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Emerson’s face turned pale!
After hearing Gilmore’s words, he knew that all the bodyguards in the mansion had already been killed.
He stared at Gilmore and viciously said, “You… are the masked man in black that killed my housekeeper?”
Gilmore said, “That’s right, I killed your housekeeper Cooper and his buddy Dean. But soon, you will also die in my hands.”
Emerson laughed with fury, and said, “No one here in Oakhaven dares to claim to be able to kill me. Who sent you? Why did you stop me from killing Gilmore? Who are you?”
Gilmore replied, “Emerson, stop talking nonsense and fight me I promise you that I’ll tell you who I am before you die.”
“How arrogant! Okay, after I kill you, I’ll find out who you are and make all the people behind you pay the price!” Emerson gritted his teeth and said.
After saying that, he struck an offensive stance with his palms.
He was like a fierce tiger baring its fangs and claws, exuding an oppressive and murderous aura.
His eyes were shockingly sharp. His white hair and clothes fluttered without any wind, and an air current came emanating
from him.
This was the internal mana!
Indeed, Emerson was a junior internal force martialist
The air current coming out of his body was the internal mana.
Internal force martialists were much more powerful than external force martialists.
The internal mana greatly increased the strength of his fists and palms.
If Emerson launched an attack, he believed it could directly tear the masked man in black to pieces with his palms.
A trace of sharp light burst forth from his eyes.
“Emerson, since you think you can kill me, then come at me! Let’s see what you got!” Unexpectedly, Gilmore said, raising his hand and giving Emerson, who was a few meters away, the finger
Gilmore’s words and actions clearly showed that he didn’t think much of Emerson at all.
Emerson’s face twitched violently.
This was the first time he had been humiliated like that.
He might not have been as good as Denton, the most formidable person in Oakhaven.
But even Denton would not look down on him who was an interial force martialist Hence, Gilmore’s words and middle finger immediately provoked and enraged him.
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At the next moment, Emerson moved as swiftly as the wind, and his palms were as quick as blades!
He ferociously attacked Gilmore.
Meanwhile, the gale that rose immediately caused Gilmore’s black clothes to flutter.
In the blink of an eye, Emerson moved to the front of Gilmore, ready for another attack.
Bang!
Emerson struck Gilmore in the chest with his palms as sharp as blades.
. The internal mana raged on his extremely sharp palms like steaming hot air.
Moreover, his palms were faintly glowing with red light like burning hot irons.
Fiery Palm was Emerson’s ultimate technique, which he had cultivated throughout his whole life.
He had killed countless masters with this skill.
Once he launched an attack, his palms would be as sharp as blades and could directly pierce through a person’s chest.
However, facing Emerson’s Fiery Palm, Gilmore acted as if he didn’t see it at all.
He allowed Emerson to strike him in the chest with sharp palms
“Crack! Snap!” The sound of bones breaking rang out.
Then, Emerson cried out miserably. “Ouch!”
He failed to pierce Gilmore’s chest with his deadly Fiery Palm.
On the contrary, all five of his finger bones were broken, and his palm was dripping with blood.
He couldn’t bear the pain, and his eyes were full of horror.
He never imagined that his palm as sharp as a blade would fail to pierce Gilmore’s chest.
Moreover, his palm seemed to have hit a hard steel plate. He exerted all his strength to attack Gilmore, which caused all the finger bones in his right hand to break.
The pain was so excruciating that he could barely breathe.
Seeing that his attack had failed, Emerson immediately took a few steps back.
There was a flash of anger in his eyes as he glared at Gilmore and said, “Are you armored?”
In Emerson’s opinion, Gilmore, who was able to withstand a palm strike like that and break all the finger bones in his right hand, must be wearing armor that could block the strikes of a blade.
“Oh, I don’t need armor to fight you, a junior internal force mardalist, Gilmore sneered.
Emerson was shocked and thought, “How is it possible that this masked man in black isn’t armored?”
This masked man could block his Fiery Palm without any armor
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The first thing Emerson thought of was that this man must have at least intermediate–level internal force.
This was the first time he had encountered such a formidable opponent!
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In Oakhaven, except for Denton, an intermediate–level internal force martialist, the other internal force martialists he could think of were all at the junior level.
Therefore, Emerson’s first thought was that Gilmore was very likely an internal force martialist from another place.
But facing Gilmore, who was stronger, Emerson, as a junior internal force martialist, knew he was bound to lose.
“Sir. is there a feud between us?” Emerson looked at Gilmore and asked.
He asked that question because he wanted to know if there was any enmity between them.
If not, then this masked man must be hired by someone to kill him.
Since others could hire Gilmore to kill him, then he could also use money to resolve the crisis.
However, Gilmore’s reply dashed his hopes. I have a grudge against you.”
After that. He looked at Emerson sharply and said, “What other unique skills do you have? Show me! Anyway, you can’t escape!”
Emerson did want to run away.
However, Gilmore’s words undoubtedly dashed his hopes of escaping by luck.
Hatred flashed in his eyes. Since he could not escape, he could only fight desperately with Gilmore!
Then, Emerson released all the internal mana in his body. His clothes and white hair fluttered in the wind. He, whose right hand was injured, threw a heavy punch at Gilmore.
“Boom!”
The violent internal mana vibrated through the air.
Emerson, whose eyes were about to split open, looked like a mad lion.
All his internal mana gathered on his fist.
With this punch, he intended to perish together with Gilmore.
Facing Emerson’s full–powered punch, Gilmore remained calm as usual.
In the next instant, Gilmore threw a punch.
His formidable mana caused astonishing ripples in the air.
A terrifying force covered the living room of the mansion in an instant.
Emerson’s eyes widened in shock when he felt the tidal wave of energy washed over him.
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The man, who had such horrible power, was not an internal force martialist at all. He should be a Master, even a Grandmaster!
“Bang!
Their fists collided and seemed to have caused an earthquake..
Then, Emerson felt the knuckles of his fist cracked.
Not only did the bones in his fist crack, but even the bones in his entire left arm also broke inch by inch and crackled like firecrackers.
Emerson acted as if being executed. He was in so much pain that his whole face was distorted, and his scream echoed throughout the mansion.
Crash.
Then, as if being hit by a cannonball, Emerson flew into the air and crashed heavily into the wall of the mansion.
A large number of cracks immediately appeared on the wall that he had crashed into.
Then, he fell to the ground from the several–meter–high wall.
With a loud bang, the floor tiles shattered and flew everywhere, and dust filled the air.
After Emerson crashed onto the ground, a large amount of blood spurted out from his body.
Gilmore walked over to him and squatted down. Emerson looked up, and Gilmore could see the muscles on Emerson’s face twitching and blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. Gilmore said, “Didn’t you want to know who I am? Let me tell you now, I’m Gilmore, the person you wanted to kill.”
Emerson’s eyes were full of unwillingness. He opened his mouth full of blood and said only one word: “You…”
His head drooped in the pool of blood as he died.
Gilmore stood up and flew out of the mansion like a lone eagle in the dark and disappeared into the night.
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Gilmore drove his Mercedes back to the parking lot in front of Langford Tower.
After parking the car, he checked the time on his phone, finding it was 11:30 p. m.
About an hour and a half had passed since he left the Langford Tower.
In the past an hour and a half, he had not only solved the danger in the Palazzo but also got rid of Emerson, a bigger threat.
After he resolved these problems, there was nothing that could threaten his family at the moment.
He alighted from the car and walked into Langford Tower.
After arriving on the 50th floor, Gilmore went to his room first.
He took out the door card, opened the door, and was about to go in.
Just at this moment, a young woman suddenly appeared in the corridor.
She quickly came in front of Gilmore, looking panicked. In a low voice, she pleaded, “Sir, please save me!
Then, she immediately grabbed his right wrist with her fair hands.
He could feel that she grabbed his wrist very firmly with shaking hands like a drowning person seizing a life–saving straw.
Gilmore’s gaze fell on the woman’s face, and he found that she was an extremely young woman around 20 years old with a breathtaking appearance.
In his opinion, this woman was almost as beautiful as Claire and Christine.
The woman was dressed in an ordinary T–shirt and a knee–length skirt.
Although she was dressed in ordinary clothes, she was in a great shape. Her skin was white and smooth, and she had nice curves with a pair of delicate and long legs.
It was just that this beauty had a look of panic and unease on her face.
Her beautiful eyes sparkled with watery light. She was so pure and lovingly pathetic that he couldn’t help but want to protect her.
Although Gilmore had met a lot of beauties before, this was the first time that he had met one asking him for help.
Of course, he had suspected that this gorgeous girl had some other intentions.
However, he soon denied it.
He could tell that she was truly panicking. He could see the fear and anxiety in her eyes and that she considered him as her
savior.
Eyes wouldn’t lie.
Gilmore could tell–from her eyes that she was asking him for help.
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Hence, he asked her, “Miss, what happened? Is there something can help you with?”
At this tinic, running footsteps came from the corridor, and someone said coldly, “Go to the corridor over there and check it out. We must not let Elaine Powell run away!”
“Yes, Sir!” Others replied.
Their voices came from the corridor that was connected to the one, where Gilmore was in, and located around the corner.
Then, Gilmore heard them begin to run towards the corridor where he was.
Hearing the footsteps and voices, the woman became even more anxious. Then she opened Gilmore’s room door and walked in.
Gilmore was stunned. He pondered for a moment and realized that it was the only thing the woman, who had been driven into a corner, could do. Afraid of being caught, she intended to hide in his room.
