"Ballard! How dare you cause trouble here with our family!" Calix exclaimed in a cold, accusing voice as he gathered himself and swallowed. Although he was putting on a tough demeanor, he backed away involuntarily so that he could maintain what he thought of as a safe distance between himself and Sebastian."Cause trouble?" Sebastian snorted and took another step forward. When every step, an oppressive energy that seemed as if it could make the very skies fall descended on all of them. Even the bluestone road beneath Sebastian's feet cracked, as cobweb-like cracks spread across its surface!At the sight of it, the Yeomans' guards all gasped. "I don't care who you are! You have three seconds to move aside. Otherwise, you won't be able to bear the consequences!" Sebastian said icily. Calix felt as if he had been deeply humiliated. He gritted his teeth and stared at him. "Ballard, even Braxton wouldn't dare to be so impudent here, let alone some lousy Blessed Child like you! Bre
Calix didn't really want to chase Sebastian off. He just wanted to establish his authority before Sebastian visited the family officially. He also wanted Sebastian to humiliate himself in front of the Yeomans' staff members, so that he could use this as an opportunity to criticize that slut, Alyssa!Sebastian glanced impassively at the burly men and said without any trace of fear, "You must be a Yeoman, right?"Calix straightened his collar and lit a cigarette. He breathed out clouds of smoke as he said, "Of course. I'm the second heir of the Yeomans, Calix Yeoman!""Sorry, never heard of you!" Sebastian retorted. He then said slowly, making sure Calix heard every word, "I came specially to visit the head of the Yeoman family!""My, you're arrogant! Who do you think you are? How can you just say that you want to see my grandfather?"Calix took two drags of his cigarette and tossed the half-burnt cigarette stub on the ground. He extinguished it with his foot and looked scornful
Andreas and Sebastian walked for close to 20 minutes before they arrived outside the watchtower of the Yeomans' estate. There were four burly men standing in front of the gate. All of them were dressed in tight-fitting martial arts robes. One look at them made it clear that the four of them were at least Grandmasters. There was also a murderous look in their eyes. When they saw Sebastian and Andreas walking toward them one after the other, the burly man in the lead stepped forward and said to them, "Stop! This is the private property of the Yeomans. No trespassers allowed!"Sebastian glanced at him and clasped his hands behind his back. He said in a self-assured tone, "Go in and report that Sebastian Ballard has arrived to visit the head of the Yeoman family!"What? Visit the head of the family?The men simultaneously looked Sebastian and Andreas up and down. The two of them were young men in their 20s. How could they say that they wanted to see Dudley? What a joke!Dudley wasn
"What do you mean? It's not like she can eat me."Sebastian shook his head dismissively. Besides, he wasn't planning on entering into a marriage alliance with the Yeomans. He was only representing the Ballards to visit the Yeomans. As for the kind of woman Alyssa was, what did that have to do with Sebastian?"She won't eat you, but I hear she's very seductive," Liam said. "It's strange now that you mention it. There have been quite a few wealthy heirs from prestigious families who became smitten with her after just meeting her once.He continued to try and dissuade Sebastian. "According to my grandfather, women like her are all very dangerous. You'd better keep your distance. Besides, Ms. Griffin and Ms. Sutton have both looks and brains. Seb, I think that your trip to Draepolis is unnecessary." Sebastian shook his head slightly and said seriously, "I'm representing the Ballards, not going there to marry anyone. By the way, I'm planning on opening the Royal Café in Draepolis. Do
