Novels by Addiction

Adrian Snow was gone.Not imprisoned, completely gone. The news didn't take long to spread across all countries. Adrian Snow was finally eliminated. Justice was served.Jessica was imprisoned. She couldn't escape like she thought she would. She was too heartbroken to even move.“I warned him. I warned him." She kept telling herself. Jasper asked that Jessica be sent back to Silverlake to serve her punishment in prison. And with his fall, everything else followed. The warehouse Jasper had shown Adrian that he destroyed was completely fake. Nothing was destroyed, except that the robots were switched off so they couldn't destroy anything in the city. Adrian's plan was to use the robots to distract Jasper. While the robots destroy the city, Jasper and his men would be forced to leave him and save the country. But Jasper had seen that coming. With the help of some of his lab doctors that were tired of working without much pay, the robots were turned off. And in that lab, Jasper and

Tiger and the others rushed out when they saw some people in the shadows with guns pointed at Sophia.Dirty game.Within seconds, Tiger dove Sophia pushing her to the ground. The gunshot was so loud, Jasper froze and turned.He saw Sophia on the ground, he wasn't about to comprehend what just happened before Adrian punched him from behind. Chaos erupted.Jessica stepped back, watching with narrowed eyes. If Adrian wins, which she prays for, she'll be so happy. But if Jasper wins, she'll run away quickly“Stay down." Tiger ordered Sophia as he stood to his feet. Jackson and Bai Zhe along with few other team members fought along with Jasper. Sophia rolled to the other end of the room and remained on the ground, not daring to stand up. Her eyes never left Adrian and Jasper.Adrian wasn’t just dangerous, he was a deliberate destruction. Adrian blocked Jasper’s strike and leaned in slightly, “You’re holding back.”Jasper’s eyes turned colder, “I’m ending you.”Adrian laughed, “You’ve

The day of the meeting came quicker than anyone expected. Everyone feared for what was going to happen, everyone except Jasper. He was more eager to meet with Adrian. “Only one host survives? Let's see who survives” he whispered to himself.The industrial zone was empty and quiet. Wind moved through broken structures. Metal creaked faintly like it knew something was going to happen here. Jasper stood at the center waiting. He was alone. Bai Zhe and the other team members positioned in their hideout. Weapons were ready, eyes watching. Just as Jasper was about to move even closer, he heard a call that caused him to freeze. His entire body run cold. “Jasper!" It was Sophia. His eyes widened in shock as he turned to meet her gaze.“What the hell are you doing here?!" He roared. “I had to come. I cannot let you use yourself as bait while I sit home and watch" Jasper's jaws clenched. He tried to push her away but he was too late. Adrian came out of the shadows “Awwwn, lovebird

The news caused the entire house to be silent No one spoke. Everyone mourned the death of Mark. Jasper sworn in his heart to end Adrian even if it meant dying with him. Tiger was silent and still. The pain piercing into his heart. Bai Zhe came moments later, he saw Jasper and his heart broke to pieces. He walked over to the man and held his shoulder, “This is all my fault." " That's not true.” Bai Zhe immediately frowned. " I was too late.” Jasper swallowed, " I should have been there. I should have been the one. It was my fight after all.”" And we are all willing to die for you, Boss.” Tiger interrupted. Jasper’s eyes watered. " Adrian messed with the wrong team.” Jackson whispered. " This time… there is no turning back." Jasper looked back at Jackson, “Can you trace him?" “Even if it takes me all night, I will." “I'll stay up with him." Bai Zhe added. “And I'll watch and patrol the compound." Tiger also spoke. Jasper couldn't be more grateful for the kind of friends h

Jasper called instantly for an emergency meeting. It was 2 a.m. but everyone was vigilant. The look on Jasper's face was gloomy. The first thing he said when everyone took their positions in their seats was,“No fear." Gazes at him, he turned to look everyone in the eyes, “No fear. He feeds from our fear." They didn't understand everything but they understood one thing. When dealing with Adrian Snow, show no fear. In the operation room covered in screens, data streamed endlessly. Location, surveillance feeds, movement logs… Adrian wasn't the only one who could monitor their movement without them knowing. He could too. The system’s words echoed in his mind again, “Only one host remains." This was it. It was either him or Adrian. He had a brief yet important meeting with them before he finally dismissed them. Everyone left with a new fire, all except Jackson. He remained with Jasper as he watched the feeds. " Boss” Jackson called as he looked at the screen before him. Jasper

It was late. Sophia was home. So was Jasper but he refused to step out of his room. She was stubborn. He allowed her to be. He had assigned a hundred and twenty guards to follow her in the shadows. He doesn't have anymore potions to save her. He cannot be reckless. But she was. Jasper stood alone in his study, thinking. His coat had been discarded somewhere behind him, his cuffs loosened, his tie slightly undone.But none of it softened him. He wasn't comfortable. His heart is heavy and he wondered what is causing such unease. His mind went back to the prison, the words that Elise had said that kept hunting him. “What you have… Adrian has it too.”Adrian’s voice over the phone.“I already know how this ends.”Even though he had not seen Adrian face to face as of recent, he believed the words from Elise. Adrian have a system now. He was too precise in his doing. Now steps ahead of him and even think of things before he does. The way Adrian dismantled his operations like he ha

