âIt turns out youâre aware of the things that are going on, huh? I guess youâre not that foolish after all! At
least youâre faster than I have anticipated!â
âY-Youââ
Jonathan couldnât even finish his sentence as he could barely catch his breath. He sprinted in the
direction of the young man and pointed the gun to his head.
âIâll take you out immediately!â
The young man wasnât intimidated at all. Instead, he challenged Jonathan with a scowl and urged, âGo
ahead and give it a try!â
Ironically, the confrontation occurred on a great day perfect for a family day out.
Jonathanâs eyes widened in disbelief. He pulled the trigger without a second thought but hesitated when
he caught a glimpse of Sebastianâs face.
Out of nowhere, another familiar image showed up in his mind. In the end, he couldnât differentiate if he
had been seeing things again.
âDad, if you think Iâm the one at fault, why donât you kill me? Go ahead and fire a shot to take me out!â
The man in his mind mentioned something similar and told him to take him out without any hesitation.
As a result, Jonathanâs hand started trembling against his will.
Jonathan had always been proud of Shin because he had always been exceptional ever since he was
young. Most importantly, Shin had inherited the great qualities of Jonathan as an army.
Therefore, Jonathan had high hopes for Shin and thought his son would be the successor of the family in
the future.
Shin did a great job living up to his fatherâs expectations. He was enlisted at the age of eighteen. Two
years later, he was assigned to lead a platoon to go on a mission. His exceptional son was highly
regarded by authorities from all around the globe. As a matter of fact, Shin was a recipient of a few highly
accorded awards and recognition.
However, a woman from Avenport had turned the life of the pride of the nation upside down back in the
day.
He was head over heels in love with Frederickâs sister-in-law after making his way back from Avenport.
Shin, who had never defied his fatherâs instructions, rebelled against him for the first time in lifeâhe
smuggled the household register and got married with the woman in Avenport.
Truth be told, Jonathan could no longer recall the things he had in mind when he found out Shin had
rebelled against him for the first time.
He couldnât even recall the sort of decisions he made to take Shin into custody. How he was tied up like
a beast and presented in front of the man.
It was then Shin glared at Jonathan and yelled, âIf you think Iâm the one at fault, why donât you kill me?
Go ahead and give me a shot to take me out!â
Jonathanâs hands trembled against his will. In the end, he just couldnât bring himself to fire the shot.
Trying his best to keep his emotions to himself, Jonathan gasped out his question, âWhat else do you
want after taking out so many people over the past few weeks? Are you going to take out all of the
Jadesons?â
Sebastian turned around and stared at his so-called grandfather in the eyes, asking sarcastically, âWhat
do you think? After taking out the members of the Hayes, you donât think they get to deny their
responsibilities, do you?â
âYou have freaking killed Eric and Tyler!â
âWhat about it? Is that enough to compensate for my loss and my parentsâ demise? What about Sasha,
Shawn, Karl and the men I brought with me?â âAm I supposed to turn a blind eye when most of my close
acquaintances are dead? You donât think two of the Jadesonsâ lives are enough to atone for their sins, do
you?â âWhat makes you think itâs fair? Is it because theyâre born superior to the rest? Is it because theyâre
members of the Jadesons? Answer me!â Sebastian finally let loose of his emotions and yelled at
Jonathan without holding back.
Glaring at the man in front of him, he enunciated his every word sarcastically, indicating he had no
intention to let them off the hook just yet.
Standing in front of the injured young man, Jonathan was startled because he was at a loss for words to
defend himself.
He thought it was very shameless and selfish of him to stop Sebastian when he had lost more than half
of the people he cared about the most in life.
An eye for an eye had always been the mantra of most people. However, in an attempt to defend his
family member, he merely threw Charles into an isolation cell after his nephew murdered countless
innocent people.
Jonathan couldnât think of anything to prove Sebastian wrong because the thought of ensuring justice
was served to the innocent ones had never crossed his mind.
Upon another peek at Jonathan, Sebastian burst out laughing and asked, âWhatâs wrong? Are you at a
loss for words because Iâm spot on again? Have you finally figured out youâre just a selfish man?â
âSebastian Hayes!â
Jonathan was on the verge of going berserk again. He yelled, âI wonât deny I have neglected othersâ
aspects, but do you really think youâre better than me? Apart from taking out Charles to avenge the
Hayes, you have escalated the issue to a national level! Are you aware of the consequences of your
actions? Are you trying to drag others to hell to keep the deceased members of the Hayes company?â
Sebastianâs goal had always been stirring things up between the White House and the Jadesons. In
short, Charlesâ demise was merely a trivial aspect of his ambitious plan.
It would soon turn into a showdown between a supreme ruler and a family asserting influences over the
army of the nation.
Thus, it would be tough to foresee the outcome of the showdown. Nonetheless, things would be chaotic
for sure. Countless innocent people would be sacrificed as a result of the showdown.