Chapter 572: Impressing the Heavens

"Bossssss… why did you agree? Are you still the lazy boss that I knew?" Tureis immediately started complaining when he heard that Aden agreed to teach Gabi. "And how dare that woman to treat you like a trainer? How come she is so dense? Isn't it obvious that you are the boss? Asking the boss to train her in martial arts? Is she crazy?"

"No, wait!" Tureis uttered. "The crazy one is actually you. How could you teach that woman? Why did you agree? If you wanted to know how she found all that information, then… why not let us check her room? You were the one who didn't want us to check her room. Now you actually wanted her to stay in the safe house to train? This… this is not normal. Did you hit your head somewhere?"

Tureis followed Aden inside his room as he continued to question him about his decision. "Moreover, that woman was sickly. Her body… wait… "Tureis eyes widened. "What are you planning to do?" He knew it! Aden isn't some saint. He didn't agree just because of the source of her information, right?

No. Aden had another plan! This man doesn't like women! In fact, this man doesn't like people at all! He would prefer sleep and food over anything else. So, how could he train some newbie and waste his time?

"Are you planning to cure her?" Tureis asked. If there is one thing that would make this man interested, it's the impossible. If you tell him that it would be impossible, he would do it instead and prove you wrong!

He had been like this since they were kids!

"Why are you so noisy?" Aden had a frown on his face. "Get out…."

"Ah… you are going to make her strong? Why her? Are you going to…"

"Get out!"

"Hmph!"

"And don't tell anyone about this," Aden said. "You should know the consequences of betraying me."

"I don't have the guts to do that." Tureis fired back. Tell anyone? Who exactly? This man's family is different from normal families. They might praise Aden if they knew that he was finally getting close to a woman! "Alright… I am leaving."

….

Meanwhile, Gabi still couldn't believe the deal that she had with Aden. He agreed to help her with her martial arts and teach that quick movement that he used to kill that Assassin. In return, she is going to let him try to treat her weak heart using something called nanotechnology.

"Why? Why the hell did I agree to his terms?" she started to ask herself. She splashed the water inside the tub into her face. While he assured her that it would definitely help her out, she was the first human being that would receive this kind of treatment.

How could he just trust his words? Was she stupid or something?

"Ugh!" She facepalmed. What's happening to her? She could just train herself without asking for his help. However, the thing that he did when he caught the assassin was too tempting. She had never seen someone move that fast before.

She thought that because her body was small, it would be easier for her to train like that. Earlier, she tried to tell him that she is going to pay him, money, property, stocks, whatever he wants. But he just asked her if he could check her body and attempt to cure her instead.

"What's happening? When did I become so stupid? What if I die? What if…" The what ifs would never stop. What if her face became disfigured, or what if… she became a robot!

What if!

"It's not yet too late, right? What if I just say no? What if… I tell him that I found another person that would train me?" But again, her options are limited. She wanted to keep it a secret. But… she wouldn't be able to do it if she pays someone else to train her.

There would always be the risks of betrayals.

In this case, she could only do one thing to make sure that she would survive. She would… give them more useful information! And maybe… just maybe… Archy would intervened and stopped Aden in this crazy deal.

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A few days later, the news of Lyle Quigly's surrender reached Gabi's ears the next day. It seems that old man Quigly was smart enough to follow what he promised Gabi.

Today, however, Gabi had no time to celebrate just yet. She had other business to attend to.

She stared at the painting in front of her, smiling. The painting was that of a naked woman with angel wings. Despite the smile on the woman's face, her surroundings were a little different.

The woman looked like she was using corpses to make herself fly. Countless dead bodies can be seen everywhere, especially near her feet. In fact, the woman was piling them up and was using them like a stair. There was also a house on fire in the background.

Despite all the chaotic background, the woman was still smiling as she stared at the sky where angels with trumpets can be seen.

"What do you think of this painting?"

"Hm?" Gabi turned towards the woman who stood next to her. The woman had pale porcelain-like skin, black hair, and a small heart-shaped face. One would wonder if she was an actress or a model.

"Sorry… I just noticed that you have been standing in front of this painting for a few minutes now." The woman continued. Her gaze was on the painting.

"How about you?" Gabi answered the woman's question with another question.

"Well… when I painted this… I was thinking of rebirth."

"Oh?" The woman's words were loud and clear. She was the one who made the painting.

"Despite the woman's bloody past, she wanted to change. She dreamed of changing or having a new life. That's why I added pure white wings. And that's why she was looking at the clear cloudless sky."

"That— "

"You don't think so?" Finally, the woman turned towards her.

"No."

"Oh?"

"I don't think this is rebirth."

"Hm? Can you tell me what you think about it, then?"

"Well… this woman… was just a hypocrite," Gabi said. She smiled at the woman. "She wanted to leave the cruel world while stepping on other people. She killed them so she could use them to go to heaven because she couldn't fly. On the outside, she looked divine, but it was all… fake. She just wanted to impress the heaves for them to come down and save her from her brute self."

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This is going to be a slow burn romance. No one night stands or sudden marriage. 

Thank you :)