Smack!With a reverse grip, Frank grabbed Gigi by the ankle and pulled.Even as she lost her balance, she seemed to tumble straight into Frank's arms and was suddenly blushing in embarrassment.Frank frowned, but the blush was an act from the start.In an instant, her face fell as her lips parted, and another blade shot out, boosted by pure vigor as it streaked toward Frank's throat."Hah!" Frank narrowed his eyes and unleashed his pure vigor, knocking the blade away. "I guess I really can't hesitate at all…"Glowering, he seized Gigi by the neck and slammed her against the wall.Bang!"Ahhh…" she groaned in pain, but it somehow carried a hint of sensuality.Any men who heard her would certainly be disarmed, but Frank would not fall for her tricks again.His fingers clenching, there was an audible crack as Frank crushed her neck."Guh…"Gigi's eyes widened as she died in a split second, not understanding how a top Blackrank assassin like her—and a Birthright rank individual
"Dream on! You're the only one dying today!"Frank picked up the bag with one hand and flung it out of the window before appearing beside Pax in a flash soon after."Eh?" Pax stopped laughing as his mouth widened in shock, like a duck seized by the throat.Impossible! Such speed… was he even human?!"Get outta here!" Frank bellowed as he sent Pax flying with a kick."Oof!"The kick was so violent Pax shot through the air like a cannonball, crashing through the hotel windowpane and flying into the distance.Pax almost blacked out right then, but he withstood the pain to regain his senses and realized that he was mid-air after Frank kicked him out of the window."Hahaha!" He laughed maniacally as his mind quickly did the math. "Why, thank you, Vicky Lawrence—you just saved me!"After all, the hotel was about to be blown to kingdom come soon!Even if Pax would suffer some fractures or at worst, get paralyzed after being kicked from this high up, he would not be blown up at the
And that was the last look Pax had on his face before he died.Boom!A terrible explosion erupted in the air above the hotel in South Morhen. Shocked pedestrians were screaming while car horns blared shrilly as the bomb had considerable yield.Even though it had blown up from such a distance away from the hotel, the shockwave still struck the building, causing it to shake violently.It went without saying for the pedestrians beneath were all sent tumbling to the floor.Arf! Arf! Arf!A pedestrian walking a black dog was caught in the shock wave too, though the dog was soon on its feet and barking viciously at the sky.Soon, something charred dropped from the skies above in front of them.The black dog walked up and had a sniff… and then started eating.When the owner went over for a look, he soon dropped limply on the floor, screaming.After all, it was a man's charred arm!-Morhen was in full alert following the bombing, and DNA tests uncovered that the hand belonged to P
Ned sighed again, shaking his head.For Frank's part, he was willingly staying—it was more comfortable being in the same room when there were no pretty boys hovering around him. He would have just left otherwise.Ned then waved Hux away before leveling a serious look at Frank he never showed before."I have a favor to ask, Mr. Lawrence…" Frank frowned, expecting Hux to profess his love for him just then, but he nodded in exasperation after seeing the serious look on Ned's face. "Tell me.""It's alright, Mr. Lawrence," Ned paused for a moment as he said quietly, "I'm actually not gay, nor am I interested in you in the way you're thinking.""Huh?"Frank was taken aback by Ned's candidness.But if he was not gay, then…"You heard me right, Mr. Lawrence. I had to pretend for appearances' sake." Ned nodded, pausing with a bitter chuckle. "Things never go as one wishes when your family is important."Frank was silent as he remembered Vicky just then.Nodding, he sighed. "I can un
Pausing, Ned then asked quietly, "In that case, may I have the honor of your real name?"Anyone could tell right away that Vicky was not Frank's real name.Frank frowned slightly when he saw Ned's earnest gaze and eventually sighed. "Frank Lawrence.""Frank Lawrence?" Ned nodded solemnly then. "Well, it's an honor to have a heart-to-heart with you, and I'd really like us to be friends. And thank you for saving me yesterday, or Pax would really have killed me right then and there."Ned then smiled exasperatedly. "To think that the gang I personally fostered would bite my hand instead.""You fostered them?" Frank raised a brow."Yes." Ned nodded and looked around to ensure that there was no one eavesdropping before speaking under his breath, "See, the truth is that family is embroiled in a familial dispute that only escalated as time passed. Everyone is so hell bent on becoming the next of the family. It's crazy."Ned then sighed. "My brother Yuri especially tried to kill me sever
Frank glanced sideways at Ned, though he had more or less an idea of what Ned was up to."I'm proposing a partnership, Mr. Lawrence. Help me topple my brother and claim leadership over the family, and you can have anything you care to mention, be it money, fame, or women."To no surprise, Ned was trying to recruit Frank, which left Frank in an awkward situation.If he was being honest, Ned certainly did not appear to be some two-bit thug. A friendship would benefit Frank, but the problem was that Frank did not come to Morhen to start one fight after another.He had come to find out what happened to Vicky Turnbull… though Frank's eyes lit up at the thought."Mr. Janko, I'd like to ask… Do you think your family stands a chance against the Turnbulls or the Lionhearts?""The Turnbulls or the Lionhearts?" Ned did a double take and lowered his head in thought before frowning. "Well, we won't fear the Turnbulls since they are all just business people, and they tend to be wary about thei
Ned paused upon hearing Frank asking about his father's condition, and his heart skipped a beat when he remembered how Frank had counteracted the nervebreaker that Pax used on them before."My brother said my father's lips had turned purple," he explained. "His limbs are also twitching and ice-cold, and he has already lost consciousness."Frank nodded and could tell right away that an ice-type poison had been used on Ned's father. Musing to himself, he said, "We can discuss the partnership later, but you'd best keep this pill with you if you want to stay alive long enough to do so.""Huh? What?" Ned appeared puzzled even as he took the yellow pill."It's a pill that specifically counteracts ice-type poison. If your brother has given you the correct description, that's what your father's been poisoned with. The pill will at least remedy it for a few days."The pill was no real loss to Frank either, since it was nothing that precious—it was just some pill he refined while he was r
Hux was certainly terrified, as he was under the impression that Frank was just coming up with an excuse to get rid of him."Good. You can call me whenever you find something." Frank nodded and started to leave, with Hux escorting him all the way outside the bar.That was when they ran into some of Kat's classmates, including Mandy Doncic.However, while Mandy immediately glared at Frank in contempt, the other girls were waving at Frank in greeting.After all, he was quite handsome. Even if he proved to be a braggart a couple nights ago, he was still a decent martial artist. The ladies—especially the younger ones—liked a handsome face. "Hey, remember us?" One of them even went up to Frank and greeted him.Frank nodded politely, showing some extent of manners."What are you doing here? Isn't this the Sunblazers' turf?" the girl in the front then asked hesitantly, glancing behind Frank to check out the signboard."Nothing. I was just taking a stroll," Frank replied, not about to