“It’s because of you that we've offended the Harrigans!“It’s because of you that I've ruined Grandpa’s blood and sweat!“It’s because of you that I've become the sinner of the family!”Quinn looked at the empty funeral scene and cried hysterically.A look of self-blame flashed across Chase’s eyes when he saw Quinn breaking down.He did not think that he would trigger her so much by doing what he just did.At the end of the day, she was just a vulnerable woman whose loved one passed away.Chase ignored her resistance and pulled her into a hug. He comforted her, “I’m sorry, but I'll help you. Trust me, the Harrigans won’t do anything to you.”“How will you help me?”Quinn pushed him away and roared, “Chase, who do you think you are?!“You’re just a country bumpkin! It'll be so easy for the Harrigans to destroy you.“Whatever, there’s no point saying anything now.”Quinn wiped her tears and said while pretending to be strong, “Come with me now.”“Where to?” Chase asked.“Yo
Quinn’s face turned red as she stammered, “I-I don’t have anything to say. C-Can you let me go?”“That’s more like it.” Chase then released her.“You rascal!” Quinn wanted to slap him the moment she was free.However, her phone rang at this moment. It was from Elaine. “Miss Norris, b-bad news! The shareholders are having a meeting, and they want to replace you.”“What?”Quinn’s expression changed. After she hung up, she rushed to the company with Chase.The shareholders sat together in the meeting room of Blizzard Group. They were discussing whether they should dismiss Quinn as the CEO of the company.A woman who was dressed to the nines and wearing heavy makeup scoffed. “What’s there to be confused about? Quinn brought such a huge loss to the company, so we have to dismiss her and elect someone better.”She was Jeanie Shuhman, the only female shareholder of Blizzard Group.She had been coveting the position of CEO for a very long time. However, since Quinn was from the Norris
Chase not only stunned Jeanie with his slap, but he even stunned the other shareholders.“You scoundrel, who are you? How dare you slap Miss Shuhman?”One of the shareholders who was close to Jeanie got up and scolded him.The rest of the shareholders also glared at Chase.However, Chase said calmly, “Quinn is my wife. I’m already being very kind by just slapping her once for wanting to dismiss her.”Jeanie let out a growl before pouncing on Quinn while making threatening gestures.“Quinn, you bitch! How dare you allow that loser to slap me?! I’m going to kill you!”Chase slapped Jeanie again, sending her to the floor. The other side of Jeanie’s face was also swollen.Jeanie almost passed out from the humiliation of getting slapped twice.“Anyone else wants to dismiss my wife?” Chase scanned the room.Everyone took a few steps back, not daring to say anything.They were used to being aloof and arrogant. They had never met anyone who would use violence just because of a sligh
“If you find a way to reach an agreement with La Fleur in three days and help the company through this crisis, you'll still be the CEO. We won't have any objections.“On the contrary, if you can’t, don’t blame us for being merciless.”“That’s not all.” Chase suddenly chimed in. He pointed at Jeanie and said, “If Quinn manages to get the investment, I want to add on another stake. I want this bitch to clear out her shares and get out of Quinn’s company!”Jeanie scoffed in contempt and said, “Alright. If you get the investment, I can give up my shares and transfer them to you unconditionally. Everyone here is my witness.”“Alright, it’s a deal, then.”Since things had escalated to this point, Quinn knew she had no choice. She could only leave with Chase.After the two left, Jeanie showed a pleased grin. She thought, 'You fell for my tricks, you bitch.'I'm the lover of the manager of La Fleur. As long as I say something, you might not even be able to step into the doors of La Fle
Half an hour later, Quinn headed to La Fleur with Chase and Elaine.Chase was the driver.Right after Quinn got into the car, she asked, “Elaine, do you have the information about the senior executives of La Fleur?”Elaine opened her notebook and pushed her glasses. “I do. The CEO of La Fleur is named Chase Collins.”After she said that, she peered at Chase, who was driving. He commented, “He has the same name as that guy.”The same name as Chase? Quinn was shocked after she heard that.However, she did not think too much. After all, there were a lot of people with the same names in the world.Elaine continued, “I heard that Mr. Collins is very mysterious and doesn’t like to show his face. Therefore, not a lot of people have seen him before.“So, the deputy CEO, Sandy Lawson, is the one who makes all the decisions."“But I don’t know Miss Lawson…” Quinn said, looking troubled.Chase, who was still driving, chimed in, “Quinn, you can see Sandy after you tell the front desk you
It was no wonder that Huey was obsessed with her.That bitch, Jeanie, had never liked Quinn. It was clear that Jeanie was jealous of her.Owen swore that he would have Quinn.He quietly made the promise to himself.Owen looked at Elaine and Chase, who were seated beside Quinn, and said, “There's something I need to discuss with Miss Norris. I’d like to ask the rest of you to leave.”Elaine tried to pull Chase out of there.However, Chase refused to budge and said, “May I know what you'd like to discuss with my wife that I’m not allowed to listen to, Mr. Hudson?”“Chase is my husband, Mr. Hudson. He won’t disclose what we discuss,” Quinn said with a nod.Quinn made sure to take care of Chase’s pride when they were in public.Owen’s face fell as he said unhappily, “It sounds like you’re not sincere about meeting Miss Lawson. If that’s the way you feel, you can forget about this.“See them out, Amy!”He grunted coldly.Amy immediately said, “Please come this way, Miss Quinn. T
