Whitney hesitated momentarily before replying, "Thank you." "No need to thank me," Sebastian said indifferently.Upset, Theresa stood up arrogantly. "Sebastian, what's with this attitude? If it wasn't for you coming forward, would things have escalated like this?" she asked, blaming him for the trouble. He frowned and felt that she was being unreasonable. He retorted, "I noticed you seem to have eyes on the back of your head! Didn't I just save you two?""Who asked you to save me? You're just sticking your nose into other people's business!" Theresa replied coldly. Rosalie couldn't stand it anymore and said, "If he hadn't come forward, Benjamin would've taken away both you and Ms. Sutton!"Did you not see what type of man he is? I'm surprised you two could even stand here with no harm, yet you still accused Mr. Ballard of sticking his nose into other people's business!"When Theresa saw Rosalie standing up for Sebastian, she raised an eyebrow. She asked annoyedly, "What does
When they saw that Whitney was okay, they let out a sigh of relief."Ms. Sutton, you're okay? That's great! How was the incident resolved? I heard that Mr. Lautner was there. Did he do anything to you two?" Mabel asked nervously.Whitney shook her head. "We're fine…"Mabel replied immediately with a smile, "It must be thanks to Mr. Cobb! As soon as he came, he called someone to contact Mr. Lautner to put a good word in."When Fergus heard her words, he pretended to be modest and replied, "Oh, Ms. Lucero, it was nothing. As long as Whitney is okay."However, Whitney and Theresa both frowned and looked at them. "Called someone?" Theresa asked.Fergus faked a cough, then with a smile, he said with certainty, "Yes, I have a friend who knows Mr. Lautner. I just asked them to call him."With those words, he looked at Whitney, waiting for her to praise him. Instead, she rolled her eyes coldly and turned around to enter the car.Fergus was confused. This wasn't how he thought it woul
In the courtyard of Howard's villa, more than a dozen bodyguards brought back from Janover stood guard. When Sebastian got out of the car, he went straight to Howard's room and saw him lying on the bed, pale-faced and weak.He looked like he was in a coma. Sebastian frowned and went up to him. Silver needles in his hand flashed, hovering midair before piercing Howard's chest one by one. Sebastian's spiritual energy flowed from his body into Howard through the silver needles. After a moment, Howard's eyes flung open. He took a deep breath and shivered. When he saw Sebastian before him, he trembled and sat up. He exclaimed, "Thank you… for saving my life, Dr. Ballard!" Sebastian removed his needles and frowned. He asked, "How did this happen? Didn't I give you a charm for protection?"Howard shook his head and clutched his chest, gasping. "It was all my fault. I slipped when I was taking a bath earlier. I hit my head, and blood stained the charm. Then I passed out."With that,
Sebastian remained indifferent, with no fear on his face. Beside him, Rosalie was the same, calm and composed. "Oh, there's three of them! Looks like we'll have to charge extra!"The two figures stepped forward, mocking and sneering. Their faces were twisted into an evil smile. The shorter figure laid his eyes on Rosalie and smirked perversely."There's a beauty here too. This mission is great! Just enough for the two of us to enjoy."The taller figure looked straight at Howard. His eyes were cold. "Mr. Tuffin, today is the day you die. Are you going to kill yourself, or do we have to do it?"None of them paid any attention to Sebastian throughout the whole exchange. They were extremely arrogant. Howard panicked, looking at Sebastian reluctantly.The shorter guy sneered. "Mr. Tuffin, there's no need to look. No one can save you today!"Sebastian calmly placed his cup down and said, "Is that so? What if I want to save him?"The two finally acknowledge Sebastian with cold eyes.
