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00:04my father bought a pair of twin serpent shifters from a pile of corpses in the underground black
00:09market my younger sister chose the older brother at once the one who had fallen for her at first
00:14sight that left only the younger one the mute brother i knew any shifter who was not chosen
00:20would be sent off for humane euthanasia so i took pity on him and kept him he could not speak
00:26so i
00:27took him from doctor to doctor trying to cure his mucis i practiced sign language for two hours
00:34every day just so i could communicate with him he was frail and because he was a serpent shifter
00:41the other bodyguards often picked on him so i secretly trained in combat myself strengthening
00:47my body so i could pay them back one by one on his behalf i thought my sincerity would earn
00:52his loyalty
00:53until the day the estate villa caught fire with both my sister and me pinned beneath fallen beams
00:59he looked at us and chose her without hesitation i'm sorry i have to save chloe first so he could
01:07speak after all as the flame slowly swallowed me whole he signed something only i could understand
01:15i owe you more than i can repay in this life and the next i will pay you back with
01:19my life
01:23when i opened my eyes again i was back to the day we were choosing our shifter bodyguards
01:29i stood there in a daze until i felt blood welling in my palm from how hard i was clenching
01:34my hand
01:36only then did i realize this was not a dream
01:40my sister shot me a glance then tugged on father's sleeve with a sugary smile dad if olivia isn't
01:48choosing then let me go first
01:53as she spoke father watched her indulgently while she flitted between the two tall serpent shifters
01:58like a cheerful little bird though they kept the upper bodies of men their long serpentine tails
02:04slid restlessly across the floor and their cold slit pupils shone with caution
02:09i think i'll take adam olivia is always by herself so she really needs a strong serpent shifter to
02:15protect her she sounded thoughtful and caring but her eyes never left the older brother alex not for
02:19even a second i kept my expression calm but the scene from my previous life came rushing back she had
02:25done the same thing then the one she truly wanted had always been alex yet she put on a show
02:29of concern
02:30and offered to leave him to me what i had not understood then was that her retreat had only
02:34ever been a tactic looking at her performance i had genuinely believed she meant it so i refused no
02:39matter what i could not bear to let her compromise and i did not want adam the younger brother to
02:43be put
02:44to death either until the day of the fire
02:50even then she was still saying save my sister first
02:55while reaching for adam at the first chance she got even though her own bodyguard alex was right
03:01beside her even though where she stood was far safer than where i was she was always like this
03:05certain i would soften certain a trick would work she never suffered any real loss yet somehow still
03:11walked away with a glowing reputation but this time i agreed whatever chloe wants my answer was so
03:16unexpected that the smile froze on her face she was not the only one shocked adam jerked his head up
03:22and
03:22stared at me surprise flashing through those cold reptilian slit pupils
03:28no father said sharply
03:31chloe is the delicate one she's the one who needs the better bodyguard
03:35this younger brother can't even talk
03:39he doesn't deserve to stay by her side
03:41understanding dawned on me
03:44so father had known all along
03:46yet he still brought adam here
03:48rather than truly letting my sister and me choose
03:50this whole thing had only been a performance to make it look fair
03:53i'm fine
03:54my sister had just started to relax ready to speak when adam suddenly opened his mouth
03:59sir
04:00i can speak
04:01i could not help glancing at him again
04:04in my previous life adam had spoken only once before i died
04:08and now he was talking already
04:10then i caught the understakeable wariness in his eyes and i knew for certain
04:14adam had been reborn too
04:16watching him fight so hard for this chance only made his final promise for my last life seemed even more
04:22ridiculous
04:23but that was fine
04:24i did not want him anymore either
04:27relying on the serpent shifter's natural agility and his constricting strength
04:31adam took down several retired special forces men
04:36standing beside father
04:38even father who had opposed the idea began to waver
04:42my sister lit up with delight
04:44she had always preferred adam's refined handsome looks
04:48if he had not been mute she would have been her first choice from the very beginning
04:55all right then adam will stay with chloe from now on
04:58as for alex
04:59he turned to the other brother
05:04you'll go with olivia
05:10at father's order a dark look settled over alex's face his icy snake tail lashed the floor in an irritation
05:17then gritting his teeth he bent down and melt
05:21sir please forgive me but i cannot obey
05:23what do you mean by that
05:25father might favor my sister but i was still his daughter for alex to refuse him in front of everyone
05:31was an open show of disrespect
05:34if you refuse to protect my daughter then you can go straight to the disposal chamber
05:39i had known in my previous life that the shifter bodyguard's father bought at enormous cost
05:44would be sent to the disposal chamber for humana eutherasia if they were not chosen
