Now, in order to save Omari, Cheyenne has put everything on the line.
But she still held onto one last thing, her small hand tightly grasping her own clothes. The weather was cold and her exposed hand had turned purple.
Because of nerves, her hands were trembling slightly. Others saw this subtle movement as a sign of guilt for confessing.
“Cheyenne, you!”
Layne wished he could rush forward and stand in front of his granddaughter. She was already in danger; why did she have to do something stupid?
Had she thought about what would happen if something happened to herself? How would he live on his own?
Even if they both went down together into the underworld, Layne felt that he wouldn’t be able to face his deceased wife and daughter.
“Why is Cheyenne so foolish?” Jonathan suddenly turned red-eyed and muttered under his breath while keeping an eye on Cheyenne’s every move. He was afraid and closed his eyes tightly.
Omari also teared up. Who would have thought that just a few days ago she wanted nothing to do with him? She left him behind cruelly but now chose to expose herself for his safety.
She could have continued being heartless towards him but instead…
“No! Don’t do it! Cheyenne, you aren’t my accomplice; why are you doing this?”
“Don’t listen to her; I’m backed by the President and the Harrison family. I have nothing to do with Cheyenne.”
Sam was good at rescuing him from the fire initially, but when he was resting at the hospital, Iker found him instead.
He requested a meeting with Abel because Omari found a letter in the fire which detailed plans for conspiring against the state with the Weaver family and Davidson family as well as Hayden’s involvement too.
Hayden Omari’s older brother who always acted cautiously always left himself room for maneuvering and kept copies of all their correspondence over these years stored away in the secret room.
Omari accidentally stumbled upon these letters when entering into the secret room where they were kept hidden away.
He could not believe that even their father who always presented himself as an upright man participated in such actions against his initial beliefs.
Once upon a time it was his father who told time about being a fair-minded man, but now he himself violated his principles. He could not let them ruin the Lara family, so he contacted Iker since the latter ranked high in military department, had control over army forces and held high esteem within the President’s circle. He wished Iker could help him.
Abel showed mercy, allowing Omari to redeem the Lara family through helping out clearing off these traitors.
So they devised a meticulous undercover plan, and Omari volunteered to be the “mole”, his role being to infiltrate the Lucas family and find out their armed forces and hideouts.
His luck was good, as he met Sam first.
But he didn’t expect that plans can change, and here he met his only weakness – Cheyenne.
It took Omari three months to gain the trust of the Lucas father-son duo. He took advantage of this opportunity to learn about their reserve forces and draw maps of their location.
He thought he had disguised himself well, but didn’t expect that Gregory would still discover him. Last night, Gregory deliberately leaked news about his going out, which led him into a trap.
When Omari realized that he had fallen into a trap, he never thought that he could walk out alive.
Everything Cheyenne did for him was in vain. She was really foolish. Why couldn’t she be more ruthless?
Gracie squinted her beautiful eyes as she raised her hand with black lace gloves on it.
She lightly pointed at an old man not far away from them.
“Cheyenne, since you are so loyal, let me give you a chance.”
“Bring that old man with us.”
As soon as her cold laughter fell off, two people immediately came forward; one on each side grabbed Layne.
The latter did not struggle but remained unusually calm.
Jonathan cried like an ignorant child pulling Layne’s hand without letting go.
“Don’t take Layne away. If you want someone dead, then kill me instead.”
Anyway, in this life Jonathan had not married nor had any children or grandchildren, yet his brother Kyson was there outside supporting Almond Hall with his granddaughter as the heiress.
But Layne was different; his dream was having great-grandchildren and living together with his family.
“Get lost!”
Those two men in black were annoyed by Jonathan’s clinginess, so they kicked him hard without hesitation right in the chest area where an elderly person could not withstand such forceful impact. So, he coughed up blood uncontrollably while struggling for breaths.
Layne was moved by this old guy too much, so tears welled up in his eyes when speaking.
“Alright, you’re in this state now, don’t worry about me. Jonathan, if I die unfortunately, remember to visit my grave annually.”
Jonathan cried loudly and was extremely sad.
Cheyenne stared at Gracie with eyes full of anger and hostility for the first time. Her whole body exuded a cold aura.
“What do you want from me? Why do you have to make things difficult for an old man who can barely defend himself?”
Gracie sneered coldly and lazily walked up to Cheyenne with her slender waist swaying.
“Because I want to know what your choice is like.”
After speaking, she turned around and admired the red clouds in the sky while looking at the lush forest below.
The snow hadn’t melted yet but she knew that outside had already been stained red with blood. The beautiful scenery before her was just a momentary peace before chaos returned.
“Cheyenne, be grateful that I gave you a chance to choose. You should know that when people reach the end of despair there is no room for choice.”
Just like her – whether it was begging on the streets after losing both parents as a child or later becoming one of many killers fighting in underground tunnels under the Lucas family or choosing to become his lover and becoming his knife… she never had any chance at all.
The only choice she made caused Gracie regret for her entire life. She shouldn’t have spared Kelvin back then! A flash of killing intent passed through Gracie’s mind as she made another decision just like years ago. She would protect her son Sam without hesitation even if it meant killing Kelvin, even though Kelvin was also her son.