"Mr. Ballard, did I do something wrong?" Rosalie asked, sounding guilty. Sebastian chuckled. "No."Then, they left Lockwit Traditional Medicine after Rosalie bought the snow lily.…Whitney returned to the company, standing angrily by the floor-to-ceiling window as she glared at Rosé Corporation across the street. "Sebastian! You jerk!" she cursed under her breath. Crystal and Dante followed her in, both sitting on the sofa with sour expressions."Winnie, what's the deal with Ms. Griffin? How did she end up with that jerk, Sebastian?" Crystal asked, clearly perplexed.Dante, equally disgruntled, rubbed his cheek and muttered, "And I got slapped! Damn it! Just thinking about it makes me furious! She's just some lady from the Griffin family, what's with all the pretense!"Whitney turned toward them, glowering at Dante. "Could you tone it down a bit?"Dante grimaced. He looked frustrated as he asked, "Winnie, what's the deal with that useless guy? How did he end up with the G
Crystal frowned and asked, "You mean your sister gave Sebastian money or property?""Probably," Dante answered."Definitely not! Everything that is ours remains ours! How can that trash get anything?" Crystal was furious.Dante continued, "Also, I heard that Sebastian's small shop will turn into a medical research lab next month. The renovation fee cost a lot!""That small shop of his? How much can it be worth?" Crystal scoffed.Dante thought it over for a moment before saying, "I'm not sure about the specifics, but I've heard that Sebastian's shop isn't classified as commercial property. "It's part of an old residential area that was renovated. If it's torn down, it could probably be divided into three houses, plus he might get millions in compensation!""What? Three houses and millions of dollars?" Crystal was shocked.Dante quickly added, "Mom, Winnie must've helped with securing the shop, right? Then, basically, that shop is hers! Don't you think it's natural for us to tak
Upon hearing Sebastian's response and noting his demeanor, Crystal instantly frowned, clearly displeased. "What brings you two here? You don't welcome us?""Yeah! Trashtian! Don't forget, it was my sister who helped you secure this storefront! Can't we come and take a look?" Dante followed, his tone arrogant and confrontational.Sebastian frowned at their aggressive demeanor. His expression darkened as he asked, "What do you want from me?""Hey, Sebastian, we came all this way, and you're just going to make us stand at the door? You won't even invite us in for tea or something?" Crystal rebuked, clearly displeased.She noted his change since the divorce. Was this how he treated his former mother-in-law now?"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and invite us in!" Dante arrogantly demanded.Sebastian, feeling resigned, sighed and said, "Come in then."With that, Crystal and Dante relented. They snorted, held their heads high, and walked into the shop.After glancing around, Crysta
Their constant arrogant babbling attitude stunned Sebastian. At the same time, he was provoked.Did they come all the way just to lecture and warn him? Trying to make things hard for him? Sebastian didn't even talk badly about Whitney after the divorce, yet they blamed him for all the rumors about her!He tried his best to control his anger.At this time, Dante saw the change in Sebastian's expression and said coldly, "Why? Upset? Do you feel bad now? Remember who my sister is! She's the future queen of the business world in Steinberg. "Many men would like to pursue my sister, so who do you think you are? You didn't even feel grateful for having her and even fooled around. What the hell!"Sebastian's face darkened when he heard those words.What rotten luck did he have for him to bump into these two people today? They came just to lecture him!No matter how calm and nice Sebastian was, he was still infuriated by their words.He glared at Dante and said coldly, "Dante, you'd
When they heard Sebastian admit it, Crystal and Dante exchanged glances, grinning widely. "Fine. Since you've admitted it, you'll have no problem with me asking you for this shop, right?" Crystal grinned slyly. Dante added. "Did you hear us clearly, Sebastian? From now on, this shop is ours. You can move out now." Sebastian's expression turned even more grim when he heard this. Was this what they had come here for? They had been passive-aggressive to him. They had humiliated and threatened him. They weren't here to talk about his divorce with Whitney at all! They wanted the shop! Sebastian laughed self-deprecatingly. He felt that both mother and son were laughable. He had received no compensation at all in his divorce from Whitney. All he had left was this shop. Now they were here to try and take this shop for themselves? How shameless! Crystal and Dante's expressions changed when they saw the scornful smile on Sebastian's face. They knew that he was mocking them. How
Dante spoke roughly to Sebastian. Not only did he not let go, but he held Sebastian's collar more tightly. He even raised his fist to punch Sebastian in the face! If the punch had made contact, it would have knocked Sebastian unconscious. Crystal saw it but didn't try to stop him. All she did was look on coldly. In her eyes, Sebastian was a complete asshole. It was perfectly alright for her son to teach him a lesson! She felt that a punch was nothing. It would even be okay to injure him or cripple him. After all, he was just a good-for-nothing loser. However, the next thing that happened shocked Crystal. Sebastian raised his hand and grabbed Dante's wrist. Dante was surprised. He shouted angrily, "How dare you fight back?" He exerted his strength, but his fist remained firmly in place. He couldn't move an inch! Damn! Sebastian was surprisingly strong! "It's not my fault that you won't listen to good advice," Sebastian said coldly. His expression changed, and he exer
