Frank's offer left the crowd in an uproar."A hundred million?!" "Shit, where did he come from? Tipping a hundred million just to mess with Willy Sorano?!""What?" Kat was gaping at Frank from the stage too, asking in uncertainty, "Where would you get a hundred million dollars, Master Lawrence?""Don't bother. Just start singing," Frank replied.Kat rolled her eyes, but she was still worried. "Just stop. You're overdoing it.""I refuse." Frank smiled faintly."Hey!" Kat snapped."Kat… I think we should just go," Lily said nearby, her head aching.She just wanted to sing and rise to stardom and help her family.All she felt was pain, getting caught in this rich kids' dispute."I don't think we're going anywhere, Lily," Rosa said, pointing at one of the 1.9 meter-tall bodyguards standing nearby.Lily then realized that Eder was definitely not going to spare a golden goose like them—not when the tip was raised to one hundred million dollars!On the other hand, the guests cou
"Hahaha…" Willy was clapping and pointing at Frank as he laughed endlessly. "Oh, and here I thought you'd actually pull something here… You're just a liar and an idiot!""Oh, he's killing me… Five cents in his account…""Well, he certainly has balls…""I mean, I'd never bullshit about having a hundred million dollars if five cents is all I have, and in front of Mr. Sorano at that!"Frank was a new face, so the guests would not know him, and they laughed savagely at his face.However, Frank was frowning after seeing the card Eder threw at him.Throwing it on the floor, he calmly shook his head. "This isn't my card.""What?" Eder was left puzzled.Soren simply kept laughing and clapping Frank on the shoulder. "Haha! I know you want to save face, but don't think you can get away from what you did. If I were you, I'd be running.""Did you forget, Soren?" Mandy scoffed. "He was trying to drink the wine you bought too—let him have a sip now. He probably drank something worth ten gra
The bar kicked to life once Willy left."Shit, that brother actually sent Willy Sorano packing! Don't underestimate Frank Lawrence now!""Any relation to the Lawrences, one of the Four Families of Morhen?""He just might have!""Damn, and I was laughing so loudly… He's not going to hold a grudge, is he?!"As everyone spoke to each other all at once, Eder approached Frank respectfully, flashing an awkward fawning smile. "Sir, we've received your payment… I'll inform the bank to return the remaining 900 million to your account.""Good." Frank nodded and said nothing else.Beside them, Soren was left speechless as Eder basically prostrated before Frank, sweating all over his brow as his heart thumped.He suddenly remembered something he had read online…'That's all the money you have, but it's no more than pocket change to me.'In the end, Soren was the clown—all the wealth his father ever had would not even match Frank's pocket change!After all, that was a billion dollars the
"Don't turn down the money now—Master Lawrence wouldn't care about the money anyway, right?" Kat said, raising a brow at Frank.To her surprise, Frank was shaking his head at her. "No, I do care.""What?!" Kat's eyes widened like oranges. "Why are you being so petty?! You have a billion dollars in your account, and you'd ask for our money back?!""No, not them," Frank said, glancing at the rest of the Spades before turning back to Kat. "I only want yours.""What?!" Kat snapped indignantly. "That's so unfair! Did my singing suck? Didn't I do my best?""Urgh…"Frank rubbed his temples and shook his head. "Think about it. What would your father think if he suddenly discovers ten million dollars in your account?"Before they left Kat's cottage, Frank could already see that Nash Yego was worried Frank would put the moves on his daughter.Frank certainly had no such intention, but it would still beg questions if ten million dollars suddenly showed up in Kat's account.What could he
The Spades were left staring in disbelief when Frank told them he owned a showbiz company—and that it was Lycoris Entertainment at that!Even students like them had heard about it since it was famous throughout the East Coast, and they had never expected to join a company of such grand scale!Still, their delight was soon replaced by doubts.Kat, who was always candid, even snapped bluntly, "Hold it, Master Lawrence! Don't you think that's a tall tale?! I heard that the top actress Noel York herself works at Lycrois!" "Hmm, you're right about that." Frank nodded. "I'll give her a call and have her hire you ladies."With that, he whipped out his phone and did so, while Kat was folding her arms before her chest and snorting doubtfully. "Keep talking, why don't you? You, friends with Noel York?" Soon, a crisp voice spoke from the other side of the phone. "Hello, Mr. Lawrence? I was told you have an errand to run in Morhen. How did it go?"The Spades were left gaping around Frank,
Frank nodded. "Well, that's decided.""Wait…" Noel suddenly said hesitantly."Yes? Are there any issues like the Soranos?" Frank raised a brow and said confidently, "Don't worry. They aren't a threat.""No, of course I'm not worried with you around, Mr. Lawrence." Noel laughed. "What concerns me is that they'll be taking their entrance exams soon, right?""Oh…"While the other Spades were not affected, Kat was grimacing guiltily—clearly the underachiever in the group.-After The Spades agreed to a deal with Lycoris Entertainment, everyone headed home.And when Frank and Kat returned to the cottage, Kat immediately returned to her room this time, not bothering Frank throughout the night.After a night of peace, Frank was training the next morning when he received a call from Ned Janko."Abel Loggins? Why would he be asking for me?" It turned out that Abel was asking for Frank but had to contact him through the Jankos since he did not have Frank's number.Frank agreed to le
