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
Sebastian frowned as he watched Alvin leave. He looked at Rosalie and asked, "Is he really such an arrogant idiot?" Rosalie spread her hands and shrugged as she said, "That's the reason I don't like him."Sebastian shook his head. These rich heirs were used to getting their way because of their wealth and power. The real elite were all very educated and classy. They wouldn't behave like Alvin and try to use their authority to oppress others. The point was, did Sebastian look like a pushover? He clearly wasn't. Howard laughed and said, "Dr. Ballard, is there any trouble? Do you need me to help you take care of it?""No, it's just a minor issue," Sebastian said impassively. While they were chatting casually, elsewhere, Frostwave Corporation was facing a ruthless internal struggle for power. … When Whitney and Theresa arrived at the office, Dante sat in the CEO's seat in the conference room, giving commands to the company's high-level executives and shareholders. It made
They were indebted to Whitney. Even if they were fired, they still wouldn't dare to lift a finger against her. Whitney no longer had the patience to keep arguing with Dante. She turned and spoke to the company's executives and shareholders. "Would you rather come with me or stay here?"The executives and the shareholders understood her at once. They all stood up at once and shouted, "Of course, we want to go with you, Ms. Sutton! Dante is a blockhead who doesn't know anything and wants to interfere with everything! "It's only been an hour, and he's already fired 16 people! It's creating a terrible atmosphere in the company!""That's right! We'll go and start anew with you, Ms. Sutton!" The high-level executives and shareholders had made their opinion clear. Dante looked at them angrily and shouted, "You're a bunch of ingrates! How dare you oppose the company! The company is the reason that you can make a living! Fine, leave if you want to! You're all fired! Get lost, all of
Back at the convenience store. Howard chuckled after he watched Sebastian refine three safety stones. He said, "Dr. Ballard, are you planning to sell these safety stones that you've refined?" "Sell them?" Sebastian shook his head and laughed. "I'm planning to keep them for myself and give to others."Howard nodded and smiled as he said, "I can tell at once that these are high-quality items. I've only been wearing the one you gave me for a while, but I already feel so much more relaxed and comfortable." Howard shook his head and said, "It's a pity that you're not selling them, Dr. Ballard. If you could, then I'm sure you could earn quite a bit and pioneer a new market!"Sebastian raised an eyebrow. A plan began to form in his head. Howard was right. Young people nowadays believed firmly in this kind of thing. They were becoming more spiritual. Many turn to Tarot readings or check their daily horoscope charts to anticipate what lies ahead. "Mr. Tuffin, you've given me a st
"Really? Thank you, Dr. Ballard!" Howard was beside himself with excitement. Sebastian looked around and picked up a newspaper from the table. He took a piece of newspaper and wrapped the Life Prolonging Pill in it. He stuffed it into his pocket and said, "Let's go and have a look at this private collection viewing.""Wait, are you planning to exchange this Life Prolonging Pill for the spiritual stone?" Rosalie asked in surprise. Sebastian smiled. "Is there a problem with that?" "Sebastian, I believe you, but the people who are attending tonight may not. Plus, you wrapped it in a piece of torn newspaper," Rosalie said, frowning. Sebastian laughed and said, "What if there's someone there who has taste? Besides, someone who would collect a spiritual stone is not an ordinary person."Sebastian walked out of the convenience store. Howard rushed to open the car door and invited Sebastian in. Rosalie thought for a moment and followed. "Why are you following us?" Sebastian a
Even though Declan had already said that the old man was only in shock and didn't have a cerebral infarction, the middle-aged man still wanted to hear the opinion of a young traditional medicine doctor like Sebastian! He must be either crazy or an idiot!"If he applies that needle, your father's complexion will go from pale to dark at once. When that happens, it'll only be even more dangerous," Sebastian said impassively."Stop talking crap, Sebastian! My grandfather is the elder of the Healer Sect! Are you implying that he's not as good as you are?" Bryce yelled angrily, pointing at Sebastian.He was furious. "Sebastian, are you doubting my skills in medicine? You're a rookie in the medical field. I only complimented you at the dinner table out of politeness. Did it go to your head?" Declan demanded curtly, his expression changing."You're trying to prick the acupuncture points on the base of the patient's neck as well as in the center of his chest so that you can unblock his br
"Wow, it really is Mr. Byrne Senior! Hello, hello!" A slightly pudgy middle-aged man exclaimed. He hurried forward and shook Declan's hand heartily.Declan frowned and looked at him for a long time, but he couldn't remember where he had seen the pudgy man before.There were too many people who tried to flatter Declan every day, and he couldn't possibly remember every single one of them."Who are you?" Declan asked, his brow furrowed as he shook the man's hand. "Mr. Byrne Senior, you're so busy, so of course you won't remember me! I'm Fritz Thomson! I had the pleasure of meeting you two years ago while I was shooting a documentary about traditional medicine," Fritz said courteously.Declan finally nodded. Fritz was either a reporter or a director. It wasn't surprising that Declan had forgotten who he was.Although the Healer Sect was also among the mystic martial arts sects, it was very different from the Nine Sects. The Healer Sect had always had close connections with the sec
