NOVPUBChapter 1315: 602 Away from the Mountain_1 Chapter 1315: 602 Away from the Mountain_1 Coral Island is neither too small nor too large.
However, due to its inland location, it lacks an economic advantage.
Compared to the fame of Pethkids nationwide, Coral Island barely makes a blip.
The Drakes in Coral Island are indeed powerful and dominant, and it isn’t an exaggeration to say they cover the sky with one hand.
Especially after their marital alliance with the Callums, they have become increasingly arrogant.
The people have long been living in misery, but like ants trying to shake a tree, no one dares to touch them.
No matter how much of a scandal there was in Knox Village, it never made it to the mainstream media.
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Everyone understood that with the Callums’ protection, no major media outlet in Pethkids dared to report the matter.
Jobelle Callum, as the daughter master of the Callums and Big Madam of the Drakes, plays a crucial role in the circle of high-ranking ladies in Pethkids.
Many people try to curry favor with her.
She had never suffered this kind of humiliation before.
Therefore, Jobelle immediately contacted a group of goons that her father kept under his command.
These were desperate thugs who secretly worked for her father.
This time, with her anger overruling her rationality, Jobelle didn’t care that if their relationship with the Callums was exposed, it could provoke a huge uproar.
She only knew one thing; in Coral Island, where her father could cover the sky with one hand, no one could offend her.
She wanted to ensure that these people could no longer step foot out of Coral Island alive.
She was going to make up for her lost dignity, and needed to humiliate that girl back relentlessly.
“Miss,” the group of thugs arrived quickly.
The leader was a middle-aged man with a scarred face.
No one knew his background, but Jobelle’s father had once saved his life.
Since then, he has been working for the Callums.
“Cosmo, I want you to kill someone,” Jobelle said viciously.
The man bowed his head and didn’t show any emotion: “Understood.”
Jobelle raised an eyebrow, “Aren’t you going to ask whom I want you to kill?”
“The master gave me a life.
I will do my utmost to fulfill any of the lady’s requests.”
“Alright then.
Anyway, you’ve already stained your hands with a lot of lives; one more doesn’t make much difference.”
“However,” Jobelle added a reminder, “do you know the TW organization of assassins?”
The man’s brows twitched slightly, “I’ve heard of them.”
“Can you deal with someone the TW failed to kill?”
Jobelle said menacingly, “I must have her life.”
Jobelle didn’t know why Jobelle and the young girl had deep hatred for each other, but seeing as Dustin had already hired an assassin to kill her, but it was not only the man who didn’t kill her, but also exposed himself.
It was only herself awakened by the other party to claim her life.
That person has to die.
The man bowed his head, “I’ll do my best.”
“Also, bring Dustin Drake out for me.
If anything happens to him, none of you can escape.” 𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Jobelle Callum stomped away in her high heels.
“Cosmo, sir.” An underling walked over and whispered.
“Do you know who Miss wants us to kill?”
The man pulled out a dagger and slowly wiped the blade.
The blade reflected a cold light in his eyes, as if they were the surface of a frozen lake.
The underling shivered unconsciously, “It’s the young lady from the Rans in Pethkids.
Do you know who Agave Rinto is?
It’s his aunt.”
The man paused in wiping the blade, his eyes squinted, and asked in a calm voice, “Agave Rinto?”
The underling didn’t notice the change in the man’s mood and continued to say everything he knew.
“Coral Island is quite far from Pethkids, so it’s not surprising that you wouldn’t have heard.
Agave Rinto hasn’t been in power for long, but he is not to be underestimated.
Nobody dares to oppose him in Pethkids.
If we kill his aunt, there’s no way he will let it go.
This order from Miss, it’s really!”
“Regardless of how powerful the Rans are, it’s not likely they will stretch their influence to Coral Island.
However, the young man who was the girl’s bodyguard is a top-notch master in fighting skills.
We must be careful.”
The man brandished his dagger, and in an instant, it was shining brilliantly.
“Well then, let’s settle old scores and new ones together.”
The underling was stunned.
Old scores?
When did Cosmo ever have a feud with the Rintos?
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In the Drakes’ Main Hall, Granny Drake was having a long conversation with Aubree Groove.
After not very long, she showed signs of fatigue.
“I have learned a little about medicine from my master.
Although my knowledge is limited, do you mind if I take your pulse?”
Granny Drake was surprised and eagerly extended her right hand, “I’d be very grateful if you could, Aubree.”
Aubree shook her head, “Granny Drake, I’m young.
You can just call me Aubree.”
Granny Drake laughed, “Aubree.”
Aubree Groove calmly took her pulse.
The whole hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Nicholas watched, full of worry.
Once Aubree Groove had taken Granny Drake’s pulse, he couldn’t wait to ask, “What’s the result?
Granny is okay, isn’t she?”
Granny Drake looked at Nicholas with loving eyes, “Nick, don’t panic.
There are some things we just can’t rush.”
Aubree calmly said, “A calm mindset is good for you, Granny Drake.
You seem to have let go of some things, but others you hold onto, forming an obsession.
This slowly turns into a root cause of illness.
The traditional Chinese medicine doctor who treated you is very skilled.
However, he can only treat the surface of your illness, not what’s in your heart.”
Granny Drake sighed.
No one had ever pointed out the root cause of her illness so directly before.
“You’re right; all these years, there are some people, some things that I have never been able to let go of.
But how could I!”
Nicholas knelt down in front of Granny Drake, “Granny, those who have passed can’t come back.
Look at me, I’ll always be with you, doing my filial duties for you instead of my father.”
Granny Drake touched the face of Nicholas that always saddened her, “You are Nicholas!”
Aubree shook her head and walked outside and spoke to the housekeeper, “Housekeeper, I have a prescription here.
It has a good therapeutic effect on Granny Drake’s current condition.
Would you be willing to trust me?”
The housekeeper, a practicer of Buddha, was also affected by the teachings of it during his duty.
Looking at the young lady in front of him, the more he looked at her, the more she resembled the Buddha statue, especially the compassion in her eyes.
The housekeeper was excited, “Why would we not trust you, Miss Aubree?
You are such a kind-hearted person.
If Granny Drake trusts you, then so do I.”
Aubree wrote a prescription and handed it to the housekeeper.
It was getting late, so the housekeeper arranged for her and her companions to stay in the guest rooms.
Dallyn and Jayden Moore each occupied a room on each side of Aubree.
The night was coming.
Aubree sat under the lamp, flipping through a medical scripture.
Suddenly, the light flickered.
A moth fluttered its wings and flew towards the harsh light.
Her soft, white fingers were between the weathered, yellow pages, gently turning over one of them.
The shadows of the trees outside the window swayed as the wind howled.
In the long night, there seemed to be unknown dangers lurking, and these dangers were slowly closing in.
The alley was quiet late at night.
Jayden Moore was quickly chasing the shadow along the wall.
The shadow suddenly scaled the wall and disappeared into the vast night.
Jayden’s expression changed instantly, and he slapped his forehead, “That’s not good.
They’ve managed to divert our attention.
Miss!”
