Ch. 2231..2240
Chapter 2231
The wind was sorrowful and cold just like their hearts.
Sir Ares led the Imperial Capital team to return to Imperial Capital along the road they came from.
His heart that was previously brimming with confidence in bringing his baby girl back had now settled down. Baby Zetty could no longer jest around and accompany them as they went home.
One could only imagine the pain in Sir Ares' heart.
Other than Sir Ares, Grayson and Andy, who were rescued by Baby Zetty, were in even more pain.
Andy even slapped herself fiercely and knelt in front of Sir Ares. She remorsefully said, "It's all my fault, Daddy. If it hadn't been because of me, we wouldn't have come to Sacred Land. Perhaps Sis Zetty's fate wouldn't have turned out this way."
Sir Ares helped Andy up and said distressedly, "My darling Andy, it's not your fault. Even if you weren't poisoned, we wouldn't have been able to change the connection between Baby Zetty and Sacred Land." At this moment, Baby Robbie stood up and said with extreme guilt, "It was me. I failed to protect my sisters. I failed to fulfill my obligations. Please punish me, Daddy."
Sir Ares said nothing and merely heaved a long sigh.
Then, Finn interrupted in a daze, "Don't blame yourselves. I should be the one at fault. If it weren't for me, Baby Zetty would've never walked on the path of studying medicine in the first place..."
Sir Ares finally got angry and said, "What's the matter with all of you? Will saying these words change anything now? All of you, cheer up this instant. If Baby Zetty were to witness all of you acting like a bunch of bereaved, abandoned dogs, she'd be filled with nothing but regrets."
The group stopped talking altogether.
Every one of them had a mournful look on their faces a s they walked along the mountain road like a group of zombies.
As they descended the mountain, they noticed a slender and thin figure standing at the cramped intersection.
Jenson cried out, "Gale?"
Gale had his arms folded over his chest as he grinned. His smile was bright and beautiful as always.
"Since Sis Zetty is gone now, I have nowhere else to g o. Can you take me with you?" Gale appealed to them humbly.
Cole suddenly remembered Gale's fierce fighting style and those mysterious demonic phantoms that appeared when he fought with his opponents. He tugged on Sir Ares' clothes and whispered, "This person is by no means as simple as he seems. It's better for us to stay away from him."
Gale seemed to have heard Cole's words, so he smiled and said, "Rest assured, Sir Ares. I can swear to the gods that I, Gale Quinn, will never hurt anyone in the Ares family."
Zayne was unconvinced by this. He walked up to Gale, patted on his chest, and said, "What about me?"
Gale looked at Zayne and asked with a smile, "Aren't you an Ares as well?"
Zayne protested, "I'm a Severe. When did I become an Ares?"
Gale responded, "You're the Ares family's son-in-law, so you're regarded as half an Ares. I'll treasure any Tom, Dick, or Harry that's a part of the Ares family, not just someone who's half an Ares." Only then did Zayne become more relieved.
Sir Ares looked at Gale. Although this child had many secrets, he was also filled with righteousness. Gale's eyes were like bright stars that were overlooking distant mountains. They had a captivating charm, but they also contained evil influence.
He was righteous yet nefarious!
However, Sir Ares remembered that Gale had once supported the aging and weak Baby Zetty to come to Sacred Land. For this, he was grateful. If this
righteous yet nefarious child was left outside, he might go astray. If he were to stay with him, perhaps Gale would turn out well like the military intelligence division girls who had learned the ways of the world Sir Ares asked, "If you follow me back to the Ares house, are you willing to be my foster son, Gale?"
Gale flatly rejected him. "My apologies, Sir Ares. I'll not be your son."
Sir Ares did not force him and said, "It's completely up to you."
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Chapter 2232
Cole thought that Gale was a two-faced person, so it was still difficult for him to accept him.
However, for the simple-minded Zayne, as well as Jenson and Baby Robbie, who were passionate and righteous, they were grateful that he had provided support and help to Baby Zetty at the last moments of her life. Hence, they were willing to let go of their preconceived ideas against Gale and accept him.
Just like that, Cole chose to compromise based on the principle that the minority would listen to the majority. Gale officially became a member of the team and followed this huge team back to Imperial Capital. Little did they imagine, while they were mourning Baby Zetty's death, she was spending a fulfilling time and delightfully spending her days in the poison sect's underground collection room in Sacred Land. Right before the castle's explosion, the living fossil had kindly pushed Baby Zetty into the secret room, letting her escape unscathed.
