Ch. 1271..1280

Chapter 1271

Carson stared at Jay. He wondered where this man gained the confidence to be so arrogant and overbearing in Yorks' stronghold.

As if he had been possessed, he brought them over to the best guest room. Jay walked around inside and somewhat reluctantly said, "This will do."

Carson slandered him in his heart. 'Sure enough, people are invincible when they're shameless.'

This guest room was actually the Yorks' stronghold's facade. It was a so-called facade because there were plenty of shoddy buildings in Yorks' stronghold, but only this courtyard house had a hint of flashy feeling to it.

It was an elegant courtyard with an inner courtyard garden in the middle. The furniture was carved from mahogany, which was very expensive. They should be very reasonably content to be able to stay in such

a room.

However, Jay was a wife-spoiling demon and always wanted to give the best to Angeline. Hence, he was rather picky in terms of rooms.

After selecting the guest room, Jay instructed Carson again, "Please give us more blankets and turn on the

heating. I'd also like a humidifier... Moreover, we're famished. Can we have lunch soon?"

Carson endured the raging flames in his heart, and after coming out of the courtyard, he went back to the guest hall in the front yard while cursing his heart out.

"Who the bloody hell do you think you are? A king? How dare you be so arrogant to me? Wait until I report this matter to the old master. We'll know how to deal with you then."

Cole said, "Can't you tell that these people come from wealth? The things they're wearing are all custom-made and limited edition attires. The Yorks' stronghold was built to fool others, so it looks poor and shabby. Even we ourselves are not suited to live here."

Spencer spat out the tea he just drank. "Brat, is your father not human? I live just fine here, don't I?"

Cole glanced at his father and sneered, "You're here because you need to sit here as the owner of this house. With your extravagant habits, why don't you head back into your old lair along with your wealth and riches and have a sweet dream?"

Spencer uttered, "What... What sweet dreams? I have so many wives here who look like fully bloomed roses. Why would I yearn for any more sweet dreams? As for you, however, how do you plan to solve your physical needs without a woman?"

Carson had always been curious about this question and was looking forward to the young master's answer.

Cole shot Carson a vicious look, and Carson's eyes swept elsewhere. His guilty conscience was pricked.

Cole teased back, saying, "What sweet dreams are you thinking about? I was talking about dreams of grand riches. Your own thoughts are so impure, Dad. That's why you think of your son as a depraved lover."

Spencer was a man of reason, but he did not expect his son to talk about that sort of sweet dreams and even managed to tease him about it. It made him seem like he was not acting his age. Spencer was fuming as he pointed at Cole and said," Don't pretend to be oh-so innocent. One day, I'll find out how you solve your physical needs."

Cole stood up as if he was bored and said goodbye to Spencer. "I'm leaving now, old man. Take care of yourself."

Spencer asked, "Where are you going?"

Cole turned back and looked at his father wickedly. "To solve my physical needs. Would you like to come and watch?" Spencer was stunned.

This time, he restrained himself and said with a stern face, "Dad thinks that the six tourists today look rather odd. Judging from my years of accumulated experience, they're definitely not ordinary people." Cole retorted to Spencer in an impolite manner, "You said that the last time there were tourists as well. As a result, those tourists were just ordinary explorers."

Spencer showed an awkward expression. However, he still desperately defended himself. "But those weren't ordinary explorers. They travel around one-third of the earth all year round. Of course, they can't be regarded as ordinary people."

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Cole said, "You said that about the last visitors we had. You almost dispatched our Corvettes. Ultimately, she was merely an ordinary businesswoman who wanted to further develop the Yorks' stronghold with us."

Spencer replied in a weak, low tone, "That woman has numerous businesses and is considered wealthy even in our rival countries. Can she be considered an ordinary person?"

Cole was not interested in arguing with him any further. "Among these six tourists, one is blind, one is sick, and two are extremely terrified. The remaining two men who appear slightly more useful are occupied with dragging along their useless teammates. What are you possibly afraid of?"

Spencer thought for a while and nodded.

After about an hour, Spencer was getting impatient with waiting and said to Carson, "Can you go and see if those weirdos are done with their lunch? If they are, then bring them to me. I want to ask a couple of questions."

