All Chapters of Awakened Behind Bars: The Golden Finger : Chapter 41
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Chapter 41: Something about him
Alex froze slightly at the doorway when he saw Desmond standing there. “Oh. Desmond,” he said casually.Desmond didn’t return the tone.He glanced at Vivian briefly before looking back at Alex. “What are you doing here?”Alex shrugged. “I came to see Vivian. She hasn’t been to school in days. I was worried.”Desmond raised a brow slowly. “Worried?”His eyes sharpened. “Who let you come up here?”Alex stepped further into the room without hesitation. “The nice lady downstairs.”“Zoe?” Desmond called out sharply.A few seconds later, footsteps approached. Zoe appeared at the door.“Is everything okay?…” Zoe asked, but her voice trailed off as she sensed the tension radiating from Desmond.Desmond didn’t look away from Alex.“You just let a strange man come into my sister’s room?” Zoe blinked. “Oh, he’s Alex. He’s been here a couple of times. And since you were already in Vivian’s room, I told him he could come up.”Alex flashed a small smile at Desmond.It irritated him instantly.Then
Chapter 42: Spill it
“You… you should have just let me die,” the man said weakly.Desmond and Asher exchanged a brief glance. Then Asher crouched down in front of the man, his expression hard.“He just saved your life,” Asher said coldly. “The least you could do is be grateful. You're a criminal.”The man slowly lifted his eyes to Asher.“He should have just let me die,” he repeated hoarsely. “It’s better…than living this way.”Asher's brows furrowed. “What do you mean by that?”The man looked away, his jaw tightening, refusing to speak.Asher's tone hardened immediately.“I’m speaking to you,” he said sternly. “You’re in our territory, and we could do anything to you. So if you have something to say, you spill it.”The man took a slow, shaky breath.“Black Finger… is monitoring us,” he said quietly. “We can’t go against him… or he would kill us.”Desmond’s gaze sharpened.The man continued, his voice heavy. “Some of us were brought into Black Finger’s Empire by deceit. He lied to us. For some of us, he s
Chapter 43: We just gave him medicine
Cherry paced back and forth across her room, her heels clicking softly against the floor. Every few seconds she would stop, sigh dramatically, then start pacing again.Across the room, Sophia sat comfortably on the couch, watching her with mild amusement.Cherry suddenly flopped to the bed, staring up at the ceiling. “Gosh,” she groaned, throwing a pillow over her face. “I can’t get that man out of my mind.”Sophia tilted her head. “Come on, Cherry,” she said. “It’s been weeks. You didn’t even get to talk to him.”Cherry pulled the pillow away and sat up, glaring at her.“That was because of his stupid guard,” she snapped. “And also because you told me to relax!”Sophia lifted her hands in defense. “Yes, I did,” she said. “Because I thought you’d get a chance to talk to him afterward. But he left too early.”Cherry groaned loudly and fell back to the bed again. “I mean, look at him!” she said dramatically. “He’s rich, tall, handsome, and young. What else could a girl possibly want?”S
Chapter 44: I'll help you train today
It had been two weeks of intense training for Desmond.Ever since the captured man revealed that Black Finger planned to attack the Golden Empire in four hundred days, Desmond had barely slept.If he wasn’t lifting dumbbells, he was doing push-ups. If he wasn’t running laps around the estate, he was practicing combat drills.Even his abilities had improved drastically. Just the previous day, he had disassembled an entire motorbike and assembled it back together in under 10 seconds.He trained every single day. Because he couldn’t bear the thought of Black Finger appearing one day and wiping them all out while he stood there powerless.He would never forgive himself.Now, in the garden, Desmond continued doing intense push-ups on the stone pavement, sweat dripping from his body like water.His arms trembled with exhaustion, yet he refused to stop.For the fifth time that day, Noah approached him.“Good day, Onyx,” he said carefully. “I still think you should get some rest.”Desmond did
Chapter 45: He's going to kill him
Elias stretched out his fist and punched Desmond square in the face.Desmond’s hand immediately went to his jaw, holding it as the metallic taste of blood filled his mouth. The skin had split, but it healed almost instantly. He glared at Elias, fury burning in his eyes.“How dare you?” he growled through clenched teeth.Elias looked at him, a dark smile spreading across his face. “Yes… give me some energy, would you?” he said lazily. “Besides, this is going to be fun. You have a healing ability, so you shouldn’t do so bad.”“I’ll kill you!” Desmond shouted.He lunged forward and threw a punch at Elias, but it was as if the man vanished.Elias moved with terrifying speed. In the next second, he was standing behind Desmond.Before Desmond could react, Elias kicked him hard in the back. The force sent Desmond crashing forward to the ground. The air was knocked out of his lungs, and he coughed violently.Desmond’s eyes widened. What sort of speed was that? he thought. Was that even humanl
