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.

widened and his blood boiled. It was as if the shot didn't hit Zayn's body but Brandon's head. Brandon felt like his head was about to explode into pieces. "Zayn!"

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

calm down, jerked the 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, "Zayn, he, he..." Brandon couldn't speak. He could only cover his mouth

replied. "Him being shot

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

said firmly. "That shot was fired by the military. It didn't

out the blood pack that was hidden in his wig, pressed it against his chest, and fell

wasn't lying to him. His hands finally stopped trembling. "T-That's good.

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 time

guys go out and drag him in. I want

countries flooded the comment section, mostly asking what had happened. When Brandon saw this, his eyes widened. "The live broadcast

all the Internet

people to livestream such bloody, violent, and cruel crimes on the Internet. However,

killing the hostages in a fit of anger. Secondly, the military also needed to observe the situation at the crime scene through

they had completed strategizing their attack. After Zayn was "shot", they immediately cut off the network and launched

breath of relief. "I'm driving over now. Let me know if

the phone and stepped on the accelerator. He drove the car at

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 take him at least

to be an hour to get to Wyomarlo! Who knew what would happen in that hour?' Brandon

that everything was well for Zayn and Athena. He was hoping that he'd

his imagination. When he arrived at

a yank in his heart. He opened the car door and rushed out. "How are

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

what? Hurry