Chapter 144
Chapter 144 Blood Feud
The next day, at the break of dawn, Thalia was sleeping soundly in the car when she was suddenly
awakened by the sound of someone opening the door.
It was Anthony who had hopped into the car.
“You’re back,” she mumbled, ncing at him.
“Yeah!” Anthony nodded, looking as energetic as ever.
“What’s the time now?” Thalia asked groggily.
“It’s not even five o’clock.”
Stunned, Thalia lifted her hand to look at her watch. A glint of disbelief shed across her beautiful
eyes. “You guys chatted for the whole night?”
Anthony nodded. He did not expect that he would be absorbed in a conversation with Keh for such
a long time as well.
Tha sat upright to look out of the window. After stretching herself and yawning, she could not refrain
from muttering to herself, “I wonder how two guys can engage themselves in a conversation for the
entire night! It’s not like they’re in a romantic rtionship.”
With that, she threw Anthony a nce. “Where to next?”
Hmph! It seems that I’ve be his driver now!
Feelingpletely at ease after having a long conversation with Keh, Anthony arched his brows
and replied, “Go home to catch some sleep!”
In an instant, Tha’s eyes lit up. She nodded fervently and cheered, “Yeah! You’d better catch some
sleep. Since you’re still growing, it’s important to have enough sleep!” The next moment, she moved
swiftly to the driver’s seat to start the car engine.
Anthony, on the other hand, adjusted himself to afortable posture with his arms folded over his
chest. He nned to take a nap along the way home.
“Did you ask everything?” Thalia asked curiously.
Anthony opened his eyes at once. He had nned to have a chat with Keh to get a grasp on the
situation, but thetter was undoubtedly quick-witted and observant. Thus, he had no choice but to
dismiss the idea, fearing that he would give himself away.
“I didn’t ask!” Anthony shook his head.
“Why? Didn’t you take the risk of meeting him to get to the bottom of the matter?”
“There are still ways to find the truth. But I might reveal my identity if I took the risk of asking further!”
“Did he sense anything amiss?”
“I don’t think so!” Anthony shook his head.
Thalia heaved a sigh of relief. Notwithstanding, it never urred to her that Anthony would drop her a
bombshell the next second. “But he seems to be suspicious of you…”
Thalia was taken aback.
“So you told him everything about me?”
“Of course not! I’m not that type of person!”
Thalia nced at him. “Then what did you guys talk about?”
“He told me to stay away from you!”
“What the f*ck!” Thalia could not restrain herself from cursing furiously. Keh Hamilton, how could
you drive a wedge between Anthony and me? Pfft! You must be thinking of having him in the palm of
your hand! Anyway, it’s just your wishful thinking to let him stay away from me!
She turned to stare at Anthony and questioned solemnly, “Will you pull yourself out of Darz
because of your rtionship with Keh Hamilton?”
“I… don’t think so,” Anthony replied hesitantly.
Thalia widened her eyes as she glowered at him. “You don’t think so?”
Seeing that she was about to blow a fuse, Anthony could not help feeling amused. “Okay! Okay! I
won’t!” His lips curled into a smile as he tried to appease her.
Even so, Thalia still looked at him in suspicion.
“Thalia, safety first! Keep your eyes on the road!” Anthony reminded her.
“Safety? Pfft! I’m surprised that you’re still mindful of that! Heed my words, Anthony Watson. If you dare
to pull yourself out of Darz, all of us will be doomed!” Thalia said in exasperation.
“I was just joking. I will never quit Darz!”
“Really?”
Anthony nodded. “Yeah!”
“What if Keh discovers your identity and forces you to quit the organization?”
“The decision lies in my hands, not his,” Anthony reassured her.
Ever since Anthony was young, Natasha had given him the right to make his choices. Therefore, he
was used to decision-making and was not easily swayed by others. Furthermore, he was well aware
that he should be responsible for his own life.
Somehow, Thalia had a hunch that Anthony would not make empty promises. After pondering for a
while, she asked him warily, “Have you ever thought about how to get the matter resolved if Darz
finds out the rtionship between you and Keh?”
Anthony shook his head. “Undeniably, that’s a time bomb. Anyway, since he’s retiring from the
underworld, I don’t think it will be an issue.”
“Anthony, I think there’s something I need to tell you,” Thalia said after much contemtion. There was
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even a hint of inexplicit uneasiness in her eyes.
“What’s that?”
“Do you know why Darz and Keh are at odds with each other?”
“Why?”
“It should be Holden, to be precise.”
“Holden?” Anthony knitted his brows.
Holden was deemed one of the essential members of Darz, but he seldom appeared in the chat
room, as he was assigned missions all year round. Even though Anthony had only crossed paths with
him once so far, they had had a pleasant conversation at that time. His gut instinct told him that the
Nheless, he was clueless about the issue between Holden and Keh.
After contemting for a while, Thalia looked at him and said, “I’m not sure about the details too. I’ve
only heard from someone from Darz that Holden used to have a fiancée, and they were deeply in
love with each other. Years ago, they were on a mission overseas, and everything went smoothly as
nned. But there was suddenly overwhelming news that she met her end tragically because of
Keh. Nobody knew what had transpired before that. Holden was devastated after her death and
had been living aimlessly in anguish for quite a while. When he eventually managed to pull himself
together again, he told us that he vowed to avenge his fiancée by killing Keh.”
Anthony’s frown deepened as he asked, “Were they on a mission targeting Keh at that time?”
Tha shook her head. “That’s the issue. They were not targeting Keh while carrying out their
mission at that time but had somehow dragged him in. If I’m not mistaken, Holden’s fiancée met her
end in a rtively gruesome state.”
“My goodness! That’s a blood feud!”
“You’re right! Don’t you know Holden’s impressive ability? So far, nobody targeted by him could escape
other than Keh. Holden had sought him out for payback numerously throughout these years, but
the matter could not be resolved. Anyway, I bet it’s a matter of time before everythinges to an
end…” Thalia’s voice trailed off as she gazed at Anthony.
Ah, he could be the one to twist the situation! Even so, nobody can foresee what will happen in the
end. If Holden finds out about the rtionship between Anthony and Keh…
At that thought, Thalia was worried sick that Holden would switch to settle the score with Anthony
instead.
All of a sudden, Anthony was fully awake. If it was merelypetition or others, I could probably get
the matter resolved. But how is it possible for me to deal with this blood feud?
“Did you ask Holden personally about what happened?”
“I was in Irushea at that time. When I heard about the tragedy, it was already half a yearter. By the
time I met Holden, he seemed to have turned into another person and had be unusually frivolous.
I had only mentioned his fiancée’s name, but it was enough to drive him insane. In the end, a few
members had to hold him before he was injected with a sedative and quietened down…” The petrifying
snippets shed across Thalia’s mind, sending a chill down her spine.
Anthony furrowed his brows again. Based on how much he knew about Holden, he was sure that the
mentioned her name.
This is not going to be easy…
“What happened after that?”
“Aftering to his senses, he regained his usualposure and behaved frivolously again. But
everyone in Darz is banned from mentioning Keh and histe fiancée’s names since then.”
Thalia paused to cast a look in Anthony’s direction. “I’m telling you this to remind you not to mention
these two names in Darz. Also, you’d better not let Holden discover that you are rted to Keh
for the time being. Don’t let your guards down before there is a better way to get the matter resolved!”
Is it possible to keep things under wrap from him forever?