Her unhappiness and anger disappeared at once.Sebastian was startled. He felt like he had been tricked."Rosalie, oh Rosalie. Did you see that? I'm still the one that Sebastian cares about!" Whitney thought triumphantly to herself.With this, Whitney knew that she had won."You're not angry anymore?" Sebastian asked. Whitney shook her head and said, "I'm not angry.""But I do want to ask why you ran out after me to explain…" she asked. Sebastian was startled. His expression was complicated as he explained, "I just didn't want you to misunderstand.""That's it?" She asked. Sebastian frowned and nodded. "Yes.""Oh." Whitney looked disappointed. The barrier between them was still there."Well, since the misunderstanding has been resolved, you can run back and take care of Ms. Griffin." Whitney's expression changed, and she spoke coldly.What a blockhead!Couldn't he just say something sweet to make her happy?He was infuriating!Sebastian was confused. This woman chan
Whitney frowned slightly. She was very hesitant. Louis didn't seem to be in a rush. He got into the car and waited inside."Aren't you going to get in, Ms. Sutton?" He asked, smiling.Whitney exhaled and then got in.The car door closed, and it sped off in a cloud of dust. Louis sat in the car, grinning widely as he looked Whitney up and down.She had an excellent figure, especially with those long, fair legs. Her tiny waist could be held in one hand, and all of this combined to trigger Louis' most primitive desires. He was going to have a good time with this woman tonight!"Ms. Sutton, I heard that you've divorced your husband?" Louis asked suddenly. She did not hide anything and nodded. "Yes. However, my private life doesn't have anything to do with you, does it, Mr. Hanson?"Louis smiled and said, "Don't mind me, Ms. Sutton. I was just asking."He continued. "A beauty like you who's also a CEO worth billions? I don't know how your husband could bear divorcing you.""
Whitney tensed as she asked, "What do you mean?"Louis chuckled and briskly clapped his hands twice."Take her to my room," he ordered his driver coldly.The driver then got out of the car and forcefully dragged Whitney out.Whitney was frantic as she yelled, "Louis! What are you doing? Let me go!"There was a flash of silver and before Whitney knew it, there was a knife pressed against the back of her neck.Whitney's body turned into jelly at that realization and she fainted.The driver then threw Whitney's limp body over his shoulder and nodded to Louis before stalking into the hotel lobby.Louis also got out of the car and adjusted his suit slightly before he walked into the lobby as well.Inside the hotel suite, Louis eyed Whitney, who was splayed on the bed, salaciously.Her long skirt was askew revealing her pale thighs and he crooned, "Oh, Whitney! I've been waiting a long time for this. Tonight, I'll have my fun with you and also take Frostwavee Corporations from you!
Brad still had absolutely no idea what was going on but after Sebastian explained what Louis had done, the color drained from his face.Shit! Stupid child!How could he be so foolish?Whitney was Dr. Sebastian's woman!Brad hastily fished his phone out and called Louis but it went straight to voicemail.Brad was practically trembling from panic and he stammered, "Don't panic, Dr. Sebastian. I'll try and call him again!"However, even after ten calls, the call did not connect! Out of desperation, Brad also sent out multiple texts but he received no reply!"Oh my God! Louis, you idiot! Are you trying to kill us all?" Brad muttered anxiously.Sebastian was losing his patience and he warned, "I don't care how you do it but find out where exactly that bastard is right now. If Whitney is hurt in any way, I swear I'll wipe out the entirety of your family!"'Of… of course…" Brad stammered before he wracked his brain to figure out how to find Louis. Eventually, he called Louis' dri
He had taken non-consensual videos of most women who were worth anything in Steinberg.He had then used these videos to blackmail and force these women into becoming his playthings.He adjusted the settings on the video recorder before he excitedly rubbed his hands together. "Ms. Sutton, don't worry. My recording skills are great and I'll make sure the video does justice to your beauty!"He then shrugged his suit jacket off and grinned, "I guarantee that you'll like the video once we watch it together in the future! After all, we should record such momentous moments of life!"He paused before he added, "Maybe I'll send a copy of the video to your ex-husband as well! It would be rude not to share something like this with him."Whitney drifted in and out of consciousness on the bed and her breathing quickened as she hissed, "Bastard! You despicable asshole! You'll pay for tonight!"Though her words were laced with anger, she was absolutely terrified and her terror only increased ex
Louis jumped at the noise and he whipped his head to the door. "Who-" All Louis could see was a silhouette with murderous intent charging straight at him. "Sebastian!" Louis exclaimed in realization once the silhouette came close enough but before he could say anything else, Sebastian grabbed him by his hair and flung him away from Whitney.There was a resounding crash as Louis was thrown unceremoniously into the furniture.Whitney's consciousness was slipping and she couldn't see clearly anymore. All she felt was a person's body leaning over her and she desperately tried to push the body away. Unexpectedly, her body was covered by a thick blanket and the warm security of the blanket was the last thing she felt before she passed out.Sebastian frowned when he saw that Whitney had passed out and he took a few silver needles out to perform acupuncture on her, momentarily inhibiting the sedatives in her bloodstream.After that, he turned his frosty glare to Louis, who was scra
