Whitney smiled in amusement. Her elegance and poise were perfectly matched with Rosalie.Both exquisite women immediately became the center of attention at the event.Many people began discussing them in low voices. "Hey, isn't that Ms. Griffin? Who's the guy beside her? She's actually holding his hand…""Don't you know who that is? That's the ex-husband of Whitney, Frostwave Corporation's CEO!""Oh my, you've got to be kidding me! The ex-wife and the current girlfriend? There's sure to be a fight!"The onlookers gossiped happily. Whitney and Rosalie could hear them, but chose to ignore it.Conversely, they were both very confident.They were also silently competing with each other.Although Whitney always maintained that she did not want to concern herself with Sebastian's private life, her competitive streak had been aroused the moment she saw Rosalie pulling Sebastian over. Women hated losing to their ex-husband's current girlfriend. It didn't matter whether or not the
Sebastian also glared at Rosalie. He looked at Whitney and explained. "Don't misunderstand. She's joking.""Oh, Mr. Ballard. You don't need to explain anything to me. This is your private life. You can be the 'honey' of whoever you want. It has nothing to do with me," Whitney replied expressionlessly, looking extremely cold. Sebastian's expression changed, but he did not explain much.Since she had misunderstood, then he would just let things be.After all, there were already so many misunderstandings between them. Sebastian sat down. Rosalie winked at him, and she began to be very affectionate with him right in front of Whitney. She leaned in close and whispered, "You're not angry, are you, Mr. Ballard? I just wanted to get back at her for you.""No." Sebastian answered in resignation. He sighed.Whitney watched Sebastian and Rosalie whispering sweet nothings to each other right in front of her, and her temper flared up at once. She suppressed her anger and got up., saying co
Her unhappiness and anger disappeared at once.Sebastian was startled. He felt like he had been tricked."Rosalie, oh Rosalie. Did you see that? I'm still the one that Sebastian cares about!" Whitney thought triumphantly to herself.With this, Whitney knew that she had won."You're not angry anymore?" Sebastian asked. Whitney shook her head and said, "I'm not angry.""But I do want to ask why you ran out after me to explain…" she asked. Sebastian was startled. His expression was complicated as he explained, "I just didn't want you to misunderstand.""That's it?" She asked. Sebastian frowned and nodded. "Yes.""Oh." Whitney looked disappointed. The barrier between them was still there."Well, since the misunderstanding has been resolved, you can run back and take care of Ms. Griffin." Whitney's expression changed, and she spoke coldly.What a blockhead!Couldn't he just say something sweet to make her happy?He was infuriating!Sebastian was confused. This woman chan
Whitney frowned slightly. She was very hesitant. Louis didn't seem to be in a rush. He got into the car and waited inside."Aren't you going to get in, Ms. Sutton?" He asked, smiling.Whitney exhaled and then got in.The car door closed, and it sped off in a cloud of dust. Louis sat in the car, grinning widely as he looked Whitney up and down.She had an excellent figure, especially with those long, fair legs. Her tiny waist could be held in one hand, and all of this combined to trigger Louis' most primitive desires. He was going to have a good time with this woman tonight!"Ms. Sutton, I heard that you've divorced your husband?" Louis asked suddenly. She did not hide anything and nodded. "Yes. However, my private life doesn't have anything to do with you, does it, Mr. Hanson?"Louis smiled and said, "Don't mind me, Ms. Sutton. I was just asking."He continued. "A beauty like you who's also a CEO worth billions? I don't know how your husband could bear divorcing you.""
Whitney tensed as she asked, "What do you mean?"Louis chuckled and briskly clapped his hands twice."Take her to my room," he ordered his driver coldly.The driver then got out of the car and forcefully dragged Whitney out.Whitney was frantic as she yelled, "Louis! What are you doing? Let me go!"There was a flash of silver and before Whitney knew it, there was a knife pressed against the back of her neck.Whitney's body turned into jelly at that realization and she fainted.The driver then threw Whitney's limp body over his shoulder and nodded to Louis before stalking into the hotel lobby.Louis also got out of the car and adjusted his suit slightly before he walked into the lobby as well.Inside the hotel suite, Louis eyed Whitney, who was splayed on the bed, salaciously.Her long skirt was askew revealing her pale thighs and he crooned, "Oh, Whitney! I've been waiting a long time for this. Tonight, I'll have my fun with you and also take Frostwavee Corporations from you!
