“That’s the guy!” Gilbert extended his arm and pointed toward Jacob who was casually standing by the
side. His seemingly simple gesture was full of detest.
“That’s the guy!” Gilbert extended his arm and pointed toward Jacob who was casually standing by the
side. His seemingly simple gesture was full of detest.
Randy widened his eyes. He traced Gilbert’s finger to the direction he was pointing at with murderous
intent. “You must not care much about your own life huh? How dare you bully my bro…”
Soon as he locked eyes with Jacob, he was stumped, and his legs turned into jelly.
Ba-dam!
Randy fell down to his knees.
“What’s wrong, bro?” Gilbert was shocked. It was rare for him to look at his brother from above.
“You… I can’t even…”
Moments earlier, Randy was still baring his fangs, looking all fierce and menacing, but now his face
was white as paper. His body was shaking violently, like a skittish prey that was about to be swallowed
whole.
Jacob frowned slightly while staring at him. “Do you know me?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Know you… Of course not!” Gilbert was quick to deny, but the expression of his face had changed
drastically.
Seeing his reaction, Jacob’s gaze sharpened as well. “You do recognize me after all. At the bare
minimum, you’re aware of my identity, whereas for me, I have no recollection of ever meeting you.”
Then, all of a sudden, something clicked in his mind. He was able to connect Richard’s words to his
own assumption.
Jacob strode toward Randy. There was an unusual gleam in his eyes. “Did we meet in the South? I’ve
only visited once out of all these years…”
Little droplets of sweat began to form on Randy’s forehead.
“Bro, what happened to you?” Gilbert grabbed his shoulders and nudged him a few times.
The two giants were keeping watch nearby with their bell-sized eyes. When Randy collapsed, one of
them expressed his concern in a macho voice. “Boss, what’s wrong? Is it the pain from your eternal
injuries?”
Internal injuries?
Jacob was slowly putting the pictures together.
After exhaling slowly, he put on a solemn face. “Tell me, why do you look afraid when you see me?”
“I…” Randy took a gulp. Only fear remained on his face.
His subordinates finally caught on to the situation. They realized Randy’s unusual behavior was
somehow related to the young man standing before them. They were compelled to act out of loyalty.
The man on the left was staring daggers at Jacob. Using his long arm span, he started reaching for
Jacob. “What did you do to our boss?”
Jacob shot him a glance. By casually flicking his wrist, he delivered a surge of invisible force toward the
man. The man’s eyes popped when he felt the torrent. His body was tossed a few meters back.
Two-hundred kilograms of flesh and bones came crashing down into the crowd. Some of the unlucky
bystanders had their wind knocked out of them. After reassessing the situation, the crowd decided to
move a few meters back for their own safety.
The space in front of the vegetable stall was quickly being emptied out, leaving a few unconscious
rascals behind.
Lilly carefully placed herself behind Gilbert, cowering in fear.
At the store front, Richard was astonished by the events that had unfolded before him. He took a deep
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmbreath and blinked in disbelief. “Chairman, did Jacob just…”
Franklin patted his shoulder with a satisfied smirk. “Didn’t I tell you that Jacob is going to take care of
this? He’s going to cover for us no matter what.”
Richard took a good look at Jacob’s silhouette before letting out a meaningful sigh. “In just a few years’
time, Jacob has developed his talents to such remarkable heights!”
Me covering for them?
Jacob twitched his brows. His father’s words filled him with a great sense of pride.
I’ve been cultivating my Iron Blood for six years now! I can surely deal with anything that’s thrown at
me!
He turned his hawk-like eyes back to Randy. “I’ll ask you one last time. Why are you afraid of me?”
“I…” Randy found himself staring into a pair of eerie pits where death lurks indubitably. He could feel
the chills creeping all the way to his core.
“No answer? Death it is!” Jacob was ripe and ready for his execution.
Randy was no longer able to surmount his crippling anxiety. He cried out in fear, “I… I’ll say it! I’ve seen
you at the Blood Thorns headquarters!
The Blood Thorns!?
“That’s the guy!” Gilbert extended his arm and pointed toward Jacob who was casually standing by the
side. His seemingly simple gesture was full of detest.