Austin's body trembled as his eyes widened in shock.Committing patricide was way more than he had expected for Vincent to be labeled as peculiar.Austin never ever thought about killing his own father even back when he hated Walter the most. He had only decided to never see each other again for the rest of their lives."What are you talking about, Mr. Lockwood?" asked Austin with a stern expression.He didn't really care much about how Vincent became known as a genius, but he felt that he really needed to know why Vincent would kill his own father.To be able to commit such an act in cold blood would also mean that he could kill anyone else who was not as important to him as his own family.Aldus continued to drive the car as Ezra recalled the story from the very beginning.Austin gradually calmed down as he listened to Ezra's story.He never figured out why Vincent had killed his own father after listening to Ezra's story. But the public consensus seemed to agree that Vincent
The sudden shouting caused all of them to freeze up.Austin awkwardly laughed. "He's into this kind of thing?"Ezra politely smiled and replied, "It's pretty standard stuff between a man and a woman, I believe." Austin tried knocking on the door once more.An angry voice came from within the room. "You're forcing my hand! I have no other choice but to fight back now!"The door suddenly opened, and a handsome young man with a pale face and dark circles under his eyes walked out of the room.Vincent was stunned when he saw the three of them.His anger instantly dissipated and was replaced with an uninterested expression. "Who are you people?"Austin smiled and replied, "Hello, Vincent. I am Aust—"Vincent, however, had already shut the door before he could even finish. "I don't care who you are. If you're not a woman, get lost already!"Austin was left speechless.He realized that it was no longer a matter of how difficult it was to get Vincent's help if he could not even tal
Austin knew that he wouldn't stand a chance against someone like Vincent.Vincent blew out a puff of smoke and sneered at Austin. "Austin Campbell… The future head of the Campbells? This is the first time I've heard of somebody named Austin in the Campbell family. Are you sure he isn't just someone picked up off the streets?"Austin's expression immediately sank.Ezra became furious. "Watch your mouth, Vincent! You really need to work on your attitude!"Vincent shrugged and replied, "Forget it, Ezra. I'll play with you for as long as you'd like, but I'd really suggest you stop trying to get me to work for your boy over there. The Campbells and the Redmonts are rivals. Who the hell do you think he is to be asking me to work for my rival?"The room fell silent.Ezra was left at a loss for words.The next moment, a chuckle came out from Austin. "Do you still think that you're one of the Redmonts?"Vincent threw his cigarette onto the floor and stood up. "What the fuck do you mean?
Austin frowned and stopped walking.Ezra and Adlus were similarly confused as they paused their steps.They wondered what Vincent was trying to achieve."Do whatever you like, but I'm not responsible if anything happens to you," replied Austin before he left.Vincent laughed and followed after them as he jammed himself in between Ezra and Adlus. "Relax, I'm a Redmont after all. Are you guys talking about the Emerson family, the richest family in the capital?""Precisely. Do you still want to come?" asked Ezra.Itijah kidnapping Dahlia and taking her back to the Emerson family had utterly trampled over Austin's limits.Austin was completely serious about crushing the Emersons if anything were to happen to Dahlia.Vincent laughed and replied, "Sounds exciting, I'm in! I've gotten bored with playing around with women all day. I might as well take a vacation in another city!"Both Ezra and Adlus were left speechless.As the group returned to the airport, one of Austin's men guide
The lights across the capital gradually lit up one after another as night began to fall.For tonight, however, the stars and moon were no longer visible as the sky above the city was shrouded by black clouds.It seemed like a storm was coming onto the city.An area in the outskirts of Kandor City, Autumnvale, was an incredibly scenic mountainous area that attracted tens of thousands of tourists every single day.But few would know about a certain manor that stood majestically around a remote corner of the city.It was an area restricted to ordinary citizens.One could only enter the premises after receiving consent from the owner.It held none other than the Emerson Residence!The manor was brightly lit under the night sky.It stood in solidarity amongst the mountain, and in return it received a unique feeling of mystery and solemnity.Meanwhile, in one of the rooms of the Emerson Residence, Dahlia was looking around absentmindedly.Dozens of delicacies were placed right in
Itijah snapped as he raised his crutch once more. "You—" But his movements suddenly stopped in mid-air.The crutch fell onto the floor with a thud.Itijah took a deep breath, and his furious demeanor instantly disappeared and was replaced with a gentle yet creepy smile. "Killing you will just cause Austin to cut all ties with our family."It was just as Dahlia had expected. Austin was shackled by his relationship with the Emersons all because of her existence.She realized that Austin could have focused on fighting for the position of head of the Campbells if she was no longer around.At the very least, he would still have his father.Dahlia knew that she had always been a burden to Austin. She didn't want for her existence to be the reason why Austin had given up on fighting for the position of head of the Campbells, and instead chose to inherit the Emersons instead.The Emersons were filled with cold-blooded and vile individuals, and even then, the Emersons and the Campbells w
Dahlia screamed out in pain as she let go of Itijah.Itijah quickly stepped away, while two maids entered the room to lift Dahlia up and throw her back to the bed.Neither Itijah nor the servants in the Emerson household had shown any mercy to Dahlia.…Meanwhile, at a cafe inside Kandor City International Airport, Austin, Ezra, Aldus and Vincent took a seat by the window.The sky was already pitch black, but the airport was still brightly lit up with lights.Austin looked out the window as he asked, "How much longer do we have to wait, Mr. Lockwood?"The group had already arrived at Kandor City for some time now. But they had been waiting around inside the airport ever since Ezra received orders from Walter.And so the group waited around in the cafe all the way until the night had fallen."I don't know either… We'll find out what's going on once Mr. Campbell arrives," replied Ezra.Austin turned around and replied, "We've been waiting for a few hours now. How much longer do
The thunderstorm illuminated Austin's face and revealed his stern expression.Ezra, Aldus and Vincent couldn't help but slightly tremble.It seemed as if Austin had turned into a completely different person.They noticed that he became much more arrogant, cold, and even murderous.Ezra was particularly shocked. He felt as if he was suffocating as the car approached the Emerson Residence's front gate.He couldn't help but think about how they would be written about in the newspapers after knocking down the front gate of the richest family in Kandor City.It was more than just knocking down a mere front gate… It was basically spitting on the entire Emerson family as a whole.It was an act of provocation!Aldus' voice sank as he continued to drive forward. "Sir…""Like I said, we're crashing in!" replied Austin.Aldus started to panic as Austin stared at him.He had been a prominent mercenary that had been in close contact with all sorts of danger throughout the years.He had