people's spines.Eric gave her a look.Adrian immediately waved his hand, and two of his subordinates walked over and placed their jars on the table.Margot didn't back down. She opened the jar and rested her finger on the edge. Under everyone's gazes, the cursed bugs inside the jars suddenly struggled violently. In just two minutes, the bugs turned into lifeless husks.Everyone watched Margot in shock as if she were a monster.But Margot didn't care at all. "Do you want to continue?"Eric immediately grabbed her hand and hissed coldly, "Why didn't you say this earlier?""What are you talking about?" Margot looked at him in con
How wonderful! Nammu Bay was about to descend into chaos, just as Magot anticipated.Back in the villa, Eric's expression remained gloomy as he headed straight to Andrew's study. On the other hand, Margot returned to her room upstairs. She looked paler than usual.She stared at the squirming bug on her wrist and sighed. "What's going on? Didn't you eat your fill earlier? Do you still want to drink my blood?"However, the bug seemed oblivious to her words and continued sluggishly. She could see the ripples on her skin with each squirm.It was an eerie scene.Margot's brows suddenly furrowed as pain shot up from beneath her skin. It did want to drink her blood.Her expression darkened. It seemed she needed to bring forward her plan, or she might die here.Just then, someone knocked on the door. Margot walked over and opened it. It was Daisy Miles, the maid responsible for her. Daisy spoke with a bowed head, "Miss, Mr. Zimmerman requests your presence in the study.""Got it." Ma
Heart-eating bug? What was that?A dazed look appeared on Margot's face. Instead of resisting, she allowed herself to be dragged by Eric to a room.Two bodyguards stood at the door. Upon seeing Eric, they respectfully greeted, "Mr. Zimmerman."Eric ordered with a stern face, "I want to go in."The bodyguard swallowed hard. "This is a crucial area of the Zimmerman family. You need your father's approval to enter, sir."Eric huffed. "My father specifically asked me to come."The two bodyguards exchanged glances, and one of them walked toward the study. Eric waited patiently at the door.Margot asked, "What is a heart-eating bug?"Eric coldly regarded her, "If implanted, the person has to ingest some pain-relief cursed bug eggs during the full moon of every month. Otherwise, they risk suffering from immense pain. The pain is enough to torture someone to death."Margot's expression darkened at this. She suddenly thought of Benjamin in her past life. They were about to get married
Everyone who mistakenly entered Nammu Bay made desperate attempts to escape. The physically robust ones ended up hosting cursed bugs, contributing to their manipulation, whereas the weaker individuals transformed into vessels for breeding the cursed insects.Nevertheless, Margot displayed no fear whatsoever since the moment she set foot here. It was as if she had long been accustomed to this.But how could that be?Eric had done a background check on her. She couldn't have been here before and be familiar with this place. Maybe she learned about the existence and horrors of Nammu Bay from others. But that still didn't explain why she acted so indifferently.Eric looked at her coldly. "I'll be bringing you to another place.""Where?" Margot asked curiously."You'll know when we get there." Eric turned and walked away.Margot pursed her lips and followed him. She looked extremely relaxed and didn't seem affected by the heart-eating bug.Eric led Margot out of the villa and headed
"Oh," Margot responded indifferentlyEric's brows furrowed tightly. That was it? Was she not afraid? She had seen how miserable those people were. Was she that strong mentally?Margot continued to stare at Eric expressionlessly. Eric immediately asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"Margot shrugged. "You were the one staring first."Eric fell silent. He was a bit confused. No, he was very confused.There were too many mysteries surrounding Margot. She acted nothing like a 20-year-old girl would.Margot walked out of the courtyard and headed back to the villa. Eric followed her. He didn't know what to say as he watched her seemingly carefree demeanor.Back at the villa, Margot went upstairs without looking at Eric once.Eric went to the study, and Andrew immediately asked, "How is she?"Eric had a strange look on his face, and the scars on his face seemed less ferocious. After some hesitation, he muttered lowly, "She ... seems off."Andrew looked at him, his brows