In the blink of an eye, the messy and boisterous storage unit turned as silent as a snowy night.
The treasure hunters that were talking amongst themselves shut up, their eyes staring widely at the floor that was littered with fragments of porcelain, their faces full of disbelief!
Frank and York were dumbfounded too. This scene happened so suddenly that their minds went blank!
Someone thought that his eyes were playing tricks on him. He desperately rubbed his eyes and mumbled, "No, this can’t be real!"
Hans said in amazement, "Oh my God. Was York shot with a dose of gamma radiation? Did he turn into the Hulk? What strength!"
His voice rang out, and the heavy and gloomy atmosphere was broken. The treasure hunters cried out:
"How can this be possible? This is just too unlucky!"
"Unbelievable, what just happened?"
"Does York have some grudge with money? York, did you use a sledgehammer to hit that shelf?"
"Alright, whether they’re from "Harry Potter" or from another world, this porcelain is all junk now—they’re worthless!"
The veins were popping out on Frank’s forehead. He gritted his teeth and looked at his partner, saying each word slowly: "You. What. Did. You. Do."
York was stunned. "It wasn’t me, I didn’t use much strength, buddy, I really didn’t! I just lightly tapped the wood—"
Before he finished, Frank’s temper burst again!
He went forward and kicked York’s abdomen, shouting madly, "Screw you, you call that lightly? The f*ck you mean it wasn’t you! D*mn it, I’m gonna kill you!"
After repeatedly and forcefully using the bug’s ability to absorb time, Li Du was quite fatigued. He waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and stop them—that guy’s crazy!"
Treasure hunters ran up together and dragged out the rabid Frank. It was unclear if it was due to the kick or the situation, but York continued sitting on the floor in shock, mumbling, "D*mn it, what’s the hell is going on?!"
Frank was still in a frenzy. He spoke as he tried to break free: "F*ck you! This stupid son of a b*tch! I’m screwed badly because of you! Everything’s gone because of you! I’m going to kill you..."
Someone shouted, "This guy has gone crazy—what should we do?"
Hans rushed forward in self-proclaimed bravery. "Grab onto his arm—I’ll try to calm him down!"
The treasure hunters pinned him down. Hans bolstered himself, pulled back his arm, and slapped Frank’s face. Hans gritted his teeth and followed the action with a backhanded slap, shouting, "Calm down! Wake up!"
All the treasure hunters were stunned!
Even our Mr. Li was stunned!
York, instead, reacted. He stood up, and shoved Hans away. "D*mmit, what the hell are you doing? Do you have a death wish?"
Hans replied in an apologetic tone, "I just wanted Frank to calm down."
The other treasure hunters were speechless.
After being slapped twice, Frank really did wake up from his frenzied state. He glanced at the floor that was littered with broken shards with a sorrowful look on his face. "No! No! How can this be?"
Hans walked over and patted him on the shoulder. "God says, ‘If you can’t avoid an accident, you should enjoy it.’"
Li Du pulled him back and said, "Have you also gone crazy? What the hell are you talking about?"
Hans snickered and said in a soft voice, "Yeah, buddy, I’m crazy too—I’m so happy that I’m going crazy!"
The treasure hunters stared at each other, unable to make sense of the situation.
At that moment, the owner of the drone carefully spoke, "Hey fella, can I go and get my drone? Thanks for your generosity."
Frank glared at him, full of murderous intent, and then went in to take out the drone that was stuck in the shelves.
The owner of the drone showed a delighted smile, but a second later, that smile disappeared.
After grabbing the drone, he smashed it onto the floor, and with two stomps, the drone broke into dozens of pieces!
As he stomped on the machine heavily, he roared in rage, "F*cking drone! F*cking generosity! All of you get the f*ck out!"
The owner of the drone cried out in despair, and then said angrily, "Frank, you d*mn lunatic!"
Li Du shook his head and said, "Let’s leave quickly, there are too many lunatics here."
Then, York’s phone rang.
With a numb expression, he took out his phone and said lifelessly, "Hello, Jim York here Who is this?"
York muttered some things to the unknown person and hung up. He looked at Frank and said, "Buddy, it’s from the actress. She said she’s here, and wants to look at the motorcycles."
Frank was frustrated. "Screw that actress—tell that b*tch there’s no motorcycle! Tell her to get the hell out!"
"What actress? What motorcycles?" one of the treasure hunters asked.
York was still in a confused state, so he answered without thinking, "Frances McDormand—she loves collecting motorcycles, especially famous ones. We thought that the motorcycles we got were from ‘The Terminator,’ so we called her—"
Frank said angrily, "What are you telling them so much for? Tell that woman to go f*ck off! F*ck off!"
"She’s already at the entrance," York said helplessly. "She said that she hopes she hasn’t been played, and wants the motorcycles that we promised."
When he finished his sentence, a large silhouette appeared behind the crowd. Godzilla said, "Boss, I’ve found a motorcycle—you need to come look."
Li Du smiled and said, "What motorcycle? Godzilla, don’t add fuel to the fire. If you agitate Mr. Frank like that, his temper is gonna burst again."
"No, boss, it’s a motorcycle from ‘Batman!’"
Li Du looked surprised. "What did you say? Are you kidding?"
"No, it’s real, boss. I’ve found the motorcycle from Batman!" Godzilla repeated.
His words made the atmosphere heat up again. The treasure hunters cried out: "What the hell is happening? This time it’s a motorcycle from ‘Batman?’"
"They’re just trying to provoke Frank—that has to be it."
"D*mmit, that’s impossible. Warner Bros. wouldn’t have left the Batpod here!"
"I bet this is all just a ploy from the guys from Flagstaff. They’re intentionally trying to provoke Frank."
Whether it was true or not, all they had to do was to go and see it with their own eyes. Unit 11 was just a short distance away. With Godzilla leading the way, they quickly reached the entrance of the storage.
The messy unit was more or less cleared up, with all sorts of things neatly arranged near the entrance or in the back of the truck.
Near the door, a gallantly modified motorcycle was lying horizontally on the floor.
It had a black, artistically shaped body, with large front tires like a road roller. There were two Gatling guns fitted at the front, and at the rear tires were two Vulcans protruding out!
Right at the front of the motorcycle was a logo of a black bat, with its wings outstretched, appearing to soar in the air.


They love gold, and they love silver. Even more so, they love gems that dazzle, like stars across the skies. 
Firearms, jewelleries, and precious metals; A collector’s world will not be complete without antiques.  
Storage auctions, old goods trade, re-estate sales and gold-digging. But the truth is, if one wants to make money, then the supreme way is through searching for the legendary treasures. 
Holding the fort, there’s an ocelot, a wolf, and an Andes condor. At the side, there’s a loyal hound, an irascible ape, and an African honey badger. Who said that you can only rely on humans when treasure hunting?! 

