The group of men were taken aback when the place was plunged into darkness, and they instinctively stepped back.Officer Mark grabbed his blade from the ground and cursed, “What are you waiting for? Deal with him!”The burly guards in the room couldn't see properly, but they all had a mental image of where Elijah Langston was standing.Together, they rushed as one and attacked with the strength of their fists. Each man had been well trained for several years and could easily take on a frail-looming man, right?To their shock, Elijah Langston's figure blurred forward, and what followed was the sound of bones breaking.Bam!They were struck directly in the chest by something that didn't feel like a fist but like a runaway train.The burly men coughed blood and were sent flying in different directions with broken ribs. By the time their bodies hit the ground, they were all dead on the floor, their internal organs ruptured beyond repair.What sort of force was this?At that moment the b

Andrew clenched his fist and took a step back instinctively. He didn't think the intruder could survive such electricity, or even kill the two capable men he had with him."You! Don't you dare think you can do whatever you want here. You may have killed people today, but let me tell you: I'm associated with the great Ainsworth family and I'm the right-hand man of Madam Ainsworth. If anything happens to me today, you'll have only yourself to blame."Now that it had come to this, how could he not use the name of his employer against this strong person? The Ainsworths were well respected and feared in Brooklyn Heights."All the more reason to kill you today," Elijah said coldly, his eyes flickering. He had been planning to pay the Ainsworths a visit soon enough, but perhaps sending them a message first was best."You!" Andrew's face distorted.Officer Mark smirked as he rolled his shoulders, letting the twin blades slide freely. "Don't be scared of his nonsense, Andrew. As long as I'

An hour later, in the West District General Hospital, Serena lay on a hospital bed, dressed in a plain blue patient gown. Her face was still slightly pale, but that didn't take away from the natural beauty of her porcelain-smooth skin.Her family stood quietly by the bed.Rosalie sat closest, hands on her knees, eyes fixed on Serena without moving, while Richard sat in a wheelchair at the corner of the room.Margaret sat on the opposite side, fingers clutching the edge of the blanket; her expression was fierce, as though she were struggling to hold something back.She suddenly sprang up and let out an outburst. "Serena, we are divorcing that bastard today. I don't care if your grandfather agrees or not. Even if we have to hire a hitman to take that useless Langston out of your life!""Margaret, the doctor says she needs to rest, and we shouldn't disturb her with noise," Richard cautioned from the side. But Margaret's angry expression fell on him and she transferred her aggression."

"I'll be careful next time," Elijah said simply.But what he really meant was, "I'll be careful about twists like this next time.""Hmph!" Margaret glared at him. "Don't even pretend to be sorry in my presence, Surnamed Langston. Frank Allen was there to protect sweet Serena and even got injured—where were you...?"Before Elijah could open his mouth, Rosalie blurted from the bedside, "Playing around with rich women..."He frowned."Rosalie, don't talk nonsense," Serena warned, but Rosalie pouted and protested in response."If you think I'm lying, ask Mom."Margaret puffed out her chest and turned to say, "I don't need to be asked—I'll expose it right now and here. Your uncle Ted caught Elijah flirting with a rich woman early this morning."Elijah's expression couldn't help but grow darker on hearing this.Tedrick DiLaurentis never accepted defeat; instead, he had spun a story into Margaret's ear.He simply looked to see Serena's reaction and completely ignored his mother-in-law.Seren

Serena’s fingers slightly clenched on the edge of the blanket as she struggled to control her heart rate.“Ms. DiLaurentis, are you with me?” Sophia noticed her daze and asked, “You saw for yourself the state he put people in and how gruesomely he kills. He might be your savior, but we don’t know what his motives are. I don’t think a heartless murderer would help you out of the goodness of his heart. You just have to understand that we can’t rule out the fact that he was only pretending to help. Only if we know who this person is can we truly investigate to be sure you’re safe.”Elijah Langston just silently watched from the side without so much as a twitch of a single facial muscle, even though they were talking about him.He couldn’t help but laugh bitterly inwardly.‘Heartless murderer’—is that what they think of him?Well, soon enough Sophia would realize that some despicable people in this world are better kept… out of this world.Serena shook her head and quickly apologized with