Brad still had absolutely no idea what was going on but after Sebastian explained what Louis had done, the color drained from his face.Shit! Stupid child!How could he be so foolish?Whitney was Dr. Sebastian's woman!Brad hastily fished his phone out and called Louis but it went straight to voicemail.Brad was practically trembling from panic and he stammered, "Don't panic, Dr. Sebastian. I'll try and call him again!"However, even after ten calls, the call did not connect! Out of desperation, Brad also sent out multiple texts but he received no reply!"Oh my God! Louis, you idiot! Are you trying to kill us all?" Brad muttered anxiously.Sebastian was losing his patience and he warned, "I don't care how you do it but find out where exactly that bastard is right now. If Whitney is hurt in any way, I swear I'll wipe out the entirety of your family!"'Of… of course…" Brad stammered before he wracked his brain to figure out how to find Louis. Eventually, he called Louis' dri
He had taken non-consensual videos of most women who were worth anything in Steinberg.He had then used these videos to blackmail and force these women into becoming his playthings.He adjusted the settings on the video recorder before he excitedly rubbed his hands together. "Ms. Sutton, don't worry. My recording skills are great and I'll make sure the video does justice to your beauty!"He then shrugged his suit jacket off and grinned, "I guarantee that you'll like the video once we watch it together in the future! After all, we should record such momentous moments of life!"He paused before he added, "Maybe I'll send a copy of the video to your ex-husband as well! It would be rude not to share something like this with him."Whitney drifted in and out of consciousness on the bed and her breathing quickened as she hissed, "Bastard! You despicable asshole! You'll pay for tonight!"Though her words were laced with anger, she was absolutely terrified and her terror only increased ex
Louis jumped at the noise and he whipped his head to the door. "Who-" All Louis could see was a silhouette with murderous intent charging straight at him. "Sebastian!" Louis exclaimed in realization once the silhouette came close enough but before he could say anything else, Sebastian grabbed him by his hair and flung him away from Whitney.There was a resounding crash as Louis was thrown unceremoniously into the furniture.Whitney's consciousness was slipping and she couldn't see clearly anymore. All she felt was a person's body leaning over her and she desperately tried to push the body away. Unexpectedly, her body was covered by a thick blanket and the warm security of the blanket was the last thing she felt before she passed out.Sebastian frowned when he saw that Whitney had passed out and he took a few silver needles out to perform acupuncture on her, momentarily inhibiting the sedatives in her bloodstream.After that, he turned his frosty glare to Louis, who was scra
Luigi had just left when someone reported his movements to Alessio."Oh? Luigi left with six people?" Alessio asked, looking stern."Yes. They brought weapons and were wearing night camouflage clothes!" a young Warrior said.Alessio shook his head and said, "Luigi is walking into certain death. He shouldn't have done that."He suddenly thought of the look of despair in Luigi's eyes when he had left Alessio's room. Only someone who couldn't see any hope and had no choice but to die would look like that."Mr. Gallo, Luigi isn't betraying us, is he?"As soon as the young Warrior spoke, Alessio slapped him and yelled angrily, "What do you know, you bastard?"The young Warrior hunched his shoulders and lowered his head quickly."He's going to find that mystic arts expert for us! He's using his life to ensure our safety!" After taking a few deep breaths, Alessio ordered coldly, "Get out!"The young Warrior hastily left his room.…At that moment, Sebastian and Lyanna were being en
The battle at the arena continued until evening. Four deacons from Dramon's martial arts court had joined forces to defeat over 100 of the international experts who had challenged them. It had pushed the martial arts battle to new heights."Everyone, it's getting late. We can have the final match tomorrow morning!" the host said into the mic to all those in the arena and in the audience.Two-thirds of the seats in the stands were already empty. Apart from the Yvantonian Warriors, who had been wiped out by Yutaria, most of the Warriors from other countries had been killed by Lyanna and Nina.Out of 400 or 500 visitors, only less than 200 were left. If the battle went on, everyone in the opposition stand would be dead after a day at most.…After returning to Yutaria's base camp, Luigi stood up and asked a middle-aged, "Mr. Gallo, have you noticed that there's something strange about the Dramonian Warriors?"For two days in a row, Luigi had been watching sharply. He couldn't unders
After returning to the club with the rest of the Sapientia, Ezekiel smashed more than ten cups in his anger. The more he thought about what had happened that day, the angrier he became. How could that bastard Sebastian have tricked him like that?"Mr. Harton, why didn't you confront Sebastian?" Alaric asked in confusion.Ezekiel struck him hard across the face. "Are you an idiot?" he snapped. "How can we argue with him when he still has Purity?"Ezekiel had been planning to use Aiden's death to force Sebastian into a corner. However, that would only force Sebastian to use his trump card. When that happened, who would take the brunt of it?Gritting his teeth, his eyes glinted with malice. "Since Sebastian didn't keep his word, we don't have to play fair either!"Alaric was still stunned by the slap. He looked timidly at Ezekiel, not daring to say anything.Percival stepped forward to smooth things over. "Mr. Harton means that we'll go to Sebastian's place tonight and invite his
