However, they had chosen this path, and there was no turning back.Just then, Fabian rushed in, his face covered in blood."Uncle Tyger, you're finally awake!"Tyger was still weak. Seeing Fabian's bloodied face, Tyger flew into a rage, "How did you get all these injuries?"Tyger had always been fiercely protective of his nephew.Fabian sobbed as he complained, "Uncle Tyger, someone attacked us while you were sick!"Tyger's eyes widened with fury. "Who?"Seeing Tyger getting angry, Fabian quickly added, "It was that doctor who just left!"He then pointed at Scarlett and said, "It was this wretched woman who brought that doctor here to cause chaos."Tyger's expression turned grim upon hearing this.Scarlett, standing behind him, helplessly rubbed her forehead. Fabian was really an idiot. Not only would Tyger never blame her, but Frederick had just saved Tyger's life—would Tyger ever hurt him for that?As Fabian was about to say something, Tyger harshly slapped him across the
After the bodyguards disposed of Fabian's corpse, Tyger, still fuming, declared, "Anyone who dares disrespect Ms. Samson deserves far worse than death."Jacob leaned in and quietly informed him, "The people in the household have always insulted and spoken ill of Ms. Samson, but she never let me tell you."Tyger was outraged. "What? Those bastards!""Jacob, drive them all away. From now on, I have no such relatives."At this moment, Scarlett intervened. "Uncle Tyger, back then, you offended a powerful enemy for my father's sake. Everyone in your family, except for your youngest son, was slaughtered. Don't drive your relatives away anymore. Moreover, even though they slander me, they actually have helped conceal my identity."Hearing this, Tyger sighed. "Alright, just do as Ms. Samson says."30 years ago, Tyger's entire family was slaughtered, leaving only his youngest son alive. The latter grew to resent him and left to make a life for himself abroad. He had not returned for over
He didn't know when he had become timid, probably after Drake's death.At this moment, Jacob seemed to regain his youthful determination and nodded firmly. "You're right. We shouldn't plan anymore."Scarlett nodded gently. "Although we won't plan, we also won't act hastily. At the very least, let's wait for Uncle Tyger's health to improve."What do you two think about the doctor who visited today?"Tyger quickly said, "He's so young, yet capable of curing the Black Blood Palm. His medical skills are exceptional!"As Tyger had fainted earlier, he hadn't witnessed Frederick's impressive skills. Jacob said calmly, "He's bold and ruthless with extraordinary medical and martial arts expertise."Tyger was stunned. "He practices both medicine and martial arts? How skilled is he in martial arts?"Jacob squinted and said calmly, "He's a rare talent among the youth. Even if we joined forces in our younger days, we wouldn't have been his match. In another five years, he can surpass us."T
On his way, Frederick noticed a towering building with the same black dragon symbol as his Black Dragon Card.Frederick was curious and entered the building. Then, he saw a sign indicating a restaurant named "Sky Garden" on the 88th floor.He smiled slightly. "The Sky Garden on the 88th floor, huh? It sounds interesting."It was already noon, so Frederick decided to have lunch at the Sky Garden before heading home. After all, he had the Black Dragon Card that allowed him to dine for free.Frederick took the elevator to the Sky Garden. The interior exuded elegance and grandeur. Due to its lofty position on the eighty-eighth floor, the windows offered a breathtaking panoramic view of Jenaire City. Indeed, it lived up to the name of the Sky Garden.The waiter brought over the menu. Frederick looked at the menu, finding a wide variety of dishes from around the world. Frederick hadn't had Western cuisine since returning from Motheca, so he ordered a steak and red wine.As he took a bi
"You and Grace are pesky flies. Get out of here. If you disturb my meal again, don't blame me for being rude."In the past, Frederick had tolerated Wade's arrogant behavior because of Marianne. This made Wade believe Frederick was an easy target. But now, this supposed pushover was talking back, making Wade feel disrespected."Damn, you want to eat, huh?"Wade stepped forward and spitefully spat on Frederick's steak before sneering. "If you want to eat, eat my saliva, or else get out of here!"Seeing Wade's domineering actions, Grace clapped her hands and said with schadenfreude lacing her tone, "Haha, it's your good fortune to be able to eat Mr. Zahler's saliva. If Priscilla hadn't given you ten million, you wouldn't even have the money to eat saliva here."Frederick frowned slightly upon hearing this. It was the second time someone mentioned that he had received ten million from Priscilla. The first time, it was Mitchell and Marianne. Could there be more to this story?"Who tol