Friday, August 31 at eleven in the morning – Damien's office.
Pressed up against the door, Katherine had her arms around Damien's neck. He had her trapped with one hand on her nape while the other rested on her waist and his thigh in between her legs. His head slanted as he brushed his lips over hers.
"Is this how it's going to be every morning in your office until I leave?" she whispered. "We make out like teenagers under the bleachers."
He smiled against her lips, still kissing her. "Yes. I can't help it. You are too tempting."
She softly chuckled. Her skin now flushed as she felt Damien's hands skimming all over her body. Pulling back slightly, she looked at him and caressed his cheek, studying his features and wondering how she was so blessed with a man like him.
He cleaned up so nicely that morning, wearing a navy blue suit and a white dress shirt with the top button undone. His hair was longer than usual as he hadn't had a haircut yet but he brushed it back neatly. He looked casual and very gorgeous.
Katherine leaned onto Damien and he tucked her head under his chin, embracing her tightly in his arms as she encircled her own around his waist. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing… It's just… Now that I think about it, I will miss this when I leave the company soon. No more fooling around in the office. It's like an exciting love affair that you only see in the movies."
His chest rumbled as he laughed at her words. "So don't leave then. I haven't turned in your letter to HR. Think about how fun it would be to do something more scandalous."
She playfully jabbed his back and laughed with him. "Yeah, I don't think that's a good idea. However, if you give me privileges, I could visit you here from time to time."
"That is not a privilege. That is an order, you should… no, you must visit me all the time," he replied. They live together but somehow, he thought that it's still not enough.
A knock on the door interrupted their conversation. He helped her fix her hair before opening the door and saw Caleb on the other side.
"I swear, you guys are like bunnies. Don't you guys have enough sex at home?" Caleb leaned against the door frame with a teasing smile on his face.  
'We didn't have sex, okay?!' Katherine defended herself quietly. She got embarrassed and masked it with an awkward laugh while Damien rolled his eyes. "Oh, shut up," he said, grabbing his phone from his desk and walking back to the door. "Let's go." He pushed Caleb out to the hallway hurriedly.
"One second. I'll catch up." Damien turned around and went back to Katherine who was still standing by the door. 
"Did you forget something?" she asked when he arrived in front of her.
"It's your payday today and I have a reservation for tonight. Let's have an early dinner, don't forget to bring your wallet." He grinned playfully.
"How would I ever forget?" Katherine shook her head. She would never forget their monthly date where she buys their dinner. It's something that she always looked forward to. 
"I'll see you when I get back. I love you." Damien pressed a kiss on her lips and turned to walk away.
"Take care," she said as she watched him walk towards the elevator.
Damien and Caleb were going to meet a few of their friends outside for a lunch meeting for a new business venture that they were interested in.
While Damien was out, Katherine thought that it might be a good time to visit one of the universities at the top of her list.
A few minutes later, she went out of the office and decided to eat first before visiting the university. 
As she was walking on the sidewalk outside the office, a white Mercedes-Benz stopped a few meters away from her. She only glanced at it and continued to walk towards the nearby restaurant.
"Ms. Miller." 
A male's voice called out to her from behind. She turned to see a man in his fifties approaching her. She didn't know who he was and she wondered how he knew her.
"I'm sorry. Do I know you?" she asked. Her eyes caught sight of an old man getting out of the Mercedes. He was someone she had seen before but she couldn't remember where.
"My name is Frank. I'm Chairman Young's assistant," he said and out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that his Boss was already walking towards them. The old man was simply impatient.
Katherine now realized who the old man was. She watched as Chairman Young made his way towards her, a small smile forming on his lips. She bowed to greet him politely, her voice was clear and confident but she was still confused why they called her.
Chairman Young didn't say anything and only turned to Frank, he was too nervous to speak to Katherine. 
"Ms. Miller, would you mind having lunch with us? The Chairman wishes to speak with you in private. You can choose whichever restaurant you prefer," Frank said.
Katherine looked at Frank and then Chairman Young. The two older men had unreadable expressions but they looked friendly. However, she was still unsure about what they wanted from her. "Um… President Park is currently having a lunch meeting with his associates. I will have to check with—"
"Oh no, Ms. Miller. The Chairman would like to speak with you and not your Boss." 
"I don't understand. May I ask what this is about?" Her brows slightly furrowed but her tone was calm and gentle. "If this is with regards to the contractor bidding in a few weeks, I'm afraid I will have to decline..." She thought that being seen with one of the bidders might not be a good idea.
Sensing her hesitation, Frank glanced at Chairman Young and cleared his throat. This was a little awkward for him. It's not everyday that he would invite someone out for lunch to talk about long lost families. "Ah… This isn't about that. Ms. Miller, this is something personal. And I'm afraid we can't discuss this here."
Katherine looked at the two men's faces and didn't see or feel any danger. If anything, she felt a sense of familiarity with the Chairman, perhaps it's because she had already met him before when she was visiting some places with Caleb.
She pondered for a few seconds before nodding. She'll just have to see what they needed to say. "I was about to go to that restaurant." She jerked her thumb towards the restaurant that was a few meters away. "Is it okay if we go there?"
"Anywhere is fine," Chairman Young answered, his small smile still plastered on his face.
The three of them entered the restaurant and Frank immediately asked for a private dining room. They ordered their meals and waited for the food to arrive without talking. Katherine started to feel awkward being there but she had already agreed, so she could only wait for whatever the Chairman wanted to say.
When the plates were set, she found that there were four plates on the table. "Is there someone else joining us for lunch?" she probed.
Chairman Young still remained quiet and Frank answered, "Yes, Madam Deborah Young, the Chairman's daughter will be joining us. She is running a bit late but she will be here soon."
"If you are hungry, you may start eating." Chairman Young gestured to the food on the table and gently pushed a plate of fish towards her.
Katherine smiled and slightly bowed. She was indeed hungry… and nervous. Should she text Damien? Her hands were itching to do something, so she picked up her utensils and started eating — Chairman Young and Frank followed suit.
She didn't know what to think about this unexpected meeting.
And whether she likes it or not, moving forward… everything will change.  


"Today, I choose you. And I'll choose you over and over again. Without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat, I'll keep choosing you.” -A

What would happen when a top assassin with a tragic background suddenly wakes up losing her memory after a long coma?
 
Five years after living her new identity, Katherine meets many misfortunes. With the help of her friend, she takes on the role of a secretary-slash-assistant for the country’s popular bachelor, Damien Park, Aka the Resort King. But who would have thought that on her first day of work, her boss would end up being her bane of existence?
 
With a smirk on his devilish, handsome face, Damien drags her to his office and presses her against the wall until his face is just inches away… “How dare you show up in front of me five years late?”
 
Surprised by the forceful antics of the man in front of her, Katherine blurted, “Mister Whoever you are, let me go!”
 
“What? Whoever... I am? Kitten, you better not think that you can get away with feigning ignorance. After disappearing that night, I thought you would already be on the other side of the world. Is being my secretary another one of your lies? Laughable.”
 
Katherine’s fate from then on entangled with his as she began to spend more time with him. The more she does, the more her true self is revealed... and this would scare her. 

Will she allow herself to fall in love with him? 
 
***
 
Twirling the knife in her hand skillfully, Katherine stared daggers at the man before her. As she stands from her seat, she stabs the knife on the wooden table in front of her in a bang!

Tied up with his hands behind his back, yet the man before her didn’t seem to feel a bit of fear.
 
She saunters wearing only her lace underwear and a white long cardigan over it, a small sexy smile appeared on her face. Her fingers gently caressing the chin of Damien Park as her sweet voice resounded out in the room. “I never would have thought there would come a day where I would be facing you 
like this... Mr. Park, would you like to see me dance?”
 
Chuckling slightly, Damien finds her provocation very tempting. "Let's see what you've got."
 
Discovering the secrets and unfolding the truth of her past, will she spare Damien's life or will she kill him?

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I am Ariah Ameline Smith Miller...My mom's name is Evangeline Smith Miller and my dad's name is William Miller which is the most known in Philippines because my dad is a well known bussinessman and my grandpa frank is the owner of the company

 I am the heir to the company because my father is older than my aunt as well as i am just the only child my mom and dad had i am just the heir.
Oh!! you must be thinking why i'm the heir it's just not because my father is the older one it's because we had rules on who to give the inheritance as long as my father and my aunt had one child he will just decide who to give the inheritance but because my aunt crossed the line my granpa had  no choice but to give the inheritance to me when i turn 20.







We are on a vacation here at the States.I started my high school right here too...now i am 18.2 years will pass and  i will become the heir on our company exiting yet nervous because one day i will be the one they will count on and i remembered how many weeks i will go to college i also wanted to go to yale or harvard university but my dad enrolled me in stanford university i wanted to go to yale cause my old friend from Philippines enrolled there.But now i have no worries because my dada said to me that he met my  friend in elementary it enrolled in stanford too i wished we had the same course.

