“Bastard!” Silvana hissed, gripping the cushion of the seat she was sitting on so tightly that she nearly tore it apart without realizing.“This woman is completely insolent! I swear I will repay what she’s done!”Silvana had truly run out of patience.She had to do something to stop this foul-mouthed and cunning woman.But nothing pained her more right now than knowing there was nothing she could do.In the presence of the king, Silvana had no right to speak unless she was invited to do so.Yes—only after asking for permission to speak, and only if the king granted it, could she open her mouth.However, when she shifted her gaze toward Ferdinand, a sense of disgust immediately crept through her entire body.Silvana had tried to ignore it from the moment she entered the hall—that the king’s gaze seemed to be constantly fixed on her.There were more important things she needed to focus on right now.But when, by chance, her eyes met his, she felt as if she might spit or vomit at the sa

“This has gone too far!”Clenching both her fists, Valentina could no longer hold herself back from wanting to slap Natasha across the face.“This cunning woman must not be allowed to continue!”Earlier, when Natasha showed what would happen to Martin if she refused the marriage, Valentina had felt as though all the energy in her body had drained away.As if Martin’s safety and life meant everything to her.But now, after seeing that the man was actually fine—and had even managed to eliminate the Spectres sent to kill him—her heart felt an immense sense of relief.Not only that, all the strength in her body seemed to have returned.However, just as she was about to step forward, Natasha suddenly stood in front of her, as if she already knew what Valentina intended to do.“You think you can do something to me?” she said, staring straight into Valentina’s eyes, as if the fact that Valentina was also a Spectre was no longer enough to intimidate her. “Do you think all of this will end if

“Huh!”Startled, Jayden immediately pulled his hand away from the back of Lana’s neck, where the knot of her gown was tied.Then, as if nothing had happened in that room, he and the other three Superspectres casually lifted the corners of their lips into relaxed smiles before bowing toward the screen, greeting all the guests in the hall who were watching them with respect and admiration.“Good evening, everyone,” Jayden said, his gesture polite and friendly. “As long as I’m here, I can assure you that everything will be fine. You don’t need to worry about anything.”His words were immediately met with thunderous applause from the guests, as seen on the screen.And that only made Spectre 02’s smile widen.“Holland, we all know that our greatest threat is a dangerous man named Martin Garvey.”Natasha’s voice rang out as she looked at Jayden through the screen.“As the Chief, you must have done something to neutralize him, right?”Jayden could hardly contain the excitement in his heart u

Back to fifteen years ago.The hot spring pool at the Belvaria training camp.“Wait! Please! I can’t swim! Please!”Little Martin tried to weigh himself down by sitting on the ground as a soldier dragged him toward the edge of a tower wall, where thirty meters below, the pool water steamed and bubbled.He didn’t want to be thrown down there.“Please! Listen to me! I have asthma! I—”Thud!Before Martin could finish speaking, a kick to his back sent him plunging downward.Splash!“Help! Please! Help me!”Unable to swim, Martin flailed his arms, trying to keep himself from sinking.But the water felt like liquid fire, burning his body.“Please… help…”Fear, panic, and anxiety.All those feelings mixed together in his chest, making his body feel even heavier.No matter how hard and fast he moved his arms, in the end he could only watch himself slowly sink into the pool—its bottom invisible, as if it were endlessly deep.“Help… please…”The more he panicked, the more water he swallowed.A

At the same moment Jayden’s finger pulled the trigger, Martin tilted his head back before swiftly moving it to the side.He did that to make sure there was no one behind him who could become the bullet’s target.Thud!The bullet struck the back wall of the hall, leaving a finger-sized hole.“Really?” Martin said. “You still had the nerve to shoot with so many people around?”If it were Martin, he wouldn’t fire unless he was certain the shot would hit.To him, everyone’s safety mattered more.And just as Martin had said, the moment the gunshot rang out, the people who had been standing in front of their seats immediately crouched down on the floor.“Did you forget I can dodge bullets even at a distance of one centimeter? And from that far, you’re still confident you can shoot me?”“Martin, don’t change the subject,” Jayden said.His face looked calm, but Martin’s words had clearly provoked his ego.He didn’t want people hearing more about Martin’s abilities.He had to make him stop tal