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
News of Xavier's murder spread through Bardoff City like wildfire. Nearly everyone strengthened their security systems to avoid something like that happening to them.If someone had attacked the Fausts, it didn't just mean that those killers were arrogant. It meant that the Fausts were defenseless. They were now the city's laughingstock.Precisely because of that, Xavier's memorial was not a large affair. Only close friends and relatives came to visit, and he was then buried in the Fausts' graveyard. The Fausts seemed to want it to die down as quickly as possible. They didn't even seem to want to hunt down the attackers.Everyone was curious to know what the Fausts' action meant. Someone as pompous as Xavier had been killed. Were they going to take it lying down?In Bardoff Hospital, Jenny completed her rounds and walked into Alec's ward. He had been there for two to three days, but he could still not be discharged. After all, he was shot and then thrown off a cliff. Although he ha
Alec didn't know whether or not to be amused. It felt like Jenny was there for a bedtime story.He told her everything about the plan and his preparations. However, he did not say that those people belonged to Evan. He just said that they were his. After all, he had made a promise to Evan.After Alec was done speaking, Jenny's face turned solemn. "So, Xavier was killed by your men?""Yes." Alec nodded."Did you have to kill him?" Jenny frowned. She couldn't understand. She knew the Fausts were fighting tooth and nail to be the next heir. However, she thought it was only just a fight. She was not expecting murder.Alec knew what she meant. He sighed. "It looks like Luke is attacking me on the surface, but this incident has Xavier's trademark written all over it. You know that, don't you?"Jenny nodded. She didn't think it was strange at all. Luke and Xavier were one and the same."I used to think that anyone who would attack me would be Xavier and Luke. But they were using firear
Jenny gave him a thumbs-up after he was done. "As expected of Mr. Faust.""Don't tease me, Jenny." Alec felt embarrassed. He was afraid that she would have a bad impression of him. He wasn't just a mindless killer.If he did not make a move on the Fausts, Xavier would never let go of his hold on his position. Alec was forced to do it.Jenny smiled lightly. "I'm not teasing you. I'm honestly admiring you. You're a natural businessman. The Fausts will be yours, and you will bring them to the new light."Although the Fausts looked to be in their prime, Jenny could feel that the family wasn't as amazing as they looked. They were only tough on the outside. Otherwise, Zeke would not have done this to select his heir. He would not be so worried if they were truly capable.Alec didn't care about it right now. What he cared about was something else.He looked at Jenny and asked, "Can you forgive me now? I didn't tell you because I didn't know if it was in my right to do so. What if I told