"I want to torture him. I want him to suffer." There was no emotion in Violet's voice, as if she was a living corpse.But in her clear eyes, there was rage and hatred that she couldn't hide.Silvia chuckled when she saw her. She gently patted Violet's shoulder."If you want me to believe you, go to the garden and catch all 123 worms. Put them in the bag, and I'll agree to your request," Silvia said as if it were an easy thing to do.Violet widened her eyes. Her legs grew weak at the thought of worms."Why?" Silvia asked coldly, "Is this your way of proving your loyalty to me?""Okay," Violet answered with difficulty.Silvia chuckled when she noticed Violet's fearful gaze.She said, "Violet, I was just joking. Since you want to kill Carl, of course I'll help you. Tell me your plan, and I'll get Raven and the Demon King to help you.""Okay." Violet breathed a sigh of relief and began to share her plan.Silvia listened to her plan calmly. Her lips were slightly curled the whole
"Come out!" Annabel and the Demon King had just arrived when Carl's stern voice sounded.Carl was indeed an experienced businessman, carrying an intimidating air of his own.The Demon King and Annabel exchanged a look in the shadows. The Demon King walked out slowly as he clapped."A trustworthy man you are, Mr. Walker. We're pleased." The Demon King wore his Zorro mask. His eyes showed that he was impressed by Carl's bravery.Annabel had a cold expression. She had her butterfly mask on as she stood silently beside the Demon King.The two were clad in black attire and masks. If Carl didn't know them, he would've thought they were Bonnie and Clyde."Demon King, who's this?" Carl glanced at Annabel with her butterfly mask before he looked at the Demon King.The Demon King had a small smile, looking like the Grim Reaper. "You don't need to know who she is, Mr. Walker. She just likes butterflies."The Demon King was indeed the Grim Reaper now because he held a switch that would det
The Demon King had a cruel smirk. He thought Carl wouldn't make it. Without Annabel's help, Carl could never survive and see Violet."Mr. Walker, as long as you get past the vultures circling you, you can see Violet. You'll have a chance of saving her, too!" the Demon King reminded."I know," Carl huffed coldly. He frowned and looked at the narrow bridge in front of him. Then, he squinted to look at the big tree where Violet was hanging from.The tree was probably over a hundred years old. It had a thick trunk, and even the branches were thick.Violet was hung on a very thin rope, tied to a stone bench nearby. There was a dim yellow light on the bench.The light was flickering in the wind, but it didn't seem like it would go out."What's that?" Carl frowned. "A candle?""Yes." The Demon King smiled faintly."It's a candle specially used to burn the rope. We put a shade on it to protect the flame."Once the candle burns the rope until it breaks, Violet will fall hard on the gro
"Annabel …" Violet wanted to continue, but Annabel turned and left, walking quicker than before.Soon, Violet couldn't see her anymore.Violet sighed as she looked at Annabel from behind. She still didn't understand what had caused Annabel to be under the League's control.She put the two fragrance sachets from Annabel into her pocket. Then, she moved away from the rock with difficulty.She knew that Carl would look at her side even if he was busy fighting. She had to return to her original position after Annabel left.Annabel was an expert with fragrance and spices, especially repellents that kept animals under control.The restless cobras retreated in fear once Violet placed the fragrance sachets into her pocket. While they still seemed like they wanted to attack, they were moving slower. They only dared to roam about six feet away from Violet, unable to come nearer.Violet exhaled in relief when she saw the two cobras staying away. She furrowed her eyebrows and looked in Carl
The two cobras had been eyeing Violet. Once they noticed her scent had changed, they split ways and rushed over.Although Violet had expected it, a strong nausea still surged in her. She paled even harder.She endured it when she thought of how long she had been holding on to her plan.Despite this, she still shook and stepped back with a ghastly look."Vi!" Carl frowned as he looked at Violet staggering.Violet had reached the edge of the rock. One more step back, and she would fall to the ground."Don't move." Carl wanted to say more, but he heard noises behind him.He recognized the noise. He turned around icily to see two cobras coming toward Violet.Carl squinted his eyes and pulled Violet back from the edge. He attacked the two cobras quickly.The cobras split in different directions. The average man wouldn't be able to catch them both.But Carl was different. Despite the numerous wounds on his body, he caught them. He put strength into his hands and crushed their vital
"You want to take her away? You'll have to see if my gun allows it." Annabel furrowed her eyebrows and aimed her gun at Maverick."Annabel." Maverick was elated, ignoring the gun.Joy was written in his eyes.He had come for Violet. Now that he saw Annabel, whom he had been missing dearly, he was excited."Annabel, you're alive. Thank God, thank God." Maverick couldn't even collect himself."Annabel, go back with me. Why are you here?""I'm not Annabel," Annabel answered icily. The emotion in Maverick's eyes made her hesitate, but she kept a cold expression when she thought of what she went through."Maverick, you want to take Violet away? That's impossible," Annabel shouted and hit Maverick with several silver nails without hesitation.The silver nails were aimed at Maverick's vital parts. If he weren't fast enough, he would've been a corpse lying on the ground."Annabel, I'm bringing Violet, and you're coming with me." Maverick stepped forward and was about to grab Annabel's
