CRASH!
He smashed the gate askew with his car. Ignoring the now-deford vehicle, Kris Cooper sped into the complex.
"Hey!" A security guard rushed out. Watching Kris Cooper’s car disappear, he instantly raised his walkie-talkie. "Manager, this is Li! Soone has broken the gate!"
The sports car charged deeper into the complex, screeching to a halt in front of the villa at the very end.
Kris Cooper shoved open the heavily scratched car door, dashed up the stairs, and imdiately hamred on the front door.
"Nathan Leafcastle, open the door! Open the door!"
Upstairs, Vera Wave, who was chatting with Dr. Winson Sumrton, heard the screeching brakes. The sound was so conspicuous that it naturally attracted her attention. She instinctively turned towards the window and then heard harsh knocking at the door downstairs, accompanied by a familiar male voice.
"Nathan Leafcastle! Open the door! Bastard!"
BANG!
A flowerpot by the door was kicked aside by Kris Cooper, tumbling down the stairs. The beautiful porcelain pot instantly shattered into pieces.
Vera jumped to her feet, walked to the window to look downstairs, and instantly recognized the familiar car.
Kris Cooper?!
Startled, she imdiately turned and rushed towards the door.
anwhile, Nathan Leafcastle and Dr. Winson Sumrton’s assistant, having also heard the noise, had already rushed out the door ahead of her.
By the ti Vera reached the top of the stairs, Nathan Leafcastle had already descended and was opening the door.
The mont the door opened a crack, Kris Cooper kicked it wide open.
The force of the kick sent Nathan Leafcastle stumbling back two steps. He swayed, barely managing to keep from falling.
"Mr. Cooper..."
He straightened up and was about to speak, but before he could, Kris Cooper strode forward, grabbed his collar, and threw a punch.
The punch sent Nathan Leafcastle staggering back three steps, and he collided with Dr. Winson Sumrton’s assistant, who was coming down the stairs behind him.
"Kris Cooper?!"
Vera shrieked and sprinted down the stairs.
"Vera!"
Seeing her, Kris Cooper imdiately rushed over, stretching out his arms to catch her on the staircase. He pulled her into a tight, anxious embrace, holding her with one arm while his free hand cupped her small face.
"Are you alright? Tell ... tell you’re alright!"
"I’m fine!" Vera tilted her head up, gazing at the man’s anxious and worried face. "You don’t need to worry. I... I was just upstairs chatting with Dr. Winson Sumrton."
"Who am I?!" Kris Cooper demanded, his voice tight with anxiety as he gripped her shoulders.
Vera frowned. "Why are you asking that?"
Kris Cooper’s grip on her shoulders tightened as he growled, "Answer !"
"You... You’re Kris Cooper!"
"How long have you known ?"
"Well..."
Seeing her hesitate, Kris Cooper’s anxiety spiked, and he roared again, "Speak!"
"Don’t rush ! I... I’m still calculating!" Vera frowned in concentration. "I rember I paid wages to Caregiver Li on the day I t you. So, if I calculate it that way..."
Hearing her say this, Kris Cooper instantly relaxed. Laughing, he pulled her into his embrace.
"Silly girl, don’t bother calculating. I was just asking casually!"
That sentence alone was enough proof that she hadn’t regained her mory. As long as she hadn’t regained her mory, nothing else mattered.
"It’s him!"
"He’s over there! Quick, grab him!"
Just then, as Kris Cooper pulled Vera into his arms and relaxed, several security guards charged up the stairs and burst into Nathan Leafcastle’s house. The one in the lead pointed directly at Kris Cooper.
"Manager, that’s him!"
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