?Chapter 475


    After Gareth exined Wanda''s situation to Wendell over the phone, there was a moment of silence on the other end.


    Thinking Wendell might hesitate, Gareth quickly added, "If you agree to help me with this, I''ll reward you with five million dors!"


    After a long pause, Wendell finally spoke.


    "That friend of yours... Is he Carlisle Zahn?"


    Gareth fell silent, sensing Wendell''s presence in Yorksle was somehow rted to Carlisle.


    "Yeah," Gareth replied.


    Wendell chuckled softly.


    "What a coincidence. My buddies and I are working for Carlisle now. We''re here at Yorksle to look for Wanda, too!"


    Gareth smiled awkwardly. He hadn''t expected Carlisle to hire Wendell''s team, especially considering Wendell''s background as a retired special forces leader.


    Gareth swallowed nervously and asked, "Have you found any leads?"


    Wendell sighed.


    "No luck so far. We''ve practicallybed through every hospital in Yorksle!"


    Gareth smiled triumphantly and said, "I know where she is!"


    "Huh?"


    "She''s in Maple Hill. But it''s guarded by military personnel."


    "What? The military''s involved?"


    "It''s the Murrays'' doing!"


    "What a pain!" Wendell muttered, narrowing his eyes while taking a drag of his cigarette.


    "Come on, Wendell. Don''t tell me you can''t handle that?" Gareth teased.


    "Wow, kid. Do you know who you''re talking to? If your brother''s still-"


    Wendell abruptly paused, realizing his slip.


    "Sorry, I shouldn''t have brought that up."


    Gareth chuckled and replied, "Don''t worry about it. I''ve moved on. My brother will always live in my heart."


    After ending the call, Gareth sat before hisputer and retrieved a USB stick from the


    drawer. Inserting it into the CPU, he opened the folder stored on it.


    The folder contained photos of a fully armed special forces soldier-Zayden Spencer, Gareth''s biological brother, codenamed "Wolf Fang". Zayden had served as themander of the Leopard Strike Team.


    Gareth''s thoughts drifted back to their school days. Back then, with his father and grandfather preupied with work, he and Zayden had relied on each other since childhood.


    Theodore didn''t want his grandsons to grow up privileged, so he sent them to live with their grandmother. Due to Gareth''s poor health, he was often bullied in school. Whenever he was about to be beaten, Zayden would bravely step in.


    "Gareth, stand behind me. They''ll have to go through me first if they want to touch you.


    "Gareth, who punched you in the face? Take me to him now!Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    "My brother punched your son. So what? Your son was at fault, too!


    "What? My brother identally scratched a BMV while riding his bike? Is he okay?


    "Bullshit! If you dare to expel my brother, I''ll shut down this whole school!


    "Gareth, I''m enlisting. I won''t be able to protect you anymore, so take good care of yourself, okay?


    "Gareth... Will you... call me bro... just onest="


    When Gareth was 18, he received Zayden''s final call. Before he could utter his brother''s name, a loud bang pierced through the phone. The next time he saw his brother, all that remained of him was an urn of ashes.


    Suddenly, a knock on the door snapped Gareth back to reality. Wiping away his tears, he removed the USB stick and ced it back in the drawer.


    He then went to open the door. It was Max.


    Ignoring Gareth''s red eyes, Max said, "The top-of-the-line cost 8.6 million!"