Chapter 46: We meet again
Desmond slowly pushed himself up, wincing as pain spread through his body. His hands trembled slightly, still stained with blood. When he touched his side, he felt the dried blood on his clothes and the tenderness where Elias had hit him earlier.He lifted his head and looked around again.White and pink flowers stretched endlessly across the field, swaying gently in a warm breeze. The sky above was bright, almost golden, with soft clouds drifting slowly. Somewhere nearby, the sweet smell of ripe fruit filled the air. The sparkling river flowed quietly not far from where he stood, its surface reflecting the warm light like glass.Everything was peaceful.“This place…” Desmond whispered.He had never seen anything like it before. He turned slowly, searching for any sign of familiarity.“Asher!” he called.His voice echoed across the open field, but there was no response.Noah wasn’t there. Asher wasn’t there. No guards, buildings or anything at all except silence.Desmond clenched his
Chapter 47: Schedule for the day
“...Johnny Stone,” Asher said softly.Desmond’s eyes widened as he stood up slowly. Why did Asher mention Johnny Stone…How did he even know?Desmond looked at him. “What did you say?”Asher looked at him slowly, rubbing his forehead. “No… I just sensed Johnny Stone’s presence just now. Never mind that.”Desmond frowned. “I fell into some kind of trance,” he said as they walked slowly. “I saw him… he was the one who healed and revived me.”Asher’s voice softened. “Really?” For the first time, Desmond noticed a flicker of emotion in his eyes. He wasn’t just speaking casually, he genuinely seemed affected by Johnny Stone’s presence.“Yes,” Desmond admitted. “He… he asked me to use my powers properly, to understand them. And he said something strange, too… something about the hand that seeks recognition never grasps true power.”Desmond rubbed his forehead, trying to figure out what it meant. He couldn’t shake the feeling that it was a puzzle meant to change how he saw himself.“Golden On
Chapter 48: Hitting the gym
“Cherry Vixen?” Desmond's gaze darkened.Asher looked at him calmly. “Yes. She’s one of the ones who sent a proposal.”Desmond stared at the envelope for a moment. Then his fingers tightened around it before he casually tossed it into the trash beside the desk.“Cherry Vixen, my foot,” he muttered.Asher chuckled softly. “Well, these girls are quite beautiful. Their families also have impressive net worth. But you still surpass them by far.”Desmond shrugged as they began walking toward the door. “I’m not looking to get married anytime soon.”“Well,” Asher said lightly, grabbing his tablet as they moved, “the proposals will keep coming.”Desmond scoffed quietly. “Of course they will. These girls just want someone with a legendary status they can cling to. I don’t deal with things like that.”In truth, he had already guessed why Cherry Vixen had sent hers.It was almost laughable.The same girl who had framed him for rape, insulted him, humiliated him, and thrown accusations at him unt
Chapter 49: A little trip down memory lane
Desmond’s eyes widened, and he slowly turned around.The moment he did, he froze.Cherry stood there, staring directly at him.For a brief second, Desmond simply looked back at her, his expression going flat.Great. Of all the people in the world who could have seen him use his ability, it had to be this devil.Cherry began walking toward him slowly, her heels tapping lightly against the tiled floor. “It’s you,” she said.Desmond raised a brow. “Who?”“You’re Mr. Knight,” she replied smoothly. “You were at that Fashion Week event some weeks ago. I didn’t get a chance to talk to you back then.”Desmond said nothing. He simply looked at her, completely unimpressed.Cherry’s gaze slowly traveled over him from head to toe.He was wearing a black muscle shirt and joggers, the fabric clinging to the lines of his well-built frame. Her eyes gleamed with admiration.“Gosh,” she said softly. “Are you even human? You have an amazing physique. I can tell you’ve been working really hard for it.”D
Chapter 50: That guy from years ago
Desmond stared at her for a long moment.It was time. Time to take her on a little ride down memory lane.“We barely know each other, you say?” he repeated slowly, raising a brow.Cherry looked at him, confusion spreading across her face.“It seems you don’t remember me.” Desmond ran a hand through his hair lightly and gave a small shrug.“Have I really changed that much?”Cherry frowned. “I… don’t understand what you’re saying. Have we met before?—”Desmond scoffed. “Met?” he repeated.His eyes locked on hers. “I wouldn’t call that a meeting. It was more like an encounter… with a witch named Cherry Vixen.”Cherry’s mouth parted slightly, confusion deepening.“Do you remember,” Desmond continued calmly, “over five years ago when you were in a hotel room with a certain young man?”Her breathing faltered.“You spent the night together,” he went on. “That boy was poor. Broken. Just trying to put his life together.”Desmond’s gaze darkened. “And then you accused him of maltreating you. Of