Bennett was stunned. âTucker, what happened? Whatâs wrong? Whereâs Shadow?â
Just then, a manâs voice came from the other end of the line. âShadowâs dead, and Iâm holding your son
hostage. Come meet me in the middle of Moonlight Lake in California before twelve. Iâll be waiting for
you there, but for every minute youâre late for the meeting, Iâll chop off one of your sonâs fingers.â
The man who spoke was Alex, crushing the phone into dust as soon as he said everything he wanted
to.
âHey! Who are you? I said, who are you? Heyâ¦â
Bennett started panicking, yelling, and screaming with all his might.
However, Tuckerâs phone was ruined before he could reply.
Ruby and Bailey jumped, asking him, âWhat happened? What did Tucker say?â
Bennettâs eyes were starting to redden. âTuckerâs been held hostage. Shadowâs dead too! Someone
told us to save him in the middle of Moonlight Lake before twelve. He even said that heâd chop off one
of his fingers for every minute we are late.â
âWhat?â
âHow did this happen?â
The two women were just fantasizing about their blissful lives after becoming trillionaires. They really
didnât expect their dreams to be crushed in an instant.
âThe middle of Moonlight Lake? Isnât that where the grandmaster battle happened last night?â Bailey
jumped again.
âBrother, why did they ask to meet up there? Could they be trying to use the same trick and place
bombs underwater so that they could kill us off in one go?â
Ruby immediately said, âYeah! You canât go to such a place!â
Bennett questioned, âThen what should we do? Do you really want Tucker to die before our eyes?â
Rubyâs eyes were filled with hatred as she stumbled over her words.
âHave Soraya go,â she said, after putting some thought into it.
âHuh?â Bennett froze. âSorayaâs just a little Mystic-ranked girl. What good will she bring us? Even
Shadow died!â
Ruby said, âSorayaâs a team leader in Divine Constabulary, so she has Shaun, one of the Four Great
Guardians behind her back. Lexia would definitely find other big families to help protect her too. So as
long as two grandmasters go along with her, they would definitely be able to save Tucker.â
Bennett asked, âMom, are you not worried that someone might reveal what weâve done in the past?â
Ruby replied, âDonât worry, Sorayaâs dumb, so she wouldnât find out about the truth at all! Besides,
those b*tches Yvonne and Brianna donât even know what happened back then. Iâm sure all she wants
now is revenge. If they were to kill them off immediately, it would be like killing two birds with one stone!
No one can expose the truth anymore if theyâre dead.â
Above Moonlight Lake was a crescent moon. A soft breeze made slight waves on the water.
There was a three meter long boat floating on the water. There didnât seem to be any oars, yet the boat
still managed to sail against the wind.
Tucker was paralyzed on the floor like a corpse. He no longer had the arrogance he showed in the
morning. The pain was so unbearable that it caused him a mental breakdown. All he wanted to do was
end this hell of a nightmare, really wishing that this was but a dream. However, the intermittent stinging
down there reminded him that this was reality.
On the other hand, a man and a woman stood at the end of the boat, ignoring him completely. They
looked as if they were just here to travel and sightsee.
These two were obviously Alex and Aunt Rockefeller.
Waltz and Maya headed back to the Rockefeller manor along with Brittany and Holly. They decided that
it was best for them to hide away at the moment, in case the Melvis family panicked and did something
extreme.
âHuh? Didnât expect you to be such an important figure! The grandson of the president of Divine
Constabulary! How rare!â Aunt Rockefeller said as she patted him on the shoulder.
After saying this, she ruffled his hair and narrowed her eyes. âYour hair is getting a little too long. You
should cut it.â
Alex furrowed his brows a little. He wasnât the most comfortable with such intimacy.
He slapped off her hand. âHey, donât do that. Others might think that youâre my wife or something!â
Aunt Rockefeller froze and chuckled. âI might be!â