"Yes."

Carson came to the guest room in the courtyard again.

Jay and the others had just finished their meal and

were preparing to take an afternoon break. Carson then barged in without any warning.

"The old master would like to see you," Carson stood at the door and said domineeringly toward Jay.

Jay stared coldly at him and muttered slowly, "Tell him that Ron Yorks requested that I send word to Grand Old Master Yorks. I'll only say more after seeing him." Carson was dumbfounded.

"What? You wanna meet the grand old master? Did you assume that our grand old master would see anyone as they wish? I'm informing you right now

that our grand old master does not entertain guests."

Jay said, "If that's the case, then forgive me. I cannot speak forthrightly."

Carson was trembling with anger. "You truly are something else. You... You... Are you not afraid of playing around with your life here?"

Jay said dimly, "If I'm dead, then Ron Yorks' message will get buried in the grave with me."

Carson hurriedly went back to report the situation.

As soon as Carson left, Angeline asked in a whisper," Jaybie, do you perhaps harbor some feelings toward the grandfather you've never met? Is that why you want to meet him?"

It was natural for Jay not to hide his feelings from Angeline, hence he answered honestly, "I merely want to fulfill my mother's wishes. However, even if I meet him, we may not acknowledge each other. After all they've chosen a dark path to walk on, and I can't make peace with the decisions they've made."

Angeline noticed a touch of melancholy in Jay's voice. He was a family-oriented person, so he must have felt helpless when he made these choices.

Angeline said, "I think they can't stand you any longer, so stalling them this way is not an option. These people are homicidal maniacs, and if we infuriate them further, they'll skin us alive and sacrifice us to thei altars."

Jay held onto Angeline's hand. "Don't worry. I have a way to save our lives."

Angeline felt slightly relieved.

Spencer led a group of guards not long after and fiercely rushed to the courtyard.

Jay stood up and looked at Spencer indifferently. He ridiculed, saying, "Why did you have to bring so many people here, Old Master Yorks? We're short of nothing but frail people. You're surely thinking too highly of u s."

Spencer uttered while fuming, "I heard you want to meet my old man?"

Jay said, "I'm merely trying my best to do what was entrusted to me."

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Carson indignantly retorted, "Don't fool around anymore. I'm warning you, hurry up and tell us the message Ron left and roll yourself down the mountain once you're done."

Jay believed that once they were used, Old Master Yorks would genuinely make them roll down the mountain.

Jay had fooled around with Spencer the whole day. Moreover, he had caused a very good-tempered man to start fuming in anger, so he knew that it was time to put out the fire. He uttered discreetly, "We were staying at the Flower City Hotel yesterday and were lucky enough to stumble upon Master Ron."

Spencer narrowed his eyes and uncovered Jay's lies." Our Ronnie is seriously ill and bed-ridden. He has minimal mobility. Did you perhaps stumble upon him in bed?"

Jay's eyebrows twitched at the thought. His uncle's imagination was vibrant.

"It's a long story. We just arrived in Flower City last night and were feeling cold because of the icy weather here, so we thought about drinking some alcohol to keep warm. Who would've thought that my companion here has low alcohol tolerance? After

drinking a few sips of booze, he became drunk and unrestrained and was howling to the point that it annoyed the tenants downstairs-"

Spencer waved at him impatiently. "I don't want to hear about it from the beginning. Just tell me very simply and clearly, what happened to Ronnie?"

"Dead," Jay leisurely spat out.

Spencer was truly dumbfounded. That answer was surely simple and straightforward.

"How did he die?"

"Illness or homicide," Jay continued to answer concisely.

Spencer was so anxious that he cursed out, "Can't you add more f*cking words to your sentences?"

Jay added more words as he wished, "Illness or homicide, it's to be determined."

Spencer was utterly speechless. "Well then, we'll go according to your pace. Tell me in detail how you encountered my Ronnie up until his demise."

Jay continued, "His servant came to knock on our door last night to ask me to be quiet as to not disturb his young master's rest."

Spencer cast a death stare at Jay. "You disturbed our Ronnie's rest in the middle of the night?" "I'll get you back for that later!'

