Chapter 78

Chapter 78

Silence.

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The moment Raven spoke, a deathly quiet descended upon the room.

No one had expected Raven to demand that the daughter of a three-star lieutenant general kneel before her, let alone demand three kowtows.

She was insane!

Absolutely insane!

Rhea stared blankly into Raven's calm eyes, feeling a strange sense of dread.

But in the next moment, she snapped back to reality, turning to the butler and five guards behind her, who were still stunned into inaction.

They had been with Rhea for over a decade and had never seen anyone dare to disrespect her after she revealed her identity, much less demand that she

kneel.

Years of comfortable living had left them utterly unprepared for this reality.

Seeing their dazed expressions, Rhea's anger flared.

"Are you all brain-dead?"

"Attack! Get her! I want this bitch dead!"

The five guards snapped out of it.

Their eyes turned cold, and they charged at Raven simultaneously.

But, five seconds later.

All five guards lay on the ground, groaning in pain.

Everyone stared at Raven as if she were some kind of monster.

All they had seen was a blur, and then the five men were down.

Was this even humanly possible?

nine soldiers felt a

aura earlier and

hadn't dared

their decision was more

would have ended up like the Jennings

looked at Raven changed,

Raven, whose terrifying strength was beyond his

a few steps and pulled out his

but didn't

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gaze returned to Rhea, kneeling before her,

yourself, or do I have

slowly looked up from the fallen

she looked at Raven, her heart was

Raven's chilling gaze, she stammered, "You,

Rhea

Caleb, who was

eyes lit up, as if she had grasped a lifeline, "Caleb,

already stiff body froze as if turned to

to rush over and

Help her?

How could he?

Jennings family guards were stronger than him,

he rushed over, he'd just be

the light in Rhea's eyes

she still clung to hope,

a deep breath, but facing Raven's

wants you to help her,

Caleb were both

they realized that Raven's "help her" didn't mean Caleb helping Rhea

her fists, staring

the military. Do you really have a

her life, Rhea had

her. She simply addressed Caleb, "Come

at Raven's commanding tone. He had thought Raven was doomed once Rhea's father arrived. But now, he was genuinely afraid

Raven.

"Raven, I..." he stammered.

off,

stiffened. He looked at Raven, then at Rhea,

choosing Raven meant abandoning Rhea, forfeiting his status as the future son-in-law of a lieutenant general. He would lose all privileges

if he

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