2024-12-23 03:52:13Rita hesitated, eyeing Jeffery with a suspicious glare.
His “methods” were unlike any she had experienced. It sounded like he was just a pervert trying to get a glimpse of her body, but the sincere expression on his face said otherwise.
“You fucking pervert, how dare you!”
The doctor flared up in anger upon hearing Jeffery's “methods.”
To him, Rita was a noble lady of extremely high standing. For this strange and seemingly perverted man to even dare suggest such a thing was… pure insanity.
Even the guards glared at Jeffery, their eyes burning with hostility, as if they wanted to tear him apart.
Rita furrowed her brows, staring at Jeffery as she weighed her options.
After a few minutes, she made her decision.
“All of you, leave us,” she commanded, waving her hand at the doctor and the guards, who stared at her, startled.
“But—”
“Do as I say,” she interrupted.
Reluctantly, the guards and the doctor left, leaving only the two of them alone in the room.
Rita sighed, removing her outer shirt and lying on the bed, her curves displayed in a way that left Jeffery blushing furiously.
“Deep breaths, deep breaths,” Jeffery muttered to himself, trying to calm down.
“What are you waiting for?” Rita smiled, “It’s a bit cold.”
Still blushing, he walked over to the bedside and sat down.
Taking a deep breath, he banished every inappropriate thought from his mind and focused intently on the treatment process.
He raised his hand, placing it on Rita's left chest, directly above her heart, and closed his eyes.
Tapping into his alchemical knowledge, he felt as if he could see her heart directly in his mind’s eye.
Her heart pulsated with a steady beat, but surrounding it were red-hot flames.
The fire element surged within her, weakening her body.
“I think I’ve found the cause of your sickness,” Jeffery muttered, making Rita’s eyes widen in shock.
For the first time in years, she dared to hope for a miracle.
With a steady breath, Jeffery summoned the water element.
The water flowed into her body, seeking out the intense heat and working to neutralize the flames.
The alchemical matrix he created inside her was like a delicate web, directing the water to exactly where it was needed.
Rita’s breath quickened for a moment, but then she felt cool vitality flowing through her like a calm river.
The burning sensation in her chest began to subside, leaving her utterly shocked.
As time passed, beads of sweat formed on Jeffery’s forehead.
The pain in Rita’s chest gradually dulled until, at last, it vanished completely.
Jeffery exhaled deeply, opening his eyes and removing his hand from her chest.
“How do you feel now?” he asked, smiling as he wiped the sweat from his brow.
Rita slowly rose from the bed, an expression of astonishment on her face as she examined herself.
Her physical condition was the best it had been in years, and the burning sensation she had felt in her heart was completely gone.
“This is… amazing,” she said, looking at Jeffery in awe.
Then, with curiosity in her tone, she added, “How could someone with such outstanding medical skills remain unknown?”
Jeffery let out a bitter chuckle.
“It’s kind of hard to explain. The situation is… complicated.”
How could he possibly explain? He dreamed of his father at the brink of death, then suddenly gained the knowledge of alchemy? It felt like something out of a video game, and he was sure she would think he was insane if he told her that.
“Thank you so much. I feel a lot better now.” A wide smile formed on her lips.
“What would you like as repayment?”
Jeffery shook his head and waved it off.
“No… I don’t need anything. You saved me from the brink of death, and I cured your illness. We’re even.”
“Really?” Her eyebrows rose in surprise.
Jeffery is still as kind as before.
Unlike others who are around her all day and have demands of her, Jeffery is different.
“If we could be friends, that would be enough for me,” Jeffery said.
Skilled in medicine, calm, kind, and handsome to boot.
If he turned out to be her fiancé, it would be great.
But there was one problem—from her investigation, she discovered that he was already married.
She opened her mouth to ask about that when, all of a sudden, his phone rang.
Seeing the incoming caller display on the screen, Jeffery’s expression darkened, twisting into something ugly.
It was Cora.
