Yara was dumbstruck. "Please, Mr. Lawrence—this isn't a joke. Don't be impulsive. We should hide for now.""What, and keep hiding for the rest of my life? It's far better to face this directly," Frank said flatly.As Yara was left speechless, Frank did not afford her time to think and strode right out of the hotel.Seeing that, Yara gave chase, though she stood quietly at a corner as he got into the car. "You're not coming?" Frank asked.Yara shook his head. "I-I have something to do at home."Frank nodded and drove alone to Turnbull Villa, while Yara promptly whipped out her phone to call Vicky. "I'm sorry, Ms. Turnbull. Frank is coming to you right now—he refused to leave with me. I can't reason with him at all!""I really shouldn't have told him." Vicky sighed in disappointment. "Anyway, thanks. Just leave the rest to me."After hanging up, she called Frank who was still on his way. "Hello? Where are you now?""On your way to your place," Frank said calmly."Do you really
Vicky warned Neil just then, "Word of advice: You'd better shove that pompousness of yours and be nice to him.""You want me to be nice? Who does he think he is?" Neil snorted haughtily. "It's his honor that he even gets to talk to me."Vicky simply shook her exasperatedly.-Frank soon arrived at Turnbull Villa. "Mr. Lawrence.""Frank."Walter and Vicky immediately greeted him, with Walter telling him, "Neil is going to ask you questions about Les' death. Just be honest and don't hide anything.""I know, don't worry." Frank smiled and strode into the drawing room.As his eyes met Neil's, Neil growled, "You're Frank Lawrence?""Yes.""Did you kill Les Turnbull?""Yes," Frank replied nonchalantly. "He was in league against his own family, sending hitmen against Yara and murdering Obadiah Longman. He was going to murder Yara Quill as well, but I saved her and chased him down. He tried to kill me, but I killed him in turn."Bang!Neil suddenly slammed his hand loudly on the
Susan told Vicky under her breath, "Don't upset Neil over some trifle like this.""No, Mom," Vicky growled through her teeth defiantly. "I'm saving Neil's life here. He'll die if his men lay a finger on Frank."She knew Frank all too well—no one got to strut in front of Frank, not even the gods!And Neil was just a rich kid in comparison!"What…" Susan was speechless. Neil was glowering in turn. Who did Frank think he was, threatening his life?! Pointing at him right then, he bellowed, "What are you waiting for?! Get him!"Vicky shook her head exasperatedly—Neil really had a death wish.That was when a bellow thundered from outside the villa. "Hold it!"Everyone turned to find Trevor Zurich walking toward them."Mr. Zurich!" Vicky exclaimed in delight. "What brings you here?"Trevor smiled. "Can't do nothing when someone's harassing Mr. Lawrence."Neil actually recognized Trevor, who was the CEO of Trevor International.He unexpectedly moved his multinational business
Neil was staring at Robert in disbelief, his molars gritting so hard he almost crushed them.Frank had actually saved the daughter of Riverton's governor?!At the same time, Walter hurried to greet Robert. "You honor us with your presence, Mr. Quill!""You're exaggerating." Robert spread his hands cheerfully. "I just came to see the man to whom I owe my daughter's life to."Yara promptly pointed at Frank. "That's Mr. Lawrence, Dad—the one I spoke of."Robert turned toward Frank, and Frank nodded as their eyes met. "Mr. Quill."Robert's eyes narrowed, though he soon nodded in satisfaction. "Your reputation precedes you, young man. My daughter is definitely right about you."Vicky hurried to Yara's side just then, asking under her breath, "How'd you persuade him to step up?"Vicky certainly knew her mentor's attitude—the man rarely got involved in any conflict within Riverton. To come here and defend Frank like this today was certainly a rarity. Yara whispered back, "I told him
Neil did not hide his contempt at all. "Fortunately, my father anticipated problems and sent Mr. Keaton here. He's a famous apothecary from the capital—he and I will take over Grande Corp's operations."Vicky frowned—she invested money and personnel to build the company, and he was taking over just like that? What was she left with?"That's unnecessary," she said. "We can secure the Riverton market even without the Beauty Pill recipe. Why don't you start your own company with Mr. Keaton if you want a cut?"Neil laughed. "How are you going to compete with the Salazars when you've allowed them to steal your recipe?""Mr. Lawrence has developed something better," Vicky said confidently. "Don't worry.""What is it? Show me," Neil demanded."You're kidding," Vicky replied with a chuckle. "It's top secret—it won't do if it's leaked. If you'd like, I could give you a few for free once it gots into production.""No recipe? Then why should I trust you?" Neil snorted before shooting Frank
Paul laughed just then. "How should we do this, Mr. Lawrence?"Frank stood, his hands clasped behind his back with confidence. "Anything's fine. You can pick what you're best at."Paul pursed his lips—the brat could really put on airs!After a long while, he said, "I'm most adept at poison. Why don't we test our skill with that? You and I shall both pick a poison and then attempt to nullify it.""No problem." Frank nodded.Neil sneered beside them. "Since you're that confident, why don't we raise the stakes? Ingest the poison directly, and we will get to see the full extent of either of your abilities."He had absolute faith in Paul, and they could use this as an excuse to kill Frank too."Ingest the poison directly? What?" Vicky frowned."Exactly what it means. Both Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Keaton will ingest the poison directly and nullify it," Neil explained.Everyone gasped—that was going too far!"I refuse!" Vicky protested right away. "You're crazy, Neil!" Frank was one i
Vicky gaped, her face paling since she did not expect Frank to chug all five grams of the Heartblazer!Beside her, Yara was left speechless!Susan was folding her arms before her chest, shaking her head as she snorted—the man was really mentally challenged!Even Paul was shocked that Frank was so reckless. "Y-You just killed yourself! I could treat you if it was just five grams, but you drank the entire bottle! You're beyond saving."Neil laughed. "Haha! You've really done it—no one can save you now!"Vicky promptly turned toward her servants. "Call Mr. Zimmer. Hurry!'Frank raised a palm, stopping her. "Save it—it's merely a neurotoxin. I can heal myself soon enough.""Stop joking around, Frank!" Vicky cried, frowning."Do I look like I'm joking?" Frank replied sternly. "Just keep your distance."With that, he assumed a meditative pose, directing his vigor to push out the Snowshade already in his body.He would fight poison with poison!"What is he doing?" Neil quickly aske
As Neil rolled around and screamed, his sweat was turning into ice while faint vapor swirled around him.It was a scary sight—even Vicky was stunned as she looked on, since she had experienced the same symptoms when she was poisoned with Snowshade.Still, Paul was smiling after reading the signs. "Calm down, Mr. Turnbull. The poison you took is cold—I can help you."Neil breathed a sigh of relief—the poison was no issue for Paul!Whipping out a box of silver needles right then, he inserted one in the center of Neil's solar plexus.Neil was delighted right then—all his pain was gone!Then Paul inserted twelve more needles at various other pressure points, while Neil soon recovered as if he was never poisoned.Vicky was surprised that Paul was actually as good as he boasted, while Neil laughed smugly. "Haha! Your poison is nothing, Frank Lawrence!""If I'm not mistaken, you were using cold poison," Paul stroked his beard as he gloated as well, "Shame. I have studied that discipli