Hearing those words, Samuel nodded. Everything makes sense to him now.However, two questions are lingering on his mind.“If you already know I’m following you, why didn’t you tell Oliver about it?” Samuel asked, remembering how Oliver didn’t recognize him.“I wanted to see first if you will be an ally,” Ray answered. “After what happened three years ago, I couldn’t be careless.”Samuel felt a pang of pain in his heart, knowing that Ray developed trust issues with everyone, including the Legion V.“I can’t blame you,” Samuel told him. “You thought that someone betrayed us, and to be honest, I feel the same thing.”Because there’s no way the enemies would know about their plan, if not someone from the Legion told them about it.“Right.” Ray nodded. “But seeing how you worried about Oliver being here, I can say you’re still the same Samuel I know.”Samuel smiled.“The only thing that changed about me is this,” he said, showing the jacket he wore upon going to the capital earlier. “Whi

“You’re working for the government, yet you’re acting like this?” a man with a familiar voice said.Seraphine opened her eyes, and saw Oliver in front, gripping onto the woman’s wrists tightly.“O-Ouch, you bastard! Let me go!” the woman exclaimed, whimpering in pain as she tried pulling her arm backward.Since Oliver was easy to talk with, he obliged.However, as he did that, the woman lost her balance as she stumbled to the floor.Chuckling, Oliver took the brown envelope in the woman’s hand.“I heard you earlier about asking Seraphine about this favor,” Oliver said, opening the brown envelope. “What is this about that you just couldn’t let it go, huh?”Oliver read the document, and his lips curved into a smirk upon seeing what it was.“Brainstorming an idea for the next meeting?” Oliver frowned. “Can’t you even make your ideas that you’re pestering others for one?”“Shit!” The woman stood up.Despite looking flustered because Oliver caught her off-guard, she covered it with her ang

Nick brought Oliver to his house, which made Oliver frown because of how it looked.It was shabby. The walls were already faded, the plants outside were dry and old, and the entire house looked like an abandoned one.“Aren’t you earning enough in your company?” Oliver asked, frowning.Nick chuckled. “This is just a facade. I don’t want other people to know how I live my life.”After that, he clicked a red button inside the living room.The floor they were standing on suddenly went downward, bringing them to another place—which is the exact opposite of the shabby house earlier.“Welcome to my home,” Nick said with a smirk.The entire place screamed wealth.On the left side were tons of computers and other equipment used for security, while on the other side were racks full of different guns.“You still love guns, huh,” Oliver said, scanning the collection one by one.“They said that first love never dies.” Nick chuckled. “And I also thought I could use all of these in the future.”He a

That person monitoring Samuel immediately hid himself in an alleyway, before taking his phone and dialing a number.“Hello, Jake?”It was Charlie Wiles, the Legion’s CEO.“Did something go wrong? Is that why you called?” Charlie asked, his brows furrowing.Among the Legion V members, with Oliver and Jack dead, Ray missing, and Nick working as a mere security guard, he cared about Samuel the most.And it’s not because he was genuinely concerned for Samuel. Samuel is a money-maker, and his skills will be used for Colossia’s benefit.“Yes, Sir,” Jake, an employee of the Legion answered. “Strangely, Samuel informed everyone that his clinic will be closed for a while.”Hearing those words, Charlie stood up, his left hand slamming onto the ground.“He’ll close the clinic? Even if that’s the leverage I have with him, that’s why I’m not prisoning him in the Legion even if I wanted to?” he asked.“Yes, that’s what I heard from him earlier,” Jake replied.His attention was already divided now. W

Without wasting any time, Oliver ran toward the exit as well, following the person he saw earlier.However, when he went outside, the person he followed was already gone.As much as he wanted to find whoever it was, Oliver decided to leave the Capital Hall instead.Clicking his earpiece, Oliver spoke, “I’m out.”“Jeez.” Samuel sighed in relief. “I’m already on my way toward Nick’s house.”“Alright. I’ll also go there in a few minutes.”Oliver ended the conversation. He walked toward the alleyway, but not toward Nick’s house.But to confront the person who was in front of him right now.Raising his gun, Oliver pointed it at the person wearing all-black clothes with a face mask, staring intently at him.“Who are you?”The man smirked, raising his hands in surrender. “Relax, Oliver. I’m not an enemy. I’m a friend.”Slowly, his right hand went to his face mask and removed it, making Oliver’s eyes widen upon seeing who it was.“James?” Oliver asked, his voice laced with shock and disbelief