Chapter 191
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 breath coming 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 slay 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.
Music was once again playing in the event hall, forming a cheerful background for the quests to chatter to their hearts‘ content.
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 place? If he didn’t have those necessary qualities, I would have had someone else take over his place 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 Solana 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
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