Chapter 676

True to Stephan’s usual direct and forceful methods, bis original plan was in level the entire mountain with repeated bombings. That way, no matter how many threats Johanna or the masterminds behind het posed, they’d all be buried under the rubble.
and over.
And that was exactly what he had started to do mobilizing his men and fin power to bombard the sountain over and
Il felicia and Imogen hadn’t taken the risk of coming to this place , Stephan wouldn’t have stopped.
But now that they were here, Stephan had no choice but to halt the operation.
Felicia instinctively shrank back, trying to nudge Imogen to the front as a shield Imogen caught her movement and glanced at her before stepping forward and addressing Stephan directly,” What are you glaring at?”
Stephan was speechless,
Felicia suppressed a laugh , thinking to herself that Imogen’s fierceness was truly unmatched.
Stephan, caught off guard, looked a little helpless and innocent. “Imogen, who am I glaring at?”
“Don’t you think I can’t tell!” tmogen, fully committed to protecting Felicia, took a stance that was utterly unreasonable and overprotective . “ You’d better treat your wife well, you If you’re mean to her, 1 pve you a spanking myself!”
Stephan glanced at Felicia again and saw her hiding behind Imogan, avoiding his gaze . She looked excamly lilur someone who had been wronged.
Stephan sighed
It was hard to argue with such misplaced accusations.
Scarlet, standing nearby , quietly observed the scene and came to one conclusion in her mind, “Foor Mr. Russell.”
Imogen, shifting back to a serious tone , furrowed her brows and asked , “Have you found any sign of them? Could they have been killed in the explosions?”
“We’re still searching.” Stephan replied , scanning the surrounding area. The mountain was now crawling with his men, but the complex terrain made the search time–consuming
thear me?
Stephan guessed that Johanna wouldn’t have dared to make such a bold threat without someone powerful backing her. That someone could only be Fete ti they were both here, he intended to take them dom in one fell swoop
The faint bruise , clearly caused by being tied up, stood out starkly against Felicia’s fair skin.
Felicia glanced down at it. The mack didn’t hurt, but it looked worse than
With a sigh of resignation, Felicia decided there was no point in hiding and stepped forward. “ It’s nothing. There was just a minor situation earlier. It’s fine now.”
“What kind of situation leaves marks like that?” Stephan frowned, clearly unwilling to let the matter slide,
Before he could press further, Imogen suddenly seemed to have recalled something. “Oh right, there’s something more important about Felicia!”
“What is it?” Stephan asked.
“Felicia’s been “Imogen began, but before she could finish, a sharp gust of windswept past them, and an icy presence suddenly enveloped the group.
Felicia spun around, just in time to see a figure lunging toward Imogen
The gleam of a blade flashed, cold and blinding , making it hard to do.
The attack happened so fast that no one had the time to react. Imogen stood frozen, unable to move.
Stephan, however , was the quickest to act. He longed forward, grabbing Imogen and yanking her out of harm’s way. The force of his pull sent her sprawling, and she was caught just in time by Scarlet.
At the same moment, Stephan didn’t dodge or retreat . Instead, he charged straight toward the attacker, meeting the blade head–on with a fierce counter–attack