Chapter 20

In the living room of the Barton family's mansion, Isabelle frowned in confusion. She had been dialing a phone number several times, but there was no answer.

"That's strange," she muttered. "Why isn't anyone answering?"

"What's the matter?" Serena asked.

Isabelle replied, "I sent Wyatt to Valiant Hall to keep an eye on things and call me if there was any news. It's been ages, and he hasn't called. He's not even picking up my calls."

Lawrence frowned as well. "That doesn't sound right. Wyatt is usually agile and active. Why wouldn't he answer?"

Serena scoffed and said, "Maybe he's busy beating up that loser and missed your calls."

Isabelle nodded, her expression relaxing. "That could be it. I did tell Wyatt to give him a good beating before bringing him here. I want to personally—"

Before she could finish, a loud bang echoed from outside.

Everyone barely had time to react when another thunderous boom followed.

The front doors were kicked open with such force that the massive w