Semua Bab Blood of Regret: Bab 71 - Bab 80

Lately, Jack had been spending all his time at Nightzone ever since Beatrice Cox was found murdered.He was in a private room with his usual buddie, hollering, "Come on, beautiful! Give me a hug!"When he was done, he was going to the washroom when he realized it was locked."Ugh… Carry on without me, guys," he groaned as he staggered out of the room. "I need to take a leak…"As he headed down the hallway to the men's room at the very end, he didn't realize it was way too quiet.In fact, Lynn had asked for Jason's help to demand that the owner close the place for the night, aside from Jack's room.I put on the clothes I used to wear as Beatrice and headed over.Jack was clearly drunk, not noticing me until I had already put a beer mug in his hand. "Here, have another!"He chugged it and turned toward me when he stiffened. "Beatrice Cox…?"I smiled at him. "Long time no see, Jack."Jack was so horrified he dropped on his rear, all color draining from his face as he blurted, "N

I ran to the bus stop and dragged him along with me to the mall. "Why didn't you leave? It's pouring out here."He looked me in the eyes as he said solemnly, "You told me to stay, so I did…"I did a double take, suddenly feeling a headache again as I felt a sense of deja vu…"Bea… you'd never lie to me, right?" he suddenly asked nervously, as if it mattered the world to him.I gulped—his face looked all the more devilishly handsome with the rain wetting his locks.He had to be an incubus who was adept at bewitching anyone—not even the cops thought he was suspicious enough to be a serial killer."Just put these on…" I said as I quickly lowered my gaze and made him sit on the bench as I tended to his leg.As I gently bandaged it and helped him put on his socks and shoes, he leaned against the bench, staring at me motionlessly and tame like an oversized puppy.It always made me wonder… which side of him was the real him?Eventually, I looked at him and asked, "Did Hector bother y

I strode up, shielding Star while glaring at Martin and his buddies.Martin was frowning at Lynn. "What are you up to this time?!""What, are you afraid to see the truth of who your sweet Yvie really is?!" Lynn laughed coolly and whipped out her phone to play the video of Jack.Martin scowled as he watched Jack drop on his rear, screaming for me to haunt Martin instead of him, and that it wasn't Beatrice who pushed Yvie down the stairs.I stared closely at his face, intent on finding panic on guilt so that I'd find my satisfaction in revenge.But there was none. He didn't believe that video at all.I smirked in turn—I guess I had really underestimated his love for Yvie.But that was fine… because this was just the start!That was when Martin wheeled on Lynn, snapping, "I know you resent Yvie, but don't you think this is in poor taste?""Hah!" Lynn laughed despite himself as she took back her phone. "Oh, how tragic you are… but let's see how long you're still going to protect

I didn't know how long I had slept, but I woke up with Star's hand still under my head.I rubbed my forehead as I leveled a groggy look at him—did he keep himself there the whole time? We were talking about three and a half hours here… Was he really that insane?"Where are we?" I asked softly."Lachmannhaus," Star replied softly as he took my hand, somehow looking afraid.With those beautiful eyes, looking afraid would trigger anyone's protective instinct.I was scared too, but I was patting his arm and assuring him, "It's alright. I'm right here."At the same time, I looked around.What kind of a place was this? There were barren hills everywhere, and the building itself looked rundown.If anyone turned the lights on, the place would definitely look just like a set of a horror film…I gulped as I mustered my courage, bringing Star along as we alighted."This way, please." Bart had already alighted before us and had opened the door, waiting.I brought Star with me and soon s

I wondered to myself if this was comeuppance—leaving aside whether Star really was the serial killer or deserved all the pain he suffered, scum like Hector certainly deserved to stay in a coma forever."Master Lachmann must have reached home by now," Bart added.Star remained silent and turned to look at me, but I was distracted—there were too many coincidences happening all at once…"Let's go home," I said nonetheless.Either way, this meant that the Lachmanns had lost another member of their family, as Miguel had lost another son—even if said son was impotent anyway.All he had left was now a crazed grandson, as well as the unborn child in my belly.I really didn't know if this bode well or ill for Star, but with Miguel's old age, Lachmann Group could hardly survive yet another crisis. Hector being in charge over the years meant an utterly ineffective leadership, and company performance would definitely have stagnated at best.If the Lachmanns really died out before long, even