Javier admitted that Morgan was right. He was being a flirt and a tease.Despite that, he could only keep Morgan company as she looked for her past memory due to Morgan's reluctance. Javier was not one to give up, but he was one to make others give up.He believed that the longer they went, Morgan would choose to let Javier have her—well and breathing!As Javier drove, they finally came to an old apartment in Shenzee. It seemed that Morgan was frequently here as the old man watching the door knew her, nodding at her. “You’re here again!”“Yes, sir.”There was no deeper conversation after greeting with a nod, and Javier drove the car inside. He parked at one of the buildings, and two of them got into the elevator.Javier thought that Morgan was seeing an old friend, but that was not it. She took him all the way to the rooftop.When they reached the rooftop and overlooked the night view of Shenzee, it was beautiful, bustling with life. In spite of it, Morgan was not here for them
“It wouldn’t have been effective even if you did expose it at the time. Kai didn’t die with lots of regrets, and it was indeed only an accident. So, even if you were to have exposed it, you would only have gotten turned down, and your progress would have stopped, while Kai would have gained nothing in return. “Plus, I doubt the two of you would have been able to remain together.“You’re such a strong woman, while Kai was weak in comparison. In fact, the difference is really obvious, so how do you expect him to be able to be together with you happily?“I even think that he probably left just at the right time. It might have been his fate to accompany you and spend those happy and carefree times with you. Then, he paved a bright future for you to travel upon with his death.“So, we shouldn’t say that he got unlucky, but that fate wasn’t on his side at the time. If I were him, I would feel happy about it. After all, since I already know we’re going to separate sooner or later, I migh
Javier was about to go f*cking insane! At that moment, he even had an urge to jump down from the rooftop to become a ghost. Then, he would go through all kinds of walls to investigate why Kaiser would somehow be related to Morgan! “You’re shocked as well, aren’t you? I know I was the moment I laid eyes on you. I was shocked over and over again. Even to the point where I began to suspect whether whatever happened that night was just a dream…”Morgan went on to say a lot of things to Javier, but the latter’s mind had gone completely blank, so much that he could not even hear what she had said to him. Javier felt as though his head was about to explode at that moment.He was finding it impossible to comprehend everything that was happening.The night breeze blew, making a mess of Javier’s hair and cooling him down simultaneously.Finally, Javier regained some composure and heard Morgan saying, “You’re about the same age as my son, so I suspected that you’re Kai’s son.”Javier decid
Quinna may have been forcefully suspended from work, but Javier actually said, “Wonderful!”Quinna was confused as to why Javier would say that, so Javier explained, “How would you find time to accompany me on some leisure trip if you weren’t suspended? You’ve been busy for so long already, so you should take this opportunity to travel around and relax for the time being.”How could Quinna possibly be in the mood to travel when she had been suspended? However, she still left the headquarters after Javier insisted. After all, there was no point in her staying there any longer since her suspension was already official.After successfully taking Quinna with him, Javier did in fact begin traveling around with her. The couple even went to a theme park and rode the roller coaster, the pirate ship, and many other enjoyable rides. Indeed, Quinna did seem much more relaxed after that.She was not even worried about whatever was happening to her at work. In her own words, she said the
Jacob had been flayed, so he was no longer a man.Even so, he was not able to escape from the law’s judgment and got arrested as a result.During his time at the detainment center, the inmates were all rather interested in the fair and chubby man, especially when they heard that he no longer had his manhood. Thus, Jacob was not able to wear pants most of the time, as they would constantly be pulled down.The inmates who had been in there for a long time had grown into perverts who loved men. Therefore, now that they had come across a man they could confront face-to-face, they were on cloud 9.Hence, Jacob spent most of his days being tarnished. Even though Jacob was later sentenced to prison, he still had to go through this, so much so that he wanted to die. However, he did not dare kill himself because of how cowardly he was. Thus, all he could do was be forced to “enjoy the night”...Meanwhile, Jacob’s father ended up being thrown into prison as well, all because of his usel
Javier mostly understood the reason thanks to Suzanne’s explanation. The Aztecs, who were an aboriginal tribe, lived in Noah’s southeastern forest.This tribe had been found during World War II and had gradually come into contact and interacted with modern society.Now, their tribe had electricity, but only through a generator. Besides, they had only obtained this generator after bartering with their tribe’s specialty. They did not possess the technology to produce energy. Instead, they only had rather unique techniques, antique ones even. For example, they had a certain unique type of metal called Malton Steel, which was steel of decent quality forged through ancient methods. If it was used to produce knives, swords, and daggers, they might not be able to slice through steel like butter, but they would indeed be razor-sharp. In fact, the dagger Kenzo carried around with him had been forged from Malton Steel.Meanwhile, the thing Suzanne needed from them this time was a frui
