<span style="">“<span style="">Oh<span style="">, <span style="">is <span style="">that <span style="">Mr. <span style="">Harris’s <span style="">merchandise<span style="">?<span style="">” <span style="">Isaac <span style="">pretended <span style="">to <span style="">be surprised<span style="">, <span style="">then <span style="">quickly <span style="">apologised <span style="">with <span style="">a <span style="">gesture <span style="">of <span style="">his <span style="">hands<span style="">.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.
<span style="">“<span style="">It <span style="">seems <span style="">my <span style="">men <span style="">have <span style="">made <span style="">a <span style="">mistake <span style="">and <span style="">identally <span style="">bumped <span style="">into <span style="">Mr. <span style="">Harris<span style="">. <span style="">It’s <span style="">unforgivable<span style="">.<span style="">”
<span style="">It <span style="">was <span style="">clear <span style="">that <span style="">it <span style="">was <span style="">intentional<span style="">, <span style="">an <span style="">attempt <span style="">to <span style="">demonstrate <span style="">his <span style="">power <span style="">to <span style="">George <span style="">and <span style="">the <span style="">entire <span style="">Melfrey<span style="">, <span style="">to <span style="">let <span style="">them <span style="">know <span style="">that <span style="">hewas <span style="">not <span style="">to <span style="">be <span style="">underestimated<span style="">.
<span style="">This <span style="">was <span style="">Isaac’s <span style="">usual <strong>tactic</strong><span style="">, <span style="">and <span style="">it <span style="">always <span style="">worked<span style="">.
<span style="">Unfortunately<span style="">, <strong>this </strong><span style="">time <span style="">he <span style="">had <span style="">met <span style="">his <span style="">match<span style="">.
<span style="">In <span style="">George’s <span style="">eyes<span style="">, <span style="">these <strong>tactics </strong><span style="">were <span style="">not <span style="">threats<span style="">, <span style="">but <span style="">a <span style="">death <span style="">wish<span style="">..
<span style="">George <span style="">looked <span style="">at <span style="">Isaac <span style="">coldly<span style="">. <span style="">“<span style="">Return <span style="">everything <span style="">you <span style="">took <span style="">exactly <span style="">as <span style="">it <span style="">was<span style="">. <span style="">If <span style="">anything <span style="">is <span style="">missing<span style="">, <span style="">you <span style="">will <span style="">regret <span style=""ing <span style="">to <span style="">Melfrey<span style="">”
<span style="">“<span style="">Of <span style="">course<span style="">, <span style="">Mr. <span style="">Harris<span style="">, <span style="">please <span style="">don’t <span style="">be <span style="">angry<span style="">. <span style="">I <span style="">will <span style="">personally <span style="">deliver <span style="">the <span style="">merchandise <span style="">to <span style="">your <span style="">doorstep <span style="">as <span style="">an <span style="">apology<span style="">, <span style="">and <span style="">I <span style="">guarantee <span style="">that <span style="">everything <span style="">will <span style="">be <span style="">returned <span style="">intact<span style="">. <span style="">I <span style="">hope <span style="">you <span style="">won’t <span style="">hold <span style="">it <span style="">against <span style="">me<span style="">.<span style="">”
<span style="">Realising <span style="">that <span style="">George <span style="">was <span style="">not <span style="">someone <span style="">to <span style="">be <span style="">trifled <span style="">with<span style="">, <span style="">Isaac <span style="">immediately <span style="">turned <span style="">the <span style="">dozen <span style="">boxes <span style="">of <span style="">guns <span style="">and <span style="">ammunition <span style="">into <span style="">an <span style="">apology <span style="">gift<span style="">.