Dante nodded and said, "Okay, Mom."Not long after that, Whitney got a call from Crystal. She was at the Frostwave Corporation office, going through some documents. "What? Dante's arm is broken?" Whitney was shocked when she heard the news, especially when Crystal said that Sebastian was the one who had beat him up! "Alright, I'm coming over," she said urgently.Whitney knew Dante well. He was lazy, complacent, and a typical rich playboy. He would often end up making a mess of things, and he was arrogant. Their parents and grandfather had spoiled him. However, Whitney had no choice. She only had one little brother, and the entire family doted on him. She had lectured him several times, but it was no use.Whitney just hoped that her brother would stay out of trouble. She didn't mind if he spent some money. But now, according to Crystal, Sebastian had broken Dante's arm… Whitney was confused! Her first reaction was disbelief.She knew Sebastian well, and she knew that he
How dare Sebastian strike back in revenge? Whitney shouted, "Asshole! I thought he was a gentleman, or at least, I never thought he was so petty! All I did was divorce him! "It's only been a short time, and he's already changed so much that it feels like he's a completely different person! How dare he beat up my brother? How dare he!" She couldn't suppress her anger. Mabel took the opportunity to add oil to the fire. "In my opinion, Ms. Griffin must be the one who put him up to it. Now, Sebastian has latched himself onto the powerful Griffin family." Whitney was even angrier when she heard this and gritted her teeth. "Fine. I'll go to the hospital and see for myself," she said. "I'll go with you." Very soon, the two of them arrived at the hospital. "Mom, what happened?" Whitney asked angrily the moment she walked in. When Crystal saw that Whitney had arrived, she immediately said tearfully, "Winnie, you're finally here! Look, look! Look at how violent Sebastian was! H
Javier fell with a thump onto the floor. He stared dazedly as Kayden was tied to a long bench with a rope."Bring in the family members of the victim. Who from the law enforcement hall will carry out the punishment?" Sebastian demanded.He pulled out a silver needle and pierced one of Kayden's acupuncture points, which would make him more alert.When a man in a wheelchair was pushed into the hall by a young woman who looked very frail, Sebastian stood up quickly.He said to the young man, "Kayden is the reason your family's fallen apart. We'll torture him to death very soon.""That asshole! He deserves to be slashed a million times!" the young man yelled at Kayden, clenching his fists tightly."Don't get agitated. He won't die before he gets cut 7,000 times. Although you don't have the right to carry out the execution, you can splash salt water over his wounds!"Sebastian took a bucket from one of the law enforcement hall apprentices and placed it in front of the young man."Se
At least that man had not had to grovel to the perpetrators to thank them. Not only did Brayden have to grovel to the law enforcement hall men, he even had to thank them!After about four hours, when Kayden had pulled up his pants, he went over to Brayden and said in a slightly ashamed tone, "Inspector Jefferson, I… I had no choice!"He sounded as if he was completely innocent.Brayden wanted to murder him. Just a minute earlier, when Joaquin had called out his name, he had been shaking with excitement. He had even forgotten about the pain of having his crotch injured and lunged toward Darla like a hungry wolf. Now, he was standing in front of Brayden, acting innocent?Brayden had only gotten into this state because of Kayden!After sending away all the reporters, Joaquin sent a message to Sebastian. In less than ten minutes, Sebastian sauntered back into the restaurant. He glanced at Darla, who was lying on the floor with a vacant look in her eyes. Sebastian patted Brayden's sh
If the incident was broadcast, it would be sure to cause an uproar, and Boren would become the center of the storm.However, Sebastian had made up his mind, and Joaquin didn't dare to try and dissuade him. He had no choice but to do as Sebastian had commanded and call over the news teams from all three states' television stations.Since the head director of a state was calling them personally, none of them dared to refuse. In less than two hours, the news teams from all three state television stations had arrived and were in position."What news are we broadcasting today, Mr. Ballard?" a female reporter asked Sebastian.She had seen how messy the place was, and there didn't seem to be anything for them to report about."Later, these people are going to help a family improve the gene pool, and I need you to broadcast the entire process live. Before you do, please play a recording of a phone call from Inspector Jefferson," Sebastian said. He sent the recording of the phone call