05:49i could not bear to watch a living person die before my eyes so i had kept adam by my
05:53side
05:54this time it was alex's turn
05:56i still said nothing but my sister panicked
06:00she rushed forward and grabbed alex's arm trying to pull him up from the floor
06:06alex if you don't go with olivia you'll die
06:09but alex only looked at her with naked devotion and shook his head firmly
06:12if i cannot protect chloe then death means nothing to me
06:16at that a blush rose across my sister's face
06:20i could not help laughing
06:22olivia can you really just stand there and watch him die
06:24tears shimmered in my sister's eyes as she turned to face me
06:27from the brother's angle she looked heartbreakingly fragile
06:31dad if alex is this loyal to chloe then let both brothers stay with her
06:35i spoke up at just the right moment one more won't make a difference and neither will two
06:44that landed exactly where it needed to from the moment the two serpent shifters had appeared
06:49her eyes had never once left them father fell silent for a moment thinking it over
06:56olivia then what about you it's okay dad i'm the older sister of course i should give in to chloe
07:03everyone turned to look at me i only lowered my head and did my best to look considerate and
07:08understanding father smiled olivia's finally grown up but how will your safety be protected i lifted my
07:14head and saw the approval written plainly across father's face i also caught the note of scrutiny in
07:21adam's eyes but i had no interest in guessing what he was thinking and even less in caring
07:28send me to work at my brother's company dad i'll take care of myself in my previous life i had
07:34poured
07:35everything into holding on to adam in the process i forgot to secure my footing within this family
07:41there were three children in the house and i was the middle one i was not like my older brother
07:49burdened with father's expectations and i was not like my younger sister doled on as the baby of the
07:55family when i was seven i was sent away to a remote country villa and left to fend for myself
08:03i had only been brought back two years ago my brother was ruthless in business every time he
08:09returned from a trip he brought chloe designer handbags and limited edition jewelry even the
08:15lifestyle assistant at her side lived better than i did in my previous life i had to save up from
08:21my meager allowance just to pay adam's medical bills so if i wanted to improve my standing i had to
08:29prove my
08:29value
08:32my brother had never cared much for the unwanted sister of the family
08:39he did not meet with me personally he merely had the hr director assign me to the logistics department
08:45then ignored me after that i said nothing and quietly focused on my work i had not forgotten the business
08:52knowledge i learned in my previous life if anything i had become even better when the company became
08:59locked in a fierce acquisition battle with a rival i used sharp data analysis and negotiation tactics to
09:06secure the key project in one move only then did my brother formally met with me as a reward he
09:13transferred
09:13me into the core business division the company needed capable people and on top of that i was family
09:19that made me someone he could trust because of that i also came to know many of the group's inner
09:25secrets after i secured another major order my brother openly praised my contribution at the board meeting
09:32almost overnight my name spread through our social cluster i even outshined my sister who had worked
09:37so hard to build her image as a perfect socialist the day i returned to the estate villa
09:44she stormed into my room behind her stood the twin serpent shifter bodyguards flanking her on either
09:51side in a protective stance at a single look from her adam's snake body snapped toward me like a whip
09:56i
09:57never saw it coming the blow hit me hard and sent me crashing to the floor my sister curled her
10:02red lips
10:03into a cruel smile olivia let me teach you how a real heiress is supposed to act
10:10i looked at her coldly every inch of my body still burning with pain she paced a few steps at
10:16leisure
10:17like some arrogant peacock showing off its feathers you're a girl what kind of image is this throwing
10:23yourself into the business world like that and besides you used to know nothing yet in such a short
10:29time you've produced results this impressive brother must have been helping you behind the scenes
10:35if you mess up later the entire family will be humiliated right along with you and really who would
10:40ever want to marry a woman like you she curled her lip her gaze flicking toward adam behind her
10:46his thick serpent tail was coiled nightly on the floor so stop tagging along with brother stay home and
10:53learn how to be a proper young lady of the family i cut straight through her performance what exactly
11:00are you so nervous about her face flushed red i wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth and
11:05slowly
11:06pushed myself up from the floor chloe what gives you the right to say any of this
11:13are you speaking as brother's darling little sister father's precious daughter
11:18or the family's true golden child you've had everyone's love handed to you your whole life
11:23so what right do you have to criticize me for fighting for a little fairness of my own
11:30olivia tears spilled from her eyes instantly but i kept going you say i have no manners of reading
