The sentiment was especially true after Matthew broke Zac’s left arm. Every time he was reminded that his left hand was now just half an arm, hatred for Matthew would blaze to life once more in his heart. Hendrey did not respond.
Zac glanced at him and ducked his head down in thought. Then, he chuckled, and his entire demeanor immediately softened. “I admire you. Why don’t you work for me instead of Buckner? You’ll be well-rewarded.”
Hendrey was only working with Zac because Hendrey’s secret master commanded him to follow Zac’s orders. “Am I not working for you right now?”
Hendrey looked up and shot Zac a meaningful look. The look stunned Zac for a moment before he threw his head back in a loud laugh. “Good! That’s good! You are right.”
Ouch! Veronica’s head felt like it had been flung all over the place. Sharp bursts of agony echoed through her mind as though it would explode at any moment.
Letting out a pained moan, she held her head and slowly opened her eyes. She was met with pitch-black darkness. Images flashed through her mind like a sped-up movie being played. Some of her memories slowly faded away. Where was she?
Veronica pondered with eyes wide open. “Is she awake?”
The voice came from outside. “Not yet.” Creak. The door swung open. At that moment, someone flicked a switch, filling the dark room with light. The bright glare hurt her eyes. She squinted her eyes in discomfort.
Waylen’s heart leaped with joy when he saw the woman on the bed cover her eyes with a hand. “You’re awake, Veronica.” He joyfully strode over to the bed to tenderly ask after her condition. “How do you feel? Does anything hurt? What about your head?”
Hayley walked in from the doorway and stared at Veronica. She couldn’t help but cross her arms, uncrossing them after a while. Her entire body was tense as her heart raced seemingly in anxiety and in fear.
The secret skill of the hidden clan had not been used in decades. Would Waylen and the others succeed in their first attempt? “Where am I?” Veronica asked.
She held her head. “Master Crayson, my head. hurts.” His sharp eyes had been observing her reactions the entire time. When he saw that she was confused and not at all angry, he knew he had successfully sealed off part of her memories.
“Hahaha! Where else could you be? We’re with the hidden clan. You’re finally awake! You scared your mother and me half to death!” There was a bright grin on his lips.
“Mom?” Veronica frowned and stared at Hayley for al few moments before shaking her head. “I don’t remember having a mother.”
Hayley’s heart was in her throat. Unsure of how she should explain this, she gazed helplessly at Waylen, waiting for him to explain.
“Oh, dear. You tripped and hit your head yesterday. The doctor said you are only suffering from a mild brain hemorrhage that might affect your memories. How is it this serious?”
He had a logical reason all planned out for this situation. Veronica explored her head with her fingers and found her head wrapped in gauze. It seemed like she had truly been injured.
“Rest here for a while. I’ll get the doctor to take a look.” He helped her lay back down on the bed before saying to Hayley, “Go get the doctor.”
“Okay.” Hayley’s response was stiff as she did not have time to realize what was happening. She thereafter swiftly turned and left the room in search of a doctor.
Soon, a doctor walked into the room and examined Veronica before coming to the same conclusion as Waylen did. Veronica was suffering from selective memory loss due to the blood in her brain that was caused by suffering a hit to the head.
