Caleb dropped Rita home.She insisted that he come inside and talk with her dad right away.Caleb refused, but she refused to let go.“Let’s settle the matter now,” she said. “I will ask my dad right in front of you.”“It’s not like he’s going to speak only the truth, Rita,” Caleb said. “Your dad is not a saint.”“I know, but… I want my dad to know that I love you and still care for you,” she said. “If he’s not behind the accident, then he will at least try to find out who is working behind the scenes. We don’t have to ask him.”Caleb didn’t like how much faith she had in her father. He shook his head and said, “Fine. I’ll come with you, but if your father talks shit about me, I might lose it. My temper hasn’t been good lately, so you better tell your dad to keep his mouth in check. Or your father will get beat right before his daughter’s eyes.”“I-I will be there, so nothing like that will happen,” she assured him. “Also, my father isn’t the same guy at home.”“Huh, just because he w

Rita entered the hall. She sat down and looked at the coffee.She remembered that she had failed to drink from the same saucer with Caleb.She quickly grabbed the coffee cup and drank it all in one go.Edward was surprised because the coffee was quite hot.He was about to take the second cup, but Rita took that and drank from it at a slow pace.Edward tried to grab the biscuits, but she pushed the plate away.He raised his eyebrow and shot a glance at her.“Did you do it?” she asked coldly.“What do you think?” he asked back.“What I think is irrelevant,” she retorted. “When it comes to Caleb, your thinking hasn’t been good or even rational for that matter. Throughout these years… if only I knew that you were oppressing him from behind the scenes… I would have long questioned you.”“The past is past.”“If the past was irrelevant, then why didn’t you allow me and Caleb to marry in the first place?” she asked angrily. “He was a capable employee five years back, and until recently, he’s

Later that evening.The sun was setting. Edward was expecting a phone call from Gregory, and his mobile rang.He quickly answered, “Did you find him?”“Sorry, Edward.”“You couldn’t find him?”“It’s not that simple,” Gregory said in a disappointed voice. “The governor told me to stop digging into him for our own safety.”“What?” Edward was utterly confused. “We’re only after a mere truck driver. Just who is behind him?”“Someone even the governor doesn’t want to mess around with.”Edward could only frown. “Does that mean the truck driver is not going to be captured?”“I don’t know who that employee Caleb offended, but I suggest that you keep your distance from him,” Gregory said. “Don’t take this lightly. I’ll update you if I find more details.”The call ended.Edward looked back. His daughter Rita was practicing violin on her own.She stopped playing and looked at him. “So, you failed, huh…”“It’s not that simple.”“Don’t give me excuses, Dad. I’m not a kid,” she growled. “And I’m st

Caleb walked out of the cemetery and was about to enter his car, but he stopped and looked behind.He was expecting the crow, but there was a man with a thin silver crown on his head. He was looking straight at Caleb.“You want something?” Caleb turned around.“My name is Silver Reign,” he introduced himself with a smile, but that wasn’t a friendly smile. “I’m here to challenge you.”“What’s your rank?”“I’m a C-Rank fighter.”“And you want to fight me, a D-ranker? Don’t you have any shame?”“I don’t want someone else hogging attention away from me,” he rushed forward, his fists giving off a silver glow.Caleb’s eyes widened. He instinctually moved to his left.A silvery glow of energy brushed past his shoulder, ripping his cloth off at that part, leaving a bruise on his skin.Behind him, it hit the ground and left a mini crater in it.“What was that?”“That’s my silver aura,” he threw his fist again from a distance.This time, the energy blast came much faster than he could dodge.It

The deer wasn't defeated because Caleb was physically stronger. It was defeated because he stopped believing he was weaker than it.Even though he had won against one beast, thousands of more spirit beasts stared at Caleb from the trees, the clouds, and the distant mountains.The horned deer beneath his feet slowly dissolved into silver mist.Caleb frowned. He had surely crushed its skull. He had felt the impact, yet there was no blood. Now, even the body was gone, leaving nothing behind.The spirit mist drifted toward the surrounding beasts and faded away as if it never existed.Then a tiny squirrel jumped off the tree and landed in front of him.It was ‘tiny’ compared to other beasts, but it was still a bit taller than Caleb when it was standing upright.Despite how cute and chubby it looked, it started throwing punches so fast. Caleb could barely see those punches. His body was not able to react in time.He got hit by a dozen punches in a flash. Each punch was like getting hit by a