11:36that's because i was thrown out to the country as a child and left there with no one to raise
11:39me but
11:40whose fault was that sweet little sister if i hadn't held on to you for dear life you would
11:48have ended up a body floating in the man-made lake but when we got home you turned everything around
11:55on me
11:59you were the one who snuck out and yet you claimed i had taken you outside and caused you to
12:04fall into
12:05the water father punished me brutally because of it so explain that at last my sister broke down
12:12and started sobbing for real save the fake tears you're not the one who should be crying go ahead
12:19and keep playing your perfect little heiress with that i turned to leave but she suddenly grabbed my
12:24sleeve olivia i was just a child then i was talking nonsense it shouldn't count i'm really worried about
12:32you now how can you say that to me maybe i should just die as she spoke she actually lurged
12:39toward
12:39the wall as though to smash her head against it alex moved at once his snake tail whipped around her
12:45waist and loved her back into his arm his cold slit pupils fixed on me with fury olivia chloe is
12:52fragile enough already are you trying to drive her to death my sister collapsed against his chest crying
12:57and shaking her head it's okay i owe my sister this much before long her words dissolved into choking
13:05sobs adam looked at her with obvious pain then turned to me apologize to chloe i let out a cold
13:13laugh
13:14and what exactly are you adam said nothing he only looked at me with quiet reproach so i punched him
13:23using the opening and just the right angle i threw him hard enough to knock him to the floor
13:28even as a shifter caught off guard he still took the hit badly
13:34chloe screamed and rushed in front of him olivia what are you doing
13:38i flexed my hand isn't my sister the one who understands propriety then why can't she even control
13:47a bodyguard a shifter who attacks their employer belongs in the disposal chamber you alex bristled
13:54his tail lifting dangerously but the look in my eyes stopped him cold adam wiped the blood from
13:59the corner of his mouth and stared at me as though i were a stranger i had no interest in
14:03dragging this
14:04out any longer so i left without another word the next day i planned to go straight to the company
14:09i had no desire to keep tangling with chloe and her two snakes but my bedroom door was shoved open
14:14again alex did not seem to think burging into a young laser uninvited was a problem in the slightest
14:20he grabbed my arm with brute force and pinned it behind me chloe's been kidnapped you have to come
14:25with me my face went cold i drove my foot into his leg and twisted free while he flinched you're
14:31chloe's
14:31bodyguard if chloe was kidnapped that's your failure what does that have to do with me it has
14:37everything to do with you alex's eyes were bloodshot with dark shadows beneath them like he had not slept
14:43all night if you hadn't provoked chloe on purpose she never would have run out and gotten taken
14:48before anyone else finds out you're coming with me right now you're going to trade places with her
14:57the door opened again adam stood there with sweat all over his face
15:01his serpently tail shifting anxiously where's chloe is she back alex shook his head and pointed at me no
15:09but the kidnappers said they'll take an exchange this started because of you now it's time for you to
15:15pay it back you're insane i punched alex in the face too useless trash and you still dare put your
15:27hands
15:27on me alex spit out a mouthful of blood but he never loosened his grip on me i'm sorry olivia
15:37chloe's safety comes first even if this oversteps every line i have no choice when this is over
15:44you can do whatever you want to me he wrenched both my arms behind my back and turned his head
15:49adam
15:50help me i had trained in combat but against two serpent shifts with natural strength on their side i was
15:55still overpowered they forced me to the ground and stars burst across my vision gazed i lifted my
16:00head and met adam's cold slit pupils my voice came out in a blur adam help me his eyes were
16:05filled with
16:06pain and conflict in the end he shut them tightly as if he could not bear it i'm sorry a
16:14sharp blow
16:14landed against my neck and everything went black when i came to again the jeep was rattling over rough
16:22ground adam was sitting beside me you were reborn too
16:29his tone was certain i let out a cold huff
16:35that's why i know not a single word out of your mouth can be trusted
16:40his throat worked but for a moment he said nothing then quietly he said i'm sorry
16:51smack a visible red hand prank bloomed on his face at once what good is saying sorry it means
16:57absolutely nothing to me he lowered his eyes and did not dare look at me his voice came low and
17:03heavy
17:04this is the last time i swear it i said nothing his voice grew more urgent i'll get chloe back
17:11fulfill the
17:12last of my duty and then i will save you even if it costs me my life he pulled a
17:16family crest from
17:17inside his clothes and pressed it into my palm
17:24my mother told me to give this to my future wife
17:28i swear to you with all my heart
17:32i will not let any harm come to you
17:36the off-road vehicle came to a stop in front of the abandoned factory and from a distance i could
17:40already see my sister tied up outside at the exact moment we exchanged hostages my sister and i