<span style="">He <span style="">tried <span style="">to <span style="">appease <span style="">George<span style="">. <span style="">“<span style="">These <span style="">items <span style="">are <span style="">my <span style="">way <span style="">of <span style="">apologising <strong>to </strong><span style="">you<span style="">. <span style="">Later<span style="">, <span style="">I <span style="">will…
<span style="">However<span style="">, <span style="">before <span style="">he <span style="">could <span style="">finish <span style="">his <span style="">sentence<span style="">, <span style="">he <span style="">was <span style="">interrupted <span style="">by <span style="">the <span style="">man <span style="">across <span style="">from <span style="">him<span style="">. <span style="">“<span style="">No <span style="">need<span style="">.<span style="">”
<span style="">“<span style="">What <span style="">do <span style="">you <span style="">mean<span style="">?<span style="">” <span style="">Isaac’s expression <span style="">froze <span style="">slightly <span style="">as <span style="">his <span style="">eyes <span style="">fixed <span style="">on <span style="">George<span style="">, <span style="">a <span style="">flicker <span style="">of <span style="">uncertainty <span style="">crossing <span style="">his <span style="">face<span style="">.
<span style="">“<span style="">I <span style="">have <span style="">no <span style="">interest <span style="">in <span style="">these <span style="">items<span style="">, <span style="">George <span style="">said <span style="">emotionlessly<span style="">. <span style="">“<span style="">Furthermore<span style="">, <span style="">Melfrey <span style="">does <span style="">not <span style="">wee <span style="">you<span style="">. <span style="">You <span style="">have <span style="">three days <span style="">to <span style="">pack <span style="">up <strong>and </strong><span style="">leave
<span style="">Isaac <span style="">narrowed his <span style="">only <span style="">eye<span style="">, <span style="">his <span style="">smile <span style=""pletely <span style="">gone<span style="">, <span style="">“<span style="">Is <span style="">it <span style="">you <span style="">who <span style="">don’t <span style="">wee <span style="">me<span style="">, <span style="">or <span style="">Melfrey<span style="">?<span style="">”
<span style="">George’s <span style="">lips <span style="">curled <span style="">into a <span style="">contemptuous <span style="">smile<span style="">. <span style="">“<span style="">Melfrey <strong>is </strong><span style="">under <span style="">my <span style="">control<span style="">, <span style="">so <span style="">do <span style="">you <span style="">think <span style="">there’s <span style="">a <span style="">difference<strong>?</strong><span style="">”
<span style="">“<span style="">Mr <span style="">Harris<span style="">, <span style="">one <span style="">should <span style="">not <span style="">be <span style="">too <span style="">arrogant<span style="">. <span style="">If <span style="">you <span style="">bite <span style="">off <span style="">more <span style="">than <span style="">you <span style="">can <span style="">chew<span style="">, <span style="">you <span style="">might <span style="">choke<span style="">.<span style="">”
<span style="">ie <span style="">gradually <span style="">cooled<span style="">, <span style="">his <span style="">only <span style="">eye <span style="">like <span style="">a <span style="">snake <span style="">lurking <span style="">in <span style="">the <span style="">dark<span style="">, <span style="">ready <span style="">to <span style="">strike<span style="">.
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<span style="">George <span style="">replied<span style="">, <span style="">“<span style="">Do <span style="">you <span style="">want <span style="">to <span style="">experience <span style="">what <span style="">it’s <span style="">like <span style="">to <span style="">be <span style="">defeated<strong>?</strong><span style="">”
<span style="">Isaac <span style="">gritted <span style="">his <span style="">teeth<span style="">, <span style="">his <span style="">thin <span style="">cheeks <span style="">visibly <span style="">twitching<span style="">.
