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.

not even the heavens can protect them,” she declared confidently. Just

tricks?” Horatio stepped forward, seizing

pointed at her, Calista shrugged nonchalantly. “I haven’t

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 eyes widened in shock at the sight of their leader, a formidable tan–skinned man, who aimed his

“Kurt…”

fully, his bodyguard shoved him aside, saving

quite perfect as he demanded, “I want

thirty to forty skilled men of his own against Kurt’s fearsome crew.

that he managed to find his way here shows that Kiefer knows of your betrayal. Do

Horatio glared at her, his voice tight with

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406 A Tense Standoff

it a bit late to blame me now?”

face as he issued

hearing this, Horatio gritted his teeth in frustration, issuing a similar

his 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 north where his

a flash of insight and pulled Calista in

turning their attention to him. Kurt,

dare harm Calista, Kurt coldly ordered with a casual flick of his

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

his men’s downfall, Horatio frantically attempted to flee with the few survivors. Fate, however, seemed to conspire against him as another wave of vehicles approached, bringing more than a

so many people under his command in Horington. I’m afraid these

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