Chapter 34
Chapter 34
The commotion outside the door startled both Zoe and Layla as they had just entered the room.
Layla instinctively moved to go outside.
However, Zoe grabbed Layla and shook her head at Layla.
Layla looked at Zoe curiously and said, “No. From the sounds outside, it seems they’re fighting, doesn’t it?”
Zoe smiled and shook her head.
She said, “Layla, Gavin will handle his matters. We shouldn’t add to his troubles by going out.”
“Alright.”
Although Layla was still a little worried about Gavin, Gavin’s sister had already said so. What else could she say?
It was better to stay in the room with Zoe obediently.
Meanwhile, in the corridor outside the room.
With a “puff,” a spray of blood erupted from Robert’s mouth, and his face instantly turned deathly pale. However, he showed no hesitation.
He got up from the floor and quickly crawled toward Gavin on all fours.
Then, in the corridor, he wailed at Gavin with sorrow and remorse.
“Master, I’m guilty, Master, you can punish me as you wish. I’ll accept it!”
Gavin’s brows furrowed as he watched the tearful and sniffling “Twiggy” or Robert. Gavin was indeed in rage.
However, he had no intention of punishing Robert.
This was because, thanks to Vincent’s foresight, it was likely that Robert was not in Brookspring when the Clifford family was wiped out.
If Robert had been in Brookspring, the situation with the Clifford family wouldn’t have been so perplexing.
Gavin wasn’t one to pass judgment without knowing all the facts.
So, he frowned, and his voice became colder.
“Get in here and stop embarrassing yourself out here!”
With that, Gavin turned and walked into the room.
Robert did not get up. He remained on the floor, crawling into Gavin’s rented room.
Soon after, the door slammed shut.
Although the corridor had now returned to quiet, the neighbors in the two adjacent units to Gavin were anything but calm. The earlier commotion in the corridor had been disruptive.
The residents of both units had already come to their doors, peering through their peepholes to see what was happening in the corridor!
As they watched Robert crawl into a young man’s apartment like a dog, both neighbors were dumbfounded.
In one household, the wife wore a puzzled expression and turned to her husband.
She said, “Honey, am I seeing things?
“Isn’t that Mr. Jordan just now?”
After all, Robert was the former highest-ranking official in the National Security Bureau of Brookspring.
He was quite well-known among the Brookspring populace, so they recognized him immediately.
At this moment, the husband in this family was also shocked. It was as if he had seen a ghost
He nodded stiffly and immediately shook lus head. Then, he nodded and said in a trembling voice, “It’s it’s him”
“But, how
“That young man, who who is her
This person was so shocked that he was already incoherent.
In the other household, a simular scene unfolded.
However, neither Gavin nor Robert cared about the reactions of these people in their homes.
Especially Robert, he could present himself with an air of dignity in front of others, but in front of Gavin, he didn’t care if he looked like a dog.
Meanwhile, Gavin had taken a seat on the sofa in the living room.
Robert remained kneeling in the center of the living room with his head lowered. He was too afraid to lift it.
Gavin looked at Robert with mild disdain.
He asked, “Twiggy, speak. What do you want to tell me?”
Upon hearing this, tears inexplicably welled up in Robert’s eyes.
He choked out. “Master, you have no idea how long it’s been since someone called me Twiggy!
“Master, I’ve missed you!”
Previously, when Robert followed Gavin, he was nicknamed Twiggy due to his lean and tall physique, resembling a tree twig. Gavin never knew Robert’s real name and always addressed him as Twiggy.
Otherwise, when Violet mentioned her father was Robert outside the residential area, why hadn’t Gavin heard of him at all? Gavin replied with a somewhat contemptuous tone, “Enough with the tears. Answer the questions.”
“Yes, yes, I’ll answer, Robert replied.
Robert’s answers were in line with Gavin’s speculations.
When the Clifford family was wiped out, Vincent happened to be overseas for business.
Robert had been reassigned to Emperion to report on his work.
It was during his meeting there that the tragedy occurred in Brookspring.
After receiving news about the Clifford family, Robert immediately caused a scene at the Emperion meeting, disregarding leaders higher ranking than himself and insisting on returning to Brookspring.
But by the time he returned, it was already too late. Original from NôvelDrama.Org.
As Robert spoke, there was a sorrowful expression in his eyes.
“After this incident, I mobilized all the resources I could to investigate, to find out who was behind it.”
Robert continued, “However, the higher-ups’ attitude toward this matter seemed strange. They even held me accountable for arbitrarily reallocating personnel, ultimately forcing me into early retirement.”
Upon hearing this, Gavin’s gaze slightly narrowed, and his brows furrowed.
From Robert’s words, it seemed the higher-ups were also involved in this matter.
There was a creaking sound as Gavin clenched his fists tightly.
“Bastards!” Boom! In an instant, Gavin’s aura surged, radiating a terrifying atmosphere akin to a battlefield drenched in blood. Under the shroud of this suffocating presence, Robert trembled, and his face turned pallid.
“I led the Frostpeak Dark Warriors to defend Sunspire with my life, but they were the ones who attacked my Clifford family from behind?”
Gavin’s rage was now overwhelming.
At this moment, he had already made up his mind. Since the higher-ups were involved, no matter who they were, he would not spare any enemy, be it the Frostpeak Dark Warriors or the highest Dark Lord.
On this side, Robert had been silent all along because Gavin’s current aura was simply too dreadful, suppressing him to the point where he couldn’t utter a word.
Fortunately, it didn’t last long as Gavin gradually calmed down.
While there was hatred, Gavin understood that the path had to be taken one step at a time.
“Continue,” he said..
Robert seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and began to speak again.
“Master, even though I’ve retired, I’ve been investigating this matter from behind the scenes all these years.
“Ive discovered something strange After the Clifford family was annihilated, the Conor family disappeared”
“The Conor family? Gavin was a bit stunned when he heard the name of the family.
The Conor family was his mother’s family!
The Conor family!
But… how could his mother’s family be related to the annihilation of his own Clifford family?
“It’s impossible.” Gavin’s immediate reaction was disbelief. How could the family he was currently in have plotted against his own Clifford family?
Robert continued, “Master, I feel that the disappearance of the Conor family wasn’t because they targeted the Clifford family, but rather… they seemed to have some secrets about the Clifford family’s incident and went into hiding for self-protection.”
“Is that so?” Gavin’s brows slowly furrowed.
Then, Robert continued speaking.
“I have been investigating the whereabouts of the Conor family. About a week ago, I found out that the Conor family’s little princess, Kris Conor, appeared in Brookspring.”
“Kris?” Gavin instinctively whispered in astonishment.
Yes, Kris was his mother’s youngest sister, his aunt, and she was his relative.
Gavin immediately asked, “Where is she now?”
Upon hearing Gavin’s question, Robert looked somewhat awkward and shook his head. “She only appeared briefly, and then…
Just as Robert was about to finish his sentence, his phone suddenly rang