There was an old saying about how fingers were connected straight to the heart, and Wade's entire palm had been pierced. Wade could not stand the pain, and he knelt on the ground, begging for mercy. "No, I didn't give you the ten million. I kept it for myself."He grimaced. "I'm begging you, please pull the fork out."Grace covered her mouth in shock. So, Wade had been the one who embezzled the ten million!The conflict between the two of them had only lasted three minutes, but it had quickly caused a commotion among the diners around them.A bunch of security guards holding batons marched over to them and surrounded Frederick and Wade. A tall security guard said to Frederick, "Stop this right now!"Frederick pulled the fork out of Wade's hand. After all, they were in a hotel, which was a public area.It was normal for the staff of the hotel to take care of things. "I was eating here, but they kept insulting me and even tried to hit me…" Before Frederick could finish, the
"I'm going to ruin your and Vivianne's plans!"When Frederick heard David's name, his expression changed. It was the doctor who had syphilis. He definitely had a messy private life. If Priscilla went to see him alone, there was sure to be trouble. Although they were already divorced, they had been married for three years. Frederick did not want Priscilla to walk right into a trap."David isn't a good man. I hope that you will refrain from meeting him." Priscilla's eyes widened. "Frederick, don't use such an idiotic reason to deceive me! Do you really think I'm a fool?"She stated, "You're just afraid that Dr. Jackson will testify for me! When that happens, you and Vivianne will both have to face legal consequences!"Frederick was resigned. He had told them the truth from the beginning to the end. It was a pity that Priscilla did not believe a word of it.As they had had a good run for three years, Frederick tried to persuade her again. "I'm not lying to you. David isn't a go
Priscilla opened her eyes when she heard the howl.She could tell that it wasn't Frederick.When she opened her eyes, she saw a shocking scene. The tall security guard was clutching his legs as he rolled around on the floor.Priscilla looked shocked as she asked Grace, "What happened?"Grace had seen the whole thing. She swallowed. "Before the leader of the security guards could take action, Frederick kicked him and broke both his legs."Priscilla's eyes widened. When had Frederick become so skilled? How had he broken someone's legs with just one kick?The tall security guard lying on the floor held his legs in pain as he said to the rest of the guards, "Get him!"The other security guards finally came to their senses and charged toward Frederick.There was a cold look in Frederick's eyes. He had lost all hope, so he did not hold back at all.With his left hand, he grabbed a baton that was being swung at him, while he brought his right hand down aggressively on it. He broke
Mary's case was the most severe, while Ivan's symptoms were the mildest, and Frederick could roughly deduce the sequence of transmissions among them. It was clear that Mary infected Nigel, who then passed it to Kimberly, then finally passed it to Ivan. Frederick also saw that Ivan was actually a decent person who unfortunately ended up being betrayed and infected. However, Nigel was primarily worried that Ivan might start trusting Frederick, as he wanted Ivan to believe in his capabilities to carry out his plan.Originally, he intended for Mary to insult Frederick for being poor and unskilled, but she ended up attacking him for having an unpleasant odor, which backfired when Frederick exposed her for contracting syphilis. Now, Nigel had no choice but to take matters into his own hands, he then said to Frederick, "Hehe, Frederick. We all know Ivy is a director, what exactly do you do to be worthy of her?"Nigel assumed that Frederick was just a low-level salesperson, something
Hearing Frederick's words, Kimberly jumped with joy and stopped crying. While wiping her tears, she pointed at Mary, laughing and said, "You're covered in syphilis, yet you're making fun of me.""Slut, I wonder how many people you've slept with!" After being pointed and insulted, Mary was furious and she was ready to fight Kimberly. "You bitch! I am going to teach you a lesson!" At this moment, Nigel felt terrible. If Mary was diseased, he'd be the first victim. He grabbed Mary and shouted, "Bitch, let me teach you a lesson first. Now I know why you always wanted the lights off! I thought you were shy, but you just didn't want me to find out."In a fit of anger, Nigel slapped Mary hard across the face. Just as Mary was about to explain, she was interrupted by another slap. Holding her face, she yelled angrily, "Nigel, how dare you hit me?! Do you want me to expose all your little schemes and tricks?"Nigel froze in horror; if Mary exposed him, it would have been disastrous.
