“What’s going on, Mr. Gould?” Amara immediately went up to ask him when she noticed the odd look on Abel’s face. Abel folded the document in his hand. His face turned icy. What could he do anyway? Dustin had even involved the king in this and got him to send a document to warn him off. Although the document was written very politely, Abel would definitely be in trouble if he kept causing a scene. If it came to that point, it would not help even if he involved all his students. Abel looked at Dustin standing far above and sighed. He had never had to bow down to a youngster like him before. As everyone watched, Abel bowed to Dustin. His posture was stiff because he felt offended. “I’ve caused trouble today. I apologize. Please forgive me. I will be leaving now.” The humble way in which he said this stunned Amara and Margaret entirely. Their eyes widened in shock. Even the higher-ups of the Lotus Sect were taken aback. Dustin had gotten the renowned Abel Gould t
Soon, the others accepted the call. Bella, Clara, and Delia were all there. The moment they got onto the video call, they saw Elijah tied up and kneeling before Dustin. From Elijah’s side, Drake raised his blade. He looked ready to behead Elijah. “Stop!” “Don’t hurt him!” “Don’t you dare!” In an instant, three enraged voices rang out. “My sisters, I tried my best, but Dustin won’t let Eli go. He wants to behead him!” Amara shrieked angrily. The three sisters were in disbelief. “The elite fighters from the Winter and Philips families weren’t able to defeat Dustin. Meanwhile, Mr. Gould decided to go into isolation after reading a document,” Amara said. “How can that be?” The three sisters were stunned. “What other ideas do you have? Put them into action now!” Amara shouted. “Dustin, if you dare hurt Eli, I will use all my connections in the entertainment industry to make your life hell! Didn’t you turn Simone’s little sister into a film star? I’ll ruin her re
Dustin was unfazed after Elijah had been beheaded. The Wyatt sisters all reacted differently. One was crying desperately, one had fainted, and another one cursed Dustin. Dustin did not care either way. He was not interested in dealing with Elijah’s body, either. Amara could settle that herself. “You will die in the same way as Eli one day!” Amara said viciously. “I’ll be waiting. I hope you actually find a way to follow through,” Dustin said indifferently. Among the four Wyatt sisters, Amara was the eldest and always acted high and mighty. She gave the orders and thought of herself as the smartest. Dustin did not think she was all that impressive. Rather, it was Clara who played her cards more closely and was more likely to succeed in life. However, whether she could get to a height to challenge Dustin remained to be seen. As for the other three sisters, they were spoiled and posed no threat to Dustin. They were even more useless than ordinary, powerless people. “Y
With Wilhelm dead, Dustin was at a dead end. Dustin had been ready to reunite with Diana and had been looking forward to it every day. To respect Wilhelm’s request, Dustin had not sent any elite fighters to tail him. He never imagined that the waiting would result in Wilhelm’s death. He should have sent someone to follow Wilhelm, even if that meant he had to go against his word. At this point, however, he only wanted to know what had happened. “Please calm down, Mr. Fox. You can’t bring him back to life,” one of the Martial Saints of the North Border branch of the black market said. “There’s something fishy about our leader’s death. By the time the Hattan branch received his distress signal and rushed over, our leader was already dead.” “Who went with him?” Dustin asked with a frown. Wilhelm could not fight, which was unusual when it came to leaders of the black market. Still, he must have had an elite fighter accompanying him wherever he went. The fighter had to be ver
It was a bright and sunny day, and there were no clouds in the sky or wind in the trees. Dustin got out of the car and took a deep breath. Only then did he relax a little. He was back in Rivenesco. The message that Wilhelm had left needed to be decoded, and that required some time. Once it was done, Dustin would rush back. At this point, he also wanted to return to Rivenesco to check on Simone and her family. It had been a long time since he had seen her, and he kind of missed her. “Dustin, you’re back!” Simone’s family all came to welcome him when they found out that he had returned. “David, Monique, Simone, I’m back!” Dustin treated them the way he would his family and smiled warmly at them. David and Monique asked after him, while Simone looked askance at Dustin. She looked a bit sad. “You’ve gotten thinner,” she said softly. “Have I?” Dustin grinned. Their eyes met, and the tension rose up between them. Right then, three cars drove in. More of the Langley
“Even if the agreement has to be broken off, I should be the one to do it. No matter what, you shouldn’t have to go to the Douglas family to face that danger,” David said seriously. Dustin wanted to say something more, but David raised a hand to stop him. “Listen to me, Dustin. I will deal with this. If you make a move secretly, I will be very mad.” Dustin could do nothing more about this. Since this was David’s decision, he could not intervene any further. After all, Simone’s branch of the family did not know who he was, and he did not want to reveal anything just yet. Dustin already faced a lot of danger going up against the Divine Hall. Thus, he would have less to worry about if the people around him did not know too much. He prepared to send someone over to work on the Douglas family before David went. That way, the matter would be solved much easier by the time David got there. Margot’s phone started ringing. After she answered it, she looked aggrieved. “The