"What?!"The Turnbulls were bewildered after Abel passed Frank's message.Glen's third brother, Zac Turnbull, appeared at a loss. "You said your mentor's last name was Lawrence? But we don't know any healer by that last name, let alone one residing in Morhen…""Either way, we must come up with something. Father's illness is serious," Glen said solemnly. "Ask around. Find out if anyone in the family knows a healer named Lawrence… By the way, Mr. Loggins, would you happen to know your mentor's full name?" "Frank Lawrence," Abel answered truthfully."Alright, go ask around about Frank Lawrence—wait, Frank Lawrence?!" Glen caught himself in realization and turned in disbelief towards Abel. "Could he be a young man from Riverton?"Abel nodded. "I don't know if he's from Riverton… but he is young.""What?! Are you talking about Frank Lawrence?!" Yonca Wells, who was seated beside Glen sprang to her feet as if stung. "Absolutely not! I won't agree to this—if we asked his help, he'd de
Glen said, "I'll go to him. I just hope I can convince him to help Father and to give up on Vicky—if he does, we'll make it worth his while."Yonca immediately snapped at his suggestion. "Absolutely not! You have no idea how pompous that brat gets. It's impossible to make him give up on Vicky! If you prostrate yourself, forget being grateful—it would only make him even more conceited!""Glen." Zac stood up as well. "I could get more men and bring him over by force.""Watch yourself!" Glen barked, bellowing spiritedly at his brother despite his ripe age of sixty. "Who on earth ever forces a healer to work against their will?! And don't worry—I'm prepared to reward him more than what he deserves. Anything is agreeable as long as Father lives."Stroking his beard and smiling, he added, "We won't have to worry about him refusing us.""Let's just hope the kid knows his place." Zac sighed.They were all certainly guilty toward Vicky—they all knew her from childhood, and to sacrifice he
Frank was not only the smart guy out there in the whole right world. In other words, Mr. Creston had that in mind too!He was helping because he had felt insulted after Frank flexed on him earlier, and Dani was still useful to him—for now.When she handed over the company, however, he would not hesitate to kick her out! On top of that, he would make sure that she took the fall for all the dirty deeds they did together.In the end, she would not even be able to defend herself, while suffering lawsuits and public condemnation!Even so, she said, "I understand now. But it's never too late—I swear I'll change if you give me a chance!"Frank simply turned to Zein. "Actually, this man had the right idea—if he gave you a chance, who would give him one?"We're all adults here, so act your age. I'm sure you understand how a good opinion, once lost, is lost forever.""I get it!" Dani quickly said. "You don't have to keep me around, just—""No!" Frank snapped and crushed her left hand und
Dani was under the impression that even if the goons were not the best, they were on the cusp of reaching that level anyway.It turned out to be just her wishful thinking—when against the truly powerful, she was a lamb at the mercy of the butcher's knife, no matter how many people she brought! "To be honest, I'm curious as to what you're thinking." Frank snorted as he strode up to Dani. "Why dump a man who loves you dearly for some prick you don't even know? Being abused in that state and still thinking that you'd chosen wisely—do you actually have a brain?"Seeing her launching, he knew she was not listening, and he tore her ear off!The horrific pain jolted Dani to her senses, and she was left clutching what remained of her ear as she stared at the seemingly handsome man.She was under the impression that Frank would let her live even if she lost, but it was once again wishful thinking.He would kill her, and savagely at that!And she was certainly right, since Frank had ne
Drunken Moon quickly shook her head. "Don't worry about rewarding us. Nothing's better than getting you back on your feet. Did you know that you looked just like a zombie when I saw you again? You really gave me a scare there."Zein chuckled. "Can't help it—I really had no idea what I could do against them, so I could only flounder. But with this man recovering my mother's ashes, it's over for them."Turning to Frank, he nodded. "Don't worry, brother—I'm no ingrate. I'll definitely make this worth your while."Frank shook his head too.It was a simple thing for him to do, and he had volunteered in the first place. Why leverage grace for trinkets?Even as the thought crossed his mind, someone kicked open the door, and soon, a dozen goons stormed inside. With their black tank tops, machetes, and muscular figures, they were clearly not to be trifled with.And they were led by none other than Dani herself, striding inside like a queen, as if she had everything under control.Zein
