Upon hearing Zayn’s response, Faye felt more at ease. However, she could not help but wonder. It was an antique clock worth 4.6 million dollars after all. Faye felt sorry when it was smashed, yet Zayn was still so calm. It puzzled her because she had no idea when he had become so magnanimous. In the past, he would have felt sorry for losing 10 dollars.“You don’t regret the loss at all?” asked Faye. Zayn knew exactly what was on Faye’s mind simply from the look on her face. He shrugged helplessly and said, “I do, but is there anything that can be done? It’s too late now, so crying over spilt milk wouldn’t remedy the situation, would it? In addition, I can’t just take it out on Mom. I still have respect for my elders.”Upon hearing that, Faye was astounded. Her eyes began glowing with an unusual glimmer. It was her first time seeing Zayn being so benevolent, and it made her see him in an entirely different light. “Do... do you really think so?” asked Faye softly. Zayn smiled and
Mr. Hyde deserved his title as the underworld king. In his presence, even Gordon Hayes had to make way for him. Mr. Hyde was very famous in the criminal underworld, but few people had actually met him in person. Even fewer people knew he was not hideous at all, despite him taking inspiration for his name from the monstrous Edward Hyde. In truth, he was rather handsome. Though as he was only in his thirties, everyone addressed him as ‘Mister.’Nathan had called Mr. Hyde... Of course, he did not call his number directly, but he contacted his subordinate. After all, it was not an easy feat for a man of Nathan’s status to interact with Mr. Hyde. He could only do so through the recommendation of a third party. Nathan visited Mr. Hyde at his residence on the same night. Mr. Hyde lived in an elegant manor in a prestigious neighborhood. Nathan was immediately astonished by Mr Hyde’s appearance in person. He was under the impression that Mr. Hyde was a brute with thick limbs and a mass
“You’re absolutely right, Mr. Hyde.”Jekyll, who had been standing off to the side, seemed to have thought of something as he piped up, “Mr. Hyde, I just remembered—the son-in-law who beat up Skylar that day was called Zayn too.”“Oh? Is that so? Tell Skylar to come up here,” demanded Mr. Hyde after taking a breath. He was lazily sitting on the sofa while a young woman was giving him a massage. He looked like he was thoroughly enjoying it.However, Nathan could not bring himself to calm down. As he was faced with Mr. Hyde, he could not help but feel an invisible force pressuring him. It was even worse than when Nathan was facing his father. His muscles were in an unending taut state.In his eyes, Mr. Hyde was keeping an unleashed beast hiding within him which made Nathan’s skin crawl even more.Hence, a deep fear of Mr. Hyde had spawned from the depths of Nathan’s heart, and he was beginning to understand why Mr. Hyde was so acclaimed in Waltz City. At the same time, a rush of exh
He answered him regardless, “His name is Zayn Larson.”Mr. Hyde dug his cigarette butt into the man’s palm, before rising from his seat. He muttered on and on to himself, “Zayn Larson, Zayn Larson… That's actually a nice name.”Nathan was speechless.‘I’m speechless, I’m here asking you to seek revenge on Zayn. Why are you complimenting his name?’‘I can’t wrap my head around how Mr. Hyde is like at all. I can’t shake the feeling that he’s a dangerous, unpredictable threat.’Mr. Hyde asked Skylar again, “The son-in-law who beat you—his name is also Zayn Larson?”After that, Mr. Hyde asked Skylar again, “The son-in-law that beat you is also called Zayn Larson?”“Yes, that’s right! You’re right, Mr. Hyde. His name’s also Zayn Larson, and he’s very disgusting…” As Skylar was frantically nodding his head, he was on the verge of running his mouth again. However, he instantly noticed Jekyll’s glaring eyes boring into his soul. As Skylar recalled that Mr. Hyde disliked talkative people
However, she immediately stopped in her tracks to give herself a quick pep talk. ‘I can’t just do that. It’s only been an hour since I left home, I can’t give up now! The characters in my novels would never give up so quickly! They’re all so determined, and so strong too. If I feel like all hope is lost and drag myself home, wouldn’t my father look down on me even more? Plus, I have faith that I’ll run into Mr. Right—I just know it.’Promptly after, Alexandra had the motivation to continue on with her journey.That was when unexpectedly she picked up on the sound of sobbing coming from her left. When she turned her head to get an idea of what was happening, what she saw immediately caused a fresh swell of fury to course through her veins.There were three hooligans crowded around a scrawny student down an alley—it looked like they were pushing and bullying the poor victim around. Livid, she strode towards the trio and shouted to them in aggravation. “What are you all doing? Stop thi
The voice had appeared out of nowhere, and with its resonance and deep register, it startled everybody present.Alexandra, who was already on the brink of despair, was quivering at the sound of the mysterious voice. She raised her head to see a tall, shadowy figure standing on the balcony of a second floor apartment, looking down at them from above.She could not place the voice’s face from where she was due to the poor lighting, Though, the shock that overwhelmed her senses was so immense that she could feel her heart convulse!Hot tears spilled from her eyes as a wave of thrilling relief washed over her. She muttered softly, “My hero… my hero’s finally here…”“Who’s there? You’re going to pay for your cockiness!”“P*ss off right now, or I’ll beat the sh*t out of you!”“P*ss off!”The three hooligans continued to rile up the shadowy figure with their insolent yelling, obviously unaware of who exactly they were up against.The figure on the balcony snickered as he leapt off of
Letting out a few coughs, he questioned Alexandra, “Why are you here? Where are your bodyguards?”Alexandra came to her senses and retracted her gaze from Zayn before she admitted, “I ran away from home.”“Ah?” sounded Zayn, taken aback. ‘Why does it sound so strange—the idea of her running away from home? Regardless, I’m sure she’ll get over it soon. After all, she’s a lady. It's not out of the ordinary for her to run away after an argument.’“Is that so?” replied Zayn. He turned around, only to realize that the middle schooler had fled from the scene out of fear.“Since you’re safe and sound now, I’ll take my leave.” said Zayn. He did not want to be affiliated with Alexandra in too many ways.However, as soon as he turned away, Alexandra called out to him in protest. “Wait!”Zayn turned his head in suspicion before asking dubiously, “Is there something else?”Alexandria found it hard to remain calm at that point in time. Her body wanted to be in control, but she could not find
Confused, Zayn brought Alexandra to have supper.‘I was going to go home, but I guess there’s nothing I can do now except send Faye a text message telling her that I’ll be home later.’Faye did not ask him for a reason—all she did was reply with a simple, ‘Oh.’Coincidentally, there was nothing for them to eat nearby, so they had to hail a taxi and travel somewhere a little further away. In the end, he brought Alexandra to a barbecue place.Zayn watched as Alexandra wolfed down her food. She did not even notice that her hair was in a disheveled mess.Although Alexandra was dressed like a man, she revealed her true self as a woman. Furthermore, she had dropped her masculine act, and instead showed off more of her feminine side.Zayn then realized that Alexandra looked quite beautiful. ‘She’s on the same level as Faye. They’re both stunning beauties, but she looks more like an innocent woman.’Alexandra was very attractive—so attractive in fact that occasional gazes flitted in her