CHAPTER 480 YOU SHALL NEVER PASS!
Meanwhile, there was a man sitting in a deserted factory somewhere else in Hopkins.
He was covered under shadow, whose face was hard to be seen.
At this moment, one of his men walked in. He took a look at him cautiously. Then he said, “Sir, mission
failed. The two hitmen were killed.”
“What?” the man’s voice revealed a tinge of madness.
“But they didn’t tell your name. Instead, they imputed it to Jonah.” His man reported.
Hearing that, that man seemed to chill a bit. He huffed, “Well, at least they deserved what I paid.”
“But, sir, what next?”
After some consideration, the man said, “Emerdale has been totally under Leo’s control. Even the top
families in Hopkins are about to be his slaves.”
“The Hudsons had perished. The Palmers have bowed to him. The Watts has lost the power to fight
even though their will still remains. While the Grants has yielded. That’s what we call the top families in
Hopkins? Ridiculous!” the man made a brief summary about the current situation in Hopkins.
Obviously, he was well informed.
After a few seconds of silence, his man suddenly suggested, “Sir, why don’t we give up on revenge?
He’s too powerful.”
“No! The revenge must be done. It’s not for the family, but for my own!” his voice sounded horrible in
darkness as he clenched his teeth hard.
“The more powerful he is, the easier for us to revenge because he will never notice us.”
The man then continued, “Now he is not undefeatable.”
“Sir, what can I do for you?” his man waited for order.
Then the man stated slowly, “Get to Caleb and work with him.”
“Caleb Grant?” his man looked surprised, “But he has yielded to Leo.”
That man simply sneered, “I know him well. He is scheming. The Grants has never declared their
loyalty to Leo.”
After whispering to his man for a few seconds, he added, “Do as I said. Then it will be done.”
“A storm is brewing in Hopkins. And he will be the first to be sacrificed.”
After his man left, he murmured, “Just like I was…”
…
Meanwhile, Leo hadn’t noticed there was a storm expecting him. After leaving Jonah’s villa, he returned
to Lydia.
Irene and Caroline had left. Only Emilia was staying with her alone.
“Daddy!” seeing Leo coming back, Emilia mounted onto his lap. Then Leo held her into his arms.
But Lydia still continued with her coffee, looking aloof.
Leo smiled, “Hey, still upset?”
Lydia stopped and took a look at him, “So…what about Sharon?”
Hearing that, Leo finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now he knew Lydia had forgiven him.
“She’s wounded.”
Lydia replied with silence. Then she stared at Leo’s arm, on the surface of which there were bite marks.
She frowned, “Reach out your arm.”
Leo was a bit confused. But he still did as told.
Suddenly, Lydia bit hard on his arm.
Leo’s face went twisted out of pain. But he managed to hold it back and kept his arm still.
Soon, there were bite marks on both arms.
Leo replied with a bitter smile, “You still remain competitive, huh?”
Lydia huffed, “That’s my way to unleash the anger!”
After playing with Emilia in the amusement park for a few more hours, Lydia went to the branch of Atlas
in Hopkins.
She had a talk with Irene and Caroline about some business. Then she returned home.
Meanwhile, Leo made a call to Nadine, “Find out the culprit conspiring the kidnap!”
“Yes, my lord!” answered Nadine.
After hanging up the phone, Leo seemed more alert.
It appeared that the situation in Hopkins was more dangerous than that back in Emerdale.
Though Leo himself was powerful enough to tackle all kinds of risks on his own, his friends and family
didn’t seem so.
He had to be well prepared for any possible risk.
At this moment, he got a call from Ernie.
“Mr. Cohen, what about my daughter…” Ernie suddenly stopped while speaking. This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.
“I will call Leon over there.”
After hanging up the phone, he noticed Leon and then they headed to the Grant Group, the biggest
company owned by the Grant family. And of course, it was Ernie who took charge.
The secretary soon noticed Ernie about their arrival. But Ernie still stayed inside.
The secretary said apologetically, “Sir, I am sorry. Mr. Grant is having an important meeting. It may end
at clock-out hour. Would you like to wait here or…”
Leo nodded, “Just tell Ernie we will wait for him in the Grant Residence.”
As Leo and Leon left, the secretary looked stunned.
As far as she knew, there were only a few people who had the courage to address her boss as Ernie.
Soon, Leo arrived at the Grant Residence.
To his surprise, the garden was filled with all kinds of limousines. It looked quite bustling.
“The Grants are having a banquet tonight?” Leo squinted.
“That’s none of our business. We will leave after doing what we promised to Ernie.”
But then a Lamborghini stopped at the gate, then a lad got off while cursing, “Hey, do you know where
the hell you are stepping in? Here is the Grant Residence! You are walking into the wrong place!”
Leo took a look at the plaque written with ‘Grant’. Then he said, “That’s where we are coming.”
After a short pause, the lad laughed out, “Who the hell are you? This place ain’t for common people!”
Leo said coldly, “My name is Leo. I am here under the request of Ernie.”
The lad looked contemptuous when hearing that, “Bullshit! You don’t even look like his friends! Stop
bragging!”
“Fuck off! As I said, it ain’t for common people!” while speaking, the lad walked over to push Leo, but
only to find that he stood still like a rock weighing hundreds of tons.
After a pause of surprise, the lad shouted, “Fuck! Listen, I am Zain! You shall never pass as long as I
am here!”
Leo took a cold glimpse at him. Then he strode through the gate.
Leon shook his head and then followed in.
Seeing that, Zain was pissed, “Stop right there, motherfucker!”