Raine exclaimed excitedly, "Ah! I do have Elsa's number!"Forrest spat out his wine with a surprised expression. Then he burst into laughter.Everyone laughed; they saw Raine as a joke.Mandy laughed the loudest. "Raine, I gave you a chance, but you didn't want it. Continue to pretend and see what happens!"However, the next moment, Raine made the call and even put it on loudspeaker.What surprised everyone the most was that they conversed in French.Forrest and Mandy studied French, and hearing Raine speak it fluently was shocking.The details of their conversation were even more explosive!However, they were secretly relieved that no one present spoke French.So, after Raine hung up the phone, Mandy spoke first."Raine, so you speak French! You have a good teacher. It sounds very authentic."Raine did not respond; instead, she looked at Forrest and asked, "Elsa said that there are no Hacniane people in her company, and her company doesn't even have a business department."
"I am. What about it?" Chad admitted it, but Forrest did not believe him."He couldn't be Matilda's ex-husband. You're overestimating him. With his looks? There's no way."Mandy sneered, "Exactly! Even though Matilda has been kicked out of the group, she wouldn't look at someone like him."Donny also felt skeptical after hearing their words."This can't be a coincidence. Maybe they just share the same name?""The same name? His name is probably fake, too!"Mandy immediately refuted Donny's statement and then teased Raine."Raine, he's saying that he's Matilda's ex-husband with a lot of money. Is this why you're with him? If that's the case, you've been duped. This person is a con artist.Everyone believed Mandy; Raine must have been duped.Raine was anxious. "No, it's not like that. He's not a con artist, he—"She tried to explain, but Chad gently pulled her and whispered."Stop talking. They won't believe you."Raine had never been doubted like that before and was at a los
"Of course! But who else is in your room?"Yara said coldly, "Who else do you think? Everyone who should be there is there!"Chad lazily withdrew his hand from stretching and stood up, saying, "Then I'm not going. Have fun, guys.""Don't you dare!"Yara glared at Chad, no longer as gentle as before.Chad hesitated for a moment. Then he smiled helplessly and prepared to leave. As he passed by Forrest, he deliberately patted the man on the shoulder."Go back to Europe! There isn't a place for you in Bellenuite anymore.Forrest shivered. After Chad left, he received a call from Bellenuite's Human Resources Department."Is this Mr. Forrest? The company's senior management has decided to cancel your appointment. You don't have to report here anymore."Furthermore, the other party did not give him a chance to speak, hanging up as soon as they finished.Smack!After Forrest put down his phone, he raised his hand and slapped Mandy."You want to amuse yourself, but your fun has cost
Chad realized that and said, "So, you guys gathered here because of me—""No!"Yara interrupted Chad, grumbling, "Who would worry about you?! It makes no difference to us whether you die or not.Fifi chuckled. "Don't flatter yourself. I heard Coco was injured, so we came to see her. It has nothing to do with you."Chad looked puzzled and said, "I'd still be in the dark if you hadn't said anything! I had Liam take care of Coco. He—""And you still dare to say that?! He is Bloomington's police chief, but you asked him to look after a patient for you? What were you thinking?"Yara yelled angrily, yanking Coco away from Chad's side. "Don't get so close to him. He's been cozying up with a big star!""Brat! What are you talking about? You want me to slap you?"Fifi pretended to be angry, but after glaring at Yara, she redirected the conversation. "Actually, it was Yara who mentioned it. Otherwise, we wouldn't have known, would we? She's like a tough cookie with a soft heart; she care
As they descended underground, Chad realized that his underground alchemy room utilized the space of the underground air-raid shelters.At that moment, it had been damaged to the extent that it connected to the air-raid shelters.Quickly, Lord Fifth led Chad to a warehouse inside one of the air-raid shelters, where his belongings were piled up.However, many things were already unusable.Fortunately, the Divine Censer was still intact, and Garyson's medicinal materials were fine as well.It was just that Chad's clothes, shoes, computers, furniture, and other items were all ruined!However, as Chad looked around the extensive network of air-raid shelters, he had a different idea.So Chad said, "Watch over the stuff for me. I'll come pick it up in a while. Just send me back for now."Back in the backyard, Lord Fifth said, "Those people aren't ordinary folk. You have to be careful."As he looked at the bottomless pit in front of him, Chad said, "I know, but those people all went
Swoosh! Swoosh!The sound of something flying through the air could be heard again, startling Chad, who rolled quite a distance away.Bang!Chad turned to see two dart-like weapons deeply embedded in the ground.Those weapons were about one meter long and had spear-like tips at the front. They were a rare sight."Damn it!"A woman's voice echoed out of nowhere, full of fear and anger."Who's there?" Chad asked sternly, but no one answered.At that moment, Grayson said, "Assassins from the Inkwell Clan!"The Inkwell Clan!Chad's heart tensed instantly!In Hacniane history, the Inkwell Clan disappeared from history records more than 2,000 years ago.However, that did not mean that the clan had vanished. They had just retreated to the shadows.The Mystics and the martial artists knew about the existence of the Inkwell Clan.That was because most of Hacnianes' ancient kings and emperors had another identity—an Inkwell Grandmaster.In other words, in the past, one needed to b
The two wore light armor that Chad had never seen before, which appeared very well made.Chad used his Clairvoyant Eye to investigate and discovered that their armor most likely obscured their auras.It was not just their auras but also the auras around them.They certainly lived up to the Inkwell Clan's name. They could even deceive the Mystics' Clairvoyant Eyes. That was terrifying.Without Grayson's reminder, Chad would have died or been seriously injured then.Chad noticed intricate patterns beneath their feet, indicating the Mystic Gales formation."Terry Williams is dead!" Grayson exclaimed."Terry?" Chad took a while to recall that name. "The one Mr. Kara brought to dinner the other day? What has his death got to do with me?"The old lady exclaimed, "How could it have nothing to do with you? You killed him!"Chad was stunned. Why was he suddenly blamed for someone's murder?The elderly lady said, "Inkwell Clan's current Grandmaster, the puppeteer, Madam Meryl Jade!"C
Chad thought it was absurd and asked, "How could your life and death be related to me?"The old lady sighed deeply and said, "To become an Inkwell Clan assassin, one must consume a special poison, and to survive it, one must take an antidote every seven days."The Inkwell Clan wielded significant power. In Hacniane, there was a well-known saying—peaceful ideologies reigned supreme during prosperous times. In times of turmoil, the Inkwell Clan would reign!It meant that during prosperous times, the leaders of the Inkwell clan favored peaceful figures. During chaotic times, the various branches of the Inkwell Clan prioritized their own goals.Whether in times of chaos or prosperity, the Inkwell factions that eventually triumphed would deliver the emperor. Then, if the emperor's descendants wanted to inherit the throne, they had to gain recognition from the various Inkwell factions and become Grandmasters.Over thousands of years, the Inkwell clan had been divided into numerous facti