The next morning, Gerald attended his classes with no hassles. Freddy and Amara didn't show up, and Richard was able to get some information on their whereabouts. It turns out they were preparing for the fashion week on the final day of the promotional event for Crimson & Crown Mega-mall.As for Alex and Susan, he did see them around, but they practically avoided him and his crew like the plague, much to Terry's happiness.“Damn, it's days like this that remind me how peaceful attending classes, and just being on campus overall, can be so….calming? Casual? Normal? I can't put my finger on it, but I guess it's all of these positive moods.”Gerald chuckled at Terry's overreaction. “It doesn't matter. Let's just enjoy the calm before the storm, for as long as it lasts.”It would be quite naive of these two young men to believe that something wasn't brewing beneath this calm day. Alex and Susan might look uninterested in starting another drama with Gerald, but that couldn't be further f

Abraham Vexley crashed into the couch in his office after hearing what had happened with Gerald and the assassins who were sent by the underground organization to eliminate him.He had his arms propped up on his knees, fingers intertwined and his nose buried within them as he gazed into the distance of nothingness.“Are you kidding me? The assassination organization sent people into my university, without so much as a notice. Have they lost their goddamn minds?! Do they think because they're highly regarded within the underground world that they can just do as they please?!”Secretary Flora cleared her throat as she spoke with a clear tone.“I looked into the matter as soon as I learned about this. It was on the same day he was called to your office.”Abraham Vexley stared up at his secretary with shocked eyes before a chuckle escaped his lips.“Holy shit! That boy definitely isn't normal?! There's no way he doesn't know about the underground world.”Secretary Flora tilted her head.

Nora sneered at her as she walked over, bending her torso down to reply with a heated tone in her face.“Ever since I began smelling your bullshit, recognizing your fake acts of kindness, and discovering that you tend to keep to yourself in the tiny room in this workshop. Speaking of which….”She suddenly reached into Gloria's story from her V-neck open, ruthlessly grabbing the necklace that led into her head to grab a keychain, yanking away from the poor girl's neck. She then raised the item with a cocky grin.“I've been spying on you long enough to know that you hold the key close to your heart, literally.”Everyone chuckled at this before Gloria continued.“It's no surprise that you still haven't figured out that I hid a tiny camera in that room, always watching as you would draw your most treasured fashion designs in those sketchbooks.”She had a slightly bitter expression on her face when she said these words.“It was then that all my suspicions were confirmed. The first day I c

Freddy attempted another attack against the sexy woman, who met it head-on with the same calmness, though her gaze had become slightly colder as she avoided Freddy's attempts to slash her face, neck, and even a stab to her lower abdomen. She simply kept up the swerving technique to read Freddy thoroughly, specifically his moves.She could easily see that this young hotheaded man had solid training in various martial arts, but he simply didn't possess the basic sturdiness in his will to execute his movements with great precision, which is why she quickly got a read on his fighting pattern. At this point, Freddy was just recycling the little move he knew best to land a stab or slash on his opponent.Seeing all she needed to see, the sexy woman was done being on the defensive. She grabbed Freddy's wrist and with a sharp twist, forced him to slash himself across his own arm.Freddy groaned out in pain at this, stunned at the same time, but his opponent didn't give him any second to even

Arriving at the hospital, Gerald wasn't allowed inside, as Julian had been placed in a secure private room in the hospital, and only Juliet, his daughter, was allowed to visit him.Of course, Gerald understood this. Juliet must be really scared for her father. If they could break into their supposedly secured home and beat up the master of the mansion, then they couldn't be trusted not to do much worse behind the scenes. Therefore, Juliet placed security measures in place, one of which prohibited visits from anyone other than her. Not even the uncles, aunts, and cousins were allowed access to the private room.Gerald would have obeyed this, except he needed to meet the Vice-Chancellor, as the matter he wanted to discuss involved the Dalton family as a centerpiece, and he couldn't just stand by and watch Juliet and her father be bullied by those terrible people.Richard whispered to him.“Young Master, should I just reach out to Dr. Jennings? We can get immediate access.”Gerald was t