Thiago was the bodyguard of a previous war legate who worked at Wyvern Peak and served under War Legate Achelous.Achelous was one of Wyvern Peak’s past war legates and had held the position three generations before Adrian. After Achelous passed away, Thiago came to guard Achelous’ wife, Carlene, and their daughter, Nadine.Wyvern Peak had undergone the biggest change in its history. It and Internal Affairs were about to engage in a head-on collision. Carlene and Thiago had been secretly monitoring the prophecy all this time but had not expected Adrian would fulfill the contents of the prophecy one by one.No one could explain what was happening. The only thing Thiago could do was stop a part of the prophecy from becoming true.Thiago frowned for a brief moment. As a retired bodyguard of Wyvern Peak, he said, “Mrs. Legate, we have to stop two things from happening now. The first is to ensure that Nadine won’t be killed as prophesied. The second is about War Legate Draco going missi
Nadine turned around and saw eight youngsters—both men and women—walking into the courtyard one after another.One of the young men’s names was Louis Gardner, her cousin. In fact, most of these youngsters were Nadine’s cousins from the Gardner family.“What are you all doing here?” Nadine asked curiously as she watched Louis and the others walk in.Louis smirked when he heard this. The group stood before Nadine as he said, “I heard from Aunt Carlene that you brought your boyfriend today. This is him, right?“Felix was furious when he heard about it. After all, you clearly know he’s been trying to pursue you, right?”As Louis spoke, the others next to him were carefully scanning Adrian from top to bottom. Nadine frowned and turned toward a young man next to Louis. The man was Felix, hailing from the Yale family—one of the ten most vital families in Southrive.Felix had always been among Nadine’s list of romantic suitors, even spending ridiculous amounts of effort in doing so. Howe
Adrian’s words struck Felix’s heart like a ferocious and relentless blade.The Gardners were all in shock, and Nadine’s face turned bright red as she pinched Adrian’s waist.The Gardners began to hurl their comments.“I never knew you were such a sl*t, Naddy.”“How great could this man possibly be for you to give yourself to him?”“You were Southrive’s goddess!”The Gardners all looked at Nadine as if she was a cheap woman, while Felix’s expression was absolutely hideous. He had dreamt of sleeping with her, but that was now going to remain a dream forever. On top of that, no sane person could withstand the thought of the one they love sleeping with another.Louis spat on the floor and said, “I’m appalled, Naddy. I wasn’t expecting such behavior from you. You’d seem so cool and distant most of the time, yet you’ve actually given yourself to a man like him?”Nadine was thoroughly enraged by Louis’ remark. She extricated herself from Adrian’s arms and said, “Shut up! All of you! M
The people around Adrian were stunned.‘What just happened?’Louis looked up with a face filled with confusion. He then turned toward Felix and the others, still unable to identify who it was that had slapped him.“Who hit me?” Louis asked as he covered his face.“Pfft…” Nadine stifled her laugh, while Louis shot a sinister glare at Adrian. However, it was at that moment Adrian sent another slap his way.Smack!This slap was much harder than the last, causing Louis to not only roll across the ground, but his face became swollen as well.Finally, Louis and the others were able to discern who it was that landed that slap.‘It’s him!’Panicking, Louis got up and looked at Adrian in a daze. He had not expected Adrian to retaliate and even became frightened for a brief moment.Meanwhile, Adrian said, “Are you done? If you are, it’s my turn now.”“What?!” Louis felt fear crawl up his spine.But before he was able to react to the situation, a silhouette charged at him and grabbed
After kicking up all that fuss, Louis and Felix had nothing to show for it.Originally, Adrian planned to stay in the old man’s courtyard for a while longer, but that plan was ruined. He had no choice but to leave with Nadine for the time being. He let go of Nadine’s waist once they were out of the rear courtyard. She grew displeased the moment he retracted his arm.“Why are you letting go?”Adrian looked down, shot her a glare, and pushed her away. After that, he walked off into the distance. Nadine stamped her foot angrily and gritted her teeth as she stared at him. With a cold snort, she said, “Fine! I will make you mine one of these days. Just wait and see.“Hmph!” She then caught up with Adrian and they strolled around the rest of the estate until the sky turned dark.Adrian paid Nadine zero attention. He focused solely on coming up with a plan to enter the old man’s residence and have a look around.The sky had turned completely dark by the time Adrian and Nadine arri
‘War Legate Achelous?’ Nadine was completely stunned. She never dreamt about the possibility that her father, who was dead, might have been a legate of Wyvern Peak.In fact, it felt surreal to her.Nadine took a deep breath and pulled Adrian to her bedside. “Sit, Adrian. Is it true my dad was a legate? He can’t possibly be War Legate Achelous, can he?“Up until I met you, I’ve been supporting Uncle Chase the whole time.”Adrian looked at Nadine’s anxious expression and put his hands in the air. All he had was speculation, but that might sometimes end up being true.Realizing that Nadine was on the verge of tears, he said, “Calm down. Let me investigate before we jump to conclusions.”Nadine nodded her head profusely. “Thank you, Big Brother. Please make some calls as soon as you can.”Nadine was so anxious that she even called Adrian “Big Brother.”He shot her a glare and said, “Don’t call me that. I’m four years younger than you.”“You’re still a big brother in my eyes. All m
Adrian hung up the phone and looked at Nadine, who was squatting in front of him.She was biting her lip, seeming both anxious and impatient.“Did you find anything?” Nadine asked.This was important to her because she wanted to know what kind of man her father had been. She might even turn out to be the daughter of a Wyvern Peak legate. If this proved true, her whole identity would change.Adrian patted her shoulder and said, “I’ve asked someone to look into it, but I’m afraid it’ll take some time.”Nadine fell silent and sat with her lips pursed. After a while, she said to Adrian, “What do you think I should do if my father really is War Legate Achelous?”Adrian thought this was laughable and said, “What can you do? Just let it slide. However, if he really is the legate, your identity will be completely different from what it is now. You will go from being an ordinary girl to a goddess.”“Please, I’ve always been a goddess. I may be a bit up there in age, but my looks and phys
Nadine was instantly stunned and stood rooted to the spot.‘Drugged?’Her mouth hung open as she stared at the bowl of soup. After a while, she picked it up and stirred it with a spoon before turning around to say, “Adrian, you’re not pulling my leg, are you? Why would Mother want to drug you?“Are you only saying this because you don’t want to drink it?“Fine! I’ll drink it if you don’t want to!”After saying this, Nadine opened her mouth and put in a piece of chicken when Adrian said, “I hope you don’t regret that.”Nadine was once again stunned speechless and her face stiffened, the piece of chicken still in her mouth. She could not find the courage to swallow it.She asked, “How can you be so sure? Mother wouldn’t harm me. That’s impossible.”“Logically, you’d be right, but maybe she’s doing this for someone else’s benefit.”“What do you mean?”Nadine stared at Adrian and continued, “How can you tell it’s been drugged? I refuse to believe you managed to discern that with