Anyway, he did not mind saving a beauty.
Thinking of this, before the people who wanted to catch the woman appeared in the corridor, he also entered his room and gently closed the door.
He walked into the room, only to find the woman standing in the corner and clinging to the wall. She seemed very afraid that she would be found by those people outside.
At this time, Gilmore heard the sounds of someone walking quickly past his room.
The footsteps faded until they could no longer be heard.
The woman standing in the corner heaved a sigh of relief.
Gilmore said to her, “It’s all right now. You can sit down.”
He pointed to the sofa.
The woman then sat on the sofa and spoke softly to him, “Thank you for helping me. I’ll be in trouble if they seize me.”
Gilmore got a glass of warm water from the water dispenser in his room and placed it on the table in front of her, then said, “You’re welcome. Have some water.”
The woman picked up the glass and took a few sips.
She was obviously much more relaxed now.
Gilmore looked at her and asked, “Young lady, were those people chasing you earlier?”
The woman puckered her lips and nodded.
He asked, “Your name is Elaine?
The reason why he asked this was that he had just heard one of those people yell to the others to prevent Elaine from running away.
That had to be the woman’s name.
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The woman nodded lightly..
He continued asking, “Why are they chasing you?”
Elaine looked at Gilmore. This was the first time she had seen him, and she didn’t even know his name.
However, she could feel that he would not harm her.
Otherwise, he would not have let her hide in his room when the people outside were chasing after her.
Elaine’s eyes were slightly red as she told Gilmore what had happened.
From her explanation, he finally learned what had happened.
It turned out that Elaine was a student from Oakhaven University of Foreign Languag
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She was a freshman at this university. Not only was she highly gifted in learning and mastered many foreign languages, but she was also a stunning campus belle.
At Oakhaven University of Foreign Languages, her nickname was Aphrodite.
It was because she was beautiful and innocent that she never lacked admirers, including the straight–A Mr. McDreamy and the losers in university.
Although she had many pursuers, she was too poor to care about it. She just wanted to study hard and cherish the opportunity to study.
Only in this way could she use the knowledge she had learned to change her and her family’s destinies.
She was not interested in getting into a relationship and devoted herself to studies.
However, a man with a powerful background fell for her.
He was Tobias Weston, the eldest son of the Weston family, a wealthy family in Oakhaven.
Even though Tobias pursued Elaine in every possible way, she wasn’t tempted.
Firstly, she didn’t have any feelings for him.
Secondly, she only cared about her studies.
Thirdly, she wasn’t interested in these rich young men.
Therefore, she had kept a distance from Tobias.
It wasn’t until yesterday that she received a call from her mother in the countryside. The news she got was a real thunderbolt
to her.
Her father, who had supported the family all this time, had had a car accident and needed nearly twenty hundred thousand dollars for surgery.
In desperation, she could only think of one way, which was to borrow money from Tobias, the son of a wealthy family.
Tobias promised to lend her money but asked her to come to Langford Tower tonight to watch the meteor shower with him.
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Elaine thought that watching the meteor shower was a normal thing, so she came.
However, af
Tobias took her to the hotel room, he revealed his true colors.
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He wanted to force her to sleep with him, so she bit his arm. After he let go of her due to the pain, she ran out of the door.
She did not dare to take the elevator, so she came downstairs by the emergency exit to escape.
Finally, she reached the 50th floor. When people were searching for her, she happened to meet Gilmore, who was about to enter his room.
Left with no choice, she immediately ran up to him to ask for help.
After she told him all of this, tears rolled down her cheeks.
Gilmore took out a few tissues, put them in front of her, and said, “Here are some tissues.”
Elaine took the tissues and said, “Thank you!”
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Gilmore looked at Elaine, who was wiping off her tears, and asked, “How’s your father’s current condition?”
“He’s still in the hospital, in a coma. The hospital told us that a surgery had to be performed within two hours or his life would be in danger Tears welled up in Elaine’s eyes again as she said.
She looked pitiful.
Gilmore asked, “You said his surgery will cost about 200,000 dollars, right?”
Elaine nodded and said between sobs, “200,000 dollars… How could I possibly get such an amount of money!”
Because of that, tears ran down her cheeks, drop by drop.
Needless to say, she was pretty flustered due to her father’s critical condition.
Gilmore asked with serenity, “What is your account number?”
Elaine raised her teary eyes and asked Gilmore, perplexed, “What… What did you say?”
“Just give me your account number. I have a rich friend from whom I can borrow 200,000 dollars for you,” Gilmore explained.
Flaine stared at him in disbelief.
She thought, “Is the man willing to borrow 200,000 dollars for my sake?”
It was simply unbelievable, almost insane.
But this was a matter of life or death.
Her father, who was on the verge of death, was waiting for her to save him.
“I’m willing to die for him. I’ll certainly borrow 200,000 dollars from a total stranger for him,” she thought.
Therefore, Elaine immediately knelt in front of Gilmore.
But he seemed to have expected it and stopped her right before she got down on her knees.
“I’m still alive and kicking. There’s no need to pay tribute to me yet, or you may forget about the money, Gilmore gazed at Elaine and said.
Not until then did Elaine stand up again.
She thanked him profusely and added, with absolute gratitude, “You’re a kind man indeed. I will never forget this.”
“Whatever! But if you don’t tell me your account number in the next few minutes, your father will miss his only chance to survive. You won’t be able to save him then, even if you get the money. Gilmore reminded her resignedly.
Soon after, Elaine took out her phone at once and told Gilmore her account number.
He typed it into his phone.
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Soon after, he transferred 200,000 dollars to her account through the mobile banking service.
Now, 200,000 dollars was no more than a drop in the bucket to him.
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And the reason why he was willing to help Elaine wasn’t her gorgeous look but his experiences of being poor. He knew too well the pain and despair that poor people suffered after meeting with misfortunes
Also, the wise old men always said. “Helping people is the symbol of personality sublimation”
After all, 200,000 dollars was nothing to him.
After he transferred the money, he noticed that Elaine had been staring at his phone.
He put it back into his pocket and said, “My friend has agreed to lend you 200,000 dollars. If everything goes well, you should be able to receive the money in a few minutes.”
Right at that moment, her cell phone began to ring.
Seeing the caller ID, Elaine answered the phone right away, “Mom, how’s dad’s condition now?”
“Elaine, I just got a message saying that 200,000 dollars have been transferred to my bank account. Did you borrow 200,000 dollars from that rich schoolmate?” A woman’s rejoicing voice came from the other end of the line.
Elaine glanced at Gilmore and realized that the money had been transferred to her mother’s account.
The bank account she gave Gilmore was actually her mother’s.
Elaine replied, “Yes, mom. A rich schoolmate of mine lent us 200,000 dollars. Hurry up and get dad into surgery ASAP. I’ll see you guys tomorrow,”
“Excellent. Dear, do thank your schoolmate for saving your father’s life.” Elaine’s mother cried with joy.
Elaine nodded and added, “I know, mom. I’ll thank him properly. You must go and talk to the doctor now.”
“Okay, okay. I’ll stop now and go talk to the doctor. Her mother finished the call in a hurry.
It was easy to imagine that she must be hurrying to find the doctor since she’d got the money.
Elaine took a tissue out of the tissue box on the table and wiped off her tears gently.
However, this time, they were tears of joy.
Finally, they had the money to afford the surgery. It was indeed a lifesaver.
She looked at Gilmore and said, “Thank you so much for lending me the money.”
Gilmore corrected, “I didn’t lend you the money. My friend did
“You don’t need to lie anymore. I saw you transfer 200,000 dollars to my mother’s account on your phone.” Elaine said with teasing eyes.
Gilmore noticed that Elaine became much more lively and delightful after the money problem got fixed.
It had to be said that she looked quite charming with such a playful smile in her eyes.
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Gilmore’s initial plan was to be an anonymous donator and never expected it to be discovered by Elaine this soon.
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At this point, there was no need to hide it anymore, so he said, “Yes, it’s my money indeed, but you don’t need to pay me back. Just think about it as a favor. Never mind about that.”
A trace of surprise appeared on Elaine’s face.
It was the first time she had seen someone willing to offer a 200,000–dollar free loan.
“Is he the richest man in Eldoria? Does he have more money than God? Thus, money means nothing to him?” she wondered.
She could not help but ask, “It’s still a lot of money. How could I not pay you back?”
Gilmore replied, smiling. “Never mind about that. Just take it as a favor from a rich and willful man.”
She was shocked, thinking. “Wow, good for you!”
However, although Gilmore said that, Elaine didn’t like to accept such a big favor.
In secret, she decided that she would pay back the money in any case, because this sum of money enabled her to save her father’s life
She asked Gilmore, “You saved me, and afterward, you lent me 200,000 dollars to save my father’s life, but I don’t know your name yet. May I ask your name, Mr. Hero?”
She needed to know his name to pay him the money little by little in the future.
“Gilmore,” he replied.
“Gilmore, which university are you studying at, or where are you working now?” Elaine continued.
Gilmore looked back at her and asked, “Why? Is this an interview?”
Elaine waved her hand rapidly and said, “No, no. You seem to be a nice person, and I was wondering if we could be friends” “Eh–hem, Elaine, why do I feel like you have ulterior motives?” Gilmore asked as he stared at her evasive sight.
Elaine thought Gilmore had seen through her intentions. A slight flush appeared on her cheeks, but she still denied, “No, I… I just want to be your friend.”
Gilmore nodded, “I see. I get it now. You have a crush on me, but you’re too embarrassed to ask me out. Am I right?”