Indifferent, Jay continued to say, "We heard sounds of cries this morning. And out of humanitarian concern, I went downstairs to take a look. Because of that one visit, your young master's servant laid his eyes on me and entrusted me to send you people this message."

Spencer's eyebrows started twitching. This guy's narrative technique truly made him feel less than impressed. Stumbling upon Ronnie in bed and the servant laying his eyes on him... It truly made one's imaginations run wild.

"Are you done?"

Jay nodded his head.

Spencer was shocked by the terrible news of his nephew's death and was furiously trembling all over due to Jay's trickery. Under the double heavy blow, he just wanted to find an outlet for catharsis. "Guards, head to Flower City Hotel immediately and bring Ronnie back. I want to see him dead or alive."

"Yes, sir!" The guards received their orders.

Jay knew that once he revealed the information, they had lost their value.

Spencer's gaze was locked on Jay's calm and handsome face. He was triggered by his harmless smile. He pointed at Jay and roared. "Tie him up. I want to skin him alive and drink his blood!" As soon as he said this, Angeline stood up tremblingly in fright.

Jay's eyes drifted toward her transient worries, and he held onto Angeline's hand. He muttered, "Don't worry, stay seated."

Angeline sat down anxiously.

On the other side, Zayne and Josephine were so terrified that they were hugging each other again.

Sis Shirley was staring blankly ahead.

Grayson, who was ready to charge ahead, watched Spencer and his men attentively.

Then, Jay very unhurriedly stood up and excoriated Spencer. "Old Master Yorks, please speak in a lower volume. My dear missus is very timid."

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Spencer was so furious that he started scratching his head. This man appeared so calm even on the brink of death. He wondered which demon descended from hell and possessed him. How could he be so brazen?

"Ohhh, timid, huh? Since you're so afraid of scaring her, then you'd better not yell when I skin you alive later."

Spencer waved his hand, and the guards behind him immediately surrounded Jay and the others.

Grayson came in front of Jay almost at lightning speed, protecting his master behind him.

Spencer was stunned at the scene. "A martial artist?"

His eagle eyes sank. "Capture them all and bring them to me. I want to interrogate them clearly."

The Yorks' stronghold's guards were all relatively young and inferior lads. Perhaps it was so they would be unobtrusive to outsiders.

Grayson alone was able to knock them all to the ground.

Spencer frowned and yelled about his unfilial son," Cole, that b*stard son of mine. Didn't he say that these six tourists consist of one blind person, one sickly person, a terrified couple, and two who look slightly more useful but are busy dragging around their piglike teammates? Now just one of them is able to defeat our platoon. Go and call that b*stard over here and ask him to solve our problem." Carson was dumbfounded.

"Old Master, if you ask me to disturb the young master's drunken stupor just because of this small issue, he'll cut me alive instead," said Carson with a bitter expression.

Spencer was irritated when he heard the words' drunken stupor'. His son had become a degenerate ever since he came back from his mission three years ago.

Spencer unexpectedly said, "Are you stupid? Don't you know how to exaggerate the situation? You... You tell him that these two martial artists are too superb and have defeated his father in a single blow." Carson was stunned on the spot.

The lie was too extravagant... The old master's martial arts skills were of a grandmaster's level, and he was a solo hero who crossed lines of armies, sweeping through thousands of troops.

His martial arts feats surpassed those of fictitious boundaries.

"What are you still waiting for? Scram," Spencer yelled indignantly.

Carson dared not lurk around anymore and quickly

went to invite Cole into the fight.

Spencer looked at his injured men on the ground and could not bear to stare any longer. "I've asked you lot to practice and train, yet you're always full of tricks and excuses. Well now, who are the ones getting beaten up?"

"Old Master, his skills are just too good. Even the young master may not be able to beat him."

"Pfft. Do you think I'm blind? Can this half-wit martial artist even compare to your young master?"

Spencer stood there for a while and was getting a little drowsy. He commanded his servants, "Go and bring m y recliner here. I'll stand guard by the door and wait for Cole Yorks to clean up the mess." After his people brought his recliner in, he was blocking the door to the courtyard with his body. His posture was of a man who was in charge.

