"Oh dear. I wonder when Theodore will get better.""That's right. Seraphina, the family needs to have a leader. We have such a huge family, and we're running a big company as well. There are so many things that need to be taken care of, and someone needs to take the lead.""Why don't you and Zane recommend Trevor as the temporary chairman?""Trevor and Theodore have been taking care of Northstar Pharma for so many years. This way, we'll avoid having no one at the helm of the company while Theodore is sick. Once Theodore gets better, he can resume the position of chairman."As soon as Zane walked in, he overheard his aunts and uncle trying to persuade his mother, Seraphina. Zane clenched his teeth and strode into the living room.He said icily to his aunts, "I've already asked Mr. Ballard to come. He can even bring a late-stage cancer patient back to life. It'll be easy for him to cure Dad."Theodore had once mentioned to the Northmans that the prince of Ytalia had sent someone to
Sebastian ignored Marianne and Meredith and looked at his watch.Ten minutes had already passed. Hadn't the Northmans' bodyguards buried the Crystal Dragons yet?At that moment, one of the bodyguards came to the living room and whispered a few words in Zane's ear before handing him something black."Mr. Ballard, look at this. They dug this out from under the foundation on the west side," Zane said quietly. He handed the black object to Sebastian.Sebastian took the object, which looked like a piece of coal. He clasped his hands behind his back and looked at Elton before saying to the room at large, "Who says that those who practice medicine can't know about geomancy?"He continued, "Traditional medicine originated from the philosophers of the Way of Wisdom. If I don't know about the mystic arts, then how can I treat patients, especially when it comes to patients with strange illnesses like Theodore?""Ballard, you're just a charlatan! Get out of here right now! You're not welcome
Sebastian was using the technique known as the Seven Star Seal, which was a mystic formation. As long as he could seal off the gate, it would frighten off any evil spirits. The three remaining Ovalia Tokens that he had would be his trump card against them."What should we do, Mr. Reynolds?" Trevor looked worriedly at Elton as he watched Sebastian walk quickly up the stairs."Hmph! He's still wet behind the ears. How good can he be? Don't worry," Elton said, staring intensely in the direction of the staircase."Trevor, what are you talking about?" Seraphina had been in a daze for many days now. Although Trevor and Elton were speaking so plainly, she couldn't understand what they were saying at all."Oh, we were just talking about Uncle Theodore's condition, Aunt Seraphina. Mr. Reynolds means that Ballard probably won't be able to do anything. "When he comes out later, we've got to get rid of him quickly so that Mr. Reynolds doesn't get angry," Trevor said condescendingly to Se
There was a large bed placed in the middle of the room, which was several feet wide. Theodore's eyes were sunk into their sockets as he lay on the bed. Although it had only been a few days since Sebastian had last seen him, he seemed like a completely different person.Not only were his eyes sunken in, but even the skin on his face had turned completely black.He was now as frail as an old man. Although his hair was still black, he gave the impression of being very old. Sebastian came to the bed and looked down at Theodore. He clapped the last Ovalia Token he held over the top of his head. "You're such a busybody!" an elderly voice echoed in the air.As the token covered the top of Theodore's head, another rush of dark energy shot up. Theodore looked as if he was in a deep sleep, and his body convulsed violently."Aargh!" A desperate scream pierced the air, sounding as if it came from the depths of hell. Sweat beaded on Sebastian's forehead. It was the first time he was u
Sebastian pointed at Theodore, who was lying on the bed."It was them! They invaded my home and brought me here by force!" the dark shadow yelled angrily at Sebastian."What? They dug up your grave?" Sebastian inhaled sharply."That's right! Why else would I have come here?" the dark shadow roared furiously. Sebastian's lips curved slightly, and he chuckled, "Do you think that I'm a child who will believe your lies? The geomancy of this place was changed recently, but you say you just happened to come here? Besides, you don't act like you were brought here by force.""I'll kill you!" The dark shadow lunged at Sebastian, but when Sebastian swung the sword at him, he suddenly prostrated himself on the floor. "Please have mercy, my lord! I-I-I was forced to do this!" Sebastian frowned when he saw the dark shadow kneeling before him. He said, "Weren't you about to fight to the death with me? Are you trying to stall for time?""N-No! Please listen, my lord. I was captured by someon
Zane nodded without thinking and pressed a drop of blood in the center of Theodore's forehead."Mr. Ballard, is my father cured now?" he asked, frowning.Sebastian nodded and said, "He should be alright now. All we have to do is to wait for him to wake up."Zane nodded, looking reassured. He turned and looked at the bedroom door.Sebastian knew that Zane wanted to tell everyone that Theodore had recovered so that those who were eyeing the position of chairman would give up completely."You mustn't rush this. Mr. Reynolds comes from a formidable background. Before your father wakes up completely, don't give the game away," Sebastian said, patting Zane's shoulder."Mr. Ballard, did someone use the mystic art of geomancy against my father?" Zane finally asked something he had been wondering about. "That's right. He was a victim of Mr. Reynolds' spell, but he should be alright now." Sebastian reached into his pocket and held the rusty token. He had received an unexpected gain on th
After Theodore woke up, Sebastian told him about why he had suddenly fallen ill. Zane also brought him up to speed on everything that Trevor had done over the past few days.Theodore's heart sank as he listened. He had been grateful to Tobias for many years for giving up his life to save him, which was why he had valued Trevor so much. He had even handed over the company's finances to him.However, how had Trevor repaid him?He had colluded with outsiders to try and take the assets of Northstar Pharma!It was true that one could never be content. Theodore had taken such good care of his nephew, but Trevor had become greedy and even tried to kill him so that he could take his fortune!"U-Uncle Theodore… you've recovered! That's great! The family has a leader again." Trevor stood up, looking dazed. He could see from Theodore's eyes that his uncle already knew about everything."Theodore, we were so worried about you! You have no idea—""Shut up!" Theodore's ice-cold gaze swept
Outwardly, Elton looked as if he was ready to fight to the death with Sebastian and kill him. However, he was secretly wary of Sebastian.After Sebastian had taken the spirit that Elton had been controlling, Elton had suffered internal injuries caused by the backlash. He was now very weak. Even if Zane rushed over and slapped him, he would be powerless to do anything about it. He couldn't fight Sebastian at all.However, Trevor had no idea about any of this. When he saw that Elton looked ready to fight to the death with Sebastian, he immediately became bold. "Oh, Uncle Theodore, you should have died decades ago! If my father hadn't died to save you, you wouldn't have any of this!"However, you failed to repay the debt you owe my father, and you tried to kick me out of the family because of an outsider! Your entire family will die today!" Trevor yelled maliciously at Theodore.With Elton as his ally, Trevor was much bolder. Everything he had kept hidden was now spilling out of h