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 an

tricks?” Horatio stepped forward, seizing control over her in

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

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

“Kurt…”

react fully, his bodyguard shoved him aside, saving him from what would have been a fatal shot.

and he frowned deeply, his command of Chanaean not quite perfect as he

faced about thirty to forty skilled men of his own against Kurt’s fearsome crew. Should I hand

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

Horatio glared at her, his voice tight with anger. “Are you scheming against me?”

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Isn’t it a bit late to blame

flashed across Kurt’s stern face as he issued a

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

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

he could escape, he 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

fire, turning their attention to him. Kurt, confident in his judgment,

Horatio wouldn’t dare harm Calista, Kurt coldly ordered with a casual flick of his finger, “Eliminate them all.”

that critical moment, forces loyal to Kallum, led by Levi, arrived with over a hundred men, forming at defensive line to the east to protect Calista. After ensuring Ambrose’s safety, Quintus returned to join them, engaging

downfall, Horatio frantically attempted to flee with the few survivors. Fate, however, seemed to conspire against him as another

in Horington. I’m afraid these people are his final trump card, and

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