<span style="">He <span style="">said <span style="">fiercely<span style="">, <span style="">“<span style="">Mr. <span style="">Harris<span style="">, <span style="">you <span style="">dare <span style="">to <span style=""e <span style="">to <span style="">my <span style="">territory <span style="">with <span style="">just <span style="">a <span style="">few <span style="">people<span style="">. <span style="">I <span style="">thought <span style="">it would <span style="">be <span style="">a <span style="">pleasant <span style="">negotiation<span style="">, <span style="">but <span style="">it <span style="">seems <span style="">I <span style="">underestimated <span style="">your <span style="">courage<span style="">. <span style="">But<span style="">, <span style="">overconfidence <span style=""es <span style="">at <span style="">a <span style="">cost<span style="">!<span style="">”
<span style="">As <span style="">soon <span style="">as <span style="">Isaac <span style="">finished <span style="">speaking<span style="">, <span style="">his <span style="">men <span style="">tightened <span style="">their <span style="">grip <span style="">on <span style="">their <span style="">guns<span style="">. <span style="">With <span style="">a <span style="">slight <span style="">lift <span style="">of <span style="">the <span style="">muzzle<span style="">, <span style="">George <span style="">and <span style="">his <span style="">party <span style="">could <span style="">be <span style="">killed <span style="">on <span style="">the <span style="">spot<span style="">.
<span style="">Almost <span style="">instantly<span style="">, <span style="">Dn <span style="">and <span style="">his <span style="">men <span style="">fearlessly <span style="">positioned <span style="">themselves <span style="">in front <span style="">of <span style="">George <span style="">and <span style="">Isabelle<span style="">,
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<span style="">Even <span style="">without <span style="">weapons<span style="">, <span style="">they <span style="">were <span style="">not <span style=""cking <span style="">in <span style="">courage<span style="">.
<span style="">The <span style="">two <span style="">groups <span style="">were <span style="">now <span style="">at <span style="">odds <span style="">with <span style="">each <span style="">other<span style="">.
<span style="">George <span style="">slightly <span style="">moved <span style="">his <span style="">sore <span style="">neck<span style="">, <span style="">then <span style="">licked <span style="">his <span style="">check <span style="">with <span style="">his <span style="">tongue<span style="">. <span style="">A <span style="">sh <span style="">of <span style="">ruthlessness <span style="">crossed <span style="">his <span style="">face<span style="">, <span style=""pletely <span style="">different <span style="">from <span style="">his <span style="">usual <span style="">gentlemanly <span style="">demeanour<span style="">.
<span style="">His <span style="">thin <span style="">lips <span style="">slightly <span style="">parted <span style="">as <span style="">he <span style="">coldly <span style="">warned<span style="">. <span style="">“<span style="">Think <span style="">carefully <span style="">before <span style="">you <span style="">mess <span style="">with <span style="">me <span style="">in <span style="">Melfrey<span style="">.”
<span style="">The <span style="">atmosphere <span style="">became <span style="">tense<span style="">, <span style="">like <span style="">a <span style="">tightly <span style="">drawn <span style="">bow<span style="">, <span style="">ready <span style="">to <span style="">snap <span style="">at <span style="">any <span style="">moment<span style="">.
<span style="">In <span style="">the <span style="">profound <span style="">silence<span style="">, <span style="">a <span style="">young <span style="">voice <span style="">suddenly <span style="">broke <span style="">the <span style="">tension<span style="">, <span style="">“<span style="">The <span style="">college <span style="">entrance <span style="">examination <span style="">results <span style="">will <span style="">be <span style="">out <span style="">tomorrow<span style="">. <span style="">Remember <span style="">to <span style="">show <span style="">me <span style="">after <span style="">you <span style="">check<span style="">.<span style="">”
<span style="">As <span style="">the <span style="">tension <span style="">was <span style="">broken<span style="">, <span style="">all <span style="">eyes <span style="">turned <span style="">to <span style="">the <span style="">girl <span style="">ying <span style="">with <span style="">her <span style="">phone <span style="">on <span style="">the <span style="">chair<span style="">.
