The entire hall was silent. Many of the attendees were still in shock as they looked at Dustin. Who exactly was Dustin? Clara’s expression shifted from rage to uncertainty. Then, she smiled. She said to the crowd warmly, “Everyone, the charity auction is about to begin! Please take your seats.” The art exhibition had a very important auction session. It was the charity auction that Clara had mentioned. Clara organized the event and called for other famous artists to contribute their works to the event. This attracted a lot of attention from the media. Everyone praised Clara online for being beautiful inside and out. It had added to her acclaim. However, Dustin knew very well just how kind Clara really was. She did not actually care about people who were in difficult situations. All she cared about was her reputation. “A month ago, there was an earthquake in East Lovellia. Countless people were displaced. I feel like crying every time I read the news about it…” Clar
Was this why Clara had given Dustin VIP diamond tickets? Clara smiled playfully. When Dustin had been kicked out of the family, he had been penniless. He was unable to bring any of the Wyatt family’s valuables with him. Clara was sure that Dustin did not have much money with him. She wanted to humiliate Dustin in public. “VIP diamond tickets? That’s a higher tier than mine!” Michael looked upset. The other attendees were also disheartened. They were people from high society. However, they were unable to get VIP diamond tickets to this event. Who exactly was Dustin? Why did he have better tickets than everyone else? “If you bid on something at least, that would be such an embarrassment.” Everyone watched to see how Dustin would react. Dustin chuckled as Clara looked at him mockingly. “I bid twenty thousand dollars,” he said. Whispers came from the crowd. How could someone with such exclusive tickets bid so low? “Haha, I’ll bid ten million dollars!” Michael s
The exhibition hall fell silent. Clara’s face darkened. She looked very displeased. That was one of her proudest works. There were at least ten famous artists’ stamps on the calligraphy, and they were very influential people. Who could tolerate having their painstakingly crafted artwork destroyed? “Dustin Fox! What do you think you are doing?” Clara asked angrily. People stared at Dustin in shock. They could not understand why he had done it. He had spent sixty million dollars to buy Clara’s artwork and destroyed it in public. What had he done that for? Was it to insult Clara? But to spend so much money on it! How extravagant! They could already tell that this was going to make the headline of the news tomorrow. “B*stard! How dare he treat Miss Clara’s art like that?!” Clara’s fans were in the exhibition hall, and they glared at Dustin. “I spent my money to buy this. What I do with it is my business. What’s that got to do with you?” Dustin said coldly. It made t
No other emerging artist in the country had ever gotten this kind of recognition. It was because she was taught by mentors who were experts in their craft. A few of them held prestigious titles as very distinguished people. They were people of great honor in Lovellia. “Dustin, what else do you have to say?” Clara asked. Dustin chuckled. “Do you think your artworks are really that outstanding? Do you think those artists accepted you as their student because they thought you’re talented?” He looked at her playfully. “Of course! Is there any other reason?” Clara snorted. Dustin raised a finger. “One day later, all your artworks will lose their value and fall from their height.”Clara narrowed her eyes. “Dustin Fox, you’ve really pissed me off now! You brought this on yourself!” she said darkly. After Clara said that, she launched a group video call using a chat app. She projected everything onto the big screen.The crowd was shocked by what they saw.She really wa
The hall fell silent, and everyone stared at the three distinguished people on the big screen. They could decide a Lovellia citizen’s fate. Since Clara was a beloved student of these masters, they would most probably agree with her request. The reckless and arrogant man was in for a miserable end. He would end up without a country. Michael sneered. He looked gleeful and took delight in Dustin’s misfortune. Clara’s fans were the same. “You deserve it!“How dare you look down on our goddess!“You’ll spend the rest of your life in regret!” Clara stared coldly at Dustin. Dustin was a threat to the Wyatt family. She must not let him stay in Rivenesco. She had thought a lot about it and chosen this method. It would be better to get him out of Lovellia and make it so that he could never set foot in it again. She believed her masters who pampered her would indulge her little willful request. Clara looked at the people on the screen with hope.“Please take a stand for
Delia was just expelled by the Medical Sage from his tutelage, but she was different. Being treated this way by more than one master was record-breaking. “Sirs… Sirs, what is this for? Why are you all expelling me from your tutelage?” Clara asked tearfully in a choked voice.This was all wrong! She was only asking for their support in punishing Dustin. But how did she end up being the one in trouble? If not for how real it all felt, she would have thought she was dreaming. “You’re cruel, ruthless, and scheming. How could someone like that achieve greatness in the field of art?” Mason said coldly. It was a tone of voice Clara had never heard from him before. It had a cutting and cold edge to it that chilled her to the bone. She could not understand it. In the past, these three masters had been very warm and friendly to her. They had accepted her with open arms. At this moment, they looked completely unfamiliar. This difference in their demeanor was very jarring for he
