Luke could be seen standing at the center of the vast hall, his hands resting on his waist as he steadily caught his breath. Only sweat clung to his plain white shirt. Not even the faintest trace of a liquid bullet stain could be seen anywhere on it.A wide smile slowly spread across his face, as if he were genuinely pleased with what he had just done.All around him, the attackers he had taken down were scattered across the floor.Some lay completely unconscious. Others, those who could still move, were slumped where they had fallen, sitting weakly as they stared blankly in his direction. Their expressions were a mix of fear and disbelief, as though they had just witnessed something they could not fully comprehend.Well, almost all of them. There was still one man left standing.He was the only one though.His knees trembled visibly, shaking so badly it looked like they might give out at any moment. His hands were no better as he fumbled nervously with his rifle, which seemed to have

Luke walked to Javier’s office alongside Joey. All the while, he remained quietly deep in thought. He wondered whether it was truly possible that Lance already knew about his identity. Or perhaps Lance simply wanted to get rid of him because of Jackielyn’s accusations the previous night. It was also possible that Lance believed he had ulterior motives toward Kina. Since she was Lance’s fiancée, it was only natural for him to protect her from any unwanted threats. And Luke, apparently, was no exception. But that reason felt rather shallow. For Lance to deliberately sabotage the assessment just to ensure his failure seemed excessive. He had already explained his side, and Kina herself had stood firmly with him. If Lance’s reasoning was solely based on what had happened at the Paradise Club, then his actions were undeniably unreasonable. Which left only one likely explanation. Lance knew. He must have realized that Luke came from a powerful background. Perhaps he feared that if Luke

Luke now stood in front of the massive green gate of a villa. It was Jacob’s family’s villa.His brows were tightly furrowed as he stared at it in silence. His expression darkened even further as he listened to the loud, thumping music coming from inside.“Those b*stards,” he muttered quietly under his breath.Yes, he was thoroughly livid right now, so much so that he felt like turning the entire villa upside down just to vent his frustration.Just an hour and a half ago, Tony had urgently called him over, claiming that something bad had happened to Jacob. Because of that, Luke had no choice but to give up on the third phase of the assessment.Javier had understood the situation and allowed him to leave since it was clearly an emergency. They had come to an agreement that Javier would hire him as Kina’s bodyguard regardless of the assessment’s outcome. Even Dominica and Lance had strongly opposed it, but that no longer mattered.