The next morning, the headlines read, “Dream High Group CEO fell off a cliff, Missing.” In the morning, the anchor of the local morning news told the public about it.“How could he have vanished?” Trevor asked, perplexed. At that time, he and his friends were staying in a hotel near the accident sight.Maggie appeared to be very worried, “Is it possible that Max survived the fell and left on his own?”“It can’t be. Nian went down to find him, and she could not be wrong. After all, they have already bought his car up, and there still no sign of Max.”“That’s not what I mean. Why are you misinterpreting my words?” Maggie asked furiously. When Maggie saw Nian walk out of the bathroom, she said, “Nian you know that’s not what I mean. I’m just, I just want Max to be okay.”Nina nodded, “I get it. To be honest, I am as an anxious as you are.”“Maggie I think you’re right. I always thought that accident might not be as simple as it seems.” Daniel abruptly said.Then everyone looked at him in
Hearing that deep and familiar male voice, Alice froze and then quickly ducked behind her sleeve. She turned around and was surprised to see Smith talking to the grocery store owner.The owner didn’t seem to notice Alice in the story. He looked around before carefully pulling a medium-sized leather case from beneath the counter, “Here's what you want,” he said and patted the case.As Smith was about to open the case, the owner shook his head and said a bit impatiently, “Please follow the rules, Smith. Cash first!”Smith snorted then the soldier beside him tapped the suitcase's edge with their gun. Afraid that they would hurt him, the owner had no choice but to let Smith open the suitcase.Extremely cautious, Alice moves closer to the sleeves without drawing their attention. Through the gap in the sleeves, she could see Smith opening the suitcase. And when she saw what was inside the case, Alice was shocked.It was already dark when Alice left the grocery store. “Is there anything else
“Don’t you already have a gun? Why do you need more?” Puzzled, Patrick asked.“I’ll distribute the guns to everyone on the team. In this way, we can keep ourselves safe and gain the initiative.”“What do you mean?”Alice frowned, saying, “Today, I saw Smith at the grocery store. He was not wearing a uniform, and he was accompanied by two soldiers. He appeared to have placed an order with the grocery store owner some time ago.”“What is it?”“It’s a time bomb hidden inside a leather shoes.”Surprised, Patrick asked, “Really? Are you sure?”“Of course!”Then Patrick asked with suspicion, “How can this even possible? They come here with many soldiers and a large number of weapons. Why would they bother to customize a bomb at such a town?”“I suspect he is keeping that bomb for himself.” Frowning her brows Alice said.Patrick froze for a moment. When he thought of the fact that Alice had suddenly decided to buy guns in bulk, he realized what was going on.“Is he planning to blowing up our
Adrian had never been involved in the company’s operation because he worked for the government. This was his first time entering the Dream High Group’s headquarters. Also, he had brought a group of subordinates with him.“What brings you here, Adrian? I can handle it all. You can go back home now.” Giselle appeared nervous, fearful that Adrian would ruin his career on impulse.“It’s okay, Mom!” Adrian’s said, clutching his mother’s hand.“This is an internal meeting of the group’s board member, Mr Taylor. Why did you suddenly break in with government officials? What do you want? Let me tell you what you are doing is an illegal,” One of the board members said to Adrian in dissatisfaction.“I have not told you what I’m going to do yet. Why are you accusing me? If you really think I’m abusing my power, please report me. I’m willing to accept all investigations.” Adrian turned to face everyone and said, “I bought people here today because the Dream High Group is suspected of disrupting th
The drug kicked in and soon Max felt that everything in front of him becoming a blur. As he sat down slowly, holding the table back Max said, to Charlotte, “You should go now!”“No, I can’t leave you alone here. Let me help you up.”“No, you should leave now, Charlotte!” Max Whispered. He then spoke something with all his strength.“What did you say?” Charlotte asked as she helped him out the door. She had only taken a few steps in the courtyard when the door of the other room burst open. Then Charlotte and the men standing in the doorway saw each other at the same time.At that woman, Charlotte widens her eyes in surprise. She suddenly realized what Max had just said was, “They saw us.” And she thought, ‘Oh crap! Why didn’t you tell me earlier, Max? Damn it. We are so screwed!’Half an hour later, Charlotte was tied up in the corner of the room while Max had already passed out. And the kidnappers began their discussion.“What should we do to handle the girl?”“Is she the boy’s sister
Charlotte shivered as she hid in the grass. All she could hear were the wind and those people’s footsteps. And she began to break out in cold sweat.After a few minutes, she heard the sound of gunshots. Looking at the frightening crowd that flew up into the sky from the valley. Charlotte was shocked, and her face immediately turned pale. ‘Max, are you still alive?’ She thought to herself. For fear that the bad people would find her, she didn’t dare to move, and her heart was racing. Then various thoughts flooded in her mind.‘I have been on an adventure since I arrived in Rose City. I have seen some exciting things, but most of them are dangerous. Damn it! If I had known I would die in the middle of nowhere, I would have chosen to stay in my hometown.“Are you going to stay here forever?” As he stood next to her, Max asked, his voice was as fresh as a mint bringing Charlotte, wondering mind back to the present.Throw the grass, Charlotte noticed a boy standing next to her. She thought