Keller entered the Langley family villa. He wanted to take Simone with him that very day. “The timing works out. I want to meet the newly hired members of the company, and you can come along as well. After all, you will be their boss, too,” Keller said with a smile. “I…” Simone looked hesitant. She did not really want to go with Keller. “Dustin can come along as well. We’re all young, so we should get to know each other. We can be friends and have a friendly competition. Of course, it should be a peaceful one.” Keller made sure to invite Dustin. “Simone has not been feeling well in the past couple of days. Dustin, you should go with her and help look out for her,” Monique said to Dustin. Dustin raised an eyebrow but did not say anything else. The unexpected thing was that Keller actually encouraged Dustin to come along. He was not worried that Dustin would be a third wheel at all. Naturally, Dustin would not allow Simone to leave with Keller alone. He wanted to se
How could someone like Dustin possibly compete with Keller? The difference between them was simply too stark. “Dustin Fox…” Only Gavin’s gaze paused on Dustin for a while, and he frowned. “What is it? Do you know Dustin?” Keller asked with a smile. “I remember now!” Gavin said and reacted as though he had just had an epiphany. “He’s Riverside High’s Casanova!” When Dustin heard this, he shot Gavin a look. Was Gavin really a high school classmate that he had forgotten? “What’s this about Riverside High’s Casanova? Tell us!” Everyone was intrigued. “This is one of the famous stories from Riverside High. It’s still talked about in the school’s forum and is pinned,” Gavin said with a smile. “I graduated two years before Dustin, so I can be considered his senior, but I’ve always heard of his reputation. Dustin’s really quite famous. “Back then, he was one of the top students. However, he gave up on the chance to get into a top university without hesitation for a
Dustin paid for it with his card without hesitation. Simone was worried. If the item turned out to be fake, they would lose 250 thousand dollars. Meanwhile, Darren had his three items appraised. Two were fine, and he only had to pay an extra 300 thousand for them. But the antique hand fan was incredibly valuable. A real one would be worth almost 5 million. He had to pay over 800 thousand for it. Darren made up his mind and used all his savings to pay. He trusted his experience and keen observation. “Let me remind you again. All three of those items are fake,” Dustin said. “Shut up! No one asked you!” Darren was feeling unsure, and Dustin’s words made him snap. “I know I’m right. What does someone like you know?” Dustin shrugged and stopped talking. After everyone paid, the results were revealed on a big screen. Images of the items appeared and were marked as either “Genuine” or “Fake.” As the results were revealed, some people were happy, while others were disap
“Acting like you know something but making a fool of yourself instead? How embarrassing!” Luna mocked him after Darren was finished. Dustin did not pay any attention to them. He picked up the vase and examined it again. “Dustin, maybe don’t choose this one,” Simone whispered as she pulled on his sleeve. She was worried he would make a mistake. “I think this one is real.” Dustin looked at the vase. “It’s too beautiful to be fake.” His stubbornness made people laugh again. “You’re hilarious, young man,” someone nearby said and chuckled. “I’ve been in the antiques business for years, and I’ve never seen anyone like you. “Beautiful equals real? That’s a new one for me. “Someone like you buying antiques? You’re going to lose everything!” People around laughed at Dustin and thought he was clueless. He thought that the vase, which even experts would not spare a glance at, was real just because it looked nice. How foolish was that? “Did you hear that? Don’t you real
“You’re wrong there. Mr. Langley is your elder. You should respect him. How can you treat him like this?” Killian chimed in indignantly. “Mind your own business.” Dustin looked at him coldly. “Respect for elders should be earned. Do you always use empty words to act like you’re better than everyone else?” Killian’s face darkened after being insulted like that. “What do you want?” Simone asked. “If there’s nothing else, we’ll leave.” “You’re here to buy antiques, right?” Darren asked as he glanced at them. “Do you even know anything about antiques? What makes you think you can shop here?” “I know a little,” said Dustin and gave him the same reply. “A little?” Darren laughed as if he saw right through Dustin. “The world of antiques is very complicated. If you don’t know anything, you should leave now. Otherwise, you’ll regret it.” “Thanks for the advice,” Simone said coldly and pulled Dustin away. She did not want to stay and talk to them. Darren and the others looked
