Rosalie's hostility toward Whitney had been greatly reduced, and the two of them were even able to talk and laugh together like old friends.One afternoon, Liam called Sebastian and told him that the gunman had been caught.The gunman had been brought back to Steinberg Police Headquarters, and Liam would personally examine the case. He was determined to bring the murderer, Trevor, and Whitney's previous attending physician, who had handed her over to Trevor, to justice all at once!Sebastian had just poured Whitney a glass of water and was about to give it to her when they heard a commotion outside.Sebastian ignored it at first, but as the sound of arguing grew louder, he couldn't help frowning. Whitney was only just out of danger, and she needed peace and quiet to recuperate. The noise at the door was getting louder, and it was disturbing Whitney so much that she couldn't rest."What's going on?" Sebastian opened the door and saw a middle-aged couple standing outside. The ma
Even Neil's expression changed slightly when he heard Garrett's name. "Mister, this is Mr. Callendon's younger brother. Do you think you could temporarily let him have the room?" Neil asked Sebastian in a small voice, smiling ingratiatingly.He couldn't afford to offend either of them. Zeke had personally brought Sebastian here, but Horace was Garrett's brother-in-law. Neil was in a dilemma.However, Sebastian wasn't related to Zeke by blood, which gave Horace a slight edge.In Neil's opinion, Zeke was unlikely to get into a conflict with Garrett for the sake of Sebastian, which was why he had decided to try and persuade Sebastian to compromise."I've already said that I won't." Sebastian refused to budge.Neil couldn't help frowning. He looked Sebastian up and down and said, "Young man, I'm doing this for your own good. Besides, your friend has been in the special care unit for three days. Her condition has already stabilized."Neil was the kind of person who was good at reading
Since the hospital was forcing Whitney to transfer, they would have to ensure her safety."What did you say? Send an ambulance to transport her to the designated hospital?" Neil looked at Sebastian as if he was crazy."Is there something wrong with my request?" Sebastian asked, frowning."Your request?" Neil's expression darkened, and he said, "Don't you have any self-awareness at all? Who do you think you are? Do you think you're worthy of making any requests?"Sebastian clenched his fists and suppressed his anger as he said, "My friend is not fit to leave the hospital right now. If she does, her life will be in danger.""I don't care whether your friend lives or dies. My sister-in-law needs a quiet room to recuperate, so get out of the special care unit right now!" Garrett yelled obnoxiously. He was finally revealing his true colors.His patience was limited, and he felt that Sebastian was crossing the line. Garrett was the director of the Pharmaceutical Administration, and he
"Mr. Callendon, what can we do for you?," Neil asked, grinning smarmily."Tell your subordinates that they're not allowed to administer care for this loser! Don't even allow them to give him a single pill! Otherwise, I'll hold you responsible!" Garrett said viciously as he pointed at Neil."Alright, I'll go at once," Neil said before turning and leaving.Sebastian chuckled as he watched the scene unfold."Young man, what grudge do you have against an old man like me? Do you really have to put me in such a difficult situation?" Wyatt's brow was furrowed tightly."Hmph! Who do you think you are? How dare you lecture me?" Garrett said, looking extremely arrogant."Alright! Fine! I'd like to ask Zeke how an old man like me has managed to offend you." Wyatt's face had turned as black as thunder with anger. His hands were shaking as he held his phone, and it took him a great deal of effort just to press the dial button."Who?" Zeke was Garrett's superior, and he was very familiar with
Before Horace could get up, Liam stepped forward and put his foot on Horace's back. The onlookers who had been watching the scene unfold began cheering in delight. Even several nurses had come over to watch. "How dare you! Call the police! Call the police and get them all arrested!" Garrett was even angrier as he watched Horace and Julia getting beaten up."Call the police?" Liam took his sunglasses off and slapped Garrett, catching him off guard.A dead silence fell as soon as the slap echoed in the corridor.Every doctor and nurse recognized Garrett. He was the director of the local Pharmaceutical Administration! Was Liam hitting him just because he felt like it?However, all the female doctors and nurses were secretly pleased. Garrett often used his authority to force young doctors and nurses into pleasing him and obeying his orders. Who wouldn't hate him?However, everyone could guess how serious the consequences of hitting him would be. The slap had been akin to poking
"Mr. Fisher, if Seb hadn't acted in time, Grandpa would've been injured by your subordinate." Liam wasn't about to hold back, either. His comment stressed Zeke out, as if he were carrying the weight of an entire mountain on his shoulders. "He was the one who insulted the old gentleman!" a nurse said, stepping out of the crowd and pointing at Garrett."Him too! He's the one who hit him first!" another nurse said, pointing at Horace.Zeke finally noticed Garrett, who was still rolling around the floor, clutching his leg. "Garrett?"Zeke looked menacingly at Garrett, who was still hugging his leg to himself as he writhed on the floor in pain. His eyes looked as if they were about to spit fire!"M-Mr… Mr. Fisher…" Garrett had a broken leg and was howling in pain, but he had heard everything that had just transpired, and he had heard it very clearly.His heart had sunk when he heard Wyatt unleashing his wrath on Zeke. Had he bitten off more than he could chew this time?Although he
