Annabelle was a proud woman. Her smooth sailing in the entertainment industry over the years had subconsciously shaped her stand-offish and conceited attitude. It was not until she met Zayn that she realized how average she was, not worthy of even a mention in front of true talent.The stark disparity was too much for her to take in so quickly.She knew that she must not wear an aggrieved expression under such circumstances, but she could not control her emotions and her eyes turned red in an instant. Unable to mask her feelings, she realized she would only embarrass herself if she stuck around.Annabelle stood up again, saying, “Excuse me, I need to use the washroom. Please go on without me.”Without waiting for Zayn to reply, she left straightaway. Her departure felt awkward to Peter, so he rushed to explain, “Sir, Annabelle’s a shy girl. Please, don’t mind her.”Zayn was a little surprised. He did not expect Annabelle to simply leave, and looking at her just now, she seemed aff
Zayn smiled without further explanation.More than ten minutes went by, but Annabelle had yet to return. One of the starlets noticed her absence and asked, “Hey, why’s Annabelle taking so long in the washroom? Is she alright?”Once she spoke up, the other ladies gave her accusatory glares for not minding her own business. They hoped Annabelle would never come back so they would not have another competitor to fight with!Aware of the situation, Zayn became suspicious and told Peter, “Mr. Kavinsky, do you want to call Miss Laking?”Peter nodded and did as he was told only for the line to keep ringing without an answer.“That’s odd. Why isn’t Annabelle picking up? She wouldn’t have passed out in the washroom, would she?” Peter muttered in confusion.Not long after, his phone rang. Annabelle had called back. When Peter answered it, he could hear her sobbing, frantic and helpless. “Sir, save me…”Peter was stunned. By the time he could bring himself to reply, the line was already cut
Something had happened to Annabelle.After she had left the room, she went to the washroom. The more she thought about what happened, the more she felt wronged. The issue was, she could not even understand why she was feeling that way. Zayn was not a friend of hers and a man like him would very commonly find himself surrounded by beautiful women.Nevertheless, she was unsettled by it. Since she was a child, no man ever ignored her like that, more so when she achieved stardom. Zayn’s indifference towards her was a huge blow to her ego. It would have been fine if Zayn was a nobody, but he was not—he was someone Annabelle had to respect and grovel to. She felt inexplicably dejected.Eventually, she cried about the perceived slight. Tearing up, she stayed in the washroom for a bit, wallowing in self-pity. When she finally recomposed herself, she felt ready to head back to the room.As she stepped out of the washroom, she was confronted by three men whose eyes flashed when they saw her,
Annabelle hoped Peter’s reputation would scare the men away, but they were not bothered in the least.“Let him wait then. Have a drink or two with me first.”“No, I don’t drink,” Annabelle said with a shake of her head and prepared to leave.The other man got annoyed and cursed right away, “F*ck! How dare you dismiss Miles like this? Are you f*cking asking to be killed? Do you know who he is?!”Annabelle was used to being put on a pedestal. The men she had met before were polite and deferent. She had never been berated like this before. About to explode in rage, her face fell as well. “I’m warning you to watch your language, or I’ll sue you for insulting me.”Her threat had only made the men laugh again as the man referred to as “Miles” said, “Alright, I don’t have much patience. Come drink with me and I’ll let you go. Otherwise, it won’t be as simple as just a drink.”Discerning the laced threat, Annabelle was distressed. She planned to turn and run, but they knew what she plann
“You don’t appreciate it when I’m being nice. You really think you’re worth my time, huh?!”With a loud bang, Miles slapped his palm on the table. He picked up a glass and threw its contents at Annabelle. The girl shuddered—her garments happened to be quite thin.Her eyes turned red. Since she had gotten famous, nobody ever treated her so savagely.Seeing Annabelle’s shapely figure through her drenched clothes, the numerous men in the room whistled suggestively while gawking at her. She could hear all sorts of crude and vulgar comments. Feeling extremely affronted, she cried, unable to hold it in.“Oh, she’s crying. How weak is that?! Hahaha!”“Haha, it gets interesting when they cry. I like watching women cry, especially the pretty ones.”“Sh*t, you like watching them cry too? Why are our hobbies the same?!”“Hey, hey, this is a superstar. She has millions of fans. Look at how sad she’s now, though?”“Of course. Take a look at Miles’ build. That’s certainly taking a toll on th
The noise took everyone in the room by surprise as their eyes immediately flew to the source. Miles had seized Annabelle and was going to take advantage of her, but he was stunned as well. He loosened his grip, allowing her to wrench herself away.She was petrified. In her state of panic, Peter and Zayn’s appearance was like a ray of hope cutting through the darkness to save her. She ran to them frantically, but in her haste, she tripped and fell forward. Her speed coupled with the heels she wore guaranteed a hard fall, one that would damage her face, so Annabelle yelped in horror.Just as she braced to hit the floor, her vision blurred. Zayn moved at an incredible speed and dashed to her in the blink of an eye. He wrapped an arm around her just in time. Slowing down with a twirl, he caught Annabelle securely in his arms and saved her.Unfortunately, as she struggled in fear, Annabelle shifted her position, resulting in Zayn’s arm coming into contact with her chest. It was awkward
