The CEO Gets What He Wants novel Chapter 711

Chapter 711 Emotional Damage

On the other end of the couch sat Taron. To Avery's surprise, Xander was also present.

Taron was dressed in a black shirt and deep blue jeans. Gone was the domineering air he had when dressed formally. Instead, he seemed more like a gentle and refined gentleman.

Xander still had skin as white as snow and a bewitchingly handsome face. He was wearing a white shirt, which accentuated his already fair complexion, making it appear even more like a white gem.

Upon seeing Avery, he smiled and greeted her, “Avery, it's been a while.”

With a polite smile, Avery turned to him and said, “Mr. Gibson, you've come to Mocset too?”

Her incredibly radiant and gentle smile momentarily caused the two present men to lose their composure.

In the city of Mocset, where beautiful women abound, Avery's appearance might not be the most outstanding, but it was undoubtedly excellent. Although she didn't possess the striking beauty of Eastern Epean women, she carried a unique Aplothian beauty.

Avery had a very gentle face, one that was liked by both men and women. There was no hint of aggression in her features, making her appear extremely well-behaved.

Her eyes were deep and double-lidded, large and round; her pupils were black and bright, like kernels. When they looked at you, it seemed as if they could burst forth with countless dazzling stars.

Her laughter was incredibly sweet, a sound that could nourish one's soul and soften even the coldest of hearts. It was a sight that every man found endearing.

Cayden lounged lazily on the couch. When he saw Avery flashing a smile at his two friends, his handsome face instantly turned somewhat gloomy.

He despised the way his woman sweetly smiled at others, even if those two were his good buddies.

“Come over!” He beckoned to Avery, signaling her to come closer.

Avery politely nodded at Taron, then headed toward Cayden.

Just as she approached Cayden, he pulled her toward him, making her sit directly on his lap.

Then, he lifted her delicate, petite chin and gently placed a kiss on her lips. “Has that little brat been pacified?”

Taron and Xander were speechless.

Jealousy and hatred filled their eyes as they were ignored. The duo didn't enjoy watching the couple showing intimacy before them.

As there were still people around, Avery felt a bit embarrassed. She whispered in Cayden's ear, “Cal is still a bit temperamental... There are people here, you shouldn't behave like this...”

“Who cares about them? They're both single and have no clue about the fun of flirting between couples,” Cayden said, completely disregarding his friend's gaze.

He held Avery as if he were holding his most beloved treasure, happiness flickering in his narrow eyes.

That remark emotionally wounded the single men in the room.

They continued to grit their teeth.

Originally, the three of them were discussing serious matters, but the couple kept showing off their affection. Additionally, Cayden kept acting smugly in front of them. They really wanted to punch his annoyingly smug face.

After a moment of intimate interaction with Avery, as if no one else was around, Cayden spoke up. “Let's continue with what we were discussing earlier.”

They were originally discussing how to deal with Dark River when, unexpectedly, Avery appeared.

After a brief moment of tenderness, Cayden naturally didn't forget his main task. Having stayed in Dark River for so long, he couldn't wait to destroy that inhumane purgatory on Earth.

Although he managed to escape from that prison, many innocent lives were still lost there.

Even more horrifying was that countless teenagers were transported to Eerie Island for demonic training every year. However, the chances of survival were less than one percent, which shows how inhumane that organization was.

Xander sat on the couch, his legs crossed.

He glanced at Avery, who was nestled on Cayden's lap. His fair fingers stroked his own chin. “Cayden, is it appropriate for her to hear all this?”

In his eyes, Avery was undoubtedly a delicate little woman. Despite her business acumen, which could indeed rival that of Cayden, she was still a gentle and delicate lady.

Nicole was the kind of woman who would jump at the sight of a mouse. He thought such gruesome and dark matters were unsuitable for Avery to hear. He was worried it would leave a psychological scar on her.

Avery bit her lip, then resolutely spoke to Cayden. “It's okay. I want to listen. I want to know more about what exactly happened to you during these past two years.”

For more than two years, she hadn't been able to stay by his side. At that moment, finally having the opportunity to understand what he had gone through, Avery was eager to know.

Cayden tightened his grip on Avery's waist, giving her a silent kiss, yet his eyes darkened.

In his eyes, she was pure, kind, and beautiful, while his world was filled with despair, slaughter, and madness. He, too, wanted to be a clean and pure man. However, forced by survival, his hands were inevitably stained with blood. He didn't want her to see his devilish side.

Seeing the longing in her eyes, Cayden still agreed.

Inside the room, the oversized LCD screen lit up. Cayden's fingers were rapidly moving across the laptop keyboard, inputting a series of complex commands. The decrypted computer quickly entered safe mode.

The cursor flickered incessantly, and gradually, a recorded video began to appear on the electronic system terminal. “This is some scattered evidence of the crimes Dark River committed that I recorded before leaving Eerie Island...”

In the footage, countless children were held captive on Eerie Island, undergoing hellish training. They studied various combat and assassination techniques. The principle of survival of the fittest was implemented there. As such, mutual slaughter and surprise attacks happened almost every day. Anyone who lowered their guard down, even slightly, would pay the price with their life.

On the island, assassins who made mistakes would be drugged and thrown to the wild beasts. The scenes of those beasts greedily devouring the helpless individuals were endless.

The island had also established various brutal penal codes. Avery watched, eyes wide open, as the pitiful child of seven or eight years old in the video was torn apart as onlookers let out piercing laughter.

She was shocked, angry, and frustrated. Unable to bear such intense stimulation any longer, she ran straight to the bathroom to throw up.

Taron and Xander seemed quite composed. They had witnessed plenty of bloody scenes before. After all, their supreme power was built upon a pile of corpses. However, the raw footage still made them somewhat uncomfortable.

They never expected Rupert to be so insanely cruel, scouring gifted children from across the world to train. Not only that, the madman even used living people as subjects for his experiments. He had a complete disregard for humanity.

Avery was in the bathroom, throwing up so much that she almost vomited bile. As she continued, she couldn't help but let her tears fall.

The thought of him possibly enduring the same suffering as depicted in the video for two years made her feel as if her heart was about to shatter into pieces.

Just as she was silently crying, her hand covering her mouth, a pair of familiar arms suddenly embraced her slender waist from behind.