?Chapter 438:
Nobody expected Katelyn to act so quickly.
She went straight for the man’s eyes, the one ce he couldn’t defend. The man in ck squeezed his eyes shut as quickly as he could. But with his hands and feet tied, and Katelyn moving fast, he didn’t stand a chance.
He let out a sharp scream as Katelyn pulled back, a green contact lens now resting on her fingertip, made of some strange material.
Katelyn sneered. “So, it was just a fake. Bartley really messed with this!”
One of the man’s eyes still gleamed bright green, while the other had turned a in hazel shade.
“No wonder something felt off. There’s no way Elora would hand her guard over like that. This one was a fraud from the start.”
Jaxen held the contact lens between his fingers, almost chuckling in disbelief.
“They really thought this simple trick would fool us? Did they honestly believe we wouldn’t catch on?”
Vincent’s expression turned icy. “The more they try to cover things up, the more suspicious that green-eyed guy bes.”
“Bartley knew about this for sure,” Katelyn said, her voice hard. “I’m going to deal with him right now!” Her eyes shed with anger.
She already had reasons to hate Bartley, and now he had the nerve to lie to her. If she hadn’t caught those small details, their whole n might have worked.
The more they tried to hide, the more there was to discover.
Katelyn turned to walk away, but Vincent stepped into her path.
He nced at the man dressed in ck, who now sat still, trying to disappear into the background.
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“Instead of going after Bartley, we should take this straight to Elora. I have a feeling they’ve already figured out who this bodyguard really is.”
Why else would they go to such trouble to keep it hidden?
In families like theirs, the bodyguards were always loyal but seen as receable.
They were just pawns, and no one cared what happened to a pawn. They should’ve realized it sooner.
The moment the helicopter showed up to save him, it was clear this bodyguard wasn’t just any ordinary hire. Katelyn’s hand balled into a fist, her eyes dark with anger.
“And Breck—we’ve got unfinished business with him too.” As she spoke, she grabbed the rag from the floor and shoved it back into the man’s mouth, silencing him. With that done, they set off straight for Breck’s manor.
Before they left, Katelyn made sure to take the explosive cor from theirst encounter—it might still prove useful.
Finding Breck’s manor wasn’t difficult. This time, however, they were stopped at the gate.
Two bodyguards stood firm at the entrance, submachine guns in hand.
“Who are you? Step out of the car for a security check if you want to get inside.”
Vincent’s eyes narrowed, icy and focused.
Jaxen leaned out the window, shouting with authority. “Tell your boss that Mr. Vincent Adams is here!”
The reaction was instant. The two bodyguards’ faces shifted, their calm demeanor breaking. One of them quickly ran toward the manor without hesitation.
The other stayed put, gun pointed directly at them. “We’ll let the boss know. Whether youe in or not, that’s his call.”
From the back seat, Katelyn quietly observed the other guards patrolling the estate.
“Breck must have a lot of enemies to need this many guards,” she remarked.
Vincent, his hand on the steering wheel, replied, “He’s known for being arrogant and overbearing, just like Elora.”<fn4a7e> ???? ????s? ???????s ?? f?ndnovel</fn4a7e>
Jaxen chuckled. “Like father, like daughter.”
Katelyn shrugged. “These old-school nobles are naturally proud and look down on everyone else. But this isn’t the 15th century anymore!”
“I don’t get why the people of Yata hold them in such high regard. They haven’t really done anything for the country,” Jaxen said, propping his head on his hand, clearly baffled.
Katelyn shrugged, at a loss for words. Just then, the guard who had gone inside returned.
After a brief exchange, the gate slowly creaked open.
Vincent elerated into the manor, only to be met by Breck’s furious re as they stepped inside.
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