Sebastian waved a hand slightly at the middle-aged man and said, "I'm not a genius doctor. I'm just an ordinary traditional medicine doctor. However, that old man is in a very dangerous situation. You must not touch him!"He spoke urgently when he saw that the middle-aged woman was propping the old man up so that he was lying on her lap.The middle-aged woman looked up at the middle-aged man. She was clearly hesitant.They were on the top floor, and the tiled floor was so cold. She didn't think that it would be safe for her to let the old man just lie on the floor. "Listen to Dr. Ballard! You won't go wrong!" the middle-aged man said quickly to her."Dr. Ballard? He's nothing compared to my grandfather!" Bryce exclaimed. He was annoyed to hear the middle-aged man addressing Sebastian so respectfully.After all, Declan was the elder of the Healer Sect. There were even numerous sage doctors who had to treat Declan with respect as their senior in the industry!Who did Sebastian th
Since Declan had coincidentally met Sebastian at the dinner table that day, he had thought of bringing the latter over to his side. That way, Sebastian could work for him. "Sebastian, I'm planning to make an exception and take you as my apprentice. What do you think?" Declan asked again when he saw that Sebastian was ignoring him.Sebastian continued to ignore him. Did he really thought he could be Sebastian's mentor? The old man must be crazy!"Sebastian, you should hurry and kneel to my grandfather! You're lucky to get him as a mentor! My grandfather hasn't accepted any apprentices for 20 years!"Bryce glared at Sebastian, whom he felt was being far too tactless. There were countless people fighting to have Declan as a mentor."Mr. Byrne Senior, I don't wish to have a mentor. Besides, no one is qualified to be one," Sebastian said impassively. "You little—"Declan was furious. Sebastian was far too arrogant! He was already humbling himself by deigning to take Sebastian as an
Bryce saw the anger in Declan's face, so he said reluctantly to Larys, "I'm sorry, Mr. Compton. I've acted impulsively."Acted impulsively? It would have been better if Bryce hadn't apologized at all. His apology had made Larys even angrier. He clearly had no respect for Larys at all if he could slap him just out of a moment's impulse. Larys was the mayor of Steinberg. How could he just let things go just because Bryce had said that he had been impulsive? "Mr. Compton, my grandson is young and ignorant. Please don't hold it against him." Declan had no choice but to speak up and apologize to Larys on Bryce's behalf. Larys could only nod. He smiled slightly and said, "Forget about it. Make sure that it doesn't happen again."Once everyone was seated once more, Bryce continued staring viciously at Sebastian. It was all Sebastian's fault that he had been slapped twice by Declan!He couldn't just let him go, but he didn't dare to cause any more trouble at the dinner table. Howeve
"People always say that you can see what a person is like from looking at their family. I can see that it's true," Sebastian said impassively.That was a harsh insult to Declan. It implied that Bryce's rude behavior was a reflection of Declan's lack of good character, and that their family didn't have good manners.Declan turned purple with rage. Ever since he had become one of the esteemed members of the Healer Sect, everyone in the martial arts community always spoke respectfully to him, especially those of the traditional medicine community. All of them were polite whenever they met him.However, Sebastian had insulted him thrice in a row, and each insult was worse than the last. Rosalie couldn't help but laugh. She leaned on Sebastian's shoulder and turned her head away, her slender figure trembling with the effort of not laughing out loud."You're terrible! You've insulted them so slyly!" Rosalie whispered in Sebastian's ear.Sebastian reached out to put an arm around her t
Sebastian's expression turned cold at once. What was so important about an elder of the Healer Sect? Was there any reason for him to make so many people wait?Besides, the banquet had been set at 9:00 pm, and both he and Rosalie had arrived on time. Why should Declan be treated differently?Sebastian had never had any patience with people who used their age as an excuse to do whatever they wanted to."Forget it. Calm down, both of you, and let's both refrain from saying anything else."Larys stood up quickly to smooth things over. Both Sebastian and Julian remained silent out of respect for him. However, they both exchanged icy looks.Now that the conflict had subsided, Larys leaned closer to Sebastian and whispered, "Mr. Ballard, I'll be honest with you. I can't afford to offend either you or Mr. Byrne. Please help me out and refrain from pursuing this matter further."Larys was being sincere. He was in awe of Sebastian's allies, but Declan had equally powerful allies supporting
Upon hearing Rosalie's words, Sebastian laughed wryly and shook his head.The Nine Sects wouldn't dare to say a thing to the Ballard Estate, who in turn thought nothing of the Healer Sect.Andreas snorted in laughter and said, "If you had said so 100 years ago, even I would have had to concede. However, times have changed now.""What do you mean?" Rosalie looked curiously at Andreas. It seemed that Sebastian's cousin was very familiar with the Healer Sect. "About 12 years ago, they went on the wrong path. If you check thoroughly, you'll probably find that the development of many new medicines was related to the Healer Sect. However, they are not the refiners!"Rosalie seemed to be deep in thoughts. Her brow darkened as she said thoughtfully, "Do you mean to say that the Healer Sect has abandoned the art of medicine and has decided to go in the direction of the art of pill refining instead?"This made Andreas see Rosalie in a different light.Medicine and pill refining were very
"Are you talking about your cousin? He doesn't look like a businessman at all, though. He looks more like…"Rosalie put her chin in her hands, her brow tightly furrowed. However, she couldn't find an appropriate way to describe Andreas.He felt very strange to Rosalie. There was a kind of energy he had that was difficult to express in words. "It doesn't matter whether he's a businessman or not. He just has to have money. Why don't we discuss it with him tomorrow? I think he'll probably support you unconditionally," Sebastian said confidently."Really? But if we develop a similar medicine, won't we be going against the Croydons? That doesn't seem right."Lorcan was a friend of Oliver's, after all. That meant that he was a friend of the Griffins. Rosalie didn't want to make such an important family their enemy in business. "With that contract, we have to show the Croydons that they shouldn't become ungrateful, nor should they use their force against us!" Sebastian exclaimed in a