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.

confidently. Just as she finished her sentence, the sudden roar of an engine sounded

stepped forward, seizing control over

“I haven’t done anything. I have no idea who’s

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

“Kurt…”

bodyguard shoved him aside, saving him from

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

skilled men of his own

knows of your betrayal. Do you really think giving me up will save you? If you do, you’re as good

cornered, Horatio glared at her, his voice

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406 A Tense

Isn’t it a bit late to blame

stern face as he issued a single command,

this, Horatio gritted his teeth in frustration,

immediately. The open terrain offered no cover, resulting in significant casualties. Horatio, seeing the tide turning against him, sprinted toward the north where

flash of insight and pulled Calista in front of him, using her as a human shield. He shouted loudly. “Stop!

attention to him. Kurt, confident in his judgment, laughed dismissively. “You

dare harm Calista, Kurt coldly ordered with a

over a hundred men, forming at defensive line to the east to protect Calista. After ensuring Ambrose’s safety, Quintus returned

however, seemed to conspire against him as another wave of vehicles approached, bringing more

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

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