"Mr. Ballard, did I do something wrong?" Rosalie asked, sounding guilty. Sebastian chuckled. "No."Then, they left Lockwit Traditional Medicine after Rosalie bought the snow lily.…Whitney returned to the company, standing angrily by the floor-to-ceiling window as she glared at Rosé Corporation across the street. "Sebastian! You jerk!" she cursed under her breath. Crystal and Dante followed her in, both sitting on the sofa with sour expressions."Winnie, what's the deal with Ms. Griffin? How did she end up with that jerk, Sebastian?" Crystal asked, clearly perplexed.Dante, equally disgruntled, rubbed his cheek and muttered, "And I got slapped! Damn it! Just thinking about it makes me furious! She's just some lady from the Griffin family, what's with all the pretense!"Whitney turned toward them, glowering at Dante. "Could you tone it down a bit?"Dante grimaced. He looked frustrated as he asked, "Winnie, what's the deal with that useless guy? How did he end up with the G
Crystal frowned and asked, "You mean your sister gave Sebastian money or property?""Probably," Dante answered."Definitely not! Everything that is ours remains ours! How can that trash get anything?" Crystal was furious.Dante continued, "Also, I heard that Sebastian's small shop will turn into a medical research lab next month. The renovation fee cost a lot!""That small shop of his? How much can it be worth?" Crystal scoffed.Dante thought it over for a moment before saying, "I'm not sure about the specifics, but I've heard that Sebastian's shop isn't classified as commercial property. "It's part of an old residential area that was renovated. If it's torn down, it could probably be divided into three houses, plus he might get millions in compensation!""What? Three houses and millions of dollars?" Crystal was shocked.Dante quickly added, "Mom, Winnie must've helped with securing the shop, right? Then, basically, that shop is hers! Don't you think it's natural for us to tak
Upon hearing Sebastian's response and noting his demeanor, Crystal instantly frowned, clearly displeased. "What brings you two here? You don't welcome us?""Yeah! Trashtian! Don't forget, it was my sister who helped you secure this storefront! Can't we come and take a look?" Dante followed, his tone arrogant and confrontational.Sebastian frowned at their aggressive demeanor. His expression darkened as he asked, "What do you want from me?""Hey, Sebastian, we came all this way, and you're just going to make us stand at the door? You won't even invite us in for tea or something?" Crystal rebuked, clearly displeased.She noted his change since the divorce. Was this how he treated his former mother-in-law now?"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and invite us in!" Dante arrogantly demanded.Sebastian, feeling resigned, sighed and said, "Come in then."With that, Crystal and Dante relented. They snorted, held their heads high, and walked into the shop.After glancing around, Crysta
Their constant arrogant babbling attitude stunned Sebastian. At the same time, he was provoked.Did they come all the way just to lecture and warn him? Trying to make things hard for him? Sebastian didn't even talk badly about Whitney after the divorce, yet they blamed him for all the rumors about her!He tried his best to control his anger.At this time, Dante saw the change in Sebastian's expression and said coldly, "Why? Upset? Do you feel bad now? Remember who my sister is! She's the future queen of the business world in Steinberg. "Many men would like to pursue my sister, so who do you think you are? You didn't even feel grateful for having her and even fooled around. What the hell!"Sebastian's face darkened when he heard those words.What rotten luck did he have for him to bump into these two people today? They came just to lecture him!No matter how calm and nice Sebastian was, he was still infuriated by their words.He glared at Dante and said coldly, "Dante, you'd
When they heard Sebastian admit it, Crystal and Dante exchanged glances, grinning widely. "Fine. Since you've admitted it, you'll have no problem with me asking you for this shop, right?" Crystal grinned slyly. Dante added. "Did you hear us clearly, Sebastian? From now on, this shop is ours. You can move out now." Sebastian's expression turned even more grim when he heard this. Was this what they had come here for? They had been passive-aggressive to him. They had humiliated and threatened him. They weren't here to talk about his divorce with Whitney at all! They wanted the shop! Sebastian laughed self-deprecatingly. He felt that both mother and son were laughable. He had received no compensation at all in his divorce from Whitney. All he had left was this shop. Now they were here to try and take this shop for themselves? How shameless! Crystal and Dante's expressions changed when they saw the scornful smile on Sebastian's face. They knew that he was mocking them. How
Dante spoke roughly to Sebastian. Not only did he not let go, but he held Sebastian's collar more tightly. He even raised his fist to punch Sebastian in the face! If the punch had made contact, it would have knocked Sebastian unconscious. Crystal saw it but didn't try to stop him. All she did was look on coldly. In her eyes, Sebastian was a complete asshole. It was perfectly alright for her son to teach him a lesson! She felt that a punch was nothing. It would even be okay to injure him or cripple him. After all, he was just a good-for-nothing loser. However, the next thing that happened shocked Crystal. Sebastian raised his hand and grabbed Dante's wrist. Dante was surprised. He shouted angrily, "How dare you fight back?" He exerted his strength, but his fist remained firmly in place. He couldn't move an inch! Damn! Sebastian was surprisingly strong! "It's not my fault that you won't listen to good advice," Sebastian said coldly. His expression changed, and he exer
Dante nodded and said, "Okay, Mom."Not long after that, Whitney got a call from Crystal. She was at the Frostwave Corporation office, going through some documents. "What? Dante's arm is broken?" Whitney was shocked when she heard the news, especially when Crystal said that Sebastian was the one who had beat him up! "Alright, I'm coming over," she said urgently.Whitney knew Dante well. He was lazy, complacent, and a typical rich playboy. He would often end up making a mess of things, and he was arrogant. Their parents and grandfather had spoiled him. However, Whitney had no choice. She only had one little brother, and the entire family doted on him. She had lectured him several times, but it was no use.Whitney just hoped that her brother would stay out of trouble. She didn't mind if he spent some money. But now, according to Crystal, Sebastian had broken Dante's arm… Whitney was confused! Her first reaction was disbelief.She knew Sebastian well, and she knew that he
How dare Sebastian strike back in revenge? Whitney shouted, "Asshole! I thought he was a gentleman, or at least, I never thought he was so petty! All I did was divorce him! "It's only been a short time, and he's already changed so much that it feels like he's a completely different person! How dare he beat up my brother? How dare he!" She couldn't suppress her anger. Mabel took the opportunity to add oil to the fire. "In my opinion, Ms. Griffin must be the one who put him up to it. Now, Sebastian has latched himself onto the powerful Griffin family." Whitney was even angrier when she heard this and gritted her teeth. "Fine. I'll go to the hospital and see for myself," she said. "I'll go with you." Very soon, the two of them arrived at the hospital. "Mom, what happened?" Whitney asked angrily the moment she walked in. When Crystal saw that Whitney had arrived, she immediately said tearfully, "Winnie, you're finally here! Look, look! Look at how violent Sebastian was! H
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