So I'm going to tell you the past 3 years ago when i was that smart that beautiful that gorgeous that all of the boys liked me, my school is that private so you will notice that all boys and girls are beautiful and smart and wealthy.
Uhmmm....yes my friends there we're wealthy
so it just means that my friends liked you know their level of wealthyness but exept me i guess because i had a friend her name is Ember Elody Garcia her family is the wealthiest family who went down because they we're bankrupt when she was 13 years old she had 2 younger brother and sister and    she's the president but she is now an  unwealthy family and that's why no one liked her exept me.
We went to mall seldom every weekend i bought her gorgeous dress and beautiful top we also went to salon she was pretty every time we go together and i was that happy she was there until the middle quarter there was a transferee and my other friend said to me that he was handsome and charismatic but for me study first and then my friend told me that his name is Jaziel Huxley Lennon he's a half filipino half american they owned the Lennon Inc.

In addition to my friend said to me he is the top 2 wealthiest family in the Philippines, no one knows but our family is the top 1 wealthiest family in the Philippines i really mean it even my friend didn't know about it.

Nicole fue la primer en entrar al portal tras haber recibido suerte de su grupo.
Estaba nerviosa, pero controlaba su respiración para mantenerse en calma.
Inhalar y exhalar, redujo sus nervios.
Cuando entro al portal sus alrededores cambiaron y sin ninguna molestia por haber sido teletransportado, Nicole llego a una arena.
Este lugar parecía un coliseo, y Nicole se encontraba en el centro de la arena.
Nicole agradeció que no hubiera público a la vista, pero estaba segura que la estaban mirando.
Reforzando su cuerpo con energía mágica se preparó.
"Estás lista?"
La voz del Profesor Miller sonó por los alrededores, Nicole respiro hondo y asintió.
Había estado entrenando duro para esto y se había esforzado junto a su grupo.
Alice y Aurora la había aconsejado mucho, así que ella estaba preparada para no arruinar no solo su duro trabajo sino el apoyo de los demás.
Nicole choco sus puños blancos y miro al centro de la arena donde la energía mágica se empezaba a condensar.
Un círculo mágico fue grabado en el centro de la arena y mientras Nicole se concentraba para enfrentarse al enemigo, una criatura salió desde el círculo mágico.
"…" Nicole se congelo al ver a la criatura.
Un cuerpo musculoso de piel gris como roca, sus facciones eran grotescas mientras olfateaba los alrededores.
El par de alas a su espalda le daban el toque final para convertirlo en una criatura clásica de las películas de terror.
Una gárgola.
Solo que esta gárgola no era de piedra, sino parecía ser de carne y hueso.
Nicole no se congelo por lo aterrador que era la criatura, la verdad tenía una expresión feroz y atemorizante, pero la razón de su congelamiento era que esperaba una criatura más grotesca.
"WAaa!" Dando un grito que levantaba su propio espíritu de batalla, ella cargo hacia la cárgalo.
La gárgola se asustó debido a la mujer humana que se le acercaba como una lunática, pero revelo una sonrisa feroz y bestial cuando noto que solo era una simple mujer humana que parecía débil.
Como una criatura de Rango C, no tenía una alta fuerza y tampoco un alto grado de inteligencia, solo guiándose por las apariencias.
Golpe tras golpe tras golpe, Nicole dejo salir su miedo con cada golpe que daba.
Era como si estuviera desahogando su temor en el rostro de la gárgola.
Había aprendido a realizar 'combos' de Aurora y ahora que tenía una 'bolsa de boxeo' no estaba dispuesto a soltarlo rápidamente.
"Grhhh…" La gárgola gruño débilmente y uso sus garras para alejar a Nicole.
Nicole rápidamente se retiró, mientras estaba en posición de combate.
Su respiración seguía siendo ligera y su concentración estaba en perfecta condición.
"Grrrr…" Gruño la gárgola con ira.
A Nicole no la intimido debido a que a la gárgola le faltaba varios dientes que ella misma le había sacado a la fuerza.
Su cara estaba magullada y un líquido que Nicole identifico como sangre caía por su rostro.
Sintiendo la voluntad de Nicole por golpearlo, la gárgola empezó a flotar y elevarse.
La arena era bastante grande lo que podía permitir un combate fluido tanto en la tierra como en al aire.
Aunque la gárgola no podía escapar ya que el techo estaba cerrado y el límite de la arena se encontraba reforzado con barreras, la gárgola tenia espacio para volar libremente.
"Waaa!" Nicole volvió a gritar y a cargar mientras su expresión cambiaba.
No podía dejar que esa criatura volara a sus anchas, ella no tenía la capacidad de volar y si se enfrentaba a los ataques aéreos de la gárgola sin duda se le complicaría todo.
Nicole reforzó su cuerpo con energía mágica y luego salto hacia donde estaba volando la gárgola.
Aurora era alguien que luchaba en todas partes, usando los alrededores y controlando su cuerpo en general, era ella quien le enseño a Nicole como aumentar su peso o disminuirlo.
En el vuelo disminuyo su peso con su energía mágica y luego cuando pudo agarrar la pata de la gárgola, condenso su energía mágica e hizo que todo su cuerpo se volviera pesado.
*Boom*
La gárgola golpeo el piso y Nicole rodo por el suelo debido a la fuerza con la que había tirado a su enemigo, pero rápidamente se movió y atrapo a la gárgola en el piso dándole patadas y puñetazos con su cuerpo reforzado en energía mágica.
Leslie era alguien que siempre les disparaba a las criaturas cuando estaba en el suelo alegando que podía ocurrir una situación como las películas de terror donde se levantaban tras 'morir'.
La gárgola parecía sacada de una película de terror y Nicole no estaba dispuesta a 'filmar' una escena…
******
"Wow, esa chica es salvaje. ¡Me gusta!" Exclamo Oliver con una sonrisa entretenida.
Él se encontraba en los parcos privados del coliseo y tenía una vista real de la situación.
Claro, también podía conectar decenas de pantallas que mostraban el combate desde diferentes perspectivas, pero para Oliver no había nada mejor que lo real.
"Tengo que admitirlo… Yo podría no haberla derrotado en su momento." Confeso unos de los compañeros que Oliver había invitado.
"Yo creo que hubiera podido ganar." Dijo el otro estudiante con un tono digno.
Uno era un luchador y otro era un arquero, claramente uno tendría más ventaja que el otro.
Oliver como un luchador le gusto como Nicole actuó buscando derrotar a la gárgola en el suelo.
La razón era que los luchadores de Rango C o B que no tenían objetos mágicos dedicados a volar, eran básicamente inútiles cuando su enemigo se elevaba en el cielo.
Y esos objetos para los estudiantes comunes salían bastante caros.
"Veamos otro…" Murmuro Oliver mirando las pantallas con diferentes combates y cambiándolos.
En realidad, no solo había un coliseo sino varios en toda la academia.
Los más importantes estaban a la vista y los demás estaban bajo tierra, para reducir espacio.
Pero como estos eran los parcos privados se podía conectar a los demás coliseos y mirar el combate como si lo estuviera viendo directamente.
El Profesor Miller había usado todos los coliseos, debido a que eran cerca de 70 estudiantes y sería difícil terminar todo en un día.
Mientras cambiaba la pantalla, un combate le llamo la atención.
Cristian Cortés, un espadachín estaba luchando con un 'Jabalí de Piedra', esa criatura era un poco más grande que un jabalí normal, pero su piel tenía el aspecto y textura de rocosa… Solo parecía ya que su resistencia era mayor a algunas piedras.
Ese espadachín tenía problemas para cortar a su enemigo debido a su alta defensa, Oliver de inmediato se dio cuenta de que le faltaba estudiar las características de las criaturas y monstruos.
Los 'Jabalí de Piedra' tenían una defensa completa, pero débil en su trasero… Podía parecer que estaba protegida con piedra en todas partes, pero una vez golpeado en su trasero el jabalí chillaría como un cerdo.
La razón era simple… Los jabalís no podían estar cubiertos con piedra en todas partes y más en la zona trasera por donde hacían sus necesidades…
Oliver cambio a otros combates.
Se encontró con una arquera enfrentándose a un 'pequeño' conejo con cuernos que se movía muy rápido y que le esquivaba las flechas a su contrincante.
Era del tamaño de un perro adulto, pero su velocidad era rápida.
Mientras los combates terminaban otros entrenaban y más criaturas aparecían.
Una maga de hielo se enfrentó a otra gárgola y ella tuvo que lanzar hechizos rápidos para alejarla y luego lanzar un hechizo más fuerte para derrotarla.
Tuvo ligeros problemas con lo primero, pero en el segundo su lanza de hielo fue devastador.
Luego una psionica apareció y se enfrentó a un conejo con cuerno.
La jovencita creo una barrera a su alrededor y el conejo se movió rápidamente a su alrededor buscando penetrarla con su cuerno, entonces cuando hizo su última carga, la jovencita abrió una brecha y encerró a la pobre criatura.
Al final hizo que la barrera se empezara a reducir y… Lo siguiente fue una escena grotesca, así que Oliver siguió cambiando.
"Ya está por empezar un combate importante." Le dijo uno de sus compañeros.
Oliver rápidamente cambio el canal y atentamente miro el combate.
Clémentine Delacroix, unas de las mejores estudiantes que lidero a su grupo en la prueba.
Oliver le prestó atención a esa psionica de gran fuerza.
"Como se encuentra todo?"
En ese momento una voz sonó y Oliver miro a la puerta.
"Gregorio, Frank tomen asiento y miren a unas de las personas que los derroto." Dijo Oliver con una sonrisa entretenida.
Gregorio el espadachín de Rango A que había liderado a los 'maleantes' en la prueba rápidamente se sentó y su mirada tembló al ver a Clémentine.
Luego el psionico Frank hizo lo mismo e inconscientemente se froto su cien.
"Maldición, nunca más acepto trabajar contigo…" Escupió Frank a Gregorio con un tono tembloroso como si recordara el dolor de cabeza que Clémentine le había ocasionado.
Gregorio se rio entretenido y solo miro el combate que estaba por empezar.
A Clémentine, una psionica de Rango B, le tenía que tocar una criatura que pusiera sus límites a prueba.
"Esta jodida…" Murmuro Frank con una expresión seria al ver al elemental de fuego con la forma de un ciervo.
Clémentine era conocida por su telequinesis, pero le era imposible controlar a un elemental que naturalmente tenia barreras mágicas que repelían su control.
Aunque ese elemental había tomado la forma física de un ciervo hecho de fuego, era una criatura mágica.
Era conocido que la energía psionica y mágica se repelían entre sí de forma natural.
La expresión de Clémentine no cambio y con un rápido movimiento hizo que la tierra bajo sus pies se empezara a mover lanzado rocas al elemental.
La arena del coliseo podía romperse y usarse en contra de sus enemigos, era la razón por la que Clémentine pudo romperla.
El elemental de fuego agito su cuerpo y envió decenas de bolas de fuego contra las rocas chocando entre ellas.
En medio del combate, el ciervo cargo hacia Clémentine intentando dañarla con sus cuernos de fuego.
"Ughh…"
Clémentine solo pudo defenderse creando una barrera psionica para retener al ciervo y el calor que este emanaba.
Pero el fuego era mágico y hacia que la barrera psionica de Clémentine fuera difícil de mantener.
Clémentine no dudo e intento encerrar al ciervo en una barrera, pero este detuvo su carga y agito su cuerpo creando una pequeña explosión.
"Perfecto…" Alabo Frank al ver que Clémentine flotaba en el aire rodeada de una barrera.
Uso la fuerza de la explosión del ciervo para alejarse y levito para no tener que chocar contra el suelo a la vez que aprovecha toda la onda expansiva.
El ciervo agito su cuerpo y lanzo pequeñas bolas de fuego a Clémentine, que ella esquivo elevándose en el aire y luego…
"…" Ambos se miraron.
El ciervo no podía volar debido a que había tomado la forma física de un ciervo para luchar en la tierra y al igual que Clémentine solo era un elemental de Rango B, que no podía controlar el elemento para elevarse en el cielo.
Clémentine sonrió y abrió sus brazos.
Decenas de dagas psionicas fueron creadas.
Estas dagas parecían 'luces' que resplandecían incandescentemente, y cubrieron la visión del ciervo.
El ciervo lanzo sus bolas de fuego mientras agitaba su cuerpo, pero las dagas eran superiores en cantidad.
"Ve!" Grito Clémentine y envió todas sus dagas en un bombardeo sin paragón.
Algunas dagas y bolas de fuego chocaron entre sí, pero al final el ciervo fue golpeado por las dagas y desapareció dejando a una psionica extremadamente agotada.
Dando fin a su combate.
"Los de primer año están lleno de monstruos." Comento Gregorio agitando la cabeza sin ocultar su propia sorpresa.
"Si, ella es un verdadero monstruo…" Agrego Frank acariciando su cabeza.
"Monstruo? Por favor…" Se burló Oliver y al ver que la persona que le dio una paliza estaba por comenzar su combate, declaro. "Esto es un monstruo!"
Las pantallas cambiaron y revelaron a Alice comiendo unas papitas con una expresión perezosa.
Mirar a una jovencita de gran belleza comer unas papitas, parecía más 'tierno' que 'monstruoso', es por esa razón que todos miraron a Oliver como si fuera un idiota.

