What?!The children couldn't believe their ears.They couldn't believe that Roderick would really be the one to make the final judgment on their matter.How much more embarrassing could that be for them?The same Roderick whom they had belittled in the past and pushed around was now in charge of their fate at this moment.It was devastating to them. But, sadly, none of them dared to challenge the old man's words.Roderick stared at all the family members one after another,Seeing how useless and pathetic they all looked.If they had been told in the past that a day like this would come, none of them would have believed it.However, here it was, happening live before their eyes.The children's hearts were beating so fast now as their fate lay in Roderick’s hands. They knew what they had done to him in the past, so there was no way he wouldn't use this opportunity for revenge against them.Just then, Roderick turned to the old man and said, "They should feel lucky if I were the one to j

Roderick sighed deeply as the narration came to an end.His head was spinning with great anger at that moment, yet his mind couldn't shake the image of the explosion as it appeared in his thoughts.The mixture of these two feelings nearly made him break out of his character as the War King of Kentland County, instead of the Roderick Holmes Oliver knewhe .Fortunately, he was able to control his mind and suppress the pressures building inside him.Then, he said to Oliver, "I have some questions, Mr. Santos."The old man nodded slowly, listening carefully."Firstly, I remember you pushed me through the secret exit so I could get out quickly, as it couldn't contain both of us at the same time and the armed men were very close to finding us. How were you able to survive? I recall that immediately after I was out of the secret exit, the explosion happened, which threw me several feet away from the building."Oliver nodded slowly with a small smile and complimented Roderick. "You do have a

Oliver marveled at how beautiful the building was. With such magnificence, he couldn't help but stare at it in admiration.He was in the middle of admiring it when Roderick asked him,"So, would you like to live here, or do you prefer your other house to this?"Oliver squinted his eyes as he turned to look at Roderick."Of course, the house is beautiful. But I don't have to share it with you. Thank you, and congratulations on your new house."Roderick's face lit up slightly, and a smile appeared. "You own the house, Mr. Santos. It's not mine."Oliver was confused by Roderick’s words."What do you mean? I don’t think I understand you."It wasn’t surprising to Roderick that the news shocked the old man. He decided to clarify."It's simple, Mr. Santos. We are presently on Edgebrook Avenue, where your house once stood. The old bungalow was demolished, so the new mansion on the land is yours."What?!Oliver couldn’t believe his ears. Roderick’s explanation was clear enough to understand, b

Kate was lost in what was supposed to be her reaction.John killed the assassin whom they were supposed to learn about to find out who her enemies were, so she wasn't supposed to be worried about his death.However, there was a greater trouble that lingered in the air.And that was nothing other than how her mother had warned her about the consequences if anything happened to John.Now that it had happened, she couldn't imagine the troubles that awaited her, especially from her mother.Kate's face changed drastically into a panicked state as she asked Roderick, "How did he die? I never asked Mr. Hoggs to kill him. I just wanted him to get the truth out of his mouth."Roderick felt quite uncomfortable with how Kate was feeling at this moment.He never expected him to die just like that either, but what had happened had already happened.The truth was that John had died a few days ago, but Roderick only chose to disclose the news to her when the time was right.He understood that John m

At this moment, Roderick appeared behind her and asked,"What is going through your mind now?"Kate heard this question from a distance; she was deep in thought and answered,"Nothing much but to find out who the enemies are and get their faces smashed to the floor."Kate's voice sounded very determined and serious.Roderick didn't expect anything less from her. There’s no way you would learn who your enemies are and keep a cool head.Then Roderick asked her, "What's your plan?"Kate turned to Roderick and answered,"I will be visiting River City to confront them all, find the enemies, and put them in their place."Roderick’s face lit up surprisingly at how icy Kate’s voice was.What shocked Roderick more was the plan Kate had to handle the matter.He couldn’t help but ask her, "Do you mean you will be confronting the whole Bolton family just like that?"Kate’s face squinted slightly, wondering if there was something wrong with that before she answered,"Yes, of course."This made a s