Chapter 230
Author: Anakin Detour
last update2025-08-01 00:46:51

Jaden told her the whole truth, yet Selena stared at him, blinked once. Then rolled her eyes like he’d just recited a sci-fi plot.

“Jaden Rift! Stop blowing things out of proportion,” she scoffed, arms crossed. “I want the actual story, not one of your dramatic action fantasies.”

The King Of War was a legend, many people have only heard of him from rumors but none has ever seen him before, he's like a god on earth, and there's no way someone like Jaden would be that man.

Jaden couldn’t help the smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth. Misunderstood? Completely. But amused? Absolutely.

She wasn’t ready for the truth, clearly. So he leaned back in his chair, tone casual, tossing her something more digestible.

“Fine. I’ll give you the ‘believable’ version,” he said, pausing for effect. “I did a few years in the military. Still in touch with one of my senior officers. Coincidentally, the guy was running anti-terror drills near Ironvale City when everything went down.”

Selena raised an ey
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