Tras veinte años del 'Gran Cataclismo' que cambio el mundo a través de la energía mágica y monstruos que aparecían en la tierra, una joven llego a una ciudad en medio del mar.
En una mansión que desconocía, inscripta en una academia y con un futuro académico por delante como héroe a pesar de que ya tenía trabajo y una 'buena vida', ella...
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Bienvenidos! Entiendo que esta es una pagina en ingles, sin embargo como me encanta 'webnovel', no pude resistirme en publicar mi novela a pesar de que esta en español. Lamentablemente carezco de las habilidades suficientes para traducirlo al ingles. Espero que les agrade.

Generos: Fantasia, Accion, Aventura, Mundo Moderno, Magia.
Frecuencia: Un capitulo al dia.

One quarter hour before

The smile of the Joker then start to look more sinister "He He He. Darling, Darling, Darling. You don't know? Apart from the kind service we received, that's because it much more easier to escape of course"
Hearing that, Mallory suddenly felt like something was wrong, so she wanted to call for Batman but

BOOM!

a sound of an explosion suddenly resound in the hallway. "What's happening upstairs?" cried Mallory surprised by the noise. She then noticed Batman pulling out his grappling gun as he ran to the exit door. More worried by the words pronounced by the Joker and reassuring herself that he could handle it by himself, Mallory reported her attention on the other. 
"So, what was you trying to say by much easier to escape? Preparing a breakthrough from the asylum? Not happening under my watch Joker. Hear me?"

But like the destiny wanted to mock upon her, a snort suddenly resound from the wall leading to sewers behind, getting her attention. As she was turning her head to the wall, a transparent door like a ghost appeared in front of and pass through her without making any harm to her.
Reacting quickly, Mallory jumped Next to the range of that door who already vanished like it didn't exist, but next second after, the door of Joker was opened violently and mysteriously traced the exact same path with the exact same speed of the previous ghost door.
Seeing that Mallory was totally unharmed, the Joker chuckled and said "I never understood how you always seem to be able to guess what I will do to you. Question is, did we know each other before the chemical facility? That would explain why you know me so well hehe"
Mallory took one of her blowpipe from her back and and shoot a dart from it to the recently free Joker "You wish!"
But the dart was stopped by the pillow Joker was holding in his hand. "You miss darling!" said mockingly Joker as he was rushing to her. Not afraid of confronting him, Mallory took a fighting stance and at the same time her second blowpipe to use them as stick. CRACK CRACK CRACK
The wall near her suddenly started to Cracked all over. But then it's stopped when a voice was suddenly heard behind it
"Hey are you even sure this is the right wall?"
"Solomon Grundy know all the sewers" replied a heavy voice "Great than blow that wall for us, would you?" 
Following that, a silence cover the place for a few second before BOOM! BOOM! BOOOM! 
The wall was blowing up. Rubble started to flew inside the asylum and nearly touched Mallory who was seven meter away from the walls. In fact, the rubble was going to hit her, but before it could do so, Mallory start to see the ghost image of them like earlier with door and just avoid the path were they landed. 
For the Joker, it only seems that she took three steps aside randomly and when the rubble landed she just happened to miraculously be in the only place were no rocks land. 
When Mallory gaze on the newly create entrance, her body tensen up and eyes became more sharper. Behind the hole, 5 people start to slowly walk inside. 
The first one was a big man int the 2 meter tall with grey skin. Looking like a zombie out of a Frank Einstein movie. The second one was a slender and voluptuous woman dress in green tight suit and surrounded by many vines and plants. The two next people who came out were at the same size of Mallory who was 1.50 meter tall. One of them was dressed in a green costume with a big Hat in the head, while the other was less humanoid and look like a heap of clay with two eyes and a mouth. The last one, was too in a green costume and a hat, but he was much more taller and his costume had question mark all over. Besides he was holding a cane with a question mark on the top. 

