The Rise of David
Copyright© 2025 by RichXpower
Chapter 70: A Faraway Place
At the sight of Lizbeth suddenly growing so emotional, Josephine inquired with puzzlement on her face, “What’s wrong? David is really great! I know him well, and I’ve even met his parents.”
“What do you know about him? Do you know that he’s a murderer? He wiped out the Whitaker family! He’s truly ruthless!” Lizbeth blurted the truth, no longer able to hold herself back.
However, regret swamped her when she had done so. After all, it wasn’t appropriate for Josephine to know about such a thing.
She initially thought that Josephine would be shocked to learn about that. To her surprise, the latter remained calm and unruffled.
Instead, she even admitted with a nod, “I know. He only did that because of me!”
“Because of you?” Mystification was written all over Lizbeth’s face.
Josephine then recounted everything she had experienced, including the incident at Yeringham.
“How despicable of that Tyrion Whitaker! Death was indeed a fitting end for him!”
After hearing the entire story, Lizbeth was so incandescent that she slammed her fist onto the table.
“Lizbeth ... Don’t tell me you came to Horington this time to arrest David?” Josephine questioned as realization abruptly dawned upon her.
“I ... I...”
Words eluded Lizbeth for a moment, and she didn’t quite know how to answer her.
“Lizbeth, if you’re here to arrest him, don’t blame me for cutting ties with you. Besides, he was the one who saved Mr. Grange, so you can’t repay his kindness with enmity!”
Josephine’s expression turned a touch frosty.
“What? He saved Grandpa’s life?” Lizbeth exclaimed.
‘I never knew that!’
“Of course! Go and ask Mr. Grange if you don’t believe me. However, I’m not sure about the specifics either.”
Josephine merely heard David mentioning it every now and then, but she had no idea what exactly happened.
Meanwhile, a myriad of emotions roiled inside Lizbeth.
‘If he really saved Grandpa, how could I do anything to him?’
She got to her feet and headed over to Walter. Seeing that, Josephine hurriedly followed behind her. Their arrival broke the awkward atmosphere between David and the others.
“Why did you both come over here, Lizbeth?” Walter inquired when he spotted them.
“Grandpa, is it true that David once saved your life?” Lizbeth asked, cutting straight to the chase.
“Of course! Not only did Mr. Chance save me, but he even once saved Mr. Lowe and even the hundreds of thousands of citizens of Horington!”
Walter knew that David helped to free Glen from the control of those few businessmen and thus said as much.
“What exactly is this about, Mr. Grange?”
Shock inundated Anthony, and he felt that the man was exaggerating too much.
‘He even saved the hundreds of thousands of citizens of Horington?’
“Let’s have Mr. Lowe tell you all about this matter.” After saying that, Walter ordered someone to invite Glen over.
Upon his arrival, Glen realized Walter’s intention and so recounted the entire incident of how David helped him out.
That had Anthony and Lizbeth stunned and bewildered. After all, no one would easily believe such a bizarre story if they didn’t witness it with their own eyes.
Nonetheless, they had no choice but to believe it when it was Glen telling them about it since the latter couldn’t possibly be making up stories.
A long while passed before Anthony heaved a sigh and remarked, “Mr. Grange, even if we don’t arrest David, the Jantz family will never let him go. That aside, everyone related to him will also likely be dragged into the mess. Zachariah Jantz vowed that he’ll kill David’s entire family.”
The instant Anthony’s words fell, everyone went silent. The Jantz family in Summerbank was known far and wide. Everyone knew of them, and the patriarch of the Jantz family was even an internal energy Grandmaster with extraordinary capabilities. Considering the fact that Zachariah himself had spoken, this matter wasn’t going to be resolved easily.
“In that case, can we leave? We’ll go to a faraway place where the Jantz family can’t find us!” Josephine fretted.
From Josephine’s question, it seemed that she had also heard of the Jantz family, and fear had taken her captive.
Alas, Anthony shook his head. “It’s not that easy. Although Zachariah gave the Department of Justice three days, I know that he has long since sent men out to guard the various exits in Horington. He doesn’t believe in the Department of Justice!”
“T-Then, what should we do?” Josephine started panicking.
Both Walter and Glen wore grim expressions as well. After all, David once saved their lives, yet they were of no help then. Even the Whitaker family didn’t fear them, much less the Jantz family. Worse still, they didn’t even have the right to speak to the patriarch of the Jantz family.
If Walter hadn’t retired, he might be able to talk to the Jantz family, but his influence was all but gone by then.