“Dustin, what did you do?” Clara gritted her teeth, and her voice was filled with bitterness. She loved art and enjoyed the feeling of floating in the spotlight that came with various titles and the adoration surrounding her. As the darling of the art world, her journey had been smooth since her debut. The top masters sought her out to mentor her, which shocked everyone in the world. She always believed she was a prodigy who was blessed with innate artistic talent. But everything was ruined today. All the associations had expelled her. All her masters had turned their backs on her. This meant that her path in the art world was completely blocked. After what the masters had said, no one would accept her work anymore. They said her works were mediocre. That was the final judgment! It seemed nearly impossible for her to break free from that. It was just like a curse. Clara blamed Dustin for all her resentment. “You brought this on yourself,” Dustin said indiffere
[Clara has provoked someone terrifying!] That was another text his father had sent him. A storm of thoughts swirled in Michael’s mind. He could not imagine what kind of people could have such power. He frowned and glanced at Dustin before he scoffed. Him? Dustin was nobody. He was not even worth mentioning! There was no way that it could be him! While the wealthy heirs anxiously fidgeted, Clara stood on the stage and felt deeply disappointed. She did not understand why no one was bidding for her work… It would be good enough even if just one person could stand up and break the awkward silence. “This is Miss Clara’s finest work. It’s highly valuable for collection. Is there nobody who feels tempted to bid on it?” asked the host on the stage, but no one spoke up. The whole atmosphere became even more awkward. Clara made up her mind. She whispered something to the host. “The person who purchases Miss Clara’s paintings today at a high price will have the oppor
The Aquila family was one of the most powerful families of Lannopolis. At this moment, Brennan Aquila, the patriarch of the Aquila family was frowning and sitting in his usual seat. “Is there no news?” he asked the servant before him. “Sir, we’ve searched the entirety of Rivenesco, but we couldn’t locate Devon. We’ve also inquired with the Panther Gang and checked the Langley family’s main villa in Rivenesco, but we found nothing,” the servant said. When he heard that, Brennan looked even more troubled. His second son, Devon, had taken along some people from the Panther Gang to Rivenesco a few days ago. He had wanted to seek revenge but had then disappeared. “Investigate more! Use more drastic measures if you need to!” he shouted. “There’s no need to investigate any further,” said a woman’s voice from beyond the room. A beautiful, elegant young woman walked into the Aquila family’s living room. “Who are you?” Brennan asked. “Bianca Winter of the Seven Clans of
“This is entirely the Langley family’s fault that we underestimated you! We were prideful and blind…” Margot said solemnly. “Please forgive us, My Liege!” At this point, Margot could do nothing but admit her mistakes. With a word, the King of Hades could wipe the Langley family from the face of the earth without so much as a noise. Dustin did not bother to respond. “Fine. Invite Simone and her family here immediately. I think you know what to do now, right?” he said coldly. “Yes, I do. I won’t let you down, My Liege!” Margot said quickly. She sent someone to invite Simone and her family here. Soon, Simone’s family arrived in the living room. They looked a little stunned. By that time, the members of the Panther Gang were all gone and the place had been cleaned up. It was as if nothing had happened here. “What happened to you?” Simone looked confused. She saw how strangely the members of the Langley family were behaving. “Uncle Derek, why are you trembling?” She
“The Panther Gang will serve the King of Hades!” Blake declared loudly as he knelt on the floor. The members of the Langley family and those of the Panther Gang stared in shock. A minute ago, Blake seemed very intimidating and intent on seeking justice. They were taken aback by his abrupt change in attitude. “The King of Hades… The master of Hell Hall! The King of Hades!” Margot gasped so hard she nearly fainted. The members of the Langley family were so terrified that their faces turned ghostly pale. There was no one on earth who did not fear the might of Hell Hall. Some of the people in the living room were shaking in fright. In the past, they all thought that Dustin was a nobody, so they treated him like trash. When they thought about how their family had tried to kill the King of Hades, the members of the Langley family felt horrified. Dustin glanced at the man kneeling on the floor, and his face looked taunting. “Your sister is the wife of the head of the A
