Chapter 704


    Chapter 704 Protecting Someone


    The sniper, hidden at a good vantage point, was incredibly urate, taking down his target with just


    one shot.


    The other assassins were swiftly dealt with by Taron''s men. Then, they quickly began to clean up the


    scene.


    Taron walked up to Avery. Noticing the bloodstain on her slender arm, he frowned. “I''m sorry, Avery.


    This was my oversight. Thankfully, it didn''t lead to a major mishap. Otherwise, I really wouldn''t know


    how to exin it to Cayden.”


    Avery gently shook her head. “This blood isn''t mine. It belongs to someone else. I''m fine, and so is Cal.


    Thank you, Taron.”


    With his deep blue eyes, Taron looked at Cal, who was yfully wriggling around in Avery''s arms, and


    the man couldn''t help but let a hint of admiration shine through his gaze.


    If it were an ordinary child, they would have been scared to tears by such a bloody scene.


    Unexpectedly, the child was not scared at all. He believed that this child would grow up to be


    extraordinary.


    “Mr. Taron, you looked so cool when you came out just now!” Cal extended his chubby little hand,


    asking for a hug.


    Taron took the little one from Avery''s hands, clumsily cradling him in his arms. His handsome face was


    filled with a doting smile. “Go on—tell me what you want,” he said. “You''re buttering me up because


    you''re trying to get something from me, right?”


    Cal made a funny face at him, yfully sticking out his little tongue. “I''ve never tried to do something


    like that at all. I just wanted a castle dollhouse. That''s all...”


    “Give me a kiss, and I''ll give it to you,” Taron teased Cal, presenting his handsome left cheek to the


    child.


    Immediately, Cal yfully offered a sweet kiss, which made Taron burst into heartyughter.


    The man''s heartyughter echoed through the dense forest, lightening the gloom just a bit.


    Avery was quietly looking at Taron. At this moment, he waspletely different from the man who was


    ruthless, decisive, and merciless a moment ago.


    She thought of Cayden. That man was like that as well. He was as cold as ice in front of others, but in


    front of her, he was like a child, asionally showing his yful side to her.


    She truly missed him. He had said that he would meet her in Mocset in a couple of days, but an


    inexplicable worry began to creep up on her.


    The people from Dark River were going to extreme lengths to capture him. She was truly terrified that


    he would once again fall victim to Dark River.


    She had already lost him once. The heart-wrenching pain that came with it was not something she


    wanted to experience a second time.


    Now that the heavens had finally graced her with such a tremendous surprise, letting her know that he


    was still alive, she truly could not bear the pain of losing him again.


    A beautiful statue of the armless and smiling Venus goddess was facing the room adorned with


    luxurious Epean decor.


    The silver-white mirror reflected a face of unparalleled beauty.


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    In front of the mirror, Cassie leisurely applied her lipstick. Her reflection, so captivatingly beautiful, could


    make any man fall head over heels for her.


    The door was knocked.


    One of her capable subordinates hurried over and whispered urgently into her ear.


    “Useless, utterly useless!” Upon hearing the report from her subordinate, Cassie scowled.


    With a fierce punch, she struck the mirror. The expensive mirror instantly shattered into pieces.


    Fragments of the ss mixed with fresh blood scattered all over the floor with a loud crash.


    The woman''s face that was reflected by the scattered pieces was grim and terrifying.


    “Ms. Cassie, it was Taron who suddenly appeared and ruined our ns. If it weren''t for his interference,


    our people wouldn''t have beenpletely wiped out...” The subordinate standing nearby lowered his


    head and took two steps back, frightened by her terrifying expression.


    Cassie snorted coldly, her stunning eyes shing with a hint of contempt. “You are a bunch of spineless


    creatures to be afraid of Taron, a b*stard who was once abandoned by his family. You''re making a fool


    of yourselves! Report the current situation and the information about the woman I asked you to


    investigate to me immediately.”


    Upon learning that he had narrowly escaped a disaster, the subordinate breathed a sigh of relief. He


    immediately ryed all the information he had gathered to Cassie.


    First of all, Avery and Cayden were already married and had three children. Among them were a pair of


    twins about seven years old and a child who was two and a half years old, who she brought to Mocset


    with her.


    Secondly, during the two-plus years that Cayden was missing, it was that woman who single-handedly


    shouldered the responsibility of Trident Group. She revived thepany from the brink of crisis and


    further expanded the group''s business. Judging from this, her abilities were not to be underestimated.


    Third, before the incident, Cayden had a secret negotiation with Taron to save the life of his friend, Sid.


    Prior to this, he had no interaction with Taron. Now that Sid was Taron''s brother-inw, there was a


    much more concrete rtionship between Cayden and Taron.


    Lastly, the rtionship between Avery and Taron was quiteplicated and confusing. Taron obviously


    valued her greatly, and now he would protect her meticulously, leaving no room for any harm toe


    to her. It was unclear whether there was any ambiguity in their rtionship as, apart from his sister


    Vivian, given Taron''s personality of disregarding his rtives, it was impossible for him to risk his life for


    a stranger.


    Cassie sat on the ruby-red velvet couch with her legs crossed, her expression gloomy.


    A maid humbly half-knelt on the ground, tending to her wounds, while another maid lit a cigarette for


    her.


    The pale blue me flickered in Cassie''s hand as she asked in a cold voice, “What''s the family


    background of Avery?”


    The subordinate replied, “She''s a very ordinary woman, with an even more ordinary family background.


    Her father was an unknown small-time employee who didn''t aplish much before he passed away


    from cancer a few years ago. Her stepmother and stepsister are currently in prison. The only family she


    has left now is a grandfather in his sixties and an aunt who is suffering from cancer.”


    “Avery Rumpley.” Cassie pronounced Avery''s name in broken Chanaean, her expression full of


    amusement and disdain.


    How could a woman with no background whatsoever be the beloved of Hugh?


    “Have we found out where Hugh is?”


    “Ms. Cassie, Hugh is now with the heir of the Matelski family. He no longer hides his whereabouts,


    seemingly exposing himself to us on purpose... Could this be a new scheme of his?”


    It was not that the subordinate was overthinking. It was just that Hugh was too cunning, and they''d


    suffered quite a bit at his hands previously.


    Cassie''s deep blue eyes narrowed warily as she once again felt a sense of foreboding.


    Having spent over two years together, she understood Hugh better than anyone else. Unless


    something unexpected urred, that man would never expose himself so easily. His current actions


    were merely a ploy to divert their attention, drawing the danger to himself.


    He was protecting the woman named Avery.


    So what if he is protecting her? He is destined to be mine in this lifetime; no other woman cany im


    to him. Even his former wife and children are nothing more than a pile of corpses in my eyes!