The Valkyrie Returns and Slays (Raven)

Returns Novel 494

Chapter 494 Reunion

Chapter 494 Reunion

George ignored Scarface's command, his gaze fixed intently on Raven ahead.

That face, that posture, that aura-it was all so achingly familiar.

He was completely sure that the young girl before him was the very disciple he'd spent years searching for.

At that moment, George felt the icy barriers around his heart begin to melt away.

George, a man typically stoic and unmoved by emotions, now found himself wavering.

Fearful it was only a mirage brought on by his desperation, he dared not move.

At the same time, Raven turned her gaze toward George.

"You..." she said.

The moment her eyes landed on him, an inexplicable feeling surged within Raven.

. Although she'd never met him before, she felt strangely familiar with him-warm, even, as if they'd known each other in a

past life.

But just as Raven tried to piece together where this feeling might have come from, a sharp, stabbing pain suddenly shot through her temple, breaking her train of thought.

"What are you standing around for? Get moving! Boss sent you here to help us catch her! If you keep waiting, she's going to slip away!" Scarface, growing impatient with George's lack of action, barked at him in frustration.

spare him a glance,

not arrived at the warehouse just in time to see Scarface fleeing for his life, he might have mistaken him for one of Raven's men and left

his entire focus

everyone watching, George walked directly toward her without

few steps away, he noticed the way she looked

tracks.

brief moment of hesitation, he finally spoke, his voice carrying a trace of unease. “Was that sachet in the hotel yours?" Despite his near certainty that Raven was his long-lost disciple, years of heartbreaking searches made George fear this

the answer, he clung to a sliver of hope,

If

bracing herself for an attack, so George's unexpected question caught her off guard. "Wait," she said, "you went to the

wouldn't stand a chance against George. If this man was truly

reason, she didn't sense any hostility from

heard Raven confirm the sachet was at the hotel, a wave of relief washed over him, easing the

someone who looked like her-it

deep satisfaction, like finally finding a treasure after a

inquired. "I'm not here to abduct you," George began, but

impatient and irritable, snapped, "Just get moving! It doesn't matter how skilled you are. Here, you follow my orders!" He assumed George was boasting about his connection to Ashley to try and pull

Scarface let out a muffled groan,

turned, stunned to see a bloody

to his knees. "You... you..." Scarface stammered, his eyes wide with disbelief. He struggled to speak, but before he could finish a sentence,

Chapter 494 Reunion

he'd die like this-killed by someone his boss had brought in to

on... He's not allied with Ashley? Why would he have

it be...?' Raven's thoughts raced as she tried to make sense

situation.

back a warning as he saw George going berserk, even killing his