“No wonder her signature is the same as Alice.” Nian said nodding.“I’m sorry, it’s all my fault.” With her face buried in her hands, Aria sobbed.“Stop blaming yourself Aria! Its already happened, so we should just face it. I know you didn’t expect Eliana to go there without telling anyone. We still have some hope, because we have not heard anything about Gary and Eliana,” Nian said.“What happened to Gary?” Aria asked as she had no idea Gary had gone missing as well.After hearing Nian’s account of the situation, Aria asked surprised, “Night Eagle. Wait, I heard of them before.” She then took a rag from her coat pocket and showed it to them.Nian was taken aback when she saw the logo. “How did you get this?” she asked.Aria said, “A woman allowed me to leave the Maldives on her boat. She was the woman who lives in the mansion next door or hotel. And she had this sign all over her boat.”Nian went completely still. She didn’t attend Aria’s wedding because she was on a mission at that
At night, a boat slowly floated in the sea. Several speedboats soon approached it from all sides, and a crowd of people dressed in black gathered on the deck.The leader of the group was a woman wearing a black mask, her eyes shown with sinister light in the moonlight. “How are the two kids?” She asked.“The girl made a big fuss and kept shouting at us. But Gary got her to stop.”Hearing that the woman snorted mockingly and said, “She doesn’t seem to be a smart one. I guess they will be able to find out us soon.”“Do we need to leave here now?”“No, give them a single and tell them they can only save one of these two children.”“One? That doesn’t appear to be a difficulty decision.”“Whatever they choose, the result will not be what they desire. Let’s leave the girl here and keep Gary company.”The woman waved her hand, her robe swaying in the breeze. On her wrist, something silver glowed. It was a tiny silver snake wrapped around the woman’s slim arm.*****The next day, in the early
“Mom, don’t come over!” Eliana and Max yelled at the same time.“Alice, you are such a lucky bitch. You have such two wonderful children. I have worked hard my entire life, but now I have nothing in the end,” Jessica said in an envious tone.‘Did you just mention children? Could be that you suddenly wanted to meet Gary before you die because he’s your only family?’ At the thought, Alice gently asked “Jessica, do you want to meet Gary?”Instead of answering Alice's question, Jessica remained silent. She then bowed her head and began trembling.“I will call him right now. He just left, so he will come back soon,” Alice added.“Is Gary really coming back?”“Yeah. He’s doing great this year. He has always get high grades on his test and he is popular school. He is just as smart as you are.” Alice praised Jessica in the hopes of changing her mind.“He didn’t want to see me. I tried to talk to him this year, but his maid always mistook me for a beggar and told me get lost.” Jessica spoke in
A woman in a janitor’s uniform rushed out of the tool room as Eliana and Charlotte left the restroom. The woman then pressed a fruit knife against Eliana’s neck. Eliana had no idea what was going on because it happened so quickly. She could not stop shaking when she felt the cold metal against her skin.Charlotte was so scared that she screamed. Then she immediately covered her mouth. After hearing her voice many people made their way to the restroom. However, no one dared to approach them, they all stood back and watched.Eliana grabbed the woman’s arm from behind as she wanted to wrestle her to the ground. She thanked Alice were forcing her to take so many taekwondo classes at this moment.However, the woman realized what Eliana was trying to do. She whispered in a husky voice, “Don’t do anything. I will slit your throat if you move one more time. By then your blood will flow like a water flower and you will die tragically.”The woman’s voice was so husky that it made Eliana feel li
Dominic saw Eliana the moment she walked into the room. He looked at her as if he could not take his eyes off her. Eliana shone like a star that was even more dazzling than the bright chandelier. Whenever he looked at her, his heart beat faster, and his palms sweat.Ever since Eliana entered the hall, Dominic had been looking at her. He watched her as she walked around the venue and to greet the guests and he was disappointed when he noticed that many young boys were looking at her as much as he was.Later on, the host asked Eliana and Max to come on the stage. They sang the birthday song together and then catch the multi-tiered cake. Zayden then announced that the party was started.It was not until then that Eliana was free. When she saw him after she left the stage, Eliana moved quickly towards Dominic. Every step she took seemed to step into his heart, causing it to beat like a drum.Dominic had been waiting for Eliana to become an adult for the past two years, but she had no idea
