Sally was furious at the sight of Sebastian's face. She thought Sebastian was a good-for-nothing, lazy man.She had already hated Sebastian back then, so she always urged Whitney to divorce him."I heard that you and Whitney have divorced. That's good news," Sally said. Then, she added, "It's great that you know your place. But you don't need to treat me. What can a good-for-nothing do?"Sally didn't understand why Whitney would ask Sebastian to treat her.Whitney quickly explained, "Aunt Sally, Sebastian is a medical practitioner. Let him help you."Shannon rushed up and shouted before allowing Sally to speak. "No! Does he even know anything? What if he makes it worse for my mother?"Shannon looked down on Sebastian. Plus, the accident caused her to stay locked up for two days, so she hated Sebastian even more.She thought, "Let him treat Mom? Keep dreaming!"Crystal also rolled her eyes at Whitney. "Winnie, what are you doing? I thought you hired an expert or something. Why w
Shannon snorted by the side. "Mom, don't ask like that. He clearly doesn't know shit. So many experts from the hospitals can't even identify your illness, let alone him.""I think the same." Dante laughed. "Sebastian, if you can't identify anything, just let me know. Don't waste any more time here. I'll ask another doctor to come."Whitney looked at Sebastian nervously. "Did you identify anything? What's Aunt Sally's illness?"Sebastian frowned and exhaled. "She is indeed sick.""Are you for real now? No shit, Sherlock!" Dante shouted.Sally glared at Sebastian. "Spit it out!"Sebastian chuckled. "You're quite ill, it seems."His words made everyone frown. Did he really find out something?"What is it? Just say it!" Shannon complained.Sebastian gave Shannon a sideway glance and said, "You're gonna lose your mother soon."Huh? What did he mean?Shannon was stunned, and she stared at him in shock. "What do you mean?"Whitney quickly understood, and her face changed.Sebasti
"Leave! Get out of here!" Sally was infuriated and kicked Sebastian out.Sebastian shrugged while Whitney pulled him away. She said apologetically to him, "Sorry, you know how she is.""I do." Sebastian smiled faintly. He knew Sally's character well—she was a shrew and malicious. "But you said that Aunt Sally won't be able to survive the night. Is it real?" Whitney asked in concern. "Don't scare them."Sebastian chuckled and asked, "Do you think I am joking?""You're serious? Aunt Sally is really going to die?" Whitney instantly panicked.Sebastian nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, yes.""What should we do?" Whitney was anxious.Sebastian shrugged. "Fate has its way of affecting us. Her survival depends on whether she wants to ask for my help."Without waiting for her to speak, Sebastian added, "I'm leaving. I have something to do."He soon returned to the convenience store, where he saw Rosalie.Rosalie looked extra cute that day. She didn't put on her usual career-woman outfi
Unexpectedly, he had returned.The Alpha Strike Force was the most special unit in Dramon, specifically responsible for the most challenging tasks.Klaus Hindon smiled with his eyes full of affection for Rosalie. "My five years of training are over. This time, I came back just for you.""Captain Hindon is the captain of Alpha Strike Force Team 13. He could've taken a position at the Janover division, but when he heard that you're in Steinberg, he requested a transfer here. Ms. Griffin, the Captain is truly sincere about you."The speaker was a young man behind Klaus, looking to be about 25. As he spoke, his eyes were full of pride and arrogance. He was Klaus' deputy, Conrad Beck, and also his follower.Conrad continued with a superior tone, "Ms. Griffin, Captain Hindon often talks about you. During training, he even got into a fight with the drill instructor over your photo!"Besides, over the years, many women pursued him, but he turned them all down. He has made it clear that y
"That's enough! Conrad, stop it!" Klaus' face darkened, but he took a deep breath and turned to Sebastian. After a moment, he said, "Let me introduce myself. I'm Klaus, Rosalie's childhood friend. My feelings for her are unshakable. No one can take her away from me.""Klaus, that's enough. These words are meaningless. I see you as a brother and nothing more." Rosalie frowned, discontent evident in her voice.But Klaus ignored her words. He looked at Sebastian with a sharp glint in his eyes and said coldly, "I've been observing you since earlier."I can tell you're just an ordinary guy and not even one percent as outstanding as I am. A man like you is not worthy of Rosalie and can never bring her happiness. I suggest you leave her as soon as possible."Sebastian chuckled at his words. With a mocking gaze, he replied, "Captain Hindon, right? Do you think you're really outstanding? Because frankly, you seem quite ordinary to me."You're just riding on your family's coattails, which
"If you kneel and beg for mercy now, you might still have a chance. But if you wait until I make a move, you'll be stuck in a hospital bed for years." Conrad sneered menacingly.Rosalie's face hardened with anger at the sight. "Klaus, what are you doing? If you dare lay a hand on Sebastian, I will never forgive you!"She stepped forward and stood protectively in front of Sebastian. Klaus had been training with the Alpha Strike Force for five years, honing his skills to a formidable level. His right-hand man undoubtedly was also very capable. Rosalie couldn't bear the thought of Sebastian getting hurt."Rosalie, I'll show you that this guy isn't worth your affection," Klaus replied coldly. "If he can't even beat my right-hand man, how can he protect you? Conrad, take him down!"At his command, Conrad lunged forward with a powerful charge toward Sebastian. This move was proven unstoppable within the Alpha Strike Force, and it defeated numerous members.Seeing Conrad's confident
