"Why would anyone want to hurt Cillian? He's just a regular college kid," Leroy wondered aloud, barely holding back his urge to scoff.

He had never even heard of something called the Spade Organization. Were there still actual assassin groups out there in this day and age?

The man on the other end of the line, Leroy's dad, seemed to read his mind with ease.

"Assassin organizations are still a thing, you know. They're like mercenaries you hear about in other countries. I didn't buy into the idea of assassin organizations at first either."

"You believe in them now?"

Leroy could not hide his skepticism. It reminded him of how some people said they did not believe in spirits or gods, yet they were the first to pray when exam day rolled around.

"Don't you dare interrupt me, young man," Barock snapped, anger flashing in his eyes. "You'd better listen and take this seriously. I'm not kidding around."

Barock's voice turned stern. "The Spade Organization is a big deal. They're an assassin organization from overseas with a reach all over the world. If they're after someone, that person must be pretty important.

there someone close to him who might

it clear that they were lucky this time,

faded. He looked at his dad and nodded solemnly. "I got it. I'll talk to my cousin

the call and started to

dad's words were always right, which meant someone really did send a hitman. However, maybe they were not after his cousin. Leroy remembered the woman who was with his cousin. Was it

have to wait until his cousin woke up

and said, "The two patients who were rushed in for emergency

surprised.

another word, he rushed to their ward, opened the door, and saw Cillian sitting up in bed. He was staring out the

only Cilian had woken up. Lucy was still out from

Cillian. "You're

and rubbed his head. "What happened? I was

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