Jackson walked forward, and he leveled Patricio Roberts with a sorrowful gaze. Patricio Roberts' confused eyes met his stare. Why would my precious son look at me this way and, even more so, plan to kill me? What in the world is really happening?
"Why?" Patricio looked at Jackson and asked. There was a deep well of pain in his voice; he truly didn't understand why his son would commit something as heinous as patricide!
"Because it's revenge for not treating me as your true son and for planning my murder!" Jackson savored the disbelief on his father's face, and his expression broke into a satisfied smile.
"When did I not treat you as my real son? And when did I plan to kill you?" demanded Patricio Roberts angrily, but Jackson didn't answer. Instead, he pointed his gun at Patr
"Isaac, I am your father, how dare you treat me like this? You ungrateful child, lower your weapon quickly!" He looked fiercely at Isaac and demanded, who couldn't help but laugh."Patricio Roberts, even in a moment like this, do you still think you can give me orders? Do you really think I'll still treat you like my father?" Patricio was stunned, realizing that he could no longer dominate Isaac as he used to, he saw the hatred in Isaac's eyes, he was going to kill him, but he didn't want to die just yet."Isaac, no matter what happens, I'm still your father. I raised you all by myself, even if you hate me, you shouldn't treat me like this. Besides, it was never my intention to kill you, I just wanted to physically punish you for betraying me. I am your father, so how could I have the courage to order your death? You must not be sedu
Patricio's speech was filled with emotion, melancholy, and helplessness. It was as if the choice was too difficult for him, considering he was genuinely a loving father who couldn't bear to lose any of his children. But would a true loving father make the choice he did? Sacrificing his own son to save himself? Fortunately, Isaque had already seen through his cruelty and contempt, and if he continued to believe in Patricio's sweet words, he would truly be the dumbest person of all. "So, your choice is for me to kill Jackson?" Isaque asked coldly, forcing Patricio to clearly admit his decision. Hearing his choice spoken out loud brought the hidden hatred in Patricio's eyes back to the surface once again. "Yes, because I can no longer disappoint you," Patricio hissed thro
“Don't worry, I know what to do," Isaque nodded."Good," Liana nodded in return, and left after resolving a few more things. There was already a car waiting for her outside when she left the Roberts family home, and Edward and his friends were in the car, knowing that the plan had succeeded when they saw her leave the house safely."Liana, is Patricio Roberts dead? Was the plan successful?" Ali, who was sitting in the front, asked excitedly as she got into the car. Sam, who was driving, and Edward, who was sitting beside her, looked at her, also waiting for her to answer."No, he's still alive. Isaque couldn't bring himself to kill him. However, Patricio Roberts will have to spend the rest of his life in bed now," Liana spoke, shaking her head.
“Miss Liana, this time your action truly impressed me, and I am glad I chose to cooperate with you. If you need my help in the future, do not hesitate to ask. If I can fulfill your request, I will definitely do my best," President Marques said, deeply grateful."It's a coincidence you say that because we need Mr. President's help," Liana exchanged a glance with Edward, who was sitting next to her, and said to President Marques."Of course, how can I assist you?" the President asked in return."We want to know everything you know about the Roberts family," she said, and the President looked at her with confusion."Didn't you get that information from Jackson? I believe he knows more than I do."&n
"But Patricio Roberts' men are still there," Liana pointed directly at the anomaly."That's right, they're still there for some reason. In fact, I've been wondering about that too. Why would they stay in a half-abandoned base? Even though the base still launches some satellites every year, they should be useless for the Roberts family. Perhaps they wish to gather more information using these satellites, but the satellites launched from that base are all expired or defective; the base shouldn't bring them any benefits. It might have been something decades ago, but by now, it should have been a decrepit place, forgotten by most," the President was curious."Can we go visit that launch center?" Liana asked, and the President shook his head."Unlikely, because you have to obtain
Liana changed her clothes, hairstyle, and put on a pair of large-framed glasses to assume the disguise of Isaac's secretary, and she would follow him to the orphanage. On the other hand, Sam's group would disguise themselves as Isaac's bodyguards.Due to the uniqueness of Edward's identity, many people in Brazil knew him, so he didn't accompany them. Instead, he was responsible for monitoring the video feed that was connecting to the hidden camera sewn into Liana's jacket lapel.When they arrived at the orphanage, the manager, Enrico, personally came to welcome them. He was already in his sixties but still energetic and physically fit, wearing a straight suit, and his cautious and dark eyes examined them.However, he immediately put on a friendly smile when he saw Isaac, whi
