The leader of the higher faction soldiers let out a light breath of relief, glad that none of the other soldiers had to deal with the annoying nanotech car for now. One of the other soldiers pointed at Jamie in fury. “You have a lot of nerve asking that question! You know what?! It's good that you can act this way after what you just did to one of us!” Another soldier followed up. “That's right! It makes beating you up much easier for us!”William and Alessia were at the edges of their seats, waiting to see the soldiers finally begin to beat Jamie down.Jamie stared at the nineteen soldiers before putting his sunglasses back on, then folded his sleeves. “You wanna beat me down. You'll have to defeat me first.”He looked extra cool as he made a motion for these soldiers to come at him.The first soldier raised a fist, taking normal steps towards Jamie. He rushed a punch straight at the young man's face, only to be met with Jamie's palm.The soldier was shocked. No matter how much of

William thought about it long and hard while his eyes could not look away from the scene that sent his heart racing with terror.“No, that's not it! There's nothing special about this orphan loser!”Alessia pointed at the scene with wide eyes, silently contradicting his statement with the reality that was unfolding before their very eyes.William's eyebrows rose as he came up with an excuse he could stomach. “Right! Do you remember the livestream I told you about?! Jamie was highly suspected of using the infamous HL-66 drugs.”Alessia tried to recall what that was. It didn't take her more than a few seconds to put the pieces together. “Wait! You mean the evolution-triggering drugs that have been the greatest threat to the AS99 Organization?! If this loser is using this drug, then shouldn't he be locked up in the tightest security prison on the planet?!”William shook his head. “It was proven false. Otherwise, there's no way he would have been allowed to roam in public without some s

Alessia froze in shock before reaching out to slap William at the back of the head. “We don't even know that for sure! Are you trying to get us killed?!”William shook her off. “Shut up! I don't care anymore!” He stood up as he grabbed a bunch of sharp stones, hurling them straight at Jamie. “There's no way a loser like you is a member of the Ashford clan!” Clearly, William was starting to get erratic. “I refuse to believe Young Madam Meredith would send us to mess with someone far above us!”Jamie didn't hold back anymore. He let each of the thrown stones reach the feet of his body before activating the first ever manifestation he had ever awakened.Telekinesis.William let out a cold breath as he witnessed the sight. Alessia slumped lower on the ground she was still kneeling on. Neither of them could shake off the intensity at which their hearts were racing as they stared at the sight.Jamie didn't even lift a finger. With his sharp will, he sent one of the stones William threw at

Jamie stared at Kennedy with a resolute expression. “If I have your permission, Sir, I would gladly go down on one knee at this moment and propose to your….”“Nah, I was just kidding.” Kennedy cut the emotionally toned words from Jamie with a casual wave of his hand. “You don't have to be this serious, young man. I just wanted to know if you truly valued my daughter or not.”Sonia slapped her father's arm. “What the heck, Dad?!” Jamie slowly straightened his back with awkwardness. He had just been messed with by this man. Still, he spoke. “Mr. Goodwin, I meant everything I've said about your daughter. I'm letting you know right now that I have every intention of marrying your daughter, and becoming your son-in-law.”Kennedy didn't look at him, taking another spoonful of his light meal. “Then you should be aware that there's a troublemaking suitor who would do anything to marry my daughter. In case you're not aware, this past suitor is the reason my home was destroyed, and I ended up

Billy chuckled with incredulity. “Damn, that bastard is actually cornering you through your known friends. Edward is a fucking bastard. I should have smashed a hole into his face the night I rescued Stacy from his car.”Jamie patted his best friend's shoulder. “It's fine. We'll get him.” He ordered the driver to take a long detour, so they could shake off the reporters trailing them.At that moment, he got a call from Sonia. He picked it up immediately. “Babe?”There was a lot of background noise, but it was shut out when the door was closed. Then Sonia spoke. “They found me as well, asking for Stacy's location. Edward has lost his fucking mind!”Jamie hummed. “Relax.”Sonia sounded slightly frustrated. “It's hard to relax, Jamie. I was swarmed by the reporters at the Wablo Corporation building. I just became the Acting CEO, and I'm dealing with lots of trust issues every newbie executive deals with.”“This sudden swarm of reporters asking me about my supposed missing best friend….”