Baby Zetty found many medical books that the living fossil had left behind in the collection room. Although the methods of curing diseases and saving people recorded in medical books were somewhat differen from what Boye taught her, they ultimately had the
same goal.
Baby Zetty learned a lot of new things.
It was just that after the establishment of the poison sect, their art of healing gradually deviated from the orthodox methods. To get results quickly, the poison doctors encouraged the use of drugs in increased doses, underestimating the side effects of the drugs. They would even use dishonest practices to suppress their patients' conditions, making patients mistakenly believe that their ailments were cured. This way they would achieve their goal of receiving medical fees.
Baby Zetty felt extreme heartache over this. The living fossil's original intention of establishing the poison sect was to treat diseases and save people. However, he forgot about his initial intention and placed benefits above the lives of others. Baby Zetty felt that it was indeed a great pity.
Once she was almost done reading all of the poison sect's medical books in the collection room and ate all of the food kept inside, Baby Zetty ultimately found an exit.
She got out of the collection room and saw ruins all around. The sky that was once black was now blue again. That was when Baby Zetty knew the Poison Doctor was gone forever.
She did not bother with the people of the poison sect and quietly left them. After bidding farewell to her teacher, Boye, for the last time, Baby Zetty chose to return to Imperial Capital. At the moment, Rozette was gracefully elegant. She was nothing short of a beautiful woman.
Imperial Capital.
Eight days later, Sir Ares and the others arrived in the Imperial Capital. From the moment they stepped foot into the capital, all of their hearts became extremely heavy. How would they convey the news of Baby Zetty's death to Angeline, who loved her daughter more than anything? This was a concern that all of them were worried about. Zayne was the most forthcoming and immediately shirked himself from the responsibility. He said, "Sir Ares, how do you want to explain Baby Zetty's death to my sister?" Sir Ares looked at him speechlessly and said, "I think it's safer for you to be the first to talk about this matter."
Zayne's eyes widened in horror. "Why on earth would you think that?"
Jay bluntly said, "Your ability to convey words is lacking, and your narration is unorganized. With your chaotic way of speaking, it'd definitely reduce Angeline's pain from losing Baby Zetty." Zayne glared at Jay speechlessly. Jay's blunt words had dealt a blow to his self-esteem. He scoffed. "I'm not going to do it."
Jay responded with a mournful look.
Baby Robbie stepped forward and said, "Daddy, there's actually a better candidate." Afterward, Baby Robbie's gaze shifted to Gale.
Gale took the initiative to step up and say, "Sir Ares, it's most appropriate for me to inform the madam of this terrible news. She may not believe me as I'm a stranger, so she'll have some traces of hope in addition to being broken-hearted..."
Sir Ares nodded and said, "Then I'll be troubling you with this task, Gale."
Chapter 2233
Chapter 2233
Tourmaline Estate, Chateau de Selene.
Angeline and Josephine were chatting in the courtyard. The two children, Angel and Joseph, were playing in the corner. A cicada happened to fall from the tree, making Joseph yell out in fright. "Bug! Bug!" he exclaimed while running away.
With her little hand on her back, Angel walked to the cicada and looked at it in scrutiny. She muttered, "It has no sharp teeth and no claws. It just has a pair of pretty wings."
Angel looked at Joseph, who was shaking in fear like a n idiot. "What are you afraid of? He won't bite."
Only then did Joseph slowly walk over.
Angel mischievously picked up the cicada and brought it in front of Joseph.
Joseph was so terrified he immediately fled again.
He hurriedly dashed into his mother's arms for protection. "Mommy, Angel is bullying me."
Josie picked her son up and smacked his buttocks, saying, "Why are you just like your daddy, Joseph? So cowardly and timid! You should be learning from Angel. She's tiny yet ferocious."
When Josie mentioned Angel's courage, Angeline looked as though she was suffering.
She sighed and said, "Angel is too much of a daredevil. A few days ago, I scolded her for something and she had the nerve to say that she would run away from home. Then, the girl secretly ran outside to hide and gave me such a hard time looking for her."
Josie was holding her belly in laughter upon hearing this. "Your Angel truly is a mischievous little devil."
Angeline lowered her voice and said, "I'm really hoping that she'll quickly grow up and the right person can come along and take her away."