17:45brushed past each other i caught the flash of triumph at the corner of her lip then she ran straight
17:50past
17:51me alex adam i turned to look adam caught her steadily with his tail and helped her upright while
17:59alex sliced through the ropes around her with clean efficient movements the two serpent shifters
18:04closed around chloe with almost reverential devotion guarding her at the center adam seemed to be
18:08apologizing over and over again blaming himself for failing to protect her i forced down the
18:13bitterness rising in my chest olivia you already knew this didn't you a hand reached from behind
18:21me and tightened the ropes around my body even more i opened my mouth wanting to say say something
18:27but before i could i was knocked unconscious again they injected me with a muscle relaxant and locked me
18:33in a dark damp basement the blood seeping from my body spread into the puddle beside me staining the
18:38water red clean her up someone from the ford family is coming one of the kidnappers waved a hand and
18:43ordered his men to haul me up we need to make sure the goods check out my limbs would not
18:48obey me
18:50they forced me into clean clothes and the agony was so intense i could not help crying out she's too
18:56damn loud stuff her mouth i was handled like a delicate doll dressed and arranged at their will
19:02and in the end they tied me to a chair
19:07suddenly footsteps sounded outside the door i looked up it was adam had he come to take me away
19:15we've treated miss olivia ford well fed her watered her didn't lay a finger on her more than necessary
19:21but if the ransom doesn't arrive soon we won't be so polite the kidnappers knife flashed coldly in the
19:27light reflecting adam's hard expressionless face how late can it be a storm crashed through me i wanted
19:37to demand why he was still waiting why was he still leaving me here but i could not make a
19:43sound
19:43all i could do was glare at him with burning fury how late midnight tonight is the final deadline of
19:51course
19:51not
19:55i assume your family won't go back on its word adam nodded when he looked at me his eyes were
20:01full of
20:02apology today is chloe's birthday if you go back now you'll steal her spotlight she'll be upset
20:09i promise i'll come back for you just hang on a little longer okay my rage blew straight through
20:14what was left of my reason i swallowed back the blood surging in my throat and cursed him in silence
20:20adam what are you waiting for are you really going to leave me here to be tortured to death
20:25a flicker of hesitation crossed his face but the instant he saw fireworks exploding over the city
20:31his entire expression changed with alarm chloe's birthday party has started i need to be by her
20:36side to protect her olivia i'll come back for you wait for me
20:42then he turned and hurried away the soft rash of his serpentine tail dragging across the ground fading
20:48with him one of the kidnappers laughed under his breath and looked me over you really some rich
20:54girl or are you just a fake stand in the dressed up a bitter smile touched my lips there had
21:00only ever
21:01been one true daughter of this family and it had never been me midnight came adam did not appear
21:06the kidnapper spit it on the ground she's a fake waste of my damn time do it i twisted my
21:13wrist and
21:14used the hidden blade i had prepared in advance to cut through the ropes i dropped to the floor when
21:20i looked up again there was nothing left in my eyes but but ice come out more than a dozen
21:28fully armed
21:29figures emerged from the shadows around us and subdued every kidnapper in the room boss it's all
21:34taken care of with the heavy smell of blood filling the room i stepped forward and walked out
21:41burn it a black suv was waiting outside a man in a french coat stood beside it
21:47i opened the door and got in i glanced at the family quest in my hand then tossed it into
21:53the flames
21:54without a second thought
21:58adam your sincerity is worth less than nothing behind me the towering fire is erased every trace
22:05from this day on olivia no longer existed what remained was only an enemy of ford group adam was
22:12distracted the dazzling lights of the birthday party blurred before his eyes until he could barely tell
22:19where he was or what time it was a security guard at the entrance wanted to come inside and report
22:24something adam cast one lingling look at chloe who was laughing and chatting brightly among the guests
22:28then led the guard off to a quiet corner
22:33chief adam the kidnapper said if the ransom isn't delivered soon they'll kill her adam's brow tightened
22:40how long until midnight
22:43half an hour today was chloe's long-awaited birthday party just moments ago she had invited him to join her
22:50in the rooftop garden but suddenly olivia's pale face flashed through his mind adam shut his eyes
22:55for a second then gave the order at once get the vehicle ready bring the cash and come with me
23:00adam
23:01where are you going a soft voice called from behind him he turned instinctively and saw a woman standing
23:07in the hallway wearing a custom gown and carrying an elegant little handbag how did you end up here
23:13by yourself she walked toward him slowly the hallway lights casting a soft glow over her face adam stared
23:20at her without blinking there hasn't been any news from olivia for too long i'm worried something may
23:25have gone wrong you don't need to worry chloe gave a light laugh as she stepped closer a strand of
23:30her
