“This fellow really hit the jackpot! I can’t believe he really found a Blood Luminianth Root!”“I know right? With a treasure like that, he won’t have to worry for the rest of his life!”“Damn it! If I knew there was a treasure hiding in that piece of wood, I would’ve bought it myself!”With the Blood Luminianth Root’s debut, the onlookers immediately started talking.All of them looked at Dustin with a gaze full of envy.“Fuck! This guy really struck gold!” James clenched his teeth, eyes filled with rage.“That’s odd, how did he know that there was a treasure hiding inside?” Dahlia was more puzzled than shocked.Everyone had no clue, even Mr. Walter.And yet, Dustin managed to notice.“Is it really luck? Or was there another reason?” She wondered.“Dustin, we really won big this time! But, how did you guess that a Blood Luminianth Root was hiding in there?”Ruth asked the question that was on everyone’s minds.“To be honest, I wasn’t sure as well. It was purely a guess.” D
The night passed by peacefully.Natasha enjoyed her cup of coffee at Java Joys as she flipped through pages of documents.She looked worn out after staying up the entire night.“Natasha!” Just then, Quentin and Mr. Wangley stormed in through the door.“What is it?” Natasha couldn’t even be bothered to spare them a glance. She continued to flip through the documents.Bang!A wooden box was rudely slammed on the table.It opened up to reveal a single white pill in it.“Check this out, Natasha. Do you know what it is?” Quentin pointed at the pill, and his tone was unmistakably demanding“How would I know? You tell me.” She sat up lazily.“Hah! You can’t even recognize the Eternumax?” Quentin looked unimpressed.“So this is Eternumax. Well, what about it?” Natasha asked, not too concerned.“What about it?! You have the gall to ask me what about it? I bought this Eternumax from the Hummers! They’ve managed to manufacture it! Are you aware of that?” Quentin raised his voice.“Oh? So what? Is
Over at the Nicholsons’ that afternoon.“Dahlia, are you going to Miss Hummer’s birthday party this evening? Can you bring me along?” James asked excitedly when he saw the invitation on the table.She was, after all, the daughter of Edwin Hummer, the richest man in the country. It would be beneficial to make acquaintances with such a person.“I will be attending the birthday party, but the invitation is limited to two persons only. Julie has already called dibs on it.” Dahlia cast a damp over James’ enthusiasm.“Her?” Displeased, James turned to look at Julie, who was on the couch applying makeup to her face. “Dahlia, I’m your brother! How could you bring her, and not me?” He grumbled.At that, Julie shot him a glare and said condescendingly, “And what can you do there? Everyone attending the party tonight will be people of status and elites. Wouldn’t a high school dropout like you just embarrass yourself showing up there?”“Hey, what’s that supposed to mean? Do you think that you’re
“Dahlia, you can head up first. I’m waiting for a friend here.” Julie made up an excuse to send Dahlia away once they entered the hotel lobby.She was well aware that with Dahlia around, she would never get the attention she yearned for.How would she make acquaintances with the rich and famous then? How would she get to know rich, eligible men?“Okay, I’ll be waiting for you at the banquet hall.” Without giving it much thought, Dahlia took the elevator up to the banquet hall.With Dahlia gone, Julie quickly became the center of attention. She deliberately walked around the lobby and flaunted coquettishly, attracting much attention.Some men approached her in an attempt to strike up a conversation, but she rejected them all, playing hard to get.“Hey, you’ve got such lovely earrings! May I know where you bought them from?”“Yes, that’s true! I’ve never seen such exquisite earrings before!”“These rubies are huge! They must have cost you a lot!”Soon, not only the men came up to her, bu
Over at the banquet hall, Dahlia was puzzled when she saw Julie panting as she entered. “Didn’t you say that you were waiting for a friend, Julie? Where’s your friend?”“Something came up and she couldn’t make it.”She smiled sheepishly. “Oh, Dahlia, could you lend me your compact mirror, please? I need to fix my makeup.”“I remembered that you’ve brought one yourself,” Dahlia said.“Mine’s faulty. I’d prefer to use yours.” Without waiting for a reply, Julie took Dahlia’s bag and fished around in it.Dahlia was annoyed by that. She had to admit, her cousin was really a spoiled brat who lacked manners.“Thanks, Dahlia.” Julie tossed Dahlia’s bag back to her after she managed to get the compact mirror out. Then, she made up some excuse to go to the washroom.Right at that moment, Tina made her entrance, followed by a crowd behind her, creating a ruckus in the banquet hall.In the end, she stopped smack in the middle of the hall.“Quiet down, everyone. I have an announcement to make.” Tin
"You whore! How dare you seduce my boyfriend? I’ll make your life a living hell!"Tina kept forcing the wine on Dahlia, humiliating her before the crowd.She was rough and ruthless.By the time the bottle of wine was emptied, Dahlia had slumped to the ground helplessly.Even then, Tina did not stop. She grabbed a fistful of Dahlia’s hair and pulled her head up.Then, a torrent of slaps rained down on Dahlia, each one harder than the one before."You slut! You whore! How dare you mess with my boyfriend? How dare you?" Tina shouted as she roughed Dahlia up, almost in a frenzy.When Tina finally stopped, Dahlia’s face was swollen and blotched, with streaks of blood coming out the corner of her mouth."Why? Why?" Dahlia asked breathlessly, trying to regain her bearings."You have the audacity to ask why? Are you unaware of what you have done, you bitch!" Tina reached for Dahlia’s hair again and slammed her head hard to the ground.Blood gushed out immediately. A mixture of blood and wine d
The sky started to rain.At that moment, the atmosphere at the party in Emperor Hotel was lively as usual. The commotion earlier clearly had not affected the party.Tina looked like a princess, surrounded by people. Everyone approached her to leave a good impression.Yet, most of the people did not interest her. Only a few distinguished guests were worthy of chatting with her."Miss, Mr. Williams and Mr. Chapman are here." One of the butlers came up to her and reported.Tina turned around and saw two fine-looking men who were standing quietly at the entrance of the party.One of them was Oliver from Boulderthorn!The other was Oliver’s senior, Troy Chapman. Behind the two of them were two bodyguards."Mr. Williams, Mr. Chapman. It's good to see you again." Tina immediately gave them a warm welcome with a smile."Happy birthday, Ms. Hummer." Oliver and Troy presented their gifts respectively."Oh, please. It is my honor to have you both as my guests. There’s no need for presen
"He dared to hit Ms. Hummer? He must be asking for death!""He’s out of his mind! He’s definitely gone insane!""He struck Ms. Hummer in front of such a crowd! Not even the Gods could spare him now!"Because of Dustin’s actions, the whole room went into chaos. Some were shocked, not knowing how to react. Others were impressed, while the rest were in disbelief. For all their lives, they'd believed that only a person like Tina Hummer could bully others. They could never even imagine someone who would strike back!"Kill him! Kill him now!" When Tina stood up again, she was in a frenzy. Her face contorted with terrifying rage."Kill! Him!"The guards in the area finally returned to their senses and charged toward him with a baton.Dustin was unfazed. He moved at the speed of light, defeating each guard with a single punch, sending them flying across the room in all directions.He glided through the entire fight effortlessly, not a single hint of struggle showing on his face. The