"What do I want? I'm just teaching this bastard who tried to put his hands on my sister a lesson, and you started shouting and threatening me? What? Do I look like a weakling to you?""No, of course not…" Mister Xander tried to explain himself, but he was pinned to the ground and unable to say another word."Hey! That's enough! You'll be the one in danger if this keeps up!" Gwen cried out, looking at him pointedly."I don't think you understand what's going on here," Ashton said, amused."You're the one who's confused! So what if you can fight? You can take down 10 or 20 people; what about 100? Perhaps 200? Do you know how many people are in the South Edren Police Force? Do you even know the kind of power they hold?"A dedicated search team will find you in half an hour, and you'll have all these snipers aimed at you! The South Edren Defense Squad will move after that, with helicopters, tanks, and all! Can you beat that? You're just an ignorant person who doesn't understand real p

"I don't know where you get that confidence from. I really don't."Ashton shook his head, exasperated and amused."From my competence and hard work. Just look at the facts—I'm the CEO of three companies. Isn't that proof enough?"When Ashton said nothing, Alora chuckled. "Oh, right. My project with the Royal Sealift Group has been approved, and I'll be planning the collaboration with them any day now. That means I'll be among the most powerful people in Edren County. Perhaps even South Edren."Do you know what that means?""I would not expect you to. You've never understood what I was doing. That was why we stopped being able to talk to each other, and it was why we drifted so far apart. We were doomed the second I started my first company, and you still refused to get your act together."I've been kind enough to you, Ashton. I hope you know what you're doing."Alora left with her secretary after that. She did not even say goodbye to Ashton.Outside the Saccharine, Tyson was al

"Master Tundra, I'm truly sorry to have caused you so much trouble. Let me take care of the bastard for you!" Madam Scarlet said gently."Damon, get it done. Master Tundra needs his rest.""Got it, Madam Scarlet!" Damon licked the blade of his dagger."No, stop!" Master Tundra shouted.But it was too late. Damon had pounced, swinging the dagger against Ashton's throat in a fatal move.It was true that Damon was quite a skilled fighter and had once been one of the underground circle's finest assassins. But compared to Ashton, he could hardly compare.Ashton grabbed Damon by the wrist before the dagger even came down, wrenching hard and breaking the bones in Damon's palm. He twisted the limp wrist even harder, and Damon's arm dislocated.That happened within the span of a second or two."You might be a skilled fighter, but the best you have is a body of steel. You're fucked the second you meet someone who can destroy metal," Ashton said, dropping Damon and flicking his hands."S

"Argh!"Gwen was afraid of thunder. She had never seen anything like that and fell on the ground before falling unconscious.The next day, when Ashton walked out of the tower, he noticed that girl had spent the night on the roof."Didn't I tell Jaden to get her a place to sleep?"Ashton picked her up and brought her downstairs before finding her a room and a bed.He had planned on waiting for her to wake up before he sent her home, but not too long after that, he got a call from Kendra.He had planned on talking to Kendra about the deep sea stones anyway, so her timing was perfect.As for that girl…Ashton thought about it and had someone send Gwen to Yanne. She would probably not let anything happen to her.However, Ashton never expected Gwen to start to speak nonsense to Yanne the moment she woke up, causing his relationship with Yanne to change forever.That was all in the future.Ashton drove to the headquarters of the Royal Sealift Group, and Kendra was already waiting

"What? What did you say? I'm not talking about the head of the Royal Sealift Group. I'm talking about that wench by the door. You've got it wrong!" Howard's face reddened as he explained.Alora also said in a panic, "Everyone, you are mistaken. Howard is not trying to insult the head of the company."The middle-aged man mockingly said, "It looks like you don't know who she is, and you're already barking like wild dogs. How tragic."Alora frowned. Those people were speaking so vaguely and even insulted them. They had crossed the line. She would have already shot back at them if they were not older and more powerful than she was.Alora watched the woman by the door enter with a document before walking on stage.When she arrived, the whole place fell silent.Alora suddenly felt terrible.Could she be…"Let's welcome the head of the Royal Sealift Group, Kendra Lockwood. She will be hosting the signing ceremony," the host said before handing the microphone to Kendra.Kendra looked