Moon Pavilion by Rivenesco Lakeside was the most prestigious restaurant in Rivenesco. It was built in an ancient architectural style and was very popular among the wealthy and influential.It was a very expensive restaurant. Even the rich businessmen in Rivenesco needed to think twice before dining on the highest floors of the restaurant.Today, the Wyatt family had deliberately booked two private rooms on the top floor to welcome the famous physicians from Lovellia who had traveled from afar.Amara and Delia stood at the entrance on the first floor of Moon Pavilion and welcomed them.Amara was very good at planning such things.She used the influence of the Medical Sage to charm these excellent physicians and tried her best to build a good relationship with them to expand the Wyatt family’s network.The status of top grade physicians in Lovellia was already quite high, so it was worth it to network with them.The sisters welcomed them with warm smiles as each top grade physicia
Dustin led Simone to the fifth floor of Moon Pavilion.Since Delia had used his name to summon all the physicians of Lovellia to Rivenesco, he could not just stand by and watch.When they reached the fifth floor, they saw two rooms with their doors wide open. Most of the people inside were elderly physicians.These people were all top grade physicians of Lovellia, and they held high statuses within their community.Dustin led Simone into a room across from them but did not shut the door. That way, he could watch the physicians.Some of the top grade physicians talked among themselves excitedly and wanted to meet the Medical Sage as soon as possible.After all, the Medical Sage was the highest-ranked physician in the medical field and was no less than a legend. Even top grade physicians respected him.“If Miss Delia is the Medical Sage’s student, that means she’s really talented. I’m envious of her. With the Medical Sage supporting them, the Wyatt family will never fall,” Simone
“Such arrogance!” An elderly physician from one of the rooms stood up as his face darkened. “You don’t respect the Williams family? You must have a powerful background, right? Pray tell, who are you to say such things?!” That physician took a few steps forward and looked Dustin in the eye. His presence was intimidating. “Dr. Lewis,” Amara said politely. “This is Dustin Fox, once an orphan adopted by us. Due to certain reasons, he was kicked out of the family. Since then, he has had a grudge against us and wants revenge. He came here today to cause trouble and to ruin everyone’s chance to meet the Medical Sage. “I truly regret that we had such a person in our family. My apologies to all of you.” Amara apologized to all the physicians. “Miss Amara, this isn’t your fault. You don’t have to be responsible for this arrogant brat’s mistakes,” a physician said. “You ignorant fool, how dare you come here to cause trouble?! The audacity!” “Chase him out! This is an important event
“Damn it!” “That didn’t work either…” A few more top grade physicians stepped forward to try. However, they were unable to cure Elijah. If they tried brute force and fed him more pills and painkillers, they might end up hurting Elijah even more, just like when Dr. Lewis had tried. The physicians fell silent and no longer dared to talk about how to treat Elijah. Just as Dustin had said, no one could save Elijah. Even though it was just nerve damage, none of the physicians could do anything about it. Elijah’s face turned paler, and his breathing grew ragged. Amara and Delia felt very anxious, and their faces turned ashen. “Is there really no one who can save Elijah?” They refused to believe it. Dustin was supposed to be worthless trash! How was he able to injure Elijah so badly to the point that these physicians were unable to do anything to help him? When she saw that Elijah was barely clinging to life, Amara finally blew up and shouted, “Stop!” They could no
“Stand up, Delia,” Dustin said coldly. “Mr. Foxtin, you’ve finally forgiven me?” Delia was delighted. “You’re no longer my student. Don’t go around saying that I’m your teacher again!” Dustin’s words made her smile freeze on her face. “But why?!” she cried out. Why was he still unwilling to forgive her? What had she done wrong? “You’re not worthy of it!” Dustin snapped impatiently. Delia swayed and staggered back a few steps. Amara held her steady. Delia could not accept this. Meanwhile, Amara could not understand it either. She had asked Delia about it plenty of times, but they could not figure out what Delia had done to make Foxtin mad. It was as if the Medical Sage had suddenly turned against them without a reason. “Since there are plenty of physicians here, I’ll say this once more,” Dustin said coldly. “Delia Wyatt, the fourth daughter of the Wyatt family, is no longer my student and has not been one for a long time. From this moment, I’m cutting all ties w
Dustin never imagined that Amara would end up begging on her knees before him so soon. Apparently, she was willing to set everything aside to save Elijah. Dustin knew very clearly how proud Amara was. He was surprised. “What a loving sister you are,” Dustin said mockingly. He had been with the Wyatt family for more than ten years and had been at the sisters’ beck and call at all times. He was practically a slave back then. He had sacrificed so much, but none of them had ever treated him like a person. Elijah had only been found and brought home recently, but Amara was ready to abandon her dignity to beg Dustin for him. “Someone who has given more than ten years of his life to serve the Wyatt family, and a blood relative that you only just met… Are they really so different?” Dustin asked. Amara did not quite understand why Foxtin would ask such a thing. Did Foxtin know Dustin? “No matter how much an outsider contributes to the family, he always remains an outsider.
