Hans noticed Frank's scowl and immediately looked in the direction he was looking.There, he saw Helen dining with a man he did not recognize, and she looked like she was having a good time. Hans had never met Helen before, but he knew that she was Frank's ex-wife, and that he had done a lot for her.If anything, it would be shocking if he could keep acting natural to see her having dinner with some other man."Should we change places, Mr. Lawrence?" Hans quickly asked.Frank's expression returned to normal right then. "No. We stand apart now, and we're no more than strangers."Hans, however, doubted that—would Frank have fought the Salazars and the Chandlers if he did not care?Naturally, he did not have the balls to say it.With that, they both strode inside, took a seat near the door, and ordered some simple dishes, which they soon devoured clean.Before they left, Hans barked, "The check, please."Helen turned toward him at the loud call and found him and Frank ready to
As Frank quickly got into the car, Hans quickly followed without hesitation.Helen was left watching in utter disappointment as they drove off into the distance.Chaz stepped outside just then, staring at her tearful face as he said, "I never knew that your ex-husband was that type of person."“Sorry," Helen apologized. "I'm such a complete idiot."Chaz smiled. "It's not your fault—and I'm helping you, not him. Why don't we go relax over some drinks?"Helen shook her head. "No, I still have things to do—I have to go now. It's my treat some other day."Chaz did not press her, since it was not the time.-Meanwhile, Burt hurried to the villa district in Riverton Gulf as evening arrived. He saw Quinn Ocean as soon as he stepped inside the drawing room and dropped on one knee. "Milady.""Get up. What happened to your face?" Quinn asked as she stared downward at his face, surprised to see him hurt."I was beaten," Burt admitted."Beaten? By whom?""I don't know.""What? You d
Everyone in the villa was stunned by the voice.Even before they could react, the door was sent flying with a loud bang and crashing straight down before the couch where they sat.The door, which would take several men to pry open, had a particularly clear shoe print on it too.Quinn's expression cooled, while Burt promptly leapt to a corner, knowing that things had gone out of hand."Who was that?! How dare you barge into the Salazars' turf?!" A group of men in black charged out, weapons in hand."Back off!" Quinn bellowed, seeing that they were raring for a fight.She stopped them from encircling Frank not because she did not want him to die, but rather that they would just be wasting time since trash like them posed no threat to him."Hehe…" She giggled as she rose to her feet, folding her arms before her chest as if she could not see Frank striding inside menacingly. "To think that you'd come here… and I thought you'd be fleeing Riverton already.""Fleeing Riverton? From
Frank's stride never slowed as his murderous presence grew stronger. On the other hand, Quinn's expression was suddenly respectful as she nodded. "Uncle Sal, it seems like you have to put this brat in his place.""Uncle Sal?" Frank felt a burst of gale behind him before he realized it, like a hundred birds shrieking at once.He was already annoyed even before the attack reached him."You really are too conceited, kid! It's time to teach you that there's always a bigger fish!" the elderly man's voice cried shrilly as he leapt out from Frank's back, his fingers striking toward Frank's nape as quick as lightning."Teach me, when all you can do is blindside me? Is this all Sage Lake Sect can do?!" However, Frank had already sensed his presence.He just did not expect him to move so quickly—or indeed, so brazenly.The man called him 'kid' but was only capable of such despicable moves.But even if he was shameless, he was a Birthright rank individual and carried a strong vigor t
Sal watched as Frank used the single-finger technique he did, but he could not respond in time as Frank poked him in the temple.In an instant, there was a raging burst of pure vigor that blew into Sal's body from that vulnerable acupoint.Sal felt as if his brain had been bludgeoned when he felt the poke, and his brain was completely reduced to mush in the next instant."Lotus Poke… Impossible… How did you…"As the old man breathed his last breath, holding onto Frank's sleeve with a vice-like grip, his eyes rolled up into his sockets.He could not understand how Frank could so easily use his sect's esoteric technique!When he finally died, his fingers loosened around Frank's sleeve as he dropped limply on the floor, breathless.Two moves!In two moves, one of Sage Lake's Sect presiding elders died by Frank's hand!"Uncle Sal!" Quinn's lips were trembling as she watched her uncle die, suddenly no longer haughty as she pointed at Frank and screamed at the top of her lungs, "Y
"G-Go…?"The bald bodyguard leader was stammering too, but as soon as he spoke, the bodyguards around him fought back their fear as they raised their weapons."G-Go, go, go!""G-No! Run!" The bald bodyguard leader finally managed to finish his sentence just then, but pandemonium had already ensued and no one could hear him.Frank had tried to repel them with his bellow and scowled when he saw that they had a death wish. "Since you're all asking for it, I don't mind playing along."He withdrew his pure vigor, as he did not need his full strength against these average Joes.As a falchion swung toward him, he sidestepped it, grabbed the man's palm, and crushed it. "Argh!!!"The bodyguard who led the charge was soon screaming, while Frank pulled the falchion out of his grasp and cut down the men charging at him.He danced like a butterfly around them, killing whomever he passed with a single strike and without a single splatter of blood on himself.It was how much he had impro
One should know that Cloudnine Sect was a titan that none of Riverton could afford the challenge—even Sage Lake Sect was no more than an ant to them.They had plenty of elites who had reached the pinnacle of Birthright rank, and some were even said to be Ascension rank individuals. Rumor even has it that their chief reached godhood three years ago!The top ten of Skyrank were all affiliated among the South Sea Four, and they could not care less about Riverton.And yet, Frank was so pompous that he did not worry about them?At that moment, Burt's curiosity toward Frank beat his fear of the man.What on earth happened at the Battle of the South Sea three years ago? Why would this apprentice of Mystic Sky Sect end up here in little Riverton?Still, he did not pry since he was still at Frank's mercy.Suddenly inspired despite the threat of death, Burt kowtowed, pressing his face into the blood all over the floor as he said, "Mr. Lawrence, you heard what Quinn Ocean said before—I'm n
Fringe apprentices like Burt would never be allowed access to the core teachings of Sage Lake Sect—if anything, he had to personally find and learn various martial arts techniques on his own.Sage Lake Sect only offered their influence and monetary support, and nothing else.On the other hand, as soon as he offered to join Mystic Sky Sect, Frank had already forgiven his earlier insolence and actually told him he was willing to teach him Mystic Sky Sect martial arts.And it was Mystic Sky Sect that they were talking about—once an equal to Cloudnine Sect! Considering Frank's strength, the level of martial arts involved was all too clear!Burt made up his mind thoroughly right then—instead of serving Sage Lake Sect as a lapdog, suffering their whims, why not serve Frank instead?Joining Mystic Sky Sect and learning their martial arts was something he had never imagined but was now offered to him on a silver platter!"No one can blame me for this. Even if Sage Lake Sect stops treat