“I’ll go to Summerbank with you!” David stated out of the blue.
Everyone swung their gazes at him, and Josephine anxiously asserted, “You can’t go, and I’m not going to allow you to do so! You haven’t the slightest idea how powerful the Jantz family is!”
“Mr. Chance, the power of the Jantz family is far beyond that of the Whitaker family. In fact, it was all because of the Jantz family’s backing that the Whitaker family could act high and mighty in Summerbank. At best, the Whitaker family was only involved in business, but the Jantz family is involved in martial arts. Zachariah Whitaker is even an internal energy Grandmaster, his capabilities
immeasurable! Therefore, you can’t go!” Walter advised David, knowing quite a bit about the Jantz family.
In response, David merely smiled nonchalantly.
“The Whitaker family has been obliterated. I don’t mind wiping out the Jantz family as well.”
“You’re too arrogant, kid. Haven’t you ever heard that there’s always truth to a rumor? The Jantz family has a foundation of over a hundred years and isn’t a family you can simply eliminate just because you said so.”
A glimmer of disdain flittered across Anthony’s eyes.
In the beginning, he had a good impression of David and admired him quite a bit after hearing that he saved Walter and Glen, but that remark had repulsion flooding him. He felt that the man was being too supercilious at such a tender age.
“Time will prove whether I can wipe out the Jantz family!” David sneered.
“Okay, let time prove it then. Since you’ve agreed to follow us back to Summerbank, let’s set out tomorrow. I can guarantee that no one will make a move against you during the trip there.”
Anthony was initially caught between a rock and a hard place since the man once saved Walter and Glen, but he no longer had to be conflicted when the man decided to play hero then.
“Sure!” David nodded in acquiescence.
Subsequently, David enjoyed the meal. On the contrary, Josephine had no appetite and couldn’t even stomach a single bite. Many a time, she wanted to dissuade him, but she swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue in the end. She knew his temperament, and no one could sway him when he had made his decision.
After the meal, Anthony had Lizbeth follow David and Josephine home in order to prevent David from taking off during the night. Lizbeth was Josephine’s former classmate and good friend, so it was no inconvenience for her to stay with them. Furthermore, it was only for a night.
When they returned to the mansion at Dragon Summit, Josephine was down in the dumps. Lizbeth didn’t know how she should comfort her either when her identity made things so awkward. Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere turned oppressive.
David made two cups of coffee and handed them to Josephine and Lizbeth, appearing wholly relaxed.
“Why are you so depressed? This isn’t some final farewell or something. I might be back from Summerbank in just a few days!” David commented with a smile at the sight of Josephine all downcast.
“Will you really not listen to me this once, David? Don’t go to Summerbank. If worse comes to worst, we’ll just wait in Horington. If the Jantz family comes to pick trouble, we can still give it a go. If you go to Summerbank, aren’t you just walking into the lion’s den?” Josephine implored with a beseeching expression.
“Do you think that’s still possible?”
David flashed her a smile and cast a glance at Lizbeth.
Josephine likewise turned her gaze to Lizbeth. After all, the latter was there to keep an eye on David so as to prevent him from absconding or going into hiding.
As Lizbeth sensed the scorching gaze directed her way, embarrassment showed on her face.
With the cup of coffee David brewed in her hands, she bit her lip and declared, “I-I’m a heavy sleeper and won’t awaken even if there are any movements at night!”
The meaning of her words was plain as day—she was telling them both that they could make a run for it while she was sleeping at night.
At that, David abruptly chuckled. “Are you telling me that I can make a run for it during the night, Ms. Grange?”
“I ... I didn’t say that!” Lizbeth shot him a glare, her eyes brimming with censure that he actually put it in such blunt terms.
“Don’t spout nonsense, David! Lizbeth didn’t say that!” Josephine snapped, glowering at David as she also knew that Lizbeth was helping them.
All of a sudden, David burst into laughter.
“Haha ... Just catch up with each other since the two of you haven’t seen each other in many years. Don’t worry about my affairs. I can’t possibly die when I haven’t taken such a beauty to wife!”
Grasping Josephine’s chin with a hand, he pecked her on the cheek without warning. At once, Josephine’s face flushed bright red.
‘Lizbeth is still here, yet he dared kiss me?’
“You’re such a rogue, David!”
She pouted in feigned anger, but inwardly, elation suffused her.
Meanwhile, Lizbeth rolled her eyes in exasperation at the public display of affection that caught her off guard. Nevertheless, she was very much impressed by David’s calmness, for he was still in the mood to fool around at such a time.
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