Louis could only stare helplessly as his gun clattered to the ground noisily.Within the next second, Sebastian had already materialized in front of him with a cold grin.Before Louis could react, Sebastian grabbed Louis by the head and slammed it onto the ground.There was a sickening crunch as Louis' face was slammed into the coffee table and another wave of blood poured from his head.Louis was screaming and rolling on the ground from the pain as he clutched his face."Sebastian! I am the successor of the Hanson family! Don't think you can get away with this!" Louis howled.Sebastian's expression was thunderous as he replied nonchalantly, "Is that right? Then, I'll just make sure that the Hanson bloodline doesn't continue!"Right after that, Sebastian raised a foot and stomped directly on Louis' nether region.Louis let out a blood-curdling scream and his eyes were wide as he stared at his mangled nether region.His private parts had been completely crushed by Sebastian!L
Crystal and Mabel rushed upstairs and were shell-shocked by the sight that greeted them.The entire hotel suite was in shambles and the ground was completely soaked with blood.To make matters worse, there was also a human body sprawled in the middle of the room…Mabel inched over to the body cautiously and lightly pushed its head with the tip of her shoe."Mr. Hanson…" she squeaked in terror when she realized who it was.Oh no. They were doomed.Louis' face was soaked with blood and Mabel had had to really look closely at his face to recognise that it was Louis.However, what shocked her the most was the wound between his legs.His nether regions were soaked with blood and she realized that his private parts were completely mangled.Who had done this to Mr. Hanson?Besides Sebastian, Mabel could not think of anyone who could have been able to hurt Louis to this extent."Ms. Lucero… what do we do?" Crystal stammered. She was shaken to the core by the carnage before her.S
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
Rexton's pupils constricted, and the muscles in his face twitched. He stared at Samson with a wary look in his eyes. He and Samson were two minor stages apart. It was no laughing matter. If the two of them began to fight, Rexton would be sure to die if he didn't have any external assistance."What's the matter? Are you scared?" Samson sneered as he asked in a cold, accusatory tone. That flipped a switch in Rexton's head. His expression changed instantly, and he turned a fierce look on Samson. "Afraid?" he asked through gritted teeth.As he spoke, Rexton seemed to make up his mind. He slowly reached into his pocket and took out a pale blue paper charm, which looked thicker than usual.The paper charm was oppressive to look at. Sebastian instinctively sensed a threatening energy approaching!Even Samson looked wary when he saw the paper charm."Uncle Rexton, this is a Soulcrush Charm. Great Uncle Arnaud has clearly said that no one in the Ballard Estate is allowed to use spiri
Sebastian immediately felt the pressure around him drop. The feeling of being pinned down disappeared as well."How dare you—"Before Rexton could finish, a shadow flashed past him, and Samson popped up right in front of him.Samson stuck out his finger as if it were a sword and tapped him on the chest. Although Samson hadn't used any strength, Rexton could see the murderous look in his eyes. There was a dot of scarlet light that swirled around Samson's finger. A crimson rune was gradually appearing, and there was a chilling, murderous sensation in the air. Sebastian gasped. He had finally realized how the mystic spells should be used, and he was in awe. It wasn't that Sebastian was unable to do it. It was just that up until then, he had only seen the mystic sect apprentices of the secular world. Perhaps their understanding of how to use mystic spells was too superficial, which was why Sebastian's perception had also been affected.Realization only dawned on him when he saw
At Rexton's roar of fury, everyone turned to look at Samson, who was still standing there quietly without moving."A traitor? Murder?"There was finally a flicker of emotion on Samson's face. A sudden glimmer of light flared in his eyes, which had been devoid of life for a long time."Rexton, you know very well how your father died!"As Samson spoke, he walked toward Rexton with a steady step as he said, "I admit that I've wronged Sebastian and his mother. I was just too soft-hearted back then. That's why I believed your lies and tried to keep the big picture in mind for the Ballards, but look at how you've treated me!"There was suddenly a cold glint in Samson's eyes, and he said in a thunderous tone, "You set up a series of traps and tried to kill and torture my wife and son!"You pursued them until the ends of the earth! If my mentor hadn't rescued Sebastian, do you think he'd still be alive today?"Did you just accuse me of murder? Did you ever think of the fact that we're f