Josie could feel Angeline's despair from raising Angel upon looking at the pained expression on her face. Josie smiled and said, "I've never seen you so distressed when you were raising the triplets. It seems that Angel lives up to the name of being the devil reincarnated."
Angel took the cicada and ran toward Josie before mischievously tossing the cicada onto Joseph.
Joseph proceeded to burst into tears out of fright.
Angeline began to scold Angel, "Angelie, can't you see Joseph is afraid of cicadas? Why do you still deliberately scare him with it?"
Angel said with a deadpan expression, "I wouldn't have scared him if he wasn't afraid of it."
Angeline said, "The more you scare him, the more traumatized he'll be. Then, he'll be more afraid of cicadas in the future."
Hence, Angel picked up the cicada and stuffed it into her bag. She waved her hands and said to Joseph," Look, it's not here anymore. Let's go and play now, okay?"
Only then did Joseph climb down from Josie's lap. Angel stretched her hand out to Joseph, and he ultimately let down his guard as he took her hand. Unexpectedly, Angel had secretly hidden the cicada in her palm. She placed the bug into Joseph's hand when they held hands.
Joseph jumped up in shock.
Angel said, "Look, you're already touching it. It's not biting you, right?"
Joseph stopped jumping and pondered over Angel's words seriously.
After touching the cicada, he managed to overcome his fear. It did not take long before he started playing with it.
Josie looked at Angel in bewilderment and said, "Sis Angeline, as long as Angel plays with Joseph, I don't even have to get extra lessons for him. Angel is making him more and more courageous now. I have to start thanking her for it."
Angeline said, "You've bought her plenty of clothes and toys. You're spoiling her already."
While the two were chatting, the servant hurriedly came to report, "Madam, a teenager has come to visit you."
When Angeline heard this, she stood up in shock.
"Someone from Sacred Land?" Angeline had been dreaming about fires recently. She would feel restless every time she woke up. She had been worried that this was a bad omen.
Sometimes, zero news was considered good news.
Now that someone had suddenly come to visit, it made her very uneasy.
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Chapter 2234
The servant respectfully said, "He didn't mention who he is but he said that he's met Ms. Rozette before and came to Tourmaline Estate to deliver a message from Ms. Rozette." Upon hearing this, Angeline anxiously said, "Hurry up and invite him in."
The servant turned around and walked out.
Not long after, the servant led a boy who looked to be 1 7 or 18 years old. Angeline thought that he had a delicate and exquisite appearance, but his whole body exuded a mature charm.
When Angeline saw Gale, she was still a little despondent. She secretly pondered to herself, 'And they said my Jenson is too old and wise? This young man looks more mature than Jens. Are all children this precocious now?'
Gale walked toward Angeline and bowed to her." Hello, Madam."
"And who might you be?" Angeline asked. She was still wondering in bewilderment. 'This child is the same age as Baby Zetty. If the two of them met before, what's the relationship between them?' Gale introduced himself, "My name is Gale, and Baby
Zetty saved my life once. Later on, when she faced a predicament, I escorted her to Sacred Land. It's just that..."
When Gale reached this part, he lowered his eyes as though his next words were hard to bring up.
Angeline seemed to have guessed something from Gale's expression. Her body swayed slightly as she said, "Tell me. I can handle it."
Gale said, "After Baby Zetty arrived at the poison sect in Sacred Land, she never came out of that place. I heard someone say that Baby Zetty might have been killed. Although no one can clarify the authenticity of this news, I still think this is major news. That's why I decided to come here and tell you about it."
Angeline trembled and saw nothing but darkness in front of her. She was about to collapse.
Josie was the one who supported her and said, "Sis Angeline, this boy said that he merely heard rumors about Baby Zetty's death. Since he couldn't deal with the poison sect and came back to you to seek help, you have to be strong and find a way to rescue Baby Zetty."
Angeline's expression appeared bleak. "Your brother already went to Sacred Land with the Ghost members and the military intelligence division sisters. I've lost contact with them so long ago and I couldn't inform them to search for Baby Zetty. This is too nerve-racking for me."
Angeline was running around frantically, and after a moment of hesitation, she seemed to have made up her mind. "I'll go to Sacred Land myself."
At this moment, Gale looked at Angeline. She looked very thin and weak, but her eyes were extraordinarily tenacious. This was a woman who was soft on the outside and strong on the inside. Gale thought to himself that the girl should be happy to have Angeline as her mother.