Dustin had not said anything about the numerous Panther Gang corpses on the floor. No one had dared to clear them away. In the middle of all the mess was Devon’s headless body. When Blake recognized the corpse, his eyes widened in fury. He looked at Dustin without bothering to hide his desire for revenge. “Who are you? Where did you come from? Are you with the law or something else?” Blake did not make a move immediately. Instead, he demanded answers from Dustin. When he received the report from one of his branch leaders, he realized that Dustin was not someone to be messed with. That was why he was questioning Dustin first. Dustin looked at Blake, and his gaze froze the gang leader in place. “Back in the day, the Aquila family only started growing after participating in a campaign to destroy the Fox family of Grayvale. Did the Panther Gang have a hand in that campaign?” Dustin asked. His gaze was focused on Blake. If he admitted his involvement, he would be dead. “T
The three branch leaders of the Panther Gang were stony-faced. One of them said coldly, “Arrogant punk!” Dustin had cut off Devon’s head and was demanding Blake Torell, Blake, to come here to see him. None of them had ever encountered anyone who was so brazen in Rivenesco. “We won’t dare to return to the head of our gang without your head as a trophy!” The branch leaders were aggressive while their crowd of gang members outside were preparing to rush in. Dustin looked annoyed as he waved a hand. One of the Hell Guards made his move. He was like a shadow as he shot through the door. Thereafter, the two leaders’ eyes widened in horror. Blood gushed from their throats as they fell. The remaining branch leader was shaken. She shuddered. Dustin’s subordinate had killed them as easily as breathing. The members of the Panther Gang who had been preparing to rush inside froze. They stood outside motionless. The members of the Langley family were shocked. The branch leader
The might of the Panther Gang was unquestionable. They were not a small gang made up of scattered, ragtag individuals. They were a group of true, formidable forces of the underground in Honora! When did the members of the Panther Gang become so weak? “You… Where do these underlings of yours come from?” Devon said with gritted teeth as he stared at the Hell Guards with his mouth wide open. “Just a few lackeys I trained,” Dustin said flatly. “Anyway, what were you saying just a moment ago? You’re the nephew of the head of the Panther Gang? Why don’t you call everyone here? Get them in here all at once. Makes it easier to kill them in one go.” Devon was stunned. His entire army was being undermined. “Don’t get cocky! These are only the Panther Gang’s weakest members. There are more than a hundred people outside. No matter how powerful your people are, do you think they can beat a hundred men?” Devon asked viciously. “Hmph! Back in the day, the Aquila family even dared t
The Langley family thought that the police had arrived. One of them immediately got up to welcome them. Dustin did not make his Hell Guards stop that person. “Mr. Aquila!” When the person appeared at the doorway, he let out a shocked cry. The person who had come to the villa was not the police. It was the person that Dustin had almost beaten to death a few days ago. It was Devon Aquila. With his men, Devon stormed into the villa in fury. A few days ago, Devon had suffered greatly here. Not only had he failed to meet Simone but also had one of his arms broken in this place. As the second son of the prominent Aquila family, how could he just let that insult slide? After recuperating for a few days, he took his men to Rivenesco despite still being far from full recovery. When he got a lead on Dustin, he immediately rushed to the Langley family’s main villa. “Mr. Aquila, you got here right on time!” Margot looked overjoyed when she saw Devon here with so many people. “
At the Langley family’s main villa, everyone was waiting for news in the living room. “Has Christian not replied yet?” Margot asked Derek with a frown from where she sat. “No, Mom, not yet…” Derek glanced at his phone. “Don’t worry. Christian is very capable,” he said, “That piece of trash from the Wyatt family will be helpless if he doesn’t have the bodyguards the Wyatt family’s head left for him. I’m sure Christian will call with good news soon.”Margot nodded and looked at the members of the Langley family gathered there. “That guy is really annoying. Once we take care of him, all of you must keep your mouths shut. Don’t let David’s family catch wind of anything,” she said solemnly. Everyone nodded in understanding. “David and his family are riding high right now. The Langley family needs them to thrive. Let’s be patient for now, and when everything is stabilized and the Langley family has grown, we won’t have to care about their opinion anymore…” Margot’s voice was
When that thought sprang into his mind, he felt that everything finally made sense. ‘They say that this person is just a piece of trash from the Wyatt family. He’s supposed to be utterly useless and without a purpose. That’s why he was kicked out. But he doesn’t look like he’s useless at all! ‘How can someone who influences both the underground world and the law be considered useless?’ Christian started panicking because he was sent to kill Dustin. He broke out in a cold sweat and did not dare make a sound. While no one was paying attention, he dragged himself outside little by little. “Mr. Fox, my family is driven to a corner. You’re the only one who can save us now! Please help us this time!” Klein begged. “What happened to your family?” Dustin asked with a frown. “Our family was fighting the Wyatt family, and we were hoping to deal a heavy blow to them. We were just one step away from success, but suddenly, the Wyatt family received help. They suddenly became much stro