23:30hair brushed teasingly over his fingertips when i came back did i look like i had a single injury on
23:35me
23:35those kidnappers are only after money they probably wouldn't even touch single hair on my sister's head
23:40so relax conflict turned in adam's eyes his snake tail twisted restlessly behind him
23:48but no buts
23:53chloe shot him a mildly reproachful look i promised you'd go to the rooftop with me you can't go back
23:59on your word if it really comes to it i'll go bring olivia home myself tomorrow adam felt a pang
24:04at
24:04chloe's compromise in an instant he pushed thoughts of me aside his arms started to move almost
24:10unconsciously toward her slender waist at that exact moment the security guard reappeared at the worst
24:18possible time adam shot him an icy look but what he saw on the man's face was laked panic a
24:24sense of
24:25dread rose inside him chief adam miss olivia she's dead what adam's slit pupils turned blood red in an
24:35instant he summoned his serpent form and shot out the door like lightning chloe was shoved aside by him
24:42so abruptly that she nearly fell but the one who caused it did not stop to check on her the
24:47way he
24:48normally would the fire raged through the entire night by the time the firefighters put it out the
24:55abandoned factory had been reduced to scorched earth no no that's impossible olivia can't be dead
25:03the look in olivia's eyes from the fire at the estate villa in his previous life rose before him
25:09once again for the second time he had left her alone in a fire for the second time he had
25:16cost her her life
25:19overwhelming despair drove adam nearly mad as he clawed through the ruins with his bare hands
25:26concrete shards tore his fingers open until they bled but he seemed unable to feel any pain at all
25:34then a fist slammed hard into his face adam remember who you are alex yanked him up from the ground
25:44by
25:44force fury blazing in his cold slit pupils you are chloe's bodyguard and besides someone like olivia who
25:53always knew how to cling to life would never die that easily what adam looked at his brother blankly
26:02his voice trembling alex swallowed hard then kept lying it was only a fire the kidnappers might have
26:10escaped with olivia or maybe this whole thing was staged by her from the beginning just to make everyone
26:14panic a spark slowly returned to adam's eyes and some of the tension drained from his body
26:22you're right she wouldn't die the corners of his eyes reddened with sudden emotion
26:30she wouldn't die she'd never bear to leave me behind like that a rescuer shouted from not far away
26:38adam spun around a charred corpses sealed in a body bag was being carried out he stumbled toward it at
26:45once
26:47alex tried to stop him but adam knocked his hand aside before alex could finish the words in his throat
26:52adam had already pulled open the zipper the body was burned beyond recognition there were no features
26:58left to identify only a build similar to olivia's alex let out a breath
27:04the face can't be identified they'll still need dna testing it might not be olivia but adam was
27:11already trembling as he bent down and picked up a broken piece of a family crest lying beside the body
27:16it was the same one he had placed in olivia's hand before they parted brother it's her collapsed the
27:22family crest adam's knees gave out beneath him he clutched into the ground a strangled wounded sound
27:28tearing from his throat like the cry of a trapped beast alex gritted his teeth and forced his
27:33shattered younger brother to leave with him what's done is done we need to go back and report to sir
27:37first when he saw that mr ford showed almost no reaction at all to olivia's death alex finally let
27:44out a quiet breath of relief but the moment they returned to the estate villa he froze adam had chloe
27:50pinned against the wall with one hand wrapped around her throat his thick serpentine tail coiled
27:56dangerously around her body for a second alex was too stunned to move then he lunged forward to stop
28:02him what are you doing that's chloe adam acted as though he had not heard a word his crimson eyes
28:11stayed locked on chloe was it you did you send those kidnappers you said she was being fed and cared
28:17for
28:18so why is she dead chloe's face had already turned red from the pressure on her throat
28:23barely able to breathe she forced out a few broken words no it wasn't me adam alex pried at chloe
28:31free
28:32with all his strength afraid adam might snap again he pulled her firmly behind him his eyes stayed fixed
28:36on his brother full of caution chloe is kind and innocent how could she ever do something like this
28:43instead of accusing her
28:51maybe you should think about whether olivia set this up to drive us apart adam laughed then tears
28:56running down his face she told me she was in danger i could have saved her if chloe hadn't stopped
29:01me i
29:01would have brought her back already chloe there was no trace of his usual tenderness now he spoke
29:08each word slowly and clearly tell me the truth did you have anything to do with those kidnappers
29:16adam you really don't trust me that much chloe's eyes brimmed with hurt and fragility huge tears
29:21spilled down her cheeks you've gone too far alex looked at her with obvious heartache as he barned
29:28at apologize to chloe right now adam stood perfectly still like an arrow drawn to its limit his gaze
29:34nailed to chloe answer me for a moment the two sides remained locked in place then a flash of
