Fade did not wait for the elevator. Instead, he bolted down the stairs at top speed.
He rushed to the entrance of the adjacent building just in time to see a helmeted man stopping nearby on a motorcycle.
A hooded man rushed out of the building nervously. He ran towards the helmeted man on the motorcycle with some camera equipment with him.
"Oh, you have accomplices? You two must be professionals!" Fade snorted and shouted at them, "Stop!"
The duo was startled and revved up the motorcycle swiftly.
Evidently, the motorcycle was modified and it sped away at an alarming speed, putting over ten meters between them and Fade.
The hooded man, Jackie, was relieved after managing to get on the motorcycle. He turned over his shoulder and planned to point a middle finger at Fade.
To his dismay, Fade was hot on their tails.
Fade was running but he was way faster than the motorcycle. In a few seconds, he managed to catch up to the motorcycle.
Jackie was shocked. He patted the rider on the back and urged, "Hurry up, Nick, he's catching up."
Nick floored the gas pedal and the motorcycle revved into a frenzy.
However, they did not put any distance between Fade.
Eventually, Fade was just an arm away from the motorcycle. He grabbed the tail of the motorcycle and heaved his arm backward forcefully.
Jackie was astounded as he stared at Fade. Jackie yelled, "Grabbing a motorcycle with your bare hands? Are you crazy? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
However, Jackie was bewildered when something unimaginable happened.
The motorcycle stopped in its tracks. The tires screeched against the road and left behind a trail of soot. However, it could not break free from Fade's grasp.
"This... You..." Jackie was dumbfounded. "He stopped the motorcycle singlehandedly? Is he even human?"
Jackie was thunderstruck as Fade gave a sharp tug. Fade flung the duo on the ground with the motorcycle.
They were sent flying and crashed into a nearby tree. They cried out in pain.
The bike was in a sorry state. It was shattered to pieces as it collided with a stone bench.
The duo winced in pain and got up from the bushes. They tried to run away but Fade thwarted them. He kicked them swiftly and they landed on the ground again. He interrogated them coldly, "Were you the one who took photos earlier?"
The duo exchanged meaningful glances and denied it.
"What photos? I have no idea what you're talking about."
"You assaulted us. We'll call the cops."
Fade glared at them and scoffed, "Playing dumb?"
Concurrently, Winnie hurried over with a long-sleeved coat. She could not help but ask, "Fade, what's going on?"
Fade pointed to the paparazzi and explained, "They are the ones who took photos of you. They seemed to be doing it for the past week."
"What?" Winnie was shocked. She glared at them and snapped, "How could you do this?"
Jackie glanced at Winnie and scoffed, "Celebrities should always watch what they're doing. Why am I not allowed to expose your dirty secrets to the public? I'm doing the public a favor."
Winnie was livid. She glared at Jackie and retorted, "How... How can you say that? You took photos of me without my consent and you're telling me that?"
"I'm just telling the truth. Celebrities like you always pretend to be kind and polite in public but in truth, you're all rotten to the core. We're just trying to bring you to justice. We're going to expose you," Jackie spoke matter-of-factly.
Winnie was red with anger. She wanted to reason with the paparazzi but they would not listen.
Fade was very decisive. He stepped forward and slapped Jackie in the face again. Jackie's face was red and swollen. Fade exclaimed coldly, "You're just some paparazzi that violate other people's privacy. Do you think I'm stupid? You're going to use it to blackmail us for money. Yet, you said that you're doing this out of justice? Who do you think you are?"
"Speak! Do you have backups for these photos?" Fade asked lividly.
Jackie's eyes flickered and he shook his head swiftly. "No, no, there's no backups."
Jackie's slight movement did not escape Fade.
Immediately, Fade slapped Jackie again and the latter was bleeding. Fade asked sharply, "Where did you keep your backups?"
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