Josephine asked Jay in a whisper, "Brother, what should we do now?"

Jay raised his voice. "Since they're hospitable, then we're staying right here."

Spencer felt choked by his optimism. He played along with Jay's words and said, "Yes, yes. Stay right here. There'll be a pig slaughtering show tonight. You lot can stay and watch."

If anyone wanted to have a competition with Jay regarding who had the sharpest tongue, perhaps they were tired of living and were seeking death.

Jay replied hatefully, "There must be a lot of pigs of different breeds in this mountain. Berkshires, wild mountain boars, and maybe even Yorkshires. I do wonder which breed tastes the best?" Spencer almost spat out all the tea in his mouth.

He gave Jay a fierce glare. "You're mad, boy."

Jay replied, "Thank you for the compliment."

Jay was calm as he refuted Spencer's words for several more rounds, but Angeline had broken into a cold sweat from being terrified.

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Carson ran past several strongholds before finding Cole in 48 Stronghold. Cole was holding a hip flask in his hand and was surrounded by a group of pretty girls. "Coley, when are you going to marry me?"

Cole was slightly intoxicated. "Once the first queen of mine enters the door, I'll marry all of you."

The girls giggled continuously. In their opinion, being able to marry a gentle, good-looking young master was a blessing.

They did not care about whether or not they would be his first wife. It was because the lord would treat all his wives well and lovingly, so they were not at all concerned about statuses. Cole was lying on the long wooden bench, looking at the vast sky. The light in his eyes appeared dim.

Perhaps he would no longer have a first wife in this lifetime?

It had been three years now. Angeline must be harboring hatred toward him. Otherwise, she would not have ignored him for this long.

"Once my first wife enters my life, you girls have to welcome her and serve her well for me," Cole suddenly

muttered.

As long as Angeline was willing, he would do everything in his power to compensate her.

The girls were dumbfounded as they playfully landed their fists on Cole's body. "You're such a meanie."

Carson walked over and teased the girls, saying, "Why are you all still hanging around him if you know that he's a meanie? I can be your Carsy as well. Why don't you guys try and love me?"

The girls rolled their eyes at him and snorted. "Pfft!"

Carson was utterly depressed!

Even if the young master had excellent qualities, he was merely one person. Why did all the girls only look at the young master alone? Was it better to be the young master's mistress than another man's one and only wife?

For the first time, Carson questioned the deep mountain's feudal marriage system.

"Stop drinking, Young Master." Carson took the hip flask in Cole's hand and threw it to the ground.

Cole looked at him viciously. "Pick it up. I want to continue drinking."

Carson retorted, "Stop it, Young Master. There's a fight in the Yorks' stronghold."

"Spencer Yorks is there. What are you afraid of?" "This time, it's different. Those six tourists are all secretly martial arts masters. Even the old master couldn't defeat the man." Cole looked at Carson dubiously.

Of course he did not believe that his father was not able to defeat those tourists.

However, he was somewhat surprised that those tourists were martial artists.

It was taboo for those who arrived in the Yorks' stronghold to possess extraordinary martial arts skills.

"Let's go and have a look, shall we?" Cole stood up from the bench tremblingly.

Carson could not help but sigh when he saw his young master's current appearance.

Yorks Stronghold.

After a few rounds of the battle of words between Spencer and Jay, the former felt cursed and berated by Jay's sharp tongue.

Just when Spencer was fuming at Jay, Cole appeared before them.

Spencer hugged his son in tears. "You stinking brat. Why have you just arrived? Your father here is getting suffocated to death by that stinking brat."

Cole looked at the Yorks' stronghold's guards who were all lying and groaning on the ground.

"Who did it?" Carson asked.

Everyone pointed toward Grayson.

Cole's eyes looked Grayson up and down, and ultimately, his gaze fell on Jay.

His keen intuition told him that this man was their leader.

"Dad, why are you lying down? Someone has beaten up your apprentices and guards. Aren't you going to stand up for them?" Cole touched Spencer's shoulder with his elbow.

