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Chapter 317
John could feel the injured meridians slowly healing up. Quickly, he told the martial arts expert aboutthe news and handed over the formula. Of course he told the Peralta Family as well. If it weren’t forThomas’ help, the martial arts experts wouldn’t have agreed to help him battle the six families.
The Peralta expert smiled at the Elliott expert. “This is nothing. Talk to him more and you’ll realize hehas a lot more to give, especially to a family of healers like yours. If he’s willing to impart his teachings,your family’s skills are going to leap into a new frontier. Quincy’s an example.”
Just then, John’s phone rang, and after he took the call, he gasped. “What? Did you just say Quincyhas decided to come out of retirement?”
“Yes, that’s what the director said. The whole city’s gone mad with the news. Even Capitalis has gottenthe news.”
John’s phone fell to the ground. Samuel and Raymond were slack-jawed, staring at John in disbelief.They heard the whole thing. Quincy’s coming out of retirement? Is he mad?
They knew of Quincy’s past. Escaping with his skin intact was already hard enough. Coming out ofretirement would mean all his efforts were for naught. He’s going to put his family in jeopardy. At leastconsider their situation.
The men stayed in silence for a long while. They sat outside the villa, guarding Thomas themselves.
Sean and William were heavily injured. Even with Thomas’ formula, they needed ample rest to heal up,which meant they would have to take up the duty of guarding Thomas. The six families might start topanic and send more killers over after their failed attempt.
The men guarded the place for almost a whole day. The next morning, the old men left for PrescottHospital after Sean and William came back. They had to talk to Quincy about his announcement, given
their relationship.
The man walked into Quincy’s office, and they coughed, choking on the stench of tobacco. Smoke hadfilled the air, and there was also a hint of alcohol in the air. The men exchanged a look of surprise.Quincy would never drink too much, and he was no smoker. The only time he smoked was when hewas with Thomas.
But judging from the stench in the air, Quincy must’ve gone through a lot of tobacco and alcohol.
The three of them entered the office and carefully said, “Mr. Hofstead.”
Quincy raised his head and looked at them. “You guys know what Thomas is doing? I’ve been callinghim the whole day, but his phone is turned off.” He picked up another cigarette, lit it up, and puffedsome smoke.
“He’s in training.”
“Training?” Quincy paused for a moment, then he shook his head, smiling. “No wonder I couldn’t get tohim. That explains why he’s not even doing anything after something that big happened.”
“What happened?” The men were surprised. They had been guarding the villa the whole day, so theyhad no idea what might’ve happened outside.
“Yesterday morning, Harrison lured Olivia and handed her over to Leah. Olivia should be taken toCapitalis by now. Leah’s already prepared for this, and she pulled off a switcheroo. The Flynns haveannounced that they will hold the marriage for Gunnar and Olivia soon.”
“What?”
“Harrison tricked Olivia into meeting up with him and handed her over to Leah? Is he stupid? He shouldknow that Olivia and Thomas are a couple. Why the hell did he let Olivia marry Gunnar? Is he trying to
anger Thomas? Does he want to die?”
Quincy poured a glass of liquor and gulped it down. He continued, “When I found out about it, Oliviawas already on the plane to Capitalis. Since Harrison was the one who invited her to go to Capitalis, noone realized something was off. Even the people who were supposed to protect Olivia didn’t findanything wrong at first. Damn that Leah. She made me come out of retirement, but you don’t have toworry too much. My friends and students are negotiating with the Flynns as we speak. Olivia is safe fornow.”
The men nodded, and John asked, “Mr. Hofstead, what about your family?”
Sadness flashed in Quincy’s eyes. “They’re gone, right after I announced my coming out of retirement.Even after so many years, they still won’t let me off the hook.”
Quincy now knew one thing: his peace was just temporary. The hidden powers had been keeping aneye on him all this time. Should he try anything funny, they would attack his family. It was obvious thatthey were never going to let him go. Even if he didn’t make this announcement, it wouldn’t be too longuntil they went after his family. That would explain why they managed to take his family away in a flash.They were already prepared.
“Um…” Samuel and Raymond shot John with a look of reproach. You git, why did you bring that up?That’s the one thing you shouldn’t have talked about. So, what now? How should we comfort him?
Quincy saw through them, and he stood up, wobbling a little. “It’s alright. I don’t need you guys tocomfort me. This is good. I have nothing to worry about now, especially when I know that Thomas is intraining. I’m going to get a ticket to Capitalis and meet up with the Flynns.”
“No!”
“Mr. Hofstead, you can’t go!”
Samuel and John quickly stopped him. Quincy must not go to Capitalis. The moment he showed up,the hidden forces there would attack him.
Quincy wanted to say something, but Raymond waved him down and told him what happened a dayago. “The situation in Irieson requires immediate attention as well. We need you to stay here so we cango ahead without any worries.”
“Go ahead? What are you going to do?” Quincy was a little flabbergasted.
“We’re going to Capitalis and have a little chat with the Flynns.”novelbin