“Oh no, oh no! They’re here! We need to get out of here right now!”The woman who had led the previous travel group was anxiously yelling, and even her hands were trembling as she grabbed the car’s door handle. However, Javier did not seem to be worried. In fact, he even slowed down his car, which left the woman feeling even more anxious.“What are you doing?! Why aren’t you speeding up?!”While she was asking that question in a panicked frenzy, Herschel had already opened the box in the trunk. Running Man was pulling Herschel’s shirt from behind, so the latter opened a long wooden box and took out a bazooka. “Swoosh, swoosh…” After the missile was launched, a very powerful explosion came from four of the oncoming cars. After the explosion, the pursuers did not dare drive any closer and remained outside of the bazooka’s range. They were too afraid to get any closer.The woman was finally able to relax and heave a long sigh of relief when she saw this. Then, Javier chatt
The news that Herschel had brought left Javier feeling as though he was bullsh*tting him.‘How could a few of them have managed to drive our cars away when Running Man and GTR were standing guard? Are they all martial art masters, perhaps?’Herschel’s explanation made Javier feel slightly depressed. “Of course those people couldn’t have taken down those two idiots. They may be idiots, but they are powerful in a fight. However, they didn’t even need to take them down because they just took out a fuel pipe.“After they sucked out our fuel and moved it into a car with an empty tank, they were able to escape without alerting those two idiots.”Javier was completely dumbfounded. He turned around and looked at Tanya, who was equally dumbfounded. “The people you brought with you don’t seem to be the virtuous type, do they?”Tanya felt aggrieved as well. In fact, she could guess that her subordinates hadn’t been able to notify her about their escape because she had been sleeping with Javi
As Bernadetta launched a barrage of kicks against the restaurant door, Mrs. Greene summoned 120% of her strength, holding the fort. The older woman had made a living terrorizing others with absurd accusations and downright unreasonable demands, but this time, she had met her match. Bernadetta James put the “man” in the word “woman”—in that she resorted to violence as soon as things escalated. In the end, it took both Mrs. Greene’s apology and a deal to provide Javier and Bernadetta with three days’ meals, all free of charge, to make the young woman stop. Then—“because I actually have a weakness against people sincerely appealing to my better angels,” according to Bernadetta—she amended the peace offer, changing the three days’ free meals to…a week’s worth. Back in the inn, Javier expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Bernadetta for rescuing him. “I can’t thank you enough for standing by my side when I needed it the most, Bern. But I can thank you a bit more if you refrain from using t
Mrs. Greene opened her flap and unlocked the floodgate, the spit during her tirade so profusive that she could water an old lady’s lawn. “It’s him, officers! It’s all him! He did this to his own camera just to remove himself as a suspect, but we know better than that! He’s the guy who stole my goddamn lingerie!”She turned and trained her finger on Javier. “You vile, disgusting, degenerate piece of sh*t! Ptooey!”‘Back at you! I'd rather spend the night with my left hand than with you!’ By this point in the morning, Bernadetta had arrived at work. Her heels clicked onto the floor as she sauntered toward the commotion. As soon as she heard what had transpired, she laughed, looking clearly amused. She trained her perfectly manicured finger on Javier and piled on. “Oh, it was him. I can testify to that! He stole Mrs. Greene’s bra because he is…the Lingerie Phantom Thief! By day, he is Javier Kersey. At night, he is Jo Ker, the Bra Stealer!” Javier threw his arms up in exasperation
Javier shook his head. By the time his vision was back to normal, the dog was gone. It had escaped! “What kind of hell spawned this little sh*t?!” Javier wondered to himself aloud. “Was this really an effect of the world changing? Is this an example of mutation because of the Storm? Or is there something else at play?”Baffled and unsure what to think, Javier returned to the dorm and told the residents to open the door. Inside, he found Florence huddling the frightened kids closely. She was white from fear, and yet in the presence of vulnerable kids, she had assumed the role of the protector without a second thought. “Hush, it’s alright! It was fake. Someone pulled a terrible prank and put on this white sheet and…” Javier made up a fib to explain the haunting away exactly because the truth could land him in a mental institution. No one would believe him—and for good reason too!Javier drove Florence back to the Yuzuian restaurant, where the latter’s electric scooter was. While