Elaine was speechless.
“Why is he thinking like this?” she talked to herself.
quickly figured out that it must be her hesitation and ambiguity that caused such a misunderstanding.
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She was about to explain herself, but he was already sitting next to her and added, “Alright, what if we watch the meteor shower tonight as our first date?”
Elaine was speechless again and thought that there seemed to be no way out now.
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In the monitor room of Langford Hotel, the security manager, wearing a suit and tie, was working on a computer and finally paused the surveillance video on the screen.
He looked up at a young man in his twenties who seemed grim and unpredictable, and reported respectfully, “Sir, Elaine entered Room No. 8, 50th Floor.”
This young man was no other than Tobias, the eldest son of the Weston family that owned Langford Tower.
When Elaine ran away from Tobias’s room, he sent his bodyguards to hunt for her, but their efforts failed.
So Tobias called the security manager over, and they went straight to the monitor room to get related surveillance footage,
Soon, the security manager found Elaine on the monitor. She had entered Room No. 8, 50th Floor.
It was precisely Gilmore’s room.
A cold light glittered in Tobias’s eyes as he said, “Does she believe she can escape from me by hiding in this room?”
“Sir, let me go there and get her for you now,” a bulky man with a buzz cut and square face standing behind Tobias asked.
“No, we’re going together,” Tobias decided.
Afterward, Tobias spoke to the security manager, ‘Mr. Tinch, introduce yourself as Elaine’s boyfriend when we get to the room. Beat that guy in the room and take Elaine away.”
The security manager immediately understood that Tobias wanted him to pretend to be Elaine’s boyfriend, who came to catch her cheating-
He hated to be a part of this scheme, but all he could do was obey because of Tobias’s identity.
Minutes later, Tobias, the security manager, and a group of security guards left the monitor room.
They walked into the elevator and headed toward Room No. 8, 50th Floor to catch Elaine with another man.
At that exact moment, Gilmore and Elaine were sitting on the sofa, admiring the night sky through the floor–to–ceiling window while waiting for the meteor shower to streak across the sky.
Suddenly, his eyes twitched and pupils shrank.
With the help of his God’s Eye, he saw Tobias hurrying to his room, followed by a group of people.
He also learned Tobias’s plan and automatically smiled.
He thought, “What a brilliant plan. But I’m afraid it will not be that easy to take me down.”
Footsteps quickly sounded in the corridor, followed by knocks on the door and a voice, Elaine, I know you’re inside. Show your face now. I can pretend nothing has happened. Otherwise, smash down the door and give that man what he
deserves!”
Elaine, sitting on the sofa, indeed heard the fuss outside.
Her face immediately turned pale, then she looked at Gilmore and whispered, frightened, “Gilmore, I beg you,
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the door, please! It must be Tobias!”
Gilmore took her hand and said, “No need to panic. Come with me.”
She followed him blankly to a window, clueless about what he was planning to do.
Gilmore opened two windows.
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Elaine was surprised and wondered, “Does he want us to escape through the window? But we’re on the 50th floor. We will die
if we fall.”
She gazed at Gilmore, and asked with a worried look, “Gilmore, isn’t it too dangerous to escape from here?”
But he smiled and ordered, “Elaine, close your eyes. I’ll do a magic trick for you. You must remember not to open your eyes until I ask you to, or the consequences will be serious.”
Gilmore’s enigmatic look sparked Elaine’s curiosity, so she repeated what he said, “Close my eyes, and you’ll do a magic trick?”
She wondered quietly, “Tobias is about to barge in. How can Gilmore think about doing a magic trick in a moment like this?” However, Gilmore promised her earnestly, “As long as you close your eyes and I do this trick, Tobias won’t be able to find us.”
Elaine had no idea what kind of trick Gilmore was talking about, but she trusted in his promise.
After all, Gilmore had saved her and provided 200,000 dollars to pay for her father’s surgery.
She had grown the utmost faith and trust in him.
As a result, she nodded like an innocent little girl and said, ‘Okay, 111 close my eyes.”
After, she did it.
The minute she closed her eyes, she felt Gilmore’s hand on her waist.
Her eyelashes began to flutter while her heart was beating like crazy.
She had no idea what Gilmore would do next.
Such strange behavior would inevitably cause suspicions about his intentions.
However, Elaine believed that Gilmore was not
an evil man.
Gilmore was the opposite of Tobias who groped her like a pervert as soon as they entered the room.
He even tried to hide that he lent her 200,000 dollars.
On the other hand, when she tried to borrow money from Tobias minutes earlier, his sole purpose was to exploit the opportunity to sleep with her.
The difference between them could not be more evident.
Because of this, Elaine believed that Gilmore would never do anything terrible to her.
When Gilmore put his arm around her waist, she did not feel molested or uncomfortable. However, her heart was beating
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faster, and she got nervous..
Gilmore whispered close to her ear. “The magic is about to begin. Don’t open your eyes.”
She was able to feel his warm breath tickling her ear as he spoke.
It seemed to be an indescribable intimacy between them; the atmosphere suddenly turned weird.
Her fair cheeks blushed and seemed to be burning hot.
The second she blushed because of her natural shyness, he tightened his grip.
Immediately, she felt like floating off the ground and flying.
She could not help but wonder if Gilmore was doing a marvelous magic trick; otherwise, how would she feel this way?
Yet, she shut her eyes, following Gilmore’s instructions.
It felt like she had flown out of the room, and the wind was refreshing her.
She had no idea how long it took but suddenly felt herself landing on the ground.
Gilmore’s voice sounded in her ear, “We are good. You can open your eyes now,”
She opened her eyes slowly, only to find herself on a tall building’s top
This building was taller than the other skyscrapers nearby.
floor.
At one glance, the whole Oakhaven was full of gleaming towers while dazzling lights illuminated wherever she looked.
She immediately realized she was on Langford Tower’s rooftop.
Elaine looked at Gilmore, completely astonished, and asked, “Is this Langford Tower’s rooftop?”
Gilmore smiled and nodded.
Elaine was so shocked at his answer that she couldn’t say anything
She thought, “Gilmore did a magic trick, then I magically came from the 50th floor of Langford Tower to the hundred- meters–high rooftop? What a marvellous trick!”
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In the monitor room of Langford Hotel, the security manager, wearing a suit and tie, was working on a computer and finally paused the surveillance video on the screen.
He looked up at a young man in his twenties who seemed grim and unpredictable, and reported respectfully, “Sir, Elaine entered Room No. 8, 50th Floor.”
This young man was no other than Tobias, the eldest son of the Weston family that owned Langford Tower.
When Elaine ran away from Tobias’s room, he sent his bodyguards to hunt for her, but their efforts failed.
So Tobias called the security manager over, and they went straight to the monitor room to get related surveillance footage,
Soon, the security manager found Elaine on the monitor. She had entered Room No. 8, 50th Floor.
It was precisely Gilmore’s room.
A cold light glittered in Tobias’s eyes as he said, “Does she believe she can escape from me by hiding in this room?”
“Sir, let me go there and get her for you now,” a bulky man with a buzz cut and square face standing behind Tobias asked.
“No, we’re going together,” Tobias decided.
Afterward, Tobias spoke to the security manager, ‘Mr. Tinch, introduce yourself as Elaine’s boyfriend when we get to the room. Beat that guy in the room and take Elaine away.”
The security manager immediately understood that Tobias wanted him to pretend to be Elaine’s boyfriend, who came to catch her cheating-
He hated to be a part of this scheme, but all he could do was obey because of Tobias’s identity.
Minutes later, Tobias, the security manager, and a group of security guards left the monitor room.
They walked into the elevator and headed toward Room No. 8, 50th Floor to catch Elaine with another man.
At that exact moment, Gilmore and Elaine were sitting on the sofa, admiring the night sky through the floor–to–ceiling window while waiting for the meteor shower to streak across the sky.
Suddenly, his eyes twitched and pupils shrank.
With the help of his God’s Eye, he saw Tobias hurrying to his room, followed by a group of people.
He also learned Tobias’s plan and automatically smiled.
He thought, “What a brilliant plan. But I’m afraid it will not be that easy to take me down.”
Footsteps quickly sounded in the corridor, followed by knocks on the door and a voice, Elaine, I know you’re inside. Show your face now. I can pretend nothing has happened. Otherwise, smash down the door and give that man what he
deserves!”
Elaine, sitting on the sofa, indeed heard the fuss outside.
Her face immediately turned pale, then she looked at Gilmore and whispered, frightened, “Gilmore, I beg you,
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the door, please! It must be Tobias!”
Gilmore took her hand and said, “No need to panic. Come with me.”
She followed him blankly to a window, clueless about what he was planning to do.
Gilmore opened two windows.
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Elaine was surprised and wondered, “Does he want us to escape through the window? But we’re on the 50th floor. We will die
if we fall.”
She gazed at Gilmore, and asked with a worried look, “Gilmore, isn’t it too dangerous to escape from here?”
But he smiled and ordered, “Elaine, close your eyes. I’ll do a magic trick for you. You must remember not to open your eyes until I ask you to, or the consequences will be serious.”
Gilmore’s enigmatic look sparked Elaine’s curiosity, so she repeated what he said, “Close my eyes, and you’ll do a magic trick?”
She wondered quietly, “Tobias is about to barge in. How can Gilmore think about doing a magic trick in a moment like this?” However, Gilmore promised her earnestly, “As long as you close your eyes and I do this trick, Tobias won’t be able to find us.”
Elaine had no idea what kind of trick Gilmore was talking about, but she trusted in his promise.