Garrett was dumbstruck. He was still bleeding!"Young man! Young man, please say something on my behalf! I-I was a total monster! I shouldn't have treated you that way…" Garrett dared not plead with Zeke, so he had no choice but to crawl to Sebastian's feet. He clung tightly to Sebastian's leg and pleaded piteously with him.Sebastian looked coldly at him. "If it weren't for Mr. Holman Senior and Mr. Fisher, my friend would have been kicked out of the special care unit by now, wouldn't she?" The words seemed to hit Garrett like a brick. His jaw dropped open, but he could not say a word.He was filled with regret. Why had he been so blind? He hadn't realized how powerful Sebastian's allies were!He had offended Sebastian, and he had no idea what kind of man Sebastian was!"Please get your dirty hands off of me. If you keep clinging on to my pants, I'll break both your hands and your arms!" Sebastian said icily, not even deigning to look at Garrett.Garrett let go in fear and tried
The unknown person was the most dangerous one. He was hidden in the shadows, and he could send another killer to assassinate Sebastian at any time.Liam's brow was tightly furrowed as he paced up and down and said, "Seb, think carefully. Who have you offended lately? Or… who's the one who's most likely to send an assassin after you?""If we don't drag this person out of hiding, I'm worried about the safety of you, Rosalie, and Whitney—" Liam suddenly felt as if he had said something wrong. Whitney was Sebastian's ex-wife, and Rosalie was his current girlfriend.Sebastian ignored Liam and said thoughtfully, "Special bullets? What are those?"Seeing that Sebastian had just ignored the previous subject, Liam pulled his gun out from around his waist and removed the clip. He took out a bullet and gave it to Sebastian."Seb, I'll be honest with you. I'm using one of those special bullets. These bullets are custom-made for Warriors by Dramon's top echelons. "Although I'm also a Warr
Samson glanced at Sebastian. He took a deep breath and said to Arnaud, "Thank you for sparing me, Uncle Arnaud."He gave Sebastian a few final reminders before leaving the hall with Preston.Once they were gone, Arnaud pointed at Duo and said to Sebastian, "Tell him to leave too."Sebastian waved a hand at Duo."I'll wait for you at the entrance, my lord," Duo said. "If anything happens, I'll be here as soon as you call!"He gave Arnaud a cold look before striding out of the hall.Arnaud watched him leave and smiled approvingly. He beckoned to Sebastian. "Come, sit!"Sebastian didn't hesitate. He crossed the hall and sat in the chair opposite Arnaud."Do you know why I asked Andreas to bring you back here?" Arnaud asked impassively. Sebastian shook his head expressionlessly. He said in a cold voice, "It's probably because of the emerald token in my father's possession."Apart from using him and Whitney as leverage against Samson, he couldn't think of any other reason.Arnau
"The Blessed Child! The Blessed Child has finally come to our family!"The black-robed old man who had been sitting beside Arnaud stood up, looking pleased. He couldn't hide his excitement as he turned to Arnaud and said, "Arnaud, our family is going to prosper!"Only Rexton and Milton looked extremely displeased. Braxton and Roland looked pained, as if they had lost something of great value. They were practically thumping their chests in regret!The Blessed Child had been foretold by one of the heads of the family centuries ago. No matter how far the Ballards declined, the prophecy said that after a few hundred years, a Blessed Child would appear—someone who could lead the family's revival!The only proof of the Blessed Child was for him to enter a master-servant oath with a Devora."Prosper? What a joke!" Hugo scoffed, holding Virtus firmly. "Weren't you all just clamoring about killing the two of them?"At Hugo's words, Arnaud's expression changed slightly. "When did I say tha
"Hugo!"Arnaud, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them wide. He eyed Hugo with a conflicted expression as he asked, "Have you forgotten the agreement the Thornes made with us ten years ago?"Hugo smiled coldly and put one hand behind his back. "That was the agreement you made with the Thornes. I'm only following Ms. Thorne's orders to protect Samson and find the emerald token. If Samson dies in this battle, how am I supposed to explain that to her?"He pointed at Sebastian and added, "He's Ms. Thorne's flesh and blood. Your family has no right to punish him! If the Ballards insist on killing them today, don't blame me for going on a killing spree!"When Hugo had finished, Sebastian finally realized that Hugo was from Isabella's family and that he had stayed at the Ballard Estate to protect Samson.It was clear that Isabella hadn't held a grudge toward Samson. In fact, she had sent an expert to stay behind to protect him in case anything happened.Arnaud's