"Oh!" The woman blurted out, flustered. "I'm so sorry, I completely misunderstood the situation."“You definitely did,” Venssa said, thoroughly disappointed with the woman's behavior."Please forgive me. Might I have your card, sir?" she asked, forcing a fleeting smile that lasted all of two seconds before Ethan's unmoved expression made it falter entirely.Vanessa looked even more aggravated than before.She hadn't expected such blatant disrespect, not here, and especially not towards Ethan. Still, from the corner of her eye, she kept watching what he was going to do, unsure what actions he’d take next given how unreadable his mood had become.She couldn’t help but notice how fast her heart beat had become as she waited in anticipation.Ethan's stare held steady long enough that within two minutes, the cashier was visibly uncomfortable, sweat beading along her hairline as she avoided his eyes entirely.She had frozen where she stood as if moving an inch would upset Ethan even more.T

"Hm?" the man asked, feigning innocence, though Ethan had no intention of repeating himself."Do I owe you anything?" the man pressed instead, and Ethan finally let himself take a proper look at him.He was a man in his mid-fifties, with the tip of his hair having a silver tint, dressed in a way that made it obvious money had never once been a question in his life.The longer Ethan studied him, the clearer it became why the man carried himself the way he did — like someone who'd never had to consider that the world might not simply bend around him."No, you don't," Ethan said. "After all, you're going to be saving every single dollar you'd have spent buying that." He tilted his chin toward the fabric still clutched possessively in the man's hands.The man shot him a sneering look, clearly stung by the implication even as he tried not to show it.“Classic stupidity,” Ethan thought, already turning to walk away. It was the kind of arrogance that only came from old money — the assumption

"Mr. Ethan," Vanessa said, her expression caught somewhere between surprise and mild amusement as she spotted him waiting calmly outside. "Vanessa." Ethan pushed off from the wall he'd been leaning against, hands still tucked into his pockets. "I'm surprised you decided to come here alone," she said, though her eyes had already flicked down his outfit before she caught herself and dragged her gaze back up, careful not to let it linger long enough to seem rude. "I didn't see the need to drag anyone else along," Ethan said. "What we're doing today is between the two of us." Vanessa gave him a quick once-over, and Ethan used the moment to study her in return — the fitted blazer, the pencil skirt, the whole look sharp and deliberately professional — which made her fold her arms self-consciously across her chest. "Mr. Ethan, is something wrong?" she asked, trying to stay unbothered, though her eyes drifted sideways, letting a stray piece of hair fall forward to hide the faint color ris

"Mr. Ethan, what's the issue?" Vanessa's voice came through with a hint of curiosity lacing every word."It's concerning the clients," Ethan said, leaning back in his chair. "We're going after four of them at once this time, and it's going well so far, but I need something from you. I would need your assistance in thiscase.""You would need my assistance?" Vanessa asked, caught completely off guard."Yes." Ethan almost smiled, picturing the confusion written all over her face on the other end of the line."You have a good plan, I can already tell," she said. "But how does it involve me?""You see, Vanessa, if there's one thing I hate more than pumpous people, it's people whose pride has blinded them completely.""And what exactly does that have to do with me?""What I mean is, the reason these particular clients were chosen isn't random. They're the ones holding the largest personal stake in Ford Group's investments. That's exactly why I targeted them next.""That part I understand,"

Ethan sat at his desk, reviewing a stack of reports, when Henry stepped into the office."Sir," Henry said, his voice pitched low enough not to interrupt whatever had Ethan's attention so thoroughly."Yes, Henry." Ethan didn't look up right away. "What do you have for me?""I just got off the phone with Wellington's representatives. All the liquid funds have been transferred and are ready to be reinvested into our holdings, as promised.""Excellent." Ethan finally set the report down, leaning back slightly in his seat.Henry hesitated, not quite meeting Ethan's eyes. "There's also something else. Some information that's been circulating.""Which is?" Ethan asked, unbothered, though a flicker of curiosity crossed his face."Ford Group is furious that we managed to pull one of their associates out from under them. From what I've heard, they've tightened their internal contracts even further, and it looks like they're preparing to pursue legal action to stop this from happening again."H

Ethan strode toward the entrance of the Onyx Club, hands tucked into his jeans, approaching the two men stationed at the door like they were guarding the secrets of the entire world behind it."I still think we should have gotten something else aside from just the location before coming here," Jack muttered beside him. He'd insisted on following, even though Ethan hadn't asked him to. That protective streak of his never quite allowed him to sit back and let Ethan walk into anything alone.“Why so?” Ethan asked.“Because of those goons over there,” Jack said, suspicion laced in his expression. “You don’t need to worry, if any unnecessary problem arises, I'll handle it,” Ethan said, unbothered. They had barely cleared the flight of stairs when the two guards adjusted in their position. "Stop right there," one of the guards said the moment Ethan reached the stairs."We need to confirm you were actually invited. This is a private club. Verification is mandatory," the man added, arms fo