Chapter 761 Jotham’s Private Force


    The leader sorted things out on their end and agreed for Branden and the others to leave Florona. He


    even released Amos to Catherine.


    After promising Branden that anyone he wanted to take could leave, the leader, with their troop of


    guards, left the dock.


    But as the guard team departed, a bunch of mysterious figures in ck encircled Branden and his


    group. Their sinister eyes made their intentions clear.


    Zobber and the others were puzzled. They thought inwardly, “Aren’t the leader’s people gone? Why this


    new group?”


    “Catherine, did the leader of Florona change his mind? This is way too quick, “Zobber questioned.


    Catherine shook her head and denied Zobber’s spection. Catherine wasn’t aware of the exact terms


    Branden had agreed upon, but she knew that making the leader break his rules and ept their


    conditions to leave Florona meant those conditions must have been enticing. The leader wouldn’t


    easily ruin the deal.


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    The only possibility was that these individuals weren’t the leader’s guards. They must have another


    agenda. They possibly targeted Regan, who was with Catherine now.


    Branden strolled and held Catherine’s hand. He was seemingly carefree despite the menacing circle


    around them.


    Paxton stood by and coldly eyed the surrounding ominous figures in ck. He was well aware they


    were here for them. “Mr. Duncan, this leader is so dirty. We just got our deal, and now they’re bothering


    us?”


    Branden’s face darkened, and he scanned the area with his cold eyes. His deal with the leader was for


    Catherine’s group to leave Florona safely without shing with the guards. The leader had agreed and


    kept this promise.


    However, the leader wouldn’t intervene if others on Florona tried to harm them. In fact, the leader might


    be watching and testing their strength from a distance. For Florona, this looming conflict had benefits


    and no drawbacks. They wouldn’t bother to stop it.


    If it were Branden, he’d make the same choice to be a bystander. Regan recognized the ck-d


    figures and realized they were Jotham’s private force hidden on the ind. It was a reward for his


    loyalty to the leader.


    Seeing the menacing demeanor of these individuals, Regan worried they might target her son,


    Branden. Regan shielded Branden and red fiercely at the ck-d figures. “What do you want? I


    want to see Jotham! Tell him toe out.”


    Branden nced down at Regan, who was shielding him. With his deep eyes, his inner thoughts were


    complex and hard to decipher.


    When Catherine noticed the change in Branden’s eyes, she tightened her grip on his hand. As Branden


    turned to nce at Catherine, their eyes met, and an unspoken understanding passed between them.


    The ck-d figures, faced with Regan’s inquiry, remained cold and adamant. “Mrs. Regan, forgive


    our impertinence. Mr. Johnson has a request. Pleasee with us, and we’ll handle the rest.”


    “What do you mean by ‘handle’? What are you nning?” Regan asked, and she was agitated.


    Without answering her, the ck-d figures gestured and moved to use force to take Regan away,


    but before they could touch her, Paxton swiftly incapacitated them.


    “Ah!” A cry echoed as Paxton threw one of the ck-d figures over his shoulder and made him fall to


    the ground.