Waited For A Long Time
"Continue patrolling. I'll head upstairs to take a look."
Realizing that something was amiss, Bugara rushed upstairs to check things out.
The villa was completely silent. Everything seemed normal, but there was an indescribable sense of eeriness looming in the air.
Bugara scanned his surroundings warily but did not discover anything, so he rushed upstairs and lightly knocked on Zayn's door.
Benard opened the door and asked, "What's going on?"
"Benard, where's Mr. Giblo?" asked Bugara.
"He fell asleep." Benard asked softly, "What exactly is going on?"
"Has Mr. Giblo been sleeping all this while? He didn't go downstairs?" Bugara's eyes widened.
"Of course!" Benard frowned.
"That's weird…" Bugara became more uneasy. "Connor mentioned that he saw Mr. Giblo in the garden just now. Apparently, Mr. Giblo appeared beside the swimming pool, and he moved agilely…"
"When did that happen?" Benard was utterly confused.
"Just now! Around a few minutes ago."
Bugara peeked into the room. Underneath the dim light, he could vaguely see Zayn lying on the bed and sleeping soundly.
"How is that possible?" questioned Benard softly. "Mr. Giblo returned to the room at eleven tonight and has been asleep all along. How can he possibly appear in the garden?"
"I find it weird too." Bugara asked anxiously, "Do you think that someone has sneaked in here?"
"Turn on the lights and search the place, " instructed Benard. "I'll inform Brandy to send our men back here."
"Okay." Bugara was about to turn on the lights, and Benard was about to make the call when a loud crash sounded downstairs.
An explosion suddenly erupted in the kitchen, sending random objects flying everywhere. Not only was the sound deafening, but it also caused the entire villa to tremble vigorously.
At the same time, a blazing fire spread out from the kitchen, flaring in all directions and engulfing the dining room and living room rapidly.
"Alert everyone! Now!" Benard ordered at once.
"Yes!" Bugara immediately dashed downstairs to gather everyone.
When Benard returned to the room, Zayn was already awakened by the explosion outside. "Leave with the kids first, " he quickly instructed.
"What about you, Mr. Giblo?"
"Go now!" urged Zayn.
"Okay." Benard headed out to look for Randy, Josh, and Venus.
Meanwhile, all the maids and bodyguards in the house were jolted awake. Screaming in fear, they fled in all directions.
Thrown into shock, Randy and Josh ran out of the room, shouting, "Daddy, Mommy!"
"Randy, Josh, follow me quickly." Benard grabbed the two children anxiously. "Where's Venus?"
"She's in her room." Josh pointed at Venus's room.
"Connor!" Benard yelled out to Connor, who was downstairs. "Bring Mr. Randuwell and Mr. Joshua down!"
"Yes!" Connor rushed upstairs and took Randy and Josh away.
"Where's Daddy?" asked Randy worriedly.
"Don't worry. I'll save him after picking Venus up."
With that, Benard went to look for Venus.
Meanwhile, Zayn dragged his frail body out of bed. After putting on a coat, he was about to leave when a figure suddenly strolled the room.
"Who's that?" Alerted by the unexpected guest, he turned his head around and immediately felt a shiver run down his spine. "Who are you?"
"I'm flattered to see that you're shocked." Shrouded by the darkness, the person approached him gradually. A wicked grin was playing on his lips as he said, "Looks like my plastic surgery is so effective that I almost look like the real deal."
"It's you?" Zayn's eyes popped in shock.
"You recognize me, huh?" The person smiled eerily. "Did you think that I've died and is no longer a threat to you?"
"You are the one behind the explosion?" Zayn went straight to the point. "What are you trying to do?"
"Of course, I'm here to retrieve everything I've lost!" The person whipped out a gun and pointed it at him. "Since we used to be family, I'll make this quick for you!"
"Have you lost your mind?" Zayn yelled furiously. "Do you know what you are doing?"
"When you destroyed my family and caused me to suffer endless humiliation, did you ask yourself that question?" A look of intense hatred glinted in the person's eyes. "Zayn, I've waited for this day for a long time…"
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