29:39resentment flickered through chloe's eyes she snatched the fruit knife from the table and pressed it to her
29:46throat the sharp blade cut a red line across her pale skin her eyes were bloodshot and she looked
29:52ready to die for it if you're gonna slander me like this then i'd rather die and prove i'm innocent
30:00alex rushed forward and swept the fruit knife away with his tail pulling chloe into his arms what are
30:04you standing there for do you really have to drive chloe to her death before you're satisfied chloe
30:07looked at adam with sorrow swimming in her eyes adam i know you don't believe me then kill me and
30:12let
30:12my death make up for what happened to olivia looking at her pale face adam thought of olivia all over
30:17again he had already lost olivia nothing could be allowed to happen to chloe too
30:28adam took a few steps forward then lowered his head in defeat chloe i'm sorry his voice was heavy
30:35with exhaustion crying chloe threw herself into his arms he hesitated for a moment but in the end he raised
30:41his arms and held her only then did alex finally relax but as he watched the two of them in
30:46his
30:46arms something still stabbed at his heart like a needle across the city in a luxury apartment i looked
30:54at the encrypted email in my hand and curled my lips into a cold smile the people in my family
30:59had grown
31:00arrogant from their position in the business world anonymous reports exposing their financial crimes and
31:05illegal dealings had already been submitted and the relevant authorities moved in almost immediately
31:12father and my brother were both placed under travel restrictions pending investigation
31:17the group's once soaring stock crashed straight to the limit and now hovered on the edge of collapse
31:27jason why didn't you hand over the most damaging evidence to jason astor let out a soft laugh
31:37you're the ruthless one olivia aren't you worried that if you back them into a corner they'll lash out
31:43like rabid dogs i stopped being connected to them a long time ago the day news of my death reached
31:51the
31:51family father and my brother had not cared in the slightest even using me to get chloe back had been
31:57done with their full approval the insider i had planted inside the group had reported every bit of it to
32:03me
32:04to them trading an unwanted daughter for the jewel of the family was the best bargain they could have
32:09asked for but you were a little late that day my gaze turned cold as i looked at jason i
32:15don't need
32:15weak allies jason said arching a brow besides you were investigating them too weren't you before i could
32:23react he had already crossed the room and trapped me in the corner of the sofa his unnervingly sharp serpent
32:29eyes narrowed slightly and the alpha pressure radiating from him as the serpent king pressed
32:34down over the room olivia we only have one goal bring them down if i catch you playing games again
32:41don't blame me for making your death real i lowered my eyes then looked back up and leaned
32:47closer to him of course i'll do whatever you say his breathing hitched instantly he stepped back a few
32:54paces how are your injuries if you need anything just say so a smile tugged at my lips seeing the
33:01stiffness in his back i called after him is that you're worrying about me his steps paused an irritation
33:08crept into his voice if you don't appreciate it forget it i could see him bristling so i quickly
33:13tried to smooth it over i appreciate it really jason gave a dismissive huff and pushed the door open
33:20leaving the room jason aston and i first connected after i began making a name for myself within the
33:31group power struggles in the shifter world had always been brutal our two families had long been
33:36sworn business rivals back then my family had sabotaged his during a major project nearly driving
33:43his group's company into bankruptcy in the end only jason the one carrying the strongest serpent bloodline
33:49was left holding everything together on his own he had no choice but to hide his edge if he wanted
33:56to keep the company alive later he set old grudges aside and approached me the daughter of his enemy
34:03with a proposal for an alliance hatred makes the best foundation for cooperation he needed the
34:10confidential information in my hands and i needed someone who could truly crush my family once and for
34:16all after i began feeding him intelligence his company started winning one major tit after another
34:22before long it was already showing signs of overtaking ford group at the celebration party that day i
34:28had a few too many drinks after greeting at jason i stepped out onto the terrace to get some air
34:34standing by the railing and looking out over the city at night i suddenly felt dizzy a pair of hands
34:42wrapped around my waist from behind and stated me so this is where olivia's been hiding the moment i
34:50heard that familiar voice the haze of alcohol vanished i shoved him away with both hands and saw that
34:56familiar snake tail at the same time adam his refined handsome face was drawn with exhaustion
35:04nothing like the confident man he had once been how did you find me i'm the family's bodyguard
35:11it's only natural for me to handle the family's business a bitter smile pulled at his lips
35:19father and my brother were under investigation and the group had been left leaderless naturally someone
35:25had to step in and deal with the mess they left behind no wonder the company which had seemed on
