Callum took a deep breath and looked at Bruce, who was supporting Larry. He beckoned to him.Bruce hastily let go of Larry and hurried up to Callum, saying, "Mr. Callum, what can I do for you?"Callum whispered in Bruce's ear and turned to Trent, saying, "The card he has was given to him by Uncle Dexter. Forget about what happened today. Of course, I won't just let you be injured for nothing."He wrote a check for 500 thousand and handed it to Trent."Thank you, Mr. Callum. Thank you." Trent took the check gratefully and left.Callum gave Bruce a meaningful look before leaving in his car."Mr. Helman, you have to get revenge for what happened today," Bruce said as he helped Larry into the car. He was clearly trying to provoke him.Larry looked back hatefully at Sebastian and Rosalie. The young model he had brought with him had escaped earlier. If it weren't for Sebastian, he would be in a hotel room with that young model right now.He looked down at his broken finger and the bl
The thugs dispersed at once and surrounded Destiny Restaurant in a tight circle. Baldie sat on a long bench beside the parking lot, smoking as he chatted with Larry.He and Larry were sitting in the parking lot, lying in wait for Sebastian. However, before he appeared, a young man pulled up in a Ferrari.He parked in a space near Larry and the others.Two Benz sports cars followed the young man. Eight bodyguards got out and surrounded him protectively as they walked toward Destiny Restaurant."Jay!" Larry yelled to the young man."Hmm?" the young man, Jasper Lewis, turned and noticed Larry and the others."Larry? DId you get into a car accident?" Jasper asked sardonically when he saw Larry's bleeding head and disheveled looks. "Jay, you have no idea. I met a country bumpkin who's really good at martial arts. Look at what he did to me!" Larry showed Jasper his broken finger deliberately."He doesn't need any skills to beat you up! I could crush you with a single finger," Jasper
"Well, it's not too late for us to get to know each other now!" Jasper said, pulling out a name card and handing it over.His name card was made of 18 karat gold, and he would usually carry two or three on his person every single day. He would give one to any beautiful lady that he met and liked. This move always worked. As soon as he held out the name card, he won half the battle. Most pretty women would throw themselves at him.Rosalie did not even look at the gold name card. "Sorry, but I don't want to get to know you," she said coldly."Huh?" Jasper frowned and said, "Hey, babe, how about this? I've got a Ferrari waiting at the door. I'll give it to you as a gift for our first meeting. Would you like that?""Are you crazy?" Rosalie was annoyed."Babe, your friend injured my friend just now. If you're going to be so tactless, I have to tell you that my friend asked me to avenge him." Seeing that she was unmoved, Jasper decided to change tack and threaten her instead.Rosalie
Every table in the restaurant had two steps leading up to it, and when Jasper made his kick, he used too much force. Sebastian had kicked him right on the leg he was standing on, which was why Jasper had lost his balance and ended up sliding backward on one leg.Due to inertia, he had landed on the floor crotch-first, which was why he was in terrible pain. He felt like his balls had burst."Are you alright, Mr. Jasper?" Several bodyguards hurried over to help him up."What's going on with him? Is he a masochist?""Damn, does he have balls of steel?""Wow, it hurts just to look at him!"Sebastian had moved so fast that the people around them had only seen Jasper raise his leg and then jump backward, only to land heavily on his crotch. Jasper was shaking with pain. He couldn't even stand upright, and his forehead was beaded with cold sweat, as if he had just taken a shower. There was a red stain between his legs."What's wrong, Mr. Jasper?" the bodyguards asked in concern when
On the other end of the phone, Jeremy Lewis' heart sank when he heard Jasper screaming for help.In Steinberg, the Lewises weren't as influential as the Coltranes, but they were still a huge family who were regarded warily by those on both sides of the law. Besides, the Lewises even had the Sunway Stallones as an ally!Who would be bold enough to get Jasper in this state?"Don't panic, Jasper. Remember, you are a Lewis. Don't embarrass the family name," Jeremy said grimly."Dad, my balls have burst! I'm bleeding!" Jasper burst into tears. It wasn't because he wasn't brave. It was because Sebastian was walking toward him."What?" Jasper was Jeremy's only son. Didn't that mean that the Lewises would have no descendants?Jeremy's eyes were burning with flames."I told you that you'll have to pay for the third slap. Can't you hear me?" Sebastian looked stern as he patted Jasper's pale, bloodless face."Who's talking?" Jeremy boomed."Me!" Sebastian snatched the phone from Jasper a
"No," Sebastian said, waving a finger slightly. "Because of what your father said just now. Why is your family so arrogant? Why do you act like you're above everyone else? Why do you get to decide whether other people live or die?"He suddenly lifted his foot and stepped on Jasper's remaining unbroken calf. There was another crack as the bone snapped. This time, Jasper didn't yell and cry; he had fainted from the pain.Countless pairs of eyes in the restaurant were staring at Sebastian. There was fear and confusion in those eyes.However, no one dared to call the police. All they could do was watch in dumb shock as the scene unfolded.Even Larry, who had been in the parking lot the entire time, was terrified. Cold sweat trickled down his cheeks."I-Is this the loser you were talking about?" Larry yelled angrily. He grabbed Bruce by the collar and pointed at Sebastian, who was covered in blood.He was lucky he had run into Jasper that day. Otherwise, if he had done anything to S
"What do you think?" Rosalie asked, looking at Donald."Hmph! Whether or not you touched him isn't up to you. Do you understand?" Donald sneered."You're saying that no matter how we protest, you're still going to be biased toward the Lewises?" Rosalie looked coldly at Donald."You can put it that way," Donald replied, snickering."You don't actually think that you can control the situation just because you brought him, do you?" Sebastian pointed at Donald while looking out through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Several army-green military vehicles were speeding in their direction.He saw the "Special Forces" on the license plates, and he smiled scornfully at once."How dare you smile like that when you've beaten someone up?" Donald had never been ignored by such a nobody before. He felt a nameless rage rise inside him, and he raised his hand to slap Sebastian."Donald Zergman! Don't you dare touch him!" Just as Donald's hand was less than an inch from Sebastian's face, a loud
"Jasper just got unlucky. If he's accused of assault, he would have to go to prison," Donald said rather impatiently.He knew all too well what Jasper was like. He was stirring up trouble every other day, and if Donald hadn't dealt with the cases, Jasper would have been in prison long ago.If the other party had just been an average citizen, Donald might have been able to help, but now even Vince and the special forces were involved. How could Jeremy be so tactless? It wouldn't be a good night for the Lewises. "No! We can't let him go!" Jeremy yelled angrily."Mr. Lewis, you're on your own," Donald said coldly. He waved a hand at his subordinates and said, "Release him.""I don't believe it! Can he rule over the special forces too?" Jeremy clenched his fists tightly.In the past, Jasper had injured countless innocent citizens. Jeremy was now feeling the exact same things that the families of the victims always felt."Mr. Lewis, you know what your son is like. If this gets blown
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