“How did it go?” Delia’s sisters asked her the second she got home. “Dustin doesn’t know what’s good for him! He outright refused to tell me how to treat Eli!” Delia said angrily. “Is this Dustin’s way of seeking revenge against the Wyatt family? What a joke! He’d rather give up his life than make a deal with us?” Elisa snickered. “Then, he can go to hell,” Amara said nonchalantly. “By this time, Alvin should be on the way to the Langley family villa with his men. There are many people still in this world who can put Dustin in his place!” … In the dark of night, a motorcade was driving along the road. One of Alvin’s hands was bandaged, while the other hung in a sling before his chest. He sat in the backseat of the car in the lead with a grim face. He was the eldest son of the Williams family of Honora. He had graduated from one of Lovellia’s top medical schools and further studied medicine under a famous physician. He had come to Rivenesco with his teacher and hoped t
Fresh blood spilled freely that night. Men lay on the ground and breathed their last. Alvin looked on with an expression of pure disbelief. Ever since the Williams family’s Blackguard was established, it had never failed in anything. Everyone knew that they were all-powerful killers with terrifying skills. Yet, the Blackguard faced a formidable enemy tonight. At first contact, about eight men of the Blackguard lost their lives. Their corpses lay lifeless on the ground. Alvin’s arrogance and confidence vanished. A feeling of terror sent shockwaves through his heart. The Blackguard was losing before the enemy! In the blink of an eye, nearly a third of their number had been wiped out… As for Dustin and his men, none of them suffered so much as a scratch! Alvin could not believe his own eyes. Dustin’s men did not seem human! They were like demons. When they went on a rampage, the terror they inspired made Alvin feel like his soul had left his body. What kind of
Clarence and the others felt insulted. “Punk, don’t regret your choice later! Even if you beg us, we won’t come back!” “That’s not likely to happen,” said Dustin and chuckled. Clarence and the others were even more livid. They all packed up their things in a huff and got ready to go. Simone was anxious. She wanted to make them stay, but everyone ignored her.“Dr. Boudin! Dr. Boudin!” As Clarence and the others were packing up, another physician suddenly rushed into the room in a panic. “A new patient was just transferred from Goodwill Hospital. He’s in a coma, but he’s coughing up blood. The files say it’s a brain condition, but tests aren’t showing where the problem is. Please hurry and take a look! “The patient’s family seems important. If we can’t save the patient, they’ll ruin the hospital!” “Oh?” Clarence raised an eyebrow. He was just thinking about how he could make things worse for Dustin when an opportunity presented itself immediately. “Please hurry and
“I’m so damn angry!” Clarence had never been so insulted before in his life. He was so mad that his face turned a shade of purple. He thought that Dustin and Simone would walk on eggshells around him and cater to his every whim to keep the hospital afloat. After all, he was the last resource the hospital had. Yet, he had never imagined that Dustin would not care at all. “You punk! Do you know what will happen if you fire me? Hmph! The hospital will go under immediately! There’s no chance of saving it!” Clarence said with a scoff. Dustin was terrifyingly calm. “On the contrary, I think that the hospital will do better without an old fart like you,” he said indifferently. “So, you should get lost. Don’t make me say it again!” “You… You…” Clarence’s mouth opened wide, but he could not say anything further. He had miscalculated. He definitely did not want to lose out on the significant benefits that being the assistant director of the hospital gave him. He did not u
“Who are you? Do you think you can boss us around? What are you shouting about? Do you have any manners at all?” someone yelled. “I am the new hospital director, Simone Langley!” Simone said angrily. No one seemed to care about that. It was clear that they knew Simone would show up, but it still did not matter. “So, you’re the new hospital director. Well, you’re certainly accomplished for your age. A hospital director so young…” Clarence said mockingly. “You still haven’t answered my question. Why are you playing cards during work hours? This is unacceptable.” Simone was furious. Clarence frowned. “Hey, miss, you’d better speak with some manners,” he said harshly as he glared at Simone. “Don’t think you can boss everyone around just because you’re the hospital director now.” Simone’s face reddened at Clarence’s tone of voice. Clarence smirked. He had gotten instructions early on from the main branch of the Langley family to create trouble for Simone. Besides, th
