Micheal was beginning to feel the strain as he ran through the forest with Sophia in his arms. His breathing had become heavier, and the injury he had suffered earlier was starting to bother him more, but he refused to slow down.He was certain the men were right behind them. If he couldn't shake them off soon, the situation would become even more dangerous.Then he heard rapid footsteps approaching from behind.Sophia instinctively looked over Micheal's shoulder and saw several armed men moving quickly through the trees.She shivered.“What's wrong?” Micheal asked when he noticed her reaction.“It's... it's the men,” Sophia managed to say, her voice trembling.Micheal glanced behind him.“Oh, shit!”He immediately increased his pace.Bang! Bang!Two gunshots suddenly rang through the forest.Micheal's instincts took over. He quickly moved behind a large tree, using the trunk as cover.Continuing to run blindly would only make him an easy target. If he kept going while carrying Sophia

“Mmm…”Micheal slowly opened his eyes and immediately frowned as the bright sunlight coming through the bedroom window entered his vision. He raised one hand to shield his eyes from the glare and remained still for a few seconds, trying to understand where he was.Then he suddenly remembered everything.The ambush on the highway, the trucks, the river, the mercenaries in the forest, and Sophia. He remembered fighting the attackers, carrying Sophia through the forest, returning to his villa, and eventually collapsing after redeeming the medical skills from the System.Micheal looked around the luxurious bedroom before slowly sitting up on the large bed.It seemed Sophia had taken good care of him.He had no idea how she had managed to remove the bullets from his back and treat his injuries, especially since she had no medical training, but judging from the fact that he was still alive and feeling much better, she had apparently done a decent job.Micheal was about to examine his injuri

“Huh?”The executives stared at the two people who had just walked into the meeting hall, and for several seconds, nobody said a word. They had spent the last few days believing Sophia and Micheal were dead, yet the two of them were now standing right in front of them as though nothing had happened.Macron was the most shocked of all.He sat frozen in Sophia's chair, staring at her with an expression of disbelief. Even after looking at her for several seconds, he still could not convince himself that she was actually alive.Micheal looked around the room and frowned.“Why are you all looking at us like you've seen ghosts?”Nobody answered.Micheal glanced at the executives before adding with a grin, “If I were a zombie, I would have already ripped out your intestines and killed everyone here, so stop looking so shocked.”A few executives swallowed nervously.Micheal's smile disappeared as he turned toward Macron.“And you.”His gaze settled on the seat Macron was occupying.“What the

“Here you go.”Micheal handed the taxi driver a hundred-dollar bill.The middle-aged driver stared at the money in surprise before looking back at Micheal.“Sir, I don't have enough change for this.”“Don't worry about it.”Micheal waved his hand dismissively and stepped out of the taxi.The driver could only stare after him in disbelief.Micheal barely noticed.His attention was already fixed on the enormous villa standing in front of him.This was the location he had obtained after tracking Evelyn's phone.The process had taken considerably more effort than he had expected. With the computer knowledge he had gained from the System, locating a phone was not impossible, but it was still something he would rather avoid doing unless absolutely necessary.Unfortunately, this time it had been necessary.Evelyn had ignored his calls, and after hearing that she had not been herself since his supposed death, Micheal had no choice but to find her himself.He looked at the enormous villa and s