<span style="">Noticing <span style="">the <span style="">attention<span style="">, <span style="">Isabelle <span style="">blinked<span style="">, <span style="">holding <span style="">her <span style="">phone <span style="">and <span style="">apologised <span style="">to <span style="">George<span style="">. <span style="">“<span style="">The <span style="">signal <span style="">here <span style="">is <span style="">not <span style="">very <span style="">good<span style="">.<span style="">”
<span style="">Then<span style="">, <span style="">under <span style="">the <span style="">watchful <span style="">eyes <span style="">of <span style="">everyone<span style="">, <span style="">she <span style="">calmly <span style="">started <span style="">typing <span style="">on <span style="">her <span style="">phone<span style="">, <span style="">chatting <strong>on </strong><span style="">WhatsApp <span style="">as <span style="">if <span style="">no <span style="">one <span style="">else <span style="">was <span style="">present<span style="">.
<span style="">Looking <span style="">at <span style="">Isabelle<span style="">, <span style="">who <span style="">was <span style="">even <span style="">more <span style="">rxed <span style="">than <span style="">George<span style="">, <span style="">Dn <span style="">was <span style="">speechless<span style="">, <span style="">Looking <span style="">around<span style="">, <span style="">no <span style="">one <span style="">seemed <span style="">as <span style="">calm <span style="">and <span style=""posed <span style="">as <span style="">her<span style="">.
<span style="">Dn <span style="">wondered <span style="">if <span style="">she <span style="">was <span style="">selectively <span style="">blind <span style="">or <span style="">if <span style="">she <span style="">didn’t <span style="">understand <span style="">the <span style="">gravity <span style="">of <span style="">the <span style="">situation<span style="">. <span style="">He <span style="">considered <span style="">reminding <span style="">her <span style="">to <span style="">be <span style="">more <span style="">aware <span style="">of <span style="">her <span style="">surroundings<span style="">.
<span style="">“<span style="">You<span style="">… <span style="">remind <span style="">me <span style="">of <span style="">someone <span style="">I <span style="">know<span style="">.” <span style="">Isaac <span style="">looked <span style="">at <strong>Isabelle and </strong><span style="">suddenly <span style="">spoke <span style="">in <span style="">broken <span style="">Cheshian <span style="">that <span style="">would <span style="">make <span style="">any <span style="">Cheshian <span style="">person <span style="">cringe<span style="">.
<span style="">Isaac <span style="">took <span style="">a <span style="">drag <span style="">of <span style="">his <span style="">cigarette<span style="">, <span style="">his <span style="">eyes <span style="">filled <strong>with </strong><strong>an </strong><span style="">indescribable <span style="">mix <span style="">of <span style="">hatred <span style="">and <span style="">something <span style="">else<span style="">. <span style="">“<span style="">When <span style="">I <span style="">was <span style="">in <span style="">Southeast <span style="">Ardon<span style="">, <span style="">there <span style="">was <span style="">a <span style="">girl <span style="">about <span style="">your <span style="">age<span style="">, <span style="">also <span style="">Cheshian<span style="">.”
<span style="">Isabelle <span style="">looked <span style="">up<span style="">.
<span style="">Isaac <span style="">smoked <span style="">his <span style="">cigarette<span style="">, <span style="">the <span style="">ugly <span style="">scar <span style="">on <span style="">his <span style="">left <span style="">eye <span style="">twitching <span style="">with <span style="">his <span style="">movements<span style="">.
<span style="">At <span style="">first <span style="">nce<span style="">, <span style="">it <span style="">looked <span style="">like <span style="">a <span style="">centipede <span style="">crawling <span style="">on <span style="">his <span style="">eyelid<span style="">.
<span style="">Every <span style="">time <span style="">Isabelle <strong>saw </strong><span style="">his <span style="">scar<span style="">, <span style="">she <span style="">wanted <span style="">to <span style=""ugh<span style="">.
<span style="">It <span style="">wa
<span style="">ust <span style="">any <strong>scar</strong><span style="">, <strong>it </strong><span style="">was <span style="">one <span style="">inflicted <span style="">by <span style="">Yves<span style="">.
