Helen asked softly, "So may I be frank with you?" Frank did a double take but soon said quietly, "Yeah.""I've actually missed you… That's why I wanted to stay. I didn't want to leave you," Helen said and shyly hid her face in his chest.Kat's male classmates shot him glares of jealousy, but there was nothing they could do—Frank was simply on another level.Even the car he drove was a rare sight for most of them, and they would have no hope of having a beauty throw herself into their arms.Soren was especially snorting as he glared at Frank in jealousy, though he soon had an idea.At the same time, Frank was laughing and teasing Helen. "Tut, tut… How shocking is this? Ms. Helen Lane, CEO of Lane Holdings whom every Rivertonian reveres as an ice queen, saying something like that to a bum like me. Who would ever believe that? I'm so touched… I've truly been blessed…"Helen flushed up to her neck and thumped his chest with a knuckle.She was always serious and never good when it
"Soren's right. That bastard is nothing good!" The boys nearby quickly agreed."You can see his true nature now, can't you, Kat?" Soren smiled smugly—this was what he wanted—to tarnish Kat's image of Frank while salvaging her impression of him.However, he simply did not understand that Kat had already seen through him.Slapping his hand away, she snapped coldly, "What Master Lawrence is is no business of yours. You don't get to badmouth him!""Kat!" Soren could barely hide his rage and snapped, "I'm just worried about you and don't want you to be tricked, especially by the likes of him!"As he finished, he turned toward Frank pointedly."Oh, sure!" Kat sneered in disdain. "So I should let you trick me instead? It's time you understand what you did—it's really sickening if anyone had to put it into words. And Master Lawrence was nice enough to not hold it against you, but you had to keep badmouthing him every time. I'd be blushing if I were you!"Soren flushed from Kat's usual b
Soren bellowed in rage, "Fucking take her! Anyone who does gets fifty grand!""Fifty grand?!"The bootlickers could not care less about chivalry after Soren shouted his reward, and all of them leapt toward Kat."You pricks…Damn it!" Kat cursed, but she was already giving up.She was immediately at a disadvantage. Not only did she have to deal with the three bodyguards behind him, and her own classmates standing between her and Soren. She knew the extent of her abilities too—it had just been a few days since she started out as a martial artist, and she had barely enough vigor to beat all these boys.Instead, she felt the stinging sensation on her cheek and turned to lunge at Mandy—she will get some payback, even if she could not reach Soren for now!"Argh!"Even as Mandy cried out in panic, Kat floored her with a single slap, leaving her cheek swelling like a bun.With that done, she stood her ground, she turned toward her best friend Lily, shaking her head exasperatedly to te
"Hmph."Frank snorted, his feet moving too quickly for the naked eye to follow.He disappeared from sight as if a phantom, leaving them looking around aimlessly."What? Where did he go?""How did he do that?!"Frank was already behind them.Crack.Pure vigor shot out of his fingers, leaving the thugs floored and screaming as their nerves and tendons were blocked, and they would not be standing up for over two weeks.Only Brody was left, and he was on his knees in fear.Frank wasted no time with him and turned toward Kat, who was already subdued and pressed against the floor by one of the bodyguards. Her cheeks were covered in bloodstains, but she kept fighting back without yielding.However, her retaliation was limp and tickled the bodyguard at best."You're asking for it!" Frank bellowed and charged toward the bodyguard like a storm.Even before he could look up in shock, Frank punched him, sending him rolling over the floor, his neck snapping with an audible crack."What
Naturally, Frank stood in front of him, waiting.Brusquely picking him up, he slapped him twice across the face and flung him back to his friends."Apologize!" Frank bellowed as he stood in front of a kneeling Soren, his murderous leaving the boys flinching."S-Sorry, Kat… We're just following orders… Sorry…"It was quite something, seeing every boy and bodyguard who attacked Kat earlier now kneeling and begging.Pico was going to say something but cowered behind his bar in fear at the sight, crouching as he dialed a number. "Hello, Mr. Blackfive? There's someone causing a mess in your bar. Yes, yes, yes… You should come right away!"On the other hand, while every boy and bodyguard who attacked Kat was kowtowing to her in apology, Soren never did despite being the ringleader.He was clenching his jaw and clenching his knuckles, showing no intent to yield."What, do you have something to say?" Frank growled at Soren, striding over to him and grabbing him by the hair. "I wasn't b
Frank sighed. "You should quit frequenting places like these.""Yeah," Kat replied and glanced at Helen, who came to help with an exasperated smile. "I was going to perform for you. I didn't think this would happen.""It's fine. Just don't talk." Helen smiled wryly, wiping the blood off Kat's cheek."Let's go." Frank looked around, nodding at Lily before starting to leave."Who told you that you could leave?!" A thunderous voice bellowed from the back of the bar, and a burly man over two meters tall and wearing a black tank top strode in.He was leading a group of men as they strode in through the back door, and the bar owner, Pico, was bowing immediately. "Welcome, Mr. Blackfive…""Uh-huh." Blackfive nodded nonchalantly, looking around at the messed up bar before turning toward Frank, "Aren't you going to pay us damages after the mess you made? That doesn't make sense, does it?"He picked up a fallen chair off the floor, sitting down and cutting off Frank's path.Frank scowled
"Frank…"Helen frowned, realizing that Blackfive was now after him.She did not want Frank to fight, but she was not about to let herself fall to Blackfive's dirty paws either.Frank nodded. "Don't worry, just leave this to me.""So? Are we fighting our way out, master?" Kat asked. She would never doubt Frank's strength—even if she was hurt right now, she was raring to go.Blackfive goons quickly encircled them when they heard Kat, while Frank gave her a bump in the head."Quit messing around already." He sighed exasperatedly. "Haven't you caused me enough trouble?""Well, what should we do?" Kat groaned miserably. "That bastard obviously won't let it rest.""D-Dad!" Just then, Baldie gained consciousness after Frank sent him crashing into a table with a kick.As soon as he saw his father sitting on a chair, he bawled as he rushed over, sobbing over his lap, "Dad, someone just messed up our bar and beat me up!"Seeing him bawling, Frank could understand why Baldie was suc
Frank continued, "Why don't you call Gus and ask if he knows the name Frank Lawrence?"Blackfive was left doubtful just then—he was at best a fringe acquaintance of the family and could never afford to mess with Gus. Even as a retainer, Gus' words held sway over Zico Sorano, the head of the Sorano family, making him one of the most important executives.And anyone who messed with a friend of his… nine lives would only last that long.WIth that in mind, Blackfive took out his phone.Though he was staring at Frank warily, he threatened, "You're dead if I find out you're lying!"He then dialed a number. "Yes, yes, yes, it's Blackfive… Could you help me reach Mr. Zeller? No, it's something urgent. It's his friend…"Everyone else waited for a long while, and it was not until Kat started to get impatient that Blackfive hung up.Once he did, he was left spacing out for a long while with a sour look on his face.Eventually, he turned to give Frank an awkward stare, and everyone looked