Sebastian huffed coldly and said, "I know that the Gullivers are a martial arts family and that you have a certain reputation in Sunway. However, that doesn't give you the right to do as you wish in front of me!""Ballard, hurry up and let go of Mr. Gulliver!"Even if you can fight, are you going to disrespect the Sartvale Martial Arts Association?"Mr. Gulliver Senior and the chairman of the state's Martial Arts Association are very close. If Mr. Gulliver Senior says anything, the entire Ballard family will suffer along with you!" one of Orlando's cronies said in a fierce tone as he scrambled up from the ground, trembling as he clutched his swollen face. "Oh? The Sartvale Martial Arts Association? It sounds terrifying!" Sebastian spoke casually. He had no intention of letting Orlando go. When the young man saw that Sebastian was refusing to let go, he huffed and said, "I'm telling you that a loser like you can be crushed by the Gullivers with just a finger. If anything happens
Meanwhile, Ryder and Brandon stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the CEO's office at Frostwave Corporation. They had seen everything, and they both shuddered involuntarily."Mr. Sutton, I think that we should forget about the meeting of the board of directors today. Mr. Reynolds isn't around, and we… I don't think we can deal with Sebastian." Brandon had already shrunk back when he saw the pitiful state that Orlando was in.They had planned to let Orlando crush Sebastian before forcing the latter to hand over his shares, after which they would kick Whitney out of Frostwave Corporation.However, it now seemed that their perfect plan could not be carried out. Sebastian alone was more than they could deal with. Ryder clenched his fists defiantly and said through gritted teeth, "Damn it, why did Reynolds have to disappear at this time? He's not planning to blackmail us, is he?"The night before, Elton had suddenly disappeared without a trace after leaving them a note.
"I don't know where he is specifically. Jace's movements have been very peculiar recently. Even that minor celebrity he's keeping as a sugar baby can't find him, let alone me." Orlando was telling the truth.Since Jace had left Steinberg and returned to Sunway, he had changed his address at least three times. He was worried that Sebastian would come knocking one day.Sebastian looked down at Orlando for a long time. When he was sure Orlando was telling the truth, he walked over to Jayden.Jayden wet his pants with fright when he saw Sebastian walking toward him.He wanted to run, but he felt as if his legs had been filled with lead. They were pinned to the ground, and he could not move at all. Sebastian patted Jayden's face gently and laughed as he said, "Mr. Stallone, I can pretend that the events of the past didn't happen at all. However, I don't want to see you at Frostwave Corporation again. Otherwise, you'll end up in an even worse state than Mr. Gulliver. Do you understand?
Sebastian returned to the Moonlyte Club and gave Rosalie and Gavin a few instructions before he pulled out his phone to call Zane."Mr. Ballard, do you have some free time right now?" Zane said over the phone."Yes. You can come and get me now. I'll go and do acupuncture for Elias." Sebastian hung up at once.Two hours after that, Sebastian did acupuncture for Elias once more.After the second treatment, Elias' condition had improved markedly. His heart rate and breathing were becoming more and more stable. Ambrose walked Sebastian to the main doors of the hospital himself. He said, "Mr. Ballard, I'm so thankful for everything you've done for Elias. Here's a token of my appreciation. I hope that you can accept it."Sebastian looked at the check that Ambrose was holding out. He smiled and said, "Mr. Rosenchild, I didn't do much. I won't take the money. Please take it back."When Ambrose saw that Sebastian's attitude was firm, he thought for a moment, then nodded slightly and sai
Sebastian was being honest. Rose was a gorgeous woman, but he felt that she was very dangerous.Rose burst into laughter and shook her head, saying, "You shouldn't be nervous about me. You should be nervous about Jeffrey.""He came back to Steinberg to kill you! You have to be careful with this man," Rose said. She got up to leave."Why did you tell me this?" Sebastian could not believe that Rose would have good intentions."I just don't want to see you die all of a sudden. Even if you do die, I should be the one who kills you."Rose smiled charmingly.Sebastian was only dazed for a second, but she had already disappeared into the crowd."Jeffrey?" Sebastian stood up slowly, repeating the name on his lips.…Under the night sky, a buff middle-aged man wearing black was standing on the bridge over the river, watching the river flow noisily under it.It was Jeffrey, and he had just returned from Holand."Sebastian, you killed my brother and hurt my nephew. I am going to make
"Mr. Ballard, how confident are you?" Ambrose asked, staring nervously at Sebastian."80%!" Sebastian answered calmly.Sebastian was actually just being modest.Sweat beaded on Ambrose's forehead. An 80% rate of success was still much too low when a life was at stake.Besides, the one that was hovering between life and death on the hospital bed was his son!After an hour's treatment, Elias finally opened his eyes. "Elias!""Elias!" Ambrose, Arabella, and Zane lunged forward almost simultaneously."Dad, Mom?" Elias looked weakly at his parents, then turned to Zane and said, "Zane!""Elias, you've only just recovered. Don't be in such a hurry to talk, and rest well," Arabella said, holding her son's hand and looking at him sorrowfully. "Elias, recoverwell. Augustine and I will come to visit you frequently. Also, remember that if you ever go racing again, you and I will no longer be friends!" Zane's eyes had become wet when he saw that Elias had finally woken up.Elias only