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Spencer scoffed. "You stinking brat, how can you say that? Your dad is old now, yet you're persuading me to fight? Aren't you afraid they'll break my old bones? Are you dying to put me in a coffin?" Cole's lips started twitching.

"Someone who can break your bones hasn't shown up yet."

Spencer retorted impatiently, "Stop the nonsense.

Hurry up and tie these people up for me."

Cole looked at the mutilated pinky on his left hand and muttered, "I don't want to fight."

Spencer was stunned.

For three whole years, he had tried every means to force his son to fight. Either softly or harshly, and even coaxing and deceiving him, as well as intimidating and luring. However... Cole remained unbudged.

It was as if he had turned into another person and abandoned martial arts altogether. He would stay in his room to read or get drunk all day. Spencer was anxious to see his son degenerate into this manner. Spencer glared at his son in disappointment. "Even if you don't want to, you'll have to fight today. So many of the Yorks' stronghold's brothers are injured, and as

the next heir, how can you let this go?"

Cole said, "If I'm the next heir, I'll disband all 108 strongholds and be a hill dweller."

Spencer was indignant.

He was the type of person who would massacre a crowd when he was in a bad mood.

"Go and dispatch the Corvettes. Have them implode this entire place. I hate the sight of this refined courtyard anyway." These words were uttered by his son who was no longer himself.

Jay was not planning on becoming the father and son's punching bag. To avoid unreasonable disaster, Jay stood up and walked toward Spencer, saying, "Old Master Yorks, calm down..." Spencer looked at Jay, and his elegant face darkened.

Where on earth did this man come from? He was so like-minded with Cole, and it made him feel like he was currently between a hammer and an anvil.

Spencer felt so annoyed.

"I'll calm down when you're dead." Spencer had already made up his mind never to leave these six people on their mountain. Therefore, his murderous intent became more and more explicit. Jay looked at him. "You want me to die?"

Spencer nodded earnestly.

Jay curled his lips into a smile. "Sorry, I'm afraid I

have to disappoint you."

Spencer wondered where the man's misplaced confidence came from. He quickly took a dagger out and pointed it at Jay's temples, grimly saying, "I hate it when people dilly-dally in front of me the most. You're quite the mad person, you stinking brat. What's your name? I'll make you a tombstone beforehand."

Jay looked at him coldly. "Ben."

"If you can dodge my dagger, I'll leave your corpse intact."

This action caused even Cole to break into a cold sweat for Jay.

No one in the entire Yorks Stronghold, including the older generation's generals, could catch the weapon thrown by his father.

As soon as his voice fell, Spencer's dagger was thrown out.

He had strong wrist strength, and the launch of his dagger was incredibly fast. What was terrifying was that the blade was aiming toward Jay's temple and Angelina's chest. Josephine shrieked in surprise, "Ack!"

Zayne was stunned as he covered Josephine's eyes with his hands.

Sis Shirley and Grayson were currently in a daze.

Quicker than words could tell, Jay suddenly stretched

out his hand to catch the dagger.

Spencer's thin lips curved into a malevolent smirk.

This person was genuinely seeking death.

Jay could easily guess from the father and son's expressions that the dagger should not have been caught. Hence, he concentrated all his might to grab i t. Unexpectedly, after catching the blade, he was pushed back by the immense force. His feet glided on the ground for quite a while, and he was about to ram into the blind Angeline. There was a panic in Jay's eyes as he relied on his strong willpower to stabilize the bottom half of his body.

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Cole was dumbfounded.

No one in the 108 strongholds could hold off his father's attack. This man, however, had managed to do it even though it took him quite an effort to resist it. "How much strength did you use, Old Man?" Cole asked.

He reckoned that Spencer had underestimated Jay and went easy on him.

Spencer was too astounded to say anything.

When Cole raised his eyelids and saw the awful look on his father's face, he knew that his dad had spared no effort to launch the attack.

Cole was losing it now.

Now that a skillful and talented man had turned up in the Yorks' stronghold, they had one choice only-spare no effort to destroy him.

"Carson, summon the Corvettes," Cole said faintly, "I think this courtyard looks a little strange and unfitting. It doesn't blend well with its surroundings. Blow it up."

