Chapter 406 A Tense Standoff

“I’m sorry… for dragging you into this mess,” Ambrose muttered, his voice tinged with regret.

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“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. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the Findɴovel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

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.

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

declared confidently. Just as she finished her sentence, the sudden roar of

Horatio stepped forward, seizing control over

a gun pointed at her, Calista shrugged nonchalantly. “I haven’t done anything. I have

stormed the scene. Twenty menacing men emerged,

“Kurt…”

saving him from what would have been

deeply, his command of Chanaean not quite perfect as he demanded, “I want herl

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

here shows that Kiefer knows of your betrayal. Do you really think giving me up will save you? If you

at her, his voice tight with anger. “Are you

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406 A Tense Standoff

decisions were yours. Isn’t it a

across Kurt’s stern face as he issued a single command, “Attack!”

Horatio gritted his teeth in frustration, issuing a similar command, “Counterattack! Give us

no cover, resulting in significant casualties. Horatio,

men nearly wiped out. On the brink of what seemed like his end, he had a flash of insight and

him. Kurt, confident in his judgment, laughed dismissively. “You won’t dare.”

dare harm Calista, Kurt coldly ordered with a casual flick of his finger, “Eliminate them

the east to protect Calista. After ensuring Ambrose’s safety, Quintus returned to join them, engaging in long–range attacks to provide a

seemed to conspire against him as

so many people under his command in Horington. I’m afraid these people are his final trump card, and if they were to all die here…

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