Kimberly heard her laughter, and body odor had always been a sensitive issue for her; a wound she'd tried to cover up over the years. For Frederick to bring it up in front of everyone felt like rubbing salt into an open wound. Yet what hurt even more was Mary's laughter; as a fellow woman, it felt like salt to the wound, then roasting it. Kimberly was furious, pointed at Mary and said, "What are you laughing at? Do you want me to come over there and shut you up?"Mary felt wronged, she had only let out a reflexive laugh, but now Kimberly's anger was directed at her. "Did I laugh at you? What proof do you have that I laughed at you?""You're the one with body odor, yet you're taking it out on others. You're such an unreasonable woman!"Kimberly grew even angrier after hearing Mary's retort. "You're the one with body odor, your whole family has it!" "Look at what you're wearing, it's like you just threw on two pillowcases. You're a shameless woman, just trying to show off t
When everyone heard Ivy's words, they laughed even more. Her words effectively confirmed that Frederick did indeed have an unpleasant odor. It wasn't entirely her fault as Kimberly's words had been a bit of a trap. "Haha, if you smell, just take a shower and don't embarrass yourself here.""With all that cheap stuff on, no wonder he has a smell."Hearing this, Frederick simply gave a slight smile and then asked Mary and Kimberly, "Are two really that fragrant?"Mary and Kimberly lifted their heads proudly after hearing Frederick's words. "Why don't you ask everyone here, ask them if we smell good or not?""Exactly, go ahead and ask."Both of them considered themselves beautiful, and of course, they would smell pleasant. The men around them quickly chimed in, especially those eager to admire Mary, who was dressed in a way that gave them a bit of eye candy. "Of course, they smell good. How could these two beautiful ladies not smell good?""Hehe, Frederick with his cheap, th
In a hidden corner, Nigel said to Mary, "Damn it, that bumpkin Frederick keeps stealing my spotlight. I am worried that our plan won't go well later.""You should help me humiliate him properly, and Ivan's girlfriend will back you up."Mary pursed her lips and said to Nigel, "Every time something comes up, you just ask me to handle it. My bag hasn't been bought yet, and you've lost 300 thousand dollars"Although Nigel was annoyed by Mary hitting a sore spot, he kept his tone calm and replied, "Help me humiliate Frederick and talk him down in front of Ivan. After that, leave the rest to me. Once it's done, I'll get you more than one bag, I could get you ten bags and it wouldn't be a problem. I don't care about that small amount of money. You saw that Porsche just now, right? I wouldn't mind burning it if I had to." Hearing this, Mary was delighted and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, babe." She hadn't realized that Nigel was so wealthy and even had a Porsche. Up until th
Knowing Martin as someone who knew a lot about wood, everyone immediately looked as though they were ready for a good show. They were convinced that the Saint George statue couldn’t possibly be made of anything valuable.Martin let out a strange exclamation. "What the hell!"Kimberly, thinking that Martin was angry, quickly said, "Mr. Lawson, tell us what’s so disastrous about this wood. Are you saying it’s just a piece of junk?"Contrary to expectations, Martin replied angrily, "I’m saying that whoever preserved this Saint George statue was a jerk. This is genuine sandalwood, and yet it’s completely neglected, covered in dust."Most of the group had no idea what sandalwood was worth, but judging by the name alone, it sounded impressive.Kimberly asked curiously, "Mr. Lawson, are you saying this is really antique wood?"Martin examined the statue carefully, scrutinizing every detail. "Judging by the texture, this carving must have been made at least 150 years ago."Everyone was
"The Saint George statue was indeed a fitting choice for a karaoke." Nigel chuckled, turning to Ivy.“Why didn’t you just go on Amazon and buy a new one for a few dozen bucks? This one is obviously second-hand. Or was it picked up from some junk stall?”Frederick heard Nigel’s mockery and nodded in agreement, a faint smile on his lips. “You’re not wrong. This statue actually was picked up from a street stall.”“At the Treasure Hall in the antique trade market, no less. And yes, it’s an antique.”The truth was, the statue was from the Victorian era. Even the owner of Treasure Hall, Dominic, had recognized its age but dismissed it as worthless, tossing it onto a stall outside.Frederick had picked it up casually, thinking it would come in handy one day, and now it was the perfect gift for Ivan.Hearing this, Nigel burst out laughing, clutching his stomach. “An antique? Treasure Hall? You’re really trying to fool us.”Kimberly chimed in, her tone dripping with sarcasm as she glance
The group’s attention was fully captured by Frederick’s words, their eyes all on him. Nigel, knowing that Kimberly had informed Ivy at the last minute and that she likely didn’t have a gift, sneered at Frederick."Well, if you’ve got a gift, go ahead and show it.""Considering Ivy and Kimberly’s relationship, the gift should be pretty decent, right?"Everyone was now staring at Frederick with anticipation, curious to see what kind of gift he could produce.Ivy, on the other hand, was completely flustered. She hadn’t handed any gift to Frederick, though she understood he was trying to help her out of a tough spot. But wasn’t this making things even more awkward?Nigel continued to press him, "Where’s the gift? Come on, take it out already.""After all this time, you still can’t take it out. Don’t tell me you don’t even have one."Frederick glanced at Nigel with a calm smile. "Oh? Are you planning to bet 300 grand with me again?"Nigel froze. There was no way he had another 300 t
Ivan was deeply moved, feeling as though all the unpleasantness from their school days had been swept away. A sense of childhood nostalgia, unique to old classmates, welled up within him.The crowd continued to shower Nigel with praise, giving him thumbs up one after another."A gift worth 10 grand is no small amount. Nigel is truly generous.""That’s right. These days, even classmates hesitate to prepare gifts, but Nigel has shown such generosity.."Most of the attendees had come because of their connection with Kimberly. Each had prepared gifts with costs ranging from a few hundred dollars. Compared to Nigel’s grandiose gift worth 10 thousand, their contributions paled in comparison.Hearing the compliments, Nigel waved his hand dismissively, feigning modesty. "It’s nothing, really. After all, Ivan and I are good friends from way back."Then, Nigel’s expression shifted slightly as he added, "Speaking of good friends, I’m sure it’s not just me and Ivan here who share a special b