Brooks begins breathing in cold air in vast mouthfuls, his face coated in cold orbs of sweat. The excruciating pain coming from his shoulder causes his vision to blur as he wails out in agony, unable to respond to Lucien's question at all.Never in his life has he felt such kind of pain. Tears are rolling down his cheeks in waves and his breathing is raspy. It's more like he has aged a decade in the space of a few minutes."My patience is running out. I'll give you ten last seconds. Since I've already made you kneel, you have to kiss my feet and kowtow! But if you don't do it and the ten seconds run out, you will die!" Lucien declares coldly, unconcerned about his tears and cries.He made the bet, so it's only natural that he makes him fulfill it whether he likes it or not!The Bodens are still shocked about what is happening before them, Mr. Bruce in particular.He still can't believe that the same Brooks he was so afraid to attack is the same Brooks receiving this terrible treatmen
Brooks clenches his fists, stamps his foot, and runs his hand through his hair. "What do you want with me again?!" He turns and screams.Lucien chuckles and turns to face Declan. "Play the video for him.""Ok, Lucien!" Declan nods enthusiastically, a sinister smile on his face."What video are you talking about?" Brooks asks, his brow furrowed.Lucien sneers instead of responding."Here," Declan says, raising his phone to his eye level and clicking on a video.As the video begins, Brooks' face contorts as if about to cry, while the Bodens exclaim!Everything that happened between Lucien and Brooks is captured in this video. From the moment Lucien forced Brooks to kneel to the moment he asked him to stand!None of them know how the video came to be. Of course, they are not supposed to.While their thoughts and whole attention were on Brooks and Lucien, he had mouthed to Declan discreetly to do that. That was before he forced Brooks to kneel which is why the video started where it did.L
Mr. Bruce's act makes the rest of the Bodens gasp! They may be kneeling in front of Lucien, but it's nothing compared to seeing their helmsman kneel as well!He is their god, their leader! He had never knelt or bowed to anyone in his life!But he did it just now! He stooped that low! The most shocking part is who he did it for!He's kneeling and bowing to the same young man they dismissed as insignificant!If someone before now told them this will ever happen, they would not have blinked an eye before killing the person! But right now, the unthinkable is happening right in front of their eyes. It is almost knocking their breaths away.There is no doubt that they know if this should get leaked, it will be aired on news stations, published in newspapers, and discussed in gossip centers for weeks! It might even stain their reputation!But at some point, they begin realizing there shouldn't be a reason to be shocked. Although Bruce is the helmsman and Brooks is just a future heir of the M
"Dad, grandpa, I'm so sorry to derail your plans but look at that young man; he's about my age. You've both handled a lot of cases in the past, and I know you're the helmsman, grandpa; I'm not disputing that, but don't you think it's time you let young blood like me and Ryder handle certain cases? This one for example. "Don't you think it would be less awkward if someone his age presented him with those gifts and the document?"All I'm trying to say is I would be more than delighted if you could delegate this task to me. Please, dad, grandpa," Nikki walks up to them before Robert can take an inch and says, her head slightly bowed.Mr. Bruce and Robert exchange glances, both wearing familiar smiles on their faces."Is it truly about young blood handling some cases now, Nikki or is there something you ain't saying?" Robert asks teasingly with an 'I know what this is all about' smile on his face and tilts his head.Nikki flushes beet red. "W... What are you talking about, dad? T... That
"I thought we could do anything we wanted, kill anyone we wanted and take anything we desired. It wasn't all about helping Brooks, it was all about me trying to exact my dominance. It's all my fault. It is." Ryder can't stop sobbing, tears are rolling down his body in waves, and he can't stop shivering. He feels so heartbroken and regrets his actions. If only he had tried not to be like Brooks, if only he had a mind of his own; Jordan would have still been alive.The feeling of guilt is overwhelming him.Patricia sighs. "This is the worst thing you can do to yourself, Ryder. You made a mistake, so please forgive yourself. Keeping all of this in will eventually kill you. If Mr. Wood can forgive us, I believe you should forgive yourself as well. I forgive you. "Let's move on now. As Mr. Wood stated, this will serve as a lesson to all of us. Let's keep the past behind us. Right now, we have to right our wrongs and prove to him that good can come out of the Boden family.""My darling wi
IN THE SMITHS VILLA...It's been several hours since Dusk was sent out on a hunt for Lucien's head. The night has passed away and it's a new day.On a sofa, a few steps away from the dragon tree is Phil Smith, and standing beside him is Chad, his butler.Behind and several feet away from him are the rest of the Smiths and his powerhouses, all wearing frowns on their respective faces.Phil Smith doesn't look fine at all as he keeps rubbing his knuckles and sighing.His eyes are red and puffy and his face is crinkled.Throughout the night he didn't blink an eye as he had been waiting for Dusk. It's mid-afternoon now and yet there's still no sign of Dusk.Has he been killed? Did anything happen to him? He can't help but be bothered.The Dusk he knows never takes up to an hour to get a task done, what's going on?He suddenly stands and stamps his foot. "What the hell is going on, Chad? Where is Dusk? Where the fuck is he?!"Chad sighs and sucks his teeth. "I have no idea, master. I've tri
"Ah!" As the powerhouse unceremoniously slams against the wall and lands on the floor with a loud thud, an unnerving cry erupts from his throat and he blacks out in an instant.With just a casual block of his punch, the powerhouse died! His eyes and mouth are wide open but his heart is no longer beating! It is a clear indignant death!Never did he believe he would be the one losing his life!Everything happened in a fraction of a second! "That's what you get when you attack Lucien!" Declan snarls and looks around at the other powerhouses like a predator gazing at its prey. "Who is next? I love it when people like you bite off more than they can chew!" He sneers icily.The Smiths' mouths are agape! Their hearts are pounding dejectedly against their chests as if they want to burst and their bodies are full of goosebumps!They feel like they are dreaming. They can't believe their eyes!Declan was more than twenty steps away from Lucien and the powerhouse but in the blink of an eye, he
"Since you all are so eager to do this, then let's do it!" Declan snorts coldly! He clenches his fists and stomps down hard on the granite-tiled floor, instantly forming a huge dent full of cracks!Bang!As the terrifying sound echoes, dust rises in the air from the cracks!At the same time, not in the mood to deliberate on the dust as his eyes are still as sharp as a dagger, Declan darts straight toward the powerhouses like an arrow leaving a bow!Declan is naturally fast but he had gone even much faster making it hard for the Smiths to keep up with his moves! They keep blinking and blinking! Under the fragment of his speed, only the color of his clothes can be seen!It doesn't take long for him to meet up with the powerhouses and the war breaks out!"Now, you will die!" One of the powerhouses snarls and hoists his fist at Declan!This punch is unexpected, powerful, and quick! And with the force it possesses, evidence being the great wind it carries, it will undoubtedly shatter Decl