After Moxxi followed Jada into the kitchen, pots of stewed mushroom with chicken and goose were served, with plates of salads and coleslaws.Everyone was famished in the first place and started wolfing it down since Jada's cooking was great.Lara Gold was even munching as she praised, "Forgive me for being frank, Mr. Frankton, but this is amazing! Ms. Turin cooks even better than Sadie Godot's stupid brother!"Frank chuckled. "She's as much a warrior in the kitchen as she is at work. A rare breed—any man would be lucky to marry her."Jada rolled her eyes but said nothing, though Alda teased, "What if it's you, Mr. Frankton?""Ms. Ingram!" Jada snapped as she shot her a glare, blushing.Alda simply raised a glass of fruit juice at her. "I apologize for my terrible flaw of being too honest. I'll chug this in apology!"She finished the entire glass at once, leaving Jada speechless.While Alda could be quiet, she really knew how to leave a person stumped.Still, while the atmosphe
"Oh, my—people we can't mess with?" Moxxi snorted. "Remember the name Lugh Frankton, chief of Mystic Sky Guild and CEO of Frankton Group! Mess around, and I'll kill you!"The two bodyguards screamed even as she leapt up and clobbered them, while Jada snorted, "Could you save that for later? We're questioning them, show-off!"Moxxi rolled her eyes but moved aside.Jada then strode up, crouching before them and saying, "Well, now you know that you shouldn't mess with her. So why don't you tell us where your boss is, or we might have to make you?!"The two bodyguards traded glances, but they had to admit that Frank's group was vicious.On top of that, their curiosity was pressing them to pit these people against their superiors just to see who would come up on top!"Well, you asked for this. Don't say we never warned you when you're dead."Jada smiled in wry amusement. "Just say it. Why talk so much? You're moaning and complaining like a girl!"That insult left both bodyguards inc
Zin threw his hands up. "No! No one sent me! This is a misunderstanding!""Do you take me for a fool?!" Niki kicked him to the floor and started clobbering him.It was only then that Zin realized that she was never going to listen—she just wanted to beat him up!"Stop!" he cried. "Or I'll call the cops!""Call the cops? Where's your phone, I wonder?" Niki laughed, snatching away Zin's phone right then and flinging it to the floor, crushing it under her foot.Zin was left frowning—this was too much!However, he struggled but could not free herself from the maids. He bellowed, "You'll pay for this!"Niki simply laughed. "Pay for this? I don't mind giving it to you straight—I can do whatever the hell I want, and all that matters is what I think! No one else gets to say otherwise!"With that, she started clobbering Zin, who closed his eyes in despair, awaiting the sweet release of death.His luck was just so terrible he had to run into a mad bitch like this one.Bang!But even a
Frank strode over to the window, shattering it with a thought, and held Niki outside the window.Though she was sweating down her cheek, she remained defiant, even snapping, "Go on, kill me if you dare!"Frank smirked and released her, allowing her to fall and land hard soon enough.However, it was just three floors—she was mostly fine apart from her broken leg.Bang!Even as she struggled to stand, Frank leapt down and landed resoundingly, not even bothered to roll to dampen the impact."W-Who are you?!" Niki shrieked, feeling terror for the first time.She did not expect Frank to be a martial elite, and one far stronger than she expected!For some reason, Niki thought he embodied the disconnected solitude that only the best ever showed. In fact, none among her family would win against him, let alone herself!However, she also quickly shook her head to dispel those thoughts. There was no way he could be so strong, and she would have her payback!"Not yapping from the pain, h
Frank shrugged. "Don't worry. I'll be staying at that homestay, and I'll wait for you to bring your friends. Just don't disappoint me!"Niki snorted. "Just you wait. I'll have your head, I swear!"Frank did not bother to reply and left with Zin.As they arrived at the homestay, he was left staring at the many beauties in the living room, from girlbosses and college students to older ladies and everything in between.The man really had luck with women!"And this is…?" Jada asked, bemused."Met him when I was dealing with that brat." Frank shrugged. "He's really brave, even vowing to take them down with him when he had a literal dagger to his neck. Seeing that he's the real deal, I hired him…"He then smiled at Zin. "Go on, introduce yourself to Ms. Turin."Zin nodded. "I'm Zin Caffee, a local. My education background isn't that impressive with just a diploma, but I can learn and am willing to work hard. Don't worry!"Jada smiled and nodded. "I don't care about certs, and your b
"Lawrence?"Frank was left laughing himself silly after he heard that name—this girl shared his last name? She could not be related to him, could she?!"Scared, huh?!"On the other hand, Niki puffed herself up, presuming that Frank had heard of her family. "I can make this easy for you—break all your limbs and swear to be my dog, and I might just spare your life!"Frank smiled in wry amusement—she took the words right out of his mouth!"Why don't we make a bet?" he asked."Who do you think you are, betting with me?"While Frank was really annoyed with Niki's haughty attitude, he stayed calm and said, "It's simple. If you lose, you will tell me what you came for. It's not too much, is it?"Niki laughed at his face, resting her cheek on her hand confidently. "Tell you what we came for? Hell, I'll spread my legs for you!"After all, he was really confident about the men he brought, each of them were Ascendant-ranked. No matter how good Frank was, he simply stood no chance!Still
Ever since she was a child, Niki had never met anyone superior.Still, Frank chuckled. "Don't worry—I'm not that type of person. That said, the people you abused or butchered might be watching… Don't you think they'd be disappointed?"Niki scowled but stayed silent, as she knew that Frank was no angel.At the same time, Frank continued, "Still, while I shouldn't resort to such scandalous behavior, that doesn't mean the same applies to your men. Just think about it—what would they think, when the haughty heiress is at their mercy?"Niki shuddered. "We raised them! They're loyal—they'd never turn against me!""Is that so?"Frank turned coolly toward the groaning men-in-black on the ground. "I doubt that there isn't any among them who wouldn't cave under pressure, even if they were ready to die! Don't you agree, boys?"The men-in-black all promptly averted their eyes, pretending that they had never heard him."Or would you prefer to die?" Frank asked icily and grabbed one of them,
Frank eyed Niki coolly. "To be honest, I really don't understand why people like you have to bully others. You have all your needs cared for without lifting a figure, so there's really no reason for any of you to abuse others. But you had to do it anyway, so why should I let you live?"Even if she could see that Frank was determined, Niki refused to believe she was out of options and quickly exclaimed, "I-I still have value to you! I could lure my father here, as long as you let me live!"Frank laughed right then. "Luring your father here? You're kidding—you're saying you can abandon your biological father just to survive? Or maybe is this another ruse? In that case, I can't allow you to live."Shocked, Niki tried to explain herself, but Frank lost all patience.Walking up, he seized her by the neck and launched her into the cottage.She crashed through the window and landed painfully but did not stop from the pain of her injuries and kept crawling outside… but she had barely made