After dinner, Eliana comes back to her apartment. She took a quick shower before going to bed. As she lay down in bed, she checked her phone and found tons of unread messages in the Team Wolf Chat Group. Eliana was supposed to join her teammates in celebrating their victory after the game, but she didn’t because her parents showed up unexpectedly.Eliana’s teammates not only posted pictures from dinner in the chat room, but they also mentioned for several times. Eliana was about to go to bed after replying to everyone's message, but the moment she discovered Dominic had also texted her, she perished her thoughts.Dominic had become extremely busy since he retired from the e-sports circle two years ago and returned to London to take over his family’s business. Recently, instead of having time to play games with her, he could only teach her practical strategies occasionally.Dominic returned to Rose City this time just to watch their game. However, Dominic and Eliana didn’t even have ti
After the game was over, the lights in the hall lit up and the host invited two teams onto the stage after congratulating the winners.Max and his parents took a seat in the first row. People around them began to whisper in surprise, and they only stopped when Team Wolf showed up on the stage.The stage was well-lit, but the auditorium was dark, so Eliana had no idea her parents, whom she had not seen in a long time, had arrived on the scene.Standing on this stage, Eliana smiled while waving at the audience. She sparkled like a diamond and nothing seemed to be able to dim her light.Meanwhile, Alice looked at Eliana as if she was her biggest fire. She felt proud of Eliana from the bottom of her heart.Initially, Alice was furious when she learned that Eliana wanted to become an e-sports player. However, she began to regret it after Eliana became a world champion. ‘If I stopped her back, then I would have stopped her from succeeding. Thank goodness I didn’t do so. Alice thought to her
Two years later, an important match took place in a hall in the center of Rose City. Eliana’s team, the Wolfs would play against a team from another country.Teen Wolf had previously won the world championship twice while their opponent was a dark horse team that had only recently formed. As a result, game lovers from both countries eagerly anticipated this match.At the same time, this was the most crucial match for Eliana since she joined Team Wolf two years ago. She would be a member of the world championship team if she won the game. However, she would lose her best chance to win the World Championship if she lost it. Therefore, Eliana took this match very seriously.Because the Dream High Group was one of the match sponsors, the live room was packed with people Eliana knew. Although ticker prizes had risen to several thousand dollars per person, Max could still obtain tickets for his family.At that moment, Trevor, Maggie, and their children sat in the center of the front row. Da
Henry was very efficient. Two days later, he managed to place the information he had gathered about Dominic on Max’s desk.Then Max started reading it carefully.Dominic Deleon was Dominic's full name. He was born and grew up in London, and he was twenty years old. His great-grandfather was a politician who once held a high govt position. His grandfather was a successful businessman who owned a large corporation. As for his father, he was a businessman who made the company well.Dominic was the family’s only child, but he was uninterested in business. He fell in love with e-sports in college and soon signed up with an E-sports company. Later, he made it to one of the best teams in the country and was named captain due to his outstanding performance. He once led his team to a world championship victory.Before moving to Rose City Dominic attended a university in London. However after he fell out with his parents, he transferred to a college in Rose City because several of his teammates
“Do you really want to know about it?” Dominic asked after some thought.“Yes!” Eliana said.“I might tell you after we get to know each other better. But, you know, we are not even friends now,” He said.“Well, I’m not interested in that anymore.” Eliana said. She became impatient, so she stopped talking to Dominic.“Are you angry?” Dominic asked.“No.”“I know you won’t get angry that easily.”“That’s because I know getting angry easily is bad for my health. It’s nothing to do with you.”Hearing Eliana’s words, Dominic burst out laughing. He knew Eliana loved sashimi, so he gave her that plate. “Well, we are friends now,” he said.At that time, Charlotte was talking to Kevin and Max was talking to Jason. On the other hand, Max kept a close eye on Dominic and paid attention to his every move.Dominic quickly realized this, so he turned to look at Max. The two boys then locked their gaze on each other. Max appeared weary and hostile whereas Dominic didn’t seem to be bothered by Max’s
Alice nearly fell on her knees and then stood up straight with all her strength. Seeing that Zayden was in more pain. He wanted to rush to Alice and help her out of the situation at that moment, but he had to wait for the right time. Therefore, he stood in the crowd, silent.“I’m just a doctor. I’m not that capable enough to defeat mercenaries.” Alice said, through gritted teeth.Hearing that Victoria kicked her once more. “Are you trying to fool me? I’m sure you know some special forces! Isn’t Adrian Taylor is your brother-in-law.”Alice let out a painful groan. She took a deep breath and said, “I had no idea you know it. But sadly, none of them in Flesoil.”“That’s fine. I can wait! They will agree to my request, as long as you are my hostage.”Zayden’s gun was in his pocket, but he didn’t have the guts to touch it.At that time, Victoria’s gun remain pressed against Alice’s temple, making him nervous. His hands were sweating, and he was even more nervous than he had when he saved E