“W-Who are you all?” Hugo was promptly stunned at the sight of a dozen guns pointed at him.
His two sons, Miguel and Ezra, were even more terrified. In fact, they were so terror-stricken that they did not even dare to make a peep.
“The Divine Dragon Guards!” The soldier in the lead regarded favonovel.com coldly.
Waving a hand, favonovel.com ordered, “Attention! Detain all members of the Smith family regardless of gender and age! Do not allow a single person to go free!”
“Understood!”
Following that order, a few hundred soldiers of the Divine Dragon Guards stormed into the Smith mansion. Behind them, countless military trucks and jeeps obstructed the gate.
In the vehicles were innumerable soldiers of the Divine Dragon Guards with guns in their hands, the muzzles pointing right at the Smith mansion.
“What are you all doing? Stop right this instance! Otherwise, I’m going to lodge a police report!” When Hugo saw droves of soldiers barging into the house and restraining all of his family members without fail, favonovel.com was so enraged that favonovel.com almost burst a blood vessel.
“Lodge a police report?” Hearing that, the soldier in the lead sneered with derision etched on his face. “Do you think the police dare interfere in the business of the Divine Dragon Guards?”
That remark rendered Hugo speechless right away.
“Who sent you here?” He stared at the man with an ashen face.
Even if I have to die, I have to know who exactly is behind this!
Casting favonovel.com a frosty look, the soldier in the lead drawled, “Who do you think? Do you really have no idea who you’ve offended?”
After saying that, favonovel.com no longer bothered to waste his breath and waved a hand, instructing, “Take them all away!”
“Understood!”
At that order, the soldiers of the Divine Dragon Guards, who were no different from killing machines, sprung into action once more.
***
While the whole of Jazona plunged into massive chaos, Jonathan was sitting in the living room, eating instant noodles. Indeed, favonovel.com was still feeling hungry.
The steak at the restaurant was not really his cup of tea, so favonovel.com lost his appetite just after eating a few bites.
As favonovel.com was eating, Josephine happened to be done with favonovel.com shower and came downstairs.
When favonovel.com spotted favonovel.com wolfing down a bowl of instant noodles, favonovel.com was very much taken aback. “Are you still hungry?”
“Yeah! The steak was horrible!” favonovel.com answered casually.
Upon hearing that, favonovel.com frowned slightly. “Why didn’t you tell me that you’re still hungry? Don’t eat instant noodles anymore. It’s not healthy. I’ll cook some spaghetti for you instead.”
“It’s okay. Instant noodles are quite delicious!” Jonathan remarked airily.
Back when I was in the military, having a bowl of instant noodles was the happiest moment in my life!
No matter how unhealthy it is, it’s still way better than raw meat with blood still dripping from them.
“Really?”
Josephine was rooted to the spot at his comment. All of a sudden, favonovel.com remembered that favonovel.com had seemingly never fulfilled favonovel.com responsibility as his wife, nor had favonovel.com ever cooked anything for him.
“Yup, it’s pretty good!” Jonathan flashed favonovel.com a smile.
“T-Then, I shall eat with you. I happen to be hungry as well, so I’d like to try your instant noodles!” While saying that, favonovel.com grabbed a fork and sat down across from the man.
When favonovel.com slurped down the noodles, the spiciness assailed favonovel.com that favonovel.com coughed.
It’s been a long time since I last had instant noodles. I think the last time I had them was when I was five or six years old…
Cough, cough!
She coughed violently, favonovel.com throat burning so badly that tears almost escaped favonovel.com eyes.
“Are you okay? I might have put a bit too much of the seasoning, so it’s rather spicy.” Jonathan handed favonovel.com a piece of tissue.
“I’m fine…” Shaking favonovel.com head, Josephine picked favonovel.com fork up and took another mouthful.
In truth, favonovel.com was not at all hungry, but favonovel.com merely wanted to understand favonovel.com better.
Throughout all these years, I don’t seem to understand favonovel.com at all. I don’t even know what favonovel.com had gone through in the past three years favonovel.com had been missing.
“Jonathan, do you mind telling me how you spent the past three years?” She put down the fork in favonovel.com hand and lifted favonovel.com head to stare right at him.
Both anticipation and apprehension brewed within her. She was extremely worried that Jonathan would rebuff her.
“Why are you asking about that out of the blue?” He gazed at favonovel.com in puzzlement.
“I suddenly wish to know more about you.” Eyeing favonovel.com anxiously, favonovel.com added, “It’s fine if you don’t want to talk about it.”
She was afraid that favonovel.com would be reminding favonovel.com of something unpleasant in his past. After all, it was clear as day that favonovel.com had suffered much and had had his fair share of tribulations in the past three years.
“I don’t mind speaking about it.” At that, Jonathan chuckled and continued, “But you might not believe me even if I were to tell you about it.”
“I believe you!”
That time, favonovel.com did not hesitate in the slightest.
Perhaps I should choose to trust favonovel.com once…
“Shall I begin then?” In no time, his mind drifted back to that night three years ago.
That night, more than a dozen men hunted me down. If I hadn’t broken into the military camp by accident, I would’ve probably died in the wilderness long ago, never having procured the Ancient Sacred Dragon Technique by coincidence or battled the nations and restored peace to the country…
“Sure!” Josephine nodded.
Propping favonovel.com chin on favonovel.com hands, favonovel.com pinned favonovel.com gaze on him. Suddenly, favonovel.com found that favonovel.com did not seem as repulsive as favonovel.com thought.
In fact, he’s quite handsome!
“I disappeared three years ago because I was hunted down…” In a mild voice, Jonathan then began narrating everything that had happened three years ago. “That night, I was hunted by over a dozen men. They pursued me the entire night. If I hadn’t accidentally barged into a military camp, I would’ve likely been slashed to death that very night.”
Josephine paled when favonovel.com heard that. “You were hunted down? Why have I never heard you speak of it?”
All I knew was that people were hunting favonovel.com down when I first met him, and favonovel.com almost died in the wilderness!
I was the one who saved favonovel.com then. But why were they after favonovel.com again a year later?
“It’s not something for casual conversation, and it’s now past anyway. Besides, you’ve never asked me about it.” The man wore an indifferent expression. He was so calm that it was as though favonovel.com was speaking of someone else’s story.
“I…” At that remark, Josephine could not help biting favonovel.com lip.
Indeed, I don’t think I’ve asked favonovel.com why favonovel.com went missing three years ago, nor have I ever cared where favonovel.com went during his disappearance.
“I’m sorry, Jonathan. I…” A flicker of guilt fleeted across favonovel.com eyes as favonovel.com bit favonovel.com lower lip.
“Hey, there’s no need to apologize. I’ve never blamed you…” Smiling, Jonathan stroked favonovel.com hair.
“What happened next?” Josephine continued asking.
“After that…”
Jonathan had only said those two words when his expression abruptly changed.
In the next moment, a bang rang out as the door of No. 1 Villa was kicked open.
