novelraw Chapter 57
Chapter 57
Chapter 57: Hecate’s Improvised Drama, So Panicked!
On the scene, Hecate, dressed in a leather outfit, her gaze cold and unyielding, struck without mercy. Ye Bai retreated several steps, his eyes filled with shock. He had calculated countless scenarios, but he never expected Hecate to make a move!
Even though he had vaguely suspected that Hecate might have betrayed him, possibly even bought off by some mysterious force, he never imagined she’d act on behalf of Lin Tai. This was tantamount to completely exposing her undercover identity!
What was this mysterious force up to? To sacrifice a trump card like Hecate for a useless guy like Lin Tai? Or had his recent subtle maneuvers been exposed?
Ye Bai didn’t know. He only felt everything was shrouded in mystery. But right now, the most critical thing for him was to defeat Hecate. Anyone who dared betray him, no matter the reason or excuse, had to die!
Zhao Gang, lying on the ground groaning, forgot his pain in his shock. He was dumbfounded. The actual leader of the assassin organization was openly betraying Ye Bai?
Zhao Gang’s mind buzzed. He looked at Ye Bai, trying to discern if this was part of his plan. But clearly, Ye Bai was even more shocked than he was.
This meant Hecate, the boss of their assassin organization, the Dark Goddess, had truly betrayed them!
Zhao Gang couldn’t process it. He had no idea what was happening. Once upon a time, Hecate had been as fiercely loyal to Ye Bai as he was!
What kind of price would it take to make someone like her betray him? The thought alone was staggering.
Who could’ve bought her off? Lin Tai?
Zhao Gang’s gaze shifted to the man hiding behind the group of thugs. Like Ye Bai, he couldn’t believe this brainless waste could make the Dark Goddess defect!
Shock aside, his loyalty remained unshaken. Compared to the organization, his devotion was to Ye Bai, which was why Ye Bai trusted him.
Hecate’s intervention had completely disrupted their original plan. Zhao Gang wondered what the mysterious force behind Hecate was aiming for and whether it would affect their strategy. Should he step in to help Ye Bai? If he did, all their prior preparations would be for nothing!
He knew Ye Bai had been planning this for a long time. This was their most crucial step to infiltrate China, and unless absolutely necessary, they couldn’t abandon it.
For now, he could only hope Hecate wouldn’t expose his identity.
Hecate, with a cold smirk, beckoned Ye Bai to continue. Her actions weren’t spontaneous—she had planned this long ago.
With memories of her past life, she knew full well that Ye Bai would conspire with Zhao Gang to set a fire on the set and pin the blame on Lin Tai, leading to the tragedy of her past life. That event sent her beloved boy into an irredeemable abyss.
In her past life, she was unaware of Ye Bai’s plan or its profound impact on Lin Tai. After learning the truth, she realized she had indirectly contributed to Lin Tai’s descent into ruin. That realization erupted after Lin Tai’s death, and Hecate hated herself. If she had known about Ye Bai’s plan and stopped it, would the outcome have been different?
But there were no “ifs.” Her only motivation to keep living was to kill Ye Bai. After she succeeded, having lost all hope, she chose to end her life at Lin Tai’s grave.
She didn’t know if the heavens had given her a second chance to prevent the tragedy, but she cherished this opportunity deeply.
During this time, Hecate had considered confessing her undercover identity to Lin Tai. But after much thought, she chose silence. She didn’t know how Lin Tai would view her if he learned the truth. She was afraid—afraid he’d look at her with cold, distant eyes, or worse, banish her from his side.
Even though Lin Tai had always trusted her completely, and even if she confessed, he likely wouldn’t blame her and might even comfort her, Hecate couldn’t take the risk. Even a one percent chance that Lin Tai would cast her out was too much for her to bear.
Only those who have lost know how to cherish.
In the end, she chose to hide everything. The boy she loved didn’t need to know about such dark matters. She would handle them for him, standing in the shadows to protect Lin Tai.
As for whether Ye Bai would suspect her betrayal and target Lin Tai, Hecate no longer cared. She had noticed Ye Bai’s recent maneuvers—recalling the Grim Reaper Squad to counter her and constantly recruiting members within the assassin organization.
Ye Bai thought he was being discreet, but Hecate had been wary of him all along and was about to give him a massive “surprise.” From the day she injured Ye Bai, she knew he would no longer trust her and might even try to eliminate her.
Ye Bai was a ruthless man—once he suspected someone, no matter the reason, they had to die. This was completely different from the kind-hearted boy she loved.
So, Hecate acted without reservation this time.
“…” What the hell is going on?! Lin Tai was the most bewildered person on the scene. He had thought of countless ways to avoid getting beaten by Ye Bai, but he never calculated that Hecate would intervene!
This was too surreal.
He was certain the script didn’t play out like this! In Emperor’s Return, it was clearly written that Hecate wasn’t involved in this incident and only learned about it afterward!
Damn it! It’s Hecate, this little heroine, adding her own drama again!
Do all heroines love improvising like this?
So infuriating! What are these heroines even doing?!
Can’t they let him follow the plot in peace?
Back in the detention center, Xia Shihan, Su Yanfei, Lu Ziyan, and Xiao Yuxuan had already thrown the script out the window. He had wondered why Hecate was so quiet—turns out, she was saving her improvisation for this moment!
Damn it!
These troublesome heroines—what are they even trying to do?!
Lin Tai couldn’t understand Hecate’s thinking at all.