Chapter 414


    “To take out the enemy of the country! The enemy who abetted Kan Bender


    in betraying Chanaea! The enemy who put our country through so much


    unimaginable suffering!” Santiago replied briefly, showing his trust in his


    mentee, Emmanuel. Deep down, he trusted his own judgment about


    Emmanuel, believing he could perform as well as he used to before despite


    not being as fit as his former self.


    Emmanuel was surprised, not expecting Santiago to assign him with such a


    mission. “Master, I…”


    “What’s wrong? Have you lost your guts or something?” Santiago interrupted


    Emmanuel when thetter didn’t give him an affirmative answer. “It’s been


    three years! The punishment that the country imposed on you back then is


    no longer effective, so what are you waiting for? Don’t you want to avenge


    your deadrades? Don’t you want to do something about the humiliation


    the Wolf Warrior Unit suffered, as well as the Northern Region’s defeat?”


    Bang! Agitated, Santiago mmed the wooden table with his palm and


    broke it into two. At the same time, the old man’s hair billowed in the air as his


    sleeves fluttered in an intimidating manner. As the Northern Region’s


    experiencedmander, Santiago’s charismatic persona and persuasive


    words seemingly awoke the passion within Emmanuel, who had left his


    career for the past three years. “Avenge our brother! Kill our enemies!”


    Emmanuel also echoed his mentor’s words.


    As the atmosphere intensified with their emotions, Santiago went on to


    bellow in anger, saying, “Those people would do anything for their personal


    gains at the cost of the country’s interest. After so many years, that man is


    still atrge, and because he has a hugework of connections, he takes


    advantage of the rich and powerful to cover for his tracks. Can you tolerate


    this?”


    “Who exactly is he?” Emmanuel asked with a cial look on his face,


    wondering what kind of rtionship that mysterious person had with the


    Zelinsky family.


    Instead of answering Emmanuel’s question directly, Santiago ced a


    brocade bag in front of Emmanuel. When Emmanuel opened it, he saw a


    picture of an individual and, some documents rted to the person’s identity.


    At the sight of that, he felt goosebumps running all over his body, his eyes


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    filled with disbelief. “Well, I can’t force you to rejoin the squad if you insist, but


    since you’ve epted this mission, this is your payment. The contract will be


    effective for two years, so don’t let me down.” Santiago then ced a golden


    card right in front of Emmanuel.


    “But…” Emmanuel was filled with mixed feelings, knowing the card was no


    ordinary item when he nced at it. I bet I’m going to have a lot of money to


    spend with this card, but I’m someone who made a terrible mistake in the


    past, so do I really deserve this?


    Nheless, Santiago waved his hand, his agitated reaction slowly turning


    into a benevolent and calm look. “These awards were given to you back then.


    Thus, they belong to you. Now that you’ve killed Kan and returned to the


    Northern Region once more, I’m just returning the things you left behind three


    years ago to their rightful owner.”


    Emmanuel felt touched, thinking Santiago was just like a loving father to him.


    “By the way, if you’re going back, don’t go back directly to Yeringham!”


    Santiago reminded Emmanuel after discussing important business with him.


    Emmanuel nodded as a gesture that meant he understood Santiago,


    showing he didn’t need his mentor to borate. After all, he knew how


    important it was to keep his whereabouts mysterious. Furthermore, his n


    was to kill the main enemy behind the treason conducted against Chanaea,


    which was all the more reason for him toy low, or his enemy would know


    he was onto them. Thus, he did everything he could to keep his whereabouts


    a secret and was even thinking about taking a few days off in another city to


    create some confusion.


    Half a monthter, Mackenzie was hosting a board meeting in the


    conference room at Terence Group. “Mr. Schwartz, your on-time delivery date


    has gone down by 30 percent this quarter. If this continues, you can prepare


    your resignation letter this month.”


    “Mr. Lanaway, it appears that your marketing strategy is working. Our next


    target is to expand our reach to the Southwest region and increase our


    coverage by 30 percent!”


