Chapter 1789: Not another prison

"He’s gonna win not just the Shadow Order, but the Zorken Family as well. I’m putting my life in his hands, and even bet that he would change this order once he gets his hands on it."

A moment of silence fell in the hut as neither of them spoke after Penny’s remark. Slater and Shawn furrowed their brows, eyeing Penny, then shifting their gaze to the granny. Studying the granny, there wasn’t anything out of the ordinary about her.

The granny just looked like... well, she looked old, for sure. However, she didn’t carry any aura that could make one assume she was someone of high standing. She was rather simple — too simple.

Yet, this woman was the head of the Shadow Order?

The very organization that was deemed to be one of the strongest in terms of military power?

This granny?

How did Penny know?

The granny smiled at Penny in satisfaction, nodding at her.

"Atlas Bennet," she repeated. "I’ll remember his name, only because you, young lady, seem to believe in him so much."

"He is my eldest brother," Penny shrugged. "I believe in all my siblings, but the firstborn is just different. Though I have to warn you."

The granny raised her brows. "Warn me about?"

"My first brother has a bit of a different gear in his head," she explained. "He really has a knack for murdering someone without lifting a finger. Just his mouth is enough."

lot of people to think that is

I can’t claim the code," Penny humored, earning

satisfaction. "It’s been a while since I’ve talked to a young

her as if she were just selling Atlas. "You’ll have a lot of fun

maintenance pills because she’ll need a lot of that,’ Slater

hummed. "...

them since I got abducted and faked my death, but I’m sure he’ll be

"You faked your death?"

nodded. "Well, not really, but it may come off like that. Anyway, by doing that, no one’s after

smart and silly. "Young lady, if you hand over the code right now, I will accept you as the heir of the Zorken Family and the

these people are creating on the island. Of course, your people would be left unharmed. Not even the tip of their hair would be touched

to this place would be able to stop it," she added sincerely. "All of that... in exchange for becoming

"Granny,

granny laughed while Penny just

but like I said, I put my bet on Atlas Bennet. And if there’s one thing I learned, it’s... I actually never lost a bet in my entire life! The heavens are always on my side

asked, and this time, Shawn couldn’t help but

out. "This is...

on the other hand, bit his tongue. He didn’t say

truth. If Penny just said the word, the chaos in this place would cease. She would earn the power of the Shadow Order and put

Just one word: yes.

this

didn’t say anything because, even if Penny was being silly from every angle, he understood Penny’s perspective. Earning the power of the Shadow

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