Within a few hours, Nathan had finished washing the clothes, as Laura had ordered. He returned to the small store where he spent his nights and collapsed onto the worn-out Mirabel couch. His fingers traced over each other, he let out a sharp sigh of exhaustion, then placed his hands over his chest, his stare fixed on the ceiling and then he mumbled, "I wish I could remember even a pinch of my past memories," Nathan then sighed. He then touched his face, feeling the burnt mark that had uttered his appearance. “Don't even know how I got this burnt on my face, I am so frustrated in this current life, nothing seems real to me, it's just like I'm in an illusion of eternal suffering," Nathan thought to himself, sighing hard. A few years back, Nathan mysteriously woke up on the streets having not even a single memory of his past, the only thing he remembers was his name. That was when the scavenging began, having no qualifications, he was forced to beg and do low earnings jobs to be able t

"I don't understand, ma’am, please what is happening here. What have I done?" Nathan asked, his voice trembling.Without offering any explanation to Nathan, the two police officers who had come in with Laura stepped forward and handcuffed him, forcefully dragging him out. "You are under arrest for the money fraud of twenty million dollars from the company assets. You have the right to remain silent, or anything you do or say will be used against you," one of the officers stated firmly, his face contorted with a heavy glare. Nathan stood frozen in place."Twenty million dollars? What the hell? How?" Nathan muttered with disbelief, completely dumbfounded and confused about the entire situation. It was beyond belief—he had never even seen that kind of money, let alone stolen it."I’ve done nothing wrong. Please, you have to believe me," Nathan pleaded, his voice cracking with desperation. But his words fell on deaf ears as the officer kept dragging him out the office. "After all I’ve

The steady beeping of the heart monitor echoed in Jordan’s ears. His eyes gradually rolled open, vision hazy at first sight, but slowly sharpening within seconds. Standing beside him was a woman dressed in white, who seemed like a nurse. “What happened? Where am I?” Nathan mumbled inwardly, darting his gaze around the sterile room.“What a miracle… He’s alive, even after the brutal injuries,” the woman gasped in disbelief, almost not believing her eyes. She was a nurse—the one assigned to Nathan’s care, and it seems Nathan was in the hospital for days.“What happened? Where am I?” Nathan asked aloud, attempting to sit up on the hospital bed, but the nurse gently pushed him back to the bed. “Wow.. you have to stay calm and relaxed, you might get your injuries open if you struggle hard,” the nurse gently urged. “I had concluded you wouldn’t survive, because the injuries from your chest were so deep and the one you sustained on your head was unbelievable,” the nurse replied, still not

Jessica was speechless, unable to think of a reply that would convince Leonard at that moment. Even as his wife, she was deeply afraid of him. Leonard wasn’t just a crime boss — he was a killer.“Umm… umm…” Jessica chewed on the words as she tried to speak.“Why are you stuttering? Speak up, don't get me angry, you bitch!” Leonard snapped angrily over the phone. Jessica trembled as she finally forced the words out of her mouth. “Your daughter… She failed this time. Instead of her injecting the poison into the victim, the victim injected it into her.”Leonard let out a low, menacing chuckle, then he replied. “Nice. From the start, I knew I couldn’t trust that stupid daughter of ours with anything. Looks like I’ll have to handle things myself, scrabbling you off everything.”“Please… now that she’s the victim, I beg you Leonard, please give us the antidote. I don’t want to lose my only child,” Jessica pleaded over the phone.“Even if she died right now, I wouldn’t give a damn or show a

The man chuckled after hearing Nathan's words, then smiled. “Of course, young lord Nathan. I am meant to serve you, and that is why I want to keep the promise I made to your father, by making sure you are safe.”Nathan caught his stare, then instructed, “Please, let’s go. I’m already feeling uncomfortable in these woods.”They began walking further, until suddenly, they came across a door—standing on its own, without a building.“We are here,” the man informed.“We are here?” Nathan raised a brow, confusion written all over his face. He had been expecting something different—certainly not just a door without a building.The man chuckled knowingly, before replying. “This is the entrance to the underground building I told you about.” He then walked forward and pushed the door open.Behold—it was an underground passage, with steps leading downwards.Nathan, still puzzled, could only peek his head inside, unsure either to proceed forward. The man shifted his gaze to Nathan. “Let's go