Sebastian's ability to defeat Conrad indeed surprised Klaus. But it was only a momentary surprise. To him, Sebastian was nothing more than an insignificant nobody. Conrad had held back because he didn't want to cause a fatal injury. After all, the missions undertaken by the Alpha Strike Force were extremely challenging and dangerous and carried life risk. In a real mission scenario, Conrad would've finished Sebastian off easily.Thus, Klaus coldly mocked, "Don't think that just because you beat Conrad, you're special. He was holding back. If he hadn't, you'd already be a corpse."At this moment, Conrad struggled to his feet with blood dripping from his mouth. His eyes were filled with murderous intent as he glared at Sebastian. "You little punk! How dare you fight back! Do you even know who I am?" he shouted. "Why should I care who you are? What, you expect me to just stand here and take a beating?" Sebastian replied coldly. He was clearly displeased by Conrad's attitude."Y
In the next moment, Klaus stopped speaking and launched an attack on Sebastian. Each of his moves carried a lethal intent.Sebastian was unafraid, and he skillfully countered each of Klaus' moves with precision.The longer they fought, the more frustrated Klaus became. No matter how he attacked, he couldn't launch an effective attack, not even touching Sebastian's clothes."Is this punk really just an ordinary warrior?" Klaus wondered. But having already boasted, he couldn't back down now. His strikes became even more vicious, with each strike aiming to kill.Sebastian raised an eyebrow, losing interest in the prolonged fight. "Captain. Hindon, your skills are quite average," he said coldly. "Let me end this."With that, Sebastian switched from defense to offense and threw a punch through the air.Before Klaus could react, Sebastian's punch hit his chest. It felt as if he had been struck by a truck. Klaus was sent flying over 30 feet and crashed to the ground.Coughing up bloo
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
Sebastian laughed wryly and shook his head at Nina's words. "Nina, you're staying behind so everyone thinks I'm still here. Rowan and Arran will stay here with you so that no one will become suspicious!"Nina frowned. "But I'll be worried about you being with Unus. It's still just a beast whose rational capabilities aren't fully developed yet. What if it—"Sebastian smiled and shook his head. "Don't worry. Hugo has subdued them completely already, so nothing unexpected will happen. Honestly, there isn't much in Boren that worries me. However, if the Yome Sect enters Steinberg while its defenses are down, we'll be put in a difficult position."Though reluctant, Nina finally agreed.That night, Sebastian quietly brought Unus out with him. As soon as he walked out of the hotel doors, two thugs hiding at the side of the road who had been watching them stealthily immediately reported his movements to Anton."Are you sure it was Sebastian?" Anton demanded sharply."Positive! He looks e
"Kneel!" Joaquin yelled at Anton the moment he entered the room.Anton immediately dropped to his knees with a loud thud in front of Sebastian."My lord, my son is worthless. Everything that happened before was his doing. He has been a disgrace to our family. Please have mercy on his crimes," Joaquin said. He looked up at Sebastian and was puzzled to see how terrible his complexion was.Nina had been injured the day before, so why was it now the other way around? She had a rosy complexion, while Sebastian looked as white as a sheet."Alright. The important thing is to learn from one's mistakes and change. Don't forget the oath that you made. If you break it, I won't have to punish you. The law of heaven will act accordingly!" Sebastian said coldly."Yes, of course! I would never dare to break the oath! But…" Joaquin looked at Sebastian with a troubled expression.Sebastian frowned slightly and asked, "But what?""I can see that you don't look very well, my lord. Should I prepa
After resting for the whole night, Nina's complexion had almost returned to normal. Even the wounds on her body had almost healed.In stark contrast, Sebastian looked worse than ever.It was the aftereffect of losing too much blood essence. If it wasn't for the fact that he had the legacy of the Sacred Medicine Society, he might have already been half-dead. Even so, Sebastian felt weaker than he had ever felt before. His legs felt like jelly, and he was unsteady on his feet."My lord…"Rowan blanched with fear when he saw Sebastian. Sebastian was as pale as a sheet. Even his lips had lost all color."My lord, how did you get into this state?" Rowan asked, clearly confused. Sebastian had seemed fine when they returned to Mount Klane the night before. Waving his hand slightly, Sebastian replied, "I'm fine. I'll get better after some rest. Why are you up so early?"Rowan grew even more worried after hearing how frail Sebastian sounded."My lord, did you get severely injured o