"That's right." Sebastian smiled and took a sip of tea as he looked at Trevor silently.Under Sebastian's questioning gaze, Trevor looked very uncomfortable. He even turned back to avoid Sebastian's gaze.Theodore looked at Trevor, and his heart sank. However, Trevor was his nephew. He wouldn't really question Trevor in front of Rosalie and Sebastian."Mr. Ballard, I heard from Mr. Yates that you know everything in medicine. Can you…" Theodore hesitated before taking out a check from his pocket. He handed it to Sebastian and said, "This check is worth a hundred million dollars. Please help us, and we'll thank you with whatever we can in the future."Sebastian didn't take the check and just glanced at it."Do you think it's too little? Do you know that foreign experts only have a salary of fifty million per year? We are now offering a hundred million just for you to have a look and make some amendments. This is already an honor for you!" Trevor growled as he pointed at Sebastian.
Rosalie didn't expect Sebastian to pass such a big contract to her.At the late stages of cancer, extending life by even one year, let alone five years, would be nothing short of a miraculous feat. Once this drug was released, it was bound to become a global bestseller. The patent fees alone would likely amount to astronomical figures."No, Sebastian. I can't—"Sebastian shook his head and cut Rosalie off, "You lost everything for me. This is nothing."Rosalie felt a warmth surge up within her. It seemed that Sebastian had always remembered the things she had done for him."Ahem." Theodore coughed slightly and smiled. "Mr. Ballard, I will send this to our R&D team. Once I get the result, I will sign the contract with Ms. Griffin. How about that?"To be frank, Theodore still had doubts about Sebastian.Although Ezra mentioned that Sebastian was a medical expert, this was an anti-cancer drug that would cause an uproar globally if it was effective.If Sebastian could come up wit
Feeling a wave of despair, Trevor's spirits plummeted. After some time, he finally got out of the car.Theodore then slammed the door shut, and the driver drove off, leaving Trevor staring blankly after the car. "Sebastian Ballard, you bastard!" Trevor shouted angrily, his hatred for Sebastian increasing by the second.If not for Sebastian's words, Theodore wouldn't have suspected him, and he wouldn't be exiled into a new territory.At this time, Trevor received a phone call. "Mr. Northman, it seems like you're in quite some trouble, hm?" the person said teasingly. It was Jace.Trevor frowned and said, "Mr. Beckard, what do you mean?"Jace chuckled and replied, "Mr. Northman, I'm not trying to offend you or anything. But let me guess, Sebastian is the reason why your uncle kicked you out of the car, right?"Huh? Trevor glanced around and asked, "Mr. Beckard, where are you? How did you know?"Jace was obviously nearby, but there were many trees around him. Hence, Trevor cou
"It's rare for you to be so nice."Trevor looked at Jace from the corner of his eyes. He was surprised that Jace could conclude that he hated Sebastian for some reason just by seeing him getting kicked out of the car.It seemed like Jace was also a schemer.Jace noticed Trevor's doubtful gaze and smiled. "Mr. Northman, don't be surprised. Sebastian isn't a person who knows what's good for him. It was him who spoiled my plan during the industry event a few days ago."Although I have no idea what happened between the two of you, I know he must have something to do with you getting kicked out of the car, no?"With that, Jace lit a cigarette and took a long drag."Seems like you've done your research well." Trevor didn't answer his question.Jace smirked slightly and replied, "Mr. Northman, we are old friends, no? No need to be so formal with me."Also, I just want to share the same good outcome with you. Even if you don't want to take action against Sebastian, the Beckard family s
Trevor concluded that Sebastian's weakness was Whitney."Sebastian, you shouldn't have crossed me. I'll show you the consequences of doing so."He then called two people.On the same night, Sebastian was meditating when his phone rang. Seeing that it was from an unsaved number, he hesitated before answering."Are you Sebastian?" a cold voice came from the other end. "Yeah," Sebastian answered simply."Whitney is in my hands now. If you don't want her to die, bring me the formula of Arctic Snow Mask and meet me at Number 18, Westfore Street, in an hour. Come alone."If you call the cops, be ready to see Whitney's corpse."What?Sebastian's heart sank at the threat. He asked, "How do I know if she's really with you?"On the other end of the line, there was only a cold, sinister laugh in response to Sebastian. Shortly after, the piercing scream of a young woman echoed through. Even over the phone, Sebastian could clearly identify that the voice belonged to Whitney.In truth,
As he spoke, Sebastian leaped into the air, raising his hand to release a burst of energy.The energy struck the assassin's wrist with pinpoint accuracy, followed by a muffled groan as the assassin's short knife clattered to the ground."Vital energy release?!"The assassin was utterly shocked. He never expected Sebastian to possess such terrifying skills. As a lower-tier member of the Slaughter Gods, he knew nothing of Sebastian's past, and he himself was merely a Grandmaster. In his understanding, taking down someone like Sebastian, who was used to a life of luxury, should've been effortless. However, not only did the surprise attack fail, but Sebastian also used vital energy to knock the short knife from his hand. The suddenness and incredibility of it all left him reeling. This only meant that Sebastian wasn't merely a weak boss who couldn't handle anything, as Trevor had claimed.On the contrary, his strength was definitely superior to that of a Supreme Grandmaster!"Di
