Chapter 519: Ancestors
“Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own future, and he inherits his own past.” -H. F. HEDGE
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Metro City International Airport, P Country
Liam let out a sigh of relief after he sensed the plane touching the ground. Thankfully, they had a safe landing, and the pilot brought them toward a hangar to keep his arrival a secret.
Not long after, they came to a halt.
“We’ve arrived.” Escorting Liam, Daichi Isagawa informed him.
Liam nodded at Daichi. But before he follows him to the door, he hurls a breath from the deepest part of his chest, then slowly lets them out.
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Liam made light steps on the plane’s staircase with the latest bionic prosthetic legs. Now that he stepped back into Metro City again, his chest filled with complex feelings. He should be.
The last time he came to P Country was to carry out his mission to kill Vincent and take Hailee with him. Although he carries out another task, which is to protect them, he is sure that Vincent’s family has forgotten nothing.
“Welcome to Metro City, Mr. Huo... Or shall I address you as Prince Liam?” The older man’s tone has no sense of ridicule but is actually calm. But his expression is profound to read.
Staring at the older man, Liam felt embarrassed to listen to his warm welcome. Instead of replying, Liam bowed 360 degrees to apologize sincerely.
“I’m very sorry, sir. Please forgive me for all the trouble I have caused your family.”
The older man was stunned by what he’d done. After his quick recovery, he pulled Liam up, shook his head, and said, “Get up. You don’t need to be such a politico me.”
“But, sir...” Liam wanted to explain, but he was stopped immediately before he could utter another word.
“It’s alright. My son has already explained it to me. Let bygones be bygones. If you wish to make amends and redeem yourself, then please... Don’t betray them anymore.” The man was talking about Hailee and Vincent.
Guilt appeared in Liam’s eyes. Even though he was told already, he bowed one more time while uttering this, “My life is not enough to pay for all my sins I committed in this lifetime, sir. Therefore, I would like to pay for it now.”
“Hmm... I’m glad to hear that.” Finally, the older man smiled at Liam. He was satisfied with his behavior. If not for Vincent to convince him, he was still suspicious of the guy.
Frederick patted Liam on the back and led him toward the waiting cars. “Come on.”
Liam is wearing a brown trench long coat, face mask, and a hat not to be recognized. Now that he was getting closer to the other men waiting near the cars, they were shocked and became vigilant toward him.
At first, they thought the person who came from the plane was Vincent. But it was strange that the man was walking differently.
Now that he had approached them, they found out it was Liam. The guy undeniably has many similarities to Vincent, and even the profile of their face resembles a lot.
“Uncle Fred, why is he here? Isn’t he supposed to be locked up?” It was Rodney who immediately threw a series of questions. He was in disbelief that Master Crow freed their enemy from the Mafia Association prison.
“Rodney, you don’t need to be hostile to Liam.” Frederick urged his nephew. However, knowing Rodney’s attitude, there’s no way he would stay silent.
“Uncle Fred, when you arrived and informed us that someone was important, we had to pick up by midnight. Never in our wildest dreams that the significant person we are expecting is this criminal.”
Rodney’s words are full of insults because he doesn’t care about Liam. He still remembered how Liam’s cousin, Galvin Huo, abducted Fraine to use as a hostage, which was why he had a massive grudge toward Liam.
Liam, who could not explain what truly happened, remained silent and let Rodney vent his anger. And seeing that his head hung low, someone spoke up from the other Lopez men, who also came to pick up Frederick and their mysterious guest at the airport.
“Enough, Rodney. Uncle Fred explained we had to do this in silence and fast.” Surprisingly calm among everyone, Carl persuaded the hot-headed guy. “We have to leave now before someone notices us.”
“Carl is correct, Rodney. Liam is here to disguise himself as Vincent. He will help us apprehend the mastermind who wants to assassinate your cousin. Liam is on our side now.”
They could see that Rodney’s heart was still full of doubts. He is not convinced that Liam has changed. On the other hand, Frederick is helpless, as he cannot share anything with his nephews about all the mysteries in this world hidden from humanity.
So it is hard for him to enlighten them, especially Rodney.
Before he flew back to P Country, Vincent told everything, including himself-recovering the memories from his previous life. With this shocking news, he learned Samuel was related to them.
Samuel’s first life was as a member of the Imperial Xing family. Exploring Frederick’s bloodline pointed out that Samuel is his ancestor.
But Samuel is a criminal. So Frederick could not accept the long bloodline connection with him. How ironic that even in this lifetime, Samuel is siding with their enemy.
However, every time he would recall that Vincent, his very own son in this lifetime, and Hailee, his daughter-in-law, were the parents of his ancestor. Thus, Liam becomes his ancestor from the mother’s side.
The world is too small, and life is amazingly tricky for each of them. Now they are all gathered in the present lifetime. It must be destiny, written to their fate.
In the present life, they are bound to end the long battle their ancestors have been fighting for hundreds of years.
‘Then, it was the perfect time for the Finale.’ Fred thought inwardly.
“Alright. Let’s better head home.” He announced afterward, giving no room for Rodney to continue whining.
Leading the way, Frederick opened the car door and gestured at Liam to enter the vehicle.
“Thank you, sir.” Liam expressed his gratitude politely. He stepped inside the van and made himself comfortable.
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