Bernard, whom Jaxon was so proud of, had bowed to Sebastian and had proposed a toast for him. However, Sebastian had been dismissive of him.Everyone at the table looked at Jaxon with both contempt and compassion.Sebastian's lips barely touched the glass before he put it back on the table. "Alright! Thank you, Mr. Ballard. I'll get going." Bernard returned to the main table. His face had turned bright red."Mr. Lark, was that your uncle?" Hayden looked sympathetically at Jaxon."Your uncle didn't seem to have any plans to drink with you.""Is he really your uncle?""Do he and your dad have the same mother?""Does he dislike you?" Everyone at the table chattered simultaneously, making Jaxon turn bright red. He hung his head, unable to say a word.He hated Sebastian with a vengeance. Without him around, he would have gotten all the glory. He felt that there was only contempt and scorn in Rosalie's eyes when she looked at him. However, just as Jaxon was feeling completely h
Sebastian suddenly thought of someone. Rose!"Rose?" Sebastian tapped out a message quickly and sent it back, but there was no answer."Let's go home," Sebastian said to Rosalie in a low voice."Oh, okay." Rosalie put down the pastry she was holding and picked up her bag. She left the hall with Sebastian. Seeing that Sebastian had gotten into Rosalie's car, Jaxon sent another message to the bald man. His name was Willie Korne.After Rosalie's car had driven slowly out of the parking lot, Jaxon walked quickly over to his own car and caught up to her. Sebastian and Rosalie would have to pass over a stone bridge on their way back to the Moonlyte Club from the Cosmo Hotel, and the area around the bridge was practically deserted. At night, even the street lights flickered on and off. There were also very few pedestrians at night. Rosalie's car had just driven onto the bridge when a large truck drove over from the end of the bridge. It swung across the road and stopped, blocking
Although Willie was afraid, he knew what the rules were. Even if he died, he could not betray his employer.Sebastian grinned as he looked at Willie and said, "You're pretty tough, huh? It's alright. Let me help you remember."As soon as he spoke, Sebastian kicked Willie's calf. There was a crack, and Willie screamed and fainted from the pain. Sebastian bent over and took out a silver needle, which he used to prick some of Willie's main acupuncture points. He woke up at once."Do you remember now?" Sebastian asked, smiling broadly."I… I really…" Willie only got halfway through his sentence before Sebastian's silver needle plunged into his pain acupuncture point. He felt an intense pain from deep in his bone marrow, which traveled all over his body instantly.It hurt so much that his voice changed. The more he struggled, the more it hurt, and he fainted a few more times from the pain. Sebastian roused him every single time.Willie finally understood something. The scariest th
When Jaxon saw the murderous look in Sebastian's eyes, he couldn't help taking a few steps backward. He suddenly slipped and fell down next to the sedan. He felt something sticky under his fingers.Jaxon looked down at his hand instinctively and realized that it was covered in blood. He turned white with fear."I'm sure you were framed, Mr. Lark. How would someone like you know people like them?" Sebastian said, chuckling."That's right! You're right, Mr. Ballard! I really don't know him." Jaxon grimaced. "How about we call the police to arrest him and clear your name, Mr. Lark?" Sebastian asked, smiling."No, no! I don't think we need to do that. After all, you weren't hurt. Arresting people like them wouldn't achieve anything. They'll only try to get revenge in future," Jaxon said quickly. He didn't want Willie to be arrested. If Willie gave him up, he would be ruined."Alright. I'll take your advice, Mr. Lark. However, please take care of things here and move the truck in f
Although Rose tried her best to dodge, one of the black-clad men still hit her in the back, and she spat out a mouthful of blood."Kill them!" Rose pulled out a three-foot-long sword from around her waist and tossed a knife to Sebastian.What every woman cared the most about was their appearance, even if they were an assassin.The scratch on her face had incensed Rose. Sebastian caught the knife and immediately became even more dangerous. The black-clad men saw that they were at a disadvantage. One of them suddenly pulled out a bow from behind him and shot several arrows at Sebastian and Rose. Sebastian and Rose dodged quickly, and the black-clad men grabbed the opportunity. They turned and disappeared into the night."Gavin!" Sebastian rushed over to Gavin and saw that the latter was unconscious. He examined him quickly and saw that he only had broken two ribs. He had no serious internal injuries.Reassured, Sebastian picked him up and walked over to Rosalie's sedan.Rose f
Rosalie sighed deeply and backed slowly out of the room.In the current circumstances, there wasn't much she could do to help. It would be better to let Sebastian take care of the issue in a calm manner. Sebastian stared at Rose on the bed, feeling troubled.It wasn't that he did not have a solution. It was just that if he wanted to save Rose, he would have to take off all her clothes. Otherwise, he would not be able to force the poison out, which meant that she would certainly die.Sebastian reached out a few times to tear her clothes off but shrank back. After all, Rose was around his age. Even if he wanted to save her, he needed her consent. Rose spat out another mouthful of dark blood, and she turned even paler. Her lips were going from dark purple to black.Sebastian saw that she was about to die, and he reached out to tear off her clothes. There was a bloody imprint on her snow-white back.He bent down without thinking and began sucking at her wound. With every mouthful
"You lowlife!" Rose yelled angrily through gritted teeth. She could not accept Sebastian's explanation at all. Sebastian shook her head. He could see that Rose's injuries had stabilized, so he stood up and walked over to the side of the bed. He pulled up her blanket and pulled out the silver needle stuck in the acupuncture point near her navel.Rose was shaking with anger, and tears started in her beautiful eyes."I have to pull this needle out. I can't let it stay in your stomach, can I?" Sebastian asked innocently.Rose turned her head away and refused to look at him. All she wanted at that moment was to stab him to death.However, she could feel waves of intense pain from the wound on her back. A look of pain appeared on her face."Eat this pill, and the wound on your back won't hurt you anymore," Sebastian said, handing her a black pill. "I won't eat it!" Rose said as tears fell down her cheeks.No man had ever seen her body before, but Sebastian had seen everything tha
Rosalie nodded slightly at Sebastian, indicating that he could use the consultation room at the hospital.Sebastian said to Isabel over the phone, "Ms. Jimenez, let's meet at the clinic on the first floor of St. James Hospital in half an hour.""Alright. Are you seeing patients at St. James Hospital now, Mr. Ballard? That's just a privately owned hospital. If you want to work in medicine, I can help you contact the public hospitals in Sunway," Isabel seized the opportunity to try and connect with him."No, that hospital is owned by a friend of mine. It's just more convenient to meet there," Sebastian said. He hung up at once. Sebastian had never even thought about working in medicine. Before he broke through to the Eldoria realm, he would not consider it.…"We meet again, Mr. Ballard." Half an hour later, Marissa pushed open the door to the clinic on the first floor of St. James Hospital. She smiled at Sebastian in greeting."Please sit down, Marissa," Sebastian said. He took
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