<span style="">Back <span style="">then <span style="">in <span style="">Southeast <span style="">Ardon<span style="">, <strong>Isaac</strong><span style="">, <span style="">who <span style="">still <span style="">had <span style="">both <span style="">of <span style="">his <strong>eyes</strong><span style="">, <span style="">set <span style="">his <span style="">sights <span style="">on <span style="">her<span style="">, <span style="">iming <span style="">she <span style="">was <span style="">the <span style="">most <span style="">beautiful <span style="">woman <span style="">he <span style="">had <span style="">ever <span style="">seen<span style="">, <span style="">and <span style="">vowed <span style="">to <span style="">make <span style="">her <span style="">his<span style="">.
<span style="">Before <span style="">she <span style="">could <span style="">even <span style="">get <span style="">angry<span style="">, <span style="">Yves <strong>was </strong><span style="">already <span style="">furious <span style="">and <span style="">shed <span style="">Isaac <span style="">with <span style="">a <span style="">swift <span style="">move<span style="">, <span style="">sttering <span style="">blood <span style="">all <span style="">over <span style="">the <span style="">ce<span style="">, <span style="">and <span style="">leaving <span style="">him <span style="">in <span style="">his <span style="">current <span style="">state<span style="">.
<span style="">At <span style="">that <span style="">time<span style="">, <span style="">Isaac <span style="">was <span style="">a <span style="">dominant <span style="">figure <span style="">in <span style="">Southeast <span style="">Ardon<span style="">, <span style="">equivalent <span style="">to <span style="">the <span style="">God’s <span style="">Armament <span style="">in <span style="">Melfrey<span style="">. <span style="">His <span style="">rtionship <span style="">with <span style="">the <span style="">local <span style="">underworld <span style="">was <span style=""plicated<span style="">, <span style="">and <span style="">his <span style="">power <span style="">was <span style="">not <span style="">to <span style="">be
<span style="">underestimated<span style="">.
<span style="">However<span style="">, <span style="">within <span style="">a <span style="">week<span style="">. <span style="">Yves <span style="">had <span style="">driven <span style="">him <span style="">out <span style="">of <span style="">outheast <span style="">Ardon <span style="">with <span style="">just <span style="">a <span style="">few <span style="">cannons<span style="">.
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<span style="">What <span style="">made <span style="">Isabelle <span style="">want <span style="">to <span style=""ugh <span style="">was <span style="">that <span style="">Isaac<span style="">, <span style="">whether <span style="">out <span style="">of <span style="">bad <span style="">luck <span style="">or <span style="">fate <span style="">with <span style="">Yves<span style="">, <span style="">had <span style="">ended <span style="">up <span style="">in <span style="">Melfrey <span style="">after <span style="">leaving <span style="">Southeast <span style="">Ardon<span style="">.
<span style="">Before <span style="">Isaac <span style="">could <span style="">regain <span style="">his <span style="">power<span style="">, <span style="">he <span style="">was <span style="">shocked <span style="">to <span style="">find <strong>that </strong><span style="">Me <span style="">was <span style="">Yves’s <span style="">stronghold<span style="">, <span style="">which
<span style="">scared <strong>him </strong><span style="">into <span style="">fleeing <span style="">overnight<span style="">.
<span style="">Since <span style="">then<span style="">, <span style="">Yves <strong>has </strong><span style="">be <span style="">a <span style="">nightmare <span style="">that <span style="">Isaac <span style="">can’t <span style="">escape<span style="">.
<span style="">Unexpectedly<span style="">, <span style="">three <span style="">years <span style=""ter<span style="">, <span style="">Isaac <span style="">made <span style="">a <span style="">quick <span style=""eback <span style="">and <span style="">even <span style="">came <span style="">to <span style="">Melfrey<span style="">.
<span style="">“<span style="">But <span style="">you’re <span style="">not <span style="">as <span style="">pretty <span style="">as <span style="">her<span style="">, <span style="">Isaac <span style="">said<span style="">.
