She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 419

"I didn't investigate you." Disappointment flashed across Brandon's eyes. "I just thought that you wouldn't really withdraw your application." Lindsay looked at him in a daze and was unable to speak.

Brandon became calm again. "Actually, you migrating or not is not the real problem. The real problem is that you want to become a true citizen of Aeloria, where Aeloria is going to be your home. Where we are now is just somewhere like a temporary lodging to you. "Just like how you only want to be family with me, but you don't want to be family with my family. You care about my life and death, but not about my family's."

He shook his head slowly. "We're really different. The same goes for you and my family. You are not the same."

At this point, he turned around and left. His voice was as calm as if he was bidding farewell to just another friend. "You can go back after dawn."

Behind him, Lindsay cried, "Brandon, What is our seven-year relationship to you? Have you ever loved me?"

Brandon reached for the door handle and didn't turn around. "You're not the only one working hard in this relationship. I've tried my best too. Otherwise, I would've broken up with you when you first came to our house."

He turned the knob, opened the door, and strode out. The door closed behind him, closing the chapter between him and Lindsay and fencing off their past.

Brandon drove away as soon as he got out of the hotel and sped toward Wyomarlo City. At the same time, he turned on his phone and logged in to YouTube to watch the terrorists' live broadcast.

In the video, Zayn was still walking slowly and limping in an abandoned building in the middle of the night, supported by a wooden stick in his hand. There was only a drone hovering above his head, guiding him on a path with its lights.

In front of him, about a thousand feet away, was the main frame of a three-and-a-half-story shopping mall tha was furnished with scattered lights. It should be where the terrorists were holding the hostages.

Even though Brandon knew that Athena and the military must have come up with plans, Brandon still broke out in cold sweat for Zayn.

'Zayn is so close to the terrorist. There must be a lot of guns aimed at him. The terrorists may accidentally let out a fire or shoot on a whim.' Brandon started imagining possible outcomes and actually put a jinx on it.

Just as Brandon delved in his imagination, he suddenly heard a gunshot. Zayn fell to the ground and pressed his chest with one hand. Blood could be seen seeping out from under his palm.

Zayn's body but Brandon's head. Brandon

knocked out by the shock. It rammed toward the divider, crashed into the bushes, and ended up on the one-way road on the opposite side. Fortunately, the streets were empty in the early morning and his car didn't hit anyone. He was also shaken awake by the bump as the car hit the bushes. His mind regained some consciousness

steering wheel, and slammed on the brakes. The SUV stopped. Panting heavily, he ignored the cold sweat on his face and called Jaden with trembling hands. The call was picked up immediately. He said in a quavering voice,

"Him being

in his throat. "Y-You aren't just saying that to make me feel better,

was fired by the military.

along with the shot. He took out the blood pack that was hidden in his wig, pressed it against his chest, and fell

lying to him. His hands finally stopped trembling. "T-That's good. I saw the live broadcast just now and was almost

two of them spoke, an angry and ferocious voice came from the live broadcast. "Who shot him? Didn't I say not to kill him for the

it, he doesn't seem to be dead yet. You guys go out and

stopped and the screen turned black. The comments section exploded. Comments in different languages and from different countries flooded the comment section, mostly asking what had happened. When Brandon saw this, his eyes widened. "The live broadcast on YouTube has

so they cut off all the Internet signals in the area. Can you hear the sound on my

country wouldn't allow its people to livestream such bloody, violent, and cruel crimes on the Internet. However, in

fit of anger. Secondly, the military also needed to observe the situation at the crime scene through the live broadcast,

their attack. After Zayn was "shot", they

of relief. "I'm driving over now.

hung up the phone and stepped on the accelerator. He drove the car at top speed, not

Wyomarlo City was in the suburbs. As the luxurious hotel Lindsay took Brandon was in the city center. No matter how fast Brandon drove or how smooth the traffic was, it would

an hour to get to Wyomarlo! Who knew what would happen

that he'd be able to see both

at Wyomarlo City, he only saw Jaden. He didn't see Zayn and

He opened the car door and rushed out.

him on the shoulder, telling him to calm down. "All the hostages have been rescued, and almost all

that what? Hurry up!" Brandon said