“Uh…” The corners of Peter's lips twitched twice. Miles did not bother to show him the slightest respect at all. However, Miles genuinely could afford not to give him the slightest respect. After all, Everest Group was a super amazing company in the country with its market value exceeding a few billion dollars. Miles was someone that he as an experienced businessman in the media industry could not afford to offend. On the other hand, Miles Morales was also the son of a wealthy man widely known in the social circle. He was known for being imperious, arrogant, and a casanova who dated countless women. Peter was aware of Miles’ impressive reputation that preceded him prior to their meeting. He knew that a rich kid of Miles’ rank was not someone he could afford to offend despite being an experienced businessman in the media industry. All at once, he felt rather troubled. If this person were some other female celebrity, he would have given his consent to Miles right away.However, An
At that very moment, Peter experienced unprecedented stress. The cold sweat on his forehead streamed down his jaw while blood drained from his face. Even the chubby flesh on his face was trembling in fear. The truth was that Peter was an important figure. He was the chairman of Black Athens Media Corp with family assets that amounted to a few billion dollars. He had plenty of experience in managing affairs, so logically, he was mentally very strong. However, the stress that he was experiencing now had surpassed the limit of his tolerance. Panic and terror consumed him whole. It was because he had discovered that not only Miles but a large portion of the people here were rich kids of society as well. They came from powerful families, and he could not afford to offend the combined power of these people with his measly chairman’s position in Black Athens Media Corp!Gulp!He swallowed a mouthful of saliva heavily and said, “You’ve misunderstood me, Mr. Morales. I don’t mean that. Yo
He had already found his next path and he was hopeful for his future. He was convinced that he could reproduce the miracle perfectly if he had enough time!He turned around abruptly and saw Zayn’s icy cold face. He could not refrain himself from saying aloud, “Zayn! I’m your father-in-law! You can’t kill me!”There was a change of Zayn’s icy cold face at last when he heard that. He furrowed his brows for a moment. However, just as Osiris was pleased about his remark, Zayn had already thrown a punch. It was a simple, unadorned, straightforward, concise punch that landed heavily on Osiris’ chest. A poof that sounded like poking through a layer of paper was heard when he punched through Osiris’ chest. On the other hand, Osiris’ body halted to a stop as well. He widened his eyes in disbelief and lowered his head to look at his wound incredulously….“You… You…” He glared at Zayn, his gaze filled with recalcitrance, fear and regret. Zayn said nonchalantly, “You don’t deserve to be h
“You’re next.”Bang!Upon saying that, he exerted strength in his limbs and flew toward Osiris. Yes, he flew over. His body rose into the air and he was capable of standing steadily in the air without any support. He looked just like a superhero from the movies!Most importantly, he was extremely swift in speed and had already surpassed the speed limit achievable by mankind. Osiris felt an immense sense of danger that he had never felt before at this exact moment. It sent a shiver down his spine instantly and he was actually scared out of his wits that his body turned icy cold. He had a feeling that he was no match for Zayn and that he would die immediately if he stayed!Zayn who advanced beyond invincibilis state was way too powerful that he could not make sense anymore and he was no match for Zayn. He made the quickest and most precise decision that was to run. He would spare no effort in running away from Zayn!While there was life, there was hope. Zayn’s success prov
Hence, they did not have the courage to rescue Zayn even after noticing that he was in imminent danger. They could only watch helplessly and do nothing. “Look! That’s Sergeant Larson! Oh god, what transpired in the past few days? Why is Sergeant Larson being surrounded by so many powerhouses from the clubs? He can’t possibly escape from danger under such circumstances no matter how powerful he is!”“Oh no, oh no, Sergeant Larson is going to die here…”“What should we do? Could it be that we’re not going to do anything to save him?”“I don’t know. Let’s ask for instructions from our superior…”The numerous combat aircraft in the sky began to send out signals and asked for instruction from their superior. Soon, they received the reply and they were instructed not to act rashly or approach easily. It was because they would be doomed if they were to get closer and enter the attack zone of the invincibilis powerhouses. Hence, they could only watch from afar and await reinforcement
