Chapter 450 I'm Shining Star



Day Fifty-Two...

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[ At Syphiruz Mafia Headquarters... ]

Jane was sitting in the white room. There was no window, no food, and no drinks. Her hands were bound with metal cuffs. Nathan and others were still cautious of her. They were preventing her from committing suicide once again.

As she looked around, the room was empty. Her stomach growled as she hadn't eaten anything since yesterday. This made her weaker.

'I'm still adjusting to my frail body. I have to regain my strength. However, I feel like my body will collapse at any time. I should settle things with Nathan and leave this place as soon as possible.' Jane thought to herself, taking a deep breath.

She wiggled her wrist. There were already red marks around them. "I'm not going to kill myself. Can you uncuff me now?" Abigail looked at the CCTV. She could tell that someone was watching her through the monitor.

It did not take long when the speaker inside resounded. "We can't trust your words." Chantha was the one watching her over.

"When is your leader coming back?" Jane asked her.

"Phantomflake... are you trying to sway our leader?" Chantha asked her expectantly. "Aren't you angry at him? Why do you keep looking for him?"

"I'm going to settle things with him," Jane admitted. She was comfortable talking to Chantha because she bonded with her before as her bodyguard.

Chantha let out a chuckle and said, "My dear, settling things with him means your death. Are you ready to die in his hands now?"

Jane's lip stretched out into a mischievous smirk. "Why do I feel like I won't die just yet? Do you wanna make some bets with me?"

Chantha raised her eyebrow when she heard that. Phantomflake was taunting her. But little did she know, Phantomflake loved to do some bets. She also did it before when she encountered Butler Li. Later on, the butler became her confidant and accomplice.

Chantha fell silent for a moment, rubbing her chin. She was reluctant to say yes because even she herself wasn't sure if Nathan would kill Phantomflake now, especially since they learned that she was the missing daughter of Mr. Hiroshi, the leader of the Sawada Clan.

'Hmm. But our Supreme Leader won't be intimidated or be scared of the Sawada Clan. If he wants to kill her, he won't hesitate. He won't be swayed by the fact Phantomflake is Mr. Hiroshi's daughter.'

"Remove my cuffs. Let me move and stand. My body is feeling so numb." Jane complained once more.

Both Nathan and Axel were at a loss for words. Phantomflake was acting like this was her territory, feeling at home.

Axel simply stole a glance at his Supreme Leader, observing his reaction. Though Nathan was expressionless, he could see a gleam of amusement in his eyes.

"Fine. Let's settle this now. Supreme Leader. To prove to you that I am willing to confess, I will tell you now who called the hit. You can verify it later, after injecting me with the truth serum." Jane did all the talking since the two men were startled by the way she acted.

"The Raven... There is an organization called the Raven. They were the ones who called the hit. It seemed that they knew your personal life... and your real identity as Nathan Sparks, that's why they hired me to kill your woman, instead of killing you."

A cold glint shone in his blue eyes as he clenched his teeth. He folded his fingers into tight fists.

"And I want to apologize... for what I did..." Jane sincerely said while looking straight into Nathan's eyes.

Nathan was taken aback for a moment when he heard her sudden apology. He had never expected that. Even Axel opened his mouth in utter shock. What the hell was happening here? Phantomflake was apologizing for what she did?!

"What kind of joke is this?" Nathan asked her through his gritted teeth. He refused to believe her. He thought this might be her strategy to stay alive.

"I'm not kidding... I'm telling you this because I still want to live. I have unfinished missions. I can't die just yet. So... Here I am, humbling myself in front of you."

"Just give me... forty eight days... if after that, you still want to kill me, then I am happy to offer my life. I will accept death... the death you want for me." Jane began to negotiate with him.

Chantha, Violet, and Axel who were watching on the sideline were flabbergasted by this. No one had imagined this. Their attention was now focused on their Supreme Leader, anticipating his decision. Would he listen to her plea or not?

"Sir, don't trust her." Axel butted in. He was worried that this was just part of Phantomflake's evil scheme.

Nathan had conflicting thoughts right now. "Why? Why do you want to live? What is your unfinished mission?"

Jane's gaze never left his face. She never broke their eye-to-eye contact. She smiled at him faintly before answering him.

"I want to live because of SizzlingAugust. We still have an unfinished match. I have to defeat him..."

Nathan was rendered speechless at the mention of his alias. Why and how did Phantomflake know him?

"Aside from being Phantomflake, I have another identity. I am Shining Star."

Nathan: "..."