When Sandy received the call from Chase, she immediately stopped her work and waited for Quinn in the office.However, she waited for a long time but no one showed up. She had no choice but to call the security office to inquire if a woman had dropped by.She found out from security that Quinn had been taken to the general manager’s office.Sandy was reminded of Owen’s past of sexually harassing women by using work as an excuse, which was why she rushed over.She almost passed out from what she saw at the office.Sandy was too late.She broke out in a cold sweat as she looked at Chase and said, “Mr. Co…”Chase spoke up first, “Miss Lawson, the general manager of your company threatened my wife to sleep with him. I couldn't accept this behavior and beat him up for it. Please see to this matter.”Owen sneered at Chase in disdain.He was the company’s general manager and held a lot of power. There was no way Sandy would punish him just because he requested it.Quinn and Elaine s
What?Two billion?Quinn and Elanie were shocked. They thought they had heard it wrong.Both of them came with the preconceived notion that it would be difficult to get their investment. However, Sandy was already aware of their reason for being here and even took the initiative to offer two billion as an investment.“Is the investment too little for you, Miss Norris?” The look on Sandy’s face changed slightly as she asked the question.Quinn quickly waved her hands anxiously and stammered, “No, no. That’s enough.”She would have been happy with one or two hundred million in investment.She did not expect Sandy to offer two billion instead, which shocked her.“Good. Come with me to sign the contract, please.” Sandy gestured toward a direction respectfully.That was how Quinn managed to quickly sign a partnership agreement with La Fleur.Before she left, Sandy gave Quinn her card. “This is my personal contact information, Miss Norris. Please feel free to contact me should you
At this thought, a glint appeared in the old man's eye. He took out an emerald slip and said with clenched teeth, "Just you with, you little bastard. I've recorded your face. All I need to do is to break this emerald slip and someone will arrive to save me."It was not long after he made his announcement that the old man crushed the slip.Something happened next.A soft golden light began to spread out. Everything that happened there began to reflect in the emerald slip."Huh? What's that?"Chase noticed the slip and was curious about it. He immediately saw everything playing inside the slip. He saw himself standing in the mountains."Interesting. Looks like this person isn't giving up," Chase sneered.Such a trick could work on a martial arts overlord, but it was just a party trick when it came to Chase. However, this had piqued his interest.Chase decided to use this opportunity to test how powerful he was right now. He also wanted to find out the standard of this place.Thi
"Thunder Flame!" Chase growled.Balls of purple fire began gathering from all around, fusing into the vines. Numerous vines began burning furiously. They cackled from the flame and slithered like pythons toward the guards who were trying to escape."No! Save me!""Please! I don't want to die…"Their desperate screams echoed throughout the forest and mountains.It was soon before peace and quiet returned. There was nothing left of the place besides a pile of burnt corpses. All of the guards sent out by the Larsens were dead.Chase was the only one left, and his clothes were white as snow. He stepped forward slowly toward three corpses and lit them on fire.The next moment, flames surged into the air as they cackled furiously. All three guards' corpses vanished quickly in the sea of flames before turning to dust."Not bad. Not bad at all."There was a bright glint in Chase's eye.The three guards had used joint attack martial arts and were quite powerful. Even though they were
Jove's eyes widened from extreme shock. He had seen everything Chase could do and was stunned.Jove knew very well that this fight had to end soon. If that elder of his returned, things could take a worse turn.Jove used his most powerful technique and channeled the thick true energy within him crazily. He condensed the energy in this fist and punched it hard at Chase's sword.There was a violent clang. It hurt Chase's hand so much that he almost released his sword."This must be how powerful a stage-nine martial arts overlord is." Chase's eyes narrowed upon experiencing the powerful strength. "This is good timing. It's a good opportunity to practice my new cultivation level."Stage nine martial arts overlord!That was equivalent to peak martial arts overlord.Only two people among the younger generation had been able to achieve stage nine martial arts overlord. Jove had not let down his status as Saint."Kill him!"The remaining three guards were gleeful to see Chase suppress
