Sasha held a dinner party that night to celebrate her 28th birthday. She had invited many celebrities and influential figures from Jade City to attend, so it was very lively.
She had even sent an invitation to Fade.
However, all he cared about was the Fire Blame Plant. He had not been in the mood to attend the birthday dinner and so, he didn't.
As night fell, Fade accompanied Quin to bed, trying his best to relieve her from cold syndrome.
Looking out the window, the dark sky was without its star, as if painted in dark ink. Fade held Quin's hand in his and whispered softly, "My dear, after tonight, everything will be alright soon. Once I get the Fire Blame Plant tomorrow, I'll be able to cure your illness. You won’t have to suffer so much anymore."
Fade looked at his watch at the thought of the plant. It was already nine o'clock in the evening. The deadline was only a few hours away.
Right at that moment, the mobile phone in Fade's hand vibrated, indicating a call. When he saw that it was Director Xu who was calling, he couldn't help the nagging sensation that made him feel uneasy. He felt that it was a bad omen.
He got up and walked out of his wife's bedroom to the living room before he answered the call, "Hey, Director Xu."
Just as Fade greeted him, Director Xu who was on the other end of the phone started to scream, "Mr. Chen, things are not looking good! We were tricked by the Li family!"
"Tricked? How? What's happened?" Fade felt his heart squeeze as he asked.
"Mr. Chen, you asked me to track the movements of the Li family a few days before, correct? Well, I've been sending people to track them and found nothing unusual. But just a few moments ago, some of our colleagues have discovered that the Li family had performed a diversion!" Director Xu explained anxiously.
"They ordered their personnel to perform their duties as usual but had sent out Fenrir, Old Master of the Li family in secret!"
"What? Where was he sent to?" Fade asked, confused. Something had gone terribly wrong, he thought.
"I've checked the aviation records just now. Half an hour ago, a small private plane owned by the Li family took off to Earlington. Fenrir was on that plane."
Upon hearing this, Fade's expression went sullen.
Fenrir was already a man of age and his health condition wasn't too great. It was odd for him to fly abroad in secret like that; Fade didn't think it was a coincidence at all.
Thinking back to the things he heard Sasha say from before, he started to tremble in rage, his expression turning cold with rage as he said through gritted teeth, "How dare the Li family trick me!"
The rage Director Xu could hear in Fade's voice made him worry. "Mr. Chen, please don't act impulsively. I'm already making arrangements to stop Fenrir..." He continued.
"Thank you, Director Xu. I will take care of this personally," Fade said coldly, and proceeded to hang up the phone.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, he made a call over to Lily and told her about the situation.
After that, Fade left the hotel promptly and sped towards the Li family villa in no time.
At that moment, the Li family villa was still brightly lit.
Many Jade City's celebrities and influential figures had gathered around the magnificent hall. Everyone was chatting with each other, the atmosphere was high-spirited.
Sasha was dressed in a gorgeous long gown that glittered under the brilliant light. She looked like a princess from a fairytale, being the focus of everyone's attention at the scene.
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