Tony's face darkened when he looked at the dead body on the ground. He said coldly, "Mr. Mitchell, I hope you won't disappoint me again."Wesley replied heartlessly, "Don't worry, Mr. Wright. I will personally kill him this time! Howard Tuffin won't be the only one dying tonight. The man who killed my disciple must die too!"…Sebastian went straight back to the small shop after leaving the courtyard. To his surprise, a Porsche 718 was parked outside the store. Behind the car was a woman standing with her hands on her hips.Her hair was tied in a ponytail, and she had a cold air around him. She was extremely captivating under the moonlight.Sebastian got out of his car and took a few steps when the woman walked over. "Dr. Ballard."He furrowed his brow and turned to look. It was Lorelai. What was she doing here?"Do you need something?" Sebastian asked calmly. Lorelai was about to speak but glanced at Rosalie beside him and immediately frowned. She was a very beautiful woman,
However, she felt hands on her butt. She had never been touched there by a man before! Sebastian had not only kicked her there, but now, he was also grabbing it.She let out a scream, followed by a slap. However, he caught her hand. He said disapprovingly, "Ms. Turner, this is too much. I was just trying to help you.""You shameless, disgusting jerk! Let go of me!" Lorelai shouted angrily. Her cheeks were flushed. She was ready to burst into tears any second. "Alright, you asked for it." Sebastian shrugged helplessly and let her go. Lorelai fell with a thud. Her perky butt fell right to the ground, but because of their perkiness, they even bounced. "Ah! You bastard!" She was so angry. She got up, clutching her butt, and pointed angrily at him. "You told me to let go." Sebastian shrugged. Lorelai stomped her foot in anger and glared at him angrily. "Just you wait! I'll be back."With that, she got into her car as she clutched her butt. She revved her engine, seemingly ven
Whitney raised her eyebrows indifferently. "Send him two flower bouquets.""Bouquets? Are you serious, Ms. Sutton?" Mabel found it unbelievable. Her face immediately showed annoyance. Whitney turned around to look at her. "Just because we're divorced doesn't mean we have to avoid each other. We were together for three years, after all. Besides, his company is just across the street from ours. Not sending congratulatory flowers would make me seem petty. Just do as I say."With that, she sat down and began working on some documents. Mabel frowned and replied, "I'll see to it."Then, she turned and left.…At the entrance of Rosé Corporation, Rosalie and Sebastian got out of the car.The workers and employees Rosalie had hired for him were bustling about. They were all smiles and bowing with a greeting. "Ms. Griffin, Mr. Ballard."When Sebastian heard them addressing him as such, he felt a wave of emotions. It had been two years, right? Once again, he had become a CEO. For a
"Personally, I would love to help you, Mr. Cobb. But you know, these things need some arrangements," Wallace said. Fergus replied, "Mr. Jenkins, you don't have to worry. I understand. Once the job is done, I'll send you fifty local specialties and not a cent less!""Hahaha, Mr. Cobb, you do know how to get things done. Alright, I'll make the arrangements." Wallace chuckled. Fergus hung up the phone, and his expression turned sly and cold. "Sebastian," he muttered, "if your company can continue operating in Steinberg, my name might as well be destroyed!"With that, he made another call. He ordered two bouquets and prepared to head down and watch the show.…In the afternoon, at the entrance of Rosé Corporation, two rows of bouquets were arranged. Sebastian and Rosalie stood at the entrance. They were getting ready for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.Suddenly, Sebastian's phone rang. He saw that it was the chief director of Steinberg Pharma, Zeke Fisher. "Mr. Fisher, what's wrong
"Seal it up?" Sebastian's expression changed instantly. He asked, "We just opened it. Why would there be any illegal medication production?"The middle-aged man said condescendingly, "We received mass reports. This type of situation requires your cooperation with our investigation."As they spoke, several Steinberg Pharma employees approached the building with a sealing tape. They were getting ready to seal off the premises.Rosalie immediately stepped forward, displeased. She shouted, "For what reasons are you sealing off the building? What illegal productions? Where did we violate regulations?"The middle-aged man's expression turned dark. He said sternly, "I said you're involved in illegal productions, so you are! If you dare obstruct our law enforcement, I'll take you all in for questioning!"You there, seal the place. Anyone who dares to block our way will be taken away for questioning!"With that command, several employees moved forward. They pushed aside people who blocked
