Chapter: 517
“It was Natasha Harmon and a man called Dustin Rhys!” Edwin growled.
The other man humphed.
“How dare a family like them challenge us! They must have a death wish! Gather up our men. No matter what, we must avenge Joshua!”
“Yes, sir!”
The Boulderthorn disciples immediately left to carry out the man’s orders. Soon, the entire branch began to make a move.
Boulderthorn had hundreds of thousands of disciples throughout Balerno, and this particular branch has fostered the highest quantity of skilled martial artists. The reason for that was simple: their mentor was the guildmaster of Boulderthorn.
Boulderthorn has four branch leaders, eight guildmasters, and thirty–six second–in–commands. Besides the branch leaders, the guildmasters held the most power in the guild. With just one command, guildmasters could control thousands of disciples. However, each guildmaster had strong animosity against the other, so they were extremely protective of their disciples. So, whenever someone was in trouble, everyone would immediately chip in to help. And out of all Boulderthorn disciples, Joshua was the most talented and skilled, earning him the head guildmaster’s affection,
His sudden death shocked the entire guild, and if Boulderthorn didn’t avenge him, their reputation would be sullied, particularly for this branch.
Edwin felt some sense of relief when he saw the effort the guild disciples were putting in. Without saying another word, he got back to his car and headed towards the Grants home.
No matter who was responsible for Jade’s disappearance, he was sure to place the blame on Dustin, and, knowing the Grants, Dustin wasn’t going to get away with this easily. With Boulderthorn and the Grants working together, even the Harmon family, one of the wealthiest families around, wouldn’t last long, and when the time came, the Harmon family would surely make Natasha take responsibility alone.
As for Dustin, he was nothing but a sitting duck for the Boulderthorn disciples.
“My dear son, I will avenge you soon,” Edwin swore solemnly.
Meanwhile, in Park Place, Swiston.
“What? Joshua Hummer is dead, and his entire family was massacred? They even burned Hummer Villa down to the ground?” Jessica, who had been relaxing a second ago, sobered when she heard her guard’s report.
The Hummer family was well known for being the top family in Swinton. While it couldn’t win against the Harmon family, it was still a force to be reckoned with, especially with Boulderthorn’s support. So who could be powerful enough to destroy that family?
“Do you know who did it?” Jessica pushed.
“The fire burned almost everything. It’ll be difficult to trace the source.” The guard shook his head.
“We’ll be in trouble if we can’t find the culprit!” Jessica frowned, pondering. Under normal circumstances, she’d be over the moon to learn that the Hummer family was gone. However, most people now knew that the Hummer family and her daughter had something against each other, so Natasha would naturally become the prime suspect. What Jessica feared the most was that should Boulderthorn start digging into this matter, things would get much more complicated.
“What’s wrong?” Just then, Natasha walked into the room wearing silk pajamas.
“Joshua Hummer is dead, and the entire Hummer family was destroyed while Edwin Hummer is still missing!” Jessica summarized everything she knew.
“I already knew that. Nothing to be surprised of.” Natasha stretched lazily.
“Huh? When did you find out?” Jessica asked, astonished.
“Dustin called me last night,” Natasha responded calmly.
“Last night?” Jessica froze before understanding dawned.
“Are you saying that he’s the one who did it?”