---- Chapter 2456 Jaden''s face twisted in fury. "Valerie Reyes, don''t push your luck!" Then, a loud bang echoed through the house. Andrew froze for a second, watching as the door was kicked clean off its hinges. Next, Valerie stepped out, tall and striking, moving with the predatory grace of a seductress. Kicking open the door like that, she walked out andpletely ignored Jaden. Thetter stood frozen in the room, trembling with rage but forcing himself not to explode. A few of his men came rushing upstairs. "Mr. Horton, is everything okay?" Jaden roared, "Get out!
Who told you toe up here? Get the hell out, now!" The men backed off nervously, exchanging confused looks. They had no idea why their boss had just lost it Meanwhile, Valerie stormed downstairs, slipped into a silver Aston Martin, and sped off into the night. From the window, Jaden watched her taillights disappear, his face dark with anger. She growled, "Stupid bitch, who the hell do you think you are?" ---- He snatched up a ss of whiskey from the table and downed it in two gulps, pacing back and forth as he tried to cool off.
After a while, when the fire in his chest finally subsided, he dropped onto the couch, still fuming. Andrew watched everything through the broken door, taking it all in. After waiting a few seconds, he stepped out of the shadows and walked straight inside. Jaden was slouched on the sofa, lost in thought. Hearing footsteps, he did not bother to look up. "If you think I''m beneath you, then why did youe back?" No one answered. The only sound was the slow, deliberate rhythm of approaching heavy footsteps.
Jaden''s ears, which were twice the size of a normal person''s, twitched as he realized something was wrong. He immediately looked up and was shocked by the sight before him. "It''s actually you." What greeted him was a sea of mes that rushed straight at his face. Jaden roared, and his beast transformation instantly began. However, the moment his body swelled and his clothes tore apart, a tremendous force mmed into him. With a dull thud, he crashed through the liquor cab behind him, spitting out a ---- mouthful of blood immediately.<fn5358> Content originallyes from find[?]ovel</fn5358>
Jaden''s transformation was finallypleted, and the man became a massive beast nearly 16 feet tall. With a furious snarl, he lunged at Andrew. Yet, before he could evennd the strike, Andrew''s leg whipped out in a blinding kick. The sheer force cut through the air like a de, and Jaden''s roar turned into a scream as Andrew''s foot smashed him headfirst into the floor. The entire vi shook from the impact. Andrew''s fists came crashing down like a storm, pounding Jaden''s monstrous form again and again. Blood sttered, skin split, and muscle tore under the relentless blows.
Jaden gave a savage grin through the pain. "It''s useless! Your punches can''t kill me. Andrew, tonight is the night you die!" He raised a w the size of a man''s head and swung it toward Andrew''s skull. However, Andrew only smiled "Fang and w''s Demise," he whispered, activating the deadly technique. At the same time, he began chanting under his breath. It was a series of mantras that had a natural suppressive effect on ---- beasts. Jaden shook his huge head covered in ck fur, howling in agony as he raised his hands to cover his ears.
Andrew stepped forward and mmed a kick into Jaden''s chest. Then, he thrust his fingers like a de straight into the creature''s eye. With a sickening squelch, one of Jaden''s eyeballs was destroyed. Andrew yanked out a huge mess of red and white. A piercing, agonized scream echoed throughout the entire vi.<style>
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