Chapter 1174: Drenched in cold sweat, Nikolas stared blankly at Daniela and Cedric, who seemed perfectly fine and completely unharmed.
"Why is this happening to me?" he yelled, his voice laced with despair. Was he the only one who got injured? Nikolas stepped outside to call Ghost, but the line remained unanswered.
His arm barely hurt anymore when he shook it, but a deep unease coiled in his gut.
"Daniela's a lunatic," he muttered, as he rushed out to find Ghost. As he passed an alley, something made him stop, and he took a step back. "Ghost?" The sky was slowly fading into dusk.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNikolas squinted. He couldn't tell if the person inside was Ghost.
He called out to Ghost again.
A low, ragged sound from the alley answered him.
Nikolas rushed inside, his heart pounding as he saw Ghost lying in a pool of blood, the words "Get Lost!" scrawled across his face in jagged letters.
A cold dread slithered down Nikolas' spine.
His hands began to shake uncontrollably once again.
Ghost, feared for his invincibility, had been defeated.
Daniela had been with Nikolas the entire time, never stepping out. So, who could have left Ghost in such a state? Did Cedric have another ally? If such a formidable ally existed, Nikolas thought, he would have to recruit them into his family at any cost. Nikolas crouched beside Ghost, his voice urgent. "Who did this to you?" Ghost struggled to clutch his chest, and in the next second, he coughed up blood and collapsed unconscious. G☐☐☐☐☐☐brings fresh updates Nikolas hurriedly transported Ghost to emergency care, then arranged for his family's private jet to take him back to Oiscoll, a country renowned for its advanced healthcare.
Ghost remained unconscious as he was loaded onto the jet, a reality Nikolas couldn't help but regret.
He still hadn't uncovered the identity of the person who had defeated Ghost.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBut it didn't matter. There was still time.
As the secretary boarded with Ghost, Nikolas specifically instructed, "If Ghost wakes up, ask him immediately who it was." The secretary gave a sharp nod.
Nikolas made his way back to Elite Lux.
Unlike before, this the entered Daniela's office with a palpable sense of trepidation. Daniela was a cold-hearted, ruthless woman!
Daniela cast a fleeting glance at Nikolas, who had just stepped in, his e face as pale as a sheet of paper.
" Her eyes remained indifferent. “Į thought you'd already run off."