How could Jay not understand the insinuations in Cole's words? Like black and white, he and the Yorks

family could not be fused together.

Carson came back to his senses and ran off.

In the blink of an eye, the Corvettes surrounded the courtyard with cutting-edge weapons.

From the start till the end, Spencer never saw a look of panic on Jay's face. He admired how calm and collected he remained. When Jay stood unspeaking, Spencer suddenly realized that this kid was not actually that annoying. On the contrary, he found him somewhat interesting.

He was extraordinarily wise, remained unmoved and undisturbed when things came up, and was extremely calm!

He was like a general.

Spencer was a man who cherished talents. Before he made the decision to exterminate Jay, he asked one last time, "Why did you come to the Yorks' stronghold, kid?"

Jay stared coldly at Spencer. Instead of answering his question, he started inquiring about Baby Robbie instead. "I heard that there are 108 strongholds on the winding Mount Pearl with tens of thousands of people in each stronghold. How is the census for the 108 strongholds done? If we settle in the Yorks' stronghold, will our names be registered in the stronghold?"

Spencer was dumbfounded. "Are you here to do the census?" There was an aura of death intermingled in

his voice.

Jay said, "I'm just curious."

Spencer was not wary of Jay as he was already a dead man to him by now, hence he told him truthfully," Mount Pearl's census is meticulously done. A person's surname, origin, blood type, and even their family's pets must be registered. We are even more particular with foreign members. We will make an in-depth investigation on his ancestors, not just the registrants themselves. We won't allow any suspicious people to settle in Mount Pearl."

He glanced at Jay. "If you want to settle in Mount Pearl, you have to tell us everything about your ancestors."

Jay was not a person to be led by the nose. He was a long standing commander and had grown accustomed to being placed in the center of other people's lives.

Jay said casually, "I'm sure no tourists are willing to stay in such a primitive tribe. If that's the case, do you expand your community by kidnapping people out there?"

When he spoke, his gaze pierced Spencer's face in an attempt to search for clues from Spencer's subtle facial expressions.

Spencer was exasperated. "Our men in the 108 strongholds are strong and capable of reproducing. We don't need to kidnap anyone out there to ruin our ecological balance."

Jay could not help but laugh at his sour grapes attitude.

Jay said in a sinister tone, "I can tell that you're not a cultured person at one glance. Do you know that there are many disadvantages of inbreeding? Only children with more distant biological characteristics are most outstanding. Why do you think mixed breeds are so popular?"

Spencer stared speechlessly at his son Cole and even muttered with a deeper meaning, "No wonder."

Cole glared incredulously at his dad and could sense the intense displeasure coming from him. Cole made a verbal retaliation against his dad.

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"Do you really believe that he's a scientist who studies genetic engineering, Old Man?"

Spencer was awoken by his words and glared at Jay." You almost got me, kid. Are you trying to drive a wedge between me and my son?" Jay was not interested in doing meaningless things like that. He was just trying to worm information about Baby Robbie out of him. When he saw the look on Spencer and others' faces, it was clear that Doomsday did not have a habit of taking their captives home. If that was the case, it was highly unlikely that Baby Robbie was in Mount Pearl.

Angeline's eyes grew watery. Now that her bubble of hope had suddenly burst, she could not help but feel immensely heartbroken.

At this time, Spencer's patience had run out. He ordered the Corvettes, "This man has a cursed mouth. If we allow him to go on, he will only end up taking it too far. Blast him into pieces."

Initially, Zayne and the rest were simply standing around watching Jay deceive both Yorks father and son, but the moment they heard Spencer's command,

they were so terrified that they started covering their heads and running in all directions.

"Oh dear Lord, I don't want to die."

The Corvettes' weapons were loaded, followed by the swooshing sounds of the weapons. Just as they started pulling the trigger, Jay and Grayson exchanged glances suddenly and moved at the same time. Jay appeared in front of Cole at lightning speed.

A split second later, Jay's hand had crawled up to Cole's throat. As he already had a deep-seated resentment against Cole, he did not go easy on him when he threatened him.

Cole's face turned blue and purple from the lack of oxygen.

"Old Master Yorks, ask your men to withdraw their weapons or I will kill your son." Jay threatened.

