'Can it be possible that my mother was actually a superhuman?'
According to Jack's understanding, he knew that if a person really wanted to isolate a certain type of memory, then that person had to actually volunteer to do something that was going to enable them to be capable of doing it.
That person would have to do something like perhaps avoiding something that will remind them of that event, try thinking of things that were completely opposite of what they were trying to forget and so on.
But no matter how many times or how hard he tried remembering, there was not even a single day that he had actually been made to try to forget about Celine.
And even though he had already recovered his memories about Celine, he didn't even remember how he had lost the memories. To him, he could remember the day that the two of them were parting ways, and ever since then, they had never come into contact with each other until they had grown up.
As Jack was still immersed in his thoughts, the old man remained silent as he looked at Jack's expression. He was still confused as to why Jack was not actually in the know of what his mother had been doing all this while.
In the end, he could only shake his head. After all, whether Jack knew about it or not, it did not concern him. As for the fact that he had actually revealed something that even Anne did not reveal to Jack, the old man did not have a choice.
To him, since Anne was currently un available, the only person that he could deal with was Jack. And currently, Jack posed a great danger to the organization.
Even though he wasn't sure about what would happen the moment that Anne came to know that he had revealed details about the business deal between the two of them, he didn't have to worry about something that would happen in the future, but had to care about the present.
Celine on the other hand tightened her grasp on Jack's hand. She could understand that Jack was being given information about his mother that he actually didn't know about.
This was something that not just anybody could take easily. After all, Jack had been living with his mother all along, but, she had kept something like this hidden from him.
And now that everything was being revealed to him, even though it had not yet been proven to be right, it really felt uncomfortable.
Celine had already interacted with Anne previously. For that reason, she had already developed a close relationship with her. And the moment that she heard that Anne had passed away, she was obviously grief-stricken.
After a long time, finally, Jack looked at the old man and asked, "So, now that my mother is not present what is the plan of the organization to compensate me? After all, you don't have to tell me that my wife was kidnapped, and there is not going to be any compensation for her."
Old man: "???"
The old man was completely stunned the moment that Jack said these words. The shadow organization had already experienced some losses during the time that they had been moving from the stronghold to come over here.
Then again, even though it was true that they had actually been helped to stabilize themselves, they still had suffered some losses. But again, here Jack was, trying to ask for compensation from them, after beating up several people in the organization.
Just from the injuries that these people had suffered, it was obvious that the resources that were required to bring them back to their top condition was also of great value.
Healing a normal person was not expensive. But, healing a person that had already begun ranking up, that was completely different. Someone like his son who was wearing a purple mask on his face, since he had already reached the border between normal humans and superhumans, for his injuries to be treated, he would need special medication.
"What? You don't want to compensate her?" Jack asked with squinted eyes.
The old man felt a chill running down his spine the moment that he felt Jack's gaze on him.
Even though it was true that he was angry that Jack was actually asking for a lot from them, he didn't have a choice. After all, Jack could easily decide to destroy the organization, even if he himself sacrificed his life.
Jack would simply kill him, and go on to kill all the members of the shadow organization. So, at this moment, the shadow organization was the one at a disadvantage.
Additionally, it actually wasn't wrong for Jack to ask for compensation considering that the shadow organization was the one that had kidnapped his fiancée.
But then again, hadn't Jack already taught the person that had kidnapped Celine a lesson? Even though he was frustrated, the old man could only give in.
"What kind of compensation would you want?" The old man asked in an exasperated voice.
Jack did not respond, but instead, he looked at Celine and gave her a nod. He wanted Celine to decide on what she wanted. After all, the compensation was not for him, but for her.
Celine was actually puzzled. This was not the first time that Jack had asked for compensation from someone for her. But, all those times, he was the one that was deciding on what the other party was supposed to compensate her with.
But this time, he had given her the choice. But although she was having the decisions in her hand, she actually didn't know what to ask from the old man. She didn't even know what could be acquired from him that could be considered useful to her.
When Jack noticed that Celine didn't know what to ask for, he patted her back, and said, "If you don't know what to ask, let me ask for something for you."
When Celine heard his words, she immediately nodded. She was quite relieved that Jack was going to ask for something for her.
As for the matter of the two of them being shameless, that was not something that she even considered. She had been denied her freedom for three consecutive days, and she had been living with insecurity all this while.
Had it not been for the fact that her mindset was not weak, she would have already collapsed. Thankfully, she was able to hold on due to the trust that she had in Jack.
"Old man, I only want something that can be used to enhance her abilities." Jack said to the old man. He had already thought about it, and since he could not enhance or do anything for Celine at the moment until he upgraded his system authority to the second level, then he had to look for other methods that could be utilized to help her.
It was true that he had previously arranged for someone to protect her, but, all the same, the enemy was too strong and was able to defeat both Denali and Samantha. In that situation, Celine was completely helpless.
ραndαsnοvεl.cοm That was something that Jack did not want a repeat of. The stronger Celine was, the less worried he would be.
The old man's expression shifted when he heard what Jack had asked for. "Are you serious? A serum that can be used to enhance the abilities of a person is not that cheap. Even the shadow organization itself has only so few left at the moment. With the disappearance of your mother, we don't have anymore sources for the res…"
Just before the old man could complete his statement, his face suddenly paled. And then the next moment, he coughed out a mouthful of blood.
"It seems that he has attempted to go against the contract. It is just that he has only revealed something small about what the contract states that it should be confidential. Otherwise, he would have already died." At this moment, Samantha spoke.
She had already seen several scenes where people tried to go against the contract, or perhaps were forced to do so. And as always, the results were always tragic.
Jack was also surprised when the old man coughed blood. But he soon understood why that had happened after Samantha's explanation. He couldn't help but wonder just how powerful the contract was.
At the same time, he had already begun thinking about what the old man was revealing. It seemed that his mother was actually the one that was responsible for providing the shadow organization with resources.
With the shadow organization not coming into contact with the strongholds, it was obvious that their sources of resources had been cut off. Since they were even prohibited from ever stepping foot or ever engaging in anything that was related to the strongholds, it was obvious that even the resources from the strongholds were not supposed to be acquired by them.
'Just what kind of secret were you hiding mother? And, why would you hide something like this from me? I really don't understand.' Jack thought to himself as he remembered his mother's figure.
If his mother was actually capable of providing resources for the shadow organization, then, why was it difficult for her to deal with the Alfonso family? That was yet something that he could not understand.
Suddenly, Jack remembered something that Benjamin had said back then.
**Flashback**
"There are many things that you don't know. If she wanted to leave, there would have been nobody who would have been capable of stopping her from doing that." (Chapter 260)
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"I hope that you are right about what you're doing. Otherwise, you're going to be in deep trouble. This world has hidden a lot that you don't know and understand." After saying his piece, Benjamin got to his feet before he left the villa. (Chapter 284)
***End***
At this moment, Jack couldn't help but wonder if Benjamin also knew about the strongholds. After all, what he had said was no different from the thoughts that he was currently having after hearing about the dealings that his mother had been making with the Shadow organization.
"Jack, do you perhaps know about your mother's whereabouts? We need to complete the agreement sooner, or my shadow organization is going to suffer." At this moment, the old man spoke again, bringing Jack out of his thoughts.
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