CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE From a distance, he could already see Aria and Jasmine uniting with each other amidst the hugs and empathetic comments that followed. “I thought you guys didn’t know each other.” He said with an inquisitive expression, moving his eyes from one of the ladies to the other. “We don’t,” Jasmine said, turning to Adrian with a smile. “She looks so much like her mother. It was hard not to recognize her as soon as I saw her walking toward me.” Adrian nodded, and then he took a deep breath, looking at the other ladies who were very exhausted. Reminded of what Aria had done earlier, he turned to her, and the smile on his face vanished at once. “What was that all about?” He asked, glaring at her. “I…” Aria stuttered, looking down in shame. Jasmine stared at her for a while, and then she turned to Adrian. “What did she do?” She asked, but Adrian didn’t even bother to look at her, still glaring at her. “Do you want to get yourself killed?!” He asked, and Aria shook her

CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE“I don’t think I can lose them!” Jasmine panicked, frightened by the sound of the gunshots. She tried to hold onto the steering wheel with tight grips since her hands were beginning to get very slippery, her heart sinking deep into her belly.“You need to drive faster, Jasmine!” Adrian urged, then opened the back of the van, gesturing to the ladies to stay in hidden corners. The moment he opened fire at the SUV wheeling after them, the driver was forced to slow down, moments before Adrian put a bullet into his chest, shattering the glass. The car stopped as soon as the driver stepped on the brakes while he took his last breath, and the other driver behind him almost hit him, scratching the back of the SUV. Adrian gunned down the remaining guards in the first SUV and then he faced the seconds, holding onto the gun tightly.Moments later, the bikers showed up, drifting past the second SUV and taking out their guns.They opened fire at Adrian at once, causing him

CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE Adrian grunted the moment the old man referred to him by the name that brought some of the memories that he was trying so hard to get rid of. “Seven is not my name, old man. My name is Adrian, and you should call me that,”Gerald grunted, shaking his head in refusal.“You know that’s not going to be possible.” He stood on his firm resolve, causing Adrian to grunt. “I would never call you by that name. seven sounds better, it reminds me of the past when the glory belonged to me.” He was silent for a while, but Adrian was certain that he still had some other things to say, staring at him with a deadpan expression. “Let’s stick with Seven, shall we? It makes me happier calling you that.”Adrian scoffed, and then he nodded without changing his expression. “Well, it doesn’t matter.” He retorted with a wry smile, and then he took a deep breath.“You are never going to see me again, old man. I believe that we are even now, and whatever holds us together has lost its

CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN For a few seconds, the middle-aged man remained silent.He had seen a version of Adrian that he was not expecting.Right from the moment Adrian opened the door, he had noticed his aura, but it didn’t seem as though it was as intense as it was the moment he saw his chest moving up an down, an evidence of the anger fuming inside him. “Are you going to tell me why you are here or do I have to beat it out of you?!” Adrian was finally losing his patience, staring into the man’s eyes with fire burning in his orbs. This left a sudden reaction inside the middle-aged man, but he was very quick to get a grip on himself, swearing not to be intimidated by someone who was young enough to be his son. “My name is Dennis Peterson.” He said calmly, but because he had not said anything meaningful, Adrian was still staring silently at him with curiosity etched all over his face. “I was sent by my boss to tell you to leave this building.” Dennis blurted, leaving Adrian stunned.

CHAPTER SIXTY-NINE Dennis was taken aback by the words he heard from Elara.For a few seconds, he stared at her, waiting for the moment when she was going to take back her words, but she never did.Instead, she kept on glaring at him like he had become her greatest enemy.“How do you know this man?” Dennis broke the silence, holding onto his peskiness. “He is my husband.” Elara said proudly, and even with the reaction he got from the middle-aged man, he still insisted on holding onto her words. “Why are you here? What’s the issue? You were banging so hard on the door.” “That’s right,” Dennis nodded, and then he pointed to Adrian with a wry smile. “Your husband is a thief, Miss Elara. He stile what belongs to another.” Elara scoffed, and then she turned to Adrian with wide eyes. “What’s this man talking about?” She asked, but Adrian wasn’t sure of where to begin the explanation from. “Go ahead! Tell her!” Dennis sneered, pointing to the paper Adrian was holding.“Tell her how y