“Are all the files here?" he asked, remembering Liana's mother, but Enrico shook his head."Unfortunately, not all of them. The files from the first ten years were destroyed, the ones here are more recent," Enrico explained, but Isaque wanted to be absolutely sure."Everything was destroyed?" Isaque asked with utmost caution, and Enrico nodded."Yes, all the files. That year, our secret was almost exposed, so your grandfather made the decision to destroy everything, leaving no piece of information behind, or else we wouldn't have survived until now. Due to that lesson, we are now more cautious about our security. As you saw, our security system is top-notch, and take, for example, this basement that holds all the secrets of this orphanage—if someone breaks in her
"Have you ever tried increasing the number of geniuses?" Isaac continued probing. "Of course, we did, but most kids can't survive the encouragement; their brains become paralyzed and shut down. We directly remove useless seeds like those," Enrico replied seriously. "In fact, keeping them alive would be a waste of food; it's better than them returning to their own land," said Isaac with a malicious smile, but there was a hint of deep hatred in his eyes. There had never been a moment when he hated the Roberts family more than this! He was raised as an assassin from a young age and thought his life was already cruel, but who knew he should be grateful for not being sent to this orphanage because they were even worse than him? The cruelest part was how they treated the so-
After Liana woke up, she was interrogated by the police, but since she couldn't remember anything, there was nothing she could answer. Fortunately, the hotel manager intervened to vouch for her. Later, the real killer of Veronica was arrested, so the police released her.He smiled and said, "It seems what they say is correct. The me in this second is different from the me in the last second. Changing the past is a very difficult thing to do because a large part of time and space will be distorted, and who is man to challenge the natural process of time and space?""You're right, but luckily, we managed to change the past," Liana nodded."No, we didn't change anything," Edward shook his head."We didn't?" Liana furrowed her brow; if they hadn't, how could he be so slow?As if he were reading her thoughts, Edward couldn't help but smile."But we changed the future.""What do you mean by that?""The man acknowledged our effort and was willing to give the world another 25 years, but we ch
"He's escaping!" Edward hissed vehemently.He then leaped out of the window ledge and landed on the ground. This was the second floor, but he jumped without hesitation. Liana saw this and rushed down the stairs as fast as she could. Unfortunately, when she reached the ground floor, she could only see Edward's shadow fleeing.Liana used her top speed to catch up, and Edward was chasing the killer. The killer was running with Veronica on his back. He jumped into a car parked on the road, then threw Veronica inside and drove away.Edward almost caught up to the car but arrived a second too late. He could only watch as the car sped away."Get in!" Liana had already anticipated the killer's actions, so she had stopped a car at the side of the road, and Edward got into the car without hesitation."Chase that car in front of us!" Liana ordered the driver. The driver stepped on the gas pedal but asked uncertainly, "What are you planning?""Catch him, and this is all yours!" Edward, who was si
After securing his room, Edward exited through the hotel's back door and headed towards Veronica's residence.Veronica didn't live far from the small hotel, but it would still take ten minutes to walk there. She resided in a dilapidated residential area. The surroundings consisted of old, abandoned three-story buildings. Most of them had broken windows and, looking from the outside, appeared completely dark and uninhabited.Only a few rooms had dim lights filtering from within. The streetlights in this residential area were all broken, and the place was dark. Occasionally, the hissing of cats from the overgrown bushes could be heard; it was the perfect setting for a horror movie.However, Liana wasn't afraid. Besides caution, there was no trace of fear on her face. She followed the address and inspected the buildings one by one, and after some effort, she finally found where Veronica was located.Liana was standing under the building, and when she looked up, she saw that the lights on
"A girl from abroad, probably here to travel," replied the manager. "In that case, she'll definitely need a good tour guide." The man straightened his suit in an obvious manner and eagerly rushed out.The manager shook his head but didn't intervene. Women from out of town often fell prey to the town's men, and many of them considered themselves lucky to have experienced a foreign affair, when in reality, all these men were seasoned hunters, and their prizes were just women.If the girl didn't resist temptation, she would have a lot to lose. However, Carl wasn't concerned about the girl who had just left because she seemed entirely capable of taking care of herself.Liana walked for a while before realizing someone was following her. She saw a dark alley and entered it directly. The man behind her laughed cheerfully and quickened his pace.In the alley, Liana was soon cornered by the man. Initially, the man had intended to follow her for a while longer, but he knew this alley like the
