Chapter 497: The Traitor
Tina’s eyes narrowed as she and Jared rushed to the attacked stronghold.
“Abigail’s good strategy,” Jared’s eyes deepened.
In order to prevent Tina from diverting her energies to pursue her, Abigail had preemptively attacked the Emerson family’s stronghold to create a chance for her escape.
Tina turned the steering wheel, the tires carving deep tracks on the asphalt.
Her face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, filled with rage.
Tina quickly parked at the Emerson family’s stronghold.
It was an ancient mansion, which also served as the Emerson family’s base within the Mountain Veil Order.
Hawk was among the first she had supported; this place was essentially a base for the brothers of the Mountain Veil Order in Ashbury.Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.
Sometimes, when Jayden was on missions, he would stay here.
There had never been any mistakes.
This time, however, it had been attacked so severely!
The bronze door was blown halfway off, and thick black smoke billowed from inside the building, where firefighters and police were still present.
Lysander was communicating with them, inquiring in detail about how the fire had started.
Upon examination, it was found to be a gas leak explosion.
But only those within the Mountain Veil Order knew that it was actually a bomb planted at the base that had caused the destruction and sent many brothers to the hospital.
After dismissing the firefighters and police, Lysander approached Tina.
“Tina,” Lysander appeared to have just received the news, his forehead sweaty.
Tina nodded, “Just you? Where’s your father?”
Lysander pursed his lips, “He was here at the time, he’s been taken to the hospital. Tina, can you… save him?”
Lysander had no emotional attachment to Hawk, but he was still his biological father.
He had never thought about letting him die.
Tina squinted slightly, a dark, indistinct light leaking from the corner of her eyes, “Hmm, I understand. Courtney will handle things here for you.”
Lysander did not respond, but stared deeply at Tina.
He knew his own strength was far from sufficient.
Just like today, when he suddenly received a call about the explosion at home, he was scared into a panic.
Such a man was not worthy of Tina.
Tina, seeing the guilt and unwillingness in Lysander’s eyes, patted his shoulder, “The future of the Emerson family will depend on you.”
Lysander was slightly stunned, not quite understanding why Tina would say this.
But Tina never explained; once things unfolded before Lysander, he would understand.
Tina and Jared got back in the car and drove to the hospital.
Inside the hospital, most of the brothers from the Mountain Veil Order had been treated, only a few who were close to the explosion were still in surgery.
Hawk was the closest to the explosion site and the most severely injured.
Tina stood outside the operating room, already dressed in surgical attire.
She had rescued the other brothers as soon as she arrived at the hospital.
Now, only Hawk remained.
Tina put on her gloves, looked back at Jared.
Jared slightly curved his lips, “Everything’s ready, don’t worry.”
Tina responded and then entered the operating room.
Although Hawk’s injuries were severe, they were not life-threatening, especially with Tina’s skilled hands. After leaving the operating room, all he needed was to wake up.
Inside the ward, Hawk slowly opened his eyes, moving his fingers and toes by consciousness, all normal.
Hawk sighed in relief. When his eyes fully opened, he saw Tina sitting by his side.
“Young master…”
“How do you feel now?” Tina held a syringe, gently expelling the air before inserting it into Hawk’s IV.
Hawk swallowed, “Nothing special, just feel a bit heavy in my head.”
Tina injected the entire contents of the syringe into Hawk’s IV, speaking indifferently, “With so many worries, it’s normal to feel heavy.”
Hawk’s heart tightened as he licked his lips, “The young master is right, it was not easy to bring Lysander back, and with so many conflicts between us, indeed, my heart is somewhat uneasy.”
Tina tossed the now empty syringe into the trash can, “If you truly cared for him, you shouldn’t have done these things, Black Tea.”
Hawk’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Tina, his face flashing with layers of panic, unsure how to respond.
Black Tea was Hawk’s codename within GTO.
It was a top secret known only to the boss of GTO, Five Poisons, and Mr. White.
Even Jasper was unaware that his peaceful brother-in-law was actually his colleague!
Hawk gazed deeply at Tina, wanting to flee but finding himself completely drained, having lost all control over his body.
By now, there was no need to pretend in front of Tina.
“I’m sorry, young master, I have betrayed the organization, but none of this involves Lysander. He is innocent, please let him go, can you?”
Tina leaned back in her chair, her slender legs crossed and tapping the floor, “Lysander is my apprentice, unlike you.”
Hearing this from Tina, Hawk felt relieved.
He knew Tina was always fair and had a clear sense of right and wrong.
Hawk swallowed hard and began to recount his betrayal of the Mountain Veil Order.
“They found me eighteen years ago when Lysander was just born, and his mother had… they helped me retrieve my son. Although I never acknowledged him, I have been watching over him all these years.”
Tina chuckled, realizing that Hawk had been with GTO even before he joined the Mountain Veil Order.
He had hidden it well for many years.
“Young master, I wasn’t manipulated by anyone in GTO to join Mountain Veil Order. They just wanted me to stay undercover and not reveal my identity. Over the years, I did nothing but protect the Emerson family. It was only after you arrived in Ashbury that GTO contacted me,” Hawk took a breath and continued, “But they never assigned me any specific tasks, not even when Jasper was captured. They didn’t ask me to help until Mr. White was captured by you, and then they finally gave me a mission to locate where Mr. White was being held.”
“So, you disregarded Lysander’s safety and let CK’s people attack him, just to force me to hand over Jasmine to you?” Tina looked coldly at Hawk.
He kept apologizing to Lysander, professing his love for his only son.
Yet all the danger was bestowed by his own father!
Lysander’s martial arts skills were negligible, even Orson could manage a draw against him, and now he was being targeted by GTO’s top fighters.
No one inside GTO knew Hawk’s real identity.
What if they really went through with harming Lysander?
Could it be that Hawk never considered this?
No, he had considered all the consequences.
But to fulfill the mission GTO entrusted to him, he was willing to push his own son to the brink of danger.
Seeing her unmoved, and staging such a self-sacrificing act to cover for Abigail and simultaneously plead for her to reveal Jasmine’s identity, killing two birds with one stone.
Hawk just never imagined that she had already suspected his identity.
Secretly, Vulture was sent to breach GTO’s internal data, and after breaking through numerous firewalls, they located Black Tea’s whereabouts.
Listening to Tina’s words, Hawk bowed his head in shame, “I’ve been keeping a close eye, Lysander should be fine, I am certain.”
Tina scoffed, “Should be?”