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CHAPTER 160
FIRE MEETS OILThe front door slammed against the wall as Brenda Madison stormed into the house like a raging hurricane, followed closely by Gary and Thomas. Their faces were filled with alarm, anger, and the kind of self-righteous fury they always carried whenever Brian was involved. Two more relatives trailed behind them, whispering anxiously, clearly eager to witness whatever drama had unfolded.“Samantha!” Brenda shouted again as she marched into the living room. “Where are you? Are you hurt?”Thomas looked around wildly, then his eyes landed on Brian standing near the window. The moment he saw him, his expression turned ugly. “So you’re standing here doing nothing while my sister gets attacked?”Brian glanced at him once and said nothing.That indifference only made Thomas angrier. He strode forward aggressively, pointing a finger directly at Brian’s face. “I’m talking to you! Did this happen because of you? Tell me the truth!”Gary quickly walked in as well, trying to maintain s
CHAPTER 160
FIRE MEETS OILThe front door slammed against the wall as Brenda Madison stormed into the house like a raging hurricane, followed closely by Gary and Thomas. Their faces were filled with alarm, anger, and the kind of self-righteous fury they always carried whenever Brian was involved. Two more relatives trailed behind them, whispering anxiously, clearly eager to witness whatever drama had unfolded.“Samantha!” Brenda shouted again as she marched into the living room. “Where are you? Are you hurt?”Thomas looked around wildly, then his eyes landed on Brian standing near the window. The moment he saw him, his expression turned ugly. “So you’re standing here doing nothing while my sister gets attacked?”Brian glanced at him once and said nothing.That indifference only made Thomas angrier. He strode forward aggressively, pointing a finger directly at Brian’s face. “I’m talking to you! Did this happen because of you? Tell me the truth!”Gary quickly walked in as well, trying to maintain s
chapter 161
THE DOCKS OF BLOODBrian’s car cut through the sleeping city like a blade in the dark, the engine humming steadily as streetlights flashed across the windshield. His face was calm, but his eyes carried a coldness that made it clear tonight would not end quietly. The events at the house had already crossed a line. Using Samantha as bait was something he would never tolerate. Whoever was behind it had made a serious mistake.The road gradually emptied as he approached the old shipping district near the docks. Rusted warehouses stood like giant shadows in the distance, abandoned cranes looming over the water like skeletons of another era. The smell of salt, oil, and old metal filled the air. It was the kind of place where screams disappeared into the wind.Several black vehicles were already parked outside a large warehouse when Brian arrived.The moment he stepped out, Ross hurried over. He was dressed in dark clothes, his expression respectful but tense. “Mr. Maxwell.”Brian gave a sli
CHAPTER 162
POISON STRIKES AGAINThe wind near the docks howled against the stacked containers, carrying the smell of seawater and rust through the night. Ross and the others stood frozen after hearing the news, but Brian had already moved. Without another word, he released the branded attacker, turned, and strode toward his car with terrifying calmness. That calmness was far more frightening than rage.Ross hurried after him. “Mr. Maxwell, what about this one?”Brian didn’t stop walking. “Keep him alive.”“Yes, sir.”“And if he dies before I return,” Brian added coldly, “bury whoever was guarding him beside him.”Ross stiffened. “Understood.”The car door slammed shut. A second later, the engine roared, and Brian sped out of the shipping district, tires screaming across the pavement. His eyes were fixed ahead, but his mind was already piecing everything together.First Samantha, Now Timothy Madison.This was not random. Someone was recreating a pattern.Someone knew about the poison cases.Someo
CHAPTER 163
A NAME FROM THE GRAVEThe name lingered in the air long after Ross said it, heavy and suffocating, as if it carried a weight far beyond sound itself. No one in the room understood it, not Brenda, not Gary, not Thomas, not even Laura. But Brian did. He stood there for a moment without moving, his expression calm on the surface, yet something deeper had shifted within him, something that made the air around him feel colder. It wasn’t the kind of reaction that came from surprise. It was recognition. And that made it far more dangerous.Samantha noticed it immediately. Her eyes stayed fixed on Brian, her breathing uneven as her thoughts raced. Everything about him felt unfamiliar now, like the man she had lived with for years had suddenly become someone else entirely. The way he stood, the way he processed the situation, the way he reacted to a single name, it all told her one thing. He knew exactly what this was about.“Who is Donald?”Her voice broke the silence, soft but trembling, car