As this was his one and only son, Spencer was panicking inside. Due to his domineering nature, however, he said in a calm and indifferent manner, "If you kill him, then don't even think about stepping out of the Yorks' stronghold alive. I will never sacrifice the stronghold's safety to save my son."

He tried his best to make Cole sound as insignificant to him as possible, thinking that Jay would be flustered by that.

Jay knew that Cole was Spencer's only son.

Jay laughed. "If you don't mind dying without

descendants, then feel free to try me."

Spencer's complexion alternated between blue and white.

This was the most humiliating time of his life. This man in front of him had actually successfully coerced him.

With subtle steps, Grayson walked up to Spencer and seized him in an instant.

Like performing a magic trick, he fished out a weapon from his arms and pointed it at Spencer's head.

It did not occur to Spencer that Grayson was carrying a weapon. That weapon, however, was taken from Carson without him knowing.

This was a miscalculation on Spencer's part. In the face of defeat, he could only specify the terms clearly a t first and use a good deal of courtesy later.

"Grab the ladies, Carson." Spencer figured that he held several trump cards as well.

In his opinion, these ladies were not exactly important bargaining chips. On the contrary, he thought that these feeble and weak ladies were just tools that Jay was using to pull the wool over their eyes. A few bad cards were still better than nothing!

Carson walked up to Angeline.

Angeline did not want to be turned into a bargaining chip that other people used to threaten Jaybie, hence she started rising up in resistance.

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When Carson stretched out his hand to pull her, Angeline launched her ultimate move. She groped her way to Carson's arm, then rolled over him like a phantom snake to his back, clenching his neck deftly. Carson ended up in the same position as Spencer.

They had underestimated the enemy!

"This blind girl knows martial arts?" someone blurted out loud.

Cole was astounded!

Actually, he had been paying attention to Angeline the moment she stepped into the stronghold's main gate.

She carried a similar charm to that of Angelina's, but both of them looked different. Coupled with the fact that she was only a weak blind girl, Cole did not think that she was Angeline.

However, she knew martial arts and shared the same agility as Angeline.

The question popped up in Cole's mind once again. Was she Angeline?

As Angeline was still weak, she was gradually losing the strength to restrain Carson. Carson took the opportunity to seize her wrist and lift her up before

smashing her to the ground.

He then stomped on her stomach. Angeline stretched out her hand to grab his foot. Perhaps she was exasperated, so Angeline roared in fury. "Let go of me, Carson."

No sooner said than done, Jay yanked the buttons off his windbreaker and flicked it at Carson's eyes.

Carson covered his eyes in pain and released Angeline.

Angeline clambered to her feet. Zayne hurried over to help her up, then started punching and kicking Carson like a mad leopard while cursing, "How dare you beat my sister, Carson? I'll fight you." Both Sis Shirley and Josephine hurried to help Zayne as well.

Zayne was no match for Carson at all. A split second later, Carson smashed him to the ground and started hurling punches at Zayne's face.

Zayne roared furiously. "Can you stop hitting my face? My face is everything, you b*stard. Argh, argh!"

Josephine cried out in panic, "Darling!"

Angeline listened to the commotion. As she could not see anything, she could only stand there feeling worried for Zayne. At that moment, she went all out and roared. "Hurt my brother and I will make sure you pay a heavy price for it, Cole Yorks!"

Her heart-piercing cry shattered all her pretenses.

When Cole heard the familiar voice, he was instantly

petrified.

"It's really you, Angeline." There were tears of joy in Cole's eyes.

"Let go of them." He squeezed out the feeble words from his tightly-clenched throat.

Grayson did not intend to let go of Spencer, but Spencer suddenly reached out and pressed the pressure point on Grayson's wrist, causing him to lose energy. Before he could pull the trigger, Spencer snatched his weapon.

Spencer was moving so fast that Grayson could not catch his movements at all. At this moment, the back of his head was soaked in a cold sweat. It turned out that he posed no threat to Spencer at all when he seized him earlier.

Spencer clapped his hands and started laughing. "So this blind girl right here is actually my son's crush?"

