2025-02-01 09:00:26Jack's car was now nothing more than a pile of scrap. The crash had rendered it completely obsolete. All the members gathered around, curious to see the accident.
Max stumbled out of his car, holding his head. He was dizzy and had a hard time standing up.
"Are you okay?" Hillary asked, very concerned.
She held Max with her arms and helped him sit down.
As for Jack, he quickly approached to see how his car had fared. He didn’t really care about the vehicle. He could buy another one if he wanted.
What bothered him was the malicious intent behind the act. It was clear they had done it on purpose.
"Are you worried about your car?" Hillary snapped at her boyfriend.
"Look what they've done to my Lamborghini!" Jack shouted, extending his arms.
"You’re unbelievable. Max needs our help, and you’re only worried about a car."
Jack was very angry. He clenched his fists in rage. The Walton brothers had spent their entire lives humiliating people, and Jack was their favorite victim.
"He doesn’t need help. He’s just pretending. He’s an accomplice of Ricco and Theo," Jack said.
"It was an accident," Hillary insisted.
However, Jack ignored her and left to continue with his work.
At that moment, Ricco and Theo returned to the scene of the accident. They tried to fake astonishment, but laughter overtook them, and they ended up laughing shamelessly while looking at Jack's car, totally destroyed.
"Stop laughing and help me with Max," said Hillary.
But Max miraculously recovered and stood up.
"Don’t worry, Hillary. I’m feeling better now," said Max.
Hillary stood there staring at him with raised eyebrows.
"You were dizzy a second ago," Hillary questioned.
"Miracle!" Max shouted, bursting into laughter while mockingly shaking hands with Ricco and Theo.
Jack was convinced his day couldn’t get any worse, but he was wrong. Things can always get worse when it comes to wealthy people.
He lifted his gaze and noticed that his mother-in-law was approaching him quickly, accompanied by Ricco, Theo, Hillary, and Max.
"You’re doing it wrong! The whole lawn is poorly cut!" shouted Amaranta Lombardini.
Mrs. Lombardini grabbed a handful of grass that Jack had cut and threw it in his face in an offensive and humiliating manner.
"Mrs. Amaranta, I..." Jack tried to explain, but Mrs. Lombardini quickly interrupted him.
"Shut up! You’re useless. You never do anything right, and you’ll never be part of this family," said Amaranta Lombardini.
The grass was perfectly cut, but Amaranta Lombardini just wanted to vent her anger on Jack. She hated seeing a poor person enter the club for teenage millionaires. That was an offense to her.
"Theo and Ricco asked me for a favor. The gardener didn’t show up for work today, and they wanted to play golf," Jack explained quickly to avoid being interrupted again.
"Is that true?" Amaranta Lombardini turned and asked the boys.
"It’s completely false, Mrs. Lombardini," Theo said, pretending to be offended.
"We would never do something like that without consulting you first," Ricco confessed.
"It’s true, Mrs. Lombardini. Jack is lying," Max added.
Jack stared at Hillary. She was his only hope. Maybe all these young millionaires were against him and dedicated to humiliating him, but his girlfriend would never turn her back on him.
"What do you say, Hillary?" Mrs. Amaranta asked.
Hillary stared at Jack for a moment, then said:
"The boys are telling the truth, Mom. No one asked Jack to mow the lawn. He did it because he wanted to," Hillary said, betraying Jack once again.
Jack closed his eyes. He could almost feel his heart breaking into a thousand pieces. Once again, his girlfriend had cruelly betrayed him.
"That’s it. Get out immediately. I never want to see you in this club again," Mrs. Lombardini ordered.
"I’m waiting for the tow truck to take the remains of my car," Jack explained.
"Oh... Damn. In that case, wait over there. Far away from my sight. Somewhere I can't see you," Amaranta said.
"Yes, Mrs. Lombardini," Jack lowered his gaze and walked away slowly.
He tried to look at Hillary's face one more time, but she was looking the other way, pretending nothing was happening. Meanwhile, Max, Theo, and Ricco laughed behind Mrs. Amaranta's back. Mrs. Amaranta glared at him while pointing with her finger to the farthest corner of the club.
Jack entered a slightly abandoned sports field where club members rarely entered. In that place, he would be out of his mother-in-law’s sight.
There, he sat down and took the ring from his pocket. He held it between his fingers and watched it shine brightly.
It was then that he began to question whether it was all worth it. He was completely in love with Hillary. He was sure she was the love of his life, but she had made some very serious mistakes at times.
"Nice ring," a soft female voice was heard approaching him.
Jack quickly hid it in his pocket, fearing it was his girlfriend Hillary. But in reality, it was a girl named Eva, who worked at a business within the club.
Jack had seen her a couple of times, so he knew her a little. However, he had never exchanged a single word with her.
"What are you doing here? You should be attending the business," Jack said, trying to hide his sadness.
"Don’t worry. I’m on my free time," Eva said, sitting down next to Jack.
He just smiled and stayed silent. The situation was a bit awkward, and Jack just wanted to leave.
