Chapter 574 - BEHIND THE SCENES (1/2)

Hu Lei listened to the tale with interest. She could relate to being captured and held against her will. It was one of the worst feelings in the world. But she was still curious about the one thing that Yuan Haoran did not explain.

”So, how did you get captured?” She turned to Jiang Yinuo.

The beautiful lady pouted with frustration when she remembered that old occurrence. When she thought about it, she felt completely stupid.

”I have a cousin called Nicole. She is considered a genius, just like me. But her talent only leans towards martial arts. She was chosen to be a Guardian at quite a young age. If I did not exist, she would have been a brighter gem in the clan.” Yinuo sighed.

”She was jealous of me, but she did not seem like a threat to me. I considered her attitude towards me a little childish, so I never thought that she would do anything harmful. Unfortunately, I underestimated her and fell for her trap.”

”I do not know if she was trying to pull a prank at the time or if her heart was truly malicious. But she told me that she was trapped somewhere in a dock and wanted me to go and rescue her. I did not think much of it.”

”Once I went to the strange dock, I was grabbed and tossed on the ship. She had just been identified as a Guardian and was learning the basics, so I think she heard about that ship from other people. She probably thought it was a good way to deal with me.”

Hu Lei felt a little sorry for her.

”I do know how it feels to be tricked by a family member. My father once also sent me a distress signal, and I ended up captured.” Hu Lei said with a light laugh. ”But again, we all know the behind-the-scene villain in that story.”

The dining room became a little awkward.

Yuan Haoran cleared his throat. ”To be fair, I would never have found out about you if it were not for your father. But I apologise for my part in that.”

”Apologies are meaningless.” Hu Lei waved a hand carelessly. ”If you want to truly show your contriteness, show some sincerity.”

Yuan Haoran laughed. ”Very well. When this matter is over, Nuonuo and I will express our apologies more clearly.”

”I have heard a lot of rumours about what happened to the Yuan clan after you returned. What really occurred?” Hu Lei could not help asking.

”It is just as you heard. I dealt with each one of them personally. There was no need for a Yuan clan to exist anymore.” Yuan Haoran said.

”And Nicole?” Hu Lei turned to look at Yinuo.

”She is still running around. She is Taiki Iekami's disciple, so you just might meet her, if you are lucky.” Jiang Yinuo replied.

Yuan Haoran face became sour. ”I have told you that we should have dealt with her along with that Phoebe Lambert. If it were not for her changing your medicine, you would not have experienced the high surge in energy in your organs.”