"Kneel!" Sebastian suddenly yelled.Brayden yelped with fear and fell to his knees."Sebastian, I… I'm a tristate inspector of the Martial Arts Court!"At that point, Brayden's final hope was his authority and position. He didn't want to die, and he especially didn't want to die for no reason.He just wanted to win favor with the ancestral being of the Berkeleys and get some tips on how to get a longer life."Call your wife! I'll give you two hours. If she doesn't come, you'll be tortured to death as well. I can tell you clearly that I'm a doctor, and I have ways to keep you alive until you get slashed 3,600 times with a knife!" Sebastian said icily."I…"Brayden trembled as he pulled out his phone. His mind had gone blank, and it took him a long time to find his wife's phone number. Her name was Darla Wyllis. "Hello? Honey? A handbag caught my eye today, but that stupid store actually refused to give it to me for free! It's a lousy handbag that only costs about 500 thousand d
Jayden had only gone a few steps, but he had no choice but to stop. He turned and grimaced at the Berkeleys and Brayden, who were all looking in his direction.He was filled with regret. He should have made his escape earlier instead of coming back with Brayden. Egbert and Yorrick were clearly fools. One of them had maimed himself and ended up vomiting blood relentlessly, while the other stood there like an idiot for Sebastian to slap him. He would be surprised if either of them could defeat Sebastian.As everyone was watching him, Jayden had no choice but to return to his previous spot. He looked nervously at Yorrick, praying inwardly that the old man would somehow get more skilled. He couldn't let Sebastian screw him over!"This is the last slap, old man. Do you still have any feeling in your face?" Sebastian asked, raising his palm."Damn you!" Yorrick swore violently. However, one of his front teeth had been knocked out earlier when he was slapped, and air escaped noisily t
The entire left side of Yorrick's face had become so numb that he couldn't feel a thing."Young man, just now you already hit me—""I only slapped you once!" Sebastian interrupted, holding up a finger.Yorrick spat and said, "How could one slap have made so many noises?"Sebastian replied innocently, "Everyone here can testify that I only hit you once, and I did it very slowly too. You all saw it, didn't you?"The onlookers nodded quickly, especially the experts from the law enforcement hall. They still couldn't figure out how an expert at Yorrick's level could have been sent flying through the air by a weak slap like that from Sebastian.What puzzled them the most was that Yorrick had clearly landed in a very safe spot. Why had he insisted on rolling into a pile of broken glass and gotten such a gaping wound on his face?"Fine!" Yorrick clenched his teeth and suppressed the pain in the right side of his face. "There are still two moves left!" he said viciously."Will you com
Sebastian nodded slightly. Yorrick had probably killed the young man because the latter was proficient in mystic spells and was already on the brink of the threshold. That could be the only reason for Yorrick's senseless deedThere were some people who couldn't bear seeing people who were stronger than them, which was why they made their move before their opponent could grow and develop."Are you really going to concede three moves to me, old man?" Sebastian stepped forward, grinning."Of course!" Yorrick answered, staring arrogantly at him.He still hadn't seen anything out of the ordinary with Sebastian, so he assumed that Sebastian was just an ordinary guy. He had probably only been able to defeat so many experts—including Egbert—because he had used some kind of trick. Egbert had lost because he had fallen into Sebastian's trap, not because of the latter's skills. That was why Egbert ended up suffering from the backlash of the ghost he had nurtured and lost his powers."I'll
"Young man, you're so cruel. Have you ever thought of the consequences of your actions?" Yorrick asked. He put his hands behind his back as he walked slowly toward Sebastian. Sebastian eyed Yorrick, whose training was at least on the same level as Egbert's. Besides, what he had studied was also a kind of spell. He and Sebastian specialized in the same study.The moment Yorrick got angry, Sebastian had sensed the faint power of Dainist principles from him."No blows are kind, and neither are harsh words! Why do you people feel that others should meekly allow you to beat them up? When your people are injured, you immediately think of it as the other party's mistake! That doesn't make any sense!" Sebastian answered coldly."Mr. Irving, kill that asshole!" Kayden said viciously. He was still clutching his crotch with one hand while he pointed at Sebastian with his other hand. Beside them, Jayden said defiantly, "Mr. Irving, you must not let this guy go! He's ruthless and extremely
Huh? Egbert frowned involuntarily. He had never felt that way before. What was going on? There was a loud blast, and the gigantic statue suddenly appeared out of thin air. At the same time, Egbert suddenly felt his blood churning inside him, and he immediately felt a sense of foreboding.He was about to turn and run when a black bolt of light hit him in the back. He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and flew through the air like a broken kite. "Oh! Are you actually a sadist, old man?" Sebastian asked, smiling.Before Egbert could scramble up again, yet another bolt of dark light flew toward him."Damn it!"Egbert could no longer be conscious of his image and dignity. He swore at once. The dark light was aimed at his energy reserve. If he was hit, his decades of training would be completely ruined. However, he had plenty of life experience and had been through many such situations. When he saw the dark light flying toward him, he rolled across the floor like a bal