LOGINSeeing the bullet flying toward them, a dark glint flashed across Thomas's eyes. His arm around Sharon tightened instinctively.At that moment, a clear voice rang out."Thomas, no!"Almost at the same time, a slender figure stepped in front of them—only to collapse a second later.Doug reacted instantly. He fired a shot in the direction of the sniper and immediately ordered people to sweep the surrounding area.Seeing Marina fall to the ground, Sharon's pupils contracted sharply.Thomas was the first to move. He stepped forward to check her condition.Marina's face was as pale as paper. Her hair, already uneven from being cut by a blade earlier, now lay stained with blood after taking another shot. The light-colored dress she wore was quickly soaked red.Yet in that moment, there was a strange, fragile beauty to her.She looked at Thomas weakly."Thomas… don't… hurt yourself…"With that, she lost consciousness.Thomas fell silent for a moment, then said to Doug, "Take her t
A flicker of something strange crossed Liam's eyes. He lowered his voice and asked, "Mr. Ferrero, what should we do with Jamie?"Thomas had taken such a great risk to save Jamie—clearly, it wasn't for the purpose of killing him.Thomas replied calmly, "Jamie can't die yet. Take him to the hospital. Make sure nothing goes wrong."Although Liam had questions, he didn't dare probe further.When Thomas returned to Leistre this time, he had specifically brought Liam and Doug with him. Had he already anticipated something like this might happen?…Doug led his men to Sharon and Marina, and swiftly dealt with the remaining scattered assassins.The moment Sharon and Marina saw Doug, both of them froze.Sharon, after years of holding a high position, was able to control her expression and emotions fairly well.But Marina was not so composed. She stared at Doug's face and asked blankly, "Doug… were you caught cheating on multiple girlfriends and got scratched by them? How many women did
Even smoke bombs had been used.Thomas's dark eyes deepened.This operation had clearly been planned for a long time—a pursuit that allowed only success and no possibility of failure.Once Jamie had time to prepare, another assassination attempt would no longer be so easy.Since the attack began, neither Jamie nor Sharon's people had arrived to provide reinforcements.It was obvious their bodyguards had already been taken out.Any follow-up support would also be intercepted along the way. The enemy would never allow reinforcements to arrive so easily.The assassins targeting Sharon seemed to be holding back, not going for a killing blow—perhaps their goal was only to abduct her.But those targeting Jamie were different. They used every possible method.If they could not subdue him, then Jamie would be left to die here. They simply could not allow him to escape.Without reinforcements, and under the cover of these smoke bombs, Jamie might very well die here.With that thought
Sharon looked at Thomas, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, only two words came out."Be careful."Thomas then turned to Marina. "Protect her."Without another word, he flashed away and disappeared into the chaos.A short while later, Marina received a message from Thomas. She turned to Sharon and said, "Thomas has drawn them away. We should go now.""Alright," Sharon replied.Even though Thomas had lured the attackers away, it didn't mean all the assassins had followed. The two of them were still far from completely safe.On the way out, they still encountered a few scattered attackers. The numbers weren't large, and Marina was able to handle them.However, the assassins sent this time were exceptionally strong.One of them seized an opening while Marina was reloading. He lunged forward, striking her weapon clean out of her hand.Marina pushed Sharon aside and quickly said, "Sharon, hide!"Sharon understood her own limits. Against opponents of this caliber,
Recently, Jordan had been responsible for Sharon's personal safety, while Loki handled various company matters for her.Just before Sharon's call came through, Loki had received word from his men that the area had come under a sudden attack. Jordan had been shot, and the situation looked grim.Loki immediately began arranging reinforcements.But even moving at top speed, it would still take more than ten minutes to get there.In a crisis like this, a few seconds could determine life or death, let alone ten minutes.After saying, "I understand," Sharon hung up the phone.At that moment, even Marina was beginning to struggle. Forced behind cover, she could only dodge awkwardly while retreating under fire.The enemy had sent a large number of people, and every single one of them was highly skilled. After only a few exchanges, Marina realized these were definitely not ordinary assassins. Every one of them was an elite expert.To gather this many top-tier fighters together, whoever
"Next time, if someone else picks it up, you may never find it again."After saying that, Thomas turned to leave, but Jamie's voice suddenly sounded behind him."Thomas… have you remembered something?"Thomas stopped and looked back. His dark eyes resembled a lightless abyss beneath the sea."Did I forget something important?" he asked.Jamie said nothing. His hawk-like gaze remained fixed on Thomas's face, as though trying to uncover something hidden beneath that calm expression."Why are you targeting me at every turn?" Jamie finally asked. "If I remember correctly, we've only met a few times."Thomas's expression remained as indifferent and unhurried as ever."Oh…" he said lightly. "That's because some time ago, I had a dream. In the dream, there was a thief who had always coveted something that belonged to me. Then, while I was away, he stole it."Jamie, you happen to look a lot like the thief from my dream, so I find you very unpleasant."You just lost your cat, so you s
Still…Thomas turned his head slightly, watching Sharon without expression. She wasn't like him. She hadn't grown up in blood and shadows. Violence didn't come naturally to her.Letting Jamie die outright felt dull. Keeping him alive to suffer would be far more interesting.As he packed, his mind
Sharon met Thomas's gaze and said, "If that person were you, I would."Thomas froze for a moment, then smiled faintly.He knew it was probably a kind lie—yet never in his life had a lie sounded so beautiful.He thought, 'No wonder some people find comfort in falsehoods. When they hear them, it's
Hearing Jamie's words, Silas could hardly believe his ears."Jamie, are you serious? You're the head of the Walton family! How can you possibly be afraid of Sharon, a woman who spent years playing the dutiful housewife?"Jamie's tone was calm, but the glint in his eyes was razor-sharp."Sharon en
The moment the thought crossed her mind, Sharon raised her hand, ready to act.But before the blade could touch her skin, it was suddenly snatched away.She stared, dazed, as Thomas's calm face came into view."You don't need to go that far," he said evenly. "I'll draw out the venom for you."He







