303 Ch. 303 Cerberusâs Plan
âYouâre really mean, you know that? Why are you using our children against me?â
âI donât use them, but your affection for them.â Richard held Anxiaâs hands gently, âThese hands no longer take human lives since the twins had brought to this world. Why do you want to destroy it?â
âIf you were in my shoesâif you knew that someone cornered your parents and made them live a miserable life, would you let that person off?â
âNo, but Iâm still going to let him live. I will make his life hell until he wishes he was never born. The best revenge is to show that person that you are living happily without fear of facing their attack,â stated Richard as he folded his arms in front of his chest, leaving Anxia speechless.
âWhy do I feel⦠you already have the plan to get back at that person?â
âYou seem to have forgotten one thing, love.â teased Richard, wrapping an arm around his wifeâs waist to pull her body closer to him. âI am your husband and also Cerberusâs leader.â
Anxiaâs almost unbreakable wrath calmed upon hearing the last words. âAnd I donât think youâll involve me in your plan?â Anxia guessed, considering her husband didnât say anything about his plans.
âI will tell you if you ask. When have I never given you an answer when you asked me?â
Anxia pursed her lips as if to show her husband she was cranky. âHow can I ask something I donât know? You are unreasonable.â
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Richard chuckled at his wifeâs suggestion and leaned forward slightly to kiss Anxiaâs lips. âDidnât I tell you to count on me?â
âBut I still want to go to Hong Kong and meet my grandfather in China.â
âI understand you want to go to China, but why Hong Kong too?â
âI want to find out where my mother is buried.â
Richard stared intently into his wifeâs eyes as if trying to find out whether Anxia meant what she said or was using her motherâs grave as an excuse to come to Hong Kong.
When he no longer sensed the hatred or her strong killing aura, Richard nodded his head. âOkay. We can go to Hong Kong after we catch Yu Long.â
Anxia looked disappointed to hear that, but she didnât argue and agreed with her husbandâs words.
âSometimes I wish you couldnât read my mind.â Anxia buried her face into her husbandâs broad chest for peace. Just in her husbandâs arms, Anxia felt calm and peaceful no matter how much pressure she was under.
Meanwhile, Richard laughed in amusement as he tightened his arms to hug his wife. âI canât read your mind, but I know your thoughts. I have fallen in love with a former assassin and married her. If I didnât understand your thinking, you wouldâve left me, wouldnât you?â
Anxia rolled her eyes lazily, but she also smiled amusedly when she remembered how many times she had tried to run away from Richard at the beginning of their marriage.
All her attempts to escape and want to make Richard hate her failed miserably. Instead, Richard caught her and made her want to stay with this man.
âRichie, will you tell me your plan to catch that man if I ask?â
âOf course,â Richard answered without hesitation. âHow about we go back to the others to talk about this? After all, I also need them to sneak into the Luen groupâs headquarters.â
Anxia let Richard hold her hand, and they returned to Mei Yin and Xue Min, where both were hugging each other. Then Richard explained his plan to them, and Anxia, ??Mei Yin, and Xue Min listened seriously.
After each understood their task, they returned to the tents on top of the hill to rest. Only Richard couldnât sleep and stood on the hillâs edge gazing at the night view of the entire city below.
Not long after that, someone suddenly appeared behind him and walked over to him to stand next to him. Richard already knew who was standing beside him without looking to the side.
âThank you for your help. But you donât have to kill him.â
âA man like that... if I didnât kill him, it would be more annoying to handle in the future. Iâm different from you, RichieâI prefer certainty, and killing him is a foolproof way to keep that person from bothering any of you anymore.â
âIf other people heard about it, they wouldnât think this is the first time youâve killed someone.â
âSong Lei was not my first victim.â
â...â Richard glanced at his cousin with an astonished look. Since when did Kendrich Alvianch have a cold heart? Not to mention, his happy-go-lucky cousin looked different from what he remembered.
As far as he could remember, Kendrich was a person who liked to play games and was ignorant of those around him. The young lad was more like him, who enjoyed seeking attention and would disappear once their father caught his mischief.
But now⦠for some reason, the ladâs aura had changed.
âKenken, you have changed.â
Kendrich snorted at that. âPeople will change when they find what they want to protect.â he turned to his cousin and patted Richard on the shoulder once.
âTell me when your revenge plan is done. I want to meet your wife and children officially. You never introduced us; even Meli started not wanting to talk about you at home.â
Richard chuckled at that. âOkay. Iâm taking my family to visit New York this year. What do you think?â
âGood idea. Iâll be waiting for you guys. Then I will go home.â
âWhy so fast?â
âSomeone is waiting for me at home.â continued Kendrich in a humorous tone, winking one eye.
Not long after, a platinum-haired teenage boy appeared and smiled at him. âHi, Uncle Richard.â
Richard returned the smile before the boy snapped his fingers, and the two disappeared in the blink of an eye.
For moments like this alone, Richard was grateful that he had a family member as a nature ruler.