“Mr. Fox, the Langley family’s hospital is named Goodwill Hospital. They have their own pharmaceutical business and because they brought in a top grade physician a few years ago, they have a better reputation than the most prominent public hospital in Hattan.” Skyler was making a report to Dustin in the villa. “For the past two years, the Langley family has basically taken up the entire market share for the private hospital business in the area. Only a couple of small hospitals are still surviving.” Dustin chuckled softly when he heard that. “Buy the hospital closest to Goodwill Hospital,” he said calmly. “I will use what they look down upon the most to ruin their hospital.” … At the Langley family villa, they got the news about the purchase. “What? They’ve bought Peace Hospital?” Josiah had arranged for someone to keep an eye on what David and his family were doing. Once they found out about the purchase of Peace Hospital, the members of the main branch of the Langle
The person Killian addressed as Mr. Little took a few steps closer to him. He looked condescendingly at Killian. “It’s very simple. It’s because you offended someone you shouldn’t have,” the man said. “W-What does that mean?” Killian was in a daze. Dustin approached him with a smile. “You’re really bold to set me up on my own turf,” Dustin said sarcastically. “Your turf?” Killian looked at him in disbelief. “Everyone at the Antiquities Trading Hall obeys me. And yet, you dare to challenge me?” Dustin asked. Killian was instantly struck dumb. Luna was also taken aback. Her body shook violently. What? How could he call the shots here? Besides, they had never heard that the Antiquities Trading Hall had a secret boss. Killian and Luna were both stricken and nearly lost their reasoning. That was especially true for Killian. He knew that the Antiquities Trading Hall was a very powerful one. Even his father was polite to the people here. The owner was Dustin?! Ho
“How could I have lost? There’s no way I could have lost!” Killian was in complete disbelief. He acted like he was in a daze. He was filled with confusion, and he could not figure it out. He had an inside person giving him clues and knew the correct answer, so how could he have lost? ‘This makes no sense! This isn’t right!’ Killian screamed to himself. His face turned vicious. He could accept that he had lost 20 million dollars, but it was the other bet that was the issue. If he really had to crawl and bark like a dog, he would have no dignity left. He was the son of the Prolereid Group’s chairman. He could not afford to be humiliated like this! “What’s going on? How could we have lost?” Darren and Luna were both in disbelief. Neither of them had expected that this would happen. “Killian, didn’t you say you have connections? What happened?” they asked Killian anxiously. “How am I supposed to know?” Killian yelled grumpily. “This shouldn’t have happened. What went wr
“I pick this one,” Killian said. “I won’t pick the one you did,” said Dustin and chuckled softly. Killian, Darren, and Luna shared a meaningful look. They already knew which item was the authentic one. They were definitely going to win. Dustin would definitely lose! After they both made their choices, the host was about to announce the correct answer. “Hold on,” Killian suddenly said. “I want to up the stakes.” He smiled sinisterly as he stared at Dustin. “Whoever loses has to crawl out of here like a dog.” Everyone glanced at each other. It seemed that Killian had a massive grudge against Dustin. It was no wonder that he had been targeting the latter from the start. The additional bet was a huge insult. It did not matter which of them lost. The loser would lose his dignity and become a laughingstock. “Mr. Fox, this has nothing to do with the rules of the Antiquities Trading Hall. You have the right to choose. It wouldn’t matter if you don’t take this bet,” t
“For this round of the competition, you will be authenticating the most priceless items we have. It is a petrified coral. Its estimated value is 10 million dollars. You will each contribute 5 million dollars. You may bet 10 to 20 million dollars.” As per Killian’s request, the organizers skipped over the round with the Myrena Era pearls and brought out two specimens of petrified coral. The colors of the coral made everyone gasp. “Wow! I’m amazed that the Antiquities Trading Hall would use such a specimen as a competition item instead of auctioning it off. How generous!” “This is worth 10 million dollars. Whoever wins will make a killing!” “This is getting a bit out of hand…” Killian glared daggers at Dustin, and his gaze was vicious. “We’ll bet 20 million dollars. Do you dare to take the bet?” Dustin did not speak for a moment. “This isn’t about whether he dares to take the bet,” Luna said. “Look at how destitute he looks. It’s a miracle that he could fork out a millio
“It’s fine. Trust me, I will win all the money back,” Dustin said reassuringly. Simone’s face froze. Was this not the sort of thing that gamblers said all the time? When had such words ever come true? Simone never expected that Dustin would say such a thing and suddenly felt troubled. “What? Do you still have the guts to keep competing?” Killian and the others asked gleefully. “Let’s continue,” Dustin said. ‘You really overestimate yourself. You don’t even know what’s coming,’ they thought. Dustin was falling right into their trap. They wore disdainful looks and did not think that Dustin was a threat. What did it matter that Dustin had a decent eye for antiques? They were still playing with him like a cat played with its prey. Simone really wanted to stop the competition, but the second round had already begun. This time, two jade sculptures were placed on the table. The jade was magnificent and translucent, and the sculptures were about five inches tall. “T