"Sure." Severin nodded and went upstairs to take a shower.Once Severin went upstairs, Gracie could not help but touch her cheek and mumble to herself, "Goodness gracious! Why am I blushing? I can't believe I'm feeling shy in front of the supreme leader! I need to snap out of it! He might be a very amazing guy, but he's supposed to be my superior! Quit having those thoughts! He has a wife and children too, so there's no reason for him to like me!"The next second, however, another voice sounded in her mind, 'What are you scared of, Gracie? Does it matter if he has a wife? This is your first time meeting a man who can make your heart flutter. You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you don't seize the opportunity. Besides, you're a sexy and good-looking woman. No man can resist that!'Gracie could not help herself from letting her imagination run wild. Severin's show, in particular, enchanted her completely, and his concern for her as well as that sense of security he gave her
Severin looked at Gracie's shy demeanor and instantly knew that she had misunderstood. The fate he was talking about was not the fate between a man and a woman, but fate that he had come across one of the twelve halls. 'This is bad. Maybe I'm too handsome that this beautiful lady here is starting to take an interest in me. She might be trying to hint at something when she dressed so seductively after a quick bath!'The atmosphere here instantly became a little awkward, and for a moment, neither of them knew what to say to the other."Let me pour a glass for you, handsome!" Eventually, Gracie was the first to break the silence. She hastily poured some wine for Severin and deliberately asked, "By the way, how did you and your wife meet? I'm jealous that she got to marry a such a wonderful man!"Severin smiled wryly and said, "I met her in the most unimaginable way possible. It all started five years ago when I was in a relationship with a college classmate whom I loved very much. We d
Severin shook his head and said, "We both hate Cherridom, right? If Cain's dead, then won't Cherridom's people be sending themselves to their death? I was considering killing Cain before I set off on my journey so Lucy won't have someone rich to rely on! She'll be so pissed if that happens!""Then why don't you look for Lucy and kill her too?" Gracie blurted out without thinking. Severin, however, remained silent.Gracie frowned. A sudden realization occurred to her and she said lamentably, "I understand why now. You value the relationships you've had with people, be they romantic or platonic, and you must have loved her very deeply during the three years that you were dating her. If you didn't feel that way, you wouldn't've smashed that beer bottle over Easton's head for her sake. I can imagine how difficult it must be to kill someone you once loved so much!""That's largely the reason. However, I've been patient with her time and time again, but if she pushes me over the line, I t
"Whoa, whoa, take it easy there, tigress! I wouldn't want you getting flat-out drunk!" Severin could not help but remind her after seeing her drinking a considerable amount of alcohol.However, Gracie smiled charmingly and said to him, "Why are you so flustered? I trust that my supreme leader is a decent person who won't take advantage of someone else!""That's for sure!" Severin smiled bitterly, but he was a little speechless as he secretly thought to himself, 'Even if I am a decent person, that's still not a reason for you to dress so sexily!' Furthermore, her slightly forward-leaning posture revealed more of her cleavage, which left Severin speechless and prompted him to look elsewhere."We have another bottle here! Let's share it!" After Gracie opened the last bottle of red wine, she stood up, poured some for Severin, and said, "Are you worried that a tigress like me is going to gobble you up?"Despite the calmness she projected when she said that, deep down, she felt extremely
"Ah, Supreme Leader, it's you! I'm sorry, I..." Gracie then realized that the person in front of her was her superior, and she did not know what to say because she felt as if she had made a mistake."Ahem. Why didn't you lock the door?" Severin felt embarrassed too and immediately backed out. After he exited and closed the door, he was unable to shake off his flustered feeling as the image of her fair-skinned body lingered in his mind for some time.A few seconds later, he could not help himself from laughing as he stood outside the door. It was amusing because he had accidentally seen something he should not have, so he was the one who should be apologizing. However, Gracie turned out to be more anxious than he was, and she even apologized to him instead of blaming him for barging in."Gosh, how did I get so drunk? I completely forgot that he was sleeping upstairs when I woke up this morning..." Gracie did not know whether to laugh or cry as she sat on the toilet, and she had no id
Before long, the two of them walked out with each other.At that moment, a few elders were about to come over and report on their work. As soon as they saw Gracie wearing a dress, the first elder's jaw nearly dropped and he could not help but ask, "M-m-m-ma'am…where are you going?" He was dumbfounded because she tended to wear tight leather pants or jeans that were much more conservative in terms of style. However, she came out that morning wearing a dress—a knee-length floral dress, no less! If they had not seen it for themselves, they would have thought that they were dreaming."What's with all your expressions? Do you have to be so exaggerated? I'm going out for breakfast with our supreme leader. He'll be leaving soon." Gracie smiled faintly and said to the elders, who were once again shocked because Gracie had a smile on her face. It was such a rare sight that they began to wonder if she was still the same fierce tigress from before.The second elder frowned instantly and thou
Severin got into the car, smiled at Gracie, and said to her. "You don't have to see me off. Before I leave, I should remind you once again that even though it's fine for you to call me Supreme Leader here, you must never address me like that when you go to Brookbourn. After all, no one knows me here in Brookton, but I don't want my parents or my wife to know my identity!""I'll keep that in mind! I'll just call you 'handsome' then. That'll do, right?" Gracie smiled.Severin had a slightly odd expression on his face when he heard her call him that because he was reminded of Sheila who frequently called him 'my handsome Severin' every time they met."As you wish!" Severin smiled wryly and drove off.Gracie could not help but let out a sigh as she watched Severin's car drive out of her sight.…Severin drove non-stop and finally reached Lupool when the sky was already dark. There was a huge mountain south of Lupool that made everyone stop to look, and although Lupool was a relativel
"Rory, are you certain that you are allowing him to try to save your father? What if he's from one of the rival gangs? Even if you kill him later, that won't help with anything. Your father's life is more important than his life."The man dressed in white expressed his concern.Rory looked at her father, Freddie. His face looked pale and painful. "What if he's telling us the truth? It's a risk that I need to take. Call 911 just in case anything happens."There was nothing more the man dressed in white could say to change Rory's mind. He walked away and called 911. On the other side, Severin quickly gave Freddie a massage and took out his needle to perform dry needling. Once that was done, he placed his hand on Rory's father's head.At first, Freddie suffered tremendous pain. When Severin started to treat him, he was obviously gradually healing and in less pain. By the time, Severin took his hand away, Freddie looked healthier than before. His eyesight returned to normal and he coul