Kat did not use her full strength, but she pulverized the cartilage in Patek's nose anyway, along with half his teeth that he had inadvertently gulped into his own stomach."Argh!!!"Patek never expected such a dainty brat to have such terrible strength and screamed as her knuckle struck him squarely in the face.Even as he dropped to the ground, writhing as he clutched his face, a livid Kat was ready to beat him to death right then. "Despicable pricks… You and your whole family!"Still, just as Kat strode toward Patek, a middle-aged man with a square jaw charged inside."Stop!" he bellowed, picking his son off the floor while glaring furiously at Kat and Frank before wheeling on Kali. "What's going on here, Kali?!" he demanded."I… I…"Kali did not expect Kat to actually get physical, and it had to be Patek, whom every member of the Sturgeon family spoiled to bits, at that.She was shaking in fear. Even though she was clobbered until her eyes and face were swollen, she did
The Sturgeons seemed to give up on any pretense right then, with Wilk kicking Lauren away, pointing at him and snapping even as the man lay prone on the floor. "It's all your fault! You refused to die for two years, wasting everyone's time! Would my daughter have to keep suffering if you didn't hang on so stubbornly?! She'd be marrying again, and marrying rich!""Dad!"Kali had enough then and sobbed even as she rose to her feet. "This happened to Lauren because of us! Patek would be dead if he didn't donate his kidney! How could you do this to him?!""What did we do to him?!"Mrs. Sturgeon leapt up, grabbing Kali and slapping her twice as she screamed, "Did we ever mistreat him?! We had him marry you so that he could donate his kidney! And we paid his family 500 grand! Isn't that enough?! Why should we bother when his own family doesn't care?!"You, on the other hand, are a wastrel and a traitor! Did you think we don't know?! He survived this long because you sneaked him out to
The rest of the Sturgeons wanted Lauren to die as soon as possible because he had lost his worth.Lauren's parents were well aware, but they allowed the Sturgeons to do whatever they liked with Lauren.They simply watched as their son was used like a tool and dumped like garbage.One must say that both Kali and Lauren deserved sympathy.And while Wilk Sturgeon and the rest of his family were animals, Lauren's parents were no angels either.Striding forward, Frank glared coldly at Wilk as he growled, "Lauren is the man who saved your son Patek, but you're allowing that brat to abuse Lauren and his own sister like this? Do you know no shame?""Who do you think you are, accusing me in my own house?!"Wilk was further infuriated—how dare Frank insult him while his security guards had him surrounded?! He was as insolent and disrespectful as the brat with him!"Why are you wasting your breath with them after what they did to Patek?!"Beside Wilk, his wife was even more furious and
"What…"Wilk looked on, finally coming to his senses.Both the brat and the man with her were martial artists, and the security guards he spent so much on did not even last a blow!"W-Who are you?!"Fear seizing him right then, Wilk kept his arms around his son as he stumbled backward."Who am I?"Frank sneered. "You don't deserve to know!"Projecting two strands of pure vigor at his fingertips, he launched both with a flick.Wilk lost his balance and dropped to his knees right then, as overwhelming agony erupted from his kneecaps.His son, still in his arms, grunted as they both collapsed.Wilk then looked up to see that he was kneeling in front of the unconscious Lauren. A sense of humiliation seized him, causing his insides to churn and his cheeks to flush."You bastard! Do you know who I am?!" he bellowed. "I'm the CEO of Wilktrade! The Jankos and the Sunblazers have my back! Now get down on your knees and beg, and I just might let you keep a pretty corpse—"Smack!Kat
"What am I doing?" Frank glanced at Wilk, actually feeling puzzled."Didn't I tell you already? I'm buying back Lauren Floss' kidney for 500 grand."As he spoke, he pressed Patek on the floor, while drawing a long silver needle from the cloth satchel he always carried around.Seeing Frank's calm stare and feeling the sharpness of his needle, Patek was struggling in terror and screamed, "D-Dad!!! Help me!!!"Wilk was petrified—Frank was really going to take away his son's kidney?!"Y-You animal! Let go of my son!" he bellowed.In contrast to Wilk's fury, his wife was utterly horrified."Please stop!!!" she begged. "Kill me if you want to! Please don't hurt my son!"Her boy was everything to him, and she could not live if anything happened to him. In fact, she even stopped cursing Frank, and withstood the pain in her kneecaps as she kowtowed to Frank repeatedly."Mom!!! Dad!!! Help!!!"Patek was still screaming even as she watched the needle close in. He was trembling all over
"What?"Wilk and his wife simply could not understand what Frank was saying, but even as they zoned out, Frank thrusted his needles viciously into Patek's back."Argh!!!" Patek howled in agony right then. "Mom! Dad! Save me! It hurts!!!!"Wilk's eyes were wide and bloodshot at his son's cries, and he lunged maniacally at Frank. "Let go of my son, you animal!" "I'll kill you!" Mrs. Sturgeon followed suit.However, Kat kicked both of them to the floor, and Mrs. Sturgeon passed out from sheer agitation as she collapsed.Kat planted herself on top of Wilk in turn, grabbing him by the hair to lift his head, while shoving Frank's 500 grand check into his mouth."You think your son's life is precious, but Lauren's is expendable? Take your 500 grand and look closely! Your son will return what he stole from Lauren now!""Umph…" Wilk kept flailing but simply could not free himself—it was as if Kat was a thousand ton boulder, crushing him beneath her weight."Oh, don't worry." Kat chu
While the average Joe could get a consultation at Loggins Apothecary too, they were just so famous that it was full house for them all day every day.Even appointments had a two-month queue. House calls? It was a privilege only the Four Families of Morhen had!Kali had tried to get one through the official channels, but Loggins Apothecary could not be bothered. Instead, they kept insisting that they should bring the patient over to them, unless they could afford the astronomical fees they demand for house calls.In the end, Kali could only give up.But now, Frank just had to make a call to have someone from the Loggins Apothecary come over? And it was without an appointment, not to mention the way he spoke to them—he was basically ordering them around!The confidence alone left Kali feeling the creeps.Who on earth was Kat's mentor?! Where did he come from?!-Soon, Wilk was stirring.He immediately saw his son Patek groaning as he lay in bed, and only his wife as well as the
"What…"Wilk thought that Kat and Frank had already fled and was surprised they were sitting there, waiting.They could not have been more pompous—it was as if they had shat on Wilk's face and then demanded toilet paper from him!Wilk almost choked and fainted.Nearby, Mrs. Zeig was gingerly serving Kat and Frank tea while shooting Wilk looks, pleading for help."H-How dare you!"Even as Wilk pointed at Kat and Frank, he was shaking with rage and had to lean on the stairs handrail to keep himself standing. "You're sitting around, sipping tea after your… atrocity?!""It's none of your business," Kat pursed her lips, rolling her eyes at Wilk. "Also, atrocity? We're just buying back what you brought.""You little…"Wilk was speechless from frustration but soon laughed savagely. "Fine! Let's see how long you can strut now! My men are already here!"Then, turning toward Mrs. Zeig, he barked, "Go! Open the gates and let the Sunblazers in! Let's see if these wretches would strut whe