Chapter 362 Stoke the Flames
But Leonard was beyond reason, consumed by a berserker rage.
He shoved Julian away violently, sending him crashing to the floor.
Julian’s head snapped to the side, a trickle of blood appearing at his lip.
Turning back. Leonard tightened his grip on Stella’s wrist, his bloodshot eyes promising violence.
Stella shook uncontrollably, her face sheet-white, sobbing and shouting, “Leonard! How dare you! My mother will make you pay!”
Yet she couldn’t break free.
The thought that Leonard-little more than the Grant family’s lackey-would dare attack her never crossed her mind.
Just as she feared he might actually crush her bones, Layla’s voice cut through from the doorway. “Leonard! What are you doing? Release her!”
Hearing the screams, Layla, Carson, Shane, and others had rushed over.
Layla, anticipating that the fake serum might trigger a berserker episode, had instructed Liam to keep a covert watch on Stella’s house.
The moment shouts erupted, Liam alerted them.
At Layla’s command, Leonard froze, his movement halting.
The frenzy in his eyes remained, but the violent aura around him receded slightly.
He glared at Layla, a low growl in his throat, but made no further move against Stella.
Layla frowned, a flicker of suspicion crossing her mind.
Why does he seem… wary of me?
Seizing the opening, Carson stepped forward and landed a solid punch on Leonard’s shoulder.
With a grunt of pain, Leonard released Stella and stumbled back.
Carson swiftly positioned himself as a shield between them, his gaze icy and vigilant, ready to block any further outburst.
Stella collapsed behind him, trembling, a deep bruise already darkening her wrist.
Tears streaked her terrified face as she gasped between sobs, “He’s insane… Leonard’s completely lost it!”
Layla stepped closer, her cool eyes fixed on Leonard before shifting to Julian. He stood pale and rigid, visibly fighting his own rising agitation.
Deliberately raising her voice, she asked, “Leonard, what’s wrong with you? Why this sudden loss of control?
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It almost looks like… a berserker rage?”
Layla’s words, though not loud, were picked up clearly by Vanguard’s microphones and broadcast to the entire network.
Hearing the term “berserker rage,” Leonard stiffened, a flash of panic in his eyes before it was swallowed again by uncontrollable fury.
Beside him. Julian paled further, dropping his gaze to avoid Layla’s.
Her probing comment hit way too close to home. Layla definitely knows something.
A knowing smile touched Layla’s lips as she observed their reactions.
Casually, she continued, “I recall hearing about a pharmaceutical company once. Got tried by the Interstellar Tribunal for illegal human experimentation. The people in charge were sent to prison. Their worst offense was… researching berserker rage serums for beastkin.”
Her words sent a fresh wave of panic through Stella.
Biting her lip, Stella forced a shaky smile.
“Layla, you’re overthinking it. I was being difficult, and Leonard just… lost his temper with me.”
Layla had expected Stella to jump in with an excuse.
She turned to her, her smile still in place. “Is that so? Because they remind me of two interstellar pirates 1 once apprehended. You’re not unaware of what the people around you are involved in, are you?”
The statement landed like a detonation, shaking everyone present.
The production crew turned ghostly pale; a scandal of this magnitude could end the show for good.
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