"Oh am I seeing things? Isn't that the little ninja who follow Batman sometimes? What are you doing here cutie?" Said Poison Ivy while searching for something. Noticing her behaviour Joker intervened while pouting "Don't bother looking everywhere, Batty went upstairs to play with others. He don't even consider us" hearing that, the face of all the vilains clear up and Poison Ivy did a sign to Joker to come over and said to the Riddler "Free the others"  and immediately return from where she went. 
Not wanting to let them go, Mallory shoot seven darts in a row to them aiming for riddler and the other. But sadly only one hit the mark knocking out a Mad Hatter unprepared, the others were all deflected by Poison Ivy's vines. 
Seeing that, Mallory prepare to engage the enemy face to face, but before she could do anything, a sound of alarm resound in the hallway and a second after all the room were opened.
"You gotta be f**king kidding me here" muttered Mallory remorseful as she thinking that she should have followed Batman instead of staying here.
Don't be wrong, Mallory love fighting, but when she saw the thirty and plus crazy inmates going out of cells, knowing that the level - 2 was were the most madmen and dangerous people were here she started to have a headache. But this was only the beginning.

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Back to the present

Batman and Mallory were now putting the sleeping patients back to their room. While doing so, Batman suddenly noticed that in one of them a man was already inside and awake. Seeing that, Batman deduced that he didn't even bother to try to escape.

"Why didn't you try to escape Alberto?" asked a curious Batman. "Why should I?" replied Alberto "They plan put an end to a Holiday, why should I help them doing it?" what he said make sense, but being the only one who could lead him to Holiday batman keeps asking questions.
"Who is the second Holiday?" he asked with threatening tone but Alberto just replied calmly "Wrong question Batman. What you should ask is why did that person become Holiday? I become Holiday because nobody, not even my parents could remember my birthday, but what about that person? Even I don't know it but that would explain many things" said mysteriously Alberto making Batman think more intensely before asking again "Then who is the next victim?"  this time Alberto sigh heavily and shook his head "Still wrong question Batman. I'm not that Holiday, how should I know? But if you really want information about Holiday, I know someone. Tony Zucco, the Mafioso under Maroni. It was him who introduced me to the True Holiday so that I can become a Holiday too"
"What? There is more Holiday except for you two?" Asked Batman frowning. "Well, there's not just one holiday in the calendar, so why should we be the only Holiday? Anyway, don't bother asking me who is the True Holiday because I never met him in person, but Tony Zucco may know him."
"And were do I find Zucco?" asked Batman
"I don't know, but normally he had a business tomorrow with C.C Haly the guy who managed  the Haly's Circus. I know that because I was supposed to come with him so I could finally met the True Holiday" hearing that, Batman couldn't help but asked "Then why didn't you escape to do it?" "Because, Batman my Holiday is finish" replied mysteriously Alberto.


An hour later, on the road inside the Batmobile, the atmosphere was heavy.
"So, we're not fighting against one or two Holiday, but as many holidays there's in the calendar?" Resume Mallory sighing, before suddenly laughing "I'm glad that they didn't take the calendar of India or Colombia as reference. Or else, their would've been a never ending amount of Holiday. Imagine, 18 people like Alberto...." thinking of that, she start to shook her head as a headache was coming. "But still, what a coincidence that I've happened to plan with auntie to go tomorrow in the Haly's Circus because my friend will perform for the first time" "Yes what a coincidence. But like that, I'm sure that you will not be able to mess up with the mission" said Batman with smile. That sentence cause Mallory to pout "I already told you that it wasn't my fault! How should I know that they plans to made everyone escape?" said Mallory refusing to take the blame cause the smile of Batman to grow wider. "Well, wherever they are now, we wouldn't be able to found them for the moment. Dawn is coming soon, so I'll take you home and take the time to call your friend Grayson to ask him for two tickets for tonight"
"What?? The great Bruce Wayne don't have the money to afford two place in a circus?" Said Mallory teasingly. "Of course I do" replied Batman "Bruce to keep being rich, you have to keep your money by your side right?" "Stingy" said Mallory by pulling her tongue.


At the same time, in Haley's Circus. A young boy in his 12 who just wake up, was now wandering around in the Caravans in the circus. Because he was excited that today he will finally make his first entry in the show, Dick Gayson couldn't sleep well. Having nothing better to do, he start jumping from caravan to caravan without making a noise so he'll no wake up the others.
Even though it was the night, but everybody knows that in Gotham, night was when the city was really active and no sound in the night doesn't meant that there was no one.
As he was keep jumping around, he suddenly heard some noise coming from C.C Haly, the director of the circus.

Curious, Dick went to see what was happening. As he was getting close, he start to hear furious voices coming from the caravan
"Haly, think very carefully about it. All I ask, is to you to keep a dozen of box, until you get out of the city. You will even be paid for that, so why do you refusing my offer?" said the angry voice. 
"...Bu..But I don't want to involve my employees with that "replied the trembling voice of Haly. Following that, a sigh was heard before "Haley, you concidere everyone here like your own family hun? And if remember correctly, the Flying Grayson are the main star of your circus right?" "Y..Yes..." replied Haley. They do something really dangerous as job, not surprising that they are so loved by spectators. I even heard that they child will perform today" Said the man with low tone in voice before saying coldly "A dangerous job like that, for a hole family. What will very tragic if they happen to have an accident"

After saying that, the man went away with a "I will come back tonight, think about it a little" as threat planing above Haley head.

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"Sweetheart? Are you ready? We will be late you know? It's not like you will going on a date with him you know" Marisa Troswer said from the Ground floor complaining with a smile. Thirty seconds later, the sound of someone coming downstairs was heard, and Mallory Made his Made her entrance in an Elegant black tie dress with evening shoes and gloves. If Marisa didn't know were they were going, she would think that Mallory was going Into some Gala. But what made her laugh, was what Mallory said when she came to her side "It took me some time, only and said only, because I didn't have anything else to wear. I was looking for a better dress, but I couldn't find anything that wouldn't put Dick in shame for his first show so I had worn that poor dress. And I already told you, I don't like him! His just a friend!" said Mallory with disdain 
"Sure, sure, sweetheart. That why you're wearing a dress of more than fifteen million dollars for just a show in a circus" Yes Marisa while trying hard to not laugh. "Yes, exactly. I should really had to prepare a more fine dress for the occasion that one is to awful, but what can I do? Now Let's hurry up, uncle Bruce is waiting for us that girl Selina" she said as run to the front door while her mother could but muttered with a smile as she shake her head "Youngsters of today..."

Haly's Circus

When Marisa and Co finally reach the Circus, the show being in an hour the spectators were not many at this time.
As soon as the car stopped, Mallory exited with a rush causing Selina Kyle to ask "Why is little monkey that excited for a circus show? It's her favourite thing?"
That question made both Bruce and Marisa to laugh loud making Selina puzzled "Well, you could say that, if you concidere some enchanting eyes like a part of the show" Said Marisa mischievously "Oh, so it's a boy?" Said Selina with a smile understanding immediately "No wonder". She didn't said it loud, but Mallory did heard her, and even though she start to blush, she still act like she didn't hear them walk straight to the circus in a rapid pace.

