Chapter 1676
A long time later, Evan finally pulled away from Tarquin’s embrace. He roughly
wiped the tears from his face, his small chin lifted in defiance.
“I won’t lose hope! I am Evan Thorne p>
“My mentor, Bernard, was the greatest titan the martial arts world has ever known! My other great-grandparents are all legends p>
“My dad is the smartest and richest man in the world p>
“My brothers and sister are rising stars who will all be amazing p>
“And I have the gentlest, most beautiful, most understanding, and most loving mom in the entire world p>
“So, even if the sky falls, I will never lose hope p>
“Besides, I still have to get revenge for Bernard p>
“I’m going to find the people who killed his master and his master’s wife, the ones who poisoned him, and the ones who bullied Grandpa Walter. I’ll hunt every single one of them down and make sure they rot for what they did to him p>
“I’m also going to restore the honor of the Warner family! I’ll make it the most powerful martial arts family in the world p>
“And I’m going to grow up to be a strong man, to be the pride of Bernard and my mom p>
Tarquin nodded firmly. “That’s right! Our Evan is the best! You’re already Bernard’s pride, and your mom’s and mine p>
The father and son stayed in the mountains for several hours. By the time they returned home, it was nearly eleven at night. Baby and Emmett were already asleep, but Elliot and Elijah were still waiting up for Evan. Elysia was also awake, waiting in her room for them.
When she saw Tarquin return alone, she quickly asked, “Where’s Evan p>
“He went back to his room to wash up and go to bed,” Tarquin said.
“Why were you two gone for so long? What were you doing on the mountain so late at night?” Elysia asked.
Tarquin lied. “I heard Bernard taught him a few new kung fu moves. I was curious, so I took him to the mountain to practice p>
Elysia frowned. “In the middle of the night? Couldn’t it wait until tomorrow p>
Tarquin chuckled. “Couldn’t wait. It’s a guy thing, you wouldn’t understand p>
Elysia pursed her lips, speechless. She wanted to go check on Evan, but Tarquin stopped her. “Don’t go He’s exhausted. He’ll be heading to sleep right after his shower go see him, he’ll just get excited again. Let him get a good night’s
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rest. It’s not like he’s leaving. You can talk to him tomorrow p>
His real concern was that she would see Evan’s swollen, tear-stained eyes and become worried or suspicious. They had all agreed to keep Bernard’s death a secret from her After all, Bernard was gon Telling her would only add to the sadness, with no benefit
Worried about disturbing Evan’s rest, Elysia sighed and stayed put.
After returning to his room, Evan went straight to the bathroom. He took a hot shower and changed into clean clothes. When he came out, he saw Elliot and Elijah.
Elijah, who already knew about Bernard, was frowning as he looked at Evan. After a moment’s hesitation, he walked over and hugged him without a word. Everything he wanted to say was in that embrace.
Evan knew Elijah was worried about him. He gently patted his brother’s back. “Don’t worry about me. I’m sad
that Bernard is gone, but I won’t stay sad forever, and I definitely won’t
lose hope. My focus isnt on grief right now. It’s on getting revenge for him p>
Elijah let go and quickly asked, “How are you going to get revenge? Have you found his enemies p>
Evan shook his head. “Not yet. But I’ve already talked to Dad. At the end of next month, I’m going with him to Thyania for a martial arts tournament p>
Elijah asked, “Is that the friendly competition organized by Punikun’s grandfather?” Evan nodded. “That’s the one. Dad is deliberately competing against Punikun’s father to get close to the Punikun family. Dad suspects they know something.” Elliot, his brow furrowed, added,