Spencer was quite pleased with Angeline. "Mm, she has the looks and the courage. I'd be very happy to have her as my daughter-in-law."

Jay was infuriated. Like an inflatable doll, he felt like he was about to explode. However, now that Angeline had exposed her identity, he could not take rash actions to claim her.

Otherwise, he would expose himself as well.

Carson's fists were still suspended in the air. He was looking a little dazed at the moment.

He did not just beat up the future Young Madam Yorks, did he? Would he still have a chance to live after this?

Zayne pushed Carson away from him, his fists starting to rain down on the man as he cursed, "How dare you hit my sister and my face, Carson?! I'll tear you apart!"

 

Chapter 1280

Chapter 1280

All of Carson's prowess and swagger had seeped out of his body. At this very moment, he was just like a coward, running up and down all over the place to avoid Zayne's fists. Jay let go of Cole's hand reluctantly. Instead of taking revenge, Cole rushed up to Angeline immediately and bent down in front of her, waving his hands in front of her eyes. When he saw Angelina's unresponsive eyes, Cole's heart sank. He called out softly, "What happened to your eyes, Angeline?"

Angeline resented all the disaster and sorrow Cole had brought her. She snapped, saying, "It's all thanks to you."

The joy and delight in Cole's eyes started drowning out little by little. Angeline was certainly not here to renew their relationship.

She came to him with such deep-seated resentment. Why else was she here if not for revenge?

He grew cautious. "You must be tired, Angeline. Why don't you stay and have a good rest? We can always talk later."

All he wanted to do was escape-to escape the edge in

Angeline's eyes.

The way Cole carried himself so humbly made Spencer and everyone in the stronghold's jaws drop.

Was this still the same man with a big smile and evil intentions? One who would not hesitate to kill others like he was squashing a fly? Angeline nodded. "Mm."

Cole's dashing face broke into a grin as he immediately ordered Carson, "Carson, go to 48 Stronghold and clear out a few rooms." Carson made a face at Zayne who was still hot on his trail and said, "I'm leaving now. Why don't you try chasing me?"

He then ran away like the wind.

Zayne stamped his feet with anger.

"B*stard, you may have gotten away today, but not tomorrow."

There was finally a break amid the tension.

Cole invited Angeline to 48 Stronghold to be his guest, to which she did not refuse. When Cole tried to support her, Angeline said, "I'd like to have my bodyguard Ben guide me. I've grown accustomed to his care by now."

Cole glanced at Jay, only to realize that Jay's dark and deep eyes were filled with hostility.

Jay walked up to Angeline and carried her on his back

deftly.

Cole's eyes were filled with jealousy.

When Cole had left with Angeline and the rest, Spencer's mistresses came up to him and started talking all at once. "Master Spencer, that so-called Angeline isn't that beautiful. Besides, she's blind. Why exactly does Cole like her?"

Spencer looked at his beautiful mistresses and was puzzled himself. "Yeah, she's not pretty and is blind as well. What exactly does Cole see in her?"

Suddenly, a lightbulb lit up in his head. He then scolded his mistresses, "What are you blabbering about? Cole is finally in love with a woman. Who cares whether she's beautiful or blind? It's fine as long as she's a girl. If we keep being so picky, the Yorks are never going to have descendants-ever."

The mistresses sighed. "You're right. Now that Cole has fallen in love with a woman, that at least shows there's nothing wrong with him."

48 Stronghold was located on the sunny side of Mount Pearl. The climate here was warm probably because of the adequate sun it was getting. There was a dense growth of vegetation and frequent sightings of hares, making the place look extremely thriving.

48 Stronghold was located next to a stream. There were rows after rows of bamboo houses, a courtyard planned in a wide surface area, and trees wrapped with various precious crystals that were heavily laden

with fruits.

One could not help but exclaim at how magical nature looked over here. God had made Mount Pearl look completely different.

Jay saw rows after rows of bamboo houses coming together to form clustered houses in a courtyard. The sight looked both elegant and refreshing.

Jay frowned deeply. If Angeline could see, then she would most probably fall in love with the scenery here.

At the thought of how Cole had prepared the rooms especially for Angeline, Jay could not help but feel inexplicably bitter about it.