If Myra refused to say anything, Chase would ask her about it after they took care of this troublesome group.Swords clashed, and they were the only things that could be seen during the fight.Myra was quite formidable, but even she could not fight so many guards. There were too many of them; even the weakest was a stage-three martial artist."Why are you choosing the hard way, Myra? Do you think you can defeat so many of us?""Haha! I heard that you're a talented genius, Myra Kollins, but you don't really seem like it. How dare you go against the Larsens? You're asking for it!""Hehe! How about having a wedding? Marry me and we can live together as husband and wife. Doesn't that sound great?""Hoho! Why are you wasting time talking to a cheap thing like her, Mr. Jove? She's asking to be punished. Let's take turns enjoying her later. We'll make sure that she can't have enough of us later. Hahaha!"Myra's pretty face turned grim. She was furious. How dare those damned things insu
There was a loud bang when the palm hit Chase and he fell hard to the ground. Blood dripped from his mouth."That's a powerful palm attack!"Chase's eyes widened slightly, and his heart beat fast. He almost died from that attack. Fortunately, Chase had used his steel physique to block the attack at the crucial moment.Otherwise, he would not have been able to take the attack with his current cultivation level. He would have ended up seriously wounded.Chase clenched his teeth. His body hurt immensely. The power of that palm attack might have been softened by his shield, but it was still enough to hurt his internal organs and make his energy and blood boil."That attacker was really powerful. Could he be a powerhouse?"Chase was quietly astonished. However, he was not afraid. He had just achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation, after all. Moreover, his cultivation was at its peak as his power had increased tremendously.Myra's petite body trembled when she saw Chase fall to th
Chase roared at the sky, and it echoed for several miles.He leaped into the air and swung his arm, crushing a man-made hill next to him. It then collapsed into pieces."How powerful!" Chase was delighted.He had a feeling he could easily crush a huge piece of wood in his hand right now."The power of a stage three martial monarch is strong, indeed," Chase muttered. He had absolute confidence right now that he could kill garbage like Jaden with one punch."Huh?"Chase looked up all of a sudden and frowned slightly. "Why are there people here?"He could see two figures coming toward him in the dark. They were coming closer to where he was."That's quick of them." Chase narrowed his eyes. He did not hide away but went up to them instead."You're being rash with this, young friend," one of the men said in a low voice. "The Larsens are a big family, and you've angered their patriarch and many of their elders. You're in deep trouble.""Oh?" Chase could no longer hold back when he
The wind whistled in the air as slash after slash of the sword swung down on Chase.Every swing was followed by a blood splatter."H-How is this possible?!"Jaden's eyes widened in disbelief.The guards he brought with him were elites of the Larsens. The one with the lowest cultivation among them was a stage-five martial arts saint.Such a team would be able to take down a castle anywhere."You're nothing but ants. How dare you even dream of killing me?!"Chase's dark hair billowed in the wind as he punched into the air. The power of the punch created a tremor that reverberated to every corner. A huge air wave surged, and all the guards collapsed.He clenched his fist. There was a bright, silver spear in his hand. He flung it out hard, and it shot through a wall ten feet away. It pinned Jaden on the shoulder.Jaden screamed and fell kneeling to the ground. His face contorted from the intense pain, and huge beads of sweat dripped from his forehead. There was a bloody hole on hi
"Dad, what are you doing?" Ryker yelled. "I'm the steward of this pharmacy, and you're asking me to kneel and apologize to some backwater nobody? I—"Before he could finish, a resounding slap landed on Ryker's left cheek, leaving it red and swollen."You ungrateful fool!" Jaden seethed with rage as his face twitched in fury. "Didn't you hear what I said? He's a martial arts master!""What?!" Ryker froze for a moment before his eyes widened in disbelief. "No, that's impossible! He doesn't look older than 20. How could he possibly be a martial arts master?""Hmph! This world is full of prodigies. I might not want to believe it, but the terrifying strength he displayed is no lie!" Jaden growled in a low voice."This incident must be contained. Write a resignation letter immediately and send it to headquarters. Say that your old illness has flared up, and you're requesting leave to recuperate at home.""What?" Ryker was dumbfounded.His father was asking him to resign? After toiling
"What do you intend to do?" Chase's expression grew wary.He fixed his gaze on the figure slowly approaching him. The man stopped just three feet away, his eyes narrowing as if he were trying to piece together a memory."Your aura… It feels familiar, as if I've encountered it before," Jaden murmured. His brows furrowed as he struggled to recall the sensation. Suddenly, his eyes widened in shock."Could it be…" His voice trembled with a trace of fear. "You're Chase, the last remnant of the Collins family?"Chase smirked coldly. "Since you already know, there's no need for pretense. I came to your pharmacy today to seek justice—nothing more."Narrowing his eyes, Chase released a chilling aura that pressed down on Jaden like a crushing wave.Jaden's body trembled uncontrollably, unable to withstand the overwhelming pressure. He fell to his knees in an instant.Ryker, who was standing nearby, was dumbfounded. His father was the commanding steward of the pharmacy, yet he had just kne