Chapter 565


    The man in the backseat was wearing an all-ck coat. The hat on his head was almost covering his


    whole face, and with a mask on, his face was not visible at all.


    Sophia spotted him at first nce and asked out of curiosity, “Hey, Linus. Is that your friend?”


    “A friend from back home came to visit me. The haze in Bayside City is too severe. He can’t bear with it,


    so he’s leaving today.”


    “Oh.” Sophia took out two red packets from her basket and weaved her hand through the gap of the


    passenger seat to give them to him.


    “Happy New Year! Have a prosperous year!”


    The man lifted his hat slightly and revealed his blue and deep-set eyes. It was obvious that he was from


    overseas.


    The man reached forward to retrieve the red packets. “Thank you.”


    He enunciated those two words clearly in a robust voice. There wasn’t a hint of an ent and he did not


    sound very old either.


    He must be Linus’ rtive!


    Linus interjected, “We have to get going now. My friend’s flight is in the afternoon.”


    With that, the car drove off. Sophia stared aimlessly as his car vanished into the distance.


    Inside the car, Fass opened the red packets he had just received. There were eight one-hundred notes in


    each one along with a name card.


    Printed on the front of the card were a name and the picture of the girl from before.


    The girl had a beautiful smile and looked full of youthful energy.


    Her name was Sophia Edwards.


    Her position was the deputy general manager of some ITpany.


    On the back of the card, there was a QR code to download their newlyunched game as well as a QR


    code to add her on Messenger.


    Fass flipped the card back over and stared at her studio portrait shot.


    He pondered, This girl looks like…


    Linus drove Fass to the airport. As Fass was about to enter the gate, he turned around to look at Linus.


    Patting him on the shoulder, he said in earnest, “Linus, don’t make trouble for yourself. The Michel Group


    is yours.”


    Linus looked down but did not say anything.


    He knew that any exnation or argument made in front of Fass would be in vain.


    After he sent Fass off, Linus went back home and turned on hisputer only to find that he had lost


    connection with Nichs. Fass had modified the durability of the backdoor, and Linus was unable to fix it


    even if he wanted to.


    Linus put a surveince robot next to Nathan, but just as expected, he had lost connection with it. The


    information he secretly gathered on the Fletchers was also gone. He had also lost all connection with the


    devices in Michael’s home.


    …


    After dinner, Sophia brought Nichs for a night run, intentionally going past the Harper Residence to


    eavesdrop.


    She loved seeing the bustling activity there.


    Just as expected, they were in another big fight today. She pricked up her ears and listened in. Mrs.


    Harper was sobbing in anguish while Mr. Harper and X were arguing. Richard, the coward, was trying


    to mediate between them.


    He seems to be doing well. A very exciting life, indeed.


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    “Let’s go, Nichs.”


    “Okay, Mom!”


    The both of them ran one behind the other. After improvements were made on Nichs, his intellectual


    abilities had also be more advanced. He walked with his two robotic legs, and when he needed to


    run, he would release his wheels and speed off. If she increased her speed, he also increased his speed.


    If she slowed down, he also slowed down. He matched her pace the whole time.


    The sun was out today and the haze was not that severe. After running for a bit, she pulled down her


    mask and took in a breath of fresh air. She rested on the side of the road to catch her breath and drink


    some water.


    As the sky grew darker, the streemps turned on. The warm lights illuminated the once snow-covered


    streets which Sophia was running on now.


    Suddenly, a gust of cold wind came from the side and the inconceivable amount of strength had flung her


    into an isted corner in a second.


    Before she had time to realize anything, she was shoved against the wall by that force. The back of her


    head hit the wall, leaving her in a daze as her head started to spin.


    Both of her hands were being pressed down by a pair of iron arms. The man’s icy cold body pinned her


    in the corner. A passionate and dangerous kissnded on her face. When she avoided his lips, the kiss


    landed on her neck instead, and she could feel his threatening breaths against her skin.


    “Help—”


    However, her cries were muffled by his kisses. He had a deathly grip on her neck and she couldn’t


    breathe or call for help. Her vision was growing dark. At that moment, she felt like an ant being stepped


    on mercilessly with no way to defend herself.


    Realizing the gravity of the situation, she waved her hands haphazardly in front of her, but it was all to no


    avail. She could already feel a cold hand in her pants, trying to lift her leg.


    Then, she realized that the icy breath felt familiar as if she had felt it before.


    It’s Phantom Wolf! I thought he disappeared. I wasn’t expecting him to show up again!


    When she felt like all hope was lost, hisrge body suddenly quivered and he let out a stifled grunt.


    He turned his head back to look behind him, and not too far away was a robot standing there with a gun-


    like weapon in its outstretched robotic arm.


    The gun barrel was aimed right at him and was letting out a continuous stream of an unknown


    substance. When it prated through his body, he suddenly felt the back of his hand go cold. When he


    lifted it, the small needles did not go through his skin, but a visible ck substance was dispersing under


    his skin.


    His hand suddenly went numb.


    Seizing the chance, Sophia quickly tried to escape. After pushing him aside, she started to sprint off.


    Nichs took onest look at Phantom Wolf before following after Sophia. While he was running with


    her, all four cameras on his body were still constantly observing their surroundings so he could act


    immediately if he had to.


    Sophia was running on the side of the street. Even with someone by her side, she could not feel at ease.


    Feelings of despair overwhelmed her and she started to cry as she ran. After running just a few hundred


    meters, Michael suddenly appeared, still in his pajamas, at the corner of the street ahead.


    When she saw him, she finally felt safe. She ran into his arms and started to sob.


    Michael looked very distraught. He hugged her tightly in his arms andforted, “It’s okay. You’re okay


    now.”


    She was trembling all over. There were injuries all over her face and neck, and scratch marks all over her


    stomach and chest.


    When he received Nichs’ report, he immediately ran out of the house to save her. It had only been a


    few minutes.


    He did not dare to imagine what could have happened if he had just been a bitte.


    More so, he did not want to think about the horror the woman he loved had to go through during those


    few minutes.


    The people that Hale brought over rushed to that prior location like a tidal wave. But aside from a bunch


    of messy footprints, there was nothing else in that cramped corner.


    Michael had lost the slippers he was wearing as he was running out of the house earlier. He was now


    standing bare feet in front of the wall where the incident urred. It seemed like there were still traces


    that Sophia left behind. The fear she felt was evident in the flurry of scratch marks there. How much


    desperation and fear must she have felt earlier?


    Phantom Wolf!


    Michael had underestimated him. He did not think that he would make an attack right at their doorstep!


    Moreover, it happened right under his nose!