To make sure that Cole would not get in the way, Angeline said to Carson again, "Come in, Carson. Let's have a chat."Carson looked at Jay and Zayne who were already far away. After zoning out for a moment, he followed Angeline into the house."Please serve Carson some tea, Josephine."Josephine took her time to pour Carson a cup of tea and handed it to him. Carson put the teacup on the table and said, "You’re really good at setting up distractions, aren’t you, Ms. Severe?”Angeline was not flustered at all when her plans were seen through by Carson. She said, "I’m just trying to catch up with an old friend, Carson. How can you gauge the heart of a great person with a mean heart? I shouldn’t have thought so highly of a petty person like you.”Carson pouted his lips. He must have forgotten to pray for good luck when he went out this morning because as soon as he woke up, he was hit hard by both Ben and Angeline’s insidious and acrid remarks."To tell you the truth, Ms. Severe, the
Zayne suddenly held his forehead and said, "My head is spinning.”He then collapsed in front of Jay with a thud.Jay teased, saying, "What a good tea indeed, old man. I’m surprised by how fast it can put someone to sleep.”The old man studied Jay carefully. This young man knew that there was something wrong with the tea yet still continued to talk to him as if nothing was happening.This was his first time meeting someone who could mock him so calmly in the Yorks’ territory.The old man admired his courage and boldness.“Your personality suits my taste very much, young man. I admire you. What’s your name?”Jay let out a slight smile. "Ben."Puzzled, the old man asked, "Don’t you have a last name?"Jay nodded nonchalantly, "I do."He continued, “My last name is Yorks.”The old man looked at Jay with displeasure. "If you want to trick me, you need to at least do it with the right attitude."Jay poured out all the cold tea in the teapot, then filled it up himself.He then mad
If anyone tried to find a specific book in here, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Fortunately, Jay was guided by the map in his head. He knew that the register was located in the 48 Stronghold’s compartment bookshelf.At this moment, a huge gecko had occupied the tall bookshelf in compartment 48. His leg was bleeding non-stop. He took out the medicine kit he carried with him, then applied medicine and bandaged it to stop the bleeding.Jay bypassed the guards in the library and sneaked inside.After entering the 48 Stronghold compartment, Jay began searching for the register on the shelf. Suddenly, a tinge of crimson on a page of a book caught Jay's attention. He touched the crimson spot on the page with his finger and could feel the moisture on it. Jay was on his guard immediately.A wounded assassin was hiding up above.This was his speculation.In an instant, a ball of lightning flashed in Jay's mind. He exerted strength and smacked his hand on the bookshelf
Carson gulped. Feeling like he had entered a lion’s den, he answered in a trembling voice, "To be honest, Ms. Severe, regarding the misfortune that befell the Ares family three years ago, you were supposed to be on the death list because you’re their daughter-in-law. But Young Master is too deeply in love with you that he would rather sacrifice his pinkie than to hurt you.“As for your children, Young Master planned to break off three of his fingers to protect them at first, but thankfully you told him the truth in the end. Since the Yorks’ blood is flowing in the veins of the young masters and young lady, they were automatically removed from the death list.“When Young Master left, he did not take any captives home with him."Angeline shuddered when she heard what he said."In that case, is there a guy named Monster in the Yorks’ stronghold?" Angeline asked again.Carson murmured, "Monster." He then shook his head vigorously. "There’s no such person in the Yorks’ stronghold, Ms.
Grand Old Master Yorks guffawed. "Don’t say a word to anyone about what happened today, kid.""Why are you so cruel, Grand Old Master Yorks…"Grand Old Master Yorks placed his hands behind his back and swaggered to the library.It was a complete mess in the library’s compartment 48 area. The librarians had been tidying up for God knew how long and was panting in exhaustion at the moment.Grand Old Master Yorks said with a dark complexion, "Must he mess up the place when he’s just here to steal books? Look how exhausted my apprentices are because of him…”After making a mock expression of concern, Grand Old Master Yorks asked, "What’s missing?"The librarian replied timidly, “The register is missing, Grand Old Master.”Grand Old Master Yorks’ expression turned grim all of a sudden. "Looks like Doomsday is the reason why he’s here!”He then walked out with a sullen look on his face.Meanwhile, Jay was holding onto Zayne as he dug some cassia seeds and gathered honeysuckles befor
Then, Refreshing Breeze Courtyard’s door was suddenly pulled open from the inside. Angeline was seen wearing a snow-white fur cape, standing silently like a maiden.“Ben,” Angeline called out."Ms. Severe." When Jay saw the stunning and ravishing Angeline, his gloomy mood was instantly lifted up.He walked over and placed the cassia seeds in Angeline's hand before drawing two circles on the palm of her hand.Angeline knew what he meant immediately. This was the code for the word ‘back’. Why was Jaybie asking her to go back, she wondered?At this moment, Jay's voice fell into her ears. His words seemed to suggest something else. "Don't worry, Miss. I'll go with them. I think… they need me."Angeline frowned. The last sentence that Jaybie said took her by surprise. Why would the Yorks’ stronghold need him?Soon, the sharp-witted Angeline realized what he meant by that. It seemed like Jaybie had drawn the code word ‘back’ out of desperation with a somewhat far-fetched intention in
Angeline did not even bother talking to him.“Angeline!" Cole suddenly shouted.Angeline stopped in her tracks, feeling frozen in place. However, she did not turn around.There were a lot of things that Cole wanted to say to make her stay, but he ended up uttering words that were against his conscience. “It won’t be too late for you to leave after I’ve removed the barricades, Angeline.”Angeline thought about the troop formations in the dense forest, knowing that if the barricades were not removed, it would be difficult for Grayson to escort several weak women down the mountain alone.She then nodded and said, "Thank you."Carson brought Jay to Grand Old Master Yorks’ residence. The old man narrowed his eyes at Jay, staring at him with a gaze full of intrigue."Tie him up."Carson found a rope and tied Jay’s hands behind his back.Jay did not resist, but instead, he looked at the old man calmly and teased. “This is unnecessary. I’m not going to leave even if you don’t tie me u
Cole said, "Dad, a forced love does not last. I don't want to make things difficult for her. Please let her go."Spencer looked at his son’s sorrowful face and reprimanded him exasperatedly, “You can’t even handle a woman. Don’t go out telling people that you’re Spencer Yorks’ son. You embarrass me.”Cole let out a wry smile.Spencer mulled it over and said, "I can let her go, but you need to go on matchmaking appointments.”Cole nodded in an absent-minded way.Since he needed Spencer to let Angeline go safely, he would need to do as he was told.Spencer broke into a smile and started arranging for a matchmake appointment eagerly.“49 Stronghold’s Fiona Seyfried is the most beautiful woman in the whole of the Yorks’ stronghold. She has had a crush on you for the longest time—”“She has bad breath," Cole said.Spencer, "..."“You’re right, it’ll be hard to kiss that mouth," Spencer said."What about that widow in 60 Stronghold? I heard that she tossed you an olive branch. Tha