After all, Gilmore had saved her and provided 200,000 dollars to pay for her father’s surgery.
She had grown the utmost faith and trust in him.
As a result, she nodded like an innocent little girl and said, ‘Okay, 111 close my eyes.”
After, she did it.
The minute she closed her eyes, she felt Gilmore’s hand on her waist.
Her eyelashes began to flutter while her heart was beating like crazy.
She had no idea what Gilmore would do next.
Such strange behavior would inevitably cause suspicions about his intentions.
However, Elaine believed that Gilmore was not
an evil man.
Gilmore was the opposite of Tobias who groped her like a pervert as soon as they entered the room.
He even tried to hide that he lent her 200,000 dollars.
On the other hand, when she tried to borrow money from Tobias minutes earlier, his sole purpose was to exploit the opportunity to sleep with her.
The difference between them could not be more evident.
Because of this, Elaine believed that Gilmore would never do anything terrible to her.
When Gilmore put his arm around her waist, she did not feel molested or uncomfortable. However, her heart was beating
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faster, and she got nervous..
Gilmore whispered close to her ear. “The magic is about to begin. Don’t open your eyes.”
She was able to feel his warm breath tickling her ear as he spoke.
It seemed to be an indescribable intimacy between them; the atmosphere suddenly turned weird.
Her fair cheeks blushed and seemed to be burning hot.
The second she blushed because of her natural shyness, he tightened his grip.
Immediately, she felt like floating off the ground and flying.
She could not help but wonder if Gilmore was doing a marvelous magic trick; otherwise, how would she feel this way?
Yet, she shut her eyes, following Gilmore’s instructions.
It felt like she had flown out of the room, and the wind was refreshing her.
She had no idea how long it took but suddenly felt herself landing on the ground.
Gilmore’s voice sounded in her ear, “We are good. You can open your eyes now,”
She opened her eyes slowly, only to find herself on a tall building’s top
This building was taller than the other skyscrapers nearby.
floor.
At one glance, the whole Oakhaven was full of gleaming towers while dazzling lights illuminated wherever she looked.
She immediately realized she was on Langford Tower’s rooftop.
Elaine looked at Gilmore, completely astonished, and asked, “Is this Langford Tower’s rooftop?”
Gilmore smiled and nodded.
Elaine was so shocked at his answer that she couldn’t say anything
She thought, “Gilmore did a magic trick, then I magically came from the 50th floor of Langford Tower to the hundred- meters–high rooftop? What a marvellous trick!”
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“Gilmore, how did you do that?” Elaine managed to ask after a long silence.
But she only received a mysterious smile and one word, “Secret”
He added, “Now Tobias won’t be able to find you. We can watch the meteor shower here where no one will disturb us again
She glanced around the empty rooftops, only to see several lights shining. They would be perfectly safe here, indeed.
Tobias would never have imagined that she would be on the rooftop in a million years.
For her, it was also a massive surprise.
Thinking she could finally be safe from Tobias, Elaine breathed a sigh of relief.
They found a clean place on the rooftop and sat down.
“I helped you dodge a bullet today, but Tobias will disturb you again when you go back to university.” Gilmore said with at worried look as he stared at Elaine.
Elaine replied, “I’ll take a train back to my hometown tomorrow morning to visit my father. I’ve asked for 15 days off to go home and take proper care of him. During this period, Tobias won’t even remember what happened tonight, and even if he does, I dare him to hurt me blatantly on campus.”
Il drive you to the train station tomorrow. Call me if he ever dares to mess with you again,” Gilmore promised.
Elaine looked back at him and nodded slightly. She was a little touched.
She had never imagined that such a nice man like Gilmore would show up to help her out when she had her back against the wall.
He saved her from a desperate situation like a true hero.
Every girl once or twice dreamed of meeting her hero who could make her heart beat like crazy.
All her life, Elaine had thought that such heroes could only exist in fiction.
But now, she believed it because a true hero was sitting right next to her at the moment.
“Um… when we were in that room, didn’t you say something about us having a date? Do you still mean it?” she whispered with her head down
Gilmore stared at her, who didn’t dare to lift her head, and only came back to his senses after a while.
He wondered, “I saved her and then lent her 200,000 dollars to save her father. So she has fallen in love with me?
“But honestly, I didn’t expect to get anything in return.
“Moreover, I’ve had Lilian, Claire, Helene, and Christine who has not technically become my girlfriend yet
I have four girlfriends already.
“Including Elaine, I will have five of them in total.”
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Gilmore felt he needed to think it over.
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be honest, I’m not a monogamous man, but quite the opposite, a ladies‘ man. If I become your boyfriend, I’m I’ll break your heart,” Gilmore decided to tell her the truth.
Before he got attached to her, Gilmore hesitated to confuse and disappoint such a pure and beautiful girl.
Elaine was stunned when she heard the answer.
She disappointedly replied, “I know I’m not good enough for you, so you chose to describe yourself as such a terrible man. I… I’m not forcing you or anything. Why are you lying like that?”
After that, she rose to her feet and prepared to leave.
Gilmore was dumbfounded.
He didn’t expect his words could be misinterpreted like this.
He was screaming inside, Jesus! Hand to God, everything I said is true. I have four girlfriends already. How can that not make me a playboy?”
He didn’t want to harm this innocent young girl.
But he never expected she would not believe what he said.
Seeing Elaine covering her face in her hands and running away, he worried she would do something stupid. So he got up quickly and ran after her.
He grabbed her slender arm and asked, “Elaine, where are you going?”
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“Let go of me and leave me alone. I’ll pay back your money, although it’ll take some time.” Elaine looked away stubbornly and said.
Gilmore turned to face her and grabbed her arms with both hands, realizing she covered her face with her right hand, and/ tears stained her eyes.
It was the first time Elaine had expressed her feelings for a guy.
But pathetically, she was turned down.
It was such a heavy blow to her.
Her fragile heart was instantly broken.
She had to run away in a hurry to hide her sadness from Gilmore
She did not expect Gilmore to follow her and see her crying. She, so embarrassed, wished she could dig a hole and bury
herself!
Gilmore was shocked and murmured, “Are you crying?”
She turned her face away while sobbing, “I’m not crying. The wind blew dust into my eyes.”
He did not expect to hear such a dramatic excuse at such a moment.
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However, her tears were indeed unexpected.
“It seems she has fallen in love with me,” he thought.
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As a grown–up man, he saw a beautiful woman standing before him with teary eyes. It would be a lie to say he was unmoved.
He replied, “Fine! If you think that a playboy like me, who falls in love with quite a few girls, is a good man and boyfriend material, I can tell you that I’m more than happy to be your boyfriend.”
He thought. “It’s true I have four girlfriends, but a man could never refuse a pure campus belle like Elaine, right?”
Hearing his words, Elaine finally turned around to look at him.
Her teary eyes were filled with disbelief.
She thought, “Does it mean that Gilmore agreed to be my boyfriend?”
“Gilmore, will you be my boyfriend?” Elaine asked with dreamy eyes.
She imagined, “Could this man, a hero who came to my rescue, really be my boyfriend?”
Gilmore stroked her long, soft hair and said, “I’ve told you, as long as you don’t mind my being a playboy, I’m happy to go out with a beautiful girl like you.”
She didn’t believe him, so she said with happiness written all over her face, “I know you’ll be a good boyfriend.”
Suddenly, she approached and hugged Gilmore.
Her tiny, blushed face was tightly resting against his chest.
“From now on, this hero will be my boyfriend,” she said to herself.
Gilmore never expected Elaine to throw herself into his arms abruptly.
He could only sigh, “If I had known that such innocent beauty would ever fall in love with me, I wouldn’t have saved her and given her the money.”
However, he would never refuse to help such a beautiful girl.
“Life is hard!” he signed silently.
Right at this moment, the sky suddenly became bright.
A meteor shower dashed through the sky.
Shooting stars flew by one after another, illuminating the sky as well as Gilmore and Elaine who held each other tightly on the building top.
She lifted her head in Gilmore’s embrace, her beautiful eyes sparkling as she watched the shooting stars flying across the sky.
Overwhelmed by the beauty, she said, “It’s so marvelous.”
However, nobody knew whether she was referring to the meteor shower or her new relationship.
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No matter what life could bring, she would never forget this night, Gilmore, and the marvelous meteor shower.
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Just as this romance blossomed on the rooftop and the new couple admired the meteor shower, the door of Room No. 8, 50th Floor was opened by a hotel staff member with a room card.
The group stormed into the room, but surprisingly nobody was there.
Tobias ordered his men to search every inch of the room, but they found nobody there.
They noticed the open windows and looked outside. Once again, they found there was no place to hide.
No one could jump from the 50th floor to the ground, except for Spiderman,
Tobias was confused, thinking, “Clearly, Elaine has entered this room, but where is she? How could she disappear?”
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“Sir, that doesn’t make sense! Elaine has obviously entered this room.” The security manager looked baffled as he reported to
Tobias.
Tobias said with an icy look, “Elaine managed to escape because we must have overlooked something.”
He thought, “Damn it! As long as she is still at Oakhaven University of Foreign Languages, she’ll be unable to escape from me, although she escaped by luck today!”
Tobias looked at the security manager and said, “Check the surveillance footage carefully again. Find out how she escaped!”
He added. “Also, get all the details about the guest who stayed in this room!”
Tobias assumed the guest, who stayed in Room No. 8, must have something to do with Elaine’s escape.
This guest must have helped her escape.
So Tobias vowed that if he ever found out that this guest had helped her escape, he would not let him off.