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    “Mr. Langstrom, I’m counting on you to expand our business to the market in


    the Southeast region.” Mackenzie spoke coldly, demonstrating her efficiency


    in delegating duties. As soon as she dismissed the meeting, everybody else


    left, whereupon she sat down in her seat in exhaustion. At that moment, Lexi


    was the only one who was still keeping herpany in the conference room.


    “It’s been two weeks, but why hasn’t that moron responded to my message?”


    Mackenzie gently rubbed her temples and murmured to herself, although


    she sounded like she was asking someone a question.


    As someone who knew Mackenzie well, Lexi had been carefully observing her


    for the past few days. Until she saw how concerned Mackenzie was about


    Emmanuel, she never thought her boss would miss a man so dearly.


    Maybe it’s true that the power of love is unimaginable. Lexi nudged her own.


    sses,plimenting herself for making a smart move to stay single. It


    looks like I’m doing the right thing without dating anyone, or I’m going to be


    the one suffering.


    “Answer me, Lexi.”


    When Mackenzie set her piercing gaze upon Lexi, thetter felt shivers


    running down her spine and quickly answered, “Ms. Quillen, everyone across


    the city knows whom you’re looking for. They’re just not sure if you’re the one


    who sent that message. We’ve done everything we could, but Emmanuel is


    still nowhere to be found, which can only mean one thing-he is out of


    Yeringham.


    “Damn it!” Mackenzie clenched her fists. “I’m going to make him pay for this


    when I find him!”


    Lexi couldn’t help but shudder at the sight of Mackenzie’s intimidating eyes,


    thinking Emmanuel would never dare show up again if he saw her menacing


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    expression. Suddenly, Mackenzie heard a notification alert from her phone


    and saw an iing message. Upon skimming through the text, she was


    seen with her mouth slightly wide agape, her face changing. The next


    moment, she rose from her seat and walked straight out the door.


    “Where are you going, Ms. Quillen?” Lexi asked in a panicky manner, following


    closely behind Mackenzie.


    “Onza!” Mackenzie gave a terse reply, leaving in a hurry without waiting for


    anyone toe along with her. Upon rushing downstairs to the parking lot,


    she entered her Maserati and drove to Onza straight away. It turned out that


    the message she received not long ago was from Beatrix, who had informed


    her of something rted to Emmanuel’s whereabouts.


    I can’t believe she actually found something about Emmanuel’s whereabouts


    after skipping work for ten days. At that moment, Mackenzie’s mind was filled


    with only Emmanuel, thinking, she would punish him terribly when she found


    him. Finally, Emmanuel! I’m going to make you regret ghosting me! Hmph!


    Putting her foot on the gas pedal, Mackenzie sped up on the road as she


    couldn’t wait to arrive in Onza. At the same time, she couldn’t help but


    question what was wrong with herself. After all, she didn’t feel quite like


    herself as she had always disliked being anywhere close to any man until


    Emmanuel entered her life. Since then, her life seemed to have changed so


    much that she could never go back to the life she once had before he


    showed up.


    Having lived together with Emmanuel for nearly two months, Mackenzie was


    already used to the life in which he prepared her daily meals and drove her


    anywhere she wanted to go. Also, she had already grown used to frequently


    interacting with Emmanuel’s family members. Thus, without Emmanuel, she


    felt as if something was missing from her life. Also, she couldn’t stop thinking


    about thest two times Emmanuel came to her rescue in a foolhardy


    manner despite the dire situation she was in.


    Just when Mackenzie was still absorbed in her thoughts, she began to enter


    Onza’s main road when she found herself stuck in the traffic. Then, after she


    took a closer look at what was going on ahead of her, her eyes were filled


    with indifference.


    Several people were standing in a circle with candles around them at the


    junction. Then, a man was seen holding a bouquet, getting ready to confess


    to ady. She was the same person whom Emmanuel met during his


    eighteenth speed date, Mni. As their romantic interaction drew the


    attention of many bystanders, the traffic soon became congested, but the


    duo wasn’t concerned by that as they seemed to enjoy the feeling of being in


    the spotlight.