"Mr. Jenkins, I believe we should try to minimize the issue. Let's not seal up the building for now and allow him to conduct a self-inspection, or let Sebastian cooperate with your investigation first," Whitney said.She added, "You know better than anyone that sealing a business on the day it opens will have a bad impact."The reason Whitney was going through all this trouble was because Sebastian saved her at the bar last night. She didn't want to owe him any favors. Otherwise, she wouldn't have even batted an eye.Wallace frowned and glanced at Fergus, who winked at him. He immediately understood the silent message.He shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Ms. Sutton. But I must lock the building today! Whether there's a misunderstanding or not, we'll figure it out after the investigation.""Mr. Jenkins…" Whitney felt anxious. However, Wallace completely ignored her. He turned to Sebastian and said coldly, "Sebastian, right? I'm officially announcing that your company has to b
Sebastian chuckled and said, "Whoever it is, you would know better than I do."This statement made Whitney enraged! "Sebastian, you scumbag!" she cursed him.Mabel rushed over, accusing him, "Sebastian, you're really disgusting and disappointing! How dare you suspect Ms. Sutton? She's trying so hard to help you. Have you lost all sense of decency?"Upon hearing her rebuttal, his eyes grew cold. He said in annoyance, "Who would be the least hopeful for me to start a company? Do I need to spell it out?""You… you're really thinking the worst of her!" Mabel scolded him.Sebastian couldn't be bothered to argue with them and turned away. Whitney's chest was heaving with anger, and her eyes were full of tears.She glared at him hatefully. "Sebastian, is this how you see me in your heart? Do you think I don't want you to start a company?" "Isn't that it?" Sebastian retorted. His tone was exactly the same as Whitney's earlier.She chuckled dryly—her laugh sounded bitter. "Okay, now
"I can let anyone open a company, even if they're an idiot! If I want to shut down someone's company, even if he was the biggest company in Steinberg, I can shut them down easily!"Fergus immediately flattered him, "That's right, Mr. Jenkins has the authority in Steinberg Pharma! Sebastian, if you dare hit me again and provoke Mr. Jenkins, let me tell you, you're done!"He added, "You'll never remove the barrier tape from your company! Of course, if you kneel and publicly beg us for mercy, we might consider letting you off the hook."Sebastian chuckled and said, "Then let's wait and see." With that, he took out his phone.When Wallace saw that, he sneered and said disdainfully, "What, you want to make a call to pull some strings? Let me tell you, it wouldn't work! No matter who you try to reach, they'll all redirect you to me!"He continued, "If you don't kneel and beg for mercy today, the building will be sealed off until you die!"As he finished speaking, Rosalie smiled fain
From how pale Sebastian was, Bryson deduced that he must be very sick or extremely weak. He even felt that fighting against Sebastian would be an insult.Although he wasn't the top fighter in the Lynch family, he was still one of the best ones. There was no honor in winning against a sick person."I'm going to give you the same words," Sebastian said, smiling widely."Mr. Lynch, he's actually very powerful. I don't think that Bryson will be a match for him. Why don't you let them attack together?"Jayden had seen Sebastian fight before. Although he could see that Sebastian looked unwell, he was still an expert. It would be better to be more wary. Colton rolled his eyes at Jayden. He knew Bryson's skill level. How could an expert who was at the eighth level of the Energy Refining Technique lose against a sick man?Sebastian looked so frail that he was sure to be knocked out as soon as they started fighting. Plus, the number of people in the whole of Acorn City who could last more
Colton nodded slightly and patted Cliff on the shoulder. He turned and said to Sebastian, "You heard him. He's one of our men. Therefore, you can't take that with you, but you won't make too much of a loss. Here's a check for 500 thousand dollars. Hand that emerald buckle over!"Colton was clearly not going to give Sebastian a choice in the matter. He was used to doing whatever he pleased by relying on his family's influence. Besides, they were also on very good terms with the local Martial Arts Court. He couldn't use his family's connections for the grudge between Jayden and Sebastian, but he would have ample reason to use the Lynches' influence for a priceless emerald buckle.There always had to be a legitimate reason. Clearly, Colton was smarter than Jayden. "I'm not interested in your check, and I'm not going to give it to you either!" Sebastian answered coldly without even glancing at the check.Colton looked thoughtfully at Sebastian and clasped his hands behind his back.
