Chapter 7.
Author: Quin Ari
last update2026-01-20 14:50:06

The voice was cold and sharp, cutting through the empty parking lot.

To Olivia, it sounded like salvation.

All eyes snapped toward Adam.

Victoria exhaled, relief flooding her chest, only for it to die the moment she saw him.

Disappointment flickered across her face.

He was slightly above average height, but far too thin, as if he’d gone hungry more often than not.

Cheap, ordinary clothes hung loosely on his frame, the kind sold at street stalls.

Even his leather shoes were patched in several places.

He clearly didn’t belong to high society.

Just another nobody from the bottom rung of society and no match at all for Dr. Shaun or Erik.

“I said, let her go,” Adam repeated, his voice low but firm.

Dr. Shaun and Erik exchanged a glance—then burst out laughing.

Olivia's eyes darted between them and Adam, her heart tightening with fear.

Even so, she didn't want Adam dragged into this mess.

"Please, go," she whispered urgently, her voice trembling. “They’re not people you can afford to offend.”

Adam paused, surprised, and looked at her again.

He hadn’t expected it.

She looked cold and unapproachable, the kind of woman who kept everyone at arm’s length.

Yet now, she was trying to protect a stranger.

By then, Erik had laughed his fill.

He fished a cigarette from his pocket, flicked his lighter, and took a long drag.

“Well, well,” he sneered. “Another idiot with a death wish.”

“What, you think you’re some kind of superhero?” he mocked.

“Gonna save the damsel, and walk off with the beauty?”

He spat to the side, eyes dripping with disdain.

“With that broke-ass look of yours? You think you’re even qualified?”

"I'm feeling generous today,” he said lazily, “Apologize, then get the hell out of my sight.”

"And if I don't?" Adam asked calmly.

Erik's grin widened, cold and dangerous.

“Please! Run!” Olivia gasped, her heart pounding with fear.

Erik let out a short, mocking laugh. “This poor bum doesn’t even know who he’s messing with, does he?”

He lifted a hand with his expression hardening.

“Finish him.”

The two bodyguards immediately released Olivia and stepped forward, blocking Adam’s path.

Erik moved aside, one hand tucked into his pocket as he took another slow drag from his cigarette, watching like it was a show.

One of the men swung at Adam, aiming straight for his head.

But to Adam, whose bloodline had awakened and power surged through him, everything seemed to slow down.

He sidestepped effortlessly, dodging the attack.

In one smooth motion, he wrenched the man's arm and twisted it behind his back at an unnatural angle.

The man gasped, his face twisting in sharp pain.

The second bodyguard charged, attempting to catch Adam off guard with a vicious kick at Adam’s balls.

Adam released the first man, and, in a flash, grabbed the second by the neck, and smashed his head hard into the first man's skull.

CRACK! CRACK!

The cracking sound of breaking bones echoed twice.

Both men collapsed to the ground, howling in pain, clutching their heads as blood whooshed out their nose and ears.

Adam didn’t pause.

He walked toward Erik, whose eyes widened as he staggered back, knees buckling.

Erik forced a tough sneer onto his face, but his voice shook, and his steps kept retreating.

“Do you know who I am?” he barked. “Lay a hand on me and you’re finished!”

But Adam didn't stop.

He advanced steadily, his eyes cold and unblinking.

“I’m the youngest master of the—" Erik's bravado crumbled.

His cigarette slipped from his trembling fingers as he issued a hollow, blustering warning.

But before he could finish—

SMACK!

Adam’s hand shot up, smacking him squarely across the face.

Disdain filled his eyes.

“So what?” Adam said flatly. “You think that gives you the right to kidnap people?”

The blow sent Erik reeling, stars bursting in his vision.

He was stunned for a heartbeat, before a surge of rage boiled over.

He was the youngest scion of the prestigious Johnson family.

How dare a low-life bastard slap him?!

“Fine... fine!” he snarled. “You’re dead today!”

His face flushed a violent crimson as he yanked out his gun, leveling it at Adam.

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