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.

wish for someone’s death, not even the heavens can protect them,” she declared confidently. Just as

seizing control over her in one swift

her, Calista shrugged nonchalantly. “I haven’t

the scene. Twenty menacing men emerged, their aura thick with bloodlust. Horatio’s eyes widened in shock at the sight of their leader,

“Kurt…”

fully, his bodyguard shoved him aside, saving him

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

as he faced about thirty to forty skilled men of his

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

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

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406 A Tense

Isn’t it a bit late to

stern face as he

in frustration, issuing a similar

The open terrain offered no cover, resulting in significant casualties. Horatio,

before 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 of him, using her as a human shield. He shouted loudly. “Stop! Tell your people to stop, or I’ll kill her!”

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

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

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

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

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

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