"Argh!!! This place is haunted!!!"Horrified, Dani clung to Mr. Creston, eager to earn his comfort.Contrary to her expectations, Mr. Creston was much more knowledgeable and pushed her away, growling, "There's no such thing as haunting, only reckless brats. So tell me, who are you, boy?"Frank smirked. "I'm surprised you're that knowledgeable. But to be honest, who I am doesn't matter—what matters is that you're a subhuman piece of shit!"Then, as Mr. Creston and Dani looked on, the box of ashes vanished.While Dani screamed again, Mr. Creston was ready to call for help when he felt someone seizing his throat, and he could not make a sound."Don't worry, I'm not going to kill you—I'll just make sure your reputation would go up in smoke before you go to jail. That's the best either of you could hope for."As Frank's voice became distant, Mr. Creston could move again and promptly slapped Dani across the face.Amusingly, she did not get upset from that. In fact, she hung her head
It was superstition, as even fools knew that reincarnation was not real. But the richer they were, the more superstitious they got.Still, Drunken Moon said, "I'll get your mother's ashes back."Zein signed. "Thanks for the offer, but it's too dangerous. And she'd really do it if she's pushed too far."Drunken Moon would not want to bother Frank since this was her friend's problem and not hers, and he was not obliged to help. However, she honestly did not want to let people like Dani strut and leveled a pleading look at Frank.She simply did not know that Frank was always eager to help, and he had to agree that Dani was too sickening to be left at large.Putting a hand on his chest, he assured Zein, "Just tell me where the urn is. I'll definitely recover it for you."Zein was rubbing his brow as he said, "The people you're dealing with aren't as simple as they appear."Frank chuckled. "That applies to others too."And with those words, he disappeared.Zein—who had been lou
As Frank and Drunken Moon chatted, a thirtyish man opened the door. His tailored suit was draped lopsidedly, and stubble grew all over his chin.On top of that, there were wide dark circles under his eyes, both of which were bloodshot."Drunken Moon?" His eyes lit up when he realized who it was, but only for a second as his gaze soon dulled again.Drunken Moon turned to Frank. "Allow me to introduce you to a friend, Lugh Frankton. Lugh, this is my friend Zein Dunham. You can just call him Zein."After the men shook hands, Zein ushered them inside and made them tea.Then, he curled into himself as he sat on a couch, looking miserably insomniac."You don't look like yourself," Drunken Moon pointed out, puzzled. "Did you suffer some sort of trauma?"Zein smiled wryly. "You never know what could happen to you, I guess. Live and let live."Drunken Moon looked around and realized that all of Zein's wedding photos were gone.In fact, anything that had to do with Dani Farron, Zein's w
Damn their horrible luck! They would not be in this situation if Lanky Man was not eager to get himself a wife!Meanwhile, as Frank and Drunken Moon left, the latter giggled and asked, "Hey, could you come along while I visit a friend? It's rare that I can be out and about, so I'll just treat this as a holiday. That means I should properly unwind instead of going back right away."Frank nodded. He had nothing else to do anyway and followed Drunken Moon to a luxurious residential area.They could have entered directly, but since Drunken Moon did not know which house her friend lived in, she asked the security guard, "Do you know Zein Dunham? I'm a friend. Would you happen to know where he lives?"Though Drunken Moon was very polite, the security guard studied her from head to toe before scowling in contempt. "You can't go in without an appointment, lady, and I definitely can't give you any resident's address either—I'd get fired."Stepping out of the security shack, Drunken Moon ap
Lanky Man could not help flashing a thumb-up at Frank.However, the gesture changed just as Frank was not watching—with a flash of blue light, countless needles rained down on Frank!Nonetheless, Frank did not move.The needles continued toward him before clanging loudly as they came to a stop near him, as if striking a wall.Lanky Man could not help being stunned—that was his killing stroke, and he launched it at Frank when he let his guard down.However, the kid was somehow able to cast some barrier that nullified his attacks. What the hell was that even?!"Curious, aren't you?" Frank asked just then. "I'm sure the people you butchered would've been curious about your powers too. Now that the tables have turned, I must ask—has it ever crossed your mind that you're the same as them?"At those words, Lanky Man's knees buckled and he dropped to his knees.It was only natural that he imagined his defeat, but not one this pathetic.Frank never even broke a sweat, but nothing work
Despite Drunken Moon's agility, a needle struck her in the left shoulder after she dodged them multiple times.Gritting her teeth in pain, she smirked. "I'm surprised you're this strong."Lanky Man laughed. "It's not just you—I don't know why I'm this good either."Ever since I was a child, every person I've met, regardless of age or sect, could never win against me. It's really a pain being so strong—normal folk really wouldn't catch my eye, so I was hoping you'd change your mind, priestess."Drunken Moon sighed. "Then it's a shame that you've run into someone you shouldn't, or you might really have gotten your chance at showing off."And with those words, she chanted her incantation.Soon, blue light converged and formed a human silhouette.It was naturally Frank himself in the flesh!Even as Frank studied his own body, he actually found it interesting—in a way, he was able to teleport.In that case, would he not be making bank if he worked as a courier or pizza boy?"Who a