***** Tara, who also works for a financially okay boss comprehended what the manager was doing, so, she soon returned to her senses. “Would you rather I leave right now and your restaurant loses me, a potential customer, who would come to dine here a lot in the future or you blacklist this eyesore, choose one!” Acting like an irritated old granny, she uttered once the manager had dropped the phone, then she arrogantly placed her hands on her waist, already imagining the choice that would be taken by the manager. The manager, however, was unable to respond. Her mind and heart were completely chaotic at this moment, and she was already terrified beyond words, recalling the content of the call she just had. 'Did... did Master Robert just address this young man in a faded dress as his esteemed visitor? This...' She swallowed hard and then looked at Ares. The instant she saw the small smile on the corner of his lips, indicating that he already knew what had happened, her heart thumped

*****"Um... Grandmaster, what are we waiting for, exactly?" After spending close to an hour outside the restaurant, Master Liam and Master Robert, both with their faces concealed by caps, couldn't resist asking cautiously.As soon as Ares heard them, he smiled mysteriously. “You will know soon,” he responded.Just then, a taxi pulled up before Ares and then he stepped forward.“Old m..." He began with a smile, but his expression quickly changed when he noticed the urgent and frightened look on the taxi driver's face."Younger brother," Old man Lean suddenly spoke with a solemn tone. "You promised me three times my usual fare if I agreed to pick you up, no?"“This…” Ares, still very certain that the old man had encountered some sort of trouble dragged his words for a second then he nodded his head.“Let’s enter,” he informed the still-confused master Liam and Master Robert.Despite harboring numerous questions, the two elderly men