Chapter 1: Encounter

It was an evening in July, at seven o'clock, and the light of the sky had not yet faded.

At the summit of Serenity Ridge, in front of an unnamed tombstone, stood Tina Reed in black casual attire. Her delicate face, as if carefully sculpted, was touched by the cool air, "Mom, tomorrow is the day. I've heeded your advice, subdued my edge for ten years, and tomorrow-I will return to the Reed family."

The surroundings were silent, her only response, the bustling wind.

"Bang!"

A loud noise reverberated; Tina turned her head, her enchanting eyes narrowing slightly, then she looked toward the nearby disturbance.

A black sedan was parked there, its body skewed at an odd angle due to a burst tire.

A man in black sportswear emerged from the car, staggering forward as if wounded.

Then, a dozen or so people in black attire followed him.

Jared Farrell looked back, his austere face cloaked in a layer of chill. With one hand clutching his abdomen, his lips were pale.

"Don't bother running. We've paid too much to let you escape," a man in black approached him, the leader exuding an air of deadly calm, his face devoid of emotion.

"Just you?" His eyes narrowed, voice as cold as ice.

Pain in his abdomen was assaulting his brain, and he could feel the blood draining from his body-he wouldn't last much longer.

"Let's see then," said the leader of the men in black, and he attacked.

"Eh?"

At that moment, a stone, seemingly from nowhere, hit the man in black, causing his hands to tremble and his body to kneel on the ground.

The man's face changed drastically as he growled, "Who?"

Tina Reed spoke in a faint voice, devoid of emotion, "You're disturbing my mother's rest."

A dozen gazes turned towards her, all heavy with gravity.

dark, brooding eyes showed a

each capable of taking on ten men, yet they were all felled by

business, or seek death!" the leader's eyes turned cold,

immediately rushed

narrowed, emitting a

moved as the men in black charged

steps halted, his dark pupils filling with

even have the chance to

stood still, her expression

yet to retract,

Tina's jaw lifted slightly,

black looked at her as if she were a ghost, "Who are you? What

know how

was the girl slightly raising her hand, scattering some

touched a

reply, all the men in

at them briefly before looking towards Jared, not

Jared's heart trembled; those eyes were

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collected his thoughts and walked over, his tone gentle,

glanced at him indifferently, "I didn't do it to save

didn't want her conversation with her

Tina turned and patted the tombstone, "I'm leaving, you

to leave but was stopped by a call, "May I know your name? Perhaps one day I

intention of saving you." Tina waved

could finish speaking, he collapsed straight to the

turned back, her eyebrows knitting together, then she

save him?" Silence was her response. After a moment, Tina spoke with a hint of reluctance, "So be it!" Tina knelt down, lifting

it wasn't a significant

sprinkled some medicine powder on his wound, then pulled out another bottle and fed him a

sold for five million dollars, with no market price to match its value. After administering the pill to Jared, Tina didn't linger any longer and turned to

Gate Estate in

Tina shall never set foot in our doors!" a furious voice erupted, audible

grandmother, Elizabeth, her peach blossom eyes slightly downcast, betraying no sign of disturbance beneath her knowledgeable pupils. From an unseen angle, the corner

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