Chapter 1969

Adrian remained silent and detached. He started up the mountain again, ignoring the chaos behind him. He knew he had nothing to worry about if everyone at Ivory Cloud was only as capable as these people were. Caroline shouted, "Wait for me, Adrian!" Johnny immediately tried to persuade her, "Caroline, that guy's an idiot. You should ignore him and take your time going up the mountain." Caroline said something in return, but Adrian was no longer listening. He only wanted to reach the peak as soon as possible so that he could meet Dieter and explain everything. "Ow!" A groan came from a nearby path. "You big meanie!" Adrian did not want to meddle, but another voice said, "You idiot. I'm going to kill you! Why did you block the road?" His curiosity piqued, Adrian walked toward the voices and saw an old man with a white beard lying on the ground, talking to a small rock. "Did you hurt yourself, sir?" The old man looked up. His face turned dark when he saw the wrinkles on Adrian'