FreeNovelChapter 0506 The electric bike eased to a stop on a country road, five miles from the Xanthos Industrial Park.
Callie's expression turned to stone! She had it all, family, looks, nothing short of what Amber had. In fact, she even had the upper hand. She and Alexander were the envy of all, childhood sweethearts with a blissful past.
However, then, she could not hold a candle to Amber! She and he had weathered storms together and raised an adorable daughter. Her love for him was bone- deep! She would even risk her life for it! »
"I... I just don't measure up to you." After a heavy silence, Callie's face was etched with bitterness. "I grew up in the lap of luxury; cutthroat business dealings were my playground from a young age.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Since starting up Xanthos Group, I've been caught up in a web of power plays, outwitting sly old foxes, where everything's a trade-off. I lost the innocence I once had.
"However, your love for Alex is untouched, more heartfelt, more real! Ay | n As she spoke, tears streamed down her face. She looked at Amber, who stood by the bike and managed a wistful
smile. "1'd give up the entire Xanthos empire just to have my dear Alex back, but..." Boom!!! The roar of an explosion cut her words short, shaking the earth and piercing the sky! Fifty meters away, the armored car that had been trailing them erupted into a monstrous fireball. Smoke billowed up, and the bodyguards inside did not stand a chance, consumed by the inferno.
"This is bad!" Amber's heart skipped a beat. Without a second thought, she grabbed her by the sleeve and pulled hard. "Run, we've got to split up!"
Run? Callie's face went white. She dashed forward instinctually, but her steps faltered, and she stopped dead in her tracks.
They were trapped! Ahead, an old man and a grim young man stood shoulder to shoulder.
Behind them, next to the fiery wreckage, eight imposing figures appeared, sealing off the country road.
The Jess family's hitmen had arrived.
"Callie, Amber." Quidel and Vischer, closed in, their voices dripping with malice. "My father's death was a mystery, but he left a trail pointing right at you! And
here you are, squabbling over a man? You seem to have all the time in the world!" Clues left by Gerald, the third son? Amber had been out of the loop in OI' Mare, clueless about Gerald's death.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCallie, though aware, had not attended the funeral with Ywain. Instead, her brother Tacker Xanthos went on her behalf.
Gerald's death was a mystery to her! "That's absurd!" Her gaze was fierce as she confronted Quidel and Vischer, anger written all over her face. "Mister Gerald's murder has nothing to do with my family! My dad and brother even paid their respects at his funeral, showing proper
regard for your family. Now you accuse us with such malice! What are you really after?!" Vischer's eyes narrowed, his sinister smile growing more pronounced.
Denying it? Naturally, a killer would not confess to their crime! His only aim today was clear: to avenge his father's death by killing Callie and Amber.
"Denying it won't help you." vischer let out a chilling laugh, drawing a spiked whip from his belt, and smirked at Callie and Amber. "Tell me, who killed my father? Where did it happen, and why was he there? Talk, you're doomed either way, but I
can make it quick.
"If you keep quiet, well, it would be such a waste to just kill two stunning beauties like yourselves without a second thought, wouldn't it? "I might overlook it, but my men, fierce as they come, are quite taken with your charms."
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