A Man Like None Other (Jared Chance) novel Chapter 6290

By the time Jared and the others returned to Cloudhaven City, three days had already passed.

Outside the city gate, Lydia, Vivian, Evelyn, Luther, Grace, and Gwendolyn were all waiting.

The second Jared's figure appeared in the sky, Vivian was the first one to rush forward.

"Jared!"

She threw herself into his arms and clung to him tight. "You're back!"

Jared patted her on the back and smiled. "It's not like I went off to war. What are you so worked up about?"

Vivian didn't answer.

She only buried her face against his chest, her eyes rimmed red.

Lydia walked over and looked Jared over from top to bottom.

Only after she made sure he wasn't hurt did the tightness leave her.

"How did things go over in the Demon Marches?" she asked.

"It's handled."

Jared briefly told them what had happened.

When she heard that Darian had dropped to his knees and begged for mercy, and that the demonic cultivator had run ahead of time, Lydia's brows drew together slightly.

"That demonic cultivator got away? Could he come back again?"

"No."

Jared shook his head. "The person backing him is Skylar. Skylar already took a loss at the Celestial Palace, so he won't dare show himself again anytime soon. Since he ran, that demonic cultivator won't dare stay in the Demon Marches either."

Lydia nodded and didn't ask anything else.

The group returned to the city lord mansion.

Roland arranged for the disciples of the Sky Dragon Lineage to go rest, then followed Jared into the Council Hall.

"Mr. Chance, what are your plans next?" Roland asked.

Jared went quiet for a moment.

"I'm going to the Fifteenth Firmament."

The Council Hall went still in an instant.

A light flashed through Lydia's eyes.

She had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Gwendolyn's expression didn't change, but her fingers shifted ever so slightly.

Vivian, on the other hand, went pale on the spot.

"So soon?" Vivian's voice came out shaking.

Jared looked at her, and something heavy rose in his chest.

What stood between him and Vivian had always been a little absurd when laid out plainly.

Back when the marriage contest was held, both of them had their own schemes, and neither one had taken any of it seriously.

But after spending this stretch of time together, Vivian had given him something real, and he couldn't deny that he'd come to care for her too.

Especially after that night... some things, once they happened, never went back to what they were before.

"Vivian, I have to go."

Jared's voice stayed low, but there was no give in it. "Skylar took Josephine away, and no one knows where they went. I think they may have gone to the Fifteenth Firmament. I need to find her."

Vivian bit down on her lip and said nothing.

She knew Jared was right.

Josephine was his wife. She was the woman he loved most.

There was no way Jared would give her up.

But that didn't make this any easier to bear.

"Then go."

Vivian's voice was so soft it was almost impossible to hear. "I'll wait for you here."

Jared walked over and took her hand.

"I'll come back."

Vivian lifted her head and looked at him. Her eyes were red, but she didn't let the tears fall.

"I know."

She smiled a little. The smile barely held together, but it was gentle. "You've never broken a promise you made to me."

Something in Jared loosened, and he pulled her into his arms.

Off to the side, Lydia Wraithmoor and Gwendolyn exchanged a glance. Neither of them said a word.

That night, Jared had a banquet laid out at the city lord mansion.

It was a farewell dinner.

In the middle of the meal, Evelyn Ashcroft rose with a cup of wine in her hand and walked over to Jared.

"Young Master Chance, this cup is from me."

Her voice caught as she spoke. "Thank you for saving my life. If it hadn't been for you, I would've already..."

"Don't say that."

Jared took the cup from her and drained it in one swallow.

Only then did Evelyn's tears finally spill over.

"Young Master Chance, when you go to the Fifteenth Firmament, you have to be careful. I heard from my sister that the Fifteenth Firmament is far more dangerous than the Fourteenth Firmament..."

"Don't worry."

Jared patted her shoulder. "I'll take care of myself."

Evelyn wiped at her tears, nodded, then turned and went back to her seat.

Luther rose to his feet as well.

"Mr. Chance, I'm going with you to the Fifteenth Firmament."

Jared looked at him once, then shifted his eyes to Grace beside him.

He shook his head.

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