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Jane shook her head as she spoke. “High–level mental power users and elemental power users can fight the mutants, but Awakened are not allowed on the battlefiel. Over all these years, the only Awakened who ever fought mutants was the Duchess.” 

Jane spoke with clear admiration in her eyes. “She is my idol. That is probably why I really cannot stand Tylissa. I always feel that as her daughter, Tylissa does not quite measure up.” 

Tylissa’s mother was Jean Gordon, the Duchess. She was a true hero of the era. 

People praised her not only for sacrificing her own core to self–destruct and wipe out mutants, but also for her love story with the Clark heir, which people loved to talk about. 

If the current head of state had not been the head of the Clark family, their love story would have been turned into a movie long ago. 

History’s tragedy was written in just a few short lines in the books. The price behind it was two lives. 

Maybe it was to protect Tylissa, but photos and detailed information about Jean and her husband, Julian, could not be found anywhere on the Stellar Network. 

Ava thought for a moment and softly remarked, “I only saw her once, but Tylissa seemed quite approachable. She is only twenty–five. As the daughter of two heroes, once she awakens her power in a few years, the news will surely shock the entire galaxy.” 

Ava smiled as she added, “You could try lowering your standards a little. You cannot set the bar so high just because her mother was a duchess. She has also achieved a lot in literature and art. Don’t be too loud with your opinion, or you might get attacked online by her fans.” 

Jane curled her lips. “I am not being picky. It is just a feeling. You know it. Some people you dislike the moment you see them. It has nothing to do with their abilities, status, or achievements.” 

Time marched on. 

Darren followed the procedure and ordered his people to send the contents of the flower pot to the lab for testing. He then stepped onto the balcony and pulled out a cigarette. 

Smoke slowly curled around him as Darren exhaled a ring. He had not expected to hear that name again after more than a hundred years. 

He and Patrick had been classmates. They had never gotten along. 

He disliked Patrick’s cold pride. Patrick disliked his worldly nature. 

They could not stand the sight of each other. 

What Darren never expected was that the girl he liked would fall for Patrick. Those days were extremely hard for him. 

They were the same age and had been compared since childhood. Patrick always ranked first. 

He was always second. 

That alone made Darren unable to like Patrick at all. After graduation, they chose different paths. 

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Patrick followed the Morren family tradition and joined the military. 

News about Patrick reached him from time to time. Darren never reached out first. 

Then, news came from that massive battle with the mutants. Patrick had died in action. 

His body was never found. 

Some said Patrick had been eaten by mutants. Darren thought he would be happy to hear that. 

Without Patrick, no one would outshine him anymore. The girl he liked might finally look at him. 

Yet Darren felt no joy at all. 

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him for That day, the sky was dark and heavy. He silently stood by the embankment as the winds blew past the entire day. 

More than a hundred years later, that name had almost faded from memory. Now, it suddenly surfaced again. 

Patrick had not died in that battle. He had barely survived. 

He wandered the world with no memory. Only earlier this year did he recover it. 

Soon after, he fell ill and passed away. Darren felt like he was cursed to be forever haunted by Patrick. As children, Patrick crushed him until he could not breathe. 

When old and already dead, he still struck a clean blow. 

Darren tightly clenched his fist. After heavily smoking several cigarettes, he let out a long sigh. 

He accepted it and opened his Holoband to send a message to his wife, who was traveling far away. He wrote, ‘Patrick has returned to the Morren family and passed away from illness. His granddaughter’s coming–of–age ceremony is approaching. The Morren family has invited me. 

That was all. 

In this lifetime, Darren admitted that he had never beaten this man. 

His wife had always kept Patrick in her heart. Back then she accepted Darren only because he stepped in after Patrick went missing. 

He seized the chance, comforting her when her spirit was shattered. 

After that, he naturally stayed by her side. 

“Patrick, this debt between you and me? It is settled,” Darren softly muttered. “I owe you nothing anymore.” 

A knock sounded at the door. 

Darren snapped back to his senses, quickly adjusted his expression, and walked back into his office. 

“Come in.” 

Paul Dunn pushed the door open and stated, “The head of the Association of Awakened, Mr. Hammond, is 

here.” 

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Darren frowned. “These people have noses sharper than dogs. They even sniffed their way to me. Tell him I am not here.” 

A cheerful voice rang out from the doorway. “Oh, come on, Mr. Sawyer. You are clearly in your office. How can you say you are not here?” 

Virgil Hammond stood there with a smile on his face. 

Darren’s expression darkened. “Mr. Hammond,‘ the Association of Awakened has no dealings with my department. You have the wrong door.” 

Virgil crossed his arms over his chest. 

“Darren, this cannot be kept quiet. There are so many eyes watching. The Morren family is not hiding anything. For the sake of our friendship, will you not give your friend a hint?” 

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