I’m Someone Else

Chapter 79

Who is he? And why does he hate the Pearsons so much? Based on his posture, he’s going for her carotid artery. That’s where blood flows the fastest bar the heart. If that hit connects, Olivia will die immediately. Even if she could last until she got to the hospital and had her bleeding stopped, the venom would’ve spread across her whole body. She’d be beyond help.

Thomas’ skills in medicine were top-tier among the people in this city. Even Quincy said he was better than him, but not even Thomas could save Olivia should the venom run its course.

The masked man raised his hand and was about to strike, but Thomas tapped the man’s shoulder lightly right at that moment.

“Huh?” The man was startled. He was sure no one else was in the condo when he broke in. So, who’s behind me? Despite his surprise, he didn’t make a sound, or he’d have woken up Olivia.

Thomas quickly held the man’s nape with one hand and his wrist with the other. Trying to kill her, huh? You’re done for. She’s my friend, and anyone who tries to touch her has to face me.

The masked man was trained in martial arts as well, so he reacted quickly to the attack. Before Thomas could do anything, he flicked his other hand, and three little knives buried themselves in Thomas’ chest.

Thomas was caught by surprise, and a stab of pain flared from his chest. When he snapped out of it, the masked man had already run off, and Thomas coughed up blood. He still hadn’t fully healed from the explosion last time, and now he had gotten some new injuries over the old ones. Now is not the time to go after him. I have to make sure Olivia’s fine. He could’ve poisoned her before I came. Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

He quickly smacked himself in a few places to stop the bleeding before heading over to check Olivia’s pulse. Good. Things are normal. I showed up right on time. Once he was sure she was fine, he placed the thermos on the nightstand and left soon after. Half an hour later, he showed up in the hospital.

Quincy’s eyes went wide, and he asked, “You can teleport instantly, can’t you?”

“Sorry?” Why would he ask me that?

“I mean, I bet you’ve gone to Iraq and fought in a war, then you teleport right back to get treated. You’re getting injured every other day now.”

Thomas shook his head, smiling bitterly.

“I’ll deal with the injuries.” Quincy sighed. We’re living in different worlds, alright. He gets injured so often. After pulling out the last knife, Quincy went to wash his hands while Thomas heaved a long sigh and wiped off the sweat on his forehead.

Who sent that assassin? The Hind Family? That can’t be right, though. I was the one who killed Drake, so even if they wanted revenge, they’d come for me first before going after Olivia. He fiddled around with the knife. “Do you recognize these knives, Dr. Hofstead?” The edge was sharp, and the blade was beautiful. This was no ordinary knife.

Quincy had been too focused on helping Thomas with his wounds, so he didn’t realize what he had taken out. The mention of knives made him freeze, and he then took one knife to inspect it closely. “Let me see.” A moment later, he asked in exasperation, “How did you get entangled with these people?”

“So, you do know them?” Thomas smiled.

“Yes. This is the product of the Xalmar Family, and judging from the looks of it, the guy who hurt you was a core member of the family, too. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have had these knives,” explained Quincy. As if the Hind Family isn’t enough, he is crossing the Xalmars now, too? Most people would have been destroyed if they had crossed even one family, but he gets on two families’ bad sides. They’re two of the biggest families in the city. The Xalmars master the art of throwing knives, and

they’re infamous for their usage of scorpion venom. Yet, this guy here survived the attack of a core member. How lucky can he be?

“The Xalmars?” Thomas frowned. Another family I’ve never heard of.

“Yes.” Quincy nodded. “Remember what I told you about Olivia? Sacrifices like her are prepared by the six greatest families of Irieson, and the Xalmar Family is one of them.”

Just then, Thomas recalled the masked man’s words. No wonder he said that about the Pearsons.

“So, how did you cross them again?” Quincy smirked. He crossed the Hind Family to protect Olivia, so why did he cross the Xalmars this time?

Thomas shook his head. “I didn’t cross them.”

Surprised, Quincy asked, “What? Why did they try to kill you, then? Are they ignoring the law now?”

An ice-cold glint flared in Thomas’ eyes. He was thinking about something, but Quincy didn’t know what. Since Thomas wouldn’t speak, Quincy wouldn’t ask. If he refused to talk, no matter how much Quincy asked, he wouldn’t spill it out.

Thomas started smoking. I used to do things however I wanted, but I’ve overlooked one thing. If I clear her system of toxins, what will happen to her? What happens to her family? Will they all die like what the masked guy said? As he thought of that, he asked, “Dr. Hofstead, if Olivia isn’t taken away, or if she cannot become a sacrifice, what will happen?”

Quincy shivered a little, and he looked at Thomas for a while. He had a feeling Thomas was about to do something irreversible. “Something unimaginably horrifying.”

“How much horror are we talking about?” Thomas had made up his mind. If he had to fall out with the six families to save his friend, he would do it. He would kill everyone if it meant saving Olivia. He would never let anything happen to her.

“A lot. You might die a horrible death.”