Gale smiled and said, "Rest easy, Madam. I've heard rumors on the way over to Imperial Capital about Sir Ares and his group. Perhaps they'll be arriving in the city in two days."
Angeline was overjoyed upon hearing this. "That's fantastic!"
After Gale relayed this ambiguous news to Tourmaline, he was considered to have completed Sir Ares' task for him.
Hence, Gale said, "Madam, now that I've conveyed the message, I'll take my leave now."
Angeline was friendly and cordial when she replied," Gale, since you and Baby Zetty are friends who have shared enjoyable times and hardships, don't leave in such a hurry. Just stay in Tourmaline Estate for a few days and let me treat you as our guest."
Gale was about to decline her when Angel suddenly ran over with a giant caterpillar.
"Mommy, Mommy! Look, caterpillar!"
Angeline was so petrified that she almost passed out on the spot.
"Stop right there!" Angeline promptly scolded the child.
"Throw that caterpillar away this instant! Mommy is very scared of them," said Angeline bitterly.
Angel looked at the caterpillar and said, "The caterpillar is so cute. It's not harmful at all."
Gale fixed his gaze on Angel, her childish face was all his eyes could see.
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Chapter 2235
The three-year-old Angel had an angelic beauty. She was very much like her mommy, who had a delicate and lovely temperament. However, their strong spirits could not be denied.
"Her name is Angel?" Gale's profound and unfathomable eyes became extremely gentle and pure at this moment. The vicissitudes in his eyes seemed to have faded away, leaving only a sense of contentment in the peace.
Angeline was still panicking as she replied, "This is my youngest child, Angel. She's extremely daring by nature and refuses to be subjected to any discipline, which utterly breaks my heart."
At this moment, Angel, who still had a caterpillar in her hand, was immediately awestruck upon seeing Gale. Her eyes were foolishly fixed on him.
Gale walked toward Angel, squatted beside her, and patted her head softly. His looks were fresh and delicate akin to clear spring water.
Angel continued to stare at him.
The look in both their eyes was a bit inquisitive, and there were also some indescribable surprises.
Upon witnessing this scene, Angeline felt that the two
were akin to old friends who only had each other in their eyes.
Suddenly, Angel said to Angeline, "I think I've seen this big brother somewhere before."
Gale stood up, took out a pendant from his pouch, and hung it around Angel's neck. He smiled and said, "It seems like we both find each other familiar. I'll be giving you this as a gift, then." Angel looked at the ice-cold pendant and some inexplicable images appeared in her mind, but they quickly disappeared in a flash.
Gale bade his farewell and said, "I should get going now, Madam."
Angeline nodded.
Gale strode forward, and Angel chased after him with her short legs. After a couple of steps, she halted and tightly held onto the beautiful pendant in her hand.
Angeline looked at Angel in astonishment. For some reason, she vaguely felt like she had seen a trace of grief in Angel's eyes for a brief moment there.
It was as though she was a woman who had been emotionally wounded before.
"Angel," Angeline yelled out softly.
Angel turned her head and suddenly became bright and beautiful again. She exposed her spotless white canines and Angeline was stunned. Angel was clearly her daughter who still had zero clues about the world.
Angel was her devil reincarnated daughter who behaved mischievously and stirred up trouble every day.
"Do you like that big brother?" Angeline asked.
Angel nodded. "He's very good-looking, Mommy. He looks even better than all my brothers and Daddy."
Angeline said, "Nonsense. He's so skinny. He's as slim as a thread and not even tall. How can you compare him to your daddy and brothers?"
Angel said with a confident face, "He's obviously tall and fair-skinned with beautiful eyes. He looks just like an otherworldly prince."
Angeline was baffled... She glanced suspiciously at Gale's back as he walked away. He was clearly a tanned and thin child. How did Angel mistake him for a tall and handsome prince?
Angeline merely thought that Angel was still young, so her aesthetic conception was somewhat lacking. She did not take the matter to heart.
At this moment, she was more worried about Baby Zetty's safety.
After Gale left Tourmaline Estate, he turned to look at the massive manor with a soft smile on his face.
"I feel at ease now knowing that you're well.
"You must wait for me. I hope you and I will live our lives to the fullest in this lifetime." Gale left in big strides. The brilliance of the morning sun cast down on him, and Gale's shadow was stretched longer. His physique seemed more robust.
The next day.
Sir Ares brought all of the children back to Tourmaline Estate.