But in the next second, they only saw Sebastian lifting his hand up indifferently. He had grabbed the assassin's wrist! He barely even moved!The courtyard suddenly fell silent. The atmosphere had turned solemn. "What is going on!" The tall man was shocked and glanced around in a panic. No matter how much he used his strength, he couldn't move the dagger at all!Suddenly, Sebastian mockingly chuckled. "Is this all the strength of the Twin Killers of Zuebonia?""You! You're just looking to die!" As soon as he heard Sebastian's words, he was furious. He raised his foot and kicked the side of Sebastian's head!There was a cracking sound, and even the surrounding tables and chairs shook under the power of his kick! His kick exerted the force of at least a thousand pounds! Even an adult bull's skull would shatter under the power, let alone Sebastian, a human being! "With such ruthless power, it seems the only thing I can do is to eliminate the threat to others," Sebastian said col
With that strength, at the very least, he trained under a martial arts expert! Why would someone with such prowess reside in the small town of Steinberg? When did Howard get such a formidable expert by his side?"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is, who sent you?" Sebastian asked him, his voice cold and condescending.Sabre chuckled coldly and replied, "Just go ahead and kill me. I won't betray my employer.""I see." Sebastian thought for a moment before looking at Howard and asked, "Mr. Tuffin, would you like to interrogate him, or should I?""Dr. Ballard, I don't want to trouble you with this. My people will do it," Howard replied quickly.Sebastian nodded. Howard made a call and seven to eight bodyguards rushed in from outside. The assassin, who was lying in his pool of blood, was dragged down the hall. Sebastian quickly took care of the guards' injuries. After everything was settled, Howard kept thanking him."Thank you, Dr. Ballard. Thank you for saving my life t
Tony's face darkened when he looked at the dead body on the ground. He said coldly, "Mr. Mitchell, I hope you won't disappoint me again."Wesley replied heartlessly, "Don't worry, Mr. Wright. I will personally kill him this time! Howard Tuffin won't be the only one dying tonight. The man who killed my disciple must die too!"…Sebastian went straight back to the small shop after leaving the courtyard. To his surprise, a Porsche 718 was parked outside the store. Behind the car was a woman standing with her hands on her hips.Her hair was tied in a ponytail, and she had a cold air around him. She was extremely captivating under the moonlight.Sebastian got out of his car and took a few steps when the woman walked over. "Dr. Ballard."He furrowed his brow and turned to look. It was Lorelai. What was she doing here?"Do you need something?" Sebastian asked calmly. Lorelai was about to speak but glanced at Rosalie beside him and immediately frowned. She was a very beautiful woman,
However, she felt hands on her butt. She had never been touched there by a man before! Sebastian had not only kicked her there, but now, he was also grabbing it.She let out a scream, followed by a slap. However, he caught her hand. He said disapprovingly, "Ms. Turner, this is too much. I was just trying to help you.""You shameless, disgusting jerk! Let go of me!" Lorelai shouted angrily. Her cheeks were flushed. She was ready to burst into tears any second. "Alright, you asked for it." Sebastian shrugged helplessly and let her go. Lorelai fell with a thud. Her perky butt fell right to the ground, but because of their perkiness, they even bounced. "Ah! You bastard!" She was so angry. She got up, clutching her butt, and pointed angrily at him. "You told me to let go." Sebastian shrugged. Lorelai stomped her foot in anger and glared at him angrily. "Just you wait! I'll be back."With that, she got into her car as she clutched her butt. She revved her engine, seemingly ven
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
As they stepped out of the courtyard gate, Samson suddenly turned and lowered his voice as he said to Sebastian, "I didn't treat you and your mother well. Please don't hold it against me."Sebastian felt even more conflicted. After everything he had been through, he knew very well that there were times when one really had no choice. When Samson saw that Sebastian was looking at him with a conflicted expression, he patted him on the shoulder and gave him a warm smile. Then he took a token from Preston and walked out of the yard.They followed Preston as he walked toward the east, where there was a majestic-looking building."Why are you helping me?" Sebastian suddenly turned and asked Andreas in a low voice. Andreas glanced at him and gave him a long, cryptic smile. "Do you think I'm helping you? I'm helping myself while doing so!""Oh?" Sebastian looked at Andreas in confusion, his brow knitted. Even Rexton had mentioned that Andreas was in Arnaud's favor. Why would he need t
When Rexton and the others had gone, Preston turned to look at Samson and said irritatedly, "You little rascal. Would I ever hurt you?"Besides, you've been here in isolation for ten years. Why hasn't your temper changed at all? Couldn't you show me some respect in front of all those people?"Samson glanced at Preston but didn't answer.Preston huffed and ignored him. He turned and looked Sebastian up and down instead."Hey, kiddo. Over ten years have passed in just the blink of an eye. You've probably forgotten me. I even gave you candy back then! Come over here and call me Great Uncle Preston!"Sebastian looked at him in surprise. It was true that he didn't have much of an impression of what had happened over ten years ago. However, he could tell from what Preston had said and done that his attitude toward Sebastian's family was completely different from Rexton and the others.Beside Sebastian, Andreas kept shooting him meaningful looks. Sebastian finally smiled and said, "Hell
Although the old man looked as if he was over 60 years old, his expression was sharp and lively, and his skin was smooth as a baby's. It gave him a youthful air.Even the severely injured apprentices all scrambled up from the ground when they saw him. They hastily bowed and said, "Greetings, Great Uncle Preston!"Even Rexton had no choice but to suppress his anger. He bowed sullenly to the old man and said, "Greetings, Uncle Preston."Preston Ballard glanced at Rexton and turned to shout angrily at the apprentices, "If I hadn't come, were you planning to tear the Ballard Estate apart? Look at all of you! Get out of here right now!"Despite the scolding they had been subjected to, none of them dared to protest. They all lowered their heads and slunk out of the yard. Preston glared angrily at them as they went and snorted. "What an embarrassment to the family!"Then he smiled slightly and looked at Samson and Sebastian as he asked, "Samson, do you have anything to say?"Samson lo