Alyssa stood in the empty quest room and no sound was heard She humbled for the baht svalch calling
bosh buah as that?
A low voice came from the bedroom too low for her to hear
She quickly went into the bedroom calling lonah? Are you ha
“Al–Alyssa stay away! Jonah yelled his breathing in harsh pants.
“What’s wrong, Jonah? You’re scaring met Alessa went and opened the bedroom door.
It was dark inside, but she could still see Jonah leaning against the boul of
was soaked with moisture.
He had taken off his suit, leaving only his white dress shirt sticking against his skin, the bollens open to
reveal its flushed red skin
Jonah-
“I’ve been I’ve been drugged.” Jonah closed his eyes, trying to y conscious. Tiled a cold ball, but it It
didn’t work the drug’s too
strong!”
“How could this happen? Alyssa cried, angry and panicker
She was masterfully skilled when it came to healing and medicine. Yet, seeing her brother now under
the effects of an aphrodisiac left her
at a loss for what to do.
“This is a trap, Alyssa. You need to leave this room taht now! Lock the door, I can handle this mysel!!”
Jonah grunted, his eyes getting more bloodshot by the second.
Alyssa couldn’t just leave him there.
“I won’t leave you, Jonah. I’ll get you out. We need to get you to a hospital right now! Alyssa was nearly
in tears, seeing her brother in so much pain.
She was about to help him when a loud sound was heard,
Jonah had smashed a nearby vase into pieces.
He grabbed one of the pottery shards and squeezed it hard in his palm until blood Howed between his
fingers. Still, he wouldn’t let go of
the shard.
Alyssa was in tears now. “Jonah, don’t-”
She knew her brother was nearly past his limit now. He was hurting himself just to save her. 1
“Please leave, Alyssa Jonah forced his clouded gaze to meet her eyes. “Leave!”
Music was once again ying in the event hall, forming a cheerful background for the quests to chatter
to their hearts‘ content.
Winston was still speaking to Newton, so many of those who couldn’t wait to curry favors were now
stalled. Winston was too prominent a figure, after all. They would only look like lools if they tried their
luck.
In a good mood after being filled up with drinks, Newton called his children to sit with him. Jasper and
Belly were likewise called over by Ben.
“What do you think of my grandson, Winston? Newton asked, grinning at the man.
Winston nodded lightly. “He’s a fine, capable young man, Mr. Beckett. He surpasses you for sure in
many ways.”
Javier cleared his throat, grumbling internally about how dense Winston was. Jasper was his son, so
Winston should have praised him instead for his good genes.
“Haha, he could never match me in my prime! When I was his age, I had far greater goals and sights!
Though he really is a kind. considerate boy. He’s just very stubborn sometimes. You couldn’t get a
single word in once he decided to do something.” Newton sighed,
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Jasper said nothing, merely took a sip of his drink
Javier spoke up, “Dad, Jasper’s not that bad. The family business has shown wonderful progress since
he took over the reins. He’s a really
Capable vid, this one.”
Of course, Jayer was trying to save face for himself too. He couldn’t let himself look bad in front of their
business rival.
Hmph Shouldn’t he be doing that in the first ce? If he didn’t have those necessary qualities, I would
have had someone else take over his ce from the start Newton had always had his slights against
Jasper, so he was always looking for ways to vent his annoyance.
Mr. Beckett, I believe the amount of people capable of carrying on your legacy is far too few in our city
alone. Jasper is already doing very
well for his age Winston’s tone was sincere,
After all, Jasper had single–handedly pushed Beckett Group forward in three years, making them
Sna City’s number one conglomerate.
Winston could tel
was really proud of him, regardless of what he said aloud.
“Oh?! take it you think my grandson’s a good man? N