Chapter 204 Are You Not Afraid Of Death

Felix’s attitude allowed no room for negotiation. “Men, take him away.”

No sooner had his words fallen than his two personal bodyguards stepped forward. They roughly restrained Josiah on both sides and forcefully carried him away.

Then, Felix summoned Benedict alone. As for what was said, it remained unknown.

At Lockhart Villa, Sebastian lifted his hand and glanced at his wristwatch, only to realize it was already almost ten at night.

Knowing that she had gone to eat at Jillian’s house, he didn’t rush her. Instead, he just quietly waited in the living room for a long time with his brows furrowed.

Just then, the landline at home abruptly rang.

After answering and making some inquiries, Lydia turned her gaze to Sebastian. “Mr. Lockhart.”

Sebastian paused for a moment before standing up. He took the phone with his long and slender fingers.

“Hello, Mr. Lockhart. I’m the head of the Blume family…”

Following that, Sebastian stood quietly in place. He listened as the person on the other end of the phone spoke.

At the same time, his heart gradually sank like a massive stone with the news of Madelyn’s mishap.

His expression also changed subtly from calm to panic.

In the end, he didn’t wait for the other person to finish with the pleasantries and simply hung up.

Almost immediately, he reached out to all of his contacts, be it the police or the media, urging them to go all out and search for Madelyn.

Even if it meant turning the entire city inside out, he was determined to find her.

Right then, the car finally came to a stop in the suburbs.

Throughout the drive there, Madelyn’s eyes were blindfolded with a black cloth.

At that moment, she sensed a few people approaching. They helped her out of the car. Then, they walked about twenty meters away before she was pushed onto a wooden chair.

Subsequently, the black cloth before her eyes was abruptly removed.

Momentarily disoriented by the sudden burst of light, she squinted and allowed her eyes to adjust for a moment before she finally had a good look at her surroundings.

If her guess was correct, she was in an Epean-style mansion at that moment since all the interior decorations brimmed with a distinct Epean flair.

Then, she swept her gaze over the men in black around her.

Surprisingly, she found herself surrounded by dozens of men in black in the vast mansion.

She could only imagine the number of people surrounding the mansion outside at that very moment, making it impenetrable.

Moreover, the men in black seemingly emanated an aura of violence yet appeared to be under some form of unified management. They stood motionless in place like robots.

Madelyn instantly went on high alert. Who on earth are these people? And why did they take me?

At that thought, she couldn’t help but open her mouth to voice her questions. But before she did so, she spotted the logos on their masks.

Her heart abruptly jolted.

Good heavens! That emblem is the logo of Oceanic Empire! These men in black are actually members of Oceanic Empire! I’m doomed, done for, dead… Just a couple of days ago, I masqueraded as Morgana, the lady boss of Oceanic Empire. I thought I had successfully deceived them all, but unexpectedly, they managed to track me down so quickly. This is it. I’m dead meat! The heavens granted me a chance to be reincarnated, but I had yet to change all my tragic circumstances. Am I to die here?

Upon thinking of that possibility, she was filled with dread and immediately boosted her guard to the highest level.

At that precise moment, a series of slow and steady footsteps echoed.

Madelyn instantly turned, only to be greeted by the sight of a man.

The man was incredibly handsome, bewitching so. He had a tall and slender figure, his long legs enough to make any woman go green with envy. However, he was dressed entirely in black and emitted an aura of danger, appearing very intimidating.

Subsequently, he casually descended the stairs with a glass of red wine in hand.

His steps were somewhat languid, yet his whole being exuded an inherent arrogance. Such superior aura was so powerful that it was downright unnerving.

Upon seeing him, the men in black downstairs immediately bowed respectfully.

However, the man didn’t even spare them a glance. It was as if he believed a single look at them would sully his eyes.

With just a slight lift of a finger, the men in black immediately stepped aside tactfully.

At that moment, the man made a beeline for Madelyn.

From a distance, Madelyn could sense his overwhelming aura and couldn’t help swallowing hard.

It seems that I’ve landed myself in huge trouble this time!

By then, the man reached her and gave her a once-over from head to toe.

After hearing his voice, Madelyn surmised that he probably wouldn’t kill her right away. And so, she slowly opened her eyes.

The moment she did, she was met with his devilishly handsome face. Her legs trembled uncontrollably, and she wished the ground would open up and swallow her whole.

No, no… they might blow me up if the ground were to open up and swallow me whole. All I want now… is to vanish into thin air!

After a while, Madelyn finally gathered the courage to ask tremblingly, “W–Who are you in Oceanic Empire? Morgana?”

Unexpectedly, the man’s eyes quivered when he heard the name Morgana.

Nonetheless, he chuckled with a hint of amusement. “You’ve got some nerve, daring to call her by name. Aren’t you afraid of death?”

The word “death” was grave, but it seemed as trivial as eating and drinking when spoken by the man.

But the more nonchalant his demeanor, the more terrified Madelyn felt.

If possible, how I wish to end my own life here and now instead of enduring such overwhelming fear.

However, when she thought of Sebastian, her father, and all her friends, she had no choice but to summon her courage and ask, “Why did you take me?”

“You should know the answer to that, no?” The man gave a chilling laugh.

He said matter-of-factly, “You’re the first in the world to masquerade as Morgana, and you imitated her to perfection. So, I’m rather curious to know who exactly you are.”

While he spoke, he had already moved from her front to her back.

He took a light sip of red wine from a corner of his alluring lip. Then, he suddenly tilted his wine glass slowly.

The icy liquid swiftly trickled down Madelyn’s back, making her shudder involuntarily even as her teeth chattered unceasingly.

Subsequently, the sound of a lighter flicking to life echoed from behind her, seemingly just inches away.

Madelyn was so frightened that she was on the verge of tears. She hurriedly said, “I’m not anyone special, just a daughter of an ordinary family. You must have looked into this already.”

As her words fell, the lighter was casually tossed aside to land near her feet.

Looking at the exquisite lighter, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.