in truth, Emmeline couldn't care less whether she was a woman or not in Kayla's eyes. At this moment, she felt that Jara was not even a man. After so many rounds of fighting, he had clearly lost, but he still refused to admit it. What was the matter? Did it really have to be a do-or-die situation? With the thought in mind, a hint of malevolence appeared in Emmeline's eyes. However, with Isaac around, he was not to let anything happen to them. Hence, immediately, he stopped Emmeline and said, "Well, Jara is just stubborn. Let's not argue with him. You both can solve your dispute later on. If one of you is dead, which side should I take? Emmeline, for the sake of our years of friendship, don't put me in a difficult position. I beg you." Upon hearing that, Jara spat out a mouthful of blood and sneered, "Isaac, why are you begging her? You don't know who's side you are on?" By this time, Isaac's good temper was completely exhausted. He tur
After Isaac and Kayla had a big fight, they left the castle. Whilst Kayla was being angry, she felt wronged and annoyed at the same time. After returning to Tower B from the main building, she locked herself up in her room and never went back. On the other hand, Jara returned to his room and took a bath before continuing with his work. Time went on and it was already time for dinner. Pinching the bridge of his nose, Jara glanced at the time on his wristwatch and realized it was already six o'clock in the evening. Then, he rang the bell and called for Uncle Poick. "Uncle Poick, is she back?" Obviously, Uncle Poick knew who he was referring to was. Slightly lowering his head, he replied softly, "Not yet." She hadn't come back yet? Upon receiving the news, Jara furrowed as an annoyance rose in him. He waved his hand, signaling Uncle Poick to excuse himself while he walked to the window and looked at lights coming alive in t
Both of them were wearing black sportswear. The man's appearance was decent. He had a flat-cut hairstyle, and his eyes were calm and reserved. If no one knew him, he might be able to get away with being a good college student. But the girl was obviously on a different spectrum. Her black long hair was tied up in a high ponytail. With distinct facial features, her eyes were sharp and bright, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, already looking as if she was smiling without trying. As the two of them stood there for a while, a tall and thin figure slowly appeared before their eyes, walking toward them. Both of them were stunned. Before that, when they talked to Emmeline on the phone, they thought she would be an older woman, but they didn't expect her to be so young. Caden was first to walk forward, squinting and smiling. "Nice to meet you, Miss Illington?" Also reaching out her hand, she shook hands with Caden. "It's me."
Emmeline thought that she should also be able to do it. She would do it for the sake of her companions, and for those lovely people who stood beside her without doubting her but had died one after another. She must do it! The night was cold. When she looked at the flame that was burning vigorously, her gaze became brighter. Suddenly, she seemed to see the woman who was full of heroic spirit, standing in front of her in a black suit and laughing wildly. "Emmeline! What is a man? Come with us in the future. We'll be together forever!" Their proud and amiable voices were ringing in Emmeline's ears, and at that moment, she felt a sense of obscureness. "Forever? How long was forever?" It was as if a sharp knife had scraped through the weakest point of her heart, leaving a long gash on it. The blood was bled dry, leaving only a hollow heart that was numb and desolate. While Emmeline closed her eyes, her hair was being blown by the wind
Who was she? She was merely a woman who badgered around, and someone whom he used to fancy. What was her status with him that allowed her to stay? A guest? His woman? Or... A thought came to her mind as she turned pale immediately. On the other hand, Jara laughed in a low voice. The laughter sounded indifferent, which carried an inexplicable emotion that Kayla could not understand. But somehow, subconsciously, she did not have a good feeling about it. Then, he said in a low voice, "Get over yourself. The reason why you can stay here is that I am merciful. Do you part and don't call yourself my woman. You are not in that position. Understand?" When he finished his words, Kayla's face turned completely pale. With that, Jara couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to her, so he walked out of the door and left. ...... No matter how fast Emmeline rushed home, it was already nine o'clock when she returned to the castle.
It was as if a stone was thrown into the lake. Jara's heart trembled. He couldn't explain why, but somehow he began to feel a little distress. With a sullen face, he remained gloomy, but his eyes darkened a little. "Emmeline, I said, come here, let's discuss about it again." "There's nothing to discuss." Emmeline's voice was a little cold, hinting at an obvious sense of exhaustion. "Jara, you lost the game to me today. Didn't we agree the loser would owe the winner a favor?" Hearing that, Jara didn't say anything. Then, she continued, "Consider it this then. From now on, there is no need for us to meet again. If we do meet again, it will be on life or death terms. I have told you before that I won't let my people in the Salvation Club to die in vain." After finishing her words, she ignored him and turned to walk outside. Suddenly, she heard him shouting from behind. "Stop her!" As soon as he finished his words, several strong
The rest of the treasure was all hidden on a map. This map had been kept by Jara for a long time, and he was unable to decipher the code. Coincidentally, when Emmeline was in prison, she managed to figure out something, and that was how she won the opportunity to cooperate with him. At the moment, both of them were silent. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was as silent as grave. After a while, Jara said, "Once the news of the Jade of Heaven broke out, the Salvation Club and the Lost Vanguard, as the two major organizations locally, immediately got into a fight to obtain the treasure. When the two sides were in a tussle, all of a sudden, the deepest secrets of each party were leaked out." "I admit that I used you at that time, but if I didn't do that, the fight had already begun and we would have all died!" "In truth, which party benefited from the tussle? Even though we have won the fight against the Salvation Club, we were severely weakened. Later, the L
Seeing that she was silent, he raised his head and glanced at her. Emmeline pursed her lips, and after a while, she said, "I've made up my mind." Hearing that, Jara didn't change his expression, but a dim light flickered in the depths of his eyes. "What's your decision?" Then, Emmeline said in a low voice, "I admit that four years ago, we were indeed deceived, but you ignored my plea and killed my people. Those were the facts. I can't pretend that it didn't happen." When her words came out, Jara's face darkened. "So, does that mean you have to go against me?" Hearing that, Emmeline was silent for a moment and continued, "In the past, I always thought that when I was released, I must take revenge on you, so that I could live up to their deaths." "But now, I know that everything was fuelled by their greed. It happened because some people had already given up the Salvation Club long ago, and turned to the Icarus Association." "For tha