<span style="">Isabelle <span style="">raised <span style="">an <span style="">eyebrow <span style="">slightly<span style="">. <span style="">“<span style="">Thank <span style="">you<span style="">.<span style="">”
<span style="">This <span style="">thank <span style="">you <span style="">left <span style="">Isaac <span style="">dumbfounded<span style="">, <span style="">wondering <span style="">if <span style="">his <span style="">Cheshian <span style="">was <span style="">so <span style="">bad <span style="">or <span style="">if <span style="">the <span style="">other <span style="">party <span style="">was <span style="">hard <span style="">of <span style="">hearing<span style="">.
<span style="">Dn’s <span style="">reaction <span style="">was <span style="">not <span style="">much <span style="">better <span style="">than <span style="">Isaac’s<span style="">, <span style="">thinking<span style="">, <span style="">Someone <span style="">insults <span style="">you<span style="">, <span style="">and <span style="">you <span style="">thank <span style="">him<span style="">? <em><span style="">Are </em><em><span style="">you </em><span style=""cking <span style="">in <span style="">intelligence <span style="">or <span style="">hearing<span style="">?
<span style="">“<span style="">You <span style="">said <span style="">thank <span style="">me<span style="">?<span style="">” <span style="">Isaac <span style="">was <span style="">utterly <span style="">confused<span style="">.
<span style="">Isaac’s <span style="">reaction<span style="">, <span style=""bined <span style="">with <span style="">his <span style="">unattractive <span style="">appearance<span style="">, <strong>made </strong><span style="">Isabelle <span style="">want <span style="">to <span style=""ugh <span style="">even <span style="">more<span style="">. <span style="">She <span style="">could <span style="">hardly <span style="">suppress <span style="">the <span style="">corners <span style="">of <span style="">her <span style="">mouth<span style="">, <span style="">so <span style="">she <span style="">said <span style="">to <span style="">George<span style="">, <span style="">“<span style="">I <span style="">need <span style="">to <span style="">use <span style="">the <span style="">restroom<span style="">.<span style="">”
<span style="">Without <span style="">waiting <span style="">for <span style="">George’s <span style="">response<span style="">, <span style="">Isabelle <span style="">stood <span style="">up<span style="">.
<span style="">George <span style="">said<span style="">. <span style="">“Dn<span style="">, <span style="">apany <span style="">Miss <span style="">Jenkins<span style="">.<span style="">”
<span style="">Dn <span style="">replied<span style="">, <span style="">“<span style="">Yes<span style="">.<span style="">”
<span style="">Isaac <span style="">signalled <span style="">two <span style="">of <span style="">his <span style="">men <span style="">with <span style="">his <span style="">eyes<span style="">.
<span style="">But <span style="">Isabelle <span style="">declined<span style="">, <span style="">saying<span style="">, <span style="">“<span style="">No <span style="">need<span style="">. <span style="">I <span style="">can <span style="">go <span style="">alone<span style="">.”
<span style="">Dn <span style="">furrowed <span style="">his <span style="">brow<span style="">, <span style="">feeling <span style="">a <span style="">bit <span style="">uneasy<span style="">. <span style="">This <span style="">was <span style="">not <span style="">a <span style="">ce <span style="">where <span style="">she <span style="">could <span style="">act <span style="">recklessly<span style="">. <span style="">“<span style="">Miss <span style="">Jenkins<span style="">….
<span style="">However<span style="">, <span style="">before <span style="">he <span style="">could <span style="">say <span style="">anything<span style="">, <span style="">George <span style="">interjected<span style="">, <span style="">“<span style="">Let <span style="">her <span style="">go <span style="">alone<span style="">. <span style="">Miss <span style="">Jenkins<span style="">, <span style="">be <span style="">careful<strong>.</strong><strong>”</strong>
<span style="">“<span style="">You <span style="">guys <span style="">carry <span style="">on<span style="">. <span style="">I’ll <span style="">be <span style="">back <span style="">soon<span style="">.” <span style="">Isabelle <strong>waved </strong><span style="">her <span style="">hand <span style="">and <span style="">departed <span style="">on <span style="">her <span style="">own<span style="">.