35:30the verge of collapse had shown signs of fighting back again i had thought we could press our advantage
35:36while the iron was hot i had not expected adam to step into this fight what do you want now
35:42everything
35:44i've done has been for you olivia adam looked at me with wounded eyes dragging his snake tail behind him
35:50he moved towards me step by step if i hadn't volunteered to help the family deal with all this
35:56i never would have had the chance to get away from them and come find you he grabbed my hand
36:01forcefully
36:02his skin was still cold just like a snake's olivia thank god i found you you have no idea how
36:10much
36:11i regretted not saving you that day i slapped him across the face that was your choice who else is
36:17there to
36:17blame the blow turned his head to the side yet he only started laughing softly almost deliriously
36:24olivia yes just like that punish me if it'll make you feel better then hit me his grip on my
36:30hand
36:30tightened even more hit me until you forgive me and once you do come back with me after you faked
36:37your
36:37death i drifted through every day like a ghost the memories of my past life and this one kept me
36:42trapped
36:42in place adam's slit pupils had gone red full of pleading later i wanted to follow you in death
36:49but my brother stopped me then the astra family which had been suppressed this all this time
36:55suddenly began to rise while our own scandals kept getting exposed one after one
37:03that was when i realized you might still be alive only you had access to all those core secrets
37:08i let out a cold laugh i had no interest in listening to any more of his nonsense several
37:13security guards appeared behind him and closed in no matter how strong adam was he could not start a
37:19fight here in the open you actually have new bodyguards how could you his eyes were full of
37:24disbelief as if he simply could not accept it wake up you're allowed to be someone else's bodyguard but
37:31i'm not allowed to have people of my own if you have even the slightest shred of conscience left then
37:36pretend you never saw me today because olivia died in that fire a long time ago his breathing
37:42caught if you try to take me by force or interfere with my plans i promise you will regret it
37:52his head dropped helplessly and all he could do was watch as i left under the escort of security
38:00i took a longer route back to the office who did you go see just when i thought no one
38:05had noticed
38:06jason's voice drifted out from behind me was it that serpent shifter bodyguard who's still obsessed
38:12with you i looked into his cold eyes and smiled helplessly hand on heart i didn't go looking for
38:18him he cornered me jason seized my hand when i looked down i saw he was pressing an ice pack
38:24from the
38:24first aid kit against the wrist adam had squeezed red anyone who makes a living with their brain
38:30should protect their hands too i stared silently at his focused profile then met his eyes before i was
38:37ready olivia those deep eyes felt as if they might pull me under we're allies whatever trouble you're
38:47in you can tell me but you are never allowed to betray me ever since he discovered i had secretly
38:57backed up some of his company's data as a precaution he had been wary of me but our families were
39:03sworn
39:03enemies i had to leave myself some kind of way out not wanting to damage the alliance i could only
39:09nod
39:10of course if anything like that ever comes up again i'll tell you first
39:15he raised a brow again i shook my head so hard it was practically rattling absolutely not
39:20there won't be a next time only then did jason let me go he packed up the first aid kit
39:27turned and
39:28walked away after that day adam never appeared again the company that had just began to recover
39:34collapsed once more beyond saving this time just as we were preparing to deliver the final blow and
39:40submit the most critical evidence of financial crimes to the police a visitor arrived it was adam
39:48he looked haggard his gaze moved past jason and landed directly on me olivia come with me jason's
39:56expression dartened without a word he stepped in front of me the pressure radiating from the strongest
40:01serpent king seemed to weigh down the entire room adam ignored jason's hostility completely
40:08and looked only at me the aster family is about to be dragged into this too you have to come
40:12with
40:13me i gave him a cold smile you expect me to believe you with nothing to back it up
40:19or is this just another trick you're pulling behind the scenes no
40:25adam's voice turned urgent i can't tell you the truth but listen to me olivia give me a chance to
40:30make
40:30this right there was nothing left in my eyes but frost then clearly i wasn't blunt enough last time
40:36adam the moment you chose chloe and abandoned me whatever there was between us ended
40:45as for your idea of making it up to me i find it filthy enough jason cut him off sharply
40:50adam she is my
40:52senior advisor now she is with me this is not a place where you get to make a scene get
40:57out
40:57the security outside the door rushed in at once but adam acted as if he had not heard any of
41:03it
41:03he stared at me his slip pupils tightening olivia if you won't come with me then i'll destroy this
41:10place i'll destroy the aster family a dangerous era spread from him his body shifted into partial
41:17serpent form ready for battle and his thick snake tail lashed restlessly behind him he was actually
