My Substitute CEO Bride
Chapter 506

Chapter 506

At one of the mansions in Royal Bay

Everyone except Xeno was present.

Finn lay on a single bed.

A thin blanket was placed over him.

His right cheek was the one that had gotten slashed by the poisonous

arrow, and it had swelled up. The wound was infected and filled with

pus.

Tears welled in Yasmin’s eyes. “Can… Can Finn be saved?”

The image of Finn catching her was still fresh in her mind.

Finn had gotten in danger because he was trying to protect the

industrial zone.

Derek said comfortingly, “Nash is here. Finn will be alright!”

Melody said angrily, “I never imagined these distinguished factions to

be so evil as well!”

After all, Carrion Mountain was supposed to be a sacred space. Who

would have thought it housed such insidious and cunning disciples?

Not only had they attacked without any forewarning, but they had

also lathered their arrows with poison!

Her respect for Carrion Mountain had reduced greatly.

Nash stroked his chin and said, “They might hail from Carrion

sarily mean they’re part of the

Cloud Ascendant Palace!”

“Isn’t the Cloud Ascendant Palace the only faction that resides in Carrion Mountain?” Melody asked, confused.

“The Cloud Ascendant Palace is relatively famous in the martial arts sphere, but there are plenty of others that fly under the radar as well.

“Take Tili Mountain as an example. It houses a multitude of factions that claim to be powerful, but only a few are truly able to live up to their name!”

“Then, where did they get the Five Poisonous Pines from?” Melody asked, her curiosity piqued.

is a banned drug in the Cloud Ascendant

“The Five Poisonous Pines to get their hands on it unless

ار

Palace. It would be hard for members

they were a key council member of the faction!

“My hunch is that they’re being led by a council member who snuck out from the Cloud Ascendant Palace. That person must’ve brought

along either the Five Poisonous Pines or the formula for it with them!”

Things seemed much clearer to Nash in hindsight. The Cloud

Ascendant Palace had plenty of rules and regulations in place, and it

was not an easy feat to leave the premises—let alone bring the Five

Poisonous Pines along with them.

Melody nodded. “Let’s save Finn’s life before we continue this

discussion!”

Nash sighed inwardly.

He had been careless this time.

He had not expected a relatively powerless faction to have

connections with someone in Carrion Mountain.

They were not all that powerful, but it was always much more difficult to fight against someone who refused to step into the open. If they let their guard down even the slightest, they would get injured.

It would probably take him the next two days to prepare the antidote.

Maria prepared dinner for everyone.

Yasmin and the others left after having dinner.

Nash called Fabian to let him know he would not be able to make it to

the office for the next two days.

Fabian’s response was to tell him he could use his time in any way he

wished.

However, what Fabian did not know was that someone else had

tapped into his conversation with Nash.

In a luxurious mansion by the sea, Yvette sat before her laptop with

an earpiece in her ear.

She had listened to the recording of Nash and Fabian’s conversation

at least three times.

However, the only information she had managed to glean from it was

that someone would be reporting to work at Universal Group the next

day.

Fabian was very lax with that person as well, allowing them to

arrange their schedule any way they saw fit.

From that, it was evident this person would be joining Universal Group and holding a senior position in the company.

Yvette tapped on the keyboard, and the screen soon showed the

location of the other caller-Jonford, Drakonia.

The corner of her mouth curved slightly as she whispered, “If I’m not wrong, this must be the Young family member you’ve found, right?”

Meanwhile, inside Fabian’s office, he sat in front of his computer and switched the operating system he was using before launching a messaging app.

He sent a message into the group chat he shared with Jennifer and Frankie. [Ms. Larson, please hire a few more senior executives.

Jennifer, you can start firing the senior executives who don’t have a

strong background or contribution to the company!]

The two immediately answered: [On it!]

Yvette switched screens. Through the surveillance footage, she saw

Fabian sitting at his desk.

She pulled out the old surveillance footage.

Then, she deleted that humiliating scene.

A frosty look appeared on her face. “Just wait, Fabian Hughes … I’ll

castrate you once I gain control over Universal Foundation!”

At one of the mansions in Royal Bay, Jonford…