“Yes, Sir. After our investigation, I will inform you the result tomorrow, the security manager replied immediately.
Tobias nodded and ordered his bodyguards, “Let’s go!”
Then Tobias left, followed by a few bodyguards with an angry look.
The security manager looked around the room and left as well.
The security manager closed the door after he came out of the room.
On the rooftop, Gilmore and Elaine watched the beautiful meteor shower fly through the sky.
At that instant, the lustrous shooting stars flashed.
They were as wonderful as life, as beautiful as romance, fleeting but unforgettable.
Finally, they vanished into the night sky.
The sky became blue and calm again.
Elaine was exhilarated.
This was likely the first time she had seen such a beautiful meteor shower.
Moreover, she had the chance to meet Gilmore, her hero, that same night.
Every girl loved romantic encounters.
Elaine believed that destiny had brought her and Gilmore together.
At the moment, Gilmore’s cell phone rang.
He took out his phone and found it was his sister calling.
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At the sight of Elaine’s curious look, Gilmore said, “It’s my sister calling
Elaine was relieved. She looked pure and flawless with bright and clear eyes.
Gilmore wondered what she would do if she learned that he had the other four girlfriends.
He did not bother to think about that anymore. He answered his sister’s call, “Everly, did you manage to see the meteor shower?”
“Gilmore, I’ve seen the meteor shower. Why aren’t you back yet Everly asked with some regret.
He replied, “I have seen it too.”
“Oh! You have seen it already. That’s good! Otherwise, it would be a pity,” Everly said with a sigh of relief.
“Well, I’m going back now,” he said.
“Okay! I’m hanging up on you,” Everly finished her sentence and ended the call.
Gilmore put the phone back into his pocket and looked at Elaine. He said, “Let’s go back to the hotel room now,”
She asked worriedly. “Gilmore, do you think Tobias and his bodyguards are still in your room!”
He replied, “No. As they didn’t find anyone in the room, they would believe we had escaped. Hence they won’t be there anymore.”
She was relieved when she heard his words
“We have two options now. The first is to go downstairs from the rooftop. The second is to let me take you back to the hotel, room using a magic trick Gilmore stared at Elaine and asked.
She recalled Gilmore asked her to close her eyes and claimed to be going to perform a magic trick.
Then she was already at the top of the building when she opened her eyes.
Now, Elaine replied, “I want you to do the magic trick.”
He nodded and said, “Okay, it is the safest method. I believe that Tobias’s lackeys will spot you in the surveillance video if we go down the stairs.”
Elaine said, “In that case, let’s do magic and go back. Do I still need to close my eyes?”
“Well, most girls are timid, so you had better close your eyes. My magic can be both astonishing and terrifying!” He said seriously to Elaine.
She nodded and closed her eyes.
However, she had decided that when Gilmore performed magic later, she would open her eyes a little to see how he did the magic trick.
She felt Gilmore’s arm around her waist.
This time, she did not feel shy anymore. On the contrary, her heart was overflowing with sweetness.
In an instant, Gilmore got off the stair roof with his arm around Elaine and flew out of the building like a goshawk that
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spread its wings in the middle of the night.
Soon, they floated down gently like a leaf.
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Their hair and clothes fluttered as they gracefully flew down due to the cool breeze beneath them, which made them look like a match made in heaven.
Feeling that she was falling rapidly and a breeze coming from below, Elaine secretly opened her eyes.
The moment she slightly opened her eyes, she was shocked to see the glass wall of the building in front of her moving up rapidly while she was flying down quickly.
She opened her eyes wide open.
She realized she was no longer on the top of the building. Instead, she was still falling in the air.
She wondered. “Is this any different from jumping off a building?
If there were something different, it would be that Langford Tower was the highest building in Oakhaven.
She thought, “If anyone fell from a few hundred meters high, there would not even be a single bone left intact.”
Elaine didn’t expect the magic Gilmore “performed” was to jump off the highest building in Oakhaven.
She was frightened out of her wits when she looked downward. She felt dizzy when she realized she was at an altitude of a few hundred meters.
Suddenly, she fainted because she was petrified.
After some time, she felt her lips were warm while breaths were puffed into her mouth.
She slowly came back to her senses and realized someone was giving her mouth–to–mouth resuscitation
The moment she started to breathe, the person stopped.
Gilmore grumbled to himself, “Women are troublesome. I told her not to open her eyes, but she did it anyway. She had no idea she would faint with fear and lose her consciousness.”
Hearing his words, she realized that Gilmore had given her mouth–to–mouth resuscitation just now.
Her heart started to beat faster, and she felt shy. Her heart was overflowing with sweetness once again. She was sure that she did not die and was resting comfortably on the mattress in the hotel room.
She recalled that she fell from the building and fainted with fear, but now she was safely back in the hotel room. Elaine was shocked and curious at the same time. She wondered “How did he do that? Was there magic involved?” Elaine wanted to ask questions, but she suddenly felt Gilmore’s palms on her chest.
It seemed that he was going to give her CPR, and he had touched her bosom with his palms.
Elaine blushed.
Gilmore indeed wanted to give her CPR.
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Gilmore felt two soft and supple lumps as his palms pressed on her chest. He was pleasantly surprised.
Although she was physically attractive, he didn’t expect her to have such plump breasts.
Right at that moment, the door opened. Gerald and Everly walked in.
They saw the couple on the mattress. Then their gaze fell on Gilmore’s palms and their position..
They rolled their eyes, and Gerald said, “Everly, don’t disturb your brother. Let’s leave.”
Everly nodded her head like a robot and replied, “Yes, we had better leave now, Gerald!”
Then Gerald and Everly left in a flash after closing the door.
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Gilmore blinked and wondered what Gerald and his sister meant
What did they mean by saying not to disturb him?
He was just trying to give Elaine CPR.
He wondered. “What were they thinking? Oh my god! That’s disgusting!”
Gilmore realized something was wrong.
His gaze focused on Elaine’s face.
Elaine had woken up when he did not notice it.
She was staring at him with her beautiful eyes wide open.
She neither screamed nor said anything. However, her pretty face blushed like a peach blossom in March.
She was indescribably delicate and charming.
“Gilmore, can you move your hands away?” Elaine asked Gilmore in a soft voice, not daring to look at him.
Gilmore finally realized why she was blushing.
He quickly moved his hands away from her chest.
“You’re awake?” he asked, intending to change the topic to get out of this awkward situation.
“Yes,” Elaine replied with a nod.
She sat up from the bed.
“It’s getting late. Take a shower and go to bed after that.” Gilmore suggested.
She nodded again.
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Gilmore took a bathrobe prepared for guests out of the wardrobe and gave it to Elaine.
She took it and went to the bathroom.
After she went into the bathroom and took off her clothes, she began to shower.
While taking her shower, she remembered how Gilmore gave her mouth–to–mouth resuscitation and CPR with his palms on her chest.
As the steam from the hot shower filled the bathroom, her fair face blushed once again.
Tonight, she had experienced too many things for the first time
She expressed her feelings to a man for the first time.
She was kissed by Gilmore for the first time.
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Her bosom was touched by Gilmore for the first time.
She felt shy but was overjoyed.
She did not know that she had fallen in love as she had never felt this way.
She felt she was living a beautiful dream.
Twenty minutes later, she finished her shower and walked out of the bathroom.
She, whose skin was radiant and as smooth as butter and long hair was still a little wet after she wiped it, looked lovely.
She was a perfect mixture of innocence and sex appeal.
Gilmore was attracted to her from the bottom of his heart.
She lived up to her reputation as the Aphrodite and campus belle of Oakhaven University of Foreign Languages.
Elaine noticed Gilmore gazing at her from top to toe,
Her heart was overflowing with joy as the man she loved was looking at her.
However, she felt uneasy under his staring eyes.
She took out a bathrobe and gave it to Gilmore. “Stop looking at me. Go and take a shower,‘ she said in a lovely and gentle
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Gilmore knew that Elaine was feeling awkward after he had gazed at her for so long. He smiled and said, “Sure, I’m going to
take a shower now.”
Ten minutes later, Gilmore finished his shower and came out of the bathroom.
Elaine was sitting on the couch, drinking a glass of water.
Gilmore walked over and sat beside her.
“Oh, did you finish your shower?” Elaine asked.
“Yes, I did,” he replied.
“Gilmore, why did we come back here safely after jumping off the building’s top?” Elaine needed to ask him this burning question
In her opinion, only immortals could jump off a high–rise building safely.
He only answered, “Magic, it’s all magic.
Elaine grabbed Gilmore’s arm with both hands and shook them. Then she said in a flirty manner, “Please tell me how you did it! Please! I need to know!”
Gilmore did not expect Elaine to be so sweet and flirty before him.
He felt his body going limp and soft.
However, he was pleased to see her acting in such an enticing and charming way.
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“Okay, okay. I’ll tell your Windwalk is my magic! I applied this skill to carry you from the top back to this room,” Gilmore. unable to resist Elaine’s tender temptation, had to tell her the truth.
Although he possessed mana, which was more potent than Windwalk, he decided to tell her that he applied Windwalk to bring her back to the room.
He knew that Elaine probably won’t be able to understand what mana was, so he chose a commoner term.
It was a fact that many people had watched martial arts movies, so they understood Windwalk was a training technique that enabled people to fly in the air and descend safely.
As Gilmore expected, when Elaine heard his explanation, she realized what he meant instantly.
However, she, still surprised, asked, “Gilmore, I have no idea you’re well–versed in martial arts.”