"Tell me, who sent you, and where is Whitney?" Sebastian asked coldly."Hmph! She's in our hands now. Do you really think you can negotiate with me now? Surrender if you want to see her!" the gunman said coldly, glaring at Sebastian.However, Sebastian could feel the gunman's hand shivering, and he saw beads of sweat forming on his forehead."I'm going to ask you one last time. Where is Whitney?" Sebastian walked toward the gunman, radiating a terrifying air. The gunman felt a chill run down his spine. "I'll admit that you're indeed very strong, but the bullet in my gun is no ordinary bullet. Even a Supreme Grandmaster wouldn't escape unscathed if the bullet hits."The gunman then pulled the trigger.After three shots, Sebastian remained unmoved, but his hand now held three bullets."You call this a deadly attack?" Sebastian sneered as he took a step forward.In the next moment, he appeared in front of the gunman, grabbed him by the collar, and slammed him heavily onto the g
"You knew this was a deadly trap, yet you still came alone? Since you already know, why not just kill me? Even if I die, you won't escape, either," the gunman said, his face filled with a touch of malice.Sebastian smiled and shook his head. "Don't you find it strange that your men, who had been hiding, made no move until now?"Also, you're a Grandmaster yourself, so I'm sure you know how far a silver needle can fly, right?"What?The gunman turned around immediately upon hearing Sebastian's words. The second story of the building was dark, and it was strangely quiet. There was also a sniper rifle by the left side of the window.However, nobody was behind it."Y-You killed him? How… How is this possible? When did you notice him?" The gunman couldn't remain calm anymore.The sniper was the most important part of their trap because the bullet they were going to use was a Silver Rush bullet.It could easily penetrate a martial artist's protective energy, which meant that no matt
Raphael felt that he was already showing Sebastian respect by giving him 5,000 dollars. If it had been anyone else, he wouldn't even have given him 50 cents, let alone 5,000 dollars!Even if he didn't pay a single penny, the mention of the name Demongate should have been enough to make Sebastian hand the Soulbell over to him."Mr. Fonda, you—""Mr. Ballard, as well as everyone here, I hope that you can understand something," Raphael cut Blake off. "The Soulbell has always belonged to Demongate. No matter how Mr. Ballard got it or whom he got it from, he should return it to its rightful owner unconditionally and present it to Demongate."I came personally and even gave Mr. Ballard a tidy sum of money for his hard work. I've done more than I needed to."Raphael clasped his hands behind his back and looked slightly contemptuous as he continued. "I don't just represent myself. I represent all of Demongate."He was clearly threatening them."Are you threatening me?" Sebastian laughed
Sebastian frowned, and he looked icily at Raphael. It had only been two short days since he had killed Terence. How had Raphael gotten the news?"You have a very efficient news network, Mr. Fonda. May I ask how you know that I have the Soulbell?" he asked, his eyes narrowing coldly at Raphael."In this world, you shouldn't do things you don't want people to know about," Raphael said, smiling contemptuously. He clasped his hands behind his back.Raphael was acting as if Sebastian had stolen Demongate's sacred vessel, and he was here to accuse him of doing it. "Mr. Ballard, there are rules in society, and the mystic martial arts sects have their own principles. As for who told me this news, it's not convenient for me to say. I came here today mainly to ask you to give the Soulbell back." Raphael made his intention clear. He clearly had no qualms about doing so.However, Blake frowned as soon as he heard him.According to the rules of the mystic martial arts sects, vessels like the
"It's a good thing I was here tonight. You may not be so lucky next time," Lyanna said. She got up to leave, but Rosalie rose hurriedly and called after her, "Wait!""Is there anything else?" Lyanna turned her head slightly and fixed her beautiful eyes on Rosalie."What kind of person is Sebastian? I mean…" After Lyanna had told her who she was, Rosalie felt as if her thoughts were in turmoil. Even Sebastian, whom she had always loved and admired, had suddenly become unfamiliar to her.If Sebastian had just been a traditional medicine doctor, she could have accepted it. However, now Sebastian was keeping a female spirit around him. Not only that, the spirit was his servant. This was beyond the scope of Rosalie's understanding. Sebastian was rapidly becoming like a riddle to her."Have you heard of sages? Mr. Ballard is probably like them," Lyanna said. In a flash, she had disappeared without a trace.Rosalie remained quiet for a long time before she started the engine once mor
