Chapter 701 Deal With A Devil [Pt 1]

Chapter 701 Deal With A Devil [Pt 1]

"No one knows, you know?"

As those words danced in the air, Justin struggled to comprehend their meaning.

Perhaps this was because his heart was beating too fast, and the loud pounding in his head just wouldn't stop. He found himself barely clinging onto Ater's words.

This felt like a haze... a dream.

No, not a dream.

This had to be a nightmare.

He was helpless—paralyzed in sheer hopelessness—as he listened to Ater's words as the latter circled around him, like a shark swirling around the wounded prey in bloodied waters.

"Rey, Belle... all of them don't know about you yet. Not to the extent that I do, Justin Blake."

Saliva was stuck in Justin's throat, but he was too frightened to swallow. Gét latest novel chapters on nov(e)lbj/n(.)c/om

"Now, if you do not wish to be exposed, then you will listen to me well and do as I say. Is that understood?" As Ater asked this, Justin made no response.

He simply froze there, blankly staring at the man.

"I said... is that understood?"

As Ater drew closer, filling him with even more of his malevolent aura, Justin forcefully swallowed his saliva and shuddered in recoil. He quickly bobbed his head, nodding ferociously as he took a few steps back.

"I-I understand! I understand!"

"Good. If you do, then relax. Sit down and let's talk." Ater smiled, plopping to sit in what could be defined as mid-air.

Justin looked around him, but there was no available place to really sit. The only place left was the filthy ground, and someone of his caliber was not accustomed to such an action. Still... he didn't have a choice, did he?

He had to do as Ater said.

"O-okay..." As Justin began lowering himself to sit on the ground, he found himself occupying a rather soft, cushiony sofa.

Justin was confused, conflicted, and a lot more.

He didn't even know how they arrived here, talkless of what Ater could be talking about at the given period. He was completely at Ater's mercy, and that already made his future too bleak to consider.

Still, who didn't like the sound of mercy?

"You are doing this for your family, right? I completely understand. Family... family is really important, right? You really are a good kid, aren't you? You want to go home... do right by your folks—even that girl that you're so fond of."

Justin's eyes twitched the moment Ater mentioned his girl. He never told him about that, so how in the world did he know?

More shivers coursed through his veins, but he endured.

"Here's how this works, Justin. I want you on my side. That's the only way you walk out of this in one piece. Join me... or die."

Any man, when confronted with a chance for their survival, would always choose the option that best led to it. But, it wasn't so simple for Justin.

"I can't. If I betray Adrien, I die." He whimpered, sighing as he hung his head on his weak shoulders.

"How so?"

"I... am not allowed to say."

For a moment, tense silence permeated the room. The world around them was in an eerie state, completely devolving into one of despair.

"Pffft! Why so serious?" Ater chuckled, breaking all of that with a single question.

"W-what...?"

To Justin, the one whose life hung in the balance, he couldn't comprehend the question.

Why wouldn't he be serious? He was facing possible death here!

"I already know what card Adrien holds against you." Ater chuckled even more as he relaxed on his seat.

With warbling eyes that seemed to be reminiscent of blood, he parted his lips and let out the steep revelation.

"Your soul."