Gilmore replied, “Yes, I picked up some skills, but I didn’t expect them to come in handy today.”
Elaine recalled Gilmore holding her and flying down from a very high building before returning to this hotel room safely.
She thought that Gilmore not only had learned a few skills but was highly skilled in martial arts.
He was as nimble and powerful as those professional martial artists she had seen on TV.
Elaine developed a sense of security she never had before when she realized that her boyfriend was a professional martial
artist.
She rested her head on Gilmore’s shoulder, feeling satisfied.
“Gilmore, you’re awesome!” She said.
That night, after Gerald and Everly left, they did not go back to the hotel.
Needless to say, they did not want to disturb their night of intimacy.
However, as an upright gentlemen, Gilmore thought, “How could they have thought I would do that kind of thing?”
This luxurious hotel room had double beds, so they slept separately on the two beds.
This was the very first time they had met.
Although they had got into a relationship, Gilmore wanted to leave a good impression on the beautiful and innocent Elaine,
Otherwise, he would be no different from Tobias.
Moreover, he was aware that Elaine had fallen madly in love with him.
There would be many opportunities in the future. He did not want to rush it.
Tonight, he was going to be a gentle boyfriend.
Elaine never expected Gilmore to sleep on the other bed. Her opinion of him improved. Now she trusted him more as he had given her a better sense of security.
Nevertheless, before she fell asleep, she warned him, “Gilmore, you’re not allowed to sneak into my bed in the middle of the night.
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Gilmore replied, “Do you think I am that kind of person?”
He was indeed not the kind of man who would take advantage of a woman like that. He slept like a baby that night.
In the middle of the night, he felt a soft and fragrant body sneaking under his blanket.
He woke up all of a sudden. Under the moonlight from outside the window, he saw Elaine under his blanket.
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Gilmore was astonished. He thought, “Didn’t you ask me not to sneak into your bed in the middle of the night? Why did you end up on my bed? What on earth do you mean by doing this?”
However, before Gilmore could figure out anything, they wrapped around each other’s bodies.
They had a passionate and wild night.
The following day, both of them woke up from their dreams.
She fixed her beautiful and pure eyes on Gilmore with unconditional love.
Last night, she had lost her virginity to Gilmore who was going to be the only man she would ever love.
Gilmore looked at her after the wild night. Her face was so beautiful and charming that he wanted to kiss her again.
He reached out and kissed her beautiful forehead.
Elaine said with her eyelashes drooping, “Gilmore, I must go to the railway station now.”
Gilmore nodded and said, “Sure, I’ll drive you there.”
They got up and got dressed. After freshening up, Gilmore walked Elaine out of the hotel room. After they left, the mattress they had slept on was stained red, like a full–blown plum blossom.
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In the monitor room of Langford Tower
The security manager had dark circles under his eyes because he had stayed up all night.
He felt his eyelids were exceptionally heavy and kept dropping.
When he was about to close his eyes, he quickly opened them again.
His eyes were glued to the LCD screen as he examined more than a dozen essential images.
The security manager believed that if Elaine and Gilmore had left Langford Tower, these surveillance images would show the routes they had taken.
For the whole night, he repeatedly played the surveillance video that showed the corridor of Room No. 8, 50th Floor.
He saw Elaine and Gilmore enter the room, but did not see them come out.
Elaine and Gilmore seemed to have disappeared into thin air.
Besides the surveillance video showing the corridor outside Room No. 8, 50th Floor, the security manager also repeatedly checked the surveillance videos of several other crucial places, but he did not find Elaine and Gilmore either.
Nevertheless, he had to check the surveillance videos repeatedly under Tobias’s orders.
On top of that, he had been watching over the surveillance cameras, hoping to find some clues.
It was already early in the morning. He knew he would not discover anything new.
The security manager had already reached his limit. He was so tired that he yawned and wanted to find a place in the monitor room to have a sleep.
After that, he would inform Tobias that he didn’t find anything later.
When he stood up from his seat, he caught sight of something happening on the screen.
He opened his eyes wide. There seemed to be something significant going on.
The surveillance camera facing the corridor of Room No. 8, 50th Floor showed something interesting, which astonished
him
The door of Room No. 8 opened, and both Gilmore and Elaine walked out holding hands. They walked along the corridor and entered the elevator.
The security manager was confused, but he quickly came back to his senses. He wondered, “Both of then were in the room all this time?”
However, when Tobias led them into Room No. 8 and made a thorough search, they did not find Gilmore and Elaine. Why did they come out of the room now?
The security manager didn’t have time to think about this.
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When he was stunned, Gilmore and Elaine had already walked out of the lobby elevator and were about to leave Langford
Tower.
He exclaimed, “Oh no! I can’t let them escape!”
He immediately picked up the walkie–talkie from the table and shouted to the lobby security guards, “Listen up! All the security guards on the first floor, stop the young couple who had just walked out of the lobby. Don’t let them go!”
“Roger that, manager!” One of the security guards answered.
“Manager, we are stopping that young couple?” someone asked.
“Yes! Go after them. They have just walked out of the lobby. Yes! The couple who are holding hands! You’ll be sorry and punished if you let them get away!” The security manager shouted into the walkie–talkie.
“Yes, manager!” All the security guards on the first floor answered fearfully through their walkie–talkies.
Meanwhile, the security manager rushed out of the monitor room and ran toward the elevator along the corridor.
If Elaine and Gilmore managed to escape this time, Tobias would sack him.
The security manager, anxious and agitated, took the elevator to the first floor. As soon as the elevator doors opened, he
rushed out.
When he ran out of the building, he saw more than a dozen security guards running toward him while panting.
The security manager asked them, “Where are they?”
While gasping for his breath, a security guard informed the security manager as he took out his cell phone, “Manager, as soon as we got out to chase after them, they have driven away.”
He added, “We couldn’t catch up with them, but we took some photos as a proof!”
After that, he showed his cell phone to the security manager and clicked a video to play it.
The security manager saw a luxurious, sleek and brilliant Mercedes Benz speed away and leave a group of security guards behind.
The security manager’s mouth twitched.
He could not believe he had arrived too late! He had failed in his mission to stop Gilmore and Elaine from leaving.
He had a terrified look on his face. He didn’t know whether he should call Tobias and tell him about this or not.
“Manager, why did you want us to stop the couple?” The security guard asked the security manager with a confused look as he kept his cell phone.
The other security guards were also looking at him with curiosity, wondering what he would do next.
The security manager growled, “What is there to ask? Go back to work. If you slack again, you’ll be fired!”
All the security guards were shocked with no idea why the security manager was so furious.
Anyway, superiors–needed no reason to get angry with their subordinates. In any case, superiors always believed that they were reasonable, though they probably were not.
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These security guards were already used to it. They just needed to avoid getting on their superior’s nerves.
Then all the security guards hung their heads low and went back to their different workstations in the building.
The security manager was still hesitating if he should call Tobias. His cell phone rang.
He took out his phone, and the caller ID showed “Mr. Weston.” His face darkened.
He was uneasy, but he had to answer the call, “Hello, Sir, Good morning!”
“Mr. Tinch, don’t tell me that after one night of investigation, you have not found out how Elaine escaped?” Tobias asked with contempt over the phone.
The security manager did not know if he should inform him about what had happened.
“Why are you so quiet? So, you have found nothing. Well, you may leave Langford Tower today. Someone will take your place later. Tobias said coldly and was about to hang up the phone.
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The security manager said immediately, “Sir, I found out that Elaine and Gilmore, the guest in Room No. 8, had stayed in the room all this time and just came out of the room thirty minutes ago.”
“They had stayed in the room all this time? And did you ask your men to seize them?” Tobias asked.
“Sir, they escaped in the blink of an eye. My men ran after them, but they sped off in their car, the security manager informed him dejectedly.
“Damn it! What a bunch of idiots! I’m coming to Langford Tower now,” Tobias said and ended the call.
At this time, Gerald and Everly, who were in Rooms No. 9 and 10 on the 50th floor, each received a message from Gilmore.
The message said, “I’m driving a friend to the railway station. All of you should leave the hotel quickly. Someone is coming after me.”
After receiving the message, Gerald and Everly immediately notified Harlan and his wife.
The four of them quickly left Langford Tower and drove off.
At this moment, Tobias reached Langford Tower, followed by his bodyguards in different cars. The security manager led them to the monitor room.
The security manager replayed the video that showed Gilmore and Elaine coming out of Room No. 8 for Tobias.
Tobias was now sure that Elaine and Gilmore had hidden in Room No. 8 last night.
However, the security guards had searched Room No. 8, and nobody was there.
Tobias said to the security manager, “Let’s go to Room No. 8 and have a look again.”
“Yes, Sir,” the security manager replied obediently.
They hurried to Room No.8. The security manager opened the door..
-Tobias walked in with giant strides, and the others followed closely behind him.
After entering the room, Tobias gave instructions, “Check if there are other hiding spots in this room.”
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His bodyguards immediately began to search the room..
Suddenly, a bodyguard noticed something. He pointed to the bed and said to Tobias, “Sir, there’s blood!”
Tobias and the others hurried over there.
Then they saw the snow–white sheets were stained with blood as red as plum blossoms in March.
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When Tobias noticed the blood on the bedsheet, he found it unpleasant to the eye and felt as if stabbed in the heart.
What did the blood on the sheets mean?
Of course, he knew what had happened.
He did not expect the woman he failed to pursue to sleep with someone else.
He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles cracked.
The security manager and bodyguards also knew what the blood on the sheets meant.
