She could not understand how a divorcee like Leon had become so popular among the ladies! "If there's nothing else, Mister Wolf, Cynthia and I will excuse ourselves." Harvey was utterly oblivious to the silent rivalry between Cynthia and Iris. "We'll cross paths again soon, Mister Wolf!" Fane, too, was about to leave. "I seem to have underestimated you, Leon. Not only do you have connections with the Shears, but now, you are even friends with Fane Poole, son of the Southern King!" Iris shot Leon a cold look after watching Harvey, Cynthia, and Fane leave. She knew of Leon's friendship with the Shears, and thus was not shocked by Harvey and Cynthia's presence here. However, she had no idea that Leon was also friends with Fane Poole, and this surprised her greatly. This was not the most important thing, however; what mattered more was how popular Leon seemed to have become among the ladies. Was this the same Leon Wolf she first met? She could not help wondering if she e
Leon shook his head. Despite answering Janice's questions, his attention already flew far away; he thought of Iris and wondered how he would even begin to explain everything to her. "That's good!" Janice let out a sigh of relief, and a smile spread across her face. Even though Leon denied being an item with Iris, she could tell from his tone that he was interested in Iris too. However, this did not matter; she and Leon had such a strong basis for their relationship, perhaps Leon liked her too without knowing himself. As long as Iris and Leon were not dating, she still stood a chance of making Leon hers! Besides, she and Leon had seven years of extra time spent together, and there was no way Iris would be able to surpass that! "What did you just say, Janice? I couldn't hear you clearly," Leon asked. "Nothing…" Janice bit her lip. She could not help recalling her mother's advice; her mother was right to say that Leon was a good man and that she needed to seize the oppor
Louisa rolled her eyes at him. "What am I supposed to do now? You have to help me, Louisa." Leon shot her a desperate look. "You've come here empty-handed with nothing to show for your sincerity, so how am I supposed to help you?" Louise snapped. "What do you mean, sincerity?" Leon froze in confusion. "What do you think, you twat?" Louisa rolled her eyes at him, then gestured for him to approach her. She whispered in his ear, "You idiot! If you want my cousin to ease up her anger, you should at least buy some flowers or a gift to show your sincerity. Otherwise, how are you going to get her to listen to you? Is she supposed to do that by just believing everything you say?" "Oh…" Leon immediately understood what she was talking about. "I understand now, Louisa. Thank you, I'll be right back!" With that, he turned and sprinted away. Inside the room, Iris grew even more outraged when she heard Leon's knocking cease. She could even vaguely make out the sound of his footsteps
Iris got up and unlocked the door. "Creak—" All of a sudden, a gigantic bouquet of roses materialized before her face. Before she could even figure out what went on, Leon already darted into the room and closed the door behind him. "Leon, what…what are you doing here?" Iris's expression turned cold as she realized that she was tricked by Leon and Louisa's scheme. "Iris, these beautiful flowers are for a beauty like you. I hope you'll like them…" Leon held the bouquet out to her, grinning. "Who cares about flowers?" Iris turned her head away, trying to ignore him. "I know you're still angry at me, Iris, but please listen to me. Nothing is going on between Janice and me, and that's the truth… She kissed me on my cheek out of gratitude for my having rescued her, and that's all it was…" Leon tried to explain himself. "I don't care what happens between you and her. This has nothing to do with me at all! I've already told you this; you don't have to explain anything to me!"
Toward the end, she lost all her strength and collapsed into his arms.It was not until Iris was close to suffocation that Leon reluctantly let go of her lips, ending the passionate kiss."You jerk, that was my first kiss. How dare you just take it like that!" She flushed and punched him in the chest half-heartedly."First kiss? That’s not right! I took your first kiss a long time ago!" He muttered as he recalled kissing Iris the time before."What are you talking about? When did you do that? Did you? Did you do something to me in the past without me knowing?" Shocked, she questioned sharply.Leon would have to be a fool to admit that and explained, "Did you forget that I did mouth-to-mouth on you when we first met? Your first kiss was mine!" He chuckled smugly.From the first time he met Iris, he thought that there was no one more beautiful-looking and he never once dreamt that he would be able to call her his."Stop acting all smug! You've been after me the whole time!" She gl
Happiness struck him, and he was overjoyed when Iris agreed to date him. He moved closer to kiss her again, but Iris stopped him."Could you please just let me finish?" I may agree to be your girlfriend, but my grandfather and father may not, which is why I need you to work hard to gain their approval!" She cautioned, slightly concerned.She had feelings for Leon for a long time, but because their backgrounds were so different, she couldn't bring herself to initiate a relationship.Leon was an orphan with no background who had previously married, so it was obvious that her family would not agree to such a match.Iris's relationship with her father was not always harmonious, so she didn't mind if her father objected to the relationship; however, she was always close with her grandfather and had never disobeyed him. If her grandfather refused Leon, she might find herself at a crossroads.Leon, thankfully, proved himself capable. He not only offered assistance in running the company,
"Leon here is just a man and he can't possibly control himself being alone in a room with you! Oh, wait! I can't call him Leon anymore. I should be calling you my cousin-in-law from now on!" Louisa winked at Leon. "Isn't that right?""Yeah. That’s right!" Leon nodded, pleased by her way of addressing him, only realizing that he just admitted to losing control."You two!" Iris glared at Leon, desperately hoping that she could hide."Alright, the two of you. I came for something serious! We haven't trained today. Let's get started!" Louisa urged."You're so proactive when it comes to training!" Leon rolled his eyes."Of course! I'm dreaming of the day I become a Supreme Master who can help others!" She said excitedly, grabbing Iris and Leon's arms to pull them into Leon's room."We don't have to go to my room. We can just train here," Leon said."Oh, that's right," Louisa agreed, before urging the other two to start.After the past few days of hard work, Leon's power level was at
Furious, Samuel itched to slap Marilyn across the face again."Dad, stop!"Brody's weak voice calmed Samuel immediately."Brody, you're finally awake. How? How do you feel now?" Samuel hurried over to the bed, all the while suppressing his anger."I-" Brody opened his mouth to speak but felt a lump in his throat when he remembered the fact that he was no longer a whole man."Brody, I know that you're upset right now. Even if it cost every last penny in this family, I'm going to tear Leon into pieces to avenge you!" Samuel slammed his fists onto the table and gritted out."Dad, don't!" Brody gaped, coming close to leaping out of the bed if he did not have an injury."Brody, what's wrong with you?" Samuel asked in confusion."Dad, you don't understand. Leon might be an orphan, but he somehow managed to befriend the Shears, the Youngs, and Fane Poole. Three of the Five Forces in Springfield City are even willing to risk crossing Jacob Lowe and Anson to protect Leon."Brody explai