When Angeline heard the news, she walked out in a hurry. However, when her gaze swept across the familiar faces, her whole body started trembling when she failed to see Baby Zetty.
"Angeline!" Sir Ares hurried forward and held Angeline tightly into his arms.
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Chapter 2236
Angeline was trembling all over as she said in a whisper, "You didn't bring Baby Zetty home, Jaybie?"
Jay's face appeared ashen and to be full of pain as he replied, "I'm sorry, Angeline. I failed to bring our daughter home."
Angeline thought of Gale's words and almost lost her balance. She weakly said, "Jaybie, I heard that my Zetty is no longer alive. Tell me it's not true. This can't be true." Jay closed his eyes and said with great pain," Angeline, our Baby Zetty went missing in a fire. We're uncertain of her life or death."
When Angeline heard this, she immediately fainted on the ground.
"Mommy!" the children cried out anxiously.
Jay carried Angeline and sent her to the bedroom while ordering, "Call a doctor immediately, Jens."
Although Sir Ares had conveyed the news in a vague manner, the Areses present shared a tacit mutual understanding that Baby Zetty had most likely died in the fire.
Tourmaline Estate was shrouded in the shadows for a long time. As Angeline was distraught with grief, it
began to take a toll on her body. She had been lying on the hospital bed, completely bedridden.
Only when the children's admission notices into universities arrived did the ambiance in the Ares household become slightly more lively.
Jenson had chosen the prestigious university, Imperial Capital University, which was the closest to home. Meanwhile, Baby Robbie and the military intelligence division sisters chose a very famous military academy. Several sisters with the worst grades, such as Andy, Thirteen, and Twelve had gained points through their specialties and entered the physical education faculty of Imperial Capital University.
In mid-September, the children went to their universities to report their attendance.
Life in the ivory tower was rich and colorful. Still, compared to when high school was dedicated to studying cultural courses, in university, love had also become a compulsory course.
Grayson was responsible for sending Andy and a few other sisters to Imperial Capital University to sign up. Perhaps since the two had been infected with the witch poison, they empathized with one another, which eventually transcended into a strong camaraderie. The two people had become more familiar with each other now.
Grayson could also start ridiculing Andy unscrupulously, "Say, aren't you ashamed of yourself?
You're the oldest among all Ares children but you got the worst score during the college entrance examination. I feel ashamed in your stead. It's a waste of time for those who study martial arts to end up studying physical education."
Andy flipped her palm over so dashingly and said, "What's so shameful about that? You can produce outstanding achievements in any field, provided you put in enough love and diligence."
Grayson rolled his eyes at her. "Are you planning to participate in the Olympics? Don't forget that you're now the Ares family's young lady. There's no need to fight or kill. You'll have no opportunity to display your talents after practicing shooting guns and the like. You might as well learn more about female virtues and the feminine arts. Embroidery would be more useful."
Andy angrily scoffed. "You just have double standards. You practice shooting every day. Why don't you let me practice?"
Jenson said leisurely, "It's because he prefers you to be a good wife and a loving mother."
Grayson,"..."
Andy,
Immediately, the atmosphere in the car became awkward.
When the Lincoln Stretch Limousine arrived at the university's gate, Jenson quickly stopped the driver. "Grayson, stop the car."
Andy wondered aloud, "Jens, why don't you want him to drive in?"
Jenson smiled slightly. "You'll know the reason soon enough."
Then, after Jenson got out of the car, Grayson drove Andy and the other sisters into the university.
Once Grayson parked his car in the university's parking lot, many passersby turned to look at them as soon as they got out of the vehicle.
"Why are they looking at me?" Andy asked in bewilderment.
Grayson said, "It's because of how manly you look."
Andy, "..."
At this time, a few girls whispered, "Are they a couple?
They genuinely look like a couple."
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Chapter 2237
Andy was flustered and exasperated as she said," Grayson, they actually said that we look good together. Is there something wrong with their eyesight?" Grayson,
Unwilling to be outdone by her, Grayson shot back," Indeed. There must be something wrong. You're obviously not good enough for me."
Andy stared at Grayson speechlessly, patted her chest very proudly, and said, "I'm not good enough for you? Uncle Grayson, I'm as beautiful as a flower and still young too. How am I not good enough for an old man like you?"
When Andy called Grayson an uncle, his face immediately turned dark.
"Am I that old?"
Andy scoffed. "You should be a little more self-aware, Uncle."
The other sisters burst into laughter.