"Go to hell!" The Demon King's eyes narrowed, and his finger settled on the trigger. Reed saw that he was going to get shot at, so he dodged to the side with lightning speed.The Demon King had sensed Reed's movements, so the moment he dodged, his idle right hand suddenly pulled the trigger.A loud "bang" sounded, and Reed's face turned pale. His right leg was shot!"Reed, stop fighting. You'll never escape." The Demon King coldly chuckled as he walked up to Reed, like a demon from hell.The muzzle of his gun touched Reed's temple, as if he wanted to end Reed then and there.Violet hid in the dark. Seeing that Reed was in trouble, her eyebrows furrowed deeply. Although she barely managed to escape from the bodyguards and shouldn't show herself in front of Reed again, she couldn't bear to let him die here.He had made her life at the villa easier. Now, if she stood by and watched him die for the sake of her freedom and Whitney, she could not bear to do it.The moment the Demo
"Isabelle," Silvia interrupted her, "I know what happened between you and Raven. Are you still going to hide what you did?"Isabelle's gaze darkened. It seemed like nothing escaped Silvia's watchful eyes. Now, what consequences was she going to face?"Master!" Isabelle wailed. "I was wrong, forgive me! I shouldn't have acted on my own. "But I just wanted to help you test Violet and push her to act more realistically."Silvia scoffed. She saw through Isabelle's lies and felt disgusted. "Update me on the family crest." Silvia ignored Isabelle's wailing. "I gave you such a long time that you should be able to give me a satisfactory answer.""Master …" The moment Isabelle heard the words "family crest", her face paled. She was looking for it for a very long time, but in the end, she found nothing."What's wrong?" Silvia's voice was icy. "You haven't found it yet?" Her tone was threatening, and Isabelle knew that she was about to become furious.Isabelle's gaze became frighten
"Uh-huh." Violet reached out and hugged Carl. There was deep affection in her voice."I've conceived two children for you, and you've been pretty nice to me recently. Who else should I marry if not you?"Great joy rose in Carl's eyes after listening to Violet.After all the ordeals they had gone through, she finally agreed to marry him!Violet chuckled when she saw Carl unconsciously getting excited. Her heart was filled with satisfaction.She said on purpose, "But if you're not serious about marrying me, I won't be serious about marrying you too. We can get a divorce once I give birth to the baby. How about that?""I won't let you leave me." Carl held Violet tightly, looking anxious as if she would disappear all of a sudden.His heart was satisfied when he felt her warmth in his embrace. He lifted her up and spun around in excitement. He looked like a kid who got candies, which stunned Maverick as he entered.Maverick then lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Carl, this
"Vi, promise me you won't risk yourself ever again. Please trust me no matter what happens." Carl hugged Violet in fear.Violet nodded and leaned on his shoulder. She said softly, "Carl, if you hadn't shown yourself on television, I wouldn't have fallen for Benilio's trap easily. Then, Silvia wouldn't have kidnapped me.""Yes, it's my fault." Carl tightened his arms around Violet. "Vi, I've been wanting to ask you something. I don't know if you would give me an answer.""What?" Violet rested in his arms. She was getting sleepy after using her wits and energy against Silvia."Help me keep these two keys. When I need it, help me open a box." Carl took out two heart-shaped keys like a magician, giving them to Violet.Violet took the keys and looked at them carefully. She couldn't find anything special about them. She nodded and agreed to Carl's request."Okay, anything else?" Violet was getting more sleepy."There's something more, but I can't tell you about it right now." Carl loo
"Carl, I'll settle things with you next time."Silvia knew she would be at a disadvantage if she continued fighting with Carl. Without waiting for Carl to strike, she took out a poison gas bomb with itching powder added to it.She threw it at Carl. The poison gas bomb landed on the floor and exploded immediately. As Carl backed off quickly, Silvia used the opportunity to escape in a flash.Carl only went after Silvia when the gas dissipated. Silvia had already reached the entrance of the restaurant with one injured leg. She took a pregnant lady hostage and left quickly."Contact the Zuissian police and lock down the city. They must catch Silvia and save the pregnant lady."Carl came out from the kitchen, and Maverick immediately went up to him and told him about the current dangerous situation.Carl made a quick decision and asked Maverick to deal with it accordingly. Then, he looked around and asked for Whitney's and Mick's whereabouts."Whitney and Mick? Did they come here?" M
