Damon was about to speak, but Fergus cut him off, "Dr. Caesar, you must be mistaken. You're the one who saved Whitney! "What do you mean by someone else? I know you don't like to show off after saving someone's life, but we are all witnesses here."Then, Fergus gave Crystal and the others a look.Crystal caught his hint and smiled. "Right, Dr. Caesar. You're too humble! No matter what, thank you for saving Winnie."Damon was puzzled, so Fergus pulled him to the side and said, "Dr. Caesar, you almost risked Whitney's life just now. "Although you're one of the top three doctors in Medcity, your reputation would still be ruined if the incident today was spread. By then, not only you but even Medcity will be questioned."Fergus continued, "Since Whitney thought you were the one who saved her, why not take the credit? It's a good thing for you and her both. And to us, it's even better."Well, Damon wasn't dumb, either. At his age, he immediately knew what Fergus meant.However, he
Theresa, who had witnessed everything, stood by the side without saying anything. She thought Fergus and Crystal were a bit too much with their acting.It was clear that Sebastian was the one who saved Whitney. However, she chose silence because she knew if Whitney found out Sebastian saved her, she might have feelings for him again.This was something Theresa didn't want to see since she felt that Sebastian didn't deserve Whitney. Hence, she chose not to say a word.After a while, Theresa left the ward, but Fergus rushed up to her. "Thank you, Ms. Livington."Theresa leaned against the wall and asked grumpily, "For what?""For not telling Whitney that it was Sebastian who saved her." Fergus smiled.Theresa frowned and said coldly, "Don't thank me. I'm different from you guys. I just don't wish to see them together again."With that, she walked toward the exit, hoping to get herself a cup of coffee. However, she bumped into Sebastian, whose face was pale and sweaty."Why are yo
Listening to Sebastian's tone and attitude, Whitney said discontentedly, "Isn't that right? How much longer do you plan on lying? "In the past, I might have doubted whatever you said. But my mom, brother, Mr. Cobb, even Mabel and Theresa clearly saw who saved me! "Sebastian, do you still wanna lie to me in front of so many people? Don't you realize how truly obnoxious you're being right now?"At this, Sebastian frowned, his expression shifting.Before he could speak, Crystal impatiently snapped, as if she were eager to shut him up, "Sebastian, enough! Quit putting on airs in front of us. "I never imagined you'd have the nerve to say you saved her right in front of all these people without batting an eye. How shameless!"Sebastian's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Are you all colluding against me?""What do you mean?" Dante protested. "Why do you speak so harshly, you trash? Are you suggesting that all of us would conspire to deceive my sister?"Mabel, who had always disl
"Ms. Livington, please be careful not to be swayed by his threats!" Fergus quickly interjected, nudging Theresa repeatedly."Well…" Theresa hesitated slightly, then took a deep breath and said firmly, "Whitney, the one who saved you was Dr. Caesar, not Sebastian. He didn't even show up!"As Theresa's words hung in the air, the ward fell silent. Sebastian's face stiffened, and his gaze turned complicated as he looked at Theresa, who avoided his eyes.He hadn't expected such a prideful woman like Theresa to stand with the likes of Fergus and Crystal, deliberately distorting the truth."Ms. Livington, do you understand what you're saying?" Sebastian's expression darkened.Crystal quickly chimed in, "Mr. Ballard! Did you hear that? Ms. Livington just said it was Dr. Caesar who saved Whitney. How long do you plan to keep up with this act?"After hearing Theresa's words, Fergus breathed a sigh of relief, his tense expression turning into a smirk."Sebastian, do you have anything else
The sound of a slap echoed in the ward as Whitney's hand landed heavily on Sebastian's face.The entire ward fell silent in an instant, and everyone looked at Whitney with astonishment. They never expected the usually poised and elegant Whitney to become so volatile. She even resorted to hitting Sebastian.It was something they could have never imagined.Sebastian stood there, stunned, feeling the heat on his cheek. He reached up to touch it, and a wry smile formed on his face.Did Whitney actually lose her temper and slap him for the sake of another man?In the past, even when he was misunderstood or scolded, Sebastian would just frown and let it go. But today, he had exhausted half his spiritual energy to save Whitney. Still, she would rather believe people's lies than trust her ex-husband of three years.Sebastian felt nothing but helplessness in his heart, and he smiled bitterly.Whitney was also feeling regretful now, and her hands trembled slightly. She didn't know what
It was Dahlia. "Mr. Cobb, you can keep the treatment fare," she said. "My grandpa said he didn't cure Ms. Sutton, so he won't accept it. Also, don't ever find him anymore in the future."Dahlie tossed the cash on the table and turned to leave.When she was leaving the ward, she turned to Whitney. The woman was kneeling on the floor, looking confused. "Ms. Sutton, I heard everything you said just now. Too bad, you've misunderstood your ex-husband."With that, she left.Whitney was stunned, as well as the rest of them in the ward.They knew that they had messed up this time.Fergus' face turned pale, but he quickly reacted and said, "Is this girl complaining that I gave her too little? How dare she say such things. Um, Winnie, you rest well. I'll go out and check." He tried to slip away, taking advantage of the situation. Crystal also hurriedly said, "Um, Fergus, I'll accompany you outside. What's Dr. Caesar up to, sending his granddaughter here to talk nonsense?"Seeing t