Then, Andy and the few sisters abandoned Grayson, abruptly turning to leave.
After getting out of the car, Jenson coolly walked to
the registration office with his hands in his trouser pockets.
Since the lad was tall and handsome, many female students shrieked upon seeing.
"Woah! So handsome."
Jenson's cool, handsome, wild, domineering, and assertive face immediately showed a hint of displeasure. He was not used to being surrounded and watched by a bunch of girls, let alone girls who looked for excuses to strike up a conversation with him.
Jenson deliberately stopped and waited for his sisters who were behind him. When Andy and the several younger sisters walked in front of him, Jenson lifted his chin and asked Sis Andy coolly, "Would you like to be my girlfriend?"
Andy's jaw fell to the floor. "Jens, I'm your sister, your legally bound sister. It's illegal for me to date you."
Grayson had closed the door and followed after them. When he heard Jenson's earth-shattering question, his face quickly turned pale.
"Jens, are you dying to get a beating from your father?"
Jenson was speechless. For someone who never spoke much, he had no other option but to break his habit and patiently explain, "Will you pretend to be my girlfriend and shield me from those love-struck idiots?"
Andy breathed a sigh of relief.
"No problem."
Grayson still disagreed. "What do you mean no problem? No way. Absolutely no way."
The corners of Jenson's lips raised slightly. He patted Grayson's shoulder with another intention in mind. He said, "University life is supposedly rich and colorful for students, especially in a university with many boys and girls like Imperial Capital University. Even if Sis Andy doesn't become my girlfriend, she'll become another guy's girlfriend. Will you be able to handle that?"
As they were talking, a girl on a skateboard flew over from a distance away. She might be a beginner as she lost control of her skateboard and was shouting aloud while riding on it, "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
The skateboard was dashing in the direction next to Jenson, but the odd thing was that when the girl was approaching him, she suddenly turned a corner on the skateboard and made Jenson the target. Fortunately, he quickly reacted and did a backward somersault, avoiding crashing into the skateboard and the girl.
However, the girl fell hard on the ground.
"Crap! My *ss, it hurts!"
Andy, Thirteen, and the others hurriedly helped her u P-
The girl fixed her gaze on Jenson. Then, as if she had won a big prize, she giggled and said, "The gods sure are kind. They actually arranged such a cool, handsome, wild, domineering, and assertive Prince Charming to me."
Jenson looked at her as though she was neurotic. Although the female student had perfect facial features, she had many freckles on the base of her nose. Since Jenson was a bit of a clean freak, he did not have a favorable impression of those freckles.
"You should go to the hospital if you're sick in the head," said Jenson coolly.
The girl stretched out her hand toward Jenson and chirped, "Hello, my name is Savannah Jones. If everything goes well, I'll be your wife in the future."
Jenson scoffed. "Sicko." Then, he quickly turned and left.
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Chapter 2238
Savannah chased after Jenson like a shadow and jabbered on, "Buddy, you have to believe me. I'm not simply striking up a conversation with you. I've studied metaphysics and physiognomy. I'm well-versed in calculating one's riches and honor too. Moreover, I'm adept in geomancy. I'm expected to stumble into my one true love in the southeast direction. That person is you. You have to believe me here. If everything goes well, we'll get married in the future."
Jenson merely thought that there was an annoying fly buzzing around his ears and he could not take it anymore. He finally stopped and looked at Savannah scornfully with a cold face, saying, "You're not my type. Plus, I have a girlfriend."
Not only did Savannah not get frustrated but she also became more courageous instead. "You're lying.
You're currently a freshman. How can you have a girlfriend already? My master said that high school students can't date."
In order to prevent her from continuing to pester him, Jenson casually mentioned a name.
"My girlfriend's name is Whitney."
When he muttered this name, Jenson himself was
dumbfounded.
Whitney Cornelius, the girl from Legendary Youth Academy, had once brought a ray of sunshine into his life when he was the most desperate and helpless.
However, they were still children at the time.
Was a child's confession of love still valid to this day?
Furthermore, they had not seen each other for so many years. Had Whitney forgotten about him?
Savannah was taken aback, and a touch of disappointment spread across her face. A moment later, she became brave once more.
"The two of you aren't destined for each other, so your romantic relationship with her will never blossom into fruition. However, since I'm late, I won't blame you for loving another girl before me." Jenson rolled his eyes at her, utterly speechless.
Savannah blinked her innocent and bright eyes. Her smile was radiant.
