Chapter 406 A Tense Standoff "I'm sorry... for dragging you into this mess," Ambrose muttered, his voice tinged with regret.

"What nonsense, it's clear that I've dragged you into this," Calista responded with a light chuckle. However, her smile faded as her eyes scanned the crisscrossing scars adorning his upper body, her expression turning icy with the sight.

"Go on, your brother is waiting for you," she urged him gently. Though Ambrose was hesitant to leave her side, he knew he had no choice but to comply. With a heavy heart and clenched teeth, he turned and began to walk in the opposite direction.

A figure emerged from the car, approaching Ambrose with hands raised in a gesture of peace, under the watchful gaze of Horatio. Meanwhile, Calista advanced toward him, her steps measured and deliberate.

Step by step, the distance between them closed.

Horatio was convinced that once he had Calista within his grasp, he could manipulate her to extend his own life through any means necessary. With Kiefer being distracted by Kallum, Horatio focused solely on seizing Calista.

At that crucial moment, Calista burst into laughter, her scars lending a haunting quality to her mirth. "Do you know?" she asked, capturing Horatio's full attention.

"If I wish for someone's death, not even the heavens can protect them," she declared confidently. Just as she finished her sentence, the sudden roar of an engine sounded from the south.

"Calista, are you playing tricks?" Horatio stepped forward, seizing control over her in one swift move.

With a gun pointed at her, Calista shrugged nonchalantly. "I haven't done anything. I have no idea who's coming."

Calista's prediction unfolded before his eyes, Quintus hastily started the car, whisking Ambrose away. In the blink of an eye, six black sedans crashed through a barricade and stormed the scene. Twenty menacing men emerged, their aura thick with bloodlust. Horatio's

"Kurt..."

bodyguard shoved him aside, saving him from what

Chanaean not quite perfect as he demanded, "I want her! Give her to

forty skilled men of his own against Kurt's fearsome crew. Should I hand over Calista to maintain

voice broke through his deliberations, "The fact that he managed to find his way here shows that Kiefer knows of your betrayal. Do you really think giving

Horatio glared at her, his voice tight with anger. "Are you scheming

light laugh. "I couldn't possibly orchestrate the big guy's actions. All the decisions were yours. Isn't it

face as he

frustration, issuing a similar command,

signal, a fierce clash erupted immediately. The open terrain offered no cover, resulting in significant casualties. Horatio, seeing the tide turning against him, sprinted toward the

found his men nearly wiped out. On the brink of what seemed like his end, he had a flash of insight and pulled Calista in front of him, using her as a human shield. He shouted loudly,

attention to him. Kurt, confident in his judgment, laughed dismissively. "You won't

ordered with a casual flick of his finger, "Eliminate

the east to protect Calista. After ensuring Ambrose's safety, Quintus returned to join them, engaging in long-range

however, seemed to

so many people under his command in Horington. I'm afraid these people are his final

arrival of

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