They held their breath and secretly cursed the bodyguard who pointed out the bloodstain on the sheets to Tobias.
This pissed Tobias off.
And since Tobias got angry, they would undoubtedly suffer the consequences.
Everyone was fearful and did not dare to utter a word.
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Tobias, whose eyes seemed terrifying, exuded a ghastly aura.
The security manager and his bodyguards were all overwhelmed by his intimidating aura.
They lowered their heads and did not utter a word.
After some time, they finally felt that the oppressive atmosphere started to ease.
“Mr. Tinch, give me the information of the guest who stayed in Room No. 8 last night.” Tobias ordered. His facial expression became less intimidating but was still icy.
The security manager immediately handed over a document to him.
He had retrieved the document from the hotel reception counter last night.
A picture of Gilmore was printed on a piece of paper, along with some information including his name, age, and place of birth.
These were all collected from Gilmore’s ID card, but were input into a computer and printed on paper.
Tobias looked at Gilmore’s colored photo, and his eyes turned furious.
How dared the guy named Gilmore sleep with the woman he took a fancy to!
He swore that he would make Gilmore pay for this!
“Mr. Tinch, pay attention to the guests. If either of them or both appear, call me as soon as possible,” Tobias ordered and looked at the security manager.
Mr. Tinch replied quickly, “Yes, Sir.”
Right at that moment, Tobias’s cell phone rang-
He glanced at the caller ID, and the cold expression on his face changed to a respectful look. He answered politely, “Dad, is there anything you need me to do? Sure, I’ll do it now.”
Tobias ended the call after a few words.
Then he said to Mr. Tinch, “I need to go now, Remember what I ordered you to do.”
“Don’t worry, Sir. As soon as they appear in Langford Tower, I’ll notify you,” answered Mr. Tinch solemnly.
Tobias left the hotel room, followed by his bodyguards.
After Tobias and his bodyguards left, Mr. Tinch heaved a long sigh of relief. He was thankful he wasn’t fired.
At the railway station of Oakhaven
Cilmore accompanied Elaine to the waiting lobby, but she was reluctant to part with him.
“Gilmore, I’ll contact you after I’m back from visiting my family, Elaine’s eyes were filled with affection as she looked at Gilmore.
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Gilmore nodded and said, “Sure. Go home and take good care of your father. If you need more money, let me know.”
After their intimacy last night, Elaine learned that Gilmore was a student at Oakhaven University, and his family owned dozens of restaurants.
Based on this information, she thought he must be from an extremely wealthy family.
Otherwise, Gilmore wouldn’t have given her 200 000 dollars to save her father.
However, when she asked Gilmore about the name of his family’s restaurants, he said they were just unknown and ordinary restaurants, so he did not mention it.
Elaine did not care about Gilmore’s family background or if he was rich or poor.
She was just in love with him.
“Gilmore, although you’re my 200,000 dollars, she declared.
riend, I can’t accept any more of your money since you’ve already given my family
He liked her who was pure and not influenced by money or power in this vulgar and shallow world.
I’m leaving now. Take care!” she said to Gilmore.
Gilmore replied with a nod, “You too, take good care of yourself
Suddenly, Elaine leaned over and planted a kiss on his face. She blushed and said, “I’ll miss you.”
Her ticket was checked, and she was allowed to go in.
Gilmore came back to his senses after receiving the kiss. He had a smile on his face.
He thought, “This girl is bold enough to kiss me like that! When she returns to Oakhaven, I’ll be more loving and give her many kisses.”
After Elaine entered the departure area, Gilmore turned around and left.
Minutes later, Gilmore drove away from the railway station.
Twenty minutes later, he arrived at Juniper Insurance, the largest insurance company in Oakhaven.
He walked into the lobby with a briefcase and headed to the fifth floor, and then came to a place specially designed for guests to store their precious belongings.
There were many rows of deposit boxes, each with a serial number and a digital lock.
Gilmore arrived at deposit box No. 0088 and typed the password on the electronic keypad.
With a click, the heavy door of the deposit box made from a unique material opened.
Gilmore took out a black handbag that contained some stuff.
He did not open the black bag to see what was inside. Instead, he put it directly in his briefcase.
Then he came to deposit box No. 1577 and typed the password on the electronic keypad.
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The box opened with a click,
There was another handbag in the deposit box, but it was golden
He also put the handbag in his briefcase after taking it out. Then he closed the deposit box.
After that, he left the insurance company with his briefcase and drove his Mercedes back to the Palazzo.
When he returned to the villa, he found his parents, sister, and Gerald were already home.
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Everyone was sitting on the couch, waiting for him to return. They looked at him with odd expressions as soon as he returned.
“Gilmore, you’re finally back!” Everly said mischievously.
“Gilmore, where is that girl now?” Gerald teased him.
“Ahem, ahem, Gilmore, you… alas!” Gilmore’s father said with complicated emotions.
He swallowed back the words on the tip of his tong
womanizer.
because he was worried about the relationships of his son who was a
He wondered, “Isn’t either Lilian or Claire an outstanding girl?”
How could he not worry when he knew his son was so fickle–minded?
However, Harlan also knew that he should not interfere in his son’s relationships since Gilmore had already grown up.
Anyway, he was sure about one thing. He was increasingly confused about the lifestyles of young people nowadays.
It was evident that his family wanted to know who Elaine was,
He smiled at Gerald, Everly and his parents, and said, “Her name is Elaine, and we met by chance last night. We knew each other because I helped her.”
He continued, “I feel we were meant to meet, so we became friends.”
However, Gerald laughed and asked, “Friends? Or are you already in a relationship?”
Gilmore said solemnly, “How is that possible? I just knew her last night. How can we be in a relationship already?”
“What if you spent the entire night in the same room?” Gerald asked with another smile.
Gilmore thought about it and replied, “Well, after last night, it seems that we are a couple now.”
After that, Gilmore smiled slyly at Gerald and said, “I didn’t sleep well last night. I’m going upstairs to catch up on sleep!”
Gerald immediately felt hurt.
He exclaimed to himself, “Oh my god! Another innocent girl has been coaxed into a relationship with Gilmore.” He wondered, “Why can’t I get a girlfriend? Am I going to be single for the rest of my life?”
When Harlan heard that Gilmore had found himself another girlfriend, he could only shake his head helplessly.
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Meanwhile, Gilmore was in high spirits as he went upstairs.
He reached his room and immediately opened his briefcase.
He took out two handbags, one black and the other golden.
When he opened the bags, he saw two bank cards and two sealed letters.
The bank cards were issued by Juliss Bank, and the passwords were in the sealed letters.
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Gilmore took the two bank cards from the deposit boxes in the insurance company and got Cooper’s and Dean’s ill–earned
money.
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Of course, Gilmore leamed that Cooper and Dean had hidden the bank cards and the passwords in the deposit boxes at Juniper Insurance through the God’s Eye.
Through the God’s Eye, he found out that Cooper and Dean had not only killed a wealthy family and took over all their possessions twenty years ago, but also deposited all their ill–earned gains in Juliss Bank and kept the bank cards in the deposit boxes at Juniper Insurance.
Cooper and Dean had been dead, and every member of the wealthy family had been killed by them twenty years ago.
. Therefore, Gilmore had no way of returning their ill–earned gains to the original owners.
Gilmore could only keep the money for himself.
Then he turned on the laptop on the desk.
He clicked on the Juliss Bank official website, entered the bank account number and password.
After entering the personal account page, Gilmore discovered 150 million dollars in Cooper’s account.
Then he transferred all the money from that account to one of his bank accounts online.
He had a secret letter written by Cooper which offered all the passwords and commands of the bank card, so the 150 million dollars in Cooper’s account was soon transferred to his account
Gilmore received a message in less than a minute, “You have received 150 million dollars from an account with the tail number 8866 of Juliss Bank.”
It was a large sum of money.
After the money was transferred, Gilmore logged out of Copper’s account.
Then he logged into Dean’s bank account and also found 150 million dollars in his account.
Gilmore immediately transferred all the money to his bank account.
After that, Gilmore logged out of Dean’s bank account.
Seconds later, he received another text message which informed him that he had received 150 million dollars.
Gilmore received 300 million dollars, Cooper’s and Dean’s ill–earned money, effortlessly.
By now, the money in Gilmore’s bank account had increased from 600 million dollars to 900 million dollars, which made him even wealthier.
After that, Gilmore destroyed the two bank cards and secret letters and threw them into the garbage bin.
Apart from himself, no one would ever know that he had transferred 300 million dollars, Cooper’s and Dean’s ill–earned money, to his account.
Gilmore’s cell phone rang suddenly.
He picked up his phone, finding it was Claire calling.
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Gilmore answered the call, Hello! Claire, is there anything I can do for you?”
“Gilmore, I have important news to tell you. Last night, a mysterious man in black killed Emerson,” Claire said.
Gilmore pretended to be shocked, “Emerson was murdered? By whom?”
“Nobody knows. Even the police have not found any clues. The murderer must be a top martial artist,” Claire said.
She added, “Grandpa and I will attend his funeral tomorrow.”
“Do you want me to go with you?” Gilmore asked.
“Are you sure you want to attend the funeral with me?” Claire said.
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“Although I don’t have a good impression of the Palmer family, our Evermore Diner has already defeated Gastronova Ventures. As the winner, I need to show my broad mind,” Gilmore said.
“Well, since you want to show your broad mind, let’s go to the Palmer family tomorrow at 10 a. m., Claire said.
“Sure, I’ll see you tomorrow!” Gilmore said and hung up the phone.