Ambrose asked immediately. He wanted to strike while the iron was hot. "Alright. Let's go right away." Sebastian turned and said to Zane, "Wait for me here. I'll be back soon.""Mr. Ballard, if anything happens - oh, forget it. I'll just wait for you here. It'll be no use calling me, because I can't do anything to help," Zane said, scratching his head.The Northmans did have some connections in Sartvale, but Zane was very self-aware and knew that with his status and influence, he could never compare with someone from Janover. Even if anything did happen to Sebastian, he would not be able to help. Sebastian patted Zane's shoulder and got into the car with Ambrose.…The Elysium was one of the most luxurious clubs in Sunway.Ambrose's car was only about half a mile away from the Elysium when the security on the roads suddenly became very tight.The scale of the security made it seem as if there was an inspection from the higher-ups going on."Is this really necessary?" Sebas
When Sebastian and Ambrose walked into the luxurious presidential suite on the fifth floor, two people were already waiting for them there.One of them was a well-dressed, middle-aged man who was about 40 years old. The moment he saw Ambrose, he couldn't help being startled.Beside him was an old man in his 50s with white hair. The old man wore spectacles and was dressed in a long robe. A sack was slung over his shoulder, and the sack had a picture of the Eightfold Symbol embroidered on it.Ambrose was equally startled to see the middle-aged man. He laughed coldly and said, "Wilbur Quinton. What are you doing here?"The middle-aged man in his 40s laughed coldly as well and said, "I'm here to discuss business, of course. I'm sure you came to do the same, Mr. Rosenchild.""Hmph!" Ambrose huffed coldly and ignored him. He went to sit on the sofa opposite them with Sebastian."Mr. Rosenchild, Mr. Quinton, nice to meet the both of you. I apologize for my lack of hospitality."A middle
Even though Declan had already said that the old man was only in shock and didn't have a cerebral infarction, the middle-aged man still wanted to hear the opinion of a young traditional medicine doctor like Sebastian! He must be either crazy or an idiot!"If he applies that needle, your father's complexion will go from pale to dark at once. When that happens, it'll only be even more dangerous," Sebastian said impassively."Stop talking crap, Sebastian! My grandfather is the elder of the Healer Sect! Are you implying that he's not as good as you are?" Bryce yelled angrily, pointing at Sebastian.He was furious. "Sebastian, are you doubting my skills in medicine? You're a rookie in the medical field. I only complimented you at the dinner table out of politeness. Did it go to your head?" Declan demanded curtly, his expression changing."You're trying to prick the acupuncture points on the base of the patient's neck as well as in the center of his chest so that you can unblock his br
"Wow, it really is Mr. Byrne Senior! Hello, hello!" A slightly pudgy middle-aged man exclaimed. He hurried forward and shook Declan's hand heartily.Declan frowned and looked at him for a long time, but he couldn't remember where he had seen the pudgy man before.There were too many people who tried to flatter Declan every day, and he couldn't possibly remember every single one of them."Who are you?" Declan asked, his brow furrowed as he shook the man's hand. "Mr. Byrne Senior, you're so busy, so of course you won't remember me! I'm Fritz Thomson! I had the pleasure of meeting you two years ago while I was shooting a documentary about traditional medicine," Fritz said courteously.Declan finally nodded. Fritz was either a reporter or a director. It wasn't surprising that Declan had forgotten who he was.Although the Healer Sect was also among the mystic martial arts sects, it was very different from the Nine Sects. The Healer Sect had always had close connections with the sec
Sebastian waved a hand slightly at the middle-aged man and said, "I'm not a genius doctor. I'm just an ordinary traditional medicine doctor. However, that old man is in a very dangerous situation. You must not touch him!"He spoke urgently when he saw that the middle-aged woman was propping the old man up so that he was lying on her lap.The middle-aged woman looked up at the middle-aged man. She was clearly hesitant.They were on the top floor, and the tiled floor was so cold. She didn't think that it would be safe for her to let the old man just lie on the floor. "Listen to Dr. Ballard! You won't go wrong!" the middle-aged man said quickly to her."Dr. Ballard? He's nothing compared to my grandfather!" Bryce exclaimed. He was annoyed to hear the middle-aged man addressing Sebastian so respectfully.After all, Declan was the elder of the Healer Sect. There were even numerous sage doctors who had to treat Declan with respect as their senior in the industry!Who did Sebastian th
