Chapter 223: Chapter 223 - Three Chances
Conrad Schroeder pushed down the chaos brewing inside him and approached me.
"Mr. Raymond." Conrad’s smile looked forced.
I glanced at Conrad and chuckled, "What’s up? You look like hell. Something wrong?"
Conrad froze, then quickly shook his head, "No...nothing, just haven’t been sleeping well lately."
I laughed and said, "I’ll hook you up with a pill sometime, guaranteed to make you sleep like a baby."
The more I talked, the more strained Conrad looked.
"Mr. Raymond, let’s...get inside quickly." Conrad said, grabbing my arm.
After we walked into the living room, the dining table was loaded with fancy dishes.
"All this food? Sweet! I haven’t had a decent meal in days." I dropped into a chair and started digging in with my chopsticks.
Conrad just sat there, not saying anything.
He kept looking at me, then glancing toward the door.
"Why aren’t you eating?" I asked between bites.
"I...I’m not hungry." Conrad forced out a smile.
I didn’t push it.
After a while, I leaned back and patted my full stomach.
I wiped my mouth and said, half-joking, half-serious, "Conrad, sometimes one choice can flip your whole life upside down."
When Conrad heard this, his face went white!
He almost spilled Helen Martin’s scheme right there!
But thinking about his son Anton Schroeder, Conrad bit his tongue.
"Mr...Mr. Raymond, I’m not sure what you mean..." Conrad said with an awkward grin.
I stretched and said, "If you don’t get it, don’t sweat it. Just forget I said anything."
"Oh right, you wanted to discuss something with me, didn’t you? Let’s hear it." I looked at Conrad with a smile.
Conrad didn’t know what to do.
His job was to trick me into coming here!
But Helen never told him what came next!
"I..."
"Mason, I’m the one who asked for you." Just as Conrad was panicking, Helen walked in from outside.
I looked at Helen, a bit surprised, "Zachary Ortega? What brings you here?"
Helen laughed, "Mason, I just became Conrad’s student recently."
"Conrad’s student?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Aren’t you with the Colton Family?" I asked, confused.
Helen acted angry, "That Colton Family’s worthless. Staying with them would kill any future I have! People climb up, water flows down, right?"
Hearing this, I rubbed my chin and stayed quiet for a while.
"Mason, I didn’t think you’d grow so strong so fast that even Conrad couldn’t beat you."
Helen sat down beside me, sounding impressed.
I laughed, "You’re doing pretty well yourself, hitting Grandmaster level. That’s something to celebrate too."
Helen laughed loud, "Nothing compared to what you’ve done!"
Then Helen poured me a glass of wine and said, "Here’s to you becoming the Chuzzle Network champion, cheers!"
I didn’t turn it down. I grabbed the glass, clinked it with Helen’s, and knocked it back.
Having already eaten, I also had a few drinks with Helen.
The whole time, Conrad sat there without speaking or touching his food.
"Mason, I’m getting thirsty. Could you grab me some water?" Right then, Helen suddenly asked with a smile.
"Sure thing." I didn’t think twice, turning around and heading for the water pitcher.
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But the moment Mason’s back was turned, a cruel gleam flashed in Helen’s eyes!
Light shimmered on his finger as he struck toward Mason’s vital point with a "whoosh"!
Protected by Inner Strength, Helen’s fingers were sharper than any blade and lightning fast!
Even steel would be pierced instantly!
So Helen was completely confident he could take out Mason in one hit!
——
"Huh? Why’s my shoelace undone?" But right then, I suddenly crouched down.
Helen’s finger sliced past my body!
"Damn it!" Helen cursed under his breath!
This Mason was really lucky!
With cold eyes, he watched me crouching on the ground and struck out with his finger again!
"This one’s loose too, what a pain." But I shifted my body slightly, dodging the killing blow once more.
This made Helen’s face turn ugly, almost losing his cool!
"I don’t believe your luck will hold forever!" Furious, Helen lashed out with both hands!
"Hey Conrad, as the host, you should pour the water." I turned around at exactly the right moment, avoiding Helen’s attack again!
"How is this possible!" Helen was going crazy!
A terrible feeling crept into his heart!
Someone might get lucky once, twice, but not every single time, dodging attacks perfectly!
Just as Helen was reeling, I suddenly spun around.
I sighed quietly, "I gave you three shots to kill me, but you just couldn’t make it count, could you?"
