Frank was just feeling a dilemma when his phone rang.Feeling the thrill of salvation, he promptly answered the call.It was Yara Quill."Mr. Lawrence? Where are you right now?" she asked."Home. What's up?" Frank asked."Actually, Mrs. Turnbull asked me to contact you," Yara replied. "She wants to talk about Grande Pharma."Frank narrowed his eyes, noting immediately that Susan Redford wanted to bypass Vicky, as she told Yara to directly contact him."Where's Vicky right now?" He asked."I don't know," Yara replied awkwardly. "She left the villa early this morning and never returned. They want to talk to you since you're Grande Pharma's majority shareholder…""I see." Frank took a deep breath and said, "I'll be right there," even though he had no idea what Vicky was up to.Hanging up, he turned to tell Helen, "Sorry. I need to leave for a little something.""Does it have something to do with Vicky?" Helen asked, more or less jealous when Frank mentioned Vicky's name.Fra
Neil Turnbull bellowed, "You have no right!"Frank simply crossed his legs as he retorted nonchalantly, "Vicky's the one who gave me the shares, and she will tell me if she wants it back. You don't get to tell me what to do.""You son of a…"Neil could choke—Frank was really belittling him!Walter quickly stood up to clear the air. "It's alright, Neil. Just calm down…"Susan was frowning in turn. "Frank Lawrence, I am telling you this as Vicky's mother, and I have thought long and hard about this.""Really? Why don't you walk me through your thought process?" Frank asked bluntly."That's enough!" The black-clad man on the main seat bellowed. "I didn't come for your nonsense!"Turning toward Frank with a look of contempt, he growled, "So you're Frank Lawrence?""Yes," Frank replied, studying the man in turn. "And you are?"His abundant vigor and strong physique made it obvious that he was a martial elite. "Wilf Chandler—butler of the Chandler household," Neil announced.As
"You really need to learn some manners!" Wilf bellowed and suddenly threw the solid wooden desk beside him at Frank!While the Turnbulls all scrambled to get away, Frank did not move.He remained in his seat and slowly raised his arm… Catching the table right then, he gently pressed, and the table landed on the floor with a deafening bang!Wilf was stunned—he did not expect that from Frank!In fact, Frank was still holding on to his teacup, growling icily, "A fiery temper won't do any favors to your elderly body. Here, have a drink and calm yourself down."He launched his teacup at Wilf as if it were a bullet.Wilf crushed the cup with his stalwart vigor, but the tea inside burst away like bomb shrapnel!Wilf thought nothing of it, as he did not believe some droplet would hurt him… until the first drop struck his skin.By then, it was already too late.Wilf wobbled and would have fallen if he had not caught on to the edges of the desk!The Turnbulls never saw what happened,
Frank rolled his eyes—even his lackeys could wipe out Earthrank individuals!Susan was glaring at Frank in turn. "What's that look for? Are you upset? Then hand over your shares, or it'd be too late when the Chandlers come for you!"The main branch of the Turnbull family had power in the capital, but they summarily refused to care about Riverton, let alone send help. They were certainly on their own…"Enough!" Walter barked just then. "Frank just bailed us out, and both of you are blaming him instead of thanking him?!"As a man of the household, he was certainly displeased with the Chandlers' unreasonable demands. However, he had to abide with it because circumstances just would not allow it.If anything, he found Frank's defiance cathartic, but his wife and nephew had to give Frank hell for it!And seeing that her husband was siding with Frank, Susan promptly snapped, "Easy for you to say—he can just run away if things go south, while we are left to clean up his mess!""Enough!
The Turnbulls were stunned, not expecting Boran to be that self-important.Cliff was frowning as well—he had his pride as a martial artist too!"What is the meaning of this, Mr. Lepley?" he demanded. "Why would you insult me when I showed you respect?"Boran did not even look his way as he snorted. "You're wrong there—I wasn't insulting you. You're not even worth insulting.""What…" Cliff was fuming—he must hit back to maintain his honor as a retainer of the Turnbulls!However, Vicky stood in his way before he could move. "That's enough. You're both on our side, and it won't do if you start fighting even before you defeat our enemies.""Hmph."Boran snorted. "I can handle the Chandlers myself, Ms. Turnbull. Why keep third-rate martial artists like him?""You're out of line! Let's see what you got!" Cliff bellowed.It was not just him either—even Walter, Susan, and Yara had enough of Boran and was eager to send Cliff after him!Vicky tried to intervene again, but it was too la
"What…"Walter was stumped. "Let's hope he's worth the money."Vicky hoped so too, since this was the first time she met Boran and the only thing she only offered him was her money.Either way, they need someone strong from Earthrank to help.As the other Turnbulls left, Vicky walked up to Frank. "I've heard about what happened. I'm really sorry about that."The Chandlers wanted Grande Pharma shares, but her mother immediately tried to force Frank to give up his.She felt sorry for him, to be honest.Frank waved her off nonchalantly and chuckled at the sight of her scowl. "I never knew you could make that face."Vicky breathed a long sigh. "The Chandlers sent Drake, who's really strong, whereas my uncle's side of the family refused to help. To be honest, I'm not confident about this."Then, turning in curiosity toward Frank, she asked, "What level on Earthrank do you think you'd be?"Frank shook his head. "I wouldn't be on that list…"Vicky cut him short before he could fini
Frank glanced at Cindy, surprised that she was there too."Hey, I'm talking to you, you hear?!" Cindy demanded with a scowl, striding up to him since he ignored her.Frank retorted flatly, "Is that any of your business?""Hah!" Cindy snorted, rolling her eyes. "You're just here to watch the fight, aren't you? What a shame that the Turnbulls are going to fall soon. Let's see how you're going to strut after that, gigolo!""Word of advice—don't start trouble over nothing. I don't want to hurt you today." Frank leveled her an icy glare.Hughie walked up to them just then, asking in curiosity, "Who's this, Cindy?"Cindy folded her arms before her chest and snorted, "My cousin's ex-husband. A piece of shit, really—she divorced him because he was so far beneath him, so he quickly hooked up with Vicky Turnbull."Hughie nodded, relieved to hear that Frank had nothing going for him. "So you're just a gigolo, kid. Now apologize to Cindy."Frank snorted. "Why should I?"Hughie frowned. "K
Hughie immediately felt a pang of pain in his kneecap, while his own inertia sent him crashing headlong on the wall!There was an audible thud, and he was promptly bleeding freely from the forehead."Oh!" Cindy gasped as she turned pale and ran up to Hughie, asking in concern, "Are you alright, Hughie?"Hughie was left clutching his head as he growled through his teeth, "I'm fine, I'm fine… I just slipped."He actually had no idea what happened, and his knees were still very much in pain!Wheeling on Frank, he snapped, "You bastard! Why did you dodge?! Weren't you going to fight me?!"Cindy was frowning at Frank too. "Yeah! Why did you dodge?"Frank laughed coldly. "What, am I supposed to just stand there and wait? Why are you blaming me for being slow? Though it's hilarious how you crashed straight into the wall.""Bastard!" Hughie was livid, but even as he tried to get up to attack Frank, he realized he had no strength in his knees at all.Cindy saw him stumble and quickly a