Since Declan had coincidentally met Sebastian at the dinner table that day, he had thought of bringing the latter over to his side. That way, Sebastian could work for him. "Sebastian, I'm planning to make an exception and take you as my apprentice. What do you think?" Declan asked again when he saw that Sebastian was ignoring him.Sebastian continued to ignore him. Did he really thought he could be Sebastian's mentor? The old man must be crazy!"Sebastian, you should hurry and kneel to my grandfather! You're lucky to get him as a mentor! My grandfather hasn't accepted any apprentices for 20 years!"Bryce glared at Sebastian, whom he felt was being far too tactless. There were countless people fighting to have Declan as a mentor."Mr. Byrne Senior, I don't wish to have a mentor. Besides, no one is qualified to be one," Sebastian said impassively. "You little—"Declan was furious. Sebastian was far too arrogant! He was already humbling himself by deigning to take Sebastian as an
Bryce saw the anger in Declan's face, so he said reluctantly to Larys, "I'm sorry, Mr. Compton. I've acted impulsively."Acted impulsively? It would have been better if Bryce hadn't apologized at all. His apology had made Larys even angrier. He clearly had no respect for Larys at all if he could slap him just out of a moment's impulse. Larys was the mayor of Steinberg. How could he just let things go just because Bryce had said that he had been impulsive? "Mr. Compton, my grandson is young and ignorant. Please don't hold it against him." Declan had no choice but to speak up and apologize to Larys on Bryce's behalf. Larys could only nod. He smiled slightly and said, "Forget about it. Make sure that it doesn't happen again."Once everyone was seated once more, Bryce continued staring viciously at Sebastian. It was all Sebastian's fault that he had been slapped twice by Declan!He couldn't just let him go, but he didn't dare to cause any more trouble at the dinner table. Howeve
"People always say that you can see what a person is like from looking at their family. I can see that it's true," Sebastian said impassively.That was a harsh insult to Declan. It implied that Bryce's rude behavior was a reflection of Declan's lack of good character, and that their family didn't have good manners.Declan turned purple with rage. Ever since he had become one of the esteemed members of the Healer Sect, everyone in the martial arts community always spoke respectfully to him, especially those of the traditional medicine community. All of them were polite whenever they met him.However, Sebastian had insulted him thrice in a row, and each insult was worse than the last. Rosalie couldn't help but laugh. She leaned on Sebastian's shoulder and turned her head away, her slender figure trembling with the effort of not laughing out loud."You're terrible! You've insulted them so slyly!" Rosalie whispered in Sebastian's ear.Sebastian reached out to put an arm around her t
Sebastian's expression turned cold at once. What was so important about an elder of the Healer Sect? Was there any reason for him to make so many people wait?Besides, the banquet had been set at 9:00 pm, and both he and Rosalie had arrived on time. Why should Declan be treated differently?Sebastian had never had any patience with people who used their age as an excuse to do whatever they wanted to."Forget it. Calm down, both of you, and let's both refrain from saying anything else."Larys stood up quickly to smooth things over. Both Sebastian and Julian remained silent out of respect for him. However, they both exchanged icy looks.Now that the conflict had subsided, Larys leaned closer to Sebastian and whispered, "Mr. Ballard, I'll be honest with you. I can't afford to offend either you or Mr. Byrne. Please help me out and refrain from pursuing this matter further."Larys was being sincere. He was in awe of Sebastian's allies, but Declan had equally powerful allies supporting
Upon hearing Rosalie's words, Sebastian laughed wryly and shook his head.The Nine Sects wouldn't dare to say a thing to the Ballard Estate, who in turn thought nothing of the Healer Sect.Andreas snorted in laughter and said, "If you had said so 100 years ago, even I would have had to concede. However, times have changed now.""What do you mean?" Rosalie looked curiously at Andreas. It seemed that Sebastian's cousin was very familiar with the Healer Sect. "About 12 years ago, they went on the wrong path. If you check thoroughly, you'll probably find that the development of many new medicines was related to the Healer Sect. However, they are not the refiners!"Rosalie seemed to be deep in thoughts. Her brow darkened as she said thoughtfully, "Do you mean to say that the Healer Sect has abandoned the art of medicine and has decided to go in the direction of the art of pill refining instead?"This made Andreas see Rosalie in a different light.Medicine and pill refining were very
"Are you talking about your cousin? He doesn't look like a businessman at all, though. He looks more like…"Rosalie put her chin in her hands, her brow tightly furrowed. However, she couldn't find an appropriate way to describe Andreas.He felt very strange to Rosalie. There was a kind of energy he had that was difficult to express in words. "It doesn't matter whether he's a businessman or not. He just has to have money. Why don't we discuss it with him tomorrow? I think he'll probably support you unconditionally," Sebastian said confidently."Really? But if we develop a similar medicine, won't we be going against the Croydons? That doesn't seem right."Lorcan was a friend of Oliver's, after all. That meant that he was a friend of the Griffins. Rosalie didn't want to make such an important family their enemy in business. "With that contract, we have to show the Croydons that they shouldn't become ungrateful, nor should they use their force against us!" Sebastian exclaimed in a