"What's the point? In your eyes, I'm just a liar through and through," Sebastian said coldly. He was thoroughly disappointed. The feeling of not being trusted was the worst, especially coming from Whitney, the woman he had lived with for three years."I…" Whitney hesitated, feeling anxious. She grabbed Sebastian's hand, urgently saying, "It's all my mom's doing. Besides, you never explained fully, either. You always say half of it and then leave. How can I trust you?"Sebastian's expression changed at her words. He turned his head, his gaze incredibly serious as he said bitterly, "So, it's my fault? Because I didn't explain enough?""No… that's not what I meant," Whitney hurriedly tried to explain.Sebastian shook off Whitney's hands and said coldly, "Ms. Sutton, there's no need for further explanation. Regardless of how your mom and others deceived you, you ultimately still believe them."In truth, you know it yourself. From the bottom of your heart, you never chose to trust
Whitney was taken aback. She slowly lifted her head to gaze into the distance as she wiped away her tears. Sighing, she stood up with a vacant look in her eyes and said, "I know."In her heart, Whitney understood how disappointed and resolute Sebastian looked when he left. It was as if each gaze was a knife stabbing her heart.She also knew that she and Sebastian could never go back to how things were before. In the past, she pursued success in her career, aiming to become the queen of the Steinberg business world. That was why she had let go of many things. But since the divorce, Whitney found that she couldn't seem to let go of Sebastian."What you need to do now is to pursue your dreams." Theresa reminded her.Tears glistened in Whitney's eyes as she replied, "I know. I want some time alone."With that, Whitney turned and walked away, riding the elevator alone to the hospital's rooftop.…Meanwhile, back in the ward, everyone was growing increasingly anxious.Upon return
Even the audience grew uneasy as they watched the spectacle. "Holy shit! Will he only stop when he bashes his head in?""What's going on? Is he letting his anger build up?""Why would he need to do that? He's about to crack his skull open!"Amidst the chatter, some members of the audience realized that a white liquid was trickling out of Jules' nose and ears as he continued prostrating.His cerebrospinal fluid was leaking out. It was proof that his skull really had been cracked open.By this point, Jules had already lost consciousness. However, his body kept repeating the same motion. With a final thump, he fell heavily on the arena floor.The audience let out a collective gasp. Jules was probably the first person to prostrate himself to death. And he was supposed to be the top expert in Southia!"Did… did he really die?""How could he not be dead? His brain plasma is leaking out!""He was so determined too. What a shame."The audience murmured among themselves, exchangin
"Why are you glaring at me? Was I the one who made you fall and end up like that?" The young man glared back at Jules. Jules burned with rage as he struggled to his feet.He had taken a hard fall this time. The arena was raised and was about three feet from the ground. He had jumped up to a height of six feet. In total, he had plummeted from nearly ten feet. Not only did he scrape his face, but he had also almost fractured his pelvis. When he stood up, he had to limp. There was no way he could kick anyone now."Can you keep fighting, Mr. Laurent?" a Southian official asked in concern as he hurried up to him. They couldn't afford to let Jules be defeated or killed! He was an important figure in karate. If he died, Southia's martial arts community would be doomed.When Jules opened his mouth, all the blood and the gaps in his teeth made his words completely incomprehensible. The Southia official couldn't understand him at all despite listening intently."Jules, if you're afraid
Sebastian smiled slightly. In the blink of an eye, he slipped under Jules and thrust his hands upward. Jules folded up and did a forward roll before crashing headfirst onto the cement floor of the arena. A loud crash echoed through the venue. His forehead had hit the ground hard, and blood splattered everywhere."Oh damn! What kind of technique is that? He's taking himself out in the arena!""Maybe that's the essence of karate.""Uh, yeah. You're right. He's so ruthless with himself that any opponent would be terrified."The Southian officials in the stands looked furious, their eyes burning with anger. Before coming, Jules had boasted to the media that he would kill Sebastian with a single kick.How many kicks had he tried? Sebastian was completely unharmed, while Jules had already lost his front teeth! Now, his forehead was bleeding!The Southian audience fell silent. This wasn't the expert they remembered."Sebastian, I'm going to chop you into a million pieces!" Jules wa
