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.

heavens can protect them,” she declared confidently. Just as she

you playing tricks?” Horatio stepped forward, seizing control over her in one swift

a gun pointed at her, Calista shrugged nonchalantly. “I haven’t done anything. I have no

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

“Kurt…”

aside, saving him

missed, and he frowned deeply, his command of Chanaean not quite perfect as he demanded, “I want herl Give her

as he faced about thirty to forty skilled men of his own against Kurt’s fearsome

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

and cornered, Horatio glared at her, his voice tight with anger. “Are you

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A Tense Standoff

were yours. Isn’t it a bit late

face as he issued a single command,

Horatio gritted his teeth in frustration, issuing

no cover, resulting in significant casualties.

seemed like his end, he had a flash of insight and pulled Calista in front of

halted their fire, turning their attention to him. Kurt,

Kurt coldly ordered with

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

survivors. Fate, however, seemed to conspire against him as another wave of vehicles approached, bringing more than a hundred additional

to have so many people under his command in Horington. I’m afraid these people are his final trump card,

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