The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 106 Escape

“Pipe down a bit and let’s check the surveillance footage already,” Chris chided his daughter, which served as some comfort to Sophia. But she was far from pleased. What could she do though? They were father and daughter, and what was she in comparison?

If she didn’t produce an heir, she would always be an outsider to the Evans family.

Soon, they obtained the surveillance footage. The video displayed on the big screen showed River Yu treating Chris, who lay unconscious on the bed. River Yu took out a bottle of liquid, dripping it into Chris’s nostrils, and a sly smirk flashed across his face. Then, he produced a small jade bottle, uncorked the red stopper, and a centipede crawled out, heading straight into Chris’s mouth.

Everyone understood the situation fully after viewing the footage. But when they looked up, River Yu had vanished.

Had River Yu escaped?

Enraged, Chris ordered the guards, “Lock down all exits of the hotel immediately! Don’t let that old man get away!”

security team swiftly sealed the entrances and exits and combed the entire hotel, but River

be found. The surveillance cameras showed him

Chris, explaining, “The curse is lifted, but those centipedes tormenting your insides for so long must have done quite some damage to your body. Take this

With that, Daniel left.

He turned to Isabella and asked, “That kid is really an assistant you’re

hire?”

him, but he hasn’t agreed yet. I spent a whopping ten million just to get him to lift your curse. If I can get him as my assistant, I would only need to pay him five thousand a month.

Chris was left speechless…

to grab some late-/ night eats. Just as he entered

River Yu?

the hotel, he

you’re waiting

dare to mess up

after another, tiny centipedes scurried