Chapter 34
Themotion outside the door startled both Zoe and La as they had just entered the room.
La instinctively moved to go outside.
However, Zoe grabbed La and shook her head at La.
La looked at Zoe curiously and said, “No. From the sounds outside, it seems they’re fighting, doesn’t
it?”
Zoe smiled and shook her head.
She said, “La, Gavin will handle his matters. We shouldn’t add to his troubles by going out.”
“Alright.”
Although La was still a little worried about Gavin, Gavin’s sister had already said so. What else could
she say?
It was better to stay in the room with Zoe obediently.
Meanwhile, in the corridor outside the room.
With a “puff,” a spray of blood erupted from Robert’s mouth, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.
However, he showed no hesitation.
He got up from the floor and quickly crawled toward Gavin on all fours.
Then, in the corridor, he wailed at Gavin with sorrow and remorse.
“Master, I’m guilty, Master, you can punish me as you wish. I’ll ept it!”
Gavin’s brows furrowed as he watched the tearful and sniffling “Twiggy” or Robert. Gavin was indeed in
rage.
However, he had no intention of punishing Robert.
This was because, thanks to Vincent’s foresight, it was likely that Robert was not in Brookspring when
the Clifford family was wiped out.
If Robert had been in Brookspring, the situation with the Clifford family wouldn’t have been so
perplexing.
Gavin wasn’t one to pass judgment without knowing all the facts.
So, he frowned, and his voice became colder.
“Get in here and stop embarrassing yourself out here!”
With that, Gavin turned and walked into the room.
Robert did not get up. He remained on the floor, crawling into Gavin’s rented room.
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Soon after, the door mmed shut.
Although the corridor had now returned to quiet, the neighbors in the two adjacent units to Gavin were
anything but calm. The earliermotion in the corridor had been disruptive.
The residents of both units had alreadye to their doors, peering through their peepholes to see
what was happening in the corridor!
As they watched Robert crawl into a young man’s apartment like a dog, both neighbors were
dumbfounded.
In one household, the wife wore a puzzled expression and turned to her husband.
She said, “Honey, am I seeing things?
“Isn’t that Mr. Jordan just now?”
After all, Robert was the former highest-ranking official in the National Security Bureau of Brookspring.
He was quite well-known among the Brookspring popce, so they recognized him immediately.
At this moment, the husband in this family was also shocked. It was as if he had seen a ghost
He nodded stiffly and immediately shook lus head. Then, he nodded and said in a trembling voice, “It’s
it’s him”
“But, how
“That young man, who who is her
This person was so shocked that he was already incoherent.
In the other household, a simr scene unfolded.
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However, neither Gavin nor Robert cared about the reactions of these people in their homes.
Especially Robert, he could present himself with an air of dignity in front of others, but in front of Gavin,
he didn’t care if he looked like a dog.
Meanwhile, Gavin had taken a seat on the sofa in the living room.
Robert remained kneeling in the center of the living room with his head lowered. He was too afraid to
lift it.
Gavin looked at Robert with mild disdain.
He asked, “Twiggy, speak. What do you want to tell me?”
Upon hearing this, tears inexplicably welled up in Robert’s eyes.
He choked out. “Master, you have no idea how long it’s been since someone called me Twiggy!
“Master, I’ve missed you!”
Previously, when Robert followed Gavin, he was nicknamed Twiggy due to his lean and tall physique,
resembling a tree twig. Gavin never knew Robert’s real name and always addressed him as Twiggy.
Otherwise, when Violet mentioned her father was Robert outside the residential area, why hadn’t Gavin
heard of him at all? Gavin replied with a somewhat contemptuous tone, “Enough with the tears. Answer
the questions.”
“Yes, yes, I’ll answer, Robert replied.
Robert’s answers were in line with Gavin’s spections.
When the Clifford family was wiped out, Vincent happened to be overseas for business.
Robert had been reassigned to Emperion to report on his work.
It was during his meeting there that the tragedy urred in Brookspring.
After receiving news about the Clifford family, Robert immediately caused a scene at the Emperion
meeting, disregarding leaders higher ranking than himself and insisting on returning to Brookspring.
But by the time he returned, it was already toote.
As Robert spoke, there was a sorrowful expression in his eyes.
“After this incident, I mobilized all the resources I could to investigate, to find out who was behind it.”
Robert continued, “However, the higher-ups’ attitude toward this matter seemed strange. They even
held me ountable for arbitrarily reallocating personnel, ultimately forcing me into early retirement.”
Upon hearing this, Gavin’s gaze slightly narrowed, and his brows furrowed.
From Robert’s words, it seemed the higher-ups were also involved in this matter.
There was a creaking sound as Gavin clenched his fists tightly.
“Bastards!” Boom! In an instant, Gavin’s aura surged, radiating a terrifying atmosphere akin to a
battlefield drenched in blood. Under the shroud of this suffocating presence, Robert trembled, and his
face turned pallid.
“I led the Frostpeak Dark Warriors to defend Sunspire with my life, but they were the ones who
attacked my Clifford family from behind?”
Gavin’s rage was now overwhelming.
At this moment, he had already made up his mind. Since the higher-ups were involved, no matter who
they were, he would not spare any enemy, be it the Frostpeak Dark Warriors or the highest Dark Lord.
On this side, Robert had been silent all along because Gavin’s current aura was simply too dreadful,
suppressing him to the point where he couldn’t utter a word.
Fortunately, it didn’tst long as Gavin gradually calmed down.
While there was hatred, Gavin understood that the path had to be taken one step at a time.
“Continue,” he said..
Robert seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and began to speak again.
“Master, even though I’ve retired, I’ve been investigating this matter from behind the scenes all these
years.
“Ive discovered something strange After the Clifford family was annihted, the Conor family
disappeared”
“The Conor family? Gavin was a bit stunned when he heard the name of the family.
The Conor family was his mother’s family!
The Conor family!
But… how could his mother’s family be rted to the annihtion of his own Clifford family?
“It’s impossible.” Gavin’s immediate reaction was disbelief. How could the family he was currently in
have plotted against his own Clifford family?
Robert continued, “Master, I feel that the disappearance of the Conor family wasn’t because they
targeted the Clifford family, but rather… they seemed to have some secrets about the Clifford family’s
incident and went into hiding for self-protection.”
“Is that so?” Gavin’s brows slowly furrowed.
Then, Robert continued speaking.
“I have been investigating the whereabouts of the Conor family. About a week ago, I found out that the
Conor family’s little princess, Kris Conor, appeared in Brookspring.”
“Kris?” Gavin instinctively whispered in astonishment.
Yes, Kris was his mother’s youngest sister, his aunt, and she was his rtive.
Gavin immediately asked, “Where is she now?”
Upon hearing Gavin’s question, Robert looked somewhat awkward and shook his head. “She only
appeared briefly, and then…
Just as Robert was about to finish his sentence, his phone suddenly rang