"I saw what happened to your car. I’m really sorry. I know those assholes did it on purpose," she said.
Just then, the screen appeared once again in front of Jack.
[ MILLIONAIRE NUMBER 2 OFFERS $1,000,000 FOR A KISS.
ACCEPT REJECT ]
Jack was surprised by the offer. It was a million dollars. An amount that every human on Earth has probably dreamed of at some point.
However, Jack was very clear about his stance. He would never be unfaithful to Hillary, not even for all the money in the world.
"I’m sorry, I have to go," Jack said as he stood up and walked away.
At the same time, he rejected the offer from millionaire number two, not caring about the punishment the system might impose.
He was willing to endure whatever came his way for the love he felt for Hillary.
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The air in the cell corridor was rent with a deafening chorus of gunfire. Jack, who had just turned the corner, was greeted by a relentless volley of lead. Rex's cell was in sight, and so were the officers guarding it, their guns spitting fire. There was no time to think, only to react.The million-dollar system in Jack's head activated, flooding his senses with an avalanche of data: bullet trajectories, ricochet angles, officers' movement patterns. His agility, amplified by the neural implant, was supernatural. He hit the ground, rolling with the grace of a feline, bullets whizzing inches above his head. The cold linoleum felt strange against his skin.Rex, inside his cell, screamed as he heard the shooting. He cowered under the grimy metal bed, seeking shelter from the hell that was breaking loose a few feet away. Gunshots echoed off the concrete, ricocheting, creating a sonic chaos that vibrated the air.Jack fired his air pistol. Cork bullets, propelled by the force of the air, st
Chapter 141
The stale air of the ventilation shaft scraped Jack’s throat.Every inch he advanced through the metallic darkness echoed with the sound of his own movements, the brush of his clothes against the rust.Inside the police station, Jack was a silent, efficient shadow. The plan relied on timing. And now, a small blinking light on Jack’s watch signaled that the moment had come.He pulled out his phone to send a message. He was already at the exact point, but he needed Kloe and Lix to play their part for the plan to succeed.Outside, on the main street, the stillness of the early morning was suddenly broken. Kloe and Lix emerged from the alley, not stealthily, but with calculated purpose. Kloe unrolled a banner with surprising speed, revealing hastily scrawled letters:"JUSTICE FOR THE INNOCENT. NO MORE UNJUST IMPRISONMENT."Lix, beside her, held another one: "OPEN THE CELLS. THE TRUTH WILL COME TO LIGHT."These weren’t cries of rage, but controlled, rehearsed chants.“Freedom! Freedom!” Kl
Chapter 140
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“Drop the knife and put your hands up!” the officer insisted through the megaphone.Rex’s chest was completely illuminated in red from the infrared sights coming from the guns that were aimed and ready to fire. Of course, none of those agents wanted to kill a scared teenager. All of them stood nervously, hoping the order to open fire wouldn’t come.Finally, Rex reacted and realized there was no reason to keep fighting. Ember was already in police custody, and he had no way out. Surely, both of them would end up locked in a cell, only waiting for the moment their heads would explode—that would be the end of their lives.He threw the knife onto the ground, just as the officer with the megaphone had instructed. This brought immense relief to all the officers, knowing they no longer had to shoot the boy. Rex got down on his knees and raised his hands to make it clear he was surrendering.“Place your hands on your head!” ordered the officer, as others rushed in to arrest him.Rex placed hi
Chapter 138
Rex kept running through the darkness of that street. He only had the moonlight and the beams from those drones that didn’t leave him alone for even a second. The mission of those cameras was to record every detail of the battle—and they were doing it very well.There were maybe about a kilometer left when Rex heard a sound coming from his phone. A peculiar sound, one he recognized immediately. The battery had reached its maximum limit, and the phone was warning that it was about to shut down.A single glance at the screen was enough to realize that the phone was completely shutting off."No! Wait! Please!" Rex shouted in the middle of that lonely, dark street, speaking directly to his phone's screen.Now there was no way to know how to get to Ember’s house. He didn’t know if that boy was waiting for him, or if he had already gone to hide somewhere.Rex was heading straight toward an uncertain destination, not knowing what to expect. However, he was starting to recognize the houses an
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Kloe had to strain her eyes so they could quickly adjust to the darkness. She needed to see what the hell had attacked Lix and dragged her to the corner of the house. Her eyes finally adjusted, and her vision sharpened so fast that it now felt like she had a filter over her retinas.That was enough to see Jack Stanton in the corner of that house. His back was against the wall, one of his arms wrapped around Lix's neck, and with his other hand, he was pointing a revolver directly at her head. Lix's face was filled with pure terror, her eyes wide open, while she clutched at Jack's arm around her neck, as if trying to keep him from choking her. Jack used his thumb to cock the small hammer of the revolver, and the gun made a very distinct sound that caused Lix to start crying from fear. Just pulling the trigger would be enough to end her life before Kloe could do anything to stop it.“Jack! Jack! It’s me! I’m Kloe! I’m your grandfather’s friend!” Kloe shouted quickly, hands raised as if t
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