"What? The Ballards' Blessed Child?"Calix's brow was tightly furrowed.Although he didn't have many dealings with the Ballards, he had met both Braxton and Roland a few times. The wealthy heirs of the Ballard family weren't accomplished in anything at all. They weren't even worthy of being Calix's lackeys.Where had the Ballards gotten a Blessed Child from?"The truth is that the Blessed Child is sort of part of the Draepolis Ballards, but not really!" Dudley stroked his beard as he spoke impassively."Grandpa, you're confusing me. What do you mean by that?" Calix was thoroughly perplexed.Even Darren looked at Dudley in confusion. "The truth is that Sebastian Ballard was kicked out of the Draepolis Ballards over ten years ago. However, he happened to achieve some accomplishments in the past ten years. I heard that he's been confirmed to be the Ballards' Blessed Child."Arnaud sent someone yesterday to deliver a letter together with Sebastian's photo. I think he seems like an
Sebastian thought hard for a moment before he said, "Rowan, I command you to return to Yutaria at once. Find out about what that altar you mentioned is used for. Remember, I want the most complete, most detailed information."Rowan and Arran hastily bowed at a ninety-degree angle and said, "Yes, my lord!"Sebastian put the photo away and said to Rowan and Arran, "I'll take this photo. From now on, the Sanguis Cult must never set foot in Dramon again!""Yes, my lord!" the two of them answered and watched as Sebastian walked off into the distance. …Meanwhile, in the suburbs of Draepolis, in an estate that sprawled over a thousand hectares, Dudley was toying with a pair of steel balls. He was the current head of the Yeoman family. His eyes gleamed as he gazed out into the limitless, starry sky."Dad, who were you talking to on the phone? I thought I heard you mention Alyssa's marriage?" a middle-aged man asked nervously. He had a square face and was dressed in a black suit, and he
When the guards had left, Braxton finally shuffled over to Roland on his knees, tears streaming down his cheeks. He reached out to tear his clothes so that he could bandage Roland's wounds for him.It was only then that they realized that they had just been Preston's pawns. Everything had just been an illusion."Dad, is this the end of our family?" Roland's face was streaked with tears as he looked up at Braxton.Braxton seemed to have aged over a decade in just an instant. He had completely lost all of his energy.He fell back onto the floor in a daze and laughed bitterly as he shook his head. He said, "It appears that we were wrong. However, perhaps this is just what we deserve. I shouldn't have listened to Preston back then. Not only did I end up harming Samson, but I also hurt the Ballards and the Thornes!"Hundreds of lives were involved! I made a grave mistake because of a moment's greed, and that's why I ended up in this state. I have reaped what I sowed."Tears streamed d
Upon seeing Braxton vomiting up blood, Preston threw his head back and laughed.He looked down at Braxton and said, "It's always the survival of the fittest in this world. The fact that you've reached this point is really just your destiny. Since it's your destiny, you have to learn to accept it!"Beside them, Roland was getting more and more confused. He gave Braxton a puzzled look and asked, "What's happening, Dad? What are you and Uncle Preston talking about?"Braxton turned and gave Roland a resigned look. His eyes were full of regret, hatred, and guilt. He took a deep breath and told him honestly about everything that had happened in the past. It turned out that over ten years ago, it was Preston who had gone to see Braxton. At the time, Braxton hadn't become the head of the Ballard family of his branch yet. When Braxton heard that Preston was from the Ballard Estate, he had immediately hatched a plan. The Ballards had only been a third-rate prestigious family in Draepolis
"Forget about that for now. Hurry up and—"Before Braxton could finish, there was the sound of footsteps outside the door.Before long, Preston opened the door and entered. He looked coldly at Braxton and Roland before he held out his hand and said, "Hand it over."Roland's expression changed slightly. He hastily hid the phone inside his pants and grinned as he said, "Uncle Preston, wh-what are you talking about? I don't understand."Roland began moving toward the wall as he spoke.Preston laughed coldly and said, "You've already called the Yeomans. What do you think I'm asking you to hand over? Will you hand it to me or to the Ballard Enforcement Court? You can decide!"Roland broke out into a cold sweat at once. He fell to his knees quickly and said, "Uncle Preston, I made a mistake. Please give me a chance to turn over a new leaf! You know that our wealth was accumulated over several generations of the family. After just giving it to Sebastian like that, I really feel—"Prest