Reborn: The Tyrant's Obsession novel Chapter 280

Chapter 280: Protecting her

Later that night, Adrian and Ella had dinner in silence, each lost in their own thoughts.

After dinner, Ella retreated to her room and locked the door behind her.

Inside the study.

"Second Master, this... this and this one..." Ji Yan flipped through the pages of a file, pointing at the rectifications that had been made.

But midway through it, he stopped speaking when he realized that Adrian was not paying attention.

"Second Master?"

Adrian pushed himself to his feet, "How are things in Westra City?"

Ji Yan sighed, "After our visit this time, we have eliminated another batch of dregs who were responsible for the... tragedy back then. But, it’s impossible for the First young master to be alive..."

Adrian did not say anything, making it hard for one to understand what he was thinking.

Eventually, he left the study.

Ji Yan looked at his retreating back and sighed. The second Master is rarely so agitated, whether it’s for work or... This time, is it because Miss Yu is giving him the cold shoulder?

He was about to follow the man when suddenly, his phone rang.

Ji Yan answered the call and gradually, the light expression on his face vanished.

...

Adrian stood in front of Ella’s room, glancing at the closed door.

Frowning, he raised his hand and knocked.

Once. Twice.

But even after a few moments, there was no response from inside.

At this moment, there was the sound of hurried footsteps.

Adrian turned around, only to find Ji Yan running towards him.

"Good timing," Adrian narrowed his eyes and took a small step back, "Tear down this door."

Ji Yan nearly tripped when he heard that: "_" Sorry what?

When Ji Yan did not act, Adrian frowned.

Ji Yan glanced at the servants loitering around before he stepped forward and whispered something in Adrian’s ears.

Adrian’s face darkened.

Inside the bedroom, Ella could hear the sound of retreating footsteps.

’He left?’

Blinking, she pulled out her phone and made a call, "How are the arrangements going so far? Alright... but don’t mess anything up..."

...

In a dark underground chamber, the sound of screams echoed through the walls along with the occasional gunshots.

In the center of a small dark room, a man was tied to a chair, his limbs bound tightly. Every inch of his body was ridden in holes and wounds.

Only his barely opened eyes could confirm that he was still alive.

"Speak!" A bulky man approached him, landing a brutal kick on his stomach.

His body ricocheted backwards but before he could fall, the bulky man pressed down on the chair, "Can’t you see the Boss waiting?"

At the mere mention of ’Boss’, the man on the chair jerked forward. His gaze snapped to the darkness where he could see a metal glinting.

He opened his mouth but not a single word came out.

The bulky man grabbed his palm and twisted another finger, letting it fall limp like the rest of his fingers.

Another animalistic scream reverberated in the place.

"Back then, you were one of the people who had kidnapped the Boss and his Elder brother. You worked for that gang. But now that most of your gang members are dead, you dared to follow the Boss here... What is your intention? Speak!"

The man shivered, tears and snot rolling down his face as he backed into the chair.

The chair screeched as the person sitting on it rose to his feet.

"You won’t speak?" The voice was so frosty that the people in the surrounded chambers backed into the corners, afraid that they would attract the man’s attention.

The man’s entire body shook even more violently as he vigorously struggled.

Adrian stepped out of the shadows, his fingers twirling the gun once before he held it straight.

And then—

’Bang! Bang! Bang!’

Three bullets pierced straight between the man’s brows. Blood splattered everywhere.

The underground chamber sank into an eerie silence for a few long minutes before screams erupted in the place again.

"Second Master...!" Ji Yan rushed inside the place, only to pause when he saw the scene in the chamber.

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