"You haven't told me your name yet."
Jenson put his hands in his trouser pockets and walked forward with a gloomy face.
"Aren't you a fortune-teller? Why don't you ask the gods?"
Savannah took out her deck of tarot cards and began to ask questions.
Grayson, Andy, and the others who followed them from behind were petrified. They stood there stupidly.
Grayson pulled on his ear and asked Andy excitedly," What did you hear the young master say earlier?"
Andy replied, "He said that his girlfriend's name is Whitney."
Thirteen muttered, "When did Big Brother get a girlfriend?"
"Whitney. Whitney? It does sound like someone who's going to be a member of the Ares family," said Grayson with a smile.
Andy looked at the back of the bright and cheerful Savannah, saying, "But I think Savannah is more suited to be a member of the Ares family."
Whenever the two got into a disagreement, neither of them would admit defeat.
Andy glared at Grayson fiercely. "Why do you have to express a different view from me in everything? Haven't you heard that a real man doesn't fight with women? Will you die if you let me win one time?"
Grayson said, "Pah! Don't curse me with dying or anything of the sort."
Jenson and Savannah were gradually walking farther away, so Grayson and the others hurried to catch up.
Then, they heard Savannah's chattering again.
"It seems like your life is quite an ominous one, but fortunately, your father named you well and your misfortune turns out to be a blessing instead. Therefore, your life is going to be long and prosperous. But you're quite unlucky in the love department and will fall in love with a girl you'll never get to have..."
Jenson's face was full of gloom.
Since Savannah was not an expert in discerning one's body language and facial expressions, she continuously muttered on the side, "I got it now. Your name must be Jenson."
Grayson, Andy, and the others behind them started admiring Savannah. Andy was filled with praises as she said, "That's so amazing!"
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Jenson replied with a gloomy face, "Who wouldn't know my name? I'm someone who grew up under the eyes of the media since I was a child."
Andy thought for a while and nodded. "That makes sense as well."
However, Savannah said earnestly, "I grew up on a small farm in the south. We're a poor town where roads are not accessible and communications aren't developed. I've truly never seen you before. This is our first meeting."
Although Savannah had a simple and honest face, Jenson had already established that this girl was a quack. He would not believe anything she said.
Savannah was not vexed over this and smiled while saying, "It doesn't matter if you don't believe me now. I'll make you believe me."
Savannah continued to count with her fingers. "You're just like me. You had no mother growing up but when you were five, something changed with your fate and your family became harmonious. You also had peaceful relations with your siblings."
Grayson was utterly stunned. "Goodness gracious, that's too accurate."
Jenson was even more firm with his mindset that this Savannah girl had looked into his background information beforehand. Hence, she was currently trying to swindle him.
Jenson glared at Savannah and scoffed. "Stay away from me."
Savannah's cheerful face looked wounded as she stared at Jenson. She aggrievedly asked, "Why don't you believe me?"
Jenson said, "If you disappear from my world, I'll believe in you."
Savannah's eyes widened in horror as tears filled her eyes. "You... You want me to die? Ah... My master's too accurate with his reading. I love you, yet you want to take my life..."
It was getting more and more outrageous.
Jenson's face was utterly gloomy. "Scram!"
Then, he quickly strode away.
Savannah shouted from behind him, "Jens! When you're choosing your dormitory, avoid the number seven or there's going to be a bloodbath!"
Jenson was still speechless.
Meanwhile, Grayson was taking this seriously. When they were registering, Grayson was adamant about not letting Jenson choose any dormitories with the number seven. However, Jenson simply refused to believe in Savannah's words and applied for Room 777.
Grayson said, "Jens, a bloodbath isn't a trivial matter. What if that Savannah girl wasn't lying to us? Your room number truly sounds unlucky. It doesn't seem very safe to me. Why don't you change rooms?" Jenson said, "That's the point. I want this to be a huge slap in the face for her so that she'll stop swindling others in the future."
After they were done with the registration, Andy and a few younger sisters were apprehensive about Savannah's little prophecy. Hence, Andy exhorted Grayson, "Brother Grayson, will you keep Jens company and take a look at Room 777? Determine whether it's safe or not. We shouldn't let Savannah's words become a reality."
Grayson replied, "Then you lot head back to the dormitory on your own. I'll escort Jenson over."
"Alright."
