Chapter 711


    Chapter 711 Emotional Damage


    On the other end of the couch sat Taron. To Avery''s surprise, Xander was also present.


    Taron was dressed in a ck shirt and deep blue jeans. Gone was the domineering air he had when


    dressed formally. Instead, he seemed more like a gentle and refined gentleman.


    Xander still had skin as white as snow and a bewitchingly handsome face. He was wearing a white


    shirt, which entuated his already fairplexion, making it appear even more like a white gem.


    Upon seeing Avery, he smiled and greeted her, “Avery, it''s been a while.”


    With a polite smile, Avery turned to him and said, “Mr. Gibson, you''vee to Mocset too?”


    Her incredibly radiant and gentle smile momentarily caused the two present men to lose their


    composure.


    In the city of Mocset, where beautiful women abound, Avery''s appearance might not be the most


    outstanding, but it was undoubtedly excellent. Although she didn''t possess the striking beauty of


    Eastern Epean women, she carried a unique Aplothian beauty.


    Avery had a very gentle face, one that was liked by both men and women. There was no hint of


    aggression in her features, making her appear extremely well-behaved.


    Her eyes were deep and double-lidded,rge and round; her pupils were ck and bright, like kernels.


    When they looked at you, it seemed as if they could burst forth with countless dazzling stars.


    Herughter was incredibly sweet, a sound that could nourish one''s soul and soften even the coldest of


    hearts. It was a sight that every man found endearing.


    Cayden loungedzily on the couch. When he saw Avery shing a smile at his two friends, his


    handsome face instantly turned somewhat gloomy.


    He despised the way his woman sweetly smiled at others, even if those two were his good buddies.


    “Come over!” He beckoned to Avery, signaling her toe closer.


    Avery politely nodded at Taron, then headed toward Cayden.


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    Just as she approached Cayden, he pulled her toward him, making her sit directly on hisp.


    Then, he lifted her delicate, petite chin and gently ced a kiss on her lips. “Has that little brat been


    pacified?”


    Taron and Xander were speechless.


    Jealousy and hatred filled their eyes as they were ignored. The duo didn''t enjoy watching the couple


    showing intimacy before them.


    As there were still people around, Avery felt a bit embarrassed. She whispered in Cayden''s ear, “Cal is


    still a bit temperamental... There are people here, you shouldn''t behave like this...”


    “Who cares about them? They''re both single and have no clue about the fun of flirting between


    couples,” Cayden said,pletely disregarding his friend''s gaze.


    He held Avery as if he were holding his most beloved treasure, happiness flickering in his narrow eyes.


    That remark emotionally wounded the single men in the room.


    They continued to grit their teeth.


    Originally, the three of them were discussing serious matters, but the couple kept showing off their


    affection. Additionally, Cayden kept acting smugly in front of them. They really wanted to punch his


    annoyingly smug face.


    After a moment of intimate interaction with Avery, as if no one else was around, Cayden spoke up.


    “Let''s continue with what we were discussing earlier.”


    They were originally discussing how to deal with Dark River when, unexpectedly, Avery appeared.


    After a brief moment of tenderness, Cayden naturally didn''t forget his main task. Having stayed in Dark


    River for so long, he couldn''t wait to destroy that inhumane purgatory on Earth.


    Although he managed to escape from that prison, many innocent lives were still lost there.


    Even more horrifying was that countless teenagers were transported to Eerie Ind for demonic


    training every year. However, the chances of survival were less than one percent, which shows how


    inhumane that organization was.


    Xander sat on the couch, his legs crossed.


    He nced at Avery, who was nestled on Cayden''sp. His fair fingers stroked his own chin. “Cayden,


    is it appropriate for her to hear all this?”


    In his eyes, Avery was undoubtedly a delicate little woman. Despite her business acumen, which could


    indeed rival that of Cayden, she was still a gentle and delicatedy.


    Nicole was the kind of woman who would jump at the sight of a mouse. He thought such gruesome and


    dark matters were unsuitable for Avery to hear. He was worried it would leave a psychological scar on


    her.


    Avery bit her lip, then resolutely spoke to Cayden. “It''s okay. I want to listen. I want to know more about


    what exactly happened to you during these past two years.”


    For more than two years, she hadn''t been able to stay by his side. At that moment, finally having the


    opportunity to understand what he had gone through, Avery was eager to know.


    Cayden tightened his grip on Avery''s waist, giving her a silent kiss, yet his eyes darkened.


    In his eyes, she was pure, kind, and beautiful, while his world was filled with despair, ughter, and


    madness. He, too, wanted to be a clean and pure man. However, forced by survival, his hands were


    inevitably stained with blood. He didn''t want her to see his devilish side.


    Seeing the longing in her eyes, Cayden still agreed.


    Inside the room, the oversized LCD screen lit up. Cayden''s fingers were rapidly moving across the


    laptop keyboard, inputting a series ofplexmands. The decryptedputer quickly entered


    safe mode.


    The cursor flickered incessantly, and gradually, a recorded video began to appear on the electronic


    system terminal. “This is some scattered evidence of the crimes Dark Rivermitted that I recorded


    before leaving Eerie Ind...”


    In the footage, countless children were held captive on Eerie Ind, undergoing hellish training. They


    studied variousbat and assassination techniques. The principle of survival of the fittest was


    implemented there. As such, mutual ughter and surprise attacks happened almost every day.


    Anyone who lowered their guard down, even slightly, would pay the price with their life.


    On the ind, assassins who made mistakes would be drugged and thrown to the wild beasts. The


    scenes of those beasts greedily devouring the helpless individuals were endless.


    The ind had also established various brutal penal codes. Avery watched, eyes wide open, as the


    pitiful child of seven or eight years old in the video was torn apart as onlookers let out piercingughter.


    She was shocked, angry, and frustrated. Unable to bear such intense stimtion any longer, she ran


    straight to the bathroom to throw up.


    Taron and Xander seemed quiteposed. They had witnessed plenty of bloody scenes before. After


    all, their supreme power was built upon a pile of corpses. However, the raw footage still made them


    somewhat ufortable.


    They never expected Rupert to be so insanely cruel, scouring gifted children from across the world to


    train. Not only that, the madman even used living people as subjects for his experiments. He had a


    complete disregard for humanity.


    Avery was in the bathroom, throwing up so much that she almost vomited bile. As she continued, she


    couldn''t help but let her tears fall.


    The thought of him possibly enduring the same suffering as depicted in the video for two years made


    her feel as if her heart was about to shatter into pieces.


    Just as she was silently crying, her hand covering her mouth, a pair of familiar arms suddenly


    embraced her slender waist from behind.