Upon saying that, Zayn placed Faye on the ground in an extremely gentle and cautious manner. Faye’s body had already become stiff, but her body had actually begun to turn soft after being caressed by Zayn’s palm. She lay flat on the ground with an expression that looked like she was asleep. After Zayn was done, he turned around and looked toward Osiris, his expression icy cold. He said nonchalantly, “It’s your fault that Fifi is dead. You deserve to die.”Next, his gaze swept across everyone and said something that terrified everyone, “All of you deserve to die!”Upon hearing that, Osiris’ expression turned somber and filled with murderous intent abruptly. He had already realized by now that his hard work and effort of a lifetime was wasted on Zayn!At the moment he found Faye in her aging state completely drained of life and power, he realized that his plan had failed!The result of his hard work for a lifetime was seized by the bastard before him!In an instant, his rage
“Zayn’s willpower is so strong that he is capable of withstanding the pain of his body’s restructuring indifferently. He’s an excellent talent.” The person speaking was the armored man and he was looking at Zayn through the cloud without attempting to conceal his admiration. He had encountered plenty of geniuses and countless geniuses more gifted in martial arts than Zayn. However, Zayn was the only ine whose willpower was so strong that he could endure the pain of body restructuring. Even he himself failed to withstand the pain of body restructuring and had rolled on the ground frantically. The woman nodded to herself as she looked at Zayn without attempting to conceal her admiration and approval. “This Earther is quite impressive. He has already taken the step successfully. My trip to Earth was not wasted this time…huh?”However, it was at this exact moment when Zayn on the ground raised his head and looked in their direction with his sharp gaze as if he could sense them.
Zayn wanted to reject her instinctively, but when he saw the final hopefulness in Faye’s eyes, he could not bring himself to reject her anymore. He knew that it was Faye’s final moment.The glint in Faye’s eyes was vanishing gradually. He opened his mouth and of all the words he wanted to say to her in her last moment, he said, “Yes!”Upon hearing the word, Faye’s aged face cracked a smile. Then, the joyous smile was frozen on her face for eternity…Zayn’s body stiffened as well. He had already forgotten how he landed on the ground, but he remained in the same position with Faye in his arms for a very long time. He hugged Faye until her residual body temperature dispersed and her body began to become stiff. Zayn was heartbroken. He felt a feeling of dejection and hollowness that he had never experienced before and it washed over his entire body like a flood. He lost track of time until he felt the rain pouring from the sky. Even the sky could feel his sorrow and began to w
Zayn had never felt so agonized in his life!It was because he knew that Faye was already at the end of her life, not even God could save her now!He had no idea why his heart would ache so badly and why he hated himself so much. It was well within his expectation that both Faye and him would not survive the fall. Now, he was in so much agony just because Faye was one step ahead of him in death. Was he in agony because Faye sacrificed her life for his survival, or was it because he would not see Faye again for the rest of his life?Zayn’s mind could not function normally anymore because he was in so much pain and tormented now. His body was still dropping constantly and at an increasing speed. They were dropping so fast that Faye could not withstand the process and was suffocating. After seeing Faye’s condition, Zayn did not even think. He began to stop his body from falling at full speed instinctively as he was born to do it until he became completely suspended in the air!I
Upon saying that, Faye kissed Zayn’s lips. It was a kiss so deep and unhindered. Zayn hugged Faye tightly as well. In the beginning, he was under the assumption that it was a very normal kiss. It was their final sentimentality before death. However, Zayn discovered that something was off soon!It was because he could clearly feel a gush of immense power passing from Faye’s mouth constantly. The intensity of the power had even surpassed that of the fruits he consumed in Shangri-la. The unexpected change caught him off guard and he was dumbfounded instantly. He did not manage to respond to the situation. What the heck was going on?He widened his eyes and stared at Faye before him. However, he soon saw something that sent a shiver down his spine. Faye’s hair turned from black to white swiftly at a visible speed!Moreover, Faye’s fair, tender skin aged constantly as if life was drained from her instantly. Her skin turned wrinkly and dry like a tree bark. The situation did
“Listen to my order, all members!”Meanwhile, Osiris spoke, his expression filled with ferocity . “Locate both of their bodies from the cliff at the fastest speed!”Upon saying that, he vanished from where he stood. Meanwhile, two people stood at a mysterious location that no one could see above Regicide Heofon’s ground. These two people were a man and a woman. The man was clad in armor and assumed the posture of an army general, filled with dominance. He exuded a powerful presence that had already surpassed the level of all powerhouses on earth. Even Osiris and Zayn were nothing in this man’s presence. On the other hand, the woman stood in front of the man. Her beauty was impeccable and she was as graceful as a fairy…The woman had her head lowered to look at the cliff ahead of her and cracked a peculiar smile. Speaking of which, it was not the first time these two people showed up on earth. They were the ones who brought up the live broadcast of Zayn and King Erik in Sha