"But sir, there are a lot of them…"Aldus slightly hesitated. He had gotten used to killing for survival during the time he had worked as a mercenary. But now, he couldn't help but hesitate before crashing into the guards before him."They never thought about keeping us alive when they tried to shoot us in the first place," Austin's reminder removed all doubts from Aldus' mind.The damaged Hummer continued to let out a deafening roar with its engines as it sped up even further to break into the main hall.Everyone else inside the house began to panic. "What the fuck? Are they out of their mind? Are they trying to kill us all?""Sir, we should give the guards permission to kill on sight! Or else our lives are in danger!""Just kill them! How dare they humiliate us like this?"The Emersons were as excited as they were frightened.As members of the richest family in Kandor City, even mere relatives to the family held the classic air of arrogance of the affluent.It was the very s
Itijah's loud roar had taken the crowd by surprise.Terry was the most surprised of all as his expression twisted with a mix of emotions.Everyone started to wonder if Itijah had gone crazy himself.The intruders were making their way through the front yard, and yet Itijah would still do nothing as they were about to enter the hall by force.The Emersons might just become a joke if news about what happened inside the Emerson Residence made its way to the public.As the eldest son, Terry still cared about Itijah's safety. "Dad—"Itijah shouted once more, "Get out of my way!"The Hummer was about to break into the hall.All the security guards immediately jumped to the side as per Itijah's orders.As the Hummer crashed onto the steps, the rest of the Emerson family started to retreat.Everyone soon looked back and realized that Itijah was still rooted at the center of the hall.Terry was horrified as he shouted, "Dad!"The rest of the crowd also tried calling out to Itijah to
Austin didn't hold back with his threats. He had already mentally prepared himself for this encounter ever since he got the phone call.Terry angrily shouted, "Let my father go, you imbecile! He's your grandfather!"The rest of the family commented, "Does he not know about respecting his elders? He really is an uncivilized animal…""What have we done to deserve such a rebellious youngster in our family?""Dahlia, that bitch! She gave birth to a goddamned animal that doesn't know about respect!"Austin was rather entertained by the comments coming from the crowd.He found it funny that they would insult him for being disrespectful now, when they had never once regarded him and Dahlia as family in the first place.Austin felt that the entire family was utterly shameless.Itijah smiled and explained, "Come back to us, Austin. This is your home… And you'll soon be the head of the family."Austin slowly increased the force in his right hand. "I said, I'm here to pick up my mother,
Austin realized that Vincent truly held no qualms about killing another person.Both Vincent and Aldus had managed to take down dozens of security guards in the blink of an eye."Everyone, kill them!" shouted Terry.All of the men in the Emerson family stepped forward like beasts released for a hunt.Austin stretched his body for a while and smiled. "Show me what you got. I'd like to see how useless the entire family has to be for your old man to be asking me to take over his position as head of the Emersons."Before Austin could take another step, Ezra appeared in front of him and shielded him from the rest of the Emersons. "Are you folks shamelessly trying to fight someone with an advantage in numbers?"Terry shouted, "Keep your hands away from our family's matters, Mr. Lockwood. Or I'll have to assume that you're bringing the entire Campbell family into this mess!"Itijah no longer tried to stop him. He might do anything and everything for the sake of the Emerson family's fut
The man's voice was calm, and yet it had a magnetic pull.His words fell clearly into everyone's ears like a thunderous explosion.Everyone in the Emerson family looked extremely stern.Itijah clenched his fists as his gaze turned more vicious than ever.Austin watched closely as the man approached him.To be precise, it was his first time meeting his own father.The man's handsome appearance paired with his upright posture did not resemble the image of a middle-aged man at all.A playful sneer could be seen on the man's face, even though his gaze seemed to be looking down at everything before him.Austin had met many powerful men, many of whom could command authority by their mere presence alone, but none were on the same level as his own father. He could tell that Walter's domineering presence was a result of culmination over the years as the head of the Campbell family.The most touching part to Austin, however, was what Walter had just said.Both Ezra and Aldus bowed thei
Itijah had never expected Walter to appear at all.He had never once considered Walter to be involved when he planned to kidnap Dahlia in order to threaten Austin.Itijah knew that Walter could not help Austin directly, other than helping Austin secure the position as head of the Campbells.Walter wasn't so powerful as to be able to make decisions all on his own within the Campbell family. He would be restrained by other factions within the family, and most of all, Dorothy herself.When Itijah first led the Emersons to plunder the inheritance left by Walter to his wife and child, Walter was held back by his family and could do nothing but watch in humiliation as his efforts were stolen away.Itijah couldn't understand why Walter would appear right here right now.He would've even thought that Dorothy had already passed away if he didn't already know that she was still alive.Walter smiled. "Father-in-law? You were no longer my father-in-law when you abandoned Dahlia. My wife and
The entire Emerson family was frozen in fear.The light started to fade from Itijah's face as he stared at Walter.Not even the head of the Emersons could do anything against him.Walter snorted before turning toward a helicopter outside of the house and waving his hands.Three seconds later, a sudden loud noise joined the already noisy night sky.A flash of light tore through the pitch-black sky as explosions rang out across everyone's ears.The next moment, part of the Emerson Residence was blown to smithereens as smoke and dust filled the air.A mushroom cloud of flames rose up from the debris as the fire and aftershock took the Emersons by surprise.All of the Emersons looked up at Walter with horror as they realized that he had in fact launched the explosion.They could only wonder if he had gone mad to destroy their house like this.Terry furiously shouted, "Are you trying to start a war, Walter? Who do you think you are?"Itijah angrily glared at Terry, but it was too
Walter didn't even bother to hide the disdain on his face as he stared at Itijah.Itijah furiously explained, "Walter, I hope you realize that I'm still Dahlia's father at the end of the day. I gave my blessings to your marriage even though I know nothing about who you really were."He knew that he could no longer reverse the situation against someone powerful enough to destroy the entire Emerson family like Walter.But Itijah was hellbent on retaining Dahlia and Austin by his side.Austin, as he saw it, was the only hope for the Emersons.Letting him go would basically be forsaking a prized possession forever.There might not be a second chance for Itijah to see Dahlia or Austin ever again if that happened.Walter shouted, "I said, give me back my wife! The Emersons favor sons more than their daughters, and Dahlia was never allowed any of your resources growing up. You claim to be giving us your blessings when you really just wanted her to be banished from your sight! Do you ev