In the gloomy mansion fifteen minutes away from that gate by foot.The only brightly lit room in that spooky residence was the one the late daughter of the Browns couple used to occupy when she was still alive. Within a huge house that fully covered by shadows and despair, it was quite unnerving to view that scene from the outside.As for what was taking place inside it, the situation was very weird. A man in a red raincoat still dripping from the rain squatted next to a roped-bound woman. Another girl lied near them, and opposite them, near the bed, stood a beautiful middle-aged woman dressed like a socialite.The man was Eithan who came for Irene's rescue. The other girl was a stranger kidnapped for who knows what reason. The middle-aged lady was Susan Browns, Christine's mother who went through a tragic and nauseating incident three years ago.A few minutes earlier Susan was still saying she felt guilty for what Christine made him go through. But now the woman was showing a crazy e
'This girl... is Christine?'The question asked in Irene's heart gave her a feeling akin to being showered with icy cold water in winter. It froze not only her body but also her brain. Fear consumed her chest. It was the natural fear of someone who might be holding a greater space in her loved one's heart. Fear of not being chosen.At that moment, she felt afraid to look at Eithan' face. Her reaction was not unfounded since they just started getting close to each other for not more than a month and the half-host had yet to confirm what their real status was.She bit her lips and made the damn thoughts go away. 'Stop demeaning yourself, Irene. You're prettier, wealthier, sexier... and more troublesome than anyone else. You have so many merits. And you've been with him for three years. Even if he likes her, who cares. Just steal him... Steal him. He can only be yours... It's okay to have him for yourself, right?'She had to bit her lower lip again to chase the selfish and heart-freezing
"What's that?"Susan temporarily sobered up and perked up her ears to the broken window's direction.However because she precisely did that she did not notice Eithan soundlessly landing beside her after taking a jump. A slight sting suddenly came from her neck, and when she subconsciously touched it, red entered her sight, making her let out a soft yelp."E-eh?""Sandro Smith, come out!"After standing up and taking a step back, he coldly said while his eyes roamed around."Stop hiding! I'm alone and so much weaker than you. What are you hesitating for?"When silence came back to him as a reply, he continued taunting,"This woman is your ally or minion, right? Let's be direct to the point. I'm sorry but the poison I injected her is not from me. She'll die in a minute if you don't come out. Just wanna say, not even I know what weird decoction it was. Or maybe, not even the person who mixed it knew. How about you come out to heal her? She's too low-level to cure herself, no?"With a sin
Sandro clapped as he understood the intention."Ooh, quite genius. If you time it well, perhaps before I warp away, even I might die."The half-host self-mockingly smile."Of course, there's a high chance that you'll survive. I honestly don't know what you can do. Who knows if you have other life saving skills apart from body swap and teleportation? Aunt Susan is initially a puzzle to me too. Precisely because I have so many things I'm not sure about that I formulated many extreme plans before coming here. Believe it or not, I am even ready to have this whole city wiped off of the world map by a nuclear bomb if I and Irene died...""..."To this serious declaration from Eithan, even the lunatic bomber fell speechless. Amanda who had finally regained her ability to speak murmured in a low voice. "Crazy... What sin did I commit to be here." The girl curled up in the corner and cried for her sister to save her from the bunch of crazies in the room.As for whether she understood why the
Before she knew it, Amanda, flinched after being stared at by the other woman again. The tall and older guy did not have any change in his expression. It was actually admirable how he managed to maintain a stoic face in front of a laughing lunatic. Amanda shortly realized the reason for that.He solemnly said, "Just to inform you, even if I have those mind controled men slaughter the village to supply me with that, I think since I'm already in this situation, I won't be too hesitant to do it."Sandro stopped laughing. His eyes were wide, looking like he just heard the most unbelievable thing in the world. "Are you kidding me, newbie?" Feeling like she was getting numb and tired of being scared, Amanda tried to not focus on interpreting their alien conversation. 'My phone should be with me...'While she told herself that, she was actually hoping that was the case rather than being sure that it was the case.Touching pocket after pocket, she felt a burst joy in her heart after feeling
"Hehe bye bye, newbie. I'm in urgent need to pee. Till the next time!" Forcing out a carefree act, he waved a hand at the half-host who became so puzzled and dumbfounded by the turn of events.Yet that proved fatal for Sandro.And he only discovered it when an amused baritone voice entered his ears."Who allowed you to leave, lunatic bomber?""I thought you were asking for more? Judging from what I heard earlier, there was a barrage of attacks. Here I am as a volunteer backup, why don't you stay for a while and entertain me?" The man with a presence greater than a king or a devil spoke to the boyish young man.'He's already near me? Just in a second?'Sandro's face appeared blanched and urged the teleportation to speed up. The fact that he didn't notice the towering man approach him was another indication of the danger he was currently facing. Though half-hearted, the damn old clone told him of this man's peculiarities! He couldn't be caught by him!Yet his hope was dashed when an iro
"Sir, what should we do about this middle-aged woman?"It was Dylan who asked. The assistant pushed his eyeglasses up then looked away from the tranced girl."I wonder?" Paul revealed a rare smile. "I feel like dealing with this damn boy first."Sandro repeatedly tried to warp away and body-swap. When nothing worked, he felt furious and ashamed. Pride for boys his age was greater than the boundless universe."Heeeeyyyyy!!!" The full-fledged host angrily kicked at Paul's knee. However, the damn leg did not budge a bit.The smiling devil grinned. "Yeah, hey, Fred's errand boy.""I'm not his errand boy!!!"Paul responded by putting more strength in his hand. Those around widened their eyes, finding it unbelievable that they seemed to hear sounds of bone cracking. Sandro admirably didn't let out a sound of pain.The guy responsible for the bomber's plight nodded in praise, but his next words were nowhere pleasant to the ears."Tell me, boy. Since you know about me and tried to flee, it mu
"What happened to him?"It was Dylan who asked Irene.As the man who had worked for Agatha for three years, he of course knew the half-host as a good actor and model. The guy rose to fame three years for his face and acting which got revealed to the world through a biased audition conducted by a first-rate director. Now that director who first tried to get a Middleton to his bed got sent out of the Entertainment Industry by Eithan and it was through showing the media what the director did behind people's back. His first exposure came from that incident.From then on, Agatha, his boss that time started to pay attention to the young man and signed him under the Starlight's banner. Since then Dylan had had frequent contacts with Eithan and even managed him for a certain period of time.When did Dylan learn if the man's oddness? Agatha trusted him enough and let him know that the actor was an excellent hacker and had a physique similar to a top secret military agent. This was why it was w