Even the audience who were sitting nearby could hear the sound of the very air splitting apart."Dodge!""Don't try to stand against it!""That's a vicious kick, Mr. Ballard! Be careful!"The Dramonian audience was all worried for Sebastian.Whitney was sitting in the stands when she suddenly turned pale and gasped, holding tightly onto Nina's hand.Beside them, Ezekiel scoffed. He was probably the only one who could dodge Jules' kick, and even then, it would have been a close call.Sebastian still hadn't moved an inch. He was probably scared witless by the power of the kick."This is what happens when young people don't know how to be humble and wary!" Ezekiel said, staring coldly at Sebastian."Mr. Harton, Sebastian is still a Dramonian! Don't you think you're being too much when you say that?" Whitney asked accusingly, her brow furrowed."Why you—" Ezekiel glared at her, but as she was a young woman, he just huffed angrily and did not speak again.If Whitney hadn't been
"Fine! You're all opposing me, so it's not up to me anymore. Sapientia is going to forfeit today. No Sapientia apprentices will be allowed to battle!" Ezekiel yelled furiously.Phineas looked contemptuously at him and turned to all the Martial Arts Court members. He said, "Everyone, I don't expect to leave this place alive today, but we cannot let the century of humiliation that Dramon suffered play out again here today. "I stand as long as my nation stands. If the nation falls, so do I! If those of you here are not willing to sacrifice your lives, you can forfeit! I won't force you to do anything!"Phineas spoke passionately, and many of the audience felt their eyes fill with tears. Over a dozen deacons of the Martial Arts Court stood up and said, "Mr. Tuxley, we are willing to follow you until we die. We have no regrets!"Phineas nodded heavily and said to the staff members outside the arena. "Everyone from the Martial Arts Court, sign up!"As Phineas finished speaking, the a
As soon as Sebastian finished speaking, an old man in a robe stood up. He was among the audience seats for Dramon, and he asked, "Sebastian, what right do you have to speak for the martial arts community of Dramon?"The old man was Ezekiel Harton from Mount Sapientia. He had been waiting to watch the show and see if Sebastian would make a fool of himself.However, Sebastian had offended hundreds of international experts instead. Things would get messy now.Although the Sapientia apprentices nearby had all rushed to the scene, there were less than 20 of them altogether. Even if they were made of steel, they wouldn't be able to battle against hundreds of international experts.Sebastian's death was unimportant, but he was now dragging all of them down as well!"Oh? Since when did I say that I'm representing the martial arts community? Do we need to mention that when fighting against a couple of ornaments? Are there no good men in Dramon?" Sebastian glanced at the audience.Over a
In the arena, Jules narrowed his eyes at Sebastian and gritted his teeth. When he got the opportunity later, he had to kill Sebastian!Emil had been a good friend of his for many years, and he had died at Sebastian's hand just a few days ago. Jules had to avenge him."Sebastian, as long as you're willing to go to your knees and apologize, we can persuade Mr. Laurent to forgive you," an official from Southia said to Sebastian, blocking his path.Sebastian glanced at him and said impassively, "Get lost!"The official from Southia hadn't expected Sebastian to insult him. If Sebastian went into the arena today, he would be sure to die. How could he be so conceited at this point?"How dare you insult me?" the official from Southia asked in halting Dramonian. "Well, only humans are worth insulting, and I haven't insulted any," Sebastian answered calmly.The audience roared with laughter."Good on you, Mr. Ballard!""Mr. Ballard is right! These bastards aren't even fit to be called
Blake's subordinates could deal with ordinary Warriors without a problem, but fighting against international experts would be suicide. After a while, Sebastian's phone rang. When he saw that it was Blake, he answered. "Mr. Ballard, I don't think my subordinates are up to it. They can't deal with a situation like that at all," Blake said truthfully."Don't worry, they can just do anything they can think of. I have a way to make them win every battle," Sebastian said, smiling.Lyanna didn't even have to do anything. If they used the Indigo Thunder God tactic, they would be able to freeze the opponents so that they couldn't move. Everything would be solved."Mr. Ballard, I'll send a few more people over then. Do you think that a team of ten would be enough?" Blake asked."Yes. Any number would be fine," Sebastian said, smiling."Alright. I'll send a team of ten. That should be enough."Sebastian assented and hung up.…Early the next morning, the city of Steinberg was abuzz wi
"Lyanna did that for you. Do you understand what she means now?" Nina chortled.Zane looked embarrassed. How could a frail-looking young woman like Lyanna be so powerful? She had managed to release a bolt of energy from his angle without even making a single sound. Even he had thought that he was the one who had done it. "Oh my… I… That seems impossible!" Zane was flabbergasted."Everything is possible. Just go into the arena tomorrow. You might become famous overnight," Lyanna said, smiling.Zane patted his chest, his heart thumping madly with excitement. "You want to use him to get rid of those international experts?" Sebastian frowned slightly.He had understood Lyanna's intention at once. If Sebastian or Nina and the others were the ones who attacked, they would be sure to attract the attention of the international experts.Zane was a nobody, and anyone who had any kind of training could tell that he was a total rookie. Who wouldn't want to defeat a few rookies in the aren