Everything ended once one was dead. Any fame and renown granted after death was meaningless."Mr. Tuxley, you must be joking," Percival said, barely holding it in.He continued, his eyes bulging. "Sebastian promised that he would lend us Purity if we won three matches in a row, but Mr. Lorne won 12 matches. In the end, he died in the arena because his strength had run out. What do you have to say about that?""When did I say that I would lend it? I said I could lend it. Don't you understand the difference?" Sebastian asked coldly.Phineas chuckled. "That's right. Mr. Ballard meant that he could lend it or decide not to. However, since you've promised to stand up for Dramon's martial arts community, you should be battling in the arena anyway. As for whether you live or die, that depends entirely on your own capabilities."Everyone could tell that he was biased toward Sebastian. Ezekiel had the highest ranking among them, and everyone turned to look at him. At this point, he was the
Aiden was already panting from exhaustion in the arena. When he heard what Sebastian had said, he grew furious.Sebastian was deliberately letting him wear himself out! However, at that point, there was nothing he could do about it despite his anger.Whitney and Rosalie finally understood what Sebastian was up to. They now realized that he was using Aiden and the others as cannon fodder.Even so, Whitney was still rather worried. Leaning in close, she whispered, "Sebastian, it isn't' wise to offend them like this. They're all part of the martial arts community. What if they seek revenge on us?"Part of the martial arts community?Sebastian chuckled coldly. He was the successor of the Sacred Medicine Society. Who would dare to play any tricks with them?"Don't worry," he said, smiling. "They acknowledged me as their league leader, didn't they? Which means, they should do as I say. If it comes down to it, I won't be their league leader anymore, and they can have the position back."
Aiden's sword technique was the standard Polar Technique of the Sapientia. Not only was it incredibly fast, but it also changed very quickly.None of Giuseppe's previous opponents had received the true legacy of the Sapientia. Aiden, however, was different. He had already mastered the sword technique.Giuseppe had barely dodged Aiden's Heartseeker move. Before he could retaliate, Aiden had already stepped forward and circled around him to attack with a downward thrust!Sensing the danger at his back, he hastily blocked it with his machete.However, he was just a moment too slow. Aiden's sword slashed his shoulder, and with a sickening squelch, his left arm was severed.That was when Giuseppe realized how powerful Aiden was.Aiden's techniques were exquisite, and they more than compensated for what he lacked in strength. In just a few moves, he had cut off Giuseppe's arm, and all of the latter's arrogance was gone.He stared at Aiden, looking as pale as a sheet. The hand that hel
The host hastily instructed the staff to remove Malachi's body from the arena. He looked toward the stands and said, "The winner of the first match is Giuseppe Rossi from Yutaria!"A hush fell over the Dramonian audience. At the sight of Malachi dying in such a tragic manner, they all sighed, quietly murmuring their condolences.In the stands, Whitney frowned. "Sebastian, he had the upper hand at first. Why did he suddenly…""Pride comes before a fall. Besides, he only had the advantage because it was a sneak attack. It wasn't because of his abilities," Sebastian said, smiling slightly.Giuseppe grinned smugly when he heard the host. Then, he crooked his finger at the Dramonian stands.Aiden's expression darkened. Malachi was one of his sect's elite apprentices. He wasn't a weak or incompetent man. How could he have been cut down by Giuseppe in a single move?He cursed Malachi inwardly for being useless before turning to look at one of his other apprentices. "You go!"However, j
"You will pay the price for your arrogance!" Giuseppe shouted. He tightened his grip on his machete slowly, and the blade gleamed ominously. Sebastian frowned in the stands. Earlier, Giuseppe had been caught off guard, but now the powers he was showing made it clear that Malachi was no match for him. The gleam of that machete was different from that of normal blades. It extended along the blade and swept over its tip.Normally, when a blade wasn't moving, the reflection of light on it wouldn't move either.This meant Giuseppe had already mastered the art of blade intent. It was just that his skills were so rudimentary that he wouldn't even count as a beginner.Despite that, he was still much more powerful than an average Warrior. Those who had never experienced the difference between blade energy and vital energy could never imagine the huge difference between the two. No matter how strong one's vital energy was, if their opponent had even a basic mastery of blade intent and
Winning three matches consecutively didn't seem like a tough request, but that depended on who the opponent was.Every challenger in the tournament was an international expert. Even if Ezekiel himself stepped into the arena, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to win three consecutive matches.Alaric looked troubled and asked, "Mr. Ballard, don't you think that's a bit too much?"Sebastian glanced at him sideways and replied, "That's the bare minimum. If even that request can't be met, wouldn't this sword be worthless?"He lifted the sword in his hand and weighed it gently. Alaric clenched his jaw but had no choice but to sit back down. He turned to Aiden and the others, muttering, "Winning three matches in a row is easier said than done. I don't think Sebastian has any intention of handing that sword over."Alaric shook his head slightly and said, "Mr. Lorne, now is not the time to fight with Ballard. After all, we have an agreement."The league agreement bound not onl