"Who are those people?" Michael asked hurriedly.The bellboy shot Thiago a glance quietly in return. Naturally, Michael understood immediately that the crowd was made up of Thiago's subordinates. It made sense. Only Thiago was capable of summoning that many people in Rivershire.Michael turned to look at Thiago instantly. "What is the meaning of this, Lord Drakeford?"Thiago guffawed heartily in response. "Well, you can't blame me for having that many people on my side, yeah?""Are you planning to use your numbers on me, then?" "Weren't you planning on doing the same to me just now?" Thiago rebuked. "Are you the only one who's allowed to do that? I can't do the same as well, hmm?""T-That's not it! Lord Drakeford, this is purely a misunderstanding! I just didn't want Ms. Landon to leave this place! You've already witnessed what happened tonight for yourself, Lord Drakeford—Mr. Salazar is badly hurt, and his servant is slain! If the Marquis ends up investigating this matter, I'
Of course, Ruby's blood-curdling scream pierced through the atmosphere."Shut up! I'll kill you if you keep screaming like that!" The smile on Serena's face vanished instantly, only to be replaced by a cold look.Ruby trembled in response. She dared not make a sound after that.Serena continued, "Instead of staying in Jasperion, you've decided to come all the way to Rivershire just to cause trouble for me! Since you like running around that much, I might as well break your legs! Let's see where else you can go next time!"You'd be reduced to a stone-cold corpse if not for the fact that you're Drew's sister! I won't kill you out of respect toward him, but if you dare cause me any trouble in the future, I won't hesitate to toss you into the river to feed the fishes!"After Serena was done speaking, she passed the gun to Jessica, who stood behind her. Then, she smiled at the rest of the guests."Sorry about the drama. Let's go, Cassian.""Hold on!" Suddenly, a jarring voice rang
Jeremiah died on the spot. Even in his death, he was still clutching his crotch tightly.Perhaps he had never foreseen the fact that he'd end up getting killed by a woman.The room descended into a lapse of silence. A while later, someone finally spoke up."Is he… dead?""Yup.""Wait, the expert who's placed second on the Tigrine Ranking is just… dead? Just like that?""Mhm.""Serena Landon is seriously one crazy fucker! She really is capable of doing anything!""If the Marquis decides to investigate this matter, everyone who's present at this banquet is going to be held responsible!""Oh shit! Thanks to that crazy bitch, we're all doomed!"Claude was also intimidated by Serena's brutal methods. He murmured, "That woman is definitely ruthless, that's for sure.""If a woman wants to make it big in the business world, she has to arm herself with brutal tactics. If not, she'll get devoured by her rivals right away," Thiago commented.He then said to Claude, "If you're planning
"I-I dare not repeat it," the woman stuttered."Don't be scared. I'm just curious. Come on, say it." Serena had a faint smile on her face, her tone friendly."I said you spent all your time seducing men, so you deserved to get slapped.""That's not too bad. You're just using a roundabout way to commend me for my looks. After all, even if an ugly woman strips naked and shakes her butt at a man, he still wouldn't be interested in her at all, right?""Yes, you're right!" The woman frantically nodded."Stop kneeling. It's not like I'm going to eat you. You can get up!" Serena beckoned the woman over. "Come here. Let me tell you something."The woman hurried over to Serena and asked politely, "What is it you wish to tell me, Ms. Landon?""It's nothing, really. I just wanted to tell you never to offend a woman, especially a pretty one."Without warning, Serena gave the woman a hard smack across the face before continuing, "If a woman can seduce a man, that means she's skilled. If a w
With a loud bang, a bullet hit Cain right in his left kneecap. He immediately howled in pain. He knew that, being Nero's brother, he shouldn't be screaming like that. He should've maintained a brave front. But alas, the knee was one of the most important parts of the human body. The pain of getting shot in the knee was positively unbearable, and he couldn't stop himself from showing that.Everyone in the hall was shocked. Their blood ran cold. No one thought that Serena would actually shoot someone.Briefly stunned, the crowd soon descended into chaos, rebuking Serena for her actions."The nerve of that madwoman! I can't believe she just shot Mr. Salazar!""Even if she's got a death wish, she shouldn't be dragging us down with her! If something happens to Mr. Salazar here today, the Marquis won't let any one of us get away with it!""Fucking hell! That woman just screwed us all!""Thank goodness she only took a single shot…" one of the men remarked in relief before hearing the so
No matter how clueless Vera was, she could still figure out what Cassian was about to do."Stop, Cassian! Don't do anything rash," she hastily cautioned.He had already defeated Cain. If things ended now, it would be the best possible ending for this situation. She didn't want him to keep stirring up trouble in case things became too far out of hand to be resolved easily.As she spoke, she hurried forward to grab Cassian's arm, but she was still a step too late.Cassian smashed the wine bottle against Frederick's head, and it shattered loudly. Frederick collapsed onto the floor, blood gushing from his head.The moment Cassian had picked up the bottle and begun walking toward him, Frederick could only think of one thing—run. He wanted to bolt out of the hall, but his legs refused to obey him. Soon after that, the bottle crashed against his head.Frederick inwardly cursed at Cassian, calling him a lunatic.Alas, this wasn't the end.Cassian grabbed another bottle from the table.