At a loss
Author: Life_Of_Mid
last update2025-07-31 18:53:55

They had obviously been preparing to wash Joel’s car when they suddenly discovered the corpse in the trunk.

“Get out of my way!” Joel hollered.

The servants, already terrified by the sight of the corpse, immediately scattered and vanished out of sight.

Joel walked toward his Maserati, looked into the trunk, and immediately recognized the man stuffed inside to be his loyal follower Kobe.

At this moment, Kobe’s eyes, which had long lost their luster, were fixed on Joel.

Coupled with his ashen face, he looked extremely terrifying.

A sudden chill surged from the bottom of Joel’s feet.

He took several steps back, his heart pounding wildly.

This man, who had been alive and kicking an hour ago, had turned into a corpse that seemed to have died with indignation in just the blink of an eye. It utterly frightened Joel.

It was definitely the closest he had been to death!

Kobe… was actually dead!

His corpse was even stuffed into the trunk of his car!

Who… who did it?

Joel’s mind was a mess, but W
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