Chapter 421 Theft

The two opposing brothers confronted each other. Jamie broke the silence first and hissed in irritation, “Edward, she’s already gone. You can put the knife down now!”

Edward stubbornly shook his head, “If I put it down now, you’ll immediately send someone to chase after her, won’t you?”

He knew his brother all too well.

The

very

least he could do now was hold himself hostage for as long as possible. That way, there would be a greater chance for Freya to escape from Jamie’s twisted grasp.

Edward pursed his lips as he thought of that. It was as if he could feel her getting farther and farther away from him.

Perhaps this would be the last time he would ever see her.

Freya vaulted over the wall and immediately headed towards a small path after landing on a

crouch.

She had been brought here while she was unconscious. Still, it didn’t prevent her from figuring out the direction based on the sunrise and sunset.

As she swept her gaze across the surrounding trees, she quickly determined that she was in the north of Kundin. In Kundin, the safest place was the capital.

On the other hand, the north of Kundin was… a mess.

Freya darted down the small pathway heading south.

Time pa*sed bit by bit. Meanwhile, Edward was still standing under the tree, his eyes never straying from Jamie and Monkey.

As the sky darkened, the lights in the villa had already been turned on..

Jamie looked at Edward’s pale face and said, “Put down the knife. I promise I won’t go after her anymore.”

Edward chuckled lightly before retorting, “Jamie, we understand each other too well. Don’t bother trying to deceive me.”

Another half an hour pa*sed, and Edward’s body began to tremble slightly due to the strain.

Jamie’s gaze was fixed on the knife in Edward’s hand. He was genuinely terrified that Edward might accidentally pierce his own artery.

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Since Edward had been raising his arm for quite some time, it had gradually become stiff and numb.

in the advanced stage of stomach cancer. So, his physical strength was also failing. He was currently

pa*sed, and Edward suddenly lost strength and fell forward.

forward and caught him.

almost immediately and was about to make a move. Alas, Jamie read Edward’s mind before Edward could pull

“You’re really the best brother in the world. Blackmailing me

“Take him back and keep a close

Monkey, he walked outside

breath as he questioned sharply, “You’re going

snapped, “I won’t stop unless she’s dead! Otherwise, I will definitely catch her! It doesn’t even matter if I have to go all the way to

it seems like you’ve

today that Edward had said this.

to cure you,” Jamie

simply chuckled lightly upon hearing his response. “I won’t let her fall into your

to take on the heavy burden of supporting

teenager, he was at the bottom of the food chain. It was precisely this particular vulnerability that

to get

the darkness and transformed into nothing but a demon in human

at best and downright terrifying at

closed his

a day. Hopefully, she had managed to flee far enough that Jamie would

road to Kundin’s capital was a rough

result of the

illuminated the trees by the road, giving off an eerie atmosphere.

the road as it would

knew the people in those cars were far from savory. If she were to stop the wrong car and seek help, she might end up

worse.

chance of being on the wrong end of a surgical blade

avoid those cars and make her way through the forest. Nonetheless, she made sure to stay at least ten meters away from the road in order to avoid being discovered and

as she kept

some medicine to replenish her energy every night. However, she hadn’t taken any tonight. Frankly, she was surprised to feel even more energetic despite walking for

a dilapidated road sign

a small town

was Kundin, and this country was globally known for its chaos. So, she had no intention of staying there. She just needed some food.

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furrowed her brows as she looked ahead. She wanted to enter the town because only by entering the town would she have a chance to find transportation. Otherwise, there was a high chance of her starving to death, being targeted by a pack of wolves, or being captured by illegal organizations as she made her way

fact that it would be difficult to escape Jamie’s men if she entered

town from a safe distance. Just as she expected, this particular town. was in a state of decay and underdevelopment. There were only a few high-rise buildings in the nearby industrial park,

she decided to head towards the slums.

in the slums were clearly malnourished

gazes.

through a row of tents and entered

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