Lucas was stunned!Sebastian turned his head and saw dozens of military jeeps charging into the Carlton Manor, accompanied by a large force of nearly a thousand fully armed soldiers!What caught his attention the most was their attire. It was not the usual combat gear; rather, they were clad in dragons. Each suit was adorned with a golden dragon emblem on the chest and shoulders. They were the Draco Troops soldiers!At that moment, Lucas' face turned pale. Hispupils dilated as he stared at the nearly thousand Draco Troops soldiers!Why were they at Carlton Manor?This was the undefeated legion renowned for their unparalleled victories on the battlefield, the invincible force under Commander Draco Kolt! They were capable of crushing armies of 500 thousand from eight nations!But why were they suddenly at Carlton Manor? Shouldn't they be stationed at the border, guarding against potential threats?Before Lucas could react, what he saw next sent shivers down his spine, filling
"Today, even if Vesarys was standing here, I would still discipline you, and he wouldn't dare utter a word against it!" Draco declared.Blood trickled down from Lucas' lips as he clutched his stomach and glared at Draco. "I don't understand. What have I done to offend you, Commander Kolt, and warrant such humiliation?" he demanded.Draco let out a cold laugh. "You don't understand? Very well, I'll make it clear to you right away."Without bothering to look at Lucas again, Draco turned his attention to Sebastian, who was holding Whitney. With a frown, Draco approached him, expressing his displeasure. "Sebastian, do you really need to call me personally to come and deal with such trash? Do you know that I handle countless matters every day?Yet, I flew all the way from the border for you, delaying many important tasks. How do you plan to thank me?" Draco asked, his tone slightly teasing.Sebastian gave Draco a disdainful look and replied coldly, "Just say what's on your mind."Im
Sebastian frowned and said impassively, "How would I know?""What kind of attitude is that? You offended the Carltons, and now Ms. Sutton has been captured. How could you be so blasé about it? You're such an asshole!" Mabel said, pointing angrily at Sebastian. His expression changed, and his brow furrowed as he said, "Didn't you see me bringing Whitney out of the Carltons'?"Mabel was slightly stunned. She frowned and scolded him at once, "What does that have to do with you? It was Mr. Cobb who used his connections to make the Carltons let her go. Otherwise, do you think you could have gotten Ms. Sutton out safely?"The Carltons would like nothing better than to kill you! You just walked in so boldly that you would have been flayed alive at the very least if it hadn't been for Mr. Cobb! If it weren't for him, do you think you'd still be standing here arguing with me?" Sebastian's brow furrowed even more. He snorted and said, "What did you say? You think I only managed to walk ou
Sebastian sighed in resignation and said, "You should know better than I do about whether it was Fergus or not. The Cobbs probably don't have the influence needed to make the Carltons release her." "Shut up! If it wasn't Fergus, was it you? You're just a useless loser!" Crystal retorted. Mabel said disdainfully, "Sebastian, you came here early just to get the credit, didn't you? You want to do well in front of Ms. Sutton so that she'll have a change of heart, and you want to ruin her wedding with Mr. Cobb, don't you? Don't think I don't know what you're planning!" Whitney's grim expression grew even more stony at Mabel's words. She hadn't expected Sebastian to be that kind of person. "Sebastian, don't you have anything to say?" Whitney asked. He raised his eyebrows and exhaled exasperatedly as he said, "I don't have anything to explain. If you would rather believe him, then I have nothing to say."He emphasized. "I just want to tell you that the Cobbs aren't powerful enough
Fergus' expression changed, and he looked unusually grim. He could still hear what Sebastian had said echoing in his ears. Did that asshole really know Draco? Whitney looked doubtfully at Fergus and asked, "Fergus, what is going on? Didn't you say you used your connections to make the Carltons release me? Why was Sebastian right? Was it Commander Kolt doing?"Fergus looked very awkward and stammered, "Well…" Before Fergus could say anything, Mabel chimed in, "Ms. Sutton, do you even have to ask? Mr. Cobb must have used his connections in Sunway to contact Commander Kolt! Otherwise, do you really believe Sebastian? You think that he was the one who got Commander Kolt?" She snorted. "If he had that kind of ability and connections, why would he have done nothing for the past two years? Why would he have let you divorce him?" Fergus immediately grinned and said, "That's right! Ms. Lucero is right. Perhaps my father used an important connection and contacted Commander Kolt. "Ho
Whitney said nothing and got in the car. Fergus and Mabel got in quickly. Whitney went straight back to the villa instead of going back to the office. The door was shut firmly in Crystal's face. Whitney didn't want to see anyone right now. She just wanted to be alone. She was lying on the bed in her bedroom when the door was suddenly pushed open. Theresa walked in and glanced at her. "I heard about what happened with the company. Aren't you planning to do anything?" she asked. Whitney wiped away her tears and shook her head. "I'm tired. It'll give me the chance to rest." "You aren't the Whitney I know. Are you going to give up so easily? You single-handedly expanded the company to its current scale. Are you just going to give it to that dumb, useless brother of yours who doesn't have any management experience?" Theresa was very direct. She felt that if Frostwave Corporation was handed over to Dante, they would probably go bankrupt within six months. Whitney sighed and
Sebastian was startled and immediately pushed Rosalie away. However, she held on and bit his lip.Sebastian had to try several times before he finally managed to push her away. Rosalie sat on him and looked resentfully at him. She wiped her mouth and said in annoyance, "Why did you push me away?" "Stop messing around! Get up!" Sebastian got up quickly, looking displeased. He looked hastily in the mirror and found that his lip had been bitten so hard that it was bleeding. Rosalie sat obliviously beside him, looking as if she was savoring the moment. When she saw Sebastian looking for medicine to put on his lips, Rosalie felt guilty and said, "Sorry, I didn't do it on purpose."Sebastian couldn't be bothered to answer her. He applied the medicine, looking cold, and said, "You should go home.""No! I want to stay here and keep you company." Rosalie was obstinate and refused to leave. Sebastian exhaled in resignation. He couldn't be bothered to deal with her any longer, so he
Howard caught it quickly. He glanced at it and saw that it was a small, emerald-green stone. It was about half the size of his thumb. Although it looked ordinary, the moment he caught it, he felt a gentle warmth spread throughout his body. Howard wasn't an idiot. He knew that the emerald stone was a precious object, and he immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Dr. Ballard."…Tony was in the presidential suite of a five-star hotel in Steinberg. He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and gazed out at the skyscrapers outside. He asked in a low voice, "Have we contacted them? When are the Sentinels from Demongate arriving?" A bodyguard behind him answered respectfully, "Mr. Wright, we've contacted them. They'll arrive tonight." "Very good! They must murder that brat for me tonight!" Tony said coldly, a murderous look in his eyes. The bodyguard asked, "What about Howard, Mr. Wright?" Tony turned, looking ferocious as he said, "As long as that brat dies, Howard
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