Benilio asked for the votes to be finalized and combined with the judges' choices. He was about to announce Carl as the winner when the crowd suddenly erupted.It turned out that a plump foodie who only ate Carl's walnut cake suddenly collapsed. Her foaming mouth indicated that she was poisoned."What? Who would be so evil to kill us?" The foodies were horrified. Some of them screamed and became restless.The restaurant went into chaos at once. Amidst the mess, a cold smile formed on Silvia's lips. She quickly snuck into the kitchen where Carl was at."Arrest those troublemakers and send them to the police. Keep calming the crowd down." Maverick watched as Silvia sneaked away with a smile on his face. He gave his orders calmly.The Walkers' bodyguards, who had been on standby, received Maverick's instructions. They immediately contacted the Zuissian police headquarters and asked for police cars to take away the troublemakers.They also got Carl's and Nathaniel's walnut cakes exam
The plump woman stared at her watch gloomily. Her expression turned uglier the more time had passed. A few female foodies wanted to chat with her, but they backed off once they met her gaze.Soon, there was an empty space surrounding the plump woman that separated her from the crowd.Maverick and the Demon King stood on the upper floor, looking at the situation downstairs with their eyebrows furrowed hard."Mr. Walker, I think I found Silvia." Maverick took a photo of the ground floor and sent it to Carl."Since she showed up here, it means she must've everything ready where Annabel is kept at. Our men are rushing over to Annabel. You must ask our men to protect Violet, too. I suspect that …""They've found Annabel. She's safe and sound. But there was a pool of blood there. They don't know whose blood it was." Carl cut Maverick off.He continued, "Maverick, I've done everything to keep Violet safe."All you have to do is to keep an eye on the foodies. There are real foodies amon
"Demon King, I'm right outside the door. Come out for a second. I've something to give you." Maverick thought about it and called the Demon King.At that time, the Demon King had just slightly recovered from the blow of losing Annabel. He frowned a little when he received Maverick's sudden phone call.His fingers trembled, and he really wanted to reject the call. But when he thought of his beloved Annabel, he picked up."Huh?" The Demon King heard Maverick as soon as he picked up. He furrowed his eyebrows."You're outside? What about Annabel? You didn't come with her?"The Demon King was obviously disappointed. He thought by speaking with Maverick on the phone, he could hear Annabel's voice a little.Violet sat right beside the Demon King. She curled her lips when she saw the Demon King sulking like a kid.She thought that the Demon King and Annabel would make a pretty good couple if there was no Maverick. The Demon King had never dated anyone, and he would treasure Annabel."Y
"Carl, there are many special ways to propose. You can look it up on the Internet or ask for help from someone more experienced in love. For example, Ray from our company is pretty good at it." Annabel continued to suggest.Carl's face darkened even more when he heard that.Ray didn't even know how to pursue a woman properly. Yet he knew how to propose to someone? Quit joking!"Annabel, you don't have to worry about this. You just have to focus on recuperating," Carl said bossily and hung up.Annabel snickered when she heard the call was disconnected.Oh, Carl. He was undeniably good in business, but when it came to women …"It really is true that genius men can be complete fools in some other ways." Annabel sighed.Maverick had just finished carrying out Carl's orders. He got the stuff ready and was about to tell Annabel that he was going to send the stuff to Carl. It was at this moment that he heard Annabel's random comment."Annabel, are you talking about me?" He grinned. He
"Kiera, I won't give up." Nathaniel strengthened his resolve after looking at the pictures."What's the point?" Kiera disagreed."There's plenty of nice people in the world. Even if you don't like me, there are so many excellent women out there. Why can't you find someone among them?""I can't. I can't find anyone else like Vi ever again." His voice became lower as if he was caught up in his memories."I've decided from the first moment I saw her. Ever since I met her when we were young, I was bound to protect her for the rest of my life. I'll be her knight in shining armor forever.""Kiera, I've made these desserts for Vi, and I need your help to give it to her. I'll drive there right now. You just have to come out for a moment." Nathaniel's pleading voice came from the phone. Kiera couldn't bear to refuse. She let him drive over and agreed to take the desserts.Nathaniel was overjoyed and immediately left in his car.He was in a hurry. He didn't realize that after he left, a
Whitney, who had been hiding in the dark, curled her lips when she saw the interaction between the two.She grinned. She would matchmake Nathaniel and Kiera so that they could leave Violet and Carl alone. This was the life Whitney wanted."Ms. Quartley, keep up the good work. I'll create more opportunities for you guys," Whitney swore to herself."Whitney, I'll help you." While Whitney was thinking about ways to get Kiera and Nathaniel together, Mick's calm voice sounded next to her ear.Whitney knitted her eyebrows and looked to the side. She pouted in dissatisfaction."You'll help me? Do you know how to pursue a girl? Do you have previous experience that can help me bring Mr. Nathaniel and Ms. Quartley together?"Whitney put her hands on her hips like a spoiled girlfriend."I don't." Mick's gaze dimmed. But when he saw Whitney's smile, he strengthened his resolve."But I'll help you with everything I've got. Besides, although I've never pursued a girl, my dad has plenty of ex