Tommy gritted his teeth and walked in. "Today is Trina's birthday, and I'm her boyfriend. Why can't I come?""You're kidding, right? A loser like you is Trina's boyfriend? Look at yourself before you say such shameless things! How embarrassing!" The handsome man sitting in the middle sneered.He was Trina's pursuer, Warren Solby.At that moment, Warren saw Sebastian behind Tommy and smirked. "Not bad, you still brought someone to back you up. But hey, even though you dress up like a rich person, why does your friend look like a beggar? Run out of money? Can't afford clothes and a watch?"Warren's words hurt Tommy. He was right. The expensive clothes and watch he was wearing were indeed rented.Sebastian frowned slightly.Warren's friend beside him joined in the mockery. "Warren, do we even need to guess? A poor loser's friend can't be rich, can he? Clearly, they're both losers!""Yeah, birds of a feather flock together. In the world of losers, there are only losers. Unlike us, t
After that, Warren said to Greg, "Greg, this is Mr. Grylls' territory. We'd better not make any trouble here."Greg frowned at Warren. He put down his phone and said viciously to Sebastian, "Hey punk, you're pretty cocky. What's your name?"Sebastian laughed. He stepped out from behind Tommy and sat down. He said lightly, "My name's Sebastian Ballard. If you're unhappy with that, you can come to me anytime."Sebastian didn't like causing trouble, but he could tell that these men weren't planning on letting Tommy get off easy.Since they were making things difficult for his friend, Sebastian wouldn't make things easy for them. "Sebastian Ballard, eh? Fine. I'll remember you. You can keep being cocky, but we'll see how long you can keep it up once we go out!" Greg said threateningly. He had thought things through. Since this was Andon's territory, it wasn't a good idea to try anything. However, once they left the bar, Andon wouldn't be able to do anything about them.Andon was o
Tommy was furious. He yelled at Warren, "Is that how you see Trina? You scum!""So what if I am? Are you mad?" Warren laughed scornfully and said, "Fine, let's make a bet.""What do you want to bet on?" Tommy asked, frowning. Warren said, "Let's bet on whether Trina will choose someone who's pretending to be rich, like you, or if she'll choose me since I'm actually rich. "We'll bet on whether Trina is willing to stay with you despite how unstable your life is or if she would rather lick my feet in exchange for wealth.""You—" Tommy was enraged at his degrading words. "I'll make you realize that Trina is a decent woman. She will definitely choose me. She's not a gold digger!" Tommy said, clenching his fists in anger.Warren laughed coldly and said, "Fine. You'll find out soon enough, you pathetic loser."He had just finished speaking when the door was pushed open. Trina walked in, dressed in a short skirt and a spaghetti-strap top.She had an excellent figure, and she was qu
"How could someone like you, who's selling things for the dead, have the audacity to want to marry me? Tommy, have you looked in the mirror? What do you think you're doing?" Tina shouted. She added, "I'm so good-looking, and I have such a good figure. There are heaps of men trying to date me. Why should I give up on the chance to be a society lady who does nothing all day and live with a broke loser like you?" Everything she said seemed to pierce right into his heart. Tommy's eyes were bulging with shock as he shouted, "Trina, you're lying to me! You must be lying to me, right?"He got up and pulled at Trina, but she pushed him aside in disgust and yelled, "Let go! Tommy, stop pestering me! I don't like you at all!"Trina leaned against Warren, who put his arm around her tiny waist. He deliberately did it in front of Tommy, and his hand even traveled down to Trina's perky butt. He pinched her and said triumphantly, "To tell you the truth, your dream woman, Trina, has already
Greg immediately made a call and yelled, "Send some people here! For what? For a fight!"After he hung up, Greg turned a sinister gaze on Tommy and Sebastian. He said angrily, "You're dead meat! Especially you! How dare you lay a finger on Mr. Solby? We'll chop your hand off!" Tommy was startled, and he calmed down at once. He had hit Warren out of impulse, but he now regretted it. He wouldn't even be able to handle someone like Greg, let alone Warren.It was true. Without power or an influential background, one could only cater to the whims of others."Let's go, Sebastian," Tommy turned and said to Sebastian, who was sitting calmly on the sofa.Tommy was panicking slightly. He didn't mind getting beaten up, but if Sebastian was dragged into this, then it would be troublesome. However, Tommy was surprised when Sebastian spoke up fearlessly, "Tommy, sit down. What are you nervous about? We can't leave until we've settled the score."Tommy was surprised and asked, "What score?"
"We're doing this as a way for you to stand up for yourself, get back your dignity, and recoup your losses," Sebastian said. Tommy jolted and immediately came to his senses.Sebastian was right!Tommy had transferred money and bought bags for Trina because he had thought of her as his girlfriend, and he was thinking about marriage. However, she had been lying to him the entire time.It was a scam! He had to get the money back."That's right! Trina, give me the money back!" Tommy yelled.Trina looked contemptuous and angry. She shrieked, "Tommy! Are you mad? Are you seriously asking me for money? You transferred it to me voluntarily!""Cut that crap! I transferred it to you because I thought of you as my girlfriend, and I wanted to marry you! It wasn't for you to go to motels with other men! It wasn't for you to humiliate me! Give it back!" Tommy shouted. "Damn you both! Do the two of you want to die?" Warren bawled. Greg laughed menacingly and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Solby.
Greg was dazed. This was the first time that anyone had ever hit him!He was usually the one beating people up. No one had ever beaten him up before!"You punk! You're asking for trouble!" Greg yelled angrily.Sebastian slapped him again and said coldly, "Are you going to call him or not?"Greg didn't dare to protest again. He looked grim as he pulled out his phone and said viciously, "Fine. You're asking for it! Once my father gets here, I'll chop your hands off and feed them to the dogs!"Greg called his father and shouted, "Dad, bring some men over to Wild Rose! Someone beat me up!"Brady and Hans were at a nightclub, having drinks together in a private room. Brady looked ingratiatingly at Hans. "Mr. Wagner, when are you going to introduce me to Mr. Ballard?" he asked, grinning. "That depends on whether or not Mr. Ballard has time. Don't be anxious. I'll ask him tomorrow.""Thank you, Mr. Wagner," Brady simpered. Suddenly, his phone rang. Brady saw that Greg was calli
Tommy didn't mind dying. However, he felt bad about dragging Sebastian into this.Sebastian laughed softly. He pulled Tommy back down and said calmly, "What are you afraid of? It's just Hans. There's nothing to be afraid of."Tommy's heart dropped to his stomach.Greg and the others looked surprised but immediately began laughing derisively. "What did you say, punk? Did you just address Mr. Wagner by name? You really do have a death wish!" Trina said scornfully, looking contemptuous."You're just an ignorant punk! We'll see if you can keep this up until the end!" Warren said coldly as he wiped away the blood from his nose. Greg looked sinister as he yelled, "Fine! Keep the act up! I'd like to see what you'll do when my father and Mr. Wagner get here!"At that moment, a black Range Rover pulled up at the entrance of Wild Rose.Brady quickly exited the car and respectfully opened the door for Hans. He said, "We're here, Mr. Wagner."Hans grunted and got out. They headed straig
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