Hundred Times Income Multiplier System

Brenda POV.r

After leaving my mother's room, I left the family mansion. Although my mother had stated that I had to leave the matter to her, there was no way that I was going to do that. I could tell that all of this was started by me. It was just like a butterfly effect.r

From the moment that I had decided to have my half brother Jack killed so that I could hide my mother's involvement in the death of his mother, he must have been taking action in the dark.r

Of course it wasn't that I was sure about it before. Back then, I had simply thought that his words were a joke and that there was no way that he could find out that we wanted to kill him because we didn't want to have him knowing that we were involved in his mother's death.r

It wasn't something simple once Jack knew about the cause of his mother's death. My father actually didn't know the reason of her death. And although he usually ignored her, he had always felt guilty about not marrying her.r

So, he had made sure to warn my mother and my other stepmother that they were not supposed to plan anything that would lead to her death. Although they were allowed to mess with her for simple things, anything that was related to her life was prohibited.r

My mother agreed to it. But, we had no choice back then but to make sure that she died. In the first place, my mother never liked her and that hatred for her was transferred to me.r

So, when my mother had the plan to kill her, I was involved. Although I wasn't involved in the issue concerning the process of how she was going to be killed, I was the one that made sure that my father never found that she was suffering at that time.r

That's right, we were sure that if my father found out that we were planning to kill her, we would have to face his anger.r

In the end, I managed to cut off all the means that Jack's mother had tried using to get my father's attention. Even Jack was stopped by me from reaching father by lying that he was busy or that he had left the mansion.r

And so, Jack's mother died two months later. I'm not even sure what mother did because no matter how someone looked at Jack's mother, they would find that she had simply died of a natural death.r

Even when father tried investigating the cause of her death, he found that it was natural. And so, he didn't blame anyone and at the end of it, he had ended up completely forgetting about her.r

As I walked out of the family mansion, I was trying to think of a way that would help mother. Since I was the real cause of the chain reaction and Jack's suspicion, I had to find a way to solve it.r

It would be good if I could actually kill him off. With him no longer being in crystal city and the world, I was sure that it wouldn't be a problem to finish him off without leaving behind clues.r

The reason as to why he found me the last time was simply because the assassin that mother had called over was so weak in that he couldn't even kill Jack.r

I got into my car and drove towards the outskirts of the city. I planned to leave the city and head to Volant city. If I could meet with Jack and kill him, then I wouldn't have the trouble of thinking about how to prevent my father from finding out about Jack's mother's death.r

I had already gotten far from the city when suddenly, a Range Rover blocked my path. This place was quite desolate and there were fewer cars. The reason for this was because this road was longer and there was another one that was short that led to Volant city.r

I had decided to use this road because I knew that my mind was a mess and I wasn't going to drive well on a busy road.r

I was forced to press the emergency brakes to avoid colliding with the Range Rover. After that, I got out of the car and looked at the car that was in front of me and shouted in anger. "What are you doing? Do you know that this is a road? You are going to cause an accident here!"r

Just as I finished speaking, I saw the headlights of the car being lit. And what followed that was that the Range Rover rushed towards me.r

I was so scared. The way that the Range Rover was coming my way, I knew that it wouldn't stop. Perhaps the driver had been angered by my words? But that's not a good reason for the driver to try killing me, right?r

With my thoughts still chaotic, I still managed to jump to the side and barely managed to evade being hit by the car.r

I looked at the car that had suddenly stopped. I was just about to get onto my feet when suddenly, the doors of the Range Rover opened and three bulky men got out of it.r

Their body statures were terrifying. Although they were wearing suits, it didn't remove the hooligan vibe that was being emitted by their bodies at all.r

I was already scared. Now that I could see these bulky men approaching me, the fear in my heart intensified. "What…what are you trying to do?" I tried to question them.r

The courage that I had when I faced Jack's cold eyes back then had already disappeared. There, at least I knew that we were in a resort and there was no way that Jack would actually try attacking me.r

But here, we were so far from other people. If these guys actually had the intention of killing me, I won't be saved unless another person decided to use this road.r

Gathering all the strength in my body, I got up from the ground and ignored the pain that came from the bruises that I had received from jumping and tried running away.r

Had I been closer to my car, I would have gone into it. But, there were the bulky guys between me and my cars. So, the only thing I could do was to run towards the forest at the side of the road.r

But, the three men ran after me. And the dress that I was wearing didn't support me running. So, they easily caught up to me. "Leave me alone! Help!" I tried using all the strength in my body to break free from their grasps bit I couldn't.r

It was also at this point that I suddenly got hit and everything went black.r

I'm not sure how long passed when I was unconscious. But, I was woken up by the cold water that was poured onto my body. The water made me jump onto my feet.r

I looked around with fear in my eyes. Then, I saw that I was actually inside something like a building. The walls were made of wood. As I looked around, my gaze finally landed on someone who was seated on a chair looking at me amusedly.r

"Ja… Jack? What are you trying to do?" I asked as I looked at him. Behind him, there were the three people that had knocked me out and brought me here.r

"Haha. There it goes again. You also think that I'm Jack. You should be the one that sent that guy called viper after Jack, right?" The young man asked.r

His words confused me. Why was he talking from a different perspective? And, why was he asking about something that he already knows about?r

Still, just to make sure, I spoke again." Jack, stop messing around and let me go." In front of the three guys, I was extremely afraid. But in front of Jack, at least I had a little bit of courage to berate him.r

"Young lady, you are mistaking me for someone else. Actually, I'm not Jack, I'm Johnathan, Jack's cousin. As for Jack, he should be here soon." The young man smiled and spoke.r

"Cousin? Jack has a cousin?" I asked doubtfully. How was this possible? I knew Jack all too well. How could he have a cousin. Furthermore, why would a cousin look exactly like him? This was impossible, right?r

"Yeah. That guy that you sent was so dumb. I told him that I wasn't Jack. In the end, he actually thought that I was lying. So, he attacked me and ended up dead. But, I have to thank you for sending that guy to kill Jack. After all, had it not been for that attack, I wouldn't have met my cousin this soon." Johnathan spoke again.r

I was still confused about what he is talking about. But at this time, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps heading towards the door. I looked towards it, wondering who it was that was coming.r

"No need to be so nervous, that should be Jack." The moment that Johnathan finished speaking, I saw a person that looked just like him coming in.r

The moment that I looked into his eyes, I finally believed what I was told. The coldness in his eyes was the same as the one that he had shown back then when he came to my room in the resort.r

"Jack? There are two of you?"r

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Author's POV.r

Jack had already gotten back to crystal city. This was the first time that he had actually come back to this place since he left during the previous month. In any case, he was here to make sure that those that were involved in his mother's death were all punished.r

In his mind at that moment, a blood debt had to he paid by another. His mother was the most precious person in his heart and she was simply killed off. There was no way that he was going to let the murderers off the hook.r

He had already asked Johnathan for help again. Johnathan had accepted because this matter concerned the death of his aunt. And of course, he too was so angry about it. But, he was good at hiding things from the others.r

When he got into the forest that Johnathan had informed him to come to, Jack found that there was a wooden house built here. The house was located in the middle of the forest.r

He arrived in front of the door and he could already hear the conversation between Johnathan and Brenda.r

Without wasting time, he pushed the door open and entered. Just after he entered, his gaze landed on Brenda who was looking at him.r

"Jack? There are two of you?" she asked with disbelief clear in her eyes.r