Sebastian threw his head back in laughter. He strode forward, standing in the center of the hall, and said coldly. "Ungrateful? How could you have the audacity to say such a thing?"Even if I'm surrounded by enemies, you Ballards can forget about making me submit! It's just death, after all. If I even blink, then I won't call myself a man!"Everyone there stared at Sebastian."How dare that brat be so cocky? If he's not punished, it'll be a disgrace to our family rules!""He should be given the death penalty!""It'll be a disaster if we just let him be, and it'll only bring trouble for our family. Please give the order, and we'll kill him at once!"The entire hall was in an uproar. Even Preston, who had been speaking up for Sebastian and Samson, sighed in resignation.Since Sebastian had already made his stance clear, Preston couldn't help even if he wanted to.Sebastian had roused the anger of everyone there, and Arnaud had closed his eyes and wasn't saying anything. He was cl
Sebastian was just about to step forward when Samson hastily waved a hand at him and said, "Sebastian, the grudges of the Ballard family from over ten years ago have nothing to do with you. Don't get involved!""But—"Sebastian's gaze sharpened as he turned to look at Milton. There was an icy glint in his eyes. Samson shook his head slightly at Sebastian. The Ballard Estate had at least ten experts at the eighth level of the Eldoria realm. At Sebastian's current level, trying to fight them would only bring him big trouble."Sebastian, one must learn how to adapt to the situation," Samson whispered into his ear using voice projection. "Today, I will exchange my legs for your and Whitney's freedom. Think of it as a payment for what I owe you and your mother."Sebastian clenched his fists tightly. He hated himself for being too weak. He couldn't even protect his own family in a place like the Ballard Estate, where many experts were gathered.However, he would never allow anyone to
"Do you accept it, Samson?" Arnaud asked harshly when he saw that Preston hadn't said anything else. He turned to look directly at Samson.Samson smiled bitterly and turned to look at Sebastian before raising his head to look at Arnaud, who was sitting high above them. He said, "Uncle Arnaud, I was the reason for everything that happened. I wish to ask you not to trouble Sebastian.""What are you talking about?" Preston was agitated. He stood up again and yelled, "There must still be an investigation about who was right and who was wrong. Why should they break your legs?"As he spoke, his eyes blazed with fury. He looked at the thin old man and said furiously, "Milton, you old bastard! How can you be so shameless at your age? Tell me! Did you embellish the story to Arnaud?""Uncle Preston!" Samson stopped him quickly and sighed slightly. "Forget it. It's my fault for bringing such huge trouble upon our family back then."I admit that I have let our family down. Since imprisoning m
As the man in the black robe yelled, the entire hall fell silent at once. The thin old man threw the black-robed old man a disgruntled look, but he returned obediently to his seat.Once the noise had died down, Preston stepped forward and swept an icy gaze over the crowd who were present. "You call yourself the elders of the family?"The monument of our ancestral dragon is right in front of you. How could you bully two young members of the family in front of it? Don't you feel any shame?"Besides, how dare you speak before Arnaud does?"After the harsh scolding they received from Preston, no one in the crowd dared to protest. Sebastian nodded involuntarily. It appeared that Preston did have influence in the Ballard family. At least no one had interrupted his scolding, including Arnaud and the man in the black robe.Preston huffed angrily and bowed to Arnaud, who sat in the middle. "Arnaud, I've brought Samson and Sebastian!"Preston went over to the chair next to the black-robe
"Sebastian, I won't be going in. Remember, don't say anything without being spoken to, and don't be impulsive!" Andreas said softly in Sebastian's ear when they reached the door to the hall. He then walked over to the crowd, which was packed on both sides of the hall.Samson and Preston walked into the hall without any change in expression. Sebastian hesitated for a moment before hurrying to catch up.When they reached the entrance, the two old men reached out to stop them and said to Preston, who was in the lead, "Preston, I'm afraid that it wouldn't be a good idea for you to go in. Everyone knows that you're biased toward Samson's family. If you get into an argument with Arnaud, then—""Nonsense!" Preston yelled furiously. He spoke in a menacing tone to the two old men. "Don't try those tricks with me. Today, I'm going to be the voice of reason. Who among you can do anything to me?"With that, he pushed them aside and strode into the hall.The two old men gazed after his ret
The Ballard Estate's resources were unfathomable as it was. Could Isabella's family be even more powerful than theirs?Sebastian clearly remembered that both he and Samson were under the Sacred Medicine Society. They even had the same mentor.The Sacred Medicine Society was above all the other mystic martial arts sects. Even the sect leaders of the Nine Sects were very respectful toward his mentor.If Samson really was from the same sect as Sebastian, then his mentor had clearly been unable to save him. Wouldn't that mean that the Sacred Medicine Society was no match for the Ballards?Wouldn't that mean that Isabella's family was an even greater entity?"If my mother's family is really that powerful, why couldn't they rescue my father? There would also be no reason to let me join the Sacred Medicine Society either, right?" Sebastian asked probingly. It seemed as if Andreas had never even thought about such questions. He smiled and shook his head. "You probably don't know about a