Grayson and Jenson arrived at the males' dormitory. Just when they walked out of the elevator on the seventh floor, they heard the boys screaming from a bedroom at the end of the corridor.
The boys in the other rooms poked their heads out and exclaimed, "Is there a haunting happening in the dormitories in broad daylight?"
Grayson and Jenson glanced at each other. They searched for the room as they walked along the
corridor.
Ultimately, they saw Room 777 on the dormitory door where the scream came from.
Several bold male students were knocking on the door eagerly. "Hello, is anyone inside? What happened?"
"It's a bloody murder!" a boy inside replied tremblingly.
"Open the door!"
"We can't. The guy is standing at the door. Help us call the police!"
Time was at stake here.
Hence, Jenson said to Grayson, "Kick the door open."
Grayson stepped forward and said, "Step aside, boys."
Several male students stepped aside and Grayson kicked the door open.
The male student who was the perpetrator was lying on the floor at the moment. A knife was stabbed into his stomach.
"Is he injured?" The male student hiding in the upper bunk asked in horror.
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Chapter 2240
"Ack! You guys killed him!" another classmate exclaimed in horror.
Grayson looked at Jenson in astonishment and exclaimed, "That Savannah girl is absolutely amazing."
Jenson shot him a chilling glare and reminded Grayson in a cold voice, "You killed someone."
Only then did Grayson return to his senses and ran to the boy in a panic. He squatted down and tried to feel for the boy's breath before patting his chest. He then let out a sigh of relief. "He's still breathing." The male student looked at Grayson weakly. "The knife is stabbed into my stomach. Call the doctor."
Grayson turned him over and inspected his wound. It was a fruit knife with a shallow edge. The blade was pierced into his stomach while the back of the knife was still outside.
Hence, Grayson relied on common sense to conclude," Don't worry, little brother. You won't die from this.
Your wound isn't even as deep as the wound women get from childbirth. Stay strong."
The male student's face was turning pale from pain and he said, "But I think I'm dying. My strength is fading away."
Grayson called Grand Asia Hospital and said to the
injured male student, "The doctor will be here soon."
Afterward, he completely ignored the injured student. Grayson brought the topic back to Savannah again. His face was filled with admiration when he mentioned her.
"Jens, it seems like that Savannah girl really knows her stuff. She said that you'd encounter a bloodbath and you actually did. Will she really be the young lady of the Ares household in the future?" Jenson rolled his eyes at him, a cold aura lingering all over his body.
Grayson did not have to look at Jenson's sour face to feel his chilling aura. Being a supposedly wise man who would submit to circumstances, Grayson hurriedly tried to make up with Jenson by saying," Jens, who's Whitney? Is she the girl you like?"
Jenson's ears became inexplicably hot.
In the past few years, this name had been sealed in his heart. Jenson had never told anyone about the matters between him and Whitney.
He had a mature mind and was experienced and knowledgeable. Hence, he had a favorable impression of the big sister who showed concern and cared for him when he was a young teenager. That was when his love sprouted.
However, Jenson knew that such feelings were immature and would not be recognized by society. Hence, he tried his best to persuade himself not to
take such trifling matters so seriously.
Against all reason, the seed he planted suddenly sprouted under the rain and was nourished by the outside world after several years of dormancy. Those vague and obscure memories became clear again.
"I simply made it up," said Jenson.
Grayson smacked his lips and said, "I knew it. You've been staying with us elderly men for the past few years. I'm sure you had no time to date around." After thinking about it, Grayson questioned again," Wait. That's not right. When you were back in high school, weren't there many girls who liked you?" Jenson rolled his eyes at him. "Then you can go back to the high school to conduct a survey."
Grayson smiled at him naively and said, "Haha.
Alright, I believe you." Yet, he said inwardly, 'I'll head there and turn the entire school upside down to find out who Whitney is.'
Not long after, the people from Grand Asia Hospital came. They quickly brought the injured student away.
Hence, Grayson followed the medical team and left the dormitory.
Four students were sharing the dorm. After the injured student was sent to Grand Asia, the remaining two looked at Jenson in fright and said, "Why don't we switch dorms, Jenson? This Room 777 seems to bring bad luck, doesn't it? That Henry White guy was just fine last night but he suddenly went insane after waking up this morning. If we continue to stay with him, he'll kill us all sooner or later." Jenson looked at the nametags stuck onto the upper and lower bunk beds. From there, he knew that the dormmate talking to him was Timothy Sanders, while the other was Quinton Banners.