CHAPTER 64
THE LINE THAT CANNOT BE CROSSEDThe house no longer felt like a home. The tension that filled the air had settled into something heavier, something permanent, like a crack that could no longer be hidden, no matter how hard anyone tried to pretend otherwise. Upstairs, drawers opened and closed in a quiet rush, footsteps moved back and forth, and the sound of hurried packing echoed faintly through the hallway. No one spoke much. Even Brenda, who usually never stopped complaining, had gone unusually quiet, though the bitterness in her eyes had not faded.Samantha stood in her room, folding clothes mechanically, her hands moving faster than her thoughts. Every item she picked up felt distant, unimportant compared to everything that had just happened. Her mind kept drifting back to Brian, to the look in his eyes when he heard the name Donald, to the calm way he spoke about danger as if it were something ordinary. It unsettled her deeply because it meant this wasn’t new to him. This was a l
CHAPTER 165
Blood Under the Night SkyThe moment Brian noticed the faint red dot moving across the wall beside the gate, his instincts exploded into motion. His eyes turned sharp instantly, and before anyone around him could even understand what was happening, he moved.“Get down!”His voice thundered through the night.At the same instant, the sound of a gunshot ripped through the air, loud and violent enough to make Samantha’s ears ring. Panic erupted immediately. Brenda screamed while Thomas stumbled backward in fright, nearly falling onto the pavement. Laura instinctively ducked beside the SUV while Ross’s men reacted at once, pulling out their weapons and scanning the darkness.But Brian had already reached Samantha.The bullet tore through the side mirror of the SUV with a violent crack, sending shattered glass flying across the driveway. Samantha gasped as Brian grabbed her waist and pulled her down behind the vehicle, shielding her body completely with his own. The force of the movement s
CHAPTER 166
The Hidden ThroneThe rooftop remained silent after the assassin’s death, the cold night wind sweeping across the concrete while the city lights flickered endlessly in the distance. Brian stood motionless beside the corpse, his expression unreadable, but his thoughts were moving rapidly beneath the surface. Two suicide operatives in one night. That alone was enough to confirm what he had already begun suspecting.This was no ordinary retaliation.Someone powerful had started moving pieces behind the scenes.And worseThey knew exactly who he was.Brian slowly crouched beside the assassin’s body and searched through his pockets carefully, but apart from spare ammunition, there was nothing useful. No identification. No insignia. No traceable device. Clean professionals. Trained to die without leaving evidence behind.His eyes narrowed slightly.That level of discipline reminded him of only one kind of organization.An underground faction.Not street gangs.Not mafia.Something higher.H
CHAPTER 167
The Truth Finally CracksThe night air suddenly felt heavier than before. Samantha remained seated inside the SUV for several seconds after hearing those words, her mind unable to process them properly. The guards, the mansion, the armed security, the staff lined up outside, the way everyone bowed the moment Brian stepped out of the vehicle, it all already felt unreal enough.But that name…Maxwell.Her heartbeat became uneven as countless thoughts crashed into each other inside her mind. She slowly turned her head toward Brian, who stood calmly near the entrance of the mansion as though everything happening around him was completely normal.Meanwhile, Brenda had completely frozen.“Ma… Maxwell?”Her lips trembled as she repeated the name weakly.Thomas reacted immediately.“Wait… Maxwell? That Maxwell?”Gary’s expression had already darkened heavily. Unlike the others, he understood exactly what that surname represented in San Clemente and beyond. Even after years of silence surround
CHAPTER 168
Surrounded by WolvesThe atmosphere outside the mansion instantly became suffocating as the distant sound of engines echoed louder through the mountain road. The once peaceful estate now felt like a battlefield waiting to erupt at any second. Armed guards immediately moved into position around the property while communication devices crackled nonstop with tense voices relaying updates from different checkpoints.Ross’s face darkened as he stepped closer to Brian.“Mr. Maxwell, should we activate the inner defense perimeter?”Brian’s eyes remained fixed toward the gates far ahead.“Yes.”Ross immediately turned toward the security team.“Activate everything.”Within seconds, movement spread across the estate. Hidden floodlights around the property suddenly illuminated the surrounding grounds while steel barricades slowly rose near the entrance gates. Several guards armed with rifles quickly took sniper positions around the mansion's rooftops.The Madison family watched all of this in s