Chapter 128: Full-Blown War

I blinked my eyes twice, confused by his sudden answer. "What?"

"I have a meeting," he ignored my question as he walked away with his two bodyguards beside him.

I stayed seated, slightly massaging my head. I told myself I needed to find something... an answer, but instead, I found another question.

My whole life has been full of questions.

As I walked toward the gate, I was passing one of their new buildings. It looked newly built because the paint was still fresh. I wasn't going to care about it and was just about to pass by when I felt like something above was going to hit me. Luckily, my reflexes were quick enough, and I avoided the large vase that was about to hit my head.

"Fuck!" I cursed angrily as I looked up.

On the rooftop, I saw a guy wearing a black hat and shirt. He looked like Ash... but the sensation wasn't the same.

I felt those strange goosebumps again.

He was smirking at me, and before I knew it, he was already out of my sight.

I quickly went to my car because it didn't seem like the person I saw was Ash, even though he looked like him.

I was about to start the engine when I noticed something different about it. The things inside my car weren't arranged the way I left them earlier. I suddenly ran away from my car to make sure.

As soon as I did that, the car exploded. I was almost caught by the blast, even though I was already running a distance.

bruises on my legs, but I didn't pay attention to them. Some people inside the mansion came outside to help

the other line. "Great. I'm on my way. I see

from speaking. I also stopped breathing when I heard something on the

Another explosion.

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the wall. I glanced at my hands and noticed blood smudged on them-something I hadn't realized had transferred to me when I touched Evangeline earlier. Mason had called, telling me Evangeline was brought to Greensmith Medical Hospital. I couldn't even recall how I managed to get here. How had I hailed a taxi when I

when Evangeline ran from her car. They said she grabbed

"Sapphire."

sit on a bench. I was grateful he was there because my body refused to

nodded slowly. "She's strong. She's

I looked lifeless, waiting for news as they transferred her to the operating room. "Stop overthinking,"

us was clearly after me and those I held close. Even my

I had distanced myself from

downs. Among them, I never expected Evangeline to be

like a sister than a cousin. We bonded over

me to the consequences of

the explosion replayed in my head. From her tone earlier, it seemed she'd discovered something. Was that why someone tried to kill her? My fists clenched, my gaze darkening as I stared at the wall. I needed to find out

see right through

who acts recklessly," I replied quickly, brushing his hands away. "I always plan and calculate everything... but I didn't know they'd

the tongue. I hadn't meant

what happened in my car minutes before he called to inform me about

was all I could

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