The short, fat man who had smashed up Rosalie's car window tossed his rock aside and hurried over. His eyes were bulging as he looked greedily at the beautiful woman standing in front of them. She was just as pretty as Rosalie was."Boss, I deserve some credit for the work I've done, don't I? Can you give me this chick?" the short, fat man asked, rubbing his hands together as he licked his lips.Lyanna looked at Chet and the short, fat man. She covered her mouth and giggled as she said, "I don't know what kind of day it is, but I do know that next year, this will be your death anniversary! Which of you wants to die first?""I… Huh?" Chet had been about to lunge forward and grab Lyanna, but then he realized what she had said.It would be their death anniversary on this day next year? What did that mean?Before he could recover his senses, Lyanna tittered and nodded. "Alright, you'll die first."She flicked her sleeve aside and revealed her slender, pale hands. Her foot-long, brigh
When Chet and the lackeys looked more closely, they saw that the car parked in the distance was a personal car and that there was a gorgeous woman sitting inside it.They were delighted at their good fortune. This was an opportunity they could not miss!As they were in such a remote area, they barely ever saw any women, let alone a beautiful one like Rosalie.Therefore, Chet gave the order, and the thugs all surged forward. They were barely able to contain their excitement."Hello, beautiful. What has upset you so much at this late hour? Tell us about it. Even if we can't make you happy, you can make us happy!" The short, fat man in the lead reached out to pull Rosalie's car door open as he spoke.Rosalie was beside herself with fear. She hastily locked the car and pulled her phone out of her bag as she screamed loudly at the men outside her car. "What do you want? Stay away from my car, or… or I'll call the police!"The fat, short man glanced at Rosalie, who looked frightened an
Sebastian heard Rosalie sobbing behind him. He turned around abruptly, but Rosalie rushed over to him and slapped him in the face before he could explain."Sebastian! I rushed over here as soon as I heard that something had happened in Steinberg! You… You're a jerk!" Rosalie was weeping. She had been planning on telling Sebastian on the day of the martial arts battle about the good news of the huge order that Arctic Snow Group had received from Lorcan. However, while eavesdropping on a conversation between Oliver and Belinda, she found out about the huge commotion over in Steinberg.When she heard that all eight of the Celestial realm experts that the Warrior League had sent to protect Whitney had all been killed and that the latter had disappeared, Rosalie couldn't contain her anxiety.She had rushed back to Steinberg at once.When she found no sign of Sebastian at the Moonlyte Club, she had come to the convenience store instead.She saw that it was lit up and had run straight
Hank and Taylor broke out into a cold sweat when they saw what had happened. Terence was like a god to them!Who would have thought that Terence, who had had the upper hand just a moment ago, would have stood vacantly on the spot just because Sebastian had thrust the rusty bronze mirror at him? He had just stood still and waited for Sebastian to come and kill him!"Run, hurry!" Before he could think too much about it, Taylor growled in a low voice and turned to flee to the foot of the mountain.Hank only came to his senses when Taylor was already far away from him. He was about to go after him, but he had only gone a few steps when a ghostly, feminine figure appeared and blocked his path."You—" The moment Hank turned, his soul almost left his body from fright at what he saw.Only a moment had passed since Terence's murder, but the eerie woman in front of him had already cut off more than a dozen heads. Whenever she cut a head off, dark energy would be sucked into her emerald
Terence wielded his sword. Wherever the blade pointed, the air was sliced apart instantly!Sebastian forced himself to concentrate and raised his sword to shield his chest!There was a clang as Terence's sword crashed down on Sebastian's, and sparks flew up at once. Sebastian couldn't help but take a few steps back. He felt the energy roiling inside him and almost spat out a mouthful of blood."My lord!" Nina felt extremely anxious when she saw that Sebastian was at a disadvantage. She ignored Sebastian's previous command and leaped over to him to hold him up. "My lord, are you alright?" Nina asked in concern. Sebastian was slightly flushed, and he looked as if his energy was becoming erratic. He shook his head slightly and pushed Nina away. He handed Whitney to her and said, "Protect Whitney well. If anything happens to her, come and see me with your head!" Nina turned to Rose, who was beside her. She wanted to protest, but Sebastian waved a hand and said, "Lyanna was hur
"It's a pity that you'll never understand," Sebastian said.Terence's face flushed. Who would've expected a young man in his twenties like Sebastian to be so perceptive? He was even more advanced than Terence in the Way of Wisdom!"My lord, I was trapped in the front yard just now. No matter how I walked, I couldn't get through the door. That's why…" Lyanna trailed off and hung her head, looking shamefaced.Technically, she was a spirit. How had she fallen prey to the Bewitchment spell? Even Lyanna was puzzled."It's the Soulbell!" Sebastian turned abruptly to look at Terence.Lyanna felt that she couldn't have been trapped by the Bewitchment spell because she didn't actually have a body. Meanwhile, Nina was a thousand-year-old snake deity, and ordinary formations couldn't contain her at all.Therefore, there was only one possibility. Terence had external help. The Soulbell was the only possible explanation.Nina and Rose arrived as well."Protect Whitney," Sebastian said befor