Two days went by quickly. Dustin and Simone visited a busy market in Somerton. “My dad’s birthday is in a few days. He loves antiques, so let’s find something nice for him,” Simone said with a smile. They were in the outer area of Hattan’s antique market, where street vendors had set up stalls selling various items. The place was packed with people. After they entered, Simone looked around at the goods. She was clearly interested. The vendors noticed her. They shouted earnestly and bragged about their antiques. Dustin sighed and shook his head. It was obvious Simone did not know anything about antiques. She got excited at everything she saw, and it made her an easy target for vendors who loved overcharging those who knew little about it. “Ninety-nine percent of the stuff here is fake. Even if something’s real, it’s probably not worth that much,” Dustin said. “You have knowledge of antiques?” Simone asked. “A little,” Dustin said with a smile. “Yeah, right. Your ‘a
“I’ll need your help to start a pharmaceutical company and later build a private hospital. Both will be set up right across from the Langley family’s ones,” Dustin said with a smile. “I’ll do my best to help you!” Skyler said earnestly. “Are you planning to go against the Langley family?” Skyler asked. “If that’s the case, there’s no need for all this. Just give me the word, and I can make them go bankrupt in less than a week!” Dustin shook his head. His plan was not just to make the main Langley family surrender. Once Simone’s family took control of the main family, there was no need to start other businesses from scratch. With Dustin’s help, they could quickly grow in the pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceuticals made enormous profits. This would be a shortcut to help the Langley family rise to the top of Lovellia’s elite families. Once the Langley family became powerful, it would save him a lot of trouble in the future. Meanwhile, the others were in a room on the vi
Dustin, Simone, and her parents reached the door and saw the driver waiting for them. As soon as the driver saw them, he quickly ran over. “Mr. Fox, we can’t move the car,” the driver said with a serious look. “What happened?” Dustin frowned and asked. “It was fine when we parked it, but now, the main Langley family is refusing to let us drive it away,” the driver said in frustration. “Someone said you broke his son’s hand, and he is demanding the car as compensation.” Dustin smirked mockingly. “How can he do that? Even if we pay for all the medical bills, it won’t be as expensive as that car, right?” Simone said angrily. That Rolls-Royce Phantom was worth over 10 million. This was practically robbery! “Keeping a luxury car worth over 10 million as compensation for a simple medical bill? Why doesn’t he just rob a bank?! “He is clearly targeting us!” Simone and Monique were both furious. “Of course, I’m targeting you. What are you going to do about it?” Orion wal
“Luna, how didn’t I notice before how cruel you actually were?” Justin said in disgust. “You still want his hands to be severed? Who gave you the right to ask for that?” His face was cold. “From now on, we’ll have nothing to do with each other!” Luna was stunned. Had she been dumped? Justin was ending their relationship for a few people from the branch family?! The main Langley family members were shocked. They thought it was just a small disagreement, but Justin was serious. “Justin, is this really necessary? Do you really have to break up over this?” an elder from the main family asked. “Is it really worth breaking up over a few people from the branch family? Luna is your girlfriend!” “Calm down! There’s no need to take it this far. This kind of joke isn’t funny.” Justin sneered, and his expression turned fierce. “Do I look like I’m joking?” The main family members froze. They were shocked by his scary expression. They exchanged confused looks. They did no
All the main family members were anxiously waiting in the living room. Simone and her parents were also worried. No one knew what Dustin and Justin were discussing outside. The main family members were worried that Justin might not be able to deal with Dustin, while Simone and her parents feared Justin might punish the latter. Thankfully, it was not too long before Dustin and Justin returned. Luna quickly ran to them, grabbed Justin’s arm, and asked, “Justin, how was it? How are you going to deal with him?” Justin’s face was cold as he brushed her hand off. Everyone in the room looked confused. “Justin, what are you doing?” Luna looked annoyed. Justin ignored her and turned to the main family members. “I’ve already investigated the whole situation,” he said indifferently. “There’s no need to investigate. These people came here to cause trouble. That brat is completely out of control. He hurt three people and even threatened us. Someone like that must be evil. I th
It did not matter which prestigious family Dustin came from. Justin could not care less because he was loyal only to the army and his commander. Dustin indifferently pulled something out of his pocket and handed it to Justin. “Take a look.” “Fine, I’ll look.” Justin took the token and glanced at it. At first, he did not care much. “Why are you showing me this useless thing?” Justin asked disdainfully. “Turn it over and look closely,” Dustin said. Justin chuckled and then flipped the token over. What he saw was a golden dragon with five claws. Suddenly, Justin’s smile froze, and his eyes widened in shock. He stared at the token in disbelief. After studying it closely, his hand started to tremble. This token was something every soldier with some rank in the military knew about. “T-The Dragon Warlord Token!” Justin’s eyes widened. He never expected Dustin to have something like this! It was the Dragon Warlord Token! For the soldiers of Lovellia, the Dragon