Raina raised her hand and gently rubbed Gale’s head. Forcing a smile, she said softly, “Alright, I’ll cooperate.”Gale nodded obediently and stepped aside. The two medical staff members came forward, and only after a thorough examination did they realize Raina had numerous wounds, some of them quite deep and still bleeding. Yet, despite this condition, she hadn’t let out a single cry of pain and had completed a surgery lasting several hours.The two medical staff were shocked and awed by her fortitude.One of them whispered, “Miss Carrington, these wounds are deep. If it hurts, you can cry out… it might make you feel better.”Raina smiled and replied, “It’s alright.”And it really was.Over the years, she’d suffered countless injuries—sometimes even broken limbs. She’d become so used to the pain that she’d grown numb to it. These injuries were truly nothing in comparison. She’d had arms and legs reattached before and still bounced back as if nothing had happened.Strangely, she though
Leo tilted his head slightly, and for the first time ever, that usually cheerful face showed a trace of bewilderment and helplessness.Rael couldn’t bear to watch anymore. The hand he had placed on Leo’s shoulder twitched slightly. Fearing that Leo would notice, he was about to withdraw it, but then another hand pressed firmly over his.Rael's pupils contracted sharply as he watched Leo slowly stand up, his eyes rimmed red. One hand clenched tightly into a fist, and after a long moment, his voice finally emerged—hoarse and trembling. “I believe you.”He paused for a beat before continuing, “There are only two people I’ve ever trusted completely in my life—my big brother and you… Rael, don’t lie to me. Really… if something like this happened again, I don’t think I could… I really couldn’t take it…”At this moment, his heart and face were in total disarray. After speaking, he withdrew his hand and held his head in his hands, choking out a few sobs. Other than that, he found himself utte
Lord Blackridge, also chuckled, his tone familiar and indulgent. “Oh? Someone helped you once, and you repay her by wanting her dead. What kind of logic is that?”Sora lowered her lashes and said calmly, “I never needed anyone’s charity. Besides, I kill who I want, no reason needed. I just want her to disappear from this world forever—so she’ll never stand in my way again.”Lord Blackridge stepped down from his golden throne, circled Sora twice, then tilted his head and smiled slyly. “Looks like Young master Watkins’ cancellation of the engagement has really ticked off Miss Johnson.”At the mention of ‘cancellation,’ a flicker of cold displeasure passed across Sora’s face—gone in an instant.She lifted her head, looked at Lord Blackridge, and smiled. “They say Lord Blackridge knows everything. Seems that’s not a lie. But my private matters don’t concern you. Since you’ve agreed to the job, I expect you to fulfill your promise. Kill Raina. No matter the cost—I’ll pay it.”But Lord Blac
Operating Room.Raina had already changed into sterile surgical scrubs and was standing in front of the operating table. Leif lay there, eyes tightly shut. His face, once strikingly handsome and impeccably clean, was now smeared with half-dried blood and dust, making him look disheveled and pitiful.This man—always so composed and invulnerable in front of her, seemingly untouchable by harm—had treated her with utmost patience and care. And yet now, he lay here unconscious, his life hanging by a thread.She drew a steadying breath before reaching out to check his pulse. Though she had been feeling for his pulse periodically during the drive to ensure he was still alive, it was only now, in the stillness, that she realized—she was nervous.Even a little afraid.Confirming that his pulse was still there—faint but steady—was a relief.In a moment of inexplicable impulse, she raised her gloved hand and gently touched his face, lightly brushing the bloodstains on his cheek. The dried blood,
The wind roared, the rain poured, thunder cracked and lightning split the sky—And yet, to everyone present, the world had fallen into a miraculous, eerie silence.Inside one of the Gurkha vehicles, a man broke out in a cold sweat and stammered in terror: “B-Boss, d-do we have backup?! Who… who the hell are those people?!”Another person, voice shaking, said, “No… no way… they’re not ours, right? Boss… Boss! Say something!”But the walkie-talkie remained deathly silent. Not a single reply.Someone suddenly slammed a hand against the device and roared, “Fuck! They’re not with us—boss ditched us! Fuck! What are you all standing around for? Waiting to get silenced? RUN!”The three Gurkhas acted at once, quickly turning around to flee.But as soon as they turned their vehicles, they were stunned.Sometime during the chaos, a fleet of over a dozen black off-road vehicles had silently appeared behind them, cutting off all escape routes.BOOM—Pale lightning twisted through the night sky as
“Bang—”“Rumble—rumble—”The specially modified Gurkha roared like a wild beast as it slammed forward, its tires tearing through the earth and kicking up a storm of dust. The surrounding visibility dimmed, swallowed by thick clouds of debris.The final rays of sunlight faded from the sky as night descended, cloaked in a thin mist.Darkness had fallen.Three Gurkha vehicles lined up in formation, their drivers tense and gripping the steering wheels tightly, eyes fixed nervously on the swirling clouds of dust ahead.After a moment of silence, someone hesitantly muttered, “...Dead. She’s got to be dead, right? I hit her—I swear I hit her!”Another added, “I felt the impact too. No way she survived that. Boss, boss, we finished the jo—what the fuck?! She’s not dead?!”Someone screamed, “Fuck! Not again! When is this going to end?!”Another voice roared in frustration, “She’s still alive?! What the hell is she?! A damn monster?!”Amid the shouting and chaos, two blinding white headlights s