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
Jenny was feeling a whirlwind of emotions. She was glad that they hadn't found him. Yet, she worried about him.She still had no clue what had happened. However, based on what they said, Alec was dead in their eyes, which meant he was in bad shape.She began looking as well, but the reality of it was grim. She had to focus on finding him on top of keeping herself hidden. It was slow progress. The only silver lining was that they had not found him either, so he could have survived.She was about to keep searching, but then her phone rang. She was stunned.On the quiet cliff, a single word uttered would have been loud. And this was a ringtone. Jenny was instantly discovered."Someone's there!""Look over there!"A swarm of security guards moved toward her. Jenny ran while talking on the phone. She felt even worse listening to Melissa's description of everything that had happened. Alec had even been shot before falling down the cliff!Her worry was boundless, but she didn't have t
When Luke heard that there was a helicopter on the premises, he nearly fainted.How could no one have told him about the helicopter? Wouldn't he have detected something amiss if he had known?Anger surged in his heart. But then, he looked at the emergency room not far off. He suppressed the anger. He couldn't rush over now. He could only pray that Alec was already dead. If he were alive, and his father was the one who died, Luke would faint from anger.Soon, the lights above the emergency room went off. The doctor walked out. "I'm sorry. We have tried our best.""What did you say? You fucking piece of trash!" Luke wanted to rush forward to hit him.With a loud bang, Zeke brought his cane down on the floor. Luke had no choice but to control himself.Zeke sighed, seeming older. "Make the arrangements.""Alright." The butler nodded. He couldn't imagine how something like this could have happened.Wasn't this the day of Alec's death? How could Xavier be the one who died instead?Z
Luke didn't retort. It was obvious now that Alec, indeed, had prepared himself. "Grandpa, why did he come even though he knew we would attack him? Isn't that just asking for trouble?"He couldn't figure out why Alec would do something like that. What was the point?"He is clever. He would not do something to endanger his life on purpose unless he had a reason." Zeke understood that about Alec.Luke only understood half of it. "What reason?""I don't know yet." Zeke frowned. He hadn't figured it out.Luke changed the topic. "Who killed my father? The surviving bodyguards said a group of people rushed in and started firing. They were chaotic.""Yes. It was chaos." Even the Fausts had chosen to assassinate Alec in the mountains. They were not as arrogant as Xavier's killers, who seemed to disregard consequences.Zeke stared into the distance, deep in thought. Luke was upset. "Are we going to take this lying down? We have to avenge my father, don't we?""Lying down?" Zeke smiled co