41:23preparing to use force you dare jason gave no ground at all the guards behind him all pulled
41:29out elect batons and jason's own snake tail began to show ready to strike at any second why wouldn't
41:34i did i am taking her with me adam dropped into an attack stance as well the room turned razor
41:38sharp
41:39with tension moments away from violence i watched the absurd scene they were creating over me with icy
41:44detection and quietly picked up the letter opener from the desk while the two of them were locked in
41:50their standoff i suddenly pressed the blade against my throat and shouted stop both of you
41:55the tension snapped still adam's face went white olivia put the knife down jason was furious and
42:03alarmed all at once olivia what are you doing i ignored jason and looked only at adam my gaze absolute
42:11adam i told you before if you try to take me by force i will die right in front of
42:16you now get out
42:19olivia adam's voice shook drowning in despair do you really hate me that much
42:29yes i did not hesitate for even a second
42:35adam staggered back a step the tension draining out of his body he looked at me deeply and that one
42:40look
42:40held too much regret and too much despair okay i'll go his voice was hersky like a man who had
42:46lost his
42:47soul he turned and dragged his heavy snake tail out the door jason immediately strode over snatched the
42:52letter opener from my hand and snap have you lost your mind i pulled free from his grip and sank
42:59into
42:59my chair in exhaustion it was the fastest way to make him leave jason stared at the red mark the
43:07blade had
43:07left against my throat his eyes dark and unreadable in the end all of it turned into a sigh you
43:13are never
43:13doing that again jason stayed on guard for a long time but in the end the fallout adam had warned
43:19about never came but adam's sudden appearance had already proven that my family was making one last
43:24desperate struggle by the time we closed the net though the whole family had already collapsed like
43:28a crumbling tower the police obtained evidence that we're kidnapped there's enough to prison
43:33father and my brother were evicted under multiple counts including serious financial crimes and other
43:38illegal act with sentences added together they were facing long years behind bars and the group went
43:43completely bankrupt i went to see act chloe one last time in the visitation room she wore a prison
43:48uniform her face gone and worn with none of the shine she once had as the family's pampered grandcess
43:56the moment she saw me pure hatred exploded in her eyes olivia you bitch you didn't die
44:06this was you you did this to me
44:15what ruined you was your own greed and cruelty i looked at her calmly chloe you have to pay for
44:22what you've done she slammed her hands against the soundproof glass like a mad woman where's adam
44:28why isn't he here to save me he said he'd protect me for the rest of my life
44:35him
44:39i gave a faint smile
44:42probably somewhere out there trying to atone for what happened to both of us
44:50when i left i ran into alex outside the detention center he looked haggard and hollowed out the
44:56cold slit pupils in his eyes flickered with something accomplished when he saw me stupid little brother
45:01in the end he really did lose everything for you he owed me that i did not even slow my
45:08steps
45:12i found adam's grave in aquina quiet cemetery out in the suburbs the headstone was new
45:23it bore only his name jason told me that adam had destroyed the forged evidence
45:29that was meant to drag the astor family down with mine
45:32and as an insider he had also handed the police the deepest buried core evidence of the family's
45:39crimes after doing all that he went to the site of the abandoned factory and ended his own life there
45:50before he died he left behind only one scheduled message at least this way i protected her
46:00i set a bouquet of white chrysanthems in front of his grave we're even now jason stood behind me in
46:07silence for a long time then suddenly he asked olivia did you love him breeze brushed across my face i
46:16looked at him and smiled a little i did once but that was a very very long time ago
46:24all i want is that in the next life he and i never get tangled up together again after that
46:30day jason and
46:31i did not see each other for quite a while the next time i saw him he shoved a thick
46:35document envelope
46:36into my hands what is this transfer papers for 30 of the company's shares along with authorization over
46:44all my personal assets his eyes burned as he looked at me from now on my fortune and my life
46:50are both in your hands i weighed the envelope in my hand and raised a brow
46:55and what exactly is this supposed to mean you're handing over your entire net worth and still
47:01expecting me to work for you for free he grabbed my wrist and pulled me closer his breath brushed my
47:06ear carrying a thread of tension he could not quite hide olivia stop pretending you don't get it
47:11i'm proposing i looked up at him laughter rippling into my eyes turning your business partner into your
47:17wife that's a pretty calculated move his face turned red at once you just tell me whether you accept or
47:22not i do i nodded lightly his face flushed all the way through clasped my hand tightly
47:33tomorrow we're filing the marriage application tomorrow
47:37you
47:39you
47:40you
47:40you
47:40you
47:40you
47:41you
47:42you
47:42you
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