Armed with a curious heart, Liana entered this small, old-looking hotel. Sitting behind the antique counter was a middle-aged man tallying the accounts. He was thin, and though the shirt he wore was outdated, it was of a certain luxury, and there was a calculating glint in his eyes. Liana could tell, with just a glance, that he was the hotel manager.The manager saw her, and his gaze swiftly traversed her entire body. He then stood up with a smile to inquire."Accommodation?""Yes, give me your best room," Liana said as she handed him her temporary identity, as she had acquired temporary residence in the country and didn't need to carry her passport.The manager accepted her identity and studied it. He asked with a smile, "Where are you from? It says here that you're not from this country.""The United States," Liana replied in an emotionless tone. Normally, others wouldn't have pressed further, but the manager typed her information unhurriedly and continued to ask."Are you here to t
"This is her," Lilith handed them a photo and introduced, "Her name is Veronica, and she lived in Darlin, here in the United States, and was murdered in a homicide case ten years ago, and the killer gruesomely dismembered her body, but they never found the body, and what you need to do is to find the killer or desecrate her body. I've also compiled all the information I could find about her, so you can take a look now."Lilith then opened her laptop to show the information about Veronica. Liana and Edward thought Veronica would have a complicated background, but to their surprise, she was a simple and ordinary woman, and the only noteworthy thing was that she was raped and gave birth to a child. However, her child was stolen from her, and she fell into depression, barely surviving on the streets.Nevertheless, misfortune did not leave her life.When she was 30, she was brutally murdered, and the case remains unsolved to this day. Nobody knew who the killer was or what the motive was.
At that time, I foresaw something and chose to settle there. I conducted at least ten years of research and reached a bottleneck. Similarly, I was afraid that Walter Roberts would notice our scent, so I brought them with me when I left," Lilith recounted in a distant tone, and Liana and Edward still had difficulty understanding her, but they knew she was talking about Gabbe's parents.Unfortunately, they all perished during various experiments, news that caused Gabbe to withdraw for a long period of time. Only Lilith survived. Liana understood that her mother was not a coward. She also participated in these dangerous experiments and survived, probably due to luck and ability.However, they still hadn't achieved what she foresaw. Could it be the apocalypse? Liana asked the question, and Lilith nodded."Yes, I foresaw the apocalypse, and it will happen soon. But don't wo
"What will make you stop?""I don't need anything," the man smiled indulgently."You must have something you desire," Lilith turned to look at him. "Tell me what it is, maybe I can fulfill your wish.""I'm honored to hear that from you. I'm glad I had this conversation with you today, and thank you for allowing me to be in the presence of the brightest person in the world," the man raised his eyebrow slightly.Lilith understood what he meant.He didn't need anything; he simply enjoyed talking to her.He was wrapping up the conversation, and no one would stop his plan, not even her.However, no matter how dark he was, he was still a man.If he were a man, he would be prone to regrets and ideals, and Lilith believed that he, as an individual, was more than just a rush to destroy the world.Lilith's calm eyes gazed into his, and her voice was low but sounded like heavenly music in his ears."Think carefully, what is still buried deep in your heart? Destroying the world is easy, but can y
"You used the memory cells?" Lilith's gaze scanned her entire body, and she immediately realized the truth."You are definitely the brightest woman there is, I'm very impressed," the man clapped his hands together as he spoke."Do you need something from me?" Lilith wasn't surprised, nor did she show any visible reaction to his easy admission; she simply asked in a soft tone."Of course, I overheard everything just now. If you don't mind, I believe we can have an interesting conversation," the man said in a friendly tone."Okay," Lilith nodded, and the mysterious man smiled and extended his hand."Please!" Lilith followed him without hesitation. They entered another room, and the difference from Walter Roberts' room was that this one was larger and more luxurious. It was the chief secretary's office, and there was a photo of him on the desk. However, compared to the man in front of Lilith, the man in the photo appeared refined and exuded a kindness cultivated by age. The man before h