My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 1142

Smash! An object shattered the car window as it came in. Just then, Ivan thought he could smell a pungent odor—it was the smell of gas! At the same time, he saw two motorcycles closing in on him on either side and happened to spot two cigarette lighters through the rearview mirror. Sadly, it was too late. The lighters flew in, and his entire car was set on fire in an instant.

Oh no!

Ivan felt the scorching heat on his back as he was being enveloped in the fire. Not too far away, those motorcycles were still following behind him.

He was too afraid to stop the car because the four people on the motorcycles were clearly going to come for him, and he was unable to outrun them. Meanwhile, the flames were getting bigger. He had to get out of the car soon as it could explode at any moment.

Inside his bag was an autograph from Taylor that his little angel at home had begged him for. He still had not given it to her yet. His wife and child were still waiting for him! I can’t die!

With that immense desire to live, he was unwilling to die just like that, but reality left him without a choice. There was a small river at the side of the road. Stepping on the gas pedal, he ran right through the railing and left his car dangling at the edge of the cliff. Once his car came to a stop, he quickly unfastened his seatbelt and opened the car door. With a leap, he threw himself into the river. Behind him, a loud explosion went off—the car had blown up!

The sound of gunshots followed the explosion, stirring up the neighboring residents and garnering much fear. A number of them were calling the police on their phones to report the incident.

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For some reason, Michael felt uneasy all day. He did not sleep well at night and even had a nightmare. Sitting up in bed, he looked behind him to find his wife and daughter sleeping soundly. He had a premonition, but he did not know what the problem was.

Suddenly, a call from Gary came. “Sir! Ivan is in trouble!”

That was when he realized what was the source of his uneasiness. Something had happened to Ivan! Michael changed out of his clothes and left right away.

The next day, Sophia went to see Ivan at the hospital and got to know the whole story. After he jumped into the water to save himself, he stayed hidden in the darkness of the night and washed up on the riverbank further down. Even after the jump, his Dragon Eye still functioned normally. He called 911 desperately and was rescued. Fortunately, his hands were spared. If his heavily insured hands had suffered damages, the design community would lose a major talent.

Once Sophia knew that he was safe, and his hands were intact, she felt relieved but also angry. She started to investigate the person behind this immediately.

At the mention of this person, Ivan scoffed. “It’s definitely him! Billy Kim! A few days ago, King called me personally to ask me to work for them, but I refused. Then, Billy called later and threatened to break my hands!”

Sophia was doubtful. “Are you sure?”

Ivan nodded firmly. “I’m positive.”

He and Billy were long-time enemies. The apprentice whom he had personally taught was not just ungrateful. When a problem arose in Ivan’s family, Billy took the chance to use Ivan’s designs and ideas as his own, even winning many awards with his works.