After half a minute, Phantom Wolf finally found the strength to speak. His body was sore and sweaty. He gritted his teeth as he looked at Linus.
The bomb in his body was the one that would explode when he died. It was his last amulet, and it was Linus who had invented and implanted it in him.
He didnât know the bomb had a function like that too!
Staring at him, Linus grinned coldly and he pressed the remote control again.
âArghââ
Phantom Wolfâs figure twisted on the working table, his veins becoming visible.
He even felt like his soul was being torn apart.
Linus listened to Phantom Wolf growling in pain and was very satisfied to see him suffer.
âDo you think that I canât do anything with your lowly life?â
âDonât forget that youâre just a dog I raised!â
âIâll repeat it again. I donât care about the grudge between you and Michael. But, if you ever touch her againâ¦â
Linusâ words were harsh as he went on. He looked at Phantom Wolf mercilessly. Phantom Wolf was also glaring back at him; there was nothing humane in his scarlet eyes.
He then heard Linusâ words.
âIâll torture you so terribly that youâll hope to die.â
As Linus pressed onto the remote control again, Phantom Wolf once again let out a desperate groan. He yelled until his voice turned hoarse, but the soundproof basement cut off all his criesâ¦
In Villa No. 8, after Michael had put Sophia back to sleep, he went down to the basement. Abel had just come back after a whole day. He moved Nicholas down to the basement and about a dozen people surrounded it as they studied it.
Yesterday, Michael discovered some breaking news. He found out the relationship between Phantom Wolf and the Michel Family.
Linus might be one of the members of the Phantom Wolf!
Michael had originally wanted to destroy Nicholas, but its performance today changed his mind. So, he only gave it an overall repair.
Stanley and Sean were called over to connect to Nicholasâ system.
It was the first time Sean had seen Nicholasâ programming and he was astonished. A universe is installed inside it!
No wonder Nicholas is so smart!
The one who wrote this system is simply a genius!
After two to three days of checking and testing Nicholasâ program, everyone finally came out with a conclusion.
âDonât worry, Uncle Michael. Nicholasâ system is absolutely safe. There are no loopholes in it and its program is flawless. Itâs more powerful than any supercomputer weâve ever seen!â Stanley patted his chest as he said.
Even Sophia had checked it for herself. The program written by Linus was extremely marvelous. No wonder Nicholas was so smart!
In the end, they decided to keep Nicholas because Sophia and Nathan were very fond of it!
Since last year, Linus had been delaying the housewarming party. It was only this year that he finally sent out the invitation letters and the date was set in the second half of the year.
Last year, Bayside City underwent a subtle change. The Michel Group broke in with a full fury, catching the Mitchell Family, who was the boss in the city, off guard. The Mitchells deteriorated a lot. Most of the electronics technology enterprises in Bayside City had collapsed, and one of them was the Huffs.
The Mitchells were probably going to be the next Huffs The Michel Group was like a nightmare for everyone in the industry in Bayside City. However, for those in other industries, this was their opportunity. Now that Linus was holding a banquet, most of the prominent families in Bayside City were looking forward to receiving his invitation letter.
They didnât know who could receive it, but those who were invited by Linus must have been the richest people in the city.
All residents of The Imperial would definitely have gotten invitation letters. Sophia and Michael were the first to receive invitations as the letter was labeled as No. 1.
Influential figures from the business, military, art and political fields had also received invitations.
Even people in the entertainment and fashion industries received invitations too.
Furthermore, lecturers and students from the campus, as well as some of the prominent families, also received them.
The banquet was held in Linusâ private residence and the preparation had begun several days in advance.
In order to repay Linus for upgrading Nicholas, who had saved her life, Sophia was very enthusiastic to help him out every day. After all, he was her sworn brother. So, she should be contributing some effort too.
Instead of stopping her, Michael did nothing. After that incident with Liam, Sophia had been depressed for a while now. She didnât go out nor played games. And she even stopped eating. The trauma she suffered during her childhood left an unconquerable shadow in her. Her depression had become even more severe than ever.
Fortunately, she was a strong girl and she managed to survive it. So, Michael would always support her in the things she liked to do.
This time, Sophia would also attend the banquet. She had been preparing her outfit in advance and Michael was happy to see her making positive changes.
Stanleyâs âsonâ, Kenny, had been visiting Villa No. 8 almost every day. Sophia was his old customer.
Every time I/K released a new series, they would send the merchandise over to Sophia. Now that Sophia was preparing for the banquet, of course, Kenny would be the first she would think of.
Today, Kenny was here again, and he came with three cars of models.
A few days ago, Kenny sent over a brochure of LKâs new products. They were all products that had yet to be released. Sophia had her eyes on a few sets and Kenny was here today to let Sophia pick some as the models showcased them.
For the first banquet, her sworn brother would be holding in Bayside City, Sophia had made enough preparations. Now that the models were here, she took it very seriously and the living room was about to turn into a fashion show.
Linusâ housewarming partyâs name list fell into Michaelâs hand because of Sophiaâs connection with Linus. At this moment, he was studying the name list.
Linus had indeed invited all of the influential figures in Bayside City and some of them were people he hated a lot, like Claude, Joel, Joe, and Faye.
Because Joe and Faye lived just right next to the Imperial, they were sort of like a neighbor. Furthermore, Joe was Sophiaâs father. So, Linus had to send them the invitation letter.
Glancing at the name list, Michael was trying to figure out what Linus was thinking about. As he was doing that, he looked up to check on Sophia from time to time.
Sophia had already agreed on the outfit with Kenny. Swiping Michaelâs bank card, they agreed on the delivery time and Kenny left with his models.
Before he left, Sophia even gifted him a piece of her specially-made cured meat and tipped each of the models.
On the other side, Nathan went to Linusâ house along with the braised pork he saved from the meal.
Recently, there were many people at Linusâ house. Most of them were there to prepare for the banquet.
However, Nathan couldnât find the man who had upgraded Nicholas for him the other day. He was slightly disappointed and went back home with his head held lowâ¦
He wanted to ask Linus, but he promised the man not to reveal him to the others.
Initially, he wanted to thank him for upgrading Nicholas; otherwise, his mom would have been caught by the bad man. And that was why he deliberately brought his favorite food overâ¦