Chapter 1027 To Die in His Embrace


    "Did Santiago see the message?" Zorion asked Scarlette as he took the phone.


    "Yes, he did," she said. "He told us not to worry." Zorion looked at Raeleigh. As he put Scarlette''s


    phone in his pocket, he took his phone and made a call. He then walked out of the mall. Scarlette


    grabbed Raeleigh by the arm and trailed after Zorion.


    It was a one-minute phone conversation. In less than three minutes, they walked out of the mall. More


    than ten cars in ck could be seen parking outside. Because of the special mark on the cars''


    windshield, they knew that those cars belonged to the Atkinson family. The traffic police would refrain


    from interfering even if they caused a traffic congestion.


    They were respectable members of the society. The police had always held them in high regard.


    The police should not be the only entity tasked with ensuring that public security was upheld. At times,


    concerted effort from multiple parties was required.


    Zorion walked towards one of those cars. He then turned around to look at Raeleigh and Scarlette.


    Raeleigh got into the car right away. Scarlette followed suit.


    As soon as Zorion got into the car, someone closed the door. The driver then drove off and headed


    towards the housing estate where Deanna was locked up. The rest of the drivers tagged along.


    Raeleigh was a little uneasy as she sat in the car. Not only did she worry about Deanna, she worried


    about Santiago too. After all, he was alone...


    Scarlette was agitated too, since Hadrian was right in front of her.


    In contrast, Zorion was as cool as a cucumber. It had been a smooth ride thus far. Raeleigh looked at


    Zorion with a frown.


    Had she been going through a spate of bad luck? She seemed to be in distress whenever she met


    Zorion.


    ……


    Zorion remained silent. Then, he nced at Raeleigh and said wih a smile, "It''s gonna be alright."


    Raeleigh pursed her lips as she looked out of the window. "Hopefully..."


    ...


    Santiago arrived at the desNorahtion. He got out of the car and directed his gaze upwards as he closed


    the car''s door.


    Night fell. The immediate vicinity was enveloped in a yellow hue, so much so that it looked like a


    painting of a bygone era.


    Santiago nced around. At that moment, he saw Hadrian. "Hey, Santiago," Hadrian greeted.


    "Where''s the exact location?" Santiago asked. His expression was deadpan while his fierce gaze was


    piercing.


    "That cottage, over there," Hadrian said. "I don''t think it''s a kidnapping though. They''re just trying to


    teach Zorion a lesson. It seemed to me that they want to touch Deanna indecently."


    Santiago looked at Hadrian and said, "Wait here."


    Hadrian grabbed Santiago by the arm and said, "About seven or eight people are in there."


    "All the more I need to get in there," Santiago said as he shoved Hadrian. "I''lle along then,"


    Hadrian said as he trailed after him.


    "Just stay here," Santiago instructed. "Keep a lookout for Flynt and see if he''s here. Make sure he


    doesn''t stir up the ho''s nest. Zorion will be here in a bit."


    Then, Santiago headed straight for the cottage. A ck car could be seen parking outside the cottage.


    He sneaked a peek at the car to ascertain that nobody was in the car. Then, he made his way to the


    cottage and opened the door gently. As soon as he heard Deanna screaming, he kicked down the door.


    Seven or eight men could be seen attempting to make advances at Deanna. Even though they had not


    done anything yet, one man was snapping pictures with his cell phone.


    "Who are you?" said one of them the moment he saw Santiago.


    Santiago could tell that he was not a local judging from his ent. As he shed a smirk, he walked


    towards the man who was snapping pictures. Santiago kicked him. The man''s phone fell to the ground


    as he dodged. Santiago trampled the phone with his solid leather shoes. Clicking sounds could be


    heard as the phone shattered.


    All the men were startled.


    "Hey, young man. Don''t stoop to our level," said one man. "We''re hooligans. Somebody paid us for


    these shenanigans. You like the girl, don''t you? Well then, go ahead. We haven''t done anything."


    At that moment, Deanna was so frightened that she started crying. Her shirt had been torn. She was


    too ashamed to see anyone.


    "Santiago... Boohoo..." Deanna cried as soon as she started talking. She huddled up in the corner of


    the cottage. Santiago frowned and said, "Buzz off, I don''t want to kill you. You''re hooligans? Well, so


    am I."


    "So, you''re Santiago Harvey?" Although they were not locals, they knew who Santiago was as they had


    been in Capital City for quite some time.


    "Sod off," Santiago said as he strode towards Deanna. She was sobbing uncontrobly.


    "Nah, we can''t leave. Go ahead if you want. We got to y by the rules. We''ve got the money. We''ve


    got to get the job done."


    "Get the job done?" Santiago said with a smirk as he was amused. "You son of a b*tch, don''t you know


    who she is?"


    They looked at each other. Since they did not know who Deanna was, they did not say anything.


    Santiago said, "She''s the daughter of Rhys Atkinson. Zorion Atkinson is her brother. Don''t you think


    you''re in deep sh*t now?"


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    "Say what? Rhys Atkinson?"


    Those men trembled. The one who just stood up grabbed a chair and hurled it at Santiago. Santiago


    dodged it. He then turned around and kicked him before getting into a fistfight with him. Soon after that,


    the man passed out. The rest of the onlooking men then encircled Santiago. Unperturbed, Santiago


    motioned one of the men toe forward. Santiago then kicked him abruptly, catching him off guard.


    One of them said in a rough tone, "Come on, you''re not ying by the rules."


    "ying by the rules, huh?" Santiago smirked. "You would have been dead if I had yed by the


    rules."


    As he spoke, Santiago struck a few men. He did not find it difficult even though he was fighting against


    a few men alone. One by one, he struck each man effortlessly. After that, he walked towards Deanna


    and grabbed hold of her arm. Shocked and terrified, she could be seen trembling.


    "Such a pain in the neck," Santiago said as he looked at Deanna. As she was sobbing, he took off his


    jacket and slung it over her shoulder. He then bent over to carry her and walked out of the room. All of


    a sudden, one man stood up and hit his head with a wooden stick.


    Santiago turned around and kicked the man who then fell to the ground. At that moment, his head was


    bleeding.


    Santiago felt a damp feeling in his back. He knew it had been a sharp blow as he was feeling giddy.


    He took a deep breath and continued making his way to the entrance of the cottage as he carried


    Deanna. He then kicked down the door and walked out of the cottage.


    Zorion had arrived. When Hadrian saw Santiago walking out of the cottage, he dashed forward. He


    noticed that his back was covered in blood. "You''re injured," he said.


    Deanna held Santiago tightly with both arms, as if she wanted to die in his embrace.