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<span style="">isaac <span style="">couldn’t <span style=""mand <span style="">his <span style="">men <span style="">to <span style="">follow <span style="">her<span style="">. <span style="">He <span style="">watched <span style="">as <span style="">Isabelle’s <span style="">figure <span style="">retreated<span style="">, <span style="">lost <span style="">in
<span style="">Once <span style="">outside <span style="">the <span style="">main <span style="">camp<span style="">, <strong>Isabelle </strong><span style="">leisurely <span style="">strolled <span style="">around <span style="">as <span style="">if <span style="">she <span style="">were <span style="">in <span style="">her <span style="">backyard<span style="">.
<span style="">There <span style="">were <span style="">over <span style="">a <span style="">dozen <span style="">wooden <span style="">houses <span style="">of <span style="">various <span style="">sizes <span style="">surrounding <span style="">the <span style="">main <span style="">camp<span style="">, <span style="">and <span style="">nearly <span style="">every <span style="">house <span style="">was <span style="">guarded <span style="">by <span style="">armed <span style="">men<span style="">..
<span style="">Isabelle’s <span style="">gaze <span style="">fixated <span style="">on <span style="">a <span style="">heavily <span style="">guarded <span style="">wooden <span style="">house<span style="">. <span style="">She <span style="">evaded <span style="">the <span style="">guards<span style="">‘ <span style="">attention<span style="">, <span style="">circled <span style="">to <span style="">the <span style="">back <span style="">of <span style="">the <span style="">house<span style="">, <span style="">approached <span style="">the <span style="">window<span style="">, <span style="">lifted <span style="">a <span style="">corner <span style="">of <span style="">it<span style="">, <span style="">and <span style="">peered <span style="">inside<span style="">.
<span style="">The <span style="">guard <span style="">at <span style="">the <span style="">door <span style="">was <span style="">diligent<span style="">, <span style="">but <span style="">he <span style="">was <span style="">unaware <span style="">of <span style="">the <span style="">presence <span style="">of <span style="">an <span style="">additional <span style="">person <strong>inside </strong><span style="">the
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<span style="">Isabelle <span style="">opened <span style="">one <span style="">of <span style="">the <span style="">wooden <span style="">crates<span style="">.
<span style="">Inside<span style="">, <span style="">it <span style="">was <span style="">filled <span style="">to <span style="">the <span style="">brim <span style="">with <span style="">sophisticated <span style="">time <span style="">bombs<span style="">.
<span style="">The <span style="">entire <span style="">house <span style="">was <span style="">stocked <span style="">with <span style="">firearms <span style="">and <span style="">ammunition<span style="">.
<span style="">No <span style="">wonder <span style="">Isaac <span style="">was <span style="">so <span style="">confident<span style="">.
<span style="">There <span style="">were <span style="">indeed <span style="">abundant <span style="">supplies<span style="">. <span style="">With <span style="">these <span style="">weapons<span style="">, <span style="">any <span style="">mercenary <span style="">corps <span style="">could <span style="">dominate <span style="">the <span style="">Melfrey<span style="">.
<span style="">As <span style="">Isabelle <span style="">gazed <span style="">at <span style="">the <span style="">time <span style="">bombs <span style="">in <span style="">the <span style="">wooden <span style="">crate<span style="">, <span style="">she <span style="">appeared <span style="">to <span style="">be <span style="">contemting <span style="">something<span style="">.
<span style="">Suddenly<span style="">, <span style="">she <span style="">tilted <span style="">her <span style="">head<span style="">, <span style="">a <span style="">cunning <span style="">gleam <span style="">flickering <span style="">in <span style="">her <span style="">eyes<span style="">..
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