Female Novel
Chapter 782 Strange Mysterious Man
It rained heavily for the entire night with no signs of letting up.
It was darkest before dawn. There was a dim nightlight within the room. Jack and Amber were soundly
asleep. Amber curled up like a kitten in Jack’s embrace. It was peaceful and tranquil. The pitter-
pattering of the rain falling on the windows was effectively muffled.
Knock knock… Someone knocked on the door.
Jack slowly opened his eyes. His senses were sharpened thanks to all the training to hone his fighting
abilities. He was awakened by the knocks even though they were very soft. But who could it be at five
o’clock in the morning?
Knock knock… another two soft knocks on the door.
Jack slowly removed his arm from under Amber’s head and walked softly towards the door. He looked
through the peephole and could see that the person was the mysterious man. Jack hesitated for a
moment. He pushed the wheelchair to the door before sitting in it and opened the door. Jack started to
frown as soon as the door was opened.
The mysterious man was drenched and standing in a pool of water. He then signaled for Jack to come
out of the room. Jack took the room access card, wheeled himself out of the room, and gently closed
the door.
“Where have you been?” Jack asked the man.
Yesterday when Jack was in a life and death struggle after the car accident, the mysterious man was
nowhere to be seen. There was no trace of him even when they were back at the hotel. But it was
already five in the morning and the sun was about to rise when he showed up. He was most certainly in
the rain as he was totally drenched.
“I was out for a moment.” The mysterious man said as he shook his trousers and took out a dry but
crumpled pack of cigarettes. His wet hand took out the last remaining cigarette and he did not bother
that his wet hands almost caused the cigarette to tear. He lit the cigarette and drew a smoke. After he
took a long and deep draw of the cigarette, he tossed the empty cigarette pack onto the ground and
said to Jack, “I’m sorry, I smoked the last cigarette.”
Jack pursed his lips and did not mind as he was able to control his urges to smoke. As his body
increased in strength, his desire for smoke had correspondingly decreased.
He was in no hurry and patiently waited for the mysterious man. It was almost daybreak so why did he
come to look for Jack when he was in such a condition. The only reason was that the matter was very
important. Otherwise, he would not be presenting himself in that manner.
After his long draw of the cigarette, the mysterious man calmed down. He tapped off the cigarette ash
and then said, “Let’s go back when day breaks.”
They could hear the howling of the wind and rain outside and Jack nodded his head in disappointment,
“With such a weather, we should find another place for the vacation or go back.”novelbin
“No, what I meant was we must go back immediately!” The mysterious man shook his head and said
solemnly.
Jack could not hide his expression and felt awkward as any attempt to fake his expression would be
easily noticed. Then Jack composed himself and asked, “What happened for you to come at this hour
to hasten me to leave for home?”
“Hold your questions and just trust me.” The mysterious man said with some haste, “Would I do
anything to harm you?”
Jack shook his head as he was not afraid that the mysterious man would harm him. Jack had long
stopped trying to figure out if the mysterious man was a friend or foe. In fact, the mysterious man had
been protecting him in the shadows during this period. He already had countless opportunities to harm
Jack if he wished to. Jack was clear that he could take on the mysterious man and survive if he had to
but there was still a huge difference between their fighting skills.
“Just now we had a traffic accident and terminated the entire Turner family in South Maine. Also, we
handled a local Hughes office supervisor. Now all the elite families in South Maine are in a frenzy.” Jack
said and then continued, “Did you go out just now because of this?”
“No.” The mysterious man shook his head and said, “Since you trust me, then prepare to leave at
daybreak. I’ll go and change my clothes and will return. Wait for me.” The mysterious turned to leave
after he finished saying.
If it was not because of what happened last night, then what could it be? Jack was dumbfounded. The
only threat in South Maine could only be from the Turner family. But there must be a reason why the
mysterious man did not show up when the incident happened. For the mysterious man not to intervene
during the incident and did not appear when they returned to the hotel was out of his usual character.
Jack remained puzzled as he looked at the mysterious man walk away. He then noticed that under the
mysterious man’s feet were traces of mud and grass. Now he realized that his shoes were covered with
mud and grass and he had left a trail on the carpet.
“Had this chap gone to rob a grave?” Jack remarked as he returned stealthily into the room.
He replaced the room access card and then pushed the wheelchair to one side. Jack slowly climbed
back into the bed but Amber seemed to notice it. She mumbled and then curled back into Jack’s
embrace and snuggled like a kitten. Jack smiled tenderly. What a lovely feeling that was.
Then Amber mumbled and then his bubble burst.
“Silly guy, why didn’t you turn on the light when you went to the bathroom? Which part of you haven’t I
seen?”
This… what a pervert! Jack grinned and then embraced Amber and fell asleep. Except that it was a
short snooze and was yet again awoken by knocks on the door.
Jack looked at the time and it was only six o’clock in the morning. Now Jack lost his cool, ‘Did the
mysterious man return immediately after taking a shower and changing his clothes? Didn’t he say that
they should leave after daybreak? Why was he in such a hurry?’
Jack got up and Amber immediately asked, “Where are you going, hubby?”
“Someone’s at the door. I’m going to take a look.” Jack replied and Amber returned to sleep.
Jack looked through the peephole and it indeed was the mysterious man. Jack became frustrated, sat
onto the wheelchair, and opened the door.
“I’ve notified Mr. Ward and the rest. Come with me to look for him and Brent.” The mysterious man
immediately reached behind Jack and began to push him out and thereafter slowly closed the door.
Jack frowned, “Why are you in such a hurry? This isn’t like you!”
The mysterious man pushed Jack and said, “Don’t ask so much. I’ll take you to Mr. Ward and Brent.
I’ve already explained to them what was happening. They will know how to explain it to you. I have to
leave for a while after taking you to them.”