The third-floor corridor, which had moments ago been tense with the threat of murder, had now turned into a cold execution stage.“Sir, I was only following orders. I didn’t know Zane was your friend. Please forgive me.” Gato collapsed at Kaiden’s feet, crying like a child.Abigail immediately ran to Zane and hid behind him. Her eyes did not look away from the satisfying sight. The man who had been so arrogant earlier now looked like a cornered rat at the feet of a hungry lion.“Forgive you?” Kaiden did not strike him right away. He simply stared down at Gato with a vicious gaze far more terrifying than explosive anger. The smell of alcohol on Kaiden’s breath made Gato’s body tremble uncontrollably.Kaiden was already ruthless without alcohol. Drunk, he was something far worse.“You know, Gato,” Kaiden began, his voice cold and echoing down the silent hallway, “in The Vault, we don’t show mercy. And you just proved you’re the most foolish creature in it.”“M-Master, please… I was just

Zane, who was still inside the treatment room, suddenly stopped talking to Abigail. His heart began pounding in an abnormal rhythm.He pulled out his phone and tried calling Louis.[Zane, there are strangers looking for me. I do not know who they are. But they keep mentioning Vault. He is targeting you.]Zane froze. The voice message Louis had left when he tried to call him felt like a hand squeezing his heart.“What’s wrong, Zane?” Abigail asked anxiously when she saw the sudden change in his expression.Zane clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white. “My friend is in danger.”That bastard... you think you can touch my people without consequences, Kaiden. Zane’s eyes flashed with vengeance. A killing aura, even thicker than before, filled the room.“Abigail, wait here. I will call Ragnor to protect you,” Zane said as he hurried toward the door.“But where are you going—” Abigail’s words stopped as Zane had already disappeared behind it.“Please be safe, Mr. Christopher.”***