When they reach the entry desk, a boy with brown hair and blue eyes with a cute face was waiting for them. When noticed them, he was going to met them, but stopped his track when his eyes was attracted by Mallory.
Whe she that, Mallory panicked and start to explain herself "I know that it's ugly and I should have probably wore something more beautiful because it your first time but I couldn't find something worthy in time. I'm sorry" when Dick heard her apologies, he hurriedly stopped her "No, no your dress is fine and your truly beautiful, that why I was so stunned. Don't worry you look very good" Hearing the compliment, Mallory start to smile foolishly, causing the three adults behind to chuckled.
When enter in the circus, Dick propose to them to do a little tour before the show start and Bruce more than anyone agreed eagerly pretending that not doing anything for hour will make him die. During the ride, Dick almost never keep his away from Mallory for more than five minutes. 
On the way, at many times, he had the feeling that they were being followed, but every time he turn his head, they were nobody behind.

When they finally finished the visit, Dick was accompanied them to the spectators place when Bruce suddenly spotted someone turning on the corner to join the staff members private area. When Bruce saw him, he's eyes wider and a thought immediately cross his mind before rejecting it instantly 'It can't be him, he's not even in America.but this feeling...'

When Dick left them, he immediately run to his Lodge to prepare himself. Half away through it, he came across the same man from this morning with C.C Haley talking this time with another man
"He refused again, so do the job but do it properly, leave no trace" said the man of the morning "But the ropes were exchanges, I saw a kid do that and even when I did it again, he exchanged it again saying that this one too wasn't great. After that I didn't have any room left to do it again" start to explain the other man with an apologic tone "I don't care of how you do it, I have reserved a place for the show so I want that to be a great show" said the man with a sadic smile on his face but when he looked away, he noticed Dick who already stop he's track to listen to him. "Hey brat! Get away!" he shout to him.
Dick start frowning but still did as he was told and went to his lodge. As he start to change himself, he couldn't help but keep thinking of what heard earlier. The more he thought about it, the more he start to feel uneasy. As he opened his door to exit absentmindedly he was suddenly woke up by the sound of the door hurting something "Aouch!"
Realising that he hurt someone, Dick rushed out to met a handsome boy in the same age with long brown wavy hair and a bump on the forehead "Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't know that there was someone behind" apologies Dick. "No, no it's ok. Rather it's my fault for daydreaming like that" said the  young man with a stunning SMILE "Oh right, good timing, can you help me? I was looking for the toilet for an hour, but now is the time for the show to start but can't find my way out" said the boy scratching his head making Dick laugh. He then start to explain how to rejoin the spectator area the boy.
 "Oh thank you Dick" said the boy stunning Dick "How do you know my name?" He asked with suspicion "Oh that? Well, you know someone in my family, and she told me about you and the fact that you will have you first show today. Even though at first I didn't want to come, but when think about it a little how can I not? And Especially now that I met you. I can say witho a doubt that you will do great things Boy wonder" as he said that, he raised his hand and went away. 'someone in his family? Could it be Mallory? But she never told me that she have a brother. Maybe he's her cousin' Thought Dick before walking to the stage.

Because he got lucky, Diggle Troswer was reincarnated in the DC world and in no more than the famous and infamous city: Gotham. The most corrupt city in the USA. 

"While I was a complete idiot before and a big jerk, this time I will make it right!"

Since that moment award, Diggle Troswer started his path to become one the best super Hero of DC universe as he will encounter Superman, Batman, Flash, Red Tornado and other super hero who'll become his mentor and ally in the path of Justice. 

I do not Own the DC universe, it just a fanfic, and you get the rest.

Katrina is desperate.
She doesn't understand why.
Once, they loved each other very much. They were the closest lovers.
But now, just a few months later, Aaron treats her as a stranger, so indifferent to her.
Can time really make such a big difference to a person?
Even making him exactly become someone else?
When she's driven out of the villa...
She doesn't know what else she can do except to keep crying.
Originally she thought that as long as she found Aaron, she would have a chance to be with him again.
But now it seems so far away from success.
Because it's even hard for her to get close to him.
She has sat on a stone bench outside his villa for eight hours and waited for him all night.
But in exchange for such an encounter...
At that moment, she really feels despair and heartbroken.
What on earth should she do?
What on earth should she do to retrieve him?
How on earth can he recognize her and her baby?
Just when Katrina is sad...
Aaron's car comes out of the villa again.
He has just picked up his laundry and drives out again to return to his father's house.
Katrina is still hopeful when she sees Aaron coming out.
Maybe just now...
It's just a test of her.
Look, he comes out again so soon!
Maybe he comes to see her.
Katrina quickly wipes the tears off her cheeks and takes a few steps forward.
Unexpectedly…
Aaron's car pulls out of the villa. Aaron doesn't look at her. Instead, as he passes by, he accelerates, like an arrow off the string, and leaves quickly.
In the twinkling of an eye, all he leaves her is a figure viewed from behind.
At that moment...
Katrina feels great shock and sadness.
Her last hope is completely destroyed.
Aaron, he really doesn't want her anymore.
To avoid her, he even begins to pretend not to know her.
What on earth should she do?
She has flown all the way from Abbe city to Hadley city, thinking that when Aaron sees her, he will more or less remember their love.
But now, she finds herself wrong.
"Miss Miller!"
Just then, a voice of urgency comes from a short distance.
Katrina looks up and sees a car park in front of her.
In the twinkling of an eye, two men get out of the car. They're asked by Joseph to take care of her.
"Miss Miller, you are here! We're so scared! Yesterday you did not come back overnight, and we found you overnight but did not find you. Fortunately, we find you now!"
After all, this is Eric's baby granddaughter, Joseph's cousin.
Since she has been entrusted to them for good care, they certainly have to ensure that she's safe.
If she has an accident, it'll be difficult for them to account for it.
Hearing the man's voice full of both fear and happiness, Katrina whispers, "I'm sorry. It's all my fault to make you worried."
She's not thoughtful.
All she wants to see is Aaron, but she doesn't notice that...
There are so many people who are caring about her and worrying about her.
These two men, and…
In  Abbe City, Grandpa and Joseph are also worried about her.
Even her baby...
He's waiting for her to come back early.
So at this time...
She must be safe and healthy.
Even if she feels sad in her heart, she still needs to be healthy. She can't abandon herself.
Her own body can't be destroyed.
Hearing Katrina's apology, the man touches his head with embarrassment, "Never mind, Miss Miller. Come on, go back with us. Let's go back to the hotel and have some food. Have a good rest!"
Katrina doesn't have extra strength to say more, so she just nods gently, "Okay."
She follows two men back to the hotel.
She goes into the bathroom and takes a bath. When she comes out, the waiter has brought the prepared food.
Katrina eats something and then falls asleep in bed.
There is still a long way waiting for her to go ahead.
She must keep her energy and body in order to face the future.
The next few days...
Katrina still goes to the villa to find Aaron, but Aaron is never at home.
The bodyguard at the door tells her that Aaron has moved back to his family villa.
Katrina also goes to his company to find him...
But Aaron refuses to see her at all. He just regards her as a woman who is finding faults on purpose and has her driven out.
Although Katrina stays in Hadley city.
She's aimless.
She doesn't know how to see Aaron.
She doesn't even know how to win back his heart even if she meets him.
Now...
In the Wilson Villa.
Since Annie and Aaron move in...
The whole villa looks much livelier than before.
Edward even can't remember how many years he has spent without the whole family sitting together and having dinner.
Now, when he sees his two sons sitting beside him, Edward is full of gratification in his heart.
Although at one time, he and Aaron had contradictions and estrangements, after all, they are father and son. How can they remember the old hatred?
Over the years, Aaron has been out to start his own business, start his own company, and has achieved a successful business.
Duke, after graduation, also begins to help Edward with the family concern.
Both sons are excellent.
It's time to consider who will inherit family concern since Edward is getting older, and he's not as strong as before.
Both of them are Edward's beloved sons.
It's hard for him to make a choice now.
Anyway, Edward has an agreement with Frank.
Now it seems that...
It depends on who Annie chooses.
Annie will be with one of his two sons. He will hand over the inheritance of the Wilson family to the son chosen by Annie.
Anyway, he doesn't need to make this decision himself.
The result is the same for whoever it is.
After all, they are all his sons.
During the meal.
Jane smiles and takes Annie's bowl, "Come on, Annie. I'm helping you with some soup. This soup contains wolfberries and red dates. It's good for women. You should have more."
Annie smiles, "Aunt, how can I trouble you? I'll come by myself!"
"How can this be a problem? Every day when I see you, I'm very happy. I want to take good care of you. Don't be shy."