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The rain didn't fall anymore—it attacked. Each drop struck the earth like shrapnel, bouncing from the broken stone and splintered glass. The night sky was a bleeding bruise, purple and gray, trembling with thunder. Wind screamed through the fractured bones of the manor, carrying the faint scent of smoke, blood, and burnt ink. Jeffery stepped into it without hesitation. The downpour hit his face, cold and merciless, but he didn't wipe it away. He walked with slow, deliberate steps—boots crunching over gravel and shards, his coat dragging through the puddles like a wounded flag. His shadow followed him for a few seconds before vanishing beneath the veil of rain.Captain Daniel has caused me a lot of grief, Jeffery thought within himself. First he started it by burning my company. Then he went after Rita and the Stirling Enterprise...and then he killed them.By now it was already established within his heart who was the cause of everything. He no longer needed any detective to find out
CHAPTER 158
The storm did not stop. It only deepened, becoming heavier with every second that passed.Rain lashed against the broken glass like claws, streaking the marble floor with veins of silver. The flames that had once burned with fury were now reduced to embers, their faint orange glow trembling against the gusts that slipped through the shattered panes. The air was think with the scent of wet ash, of burned paper and blood drying on stone.Jeffery stood near the window, silent as a monument. The dim lightning carved him into fragments—jaw tight, shoulders squared, his reflection a mosaic of conflicting faces. Every crack in the glass split him into another version of himself: the soldier, the savior, the executioner. And behind him all, something deeper—something hollow.The weight of everything pressed in. The silence. The storm. The truth.He breathed out, the sound low and harsh in the cold air. "Do you hate me now?"The words came slow, almost reluctant, like a confession rather than
CHAPTER 157
The night pressed down on the manor like a suffocating shroud. Ash drifted lazily through the air, glowing faintly as the last embers of the courtyard fire died beneath the whispering wind. The moonlight was thin—silver and cold—pouring through broken windows and painting cracked marble floors with ghostly patterns.For a long, heavy moment, silence ruled. Rita stood stillz her face palez her eyes wide and uncertain. The orange flicker of the remaining fire danced in her pupils, making her expression unreadable—somewhere between disbelief and terror."You're... joking," she finally said after something time. "You have to be joking, Jeffery."Although Jeffery had told her about Captain Daniel some minutes ago, she couldn't believe it. She would have believed it but...it wasn't possible. It wasn't possible at all.They had already talked about it and Jeffery had thought she had taken in everything. But when silence came and she began thinking, she couldn't just place her mind on how a p
CHAPTER 156
The officers moved through the ruins like silent phantoms—disciplines, methodical, and numb to the carnage around them. Their flashlights cut pale tunnels through the smoke, beams gliding over shattered glass, cracked tiles, and the faint shimmer of blood frying under the cold night air. Radios whispered static. Cameras clicked. The sound of zipping body bags echoed like closing prayers.Raindrops fell from the cloudy sky, wetting the world below. Gusts of cold wind billowed through the environment, causing more haze to descend. Visibility became extremely low because of the weather. And this helped to cast a stygian look to the courtyard.What remained of it looked less like a battefield and more like a desecrated temple. The fountains had collapsed into itself, spilling water that mixed with soot. Charged petals from the flowerbeds drifted in the wind like ashes from a funeral pyre. The air carried the metallic scent of death, clinging to the tongue like rust. They found Dan Kimiko
CHAPTER 155
For a long moment after Osborne's death, silence ruled the ruins. No one spoke, no one moved. The only sounds were the soft hiss of burning debris and the faint crackle of dying embers scattered across the once-proud Stirling courtyard.The air itself felt heavy—thick with dust, smoke, and the metallic scent of blood. The wind blew across the open ruins, carrying with it the faint cries of the wounded and the groans of twisting metal.Finally, it's over, Jeffery thought within himself.He was standing still amidst the chaos, his body haloed by faint residual energy—white light fading slowly from his veins. His breathing steadied, his heartbeat calm, his mind distant. Around him, the world looked like a painting of destruction: half-collapsed walls, scorched trees, and the shattered remains of the Stirling fountains leaking water across blackened marble.The cops and bodyguards finally exhaled as though waking from a nightmare. Weapons dropped. Some fell to their knees; others leaned o
CHAPTER 154
The atmosphere bled with silence. Dust and debris floated through the fractured courtyard like ghosts. The moonlight, fractured by smoke and flickering embers, shone weakly upon Jeffery—the man who now stood like a god reborn.The energy in his veins thrummed. It wasn't just Qi anymore but something else. It was something older, purer, and infinitely more terrifying. It seemed to be something which was more ancient than time itself.His aura hummed in the air like a living storm. The ground beneath him cracked into deep spiderwebs, unable to withstand the magnitude of his presence.Inside his Dantian, the final barrier had broken. The spiraling rivers of elemental essence had fused—fire into into water, earth into air—until the four merged into one seamless current. It wasn't chaos; it was equilibrium.This... he clenched his fists slowly. I've finally reached the peak of the advanced level. And with it came a new agility: matter transmutation.Well, he actually had this ability but i
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