"Oh, you're here to see… Mr. Ballard?" Zane raised his voice by a few decibels on purpose. "Please sit down. I'll go and notify him." With that, he hurried into the elevator and went up to the top floor.Before long, Sebastian walked out of the elevator and smiled at Isabel, saying, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, Ms. Jiminez.""Let's go, Mr. Ballard. I've reserved a spot at Destiny Café for us. We still have 20 minutes, so we should be able to make it," Isabel said, smiling as she shook hands with Sebastian. She was always punctual, and she could be accurate down to the minute when it came to the time. That was one of the good habits she had kept up over many years."Shall I ask Ms. Griffin to come?" Sebastian asked.Time was more precious than gold to powerful businesswomen like Isabel. She wouldn't just buy someone a meal for no reason. She might have heard some news on the grapevine and also wanted to collaborate with the army by becoming a shareholder in their project. S
"Yes. As always, you're the one I can trust to do things, Isabel." Marissa finally let out a smile."What is the issue you currently wish to fix, Marissa?" Sebastian asked as he took a sip of scented tea.Marissa pointed at the freckles on her face and said, "My face. As you know, I was once pregnant. After miscarrying, the blemishes on my face should have disappeared, but they've been like that for almost ten years."The older a woman was, the more she cared about her appearance. That was because they knew very well that they were no longer young. If they didn't pay more attention to skincare, they would age very quickly. Marissa had a very thick layer of makeup plastered on her face. Despite that, her blemishes could still be seen faintly. She was only average-looking at best, and she could not be deemed naturally beautiful at all. The scars on her face made her even less attractive.To a woman in upper-class society, the state of their face was very important and was the fou
With the help of a few firemen, they managed to lift the bus driver out.A license plate had been the object that had pierced his abdomen. The rectangular metal plate had pierced sideways into the driver's abdomen, so there was only a tiny bit that still remained exposed.The driver's wound was bleeding, but there was a pale green liquid trickling out with the blood as well."Oh no! His spinal nerves have been severed!" Sebastian pushed several firemen away and approached the driver. He pulled out his silver needles to administer treatment."What do you do for a living?" the man in glasses asked Sebastian accusingly. He had squeezed into the crowd some time ago and was pointing at Sebastian."I'm rescuing someone! Please do not disturb me!" Sebastian said as he got ready to administer the needles. "Rescuing someone? The victim is severely injured and needs to be operated on at once. Anyone who is unrelated and any charlatans should leave immediately!" The man in glasses called o
"My grandfather is Nathan Whitaker, the commander of Sunway's military!" Isabel's expression turned cold, and she spoke in a cold voice.Upon hearing that she was Nathan's granddaughter, several officers looked hesitant and stepped aside, too afraid to continue stopping Sebastian."The victim is in a very critical condition. Who's going to take responsibility if there are any problems?" Mark used his trump card."I will take responsibility for him," Sebastian said sternly. "What will you be responsible for him with? This is a matter of life and death!" Mark yelled angrily."You should at least let this young man try," Marissa said very calmly."Who the hell are you?" Mark was furious. Why were all these beautiful women ganging up on him, seemingly on purpose?"Robin Keller is my husband, and he's part of Sartvale's Medical Research Association. If you have any doubts about this young doctor, you may call my husband to vouch for him!" Marissa glared at Mark.Upon hearing Robin'
The Northmans would only participate in this project as a shareholder. After all, the formula of the new anti-cancer drug belonged to Sebastian, and it would be more appropriate for Arctic Snow Group to be the representative in the collaboration with Astrocorp."Alright. I'll get back right now," Sebastian said before hanging up."Mr. Ballard, if you have urgent business to attend to, go ahead. Isabel and I will come and visit you tomorrow morning," Marissa said with a smile.Sebastian and Isabel chatted for a while before he rushed toward the Moonlyte Club. Astrocorp was a large national enterprise, and it was one of the few companies in the pharmaceutical industry which did both wholesale and retail. Most importantly, they had a share in foreign markets.When Zane saw Sebastian push the door open and enter the office, he stepped forward and stopped him before saying in a small voice, "Seb, I have to warn you. The person that Astrocorp has sent to sign the contract with us is no
The elevator shot up to the 18th floor. After walking out of the elevator, the lights immediately dimmed. This did not look like the kind of place to discuss business.In Room 1801, Maddox was together with over a dozen local Steinberg dealers. All of them had women with thick makeup on in their arms as they talked and laughed together.There was an empty seat next to him, and it had clearly been left deliberately for Rosalie.He had chosen to discuss their deal at this location so that he could get Rosalie drunk and have his way with her after that.Maddox couldn't help licking his lips when he thought of Rosalie's gorgeous figure.Before coming to Steinberg, Jace had sent someone to see him. He had also told Maddox about the feud between the Beckards and Sebastian. Maddox was only a manager at Astrocorp. He had never attracted the attention of a prestigious family from Janover like the Beckards.When he heard the news of Stephen being turned into a cripple by Sebastian, Maddo
Rosalie handed the glass to Sebastian.Sebastian swallowed. When had he agreed to be her boyfriend?Besides, if he drank that glass of brandy, he'd be drunk too. "Do you bring your boyfriend along to discuss business?" Maddox scoffed as he glanced at Sebastian."It's alright. You can go ahead with your discussion. Don't mind me." Sebastian took the glass and set it aside without drinking it. "I happened to bump into my boyfriend at the door, so I asked him to come along," Rosalie lied. "Oh? What's your name? Where do you work?" Maddox asked persistently as he sat down, chuckling. "My name is Sebastian Ballard. I'm currently just a consultant at Arctic Snow Group," Sebastian said and bowed slightly to them all. "Oh, I see that we're dealing with a business run by a couple here. It's not the kind where the woman wears the pants, is it?" the tall and thin men said sarcastically in a provocative manner. "I'm not interested in running a business at all. We all have our talent
"As long as nobody dies, attack when we have to," Sebastian said to Gavin in a very low voice. Gavin slapped Maddox at once. "You—how dare you slap me?" Maddox had only been focusing on Sebastian and Rosalie. He hadn't noticed Gavin at all."He's licensed to hit people. It's all done according to the law," Sebastian said, pointing at Gavin. "Well, Rosalie! I'll give you one last chance. If you agree to my request now, you'll still make it in time," Maddox said angrily. "Gav, our safety depends on you," Sebastian said, pretending to look scared.Gavin took a deep breath. He was exasperated at Sebastian pretending to be some innocent, besotted lover boy. "Sebastian, don't let Gavin blow this up. The launch of our new anti-cancer drug in Yarroland depends on whether or not this collaboration will happen," Rosalie reminded him in a low voice.She hadn't expected Maddox to ask for something like that. She had planned to stall and call the police on the pretext of going to the t