His expression turned serious.
His purpose of asking to join Claire in attending Emerson’s funeral was not to show his broad mind.
Instead, while talking with Claire, he saw an alarmingly dangerous scene with the God’s Eye.
Tomorrow, someone was going to kill Claire at Emerson’s funeral!
Gilmore knew that if he did not go to the funeral with Claire, someone would kill her.
Hence, he had to escort her to the funeral tomorrow.
At night
Tobias was drinking coffee on the living room’s couch in the Westons‘ Residence.
A middle–aged man dressed in a suit said to him respectfully, “Sir, I have made an investigation and found out that Gilmore is a freshman at Oakhaven University as well as the founder of Evermore Group, the largest food and beverage industry in Oakhaven, in partnership with Claire from the Carter family. Besides, he seems to be in a relationship with her.”
Tobias frowned after hearing what the middle–aged man said.
He thought, “No wonder he dared to sleep with the woman I like It turns out that he has the backing of the Carter family!”
The middle–aged man asked, “Sir, do you want me to lead our men to teach this guy a lesson?”
“No need!” Tobias raised his hand and said, “Claire is certainly going to attend Mr. Palmer’s funeral tomorrow. When I meet her, I will warn her that someone she cares about is cheating on her. As soon as he loses the Carter family’s backing, I will deal with him slowly.”
The middle–aged man had fear written on his face. He knew that those who offended Tobias would end up begging for -mercy
Needless to say, this guy named Gilmore would be tortured cruelly.
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“Yes, Sir,” he replied.
Meanwhile, in another villa in Oakhaven
Benjamin seemed to be highly distressed as he collapsed on the couch. He stared at a young servant and asked in disbelief, “What did you say?”
He continued, “You mean my grandfather was killed by a masked man in black last night? Where were Cooper and the other guards in the manor? Why didn’t anyone try to save him?”
The young servant worked for the Palmer family.
He was one of Benjamin’s men.
After Emerson was killed, this servant came to Benjamin’s residence and told him everything.
The young servant said with sadness, “Last night, Mr. Palmer sent Cooper and Dean to kill Gilmore. However, before they could find Gilmore’s family, they were gravely injured by that masked man in black. Not long after returning to the manor, they died from serious injuries.”
Benjamin seemed very shocked, asking. “Are you implying that the masked man in black who injured Cooper and the others also killed my grandfather?”
“No one saw his face, so we’re not sure if he killed all of them. However, it is likely he did,” the young servant replied.
Benjamin’s eyes flickered with hatred, and he wanted revenge. He exclaimed, “It must be Gilmore again! He killed my grandfather, Cooper and the others!”
The young servant asked in shock, “Are you saying the masked man who killed Mr. Palmer, Cooper and the others last night was Gilmore?”
“No, Gilmore is not so that highly–skilled. It must be Denton who sent a highly–skilled assassin to do it,” Benjamin answered
“Denton wants Gilmore to be his grandson–in–law, so he decided to kill my grandpa, Cooper and the rest. If they’re not around, Gilmore will be safe, Benjamin continued.
The young servant finally understood what Benjamin meant. He replied indignantly, “We must avenge Mr. Palmer and the
others!”
Benjamin’s eyes were cold and filled with hatred.
It must be Denton!
Only the Carter family in Oakhaven had the power to kill his grandpa
The Carter family!
Gilmore!
He wanted revenge!
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Of course, Gilmore leamed that Cooper and Dean had hidden the bank cards and the passwords in the deposit boxes at Juniper Insurance through the God’s Eye.
Through the God’s Eye, he found out that Cooper and Dean had not only killed a wealthy family and took over all their possessions twenty years ago, but also deposited all their ill–earned gains in Juliss Bank and kept the bank cards in the deposit boxes at Juniper Insurance.
Cooper and Dean had been dead, and every member of the wealthy family had been killed by them twenty years ago.
. Therefore, Gilmore had no way of returning their ill–earned gains to the original owners.
Gilmore could only keep the money for himself.
Then he turned on the laptop on the desk.
He clicked on the Juliss Bank official website, entered the bank account number and password.
After entering the personal account page, Gilmore discovered 150 million dollars in Cooper’s account.
Then he transferred all the money from that account to one of his bank accounts online.
He had a secret letter written by Cooper which offered all the passwords and commands of the bank card, so the 150 million dollars in Cooper’s account was soon transferred to his account
Gilmore received a message in less than a minute, “You have received 150 million dollars from an account with the tail number 8866 of Juliss Bank.”
It was a large sum of money.
After the money was transferred, Gilmore logged out of Copper’s account.
Then he logged into Dean’s bank account and also found 150 million dollars in his account.
Gilmore immediately transferred all the money to his bank account.
After that, Gilmore logged out of Dean’s bank account.
Seconds later, he received another text message which informed him that he had received 150 million dollars.
Gilmore received 300 million dollars, Cooper’s and Dean’s ill–earned money, effortlessly.
By now, the money in Gilmore’s bank account had increased from 600 million dollars to 900 million dollars, which made him even wealthier.
After that, Gilmore destroyed the two bank cards and secret letters and threw them into the garbage bin.
Apart from himself, no one would ever know that he had transferred 300 million dollars, Cooper’s and Dean’s ill–earned money, to his account.
Gilmore’s cell phone rang suddenly.
He picked up his phone, finding it was Claire calling.
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Gilmore answered the call, Hello! Claire, is there anything I can do for you?”
“Gilmore, I have important news to tell you. Last night, a mysterious man in black killed Emerson,” Claire said.
Gilmore pretended to be shocked, “Emerson was murdered? By whom?”
“Nobody knows. Even the police have not found any clues. The murderer must be a top martial artist,” Claire said.
She added, “Grandpa and I will attend his funeral tomorrow.”
“Do you want me to go with you?” Gilmore asked.
“Are you sure you want to attend the funeral with me?” Claire said.
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“Although I don’t have a good impression of the Palmer family, our Evermore Diner has already defeated Gastronova Ventures. As the winner, I need to show my broad mind,” Gilmore said.
“Well, since you want to show your broad mind, let’s go to the Palmer family tomorrow at 10 a. m., Claire said.
“Sure, I’ll see you tomorrow!” Gilmore said and hung up the phone.
His expression turned serious.
His purpose of asking to join Claire in attending Emerson’s funeral was not to show his broad mind.
Instead, while talking with Claire, he saw an alarmingly dangerous scene with the God’s Eye.
Tomorrow, someone was going to kill Claire at Emerson’s funeral!
Gilmore knew that if he did not go to the funeral with Claire, someone would kill her.
Hence, he had to escort her to the funeral tomorrow.
At night
Tobias was drinking coffee on the living room’s couch in the Westons‘ Residence.
A middle–aged man dressed in a suit said to him respectfully, “Sir, I have made an investigation and found out that Gilmore is a freshman at Oakhaven University as well as the founder of Evermore Group, the largest food and beverage industry in Oakhaven, in partnership with Claire from the Carter family. Besides, he seems to be in a relationship with her.”
Tobias frowned after hearing what the middle–aged man said.
He thought, “No wonder he dared to sleep with the woman I like It turns out that he has the backing of the Carter family!”
The middle–aged man asked, “Sir, do you want me to lead our men to teach this guy a lesson?”
“No need!” Tobias raised his hand and said, “Claire is certainly going to attend Mr. Palmer’s funeral tomorrow. When I meet her, I will warn her that someone she cares about is cheating on her. As soon as he loses the Carter family’s backing, I will deal with him slowly.”
The middle–aged man had fear written on his face. He knew that those who offended Tobias would end up begging for -mercy
Needless to say, this guy named Gilmore would be tortured cruelly.
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“Yes, Sir,” he replied.
Meanwhile, in another villa in Oakhaven
Benjamin seemed to be highly distressed as he collapsed on the couch. He stared at a young servant and asked in disbelief, “What did you say?”
He continued, “You mean my grandfather was killed by a masked man in black last night? Where were Cooper and the other guards in the manor? Why didn’t anyone try to save him?”
The young servant worked for the Palmer family.
He was one of Benjamin’s men.
After Emerson was killed, this servant came to Benjamin’s residence and told him everything.
The young servant said with sadness, “Last night, Mr. Palmer sent Cooper and Dean to kill Gilmore. However, before they could find Gilmore’s family, they were gravely injured by that masked man in black. Not long after returning to the manor, they died from serious injuries.”
Benjamin seemed very shocked, asking. “Are you implying that the masked man in black who injured Cooper and the others also killed my grandfather?”
“No one saw his face, so we’re not sure if he killed all of them. However, it is likely he did,” the young servant replied.
Benjamin’s eyes flickered with hatred, and he wanted revenge. He exclaimed, “It must be Gilmore again! He killed my grandfather, Cooper and the others!”
The young servant asked in shock, “Are you saying the masked man who killed Mr. Palmer, Cooper and the others last night was Gilmore?”
“No, Gilmore is not so that highly–skilled. It must be Denton who sent a highly–skilled assassin to do it,” Benjamin answered
“Denton wants Gilmore to be his grandson–in–law, so he decided to kill my grandpa, Cooper and the rest. If they’re not around, Gilmore will be safe, Benjamin continued.
The young servant finally understood what Benjamin meant. He replied indignantly, “We must avenge Mr. Palmer and the
others!”
Benjamin’s eyes were cold and filled with hatred.
It must be Denton!
Only the Carter family in Oakhaven had the power to kill his grandpa
The Carter family!
Gilmore!
He wanted revenge!