[WARNING: MATURED CONTENT INSIDE THIS NOVEL. IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE, DON'T READ THIS ONE] 

His business rivals drugged a cold-hearted and handsome CEO, and the medicine intoxicated his whole body. The only way to cure him is through sexual contact. He went to the hospital to have his antidote, and a young nursing student who substituted someone to save this mysterious man fell into his trap. The ordeal lasted for three nights in a row. 

The man disappeared like he never existed before. After how many years, while she gradually discovers the mystery of her father's death, they meet again. For four years, he barely slept through full nights, and he developed severe insomnia caused by the drug.

Accidentally, he accused her of being a thief. He captured and imprisoned her; however, vague memories of the scent and woman's body that served him during his struggling moment keeps haunting him. The smell of her body is like magic, gradually calming his restless nerve and making him sleep. 

He possessed her immediately and promised not to let her go the time he laid his eyes on her. He discovered she is the same woman who had become his antidote that night, yet he concealed the truth because she strives to flee away from him. No wonder he got a sense of déjà vu when he first saw her and smelled her fragrance. No wonder he was so enamored by her and her body. It turns out that she's the woman he often dreams about, the first significant woman in his life. The woman he is longing for and his beautiful nightmare.

He fell in love with her and does all means to make her his wife. She wanted her freedom, and she refused him several times. The painful memory of the past keeps haunting her, and she promised to take revenge on a man who assaulted her four years ago. 
Would she fall in love with the man who takes advantage of her that night? Does the mysterious man, love at first sight, will change their fate? How long could he stand against her hatred to win her trust and love?






Special Note: If you are looking for a sweet contemporary-romance genre, this novel doesn't have that kind of plot. Most plots of my novel talk about mystery, suspense, and a slice of life. Often FL starts a slow pace of development, from weak to strong.

