After leaving the Principal’s office, Yvette didn’t go back to the physics classroom but went straight to the nearby arcade.

When Eagle King arrived, Yvette was there playing a basketball game with some kids and enjoying herself. It was rare to see her act so playful and childlike, so he didn’t disturb her.

Eagle King was dressed in a floral tank top today, and his tattoo of an azure dragon across his arms was fully exposed outside. People passing by didn’t dare to look at him for long.

up the deepest

Standing at the entrance, he took out a cigarette and lit it. Wisps of white smoke gently rose, stirring up memories buried in his heart.

In a daze, his mind drifted back to that rainy night seven years ag

Back then, he had just finished a mission but was ambushed due to his carelessness. He was gravely injured and fled into a narrow alley using his last strength.

By that point, he was too weak to move and could only wait for death. In their line of work, life and death had long since been unimportant.

But then, in a half-conscious state, he heard a cold, piercing voice. “Do you need help?”

His strong will to survive forced him to use his last breath to reply. “Yes” Then, he slipped into a deep coma. When he woke up, he was already in Yvette’s apartment.

What happened next!

“What are you thinking about?” Yvette turned around, holding some candy she’d won from the kids, and noticed Eagle King standing at the entrance, looking distant and lost in thought.

The latter stubbed out his cigarette and smiled mischievously. “Boss, you might want to look behind.”

Yvette glanced back in the direction Eagle King pointed. Those kids she had just played basketball with seemed about to cry

at any moment

‘Come on, it’s just some candy, right?’ she thought.

and walked back to return it to the kids. However, she kept

not to say anything to avoid

you. Word is it’s from the Goodman family. When did you cross them? Braydon Goodman

feet, her voice calm and unconcerned. “Don’t worry about it He can’t reach me here. Let him make a

it like having a boss who fears nothing?

people shudder. For decades, they had

notorious at

for killing without a

oppose

King turned worried on

heart mostly dissipated. The hostility in her eyes also disappeared, replaced by a carefree

over, but before I even

her voice was soft as she commented, “You got a

inwardly. “No problem at all. By the way,

Under the fading light of sunset, she appeared even

Eagle King headed back to

at something, when she saw Eagle King turn back. Little did she know, the latter had

she could

had stumbled upon Yvette by

been thrilled, but now, she had new goals and ideas,

kids, and she stopped. A few minutes

phone and snapped a picture of the two of them

confident that the distinguished man in the auditorium wouldn’t want to be

with Eagle King, Winona gathered her courage

Winona had blistered feet from walking. She didn’t dare to cry in pain

newsstand and bought a newspaper. He glimpsed at Winona’s disheveled appearance from the

smirked with a wicked gleam in his eyes. He

hours of wandering, Eagle King finally returned to Night

him go inside but didn’t dare follow. The bar wasn’t open yet, hence entering now might raise suspicion. She already knew where the guy hanging around Yvette worked, so she wasn’t worried about missing her chance. Victor had sent her over ten messages, asking where she

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