Only God knew what Uriel had said to Lilith on the phone that had caused her to rush over to him immediately.Javier had already gotten everything planned. He was going to have Michael, Gabriel, and Uriel killed silently.But now that Lilith was suddenly rushing over there, Javier’s plans seemed to be going bust. ‘Bullets are heartless things. So what if she ends up being caught in the crossfire?’Hence, Javier hurriedly arrived next to Lilith and put on his shoes as well before heading downstairs with her.Lilith then asked, “Why are you following me?”“It’s really late now, so I’m worried about you. I’m worried that someone might try and covet your beautiful body again.”Lilith shot Javier a glare. “You perverted *sshole.”She might have criticized Javier, but she did not stop him from going with her as they headed all the way to the car.When Lilith got in, Javier took out a ball of cloth that he had prepared earlier and shoved it inside the exhaust pipe.He had made it s
Uriel was dead. He had taken a single gunshot, and his eyes had been wide open and filled with fear as he had died.He was not the only casualty. All of his bodyguards were dead as well.After the incident, Raphael sent men out to investigate and found out that only the maids had been left alive. Everyone else who had dared to resist had been shot to death.What made Raphael feel strange was that he could not contact Michael or Gabriel either. In fact, he could not even get through to their subordinates. Raphael immediately sent his men out to take a look, and they reported back to him that night that both his elder brothers had also been murdered.Raphael was instantly shocked and dumbfounded. He could not understand what exactly was happening.He clenched his fists and then stood before Javier. “Take Lilo with you to the old man’s place. Make sure you take care of her and ensure her safety along the way.”Before leaving, Raphael even handed Javier a gun, telling him to use it
It was not just all talk. Harvey handed over the power of his underground organization to Javier.However, though that seemed to be the case, the person leading the underground organization turned out to be an outsider after all. It was their butler, Edgar.After leaving the Sommers’ residence, Javier saw Edgar. He had gathered dozens of people, all armed with guns. Some were even armed with submachine guns. Obviously, they had offered drugs in exchange for those weapons.Although their gear was not as fine as a mercenary’s, it was more than enough for an average person.Those men and weapons were also sufficient for them to go up against a family like the Sullivans.Javier led dozens of cars and men, and they gloriously headed straight for the Sullivans.In the praying room, Harvey was praying with his head down in front of a statue. "Lord, I ask for your blessings. Bless this night, and may the Sullivans pay for what they did to my sons. Bless our family and get us through this
Before Javier had gotten here, he thought he could just find a dead body and put a mask on it to get out of it.However, that seemed impossible now. He thought about Lilith and felt a little guilty toward her. After all, he had killed four people out of her family of six. He thought that he could make up for it by letting them know about his true identity.Also, it was not too difficult to deal with the so-called “fake Javier”.It only took three days for Javier to plot an act with Herschel and a few other men. They dealt with “fake Javier”, and the real Javier finally reclaimed his identity.Moreover, to not cause a commotion, he urged Raphael and Lilith not to tell anyone.The siblings certainly would not say a word about it. At first, Raphael suspected Javier to be behind it all.However, after finding out about Javier's power, he realized that someone as insignificant as them could do absolutely nothing to him.Even if they did get on the wrong side of Javier, he did not hav
Lilith seemed to have realized what Javier meant when she felt his hot, passionate gaze, which ignited her heart's burning lust.Naturally, they went all the way the moment they got home.Things progressed rapidly because they skipped a few bases…After that, Javier said to her, "Are you going to be with me, or will you stay with your brother?"Lilith asked, "Why would I be with you? To be your seventh girlfriend? I can’t even keep up."Javier replied, "Of course not. You’ll officially be ‘the other woman’ if you're with me."In Javier's heart, no one was better than Jade. She was his queen.As for the other women, he would not go as far as ranking them.It was as if each woman who lived in different cities represented different palaces. If he had to go to a city that did not have a palace, nights would feel awfully long and dreary.Lilith was quiet for a while. However, she stuck to her decision."I don't know. I haven’t thought about it. Even if I do, I’ll stay by my brothe
"Lilith wants to stay here and be with you because you’re her only family, so I’m not going to force her to leave with me. Sommers Group is now in your hands, and I’ve already informed Reivaj Group to send some experts over to help you strategize."It doesn’t matter what the Sommers were like in the past. Now that it’s in your hands let bygones be bygones. The Sommers got their revenge and paid for their actions, so this will be a new beginning."The old man had one thing that he did right. You and Lilith survived because you had nothing to do with drugs. Because of that, the Sommers get to live on. In the future, focus on your business and become one of the best. You can then build a successful family. I believe you won't regret this."Javier told Raphael many things, and he could not stop nodding.He did not do that just to go along with what Javier was saying. It actually spoke to his heart.He had been wondering why he and Lilith had survived when so many people died.The rea
After getting out of Al’s taxi, Javier went straight to the departure hall.He wanted to check in and enter the boarding gate, but he was surprised to see Lilith, who was dressed in a casual T-shirt, shorts, and sneakers.Lilith had a plane ticket in her hand. Javier was very surprised."Lilo, didn't you say that you wanted to stay with your brother?"When Lilith saw Javier, she bit her lower lip, and she could not stop her tears from falling."I can't bear to see you leave. I want to fly there with you, and I’ll fly back after. I want to spend a little more time with you."Javier could feel his heart aching when he heard what Lilith said.He held Lilith in his arms tightly, like he wanted her to melt into a part of him.At that moment, Javier was not at all seduced. He genuinely treasured the naive little girl.Lilith was such a nice girl that Javier couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt.Wouldn’t it be great if her father and three older brothers weren't drug dealers?He
Javier had some thoughts about the explosion that had happened during the filming process."Why would you call me about something like this? Go look for Bombhead. I wasn’t the one who set up the explosives."Javier was dispirited when he heard Lloyd's answer."Bombhead has gone over there to play Rummy."Heck, three people had died from the explosion. Just the right amount of players for a game of Rummy!Lloyd then gave a detailed explanation and said he had already found a professional to investigate.The explosives were not the kind that the film crew would normally use. Instead, it had been the kind of black gunpowder used in military explosives, which was extremely powerful.The filming staff were professionals and had been quite a distance away from the explosion when it had occurred. If it weren’t for their professionalism, there would have been more casualties."Bombhead wouldn’t have been able to get that black gunpowder. Even if he had, he wouldn't have dared to do it.
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