"Of course! I have a very good relationship with my distant cousin since a young age. He told me that he has certain matters to handle right now, but he would come to visit us once he settles everything!" Quintus smiled and said again, "Then again, it'd be great if the Novaks can solve everything without his help. After all, I wouldn't want to owe him any favors."Jada felt elated as she never expected that the Novaks would have such a relationship with such a person. Her future would be even brighter if she could marry into their family in the future. After some thought, she said again, "You're right, it's best not to trouble them if we can help it. But he is your cousin anyway, so if you go to the Ballards and tell them that you're related to a junior general, I'm sure they wouldn't dare to help Severin!"Quintus smiled and said, "Yeah. I'll just mention it in passing and give them some hints. That way, my cousin wouldn't have to come forward. Besides, everything's already planned
Quintus then went to the Ballards with Jada to look for Zachariah."Miss Jada! What brings you to me today?" Zachariah asked the two of them after taking his seat. Beside him were Zenoah, Sheila, and a few others.Jada smiled and then said again, "Mister Zachariah, this is my fiance, Quintus Novak. He's the scion of the Novaks—a second-tier family in Riverson!""Hello, Mister Quintus!" Zachariah's eyes lit up when he heard that. After all, second-tier families from Riverson were incredibly influential, and they were much stronger than first-tier families in Brookbourn. Though they were still some ways from being on the same level as Brookbourn Mansion, the forces from Riverson should never be taken lightly.His initial guess as to why Jada brought Quintus over was that they were seeking to cooperate with the Ballards. After all, Valerian had dinner at their house only two days ago, and everyone was optimistic about the Brookbourn Mansion's prospects.He feared not the Shanahans' r
"What?!" Sheila was startled when she heard that and immediately said to Quintus, "I want to know if you were beaten up because you took a liking to Miss Diane. Where did you get the nerve to do target them like that when you can't even give a sound reason for your actions?"Quintus immediately retorted, "Do I need to tell you why I got beat up? Hehe. I'm not afraid of the Ballards. I came here just to inform you!"Sheila gritted her teeth. "Are you implying that Brookbourn Mansion isn't on the level of a second-tier family like yours? Well, congratulations, you've just pissed me off! I won't let the two of you leave this place today!""Sheila!" Zachariah immediately lashed out at her. "Why are you getting so worked up? I'm still alive, you know. You are not yet in a position to decide for the Ballards!" Zachariah also did not expect his daughter to be so riled up because of Severin."But, Dad! They want to beat my handsome Severin up!" Sheila stomped her feet in anger and was incr
Zachariah's expression soured when he heard that. Junior generals were a formidable existence to begin with, and the sheer number of connections that they usually had were even more frightening. Even so, his decision remained unwavering when he remembered that Severin could get Valerian to help them with just single a phone call—after all, a mere junior general was two ranks below that of a war chief!Once he was done pondering over it, he said directly, "Hehe, you must think I'm just bluffing. Under normal circumstances, individuals with the rank of junior generals or war chiefs could not care less about the power struggle between upper-class families. Even if he's your relative, he wouldn't help you without first getting the facts straight from you."Upon concluding his sentence, he patted his chair and yelled, "Fellas!"In the blink of an eye, some of the Ballards' elite fighters and guardians show up there."What are you going to do, Zachariah? Are you sure you're not afraid of
"They seem to be coming our way!" Severin glanced over and could not help but frown."Are they coming to our home?" Diane was a little worried."Don't be afraid, ma'am. With us around, those people will be stepping right into the deaths even if they are from Cherridom!" Lillie reassured with a smile."It's the Ballards! That person sitting in front looks like Sheila!" After Severin had a good look, he smiled wryly and asked, "Why is she bringing so many people here?""Phew, so it's her!" Diane breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that, though she immediately rolled her eyes at Severin and said, "Looks like she's already missing you loads. She wouldn't have come to look for you so early if that weren't the case!"Severin practically facepalmed when he heard that. "I don't think that's the case. She never brought so many bodyguards even when she came here the previous time!"The vehicles soon stopped on the side of the road some distance away. Everyone then got out and began wa
Abigail also chimed in, "Yeah! Junior generals who help perpetuate evil are not worthy of being bestowed such a title!""Who are you to talk? You're just bodyguards!" Quintus shot Abigail and Lillie a vicious glare. He was still adamant on showing his superiority at the time because he believed that Severin and the others would not dare to do anything to him."They can say what they want! This is a land of free speech!" Severin smiled faintly.He then turned to Zachariah and said, "Thanks for your gesture, Mister Zachariah, but these people won't be able to do much, if at all. Your family need not concern yourselves with them. They'll be courting death if they sent their men here!"Zachariah was well aware that neither the Novaks nor their junior general could do anything to Severin even without the Ballards' help. Be that as it may, the reason he did that was simply to please Severin and demonstrate his sincerity. He smiled and said, "But we can't possibly! The Ballards owe a lot
The faint-hearted look on Quintus' face had Severin put on a contemptuous smirk on his face. "Aren't you going to have your men beat the hell out of me? Where are they? Those people over there? Are there more men? Gather every man you got. I look forward to seeing if they can beat the hell out of me like you said!""Are you sure?" Quintus was relieved and immediately felt ecstatic knowing he did not have to fight Severin by himself.'Does this guy know what he's talking about?' he wondered.Those bodyguards who came here with him were strong fighters. At least three or four of those men were profound masters and were entrusted to be the captain of their teams.At that moment, Quintus had no idea how strong Severin was. He gloated and said, "Severin, remember what you said. You better not seek help from the Ballards if my men beat the hell out of you later."All Severin did was sneer coldly after hearing that. "Haha. Fine. I'm not going to let you go if they failed to accomplish yo
After Jada left, Quintus said to Zachariah, "Mister Zachariah, I believe you will not interfere with the fight later. Am I right?"Zachariah scoffed and said calmly and confidently, "Don't worry. I won't interfere especially since you two have reached an agreement. I'll only bring shame to myself if I interfere.""Haha! Great!"It was relieving when Quintus received a solid promise from Zachariah as he was afraid Zachariah would send his men to help Severin when Severin was in danger. That would increase the difficulty for his men to kill Severin.No one picked up the phone despite Lucy tried calling twice. She frowned and said, "Cain, I have a bad feeling. I think most likely Theo is dead. No one is picking up the phone!""That's impossible! He's a level nine profound master!"Cain looked shocked and found it hard to accept what Lucy said. "If that's the case, it means Severin is at least a level one or level two warrior king! Is that possible?"At first, Lucy was displeased wi