"You've worked hard these past few days," Jennifer said as she gazed at Frederick with affection.Frederick smiled faintly. "The next month is going to be tough on you." "Fine, I’ll start at Aerowind Enterprise tomorrow. Happy?" Jennifer replied, feigning annoyance."Why wait until tomorrow? You can start now," Frederick said as he placed his hand on Jennifer’s smooth thigh, gently caressing it."Is your company still open at such hours?" Jennifer asked in surprise. It was already past ten at night."No, they’ve all gone home," Frederick shook his head."Then why should I go there? Is there something I need to do?" Jennifer asked, feeling confused."Whether it’s working hours or not, a secretary needs to be on call," Frederick said as he scooped Jennifer up. She let out a scream, and playfully hit him. Frederick responded with a light smack on her firm butt. Jennifer's face flushed red, and her screams turned into soft giggles.With a lightning speed, Frederick drove Jennife
In a dark corner outside Aerowind Enterprise, Phineas spat out a mouthful of blood before smiling menacingly."Even though you killed all of my snake slaves, I've memorized your scent. You can’t stay by her side forever!" he exclaimed weakly.Morning came. Frederick woke up feeling refreshed and went out to buy breakfast. However, he was unaware that during the night, Phineas had regained his strength and sent out his snake slaves once again. This time, the number was several times greater than the night before. These snake slaves also seemed to have become more intelligent, skillfully avoiding people.Phineas didn’t have to linger around Aerowind Enterprise. His snake slaves had already memorized Jennifer's scent. Even if he were miles away, they could still find her. At that moment, the snake slaves were hidden in an abandoned house in the suburbs.Knock, knock, knock!Suddenly, there was a knock on Phineas's door. Phineas was startled. The area had long been deserted, and n
The closer the person using Serpent Shine was to snakes, the greater the power will be. It was said that those who master this skill can even invoke the Serpent God to possess them. However, it was a forbidden skill due to its heavy price. If the skill was used too frequently, the caster might risk permanently transforming into a snake.Phineas had grown up among snakes, and Serpent Shine was just for him. After unleashing his skill, his aura surged, even surpassing Frederick's.Phineas lashed his tail at Frederick with incredible speed. Before Frederick could react, he was struck heavily. He crashed to the ground, blood dripping from his mouth. The blow had broken four of his ribs, and there was an open wound at the spot where he was struck. It was a painful blow."I was worried I wouldn't get a chance to deal with you, but here you are, serving yourself up on a silver platter. Don't worry, I won’t let you die too quickly," Phineas sneered as he approached Frederick.Frederick
As Phineas died, the snake slaves surrounding Shane went berserk. They swarmed over him despite his desperate screams. They then devoured his body completely, leaving only a skeleton in a matter of seconds. Shane never imagined that after being saved from Frederick, he would ultimately die at the hands of Phineas.After setting fire to the abandoned house and burning Phineas's body, Frederick returned to Aerowind Enterprise with breakfast.Meanwhile, in the Imperial Capital, the Whalens had received news of Shane's death."Investigate this thoroughly! I want answers no matter what!" Shane’s mother, Dakota Pearson, roared with bloodshot eyes. Shane was her only son, and his death felt like the end of the world to her."Mrs. Whalen, we've already identified the culprit. It was Phineas..." a middle-aged man standing before Dakota said quietly, his head down.The truth wasn't hard to uncover. At the death scene, there were piles of venomous snake corpses. After some investigation,
Dakota was stunned when she heard this. She felt incredibly conflicted.She had just planned to have Frederick captured within a day and tortured to death. Meanwhile, her husband, Nathan, needed Frederick's help. "Micah, go arrange a flight immediately. The plane must take off to Aston in ten minutes. I need to meet Frederick in person," Nathan ordered.Their butler, Micah, looked troubled and glanced at Dakota.Nathan's face darkened when he saw Micah hesitating and looking to Dakota for approval. "Is there a problem? Or my words don’t work anymore for you?" "No, Mr. Whalen! I'll make the arrangements right away!" Micah quickly responded.After Micah left, Nathan turned to Dakota. "Are you hiding something from me?" he asked.Dakota forced a smile, and shook her head. "No, of course not!""It better not be. Don’t do anything foolish behind my back," Nathan warned before leaving.Two hours later, Nathan's private jet landed in Grayville City. As he stepped out of the airpo
It turned out that Nathan wasn’t aware of Shane’s death yet. This puzzled Frederick. Shane had died at home, and there was a butler present. "Mr. Whalen, you can just make a call to find out if it’s true," Frederick said, shaking his head.Nathan couldn’t sit still any longer. With a mix of pride and unease on his face, he hurried out of the reception room and called Dakota.The call was quickly connected."Dakota, are you sure there’s nothing you need to tell me?" Nathan asked in a cold voice, his face turning pale. Despite his reluctance to believe this dreadful news, he knew Frederick wouldn’t lie about something so serious. It would gain him nothing, and it was too easy to verify.On the other end of the line, Dakota’s heart skipped a beat."N-No, nothing at all. Why?" Dakota stammered.Nathan took a deep breath, and shouted angrily, "You’re still not telling the truth?""Fine! I’ll tell you everything!" Dakota finally broke down. Despite her high status in the Imperia
"Mr. Whalen, thanks for being straightforward," Frederick began. "So, I’ll be blunt too. The matter with the Revitalizing Pill is over. Anakin Pharmaceuticals has made amends according to my wishes, and Shane is dead. As far as I’m concerned, it’s settled. I do have the antidote for those who were poisoned, but they’ll have to come to me directly. I don’t care about their dealings with Anakin Pharmaceuticals. If they want my help, it’s a personal favor." Frederick stared at Nathan as he spoke.A flicker of anger flashed in Nathan’s eyes, but he quickly suppressed it."Mr. Lester, what will it take for you to hand over the antidote?" he asked. If it weren’t for the sheer number of people poisoned, including many influential figures, Nathan would never have swallowed his pride to ask Frederick for help. The powers of the entire elite of Aston State were immeasurable, and Nathan needed them to be indebted to him."I’ve said what I needed to say. I’m not going to repeat myself," Fre
"Alright," Jasmine said, shaking her head to clear her mind. She got up and walked toward Frederick's office."Have a seat," Frederick said tiredly."It’s late. How about we discuss work tomorrow? You should get some rest," Jasmine suggested with concern."You haven’t gone home yet either," Frederick responded with a slight smile."I can’t sleep anyway with the Nocturnal City project still being stalled," Jasmine sighed, looking troubled."Hasn’t the funding been secured?" Frederick asked, referring to the 15 billion that Jennifer had promptly transferred to Aerowind Enterprise."Funding isn’t the issue. The relevant departments still haven’t approved the inspections, so we can’t move forward," Jasmine explained, shaking her head."Don’t worry about that. I’ve resolved it. The necessary approvals will go through by tomorrow," Frederick assured her. He hadn’t spent the entire day doing charity work. Thanks to Shane’s actions, Frederick now had significant influence over Ast