Shortly after, Patrick saw someone he really didn’t want to see at this moment.
“Leo!?” Patrick’s mouth hung open, as if he had seen a ghost.
At this moment, Leo’s eyes were filled with fury. He kicked Bruno aside and swiftly moved forward, dressing Sophia in the clothes she had taken off.
“Sorry, Sophia. It’s my fault, causing you to suffer…” Leo tightly embraced Sophia, comforting her.
Unlike before, Sophia didn’t reciprocate Leo’s hug. She remained unresponsive, like a puppet.
Noticing Sophia’s abnormal state, Leo reached out to check her pulse. After a brief examination, his face showed extreme shock and anger.
“So hot…” Sophia’s eyes were glazed as she looked directly at Leo, her breath exhaling onto his face.
Leo quickly stood up, took out a silver needle he carried, and began acupuncture using the Nine Extreme Mystical Needles technique on Sophia.
Leo had already realized that Sophia was under the effect of a curse. The first thing he needed to do was force the worms out of her body.
The moment Leo appeared, Patrick knew his desire to possess Sophia’s body had shattered. While Leo was treating Sophia, Patrick glanced at Bruno, who had been kicked aside by Leo. His gaze flickered, contemplating slipping away quietly.
However, just as Patrick took a couple of steps, a flash of silver appeared, and his body suddenly stiffened. Then, he fell straight to the ground.
Leo didn’t directly kill Bruno and Patrick. Killing them would be too merciful. He wanted to subject them to tortures worse than death!
As Leo concentrated on acupuncture to expel the curse from Sophia, a man’s voice suddenly sounded behind him, “I was curious before. Why would Bruno and Patrick spend a fortune to hire me to deal with you? Now I understand.”
Leo turned his head and took a glance at Jamie. With a cold tone, he asked, “Who are you?”
“It doesn’t matter who I am. You’re probably acupuncture-treating your wife, right? Do you think it’s effective?” Jamie asked arrogantly.
“Did you cast the curse?” Leo inquired.
“Yes,” Jamie said, folding his hands. “I heard you run a medical clinic and are a traditional medicine practitioner. You must have heard of Dustflats Witchcraft. Now, I want to see how you’ll lift my curse.”
Since the person who cast the curse appeared, Leo decided to pause the acupuncture. He looked at Jamie and said icily, “I’ll give you a chance now. Lift the curse from my wife, or you’ll die a miserable death here.”
“A waste is always a waste, clueless even when falling into a trap,” Jamie mocked with a disdainful expression. “Leo, do you think I cursed your wife just to favor Patrick?”
As soon as Jamie finished speaking, Leo felt a strange pain in his chest.
This pain reflected on Leo’s face, making Jamie even more pleased. “Just now, while you were saving your wife, the curse entered your body through breathing, then followed your blood vessels into your heart.”
“The worms, as they grow, will feed on your heart. From today onwards, the pain in your chest will increase dramatically each day. Even if you are tortured to death, your heart will be devoured completely by the worms. Enjoy the taste of agony, you…”
Jamie couldn’t finish his words because Leo had already grabbed his neck.
Jamie’s face showed a horrified expression as he stared at Leo with an incredible look. Clutching Leo’s arm tightly, he struggled to squeeze out a sentence, “You… You clearly fell under my curse, how… How is it possible that you’re unharmed? This can’t be!”
“Such trivial tricks, and you dare to flaunt them in front of me!” Leo’s face revealed a sinister smile.
“No, you are definitely not an ordinary person. Who exactly are you?” Jamie had confidence in his curse. In his understanding, an ordinary person could never lift the curse he cast.
Poor Jamie, he had no idea that Leo was a cultivator, and a simple use of spiritual energy could easily cleanse the curse from his body.
Although Leo could effortlessly eliminate the curse from his own body, dealing with the curse inside Sophia was a bit challenging. Sophia’s constitution was that of an ordinary person, and if Leo used spiritual energy to enter her body and eliminate the curse, her body wouldn’t be able to withstand it. Even if he forcefully removed the curse, Sophia’s body would suffer severe damage.
Leo increased the pressure on his hand. “Quickly remove the curse from my wife, or I’ll snap your neck!”
Held in Leo’s grip, Jamie, whose life was at his mercy, couldn’t speak and could only nod vigorously.
Leo then released his right hand, throwing Jamie to the ground.
Jamie quickly climbed up and stumbled to the bed, removing the curse from Sophia’s body.
The moment the curse was lifted from Sophia, her consciousness immediately became clear. Seeing Leo standing beside her, she rushed into his embrace.
Leo held Sophia tightly, comforting her as he gently stroked her back. “Sophia, don’t be afraid. Everything’s fine now.”
Jamie knew it wasn’t safe to stay here for long. When Leo and Sophia were embracing each other, it was the perfect time to escape.
As Jamie ran towards the exit of the basement, he thought he could ascend to safety. However, luck wasn’t on his side. Bob appeared and didn’t hesitate to give him a swift kick.
Poor Jamie, once again, was kicked back into the basement.
When Bob and others saw Leo and Sophia, they couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
“Chasel, Bevis, restrain Bruno, Patrick, and this guy with the pockmarked face. Wait for Leo’s disposal!” Bob ordered.
Bob and the others’ arrival helped Sophia recover from her frightened state. She slowly let go of Leo’s hand.
“Sophia, wait for me outside,” Leo said softly.
Sophia understood what Leo was about to do. She nodded and, under the escort of Bob’s henchmen, walked out of the basement.
Bruno had already regained consciousness from his fainting state. Feeling controlled and seeing the murderous expression on Leo’s face, he was almost scared out of his wits.
“Leo, I know I was wrong. Please spare me,” Bruno pleaded.
Ignoring Bruno, Leo looked at Jamie and said, “You just claimed that your witchcraft is powerful, right?”
“Leo, I was wrong. I… I was acting under the orders of Bruno and Patrick. Please spare me…” Jamie looked at Leo in horror, begging for mercy.
Leo squatted down in front of Jamie, a smirk on his face. “Whether you live or die depends on your performance.”