Hắn lại gọi cho người quản lý của Milla.
"À, bây giờ cô Milla không muốn nói chuyện với cậu, cậu APLUS." Người quản lý có chút khó xử nói, "Cậu không cần phải vội. Chúng tôi đều biết những tờ báo nhỏ kia đang nói chuyện vô căn cứ, chờ cô ấy hết giận sẽ không sao đâu."
"Được rồi."
Milla vẫn luôn bận rộn, ngoại trừ công tác tuyên truyền cho giai đoạn đầu của bộ phim còn có các show quảng cáo và trình diễn thời trang nhận mãi không hết, ấy thế mà thời gian tập nhảy cũng không hề giảm.
Mấy ngày trước, Al Pacino tổ chức một bữa tiệc long trọng tại nhà đã đặc biệt mời cô ta đi tham dự. Điều này cơ bản cũng xem như một sự công nhận, vai diễn trong Hương Đàn Bà* chắc hẳn đã ổn rồi.
(*) Scent of woman, bộ phim đoạt nhiều giải thưởng điện ảnh danh giá do Al Pacino đóng chính ra mắt năm 1992.
Năm ngoái, phim Bố Già phần III của Al Pacino bị chất vấn rất nhiều, doanh thu phòng vé có biểu hiện không lý tưởng lắm, nhưng doanh thu phòng vé bộ phim Thám Tử Dick Tracy* ở Bắc Mỹ của ông ta đóng cùng các diễn viên chính Madonna, Dustin Hoffman đã vượt mức trăm triệu đô la. Điều này không chỉ giúp Madonna bỏ đi danh hiệu thuốc độc phòng vé, cũng cứu lại sự nghiệp của bản thân ông ta.
(*) Tên tiếng Anh là Dick Tracy, bộ phim điện ảnh ra mắt năm 1990 của Al Pacino, cũng nhận được một số giải Oscar và BAFTA.
Đối với Al Pacino, hào quang của hai phần phim Bố Già trước đã là chuyện rất lâu rồi. Sau khi Scarface được công chiếu năm 84, ông ta nhân cơ hội lôi kéo được hai mươi tám triệu tiền đầu tư từ hãng phim Warner Bros, bắt đầu quay bộ phim Revolution do chính ông chăm lo tất cả các khâu, không ngờ cuối cùng chỉ thu được ba trăm năm mươi nghìn đô doanh thu từ phòng vé...
Bộ phim điện ảnh này thua lỗ rất lớn, không chỉ gây ra hỗn loạn trong hãng phim Warner Bros, cũng khiến ông ta chỉ trong một đêm từ nam tài tử nổi tiếng biến thành nhân vật bị Hollywood xa lánh. Sau bốn năm im hơi lặng tiếng, ông ta mới từng bước từ Broadway quay trở về giới điện ảnh, lại một lần nữa trở thành tâm điểm chú ý.
Bây giờ Al Pacino vô cùng thận trọng khi nhận đóng phim, Milla tham gia vào dự án mới của ông ta cũng là một thời cơ rất khó có được.
"Mẹ cô ấy và người quản lý không vui khi thấy quan hệ giữa tôi và Milla sao?"
Tống Á để điện thoại xuống, "Hay là chúng ta tới Los Angeles một chuyến? Tôi sợ cô ấy bị người xung quanh ảnh hưởng."
"Có thể."
Hayden lấy ra bảng lịch trình, "Vừa lúc, cậu còn có thể đi tới hiện trường xem cuộc tranh tài giữa Chicago Bulls và New York Lakers, lộ mặt trước giới truyền thông. Sau đó, ở Los Angeles cũng có rất nhiều cơ hội biểu diễn thương mại bài 'Remember The Name'."
Trước mắt, Tống Á được mời tới các buổi biểu diễn thương mại cơ bản đều vì một ca khúc "Remember The Name" này. "Empire State of Mind" cũng có, nhưng bên phía Mariah Carey không cùng tham gia thì không kiếm được tiền. Mà cô ta đang bận rộn tuyên truyền cho album mới, Tống Á không phải là ca sĩ ký hợp đồng với Sony Columbia, bản song ca "Empire State of Mind" thì đến khi album đầu tay của hắn ra mắt mới chính thức có mặt trên thị trường. Cho dù quan hệ giữa hắn và đám người Mottola, Walter khá tốt, nhưng một khi liên quan đến lợi ích cơ bản thì không nói tới chuyện tình cảm. Bọn họ không có nghĩa vụ, cũng không muốn bỏ mặc album mới của Mariah Carey để tuyên truyền bài hát giúp Tống Á.
"Nói như vậy, không nhất thiết phải đi đồng hành với đội Bulls mọi lúc mọi nơi cho đến trận chung kết sao? Lại giống như Jack Nicholson và đạo diễn to mồm à?"
Năm nay Chicago Bulls đã vào đến vòng chung kết, bắt đầu từ mùng hai tháng Sáu Tống Á sẽ tới xem cũng như biểu diễn trong những trận đấu của đội Bulls tại sân nhà. Lần này cơ bản không sử dụng mánh khóe PR nào nhưng những người hâm mộ Bulls đều rất thích Tống Á và bài hát "Remember The Name" này. Klaus - người quản lý của đội Bulls rất hài lòng về màn biểu diễn của nhóm ba người Tống Á trong trận đấu đầu tiên của vòng play-offs.
Nếu như Tống Á lại đi theo Bulls tới sân khách, điều này chẳng khác nào tuyên bố với bên ngoài hắn là người hâm mộ trung thành tiêu chuẩn của Jack Nicholson và Spike Lee.
"Không phải hình tượng này sẽ khiến cho người ta rất yêu thích sao?" Hayden nói, "Chỉ cần cậu không học theo hai người kia hành xử thiếu tôn trọng đối với đội khách."
"Năm nay tích cực như vậy, sang năm thì thế nào? Đi theo trận chung kết, vậy còn các cuộc thi đấu bình thường thì sao? Duy trì hình tượng này sẽ phải tốn rất nhiều thời gian. Nếu như sau này tôi không xuất hiện ở bên này sẽ bị nói là giả vờ làm người hâm mộ, mà vốn dĩ tôi có hâm mộ gì đâu."
Tống Á xem như đã được lĩnh giáo về chuyện giới truyền thông có thể lấy một vài vấn đề nhỏ để bôi nhọ danh dự, hắn không thể không thận trọng.
"Không sao, cậu đã quên mất ưu thế của mình rồi sao? Đứa trẻ mười sáu tuổi thay đổi sở thích nhanh chóng là hiện tượng bình thường, truyền thông lấy cái gì để bôi nhọ cậu? Năm nay thích bóng rổ sang năm thích quần vợt thì đã sao?"
Hayden cười, "Bôi nhọ cũng phải có quy tắc cơ bản."
"Cũng đúng..."
Tống Á suy nghĩ một lát nói, "Vậy anh đặt vé giúp tôi đi."
"Chắc giờ không còn vé nữa. Nếu muốn ngồi gần Jack Nicholson thì phải tốn nhiều tiền."
Jack Nicholson ngồi ở hàng đầu quanh sân, vị trí chính giữa bàn ghi chép và chỗ ngồi dự bị của đội chủ nhà. Cho dù Tống Á bỏ số tiền lớn mua được vé hàng thứ nhất cũng chỉ có thể ngồi ở góc sân.
"Anh đi làm đi."
Với đẳng cấp hiện tại của Nicholson, Tống Á chịu thiệt một chút cũng có thể làm quen được. Ông ấy là ngôi sao điện ảnh hàng đầu, khách quen của các giải Oscar và các giải thưởng điện ảnh lớn, diễn viên chính trong một loạt những kiệt tác của lịch sử điện ảnh như Bay Trên Tổ Chim Cúc Cu, The Shining. Năm trước, ông ấy hạ thấp thân phận, đóng vai phụ Joker trong phim Batman, tiền cát xê chỉ có sáu triệu với điều kiện được chia sẻ lợi nhuận khi phim ra mắt, đồng thời tỷ lệ phân lợi nhuận sẽ tăng cao tùy theo doanh thu phòng vé. Không ngờ Batman lại gây sốt trên toàn thế giới, doanh thu phòng vé đạt tới bốn trăm triệu. Nhờ một bộ phim này, ông ấy điên cuồng kiếm được sáu mươi triệu đô! Khổ chủ còn là hãng Warner Bros. Hollywood sợ đến mức từ đó về sau đều rất cẩn thận khi làm hợp đồng chia lợi nhuận với các ngôi sao.
Tống Á còn chưa bước được vào cánh cửa Hollywood trong khi ông anh này đã chơi chán rồi.
Lịch trình tháng Sáu đã được quyết định. Ở New York, Tống Á ngoại trừ biểu diễn thương mại "Remember The Name", còn ký hợp đồng sửa nhà cùng một studio thiết kế kiến trúc, sau khi trải qua mấy lần trao đổi, hắn chuẩn bị cải tạo sân thượng ngoài trời của căn hộ tầng thượng thành một thiên đường tiệc tùng có hồ bơi hình chữ nhật. Đương nhiên, suy xét đến vấn đề chịu lực thì nước trong hồ sẽ rất nông. Ngoài việc đó ra, hắn nói ra nhu cầu thiết lập con đường di chuyển riêng tư từ gara ngầm đến thang máy riêng, cùng một vài chi tiết không thích ở căn hộ hiện tại.
"Các chủ sở hữu khác của tòa nhà đều đồng ý."
Hayden giao mấy tập tài liệu cho Tống Á, "Giá nhà ở Tribeca đang thấp, bọn họ cũng đặc biệt chào mừng các nhân vật ngôi sao vào ở chứ không khó chịu như khu Thượng Đông. Chỉ có điều, lần này cải tạo quy mô lớn dự tính sẽ tốn của cậu hàng triệu đô."
"Ừ ừ."
Hóa ra mình thật sự có thể làm được. Tống Á hơi bất an nên khi trò chuyện với kiến trúc sư đã vô thức nói ra rất nhiều nhu cầu trong lòng mình, sau đó... bối rối khi nhìn lại đơn báo giá.
"Hy vọng tiêu số tiền này là đáng giá." Tống Á ký tên trên tập tài liệu.
Tới tháng Sáu năm 1991, hắn từ biệt một triệu đô, từ biệt New York để trở lại căn hộ trong công viên Hyde ở Chicago.
"Cậu chủ."
Nhân viên bảo vệ mới thuê tên Tống Đại Lực mở cửa xe cho hắn. Anh ta là họ hàng của Tống A Sinh, dáng vẻ cao lớn thô kệch và tính cách hơi lỗ mãng, không biết nói tiếng Anh nhưng khoa tay múa chân nói vài từ đơn giản thì cơ bản có thể hiểu được ý.
"Đại Lực à."
Đối với Tống Á thì như thế rất tốt, quan hệ xã hội của nhân viên bảo vệ càng đơn giản thì hắn càng yên tâm. Hắn có thể giao tiếp với Tống Đại Lực bằng tiếng Trung là được, "Gần đây trong nhà thế nào? Không có chuyện gì chứ?"
"Không có chuyện gì!"
Đại Lực mỉm cười trả lời, "Chỉ có một người đàn ông tên là Frank đã tới một lần, bà Tô Thiến bảo tôi đuổi hắn ra ngoài."
"Frank?"
Tống Á sửng sốt, hắn lập tức nghĩ đến người đàn ông vô gia cư mà mình gặp ở cửa nhà thờ lần trước, "Sao người đó lại tìm tới đây? Được rồi, tôi sẽ hỏi thử dì Tô Thiến. Anh làm rất tốt, tôi sẽ không bạc đãi anh đâu." Hắn tiện tay lấy từ trong túi quần ra một vài tờ đô và ném cho người đó.
"Ôi, cảm ơn cậu chủ." Đại Lực vui mừng đến mức cảm ơn rối rít.
"Yo, đừng khách sáo, chúng ta đều là người một nhà mà." Tống Á mỉm cười giơ nắm tay ra, dạy anh ta cách cụng tay.


Một chàng trai người Trung Quốc trong lúc mơ hồ không rõ nguyên nhân đã xuyên không vào thân thể của cậu bé Alexandre Tống, một cậu trai mười lăm tuổi, mồ côi, sống nhờ nhà dì tại Chicago.
Hoàn cảnh của thân thể mà Tống Á xuyên không cực kỳ bi thảm. Đầu tiên chính là nghèo đói, gia đình của dì hắn chủ yếu sống nhờ vào món tiền trợ cấp vốn dĩ vô cùng ít ỏi.
Câu chuyện về những kẻ khi xuyên không không cần lo về vấn đề tài chính lại không hề xảy ra với hắn. Hiện tại, trong túi quần của hắn chỉ có ba đồng hai lăm xu, chỉ dám dùng để chuẩn bị cho tình huống khẩn cấp thì lấy ra gọi điện thoại công cộng.
Nơi gia đình hắn ở là phía Nam thành phố Chicago, mảnh đất của sự nghèo khó, súng ống, thuốc phiện, bang phái, báo thù chém giết lẫn nhau.
Tống Á cứ tưởng rằng hắn sẽ lớn lên trong những ngày tháng thiếu thốn đầy nguy hiểm như thế. Nhưng rồi đến một ngày hắn bỗng nhận được “thiên khải”. 
Bằng sự không ngoan, hắn đã sử dụng “thiên khải” để giúp mình trở nên nổi tiếng, đưa cả gia đình ra khỏi khu vực miền Nam Chicago và vươn lên, chiếm lĩnh toàn bộ thị trường âm nhạc nước Mỹ.


After losing his parents, a young man discovered himself gifted with super powers and is now determined to find the murderer of his family and obtain vengeance.
He will back off under no-conditions even if Superman should stand in his way.

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