A resentful wail—interspersed only by sobs that sounded more like someone was being strangled—was echoing in the middle of the night while Javier and Florence could not see even a single soul out there? Animated by the power of “hell, naw!”, Florence dove into Javier’s arms for protection. Her hands were clasped firmly on either side of her head, hoping to block out the ghastly demand in her ears. Her eyes were squeezed so tightly shut that even a crowbar could not pry them open.Javier himself was just as terrified. He would have felt better if he could see the source of the voice rather than just hear a woman sobbing about getting her head back. At least he would know what he was up against! But just hearing it without any visuals at all?! Nooooope!Then, Florence hugged him in a “help-me!” sort of way. She was soft and supple—damn, that sexy figure in combination with her silky-smooth skin sure was welcoming. She was warm, and damn did she smell good! Nothing competed with fea
The dog barked in protest as it pointed its paw at Javier with the intensity of a mob before executing a monarch. The flames in its eyes were so bright that they could incinerate Javier into ashes in milliseconds. In the end, though, all that protest was for naught. Constance tied it up in the parking garage, while Javier watched in glee. Ah, sweet, sweet revenge! The stupid dog had thought it could set him up, had it? That would teach it!The look the Pomeranian shot him almost felt like a threat: ‘Just you f*cking wait, hooman!’‘Wait for what? How much can a stupid b*tch like you do to me?’ Javier scoffed in his mind. Now that the four-legged pest was gone, Javier turned back to Constance and talked about the new orphanage. As it turned out, despite the old woman’s sentiments for the building she had founded, she was a lot less obstinate and unreasonable as she might appear. “I mean, I don’t object to it completely. I know the new place is gonna be better, but…” She faltered a
Florence called half an hour later to tell him where they’d be having dinner. After leaving the inn in Bernadetta’s care, he hurried to the venue. Florence had picked a newly-opened Yuzuian restaurant. Javier had never liked Yuzuian restaurants, but since Florence had invited him, courtesy stopped him from asking the woman to change their meeting venue. He found Florence quickly enough and sat across from her. They placed their orders, and Javier began his performance: He started sighing and doing his best to look forlorn. It intrigued Florence enough to ask what was wrong, and Javier told her about his unfortunate beef with Constance that day.“It’s so unfair, man! Why would I bully a dog for no reason?” he moaned. “I’m sure Aunt Constance misunderstood. You’re a knightly, heroic, kind man! How could someone like you possibly get off on hurting a dog? I’m sure Aunt Constance was just too worried about the dog’s welfare to think things through. She didn’t mean it. I can vouch for
Herschel was dressed quite sharply today. It was the full ensemble—black leather shoes, black slacks, a white collar, and last but not least, the good old oil-slicked hair. The typical look of a high-ranking office worker, just as Javier had requested. Ordering him to get in his car, Javier asked, “You brought all the stuff I told you to?”“Yo, I would never forget the stuff my boss told me to bring. I’ve got all the preparations down pat. You can check ‘em if you don’t trust me,” Herschel replied. He fished an ID and some documents out of his leather bag. “See? All the documentation a journalist in the most important room of a news agency would have.”After a round-check and some instructions, Javier sent Herschel on his way to complete his mission. The man was strangely reluctant, though. “Boss, you told me you decided to work in that inn, right? Does that mean, you know, that you’re gonna call me ‘boss’ while you’re there?”Javier had almost forgotten he had mentioned this. It
Javier’s suspicion turned to Constance Hellman’s white Pomeranian. He turned to the director’s office and met the dog’s eyes. With its paws on the windowsill, it hoisted itself up to look out of the window. Seeing the dog cracking a lopsided grin and baring its fangs—beaming as smugly as a teacher’s pet who had managed to subdue everyone through the power of being the boss’s favorite—made it look both amusing and chilling. It would have been had the dog not caught Javier’s gaze, suddenly dropped the smile, and put on a face that seemed to be saying, ‘I’m just your average dog! Nothing to see here!’And then it feigned—yes, feigned—a yawn as its one last measure to cover up the fact that it had been laughing smugly to itself. ‘What. The. Actual. F*ck?!’ Javier thundered in his mind. ‘B*tch’s a natural actress! What’s it doing here instead of being interviewed on a talk show after becoming viral on TikTok?’In combination with Russell’s report, the incident inside the director’s of
As Javier was befuddled, Constance rushed in from outside and picked up the white Pomeranian gingerly to carefully check its injured leg.“Oh, baby, what’s the matter? Did you hurt your leg?”The white Pomeranian whined in pain and began twitching upon hearing Constance’s concerned question. This upset Constance so much that she admonished him sternly. “Mr. Kersey, I thought that you were a loving person, but I can’t help doubting your motive now.“I’m skeptical about you taking good care of the kids here when you’d even hit a cute dog!”Javier felt extremely offended. When had he hit the dog? He hurriedly explained, “Madam Hellman, I didn’t do anything!”Constance asked angrily, “You didn’t do anything? Why would it suddenly limp now and whine so pathetically? Why did it hurry over to me? Give me a reasonable explanation!”Javier was in distress as well. “How would I know? It was fine when I was carrying it just now, but it wanted to get down on the floor, so I carefully placed