When Gilbert got back to the restaurant, the food was already served. Jenny and Evan were waiting for him to come back."Apologies. I was taking a phone call." Gilbert sat down, showing nothing out of the ordinary on his face. At least, not to Jenny.Evan glanced at him for a while, but he said nothing. Quite frankly, Gilbert had nothing to do with him. Evan couldn't be bothered, either.They began eating their food. Whether by coincidence or not, Marigold walked into the restaurant, too. There was a man next to her."Let's eat somewhere else," Marigold said. She'd spotted Gilbert and the others, and was afraid she'd be misunderstood. Furthermore, she didn't want to be seen with him.The man next to her did not agree. "Why should we? I think this place is great. Didn't you say you wanted to have soup earlier?"Marigold wanted to say something else, but Jenny and others were looking over. She had no choice but to follow him into the restaurant. They sat down.Jenny was surprised
Jenny wanted to say that she had no intention of threatening him, but then Evan pulled her towards him. "Jenny is under my protection now. You can't pick on her like that.""Oh, so you're protecting her already." Gilbert smirked. "Alright, alright. You'll protect her."Jenny was a little embarrassed, but she smiled, saying nothing.After the meal, Gilbert sent Jenny home. As for Evan, he returned to Walter Inc. If he agreed to do something, he would do it to his best ability.He wanted everyone to see his strengths so that everyone would know that he was capable and worthy of Jenny.After a whole day's worth of shopping, Jenny was exhausted. She wanted to take a nap, but her phone rang.It was Alec. She was stunned and didn't reach out for the phone.Yesterday's incident was still fresh in her mind. She remembered what Stephanie had said. She had to calm down. Thus, she did not intend to pick up.Thankfully, the call ended quickly, and Alec no longer called again. Jenny sighed
"Can I stay?" Jolene looked at him anxiously.James refused. "You chose to leave, so you should fuck off as far away as possible and never appear in my sight.""I…" Jolene stammered, at a loss for words.If she could have figured out why he refused to let her go earlier, she wouldn't have insisted on leaving.What a pity it was that she had not analyzed anything before. She merely thought that her days, if spent there, would be dull and dreary.Jolene bit her lip, deciding to try her luck. "Well, in that case, I'm going to leave now." She tugged on her suitcase, preparing to leave.Seeing that she was actually going to leave him, James was stunned. He thought Jolene would beg him for another chance. He wasn't expecting her to leave just like that.Was this what she meant by liking him? It was very half-assed.Jolene walked with her suitcase in tow, murmuring to herself. If James were near, he would have heard her counting to a hundred. She wanted to see how far along she'd get
Vincent nodded. He had served Alec for many years. He knew of his abilities well. If he dared to go to the launch, there wouldn't be much to worry about.After Vincent left the office, Alec investigated the turf club that had just opened. He wanted to observe the geographical layout of the place so that he could figure out what they'd use to finish him off.He figured it out very quickly, but he was speechless.It was a cliff, again.They wanted to make it look like he had lost his footing and fallen into the water.They would be riding horses, after all, but horses had a rebellious streak. If they ran over the cliff, it would be pronounced an accident.He could tell that they had done this very secretively. Alec even suspected that this turf club was prepared specially for him. No one would choose a place like that for horses. A fool could tell that it was an accident-prone place.If he didn't prepare himself beforehand and figure out that they would hurt him, he might actually
Alec had already changed his clothes and selected his horse."Let's go." Luke trotted over on his ride, raising his eyebrows at Alec.Alec smiled and got up the horse's back. They went toward the racing track not far off.The race began quickly. There were quite a number of people watching them, curious to know about their relationship with each other.The media said that they were like fire and ice, but they didn't seem too bad.Alec rode on his horse. Luke suddenly neared him and said in a not-so-soft voice, "Do you know what day it is, Alec?"Alec said nothing. Luke continued, "It's the day that you die."Luke then whipped his horse so that his horse would surpass Alec's. He rushed toward the mountains.Alec smiled lightly, not expressing too much emotion. He knew Luke was intentionally provoking him, but he went over anyway. How could they have the chance to kill him if he didn't?The people around them watched them disappear into the mountains. They were surprised. "Why d
Luke felt embarrassed. It was indeed his plan. Although he had run it past his father, he had not offered any suggestions for improvement. It led to Luke thinking that his plan was perfect.But now, it seemed that his plan was far from perfect. He hadn't even investigated Alec's abilities."Don't you dare get too excited!" Luke gnashed his teeth and waved his hand. The people hidden in their surroundings rushed forward.He had other things prepared. So what if Alec was good at combat? He couldn't possibly win against everyone here.Alec was a little more impressed now that he saw Luke's other preparations. He wasn't as stupid as he thought.Although he looked relaxed on the outside, Alec knew he would have to put a lot of effort into knocking all those people out. What was more, he feared that he would lose much of his energy after he was done.As the thought played in his mind, he was already battling with Luke's henchmen. He was the only one fighting for himself against a group
Luke was a little upset about it. If Xavier had planned it without telling him, he didn't trust him.His grumbles ran deep, but he was smart enough to brush them off for now. Right now, what he needed to do was make Alec disappear. Everything else would follow.The gunshots were still being fired. Xavier had planned this well. There were several men hidden in the mountain. Alec was beginning to tire out.He had been careless. He hadn't thought that the Fausts would be so incredibly ruthless. Weren't they afraid of being caught? On top of that, Zeke was still the head of the Fausts. Weren't they afraid he would find out about them using guns?While Alec's mind drifted off, one of the bullets hit his thigh. However, he did not stop running. He had to leave quickly and escape their circle.His arm and thigh hurt really bad, but the pain made him even more alert.The head of the Fausts was indeed Zeke. Without his permission, Luke and Xavier would not have used guns.Everything was
Luke watched him jump. For a moment, he couldn't quite believe it. Was Alec submitting so easily without a struggle?He didn't think there would be a river waiting for him to swim in, did he?"Idiot!" Luke thought. Then, he said to someone, "Look around below. You must see his corpse with your own eyes.""Yes, sir!" His bodyguard nodded.Just before Luke was about to call Xavier, his phone rang. It was his father's secretary. He thought that he was calling to track his progress. Before the secretary could speak, he said, "Tell my father the plan worked. Alec is dead.""Xavier… something's happened to him." The secretary was panicking on the other end, his voice trembling.Luke's eyebrows raised. An unsettling feeling washed over him. "What happened?"What could ever happen to his father?"Xavier… he's been murdered!" the secretary said, his voice full of terror.Luke's phone clattered to the ground. For a moment there, he forgot to ask how it happened.News of the Fausts spre