Sebastian had just walked out of the antiques street and had held out his hand to flag down a cab when a middle-aged man in black training clothes walked over to him. The man held out a hand to block Sebastian and Unus' path."Stop!" Sebastian glanced at the middle-aged man and asked, "And what can I do for you?""Mr. Lynch wants to see you. Come with me!" the middle-aged man said icily."Mr. Lynch? Who the hell is that?" Sebastian asked sardonically, sneering. "It's Colton Lynch, and you better remember it!"Sebastian heard a clear, crisp voice. Two young men walked over to him, one walking slightly in front of the other.There was a young man in a branded suit next to the first one. Sebastian couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw the young man next to Colton. It was Jayden, his old friend from Sartvale.Sebastian had never expected to meet Jayden Acorn City. Now that he thought about it, Jayden still owed him a life. If Sebastian hadn't shown mercy to him, the flowers
The old man nodded slightly and said, "That's right. My name is Solomon Jackman. If you think things through, you can come to Townsend Clinic. We can discuss the price!"Solomon bowed to Sebastian before squeezing out of the crowd. Cliff's eyes reddened as he watched Solomon leave. Solomon was a prominent figure in Acorn City. Not only did he have exceptional medical skills, he was also skilled in martial arts. However, neither of those were Solomon's true specialty. What he was most skilled at was antique appraisal! Any antique that Solomon appraised was sure to be a treasure among treasures.Noticing Sebastian and Unus turning to walk away, Cliff immediately became agitated. "Stop!" he shouted.Sebastian turned to glance at him and said, "A deal's a deal. No returns or refunds. You said that yourself. It's the rule of the antique industry!"Cliff ignored all of that. He came out from behind his stall and grabbed Sebastian's sleeve. "I'm not going to sell that emerald pendan
"I don't think that you've seen the original form of this emerald pendant, either," Sebastian said, smiling coldly at Cliff. Cliff looked disdainfully at him. He felt that Sebastian was just unhappy about being tricked and was trying to provoke him. "Stop putting on that mysterious act. Why wouldn't I know about something that belongs to me?" Cliff demanded with a scoff. "You might really not know," Sebastian replied. He closed his palm slightly and exerted a slight force. The layer of stone on top of the emerald pendant peeled off. While everyone looked on, dumbstruck, Sebastian opened his palm once more. The crowd gasped.There were two clouds of energy on the emerald pendant, chasing each other like a pair of fish. One was black, while the other was red. The emerald pendant had been square-shaped originally, but it had now become a round emerald buckle. In the middle of it, a pale yellow energy was rising slowly. Everyone cried out in shock. It was clearly a rare trea
Some people just didn't know what was good for them. Even if Cliff had wanted to laugh, he should have waited for Sebastian to leave before doing so. How could he call a buyer a fool while they were still there?"It may be a little crude, my young friend, but it doesn't change the fact that you were hoodwinked!" Cliff said, guffawing gleefully.Since Sebastian had already paid, he could no longer take it back. After all, it was a rule never to accept returns or refunds. When Cliff thought of how he had charged Sebastian more than ten thousand for something that had only cost him about 300 to 400 dollars, he became even more smug. "You'll just have to bear with it, my young friend. Not regretting your purchase is the rule of the antique industry. Even if you've now found out that you were deceived, you can't get your money back!""That's right. The work on the emerald pendant that you're holding is so shoddy that it was clearly just done last week. It's a new item!" "Watch out
Sebastian laughed at the reluctant expression on the stall owner's face. He weighed the emerald pendant in his hand and asked, "Mister, are you sure that this emerald pendant is worth 210 thousand?"With that, he tossed it onto the counter and turned to leave."Huh?"The stall owner immediately ran around to the front of the stall when he saw that Sebastian was about to leave. He grabbed him and said, "Don't be in such a rush to leave, my young friend. Let's negotiate. If you're sincere about buying it, I'll sell it to you at 150 thousand, and I'll be making a loss. Let this be the start of a friendship between us!"Sebastian smiled slightly and said, "Mister, even a layman can tell that this emerald pendant is a fake. I just like the patterns on it because it's quite trendy. That's why I asked about it on a whim."Describing the patterns on the antique as trendy only served to show how obvious it was that it was a fake.The stall owner turned beet red, then white. He cursed hi
However, the more famous something was, the more imitations there would be. Antiques were no exception. In Boren, streets filled with antique stores were abundant. From Klane City to the smallest town, they were omnipresent.There were stores and stalls of various kinds that had everything, but all of them had one thing in common. All the antiques and trinkets that they sold were a mixed bag of authentic and fake. Buyers had to rely on their own judgment. There was also an unspoken rule there. Once a deal was made, no returns were allowed. If a buyer had paid for an item before realizing that something was wrong or recognizing that it was a fake, they would have no choice but to accept it. There was a saying about how the golden age of antiques was during times of chaos. Although they were now in times of peace, many members of the upper class were still very interested in them. Both experts and laymen liked to have a few collector's items in their homes. There were plenty of we
"Watch him closely! If you lose him, I'll have your head!" Anton said before hanging up. A malicious grin spread across his face.As the son of the head director of Boren Martial Arts Court, many were eager to curry favor with him. If it came to dealing with Sebastian, there were plenty of people willing to do the dirty work for him. Acorn City was the second largest city in Boren after Klane City, and Anton knew just who to call. About two weeks ago, the Lynch family of Acorn City had sent gifts to him. However, as the Lynches were a third-rate elite martial arts family, Anton had dismissed them. That was why, despite searching frantically, he couldn't find Colton Lynch's name card."Damn it! Where did that asshole's name card get to?"It was the first time Anton had been so anxious about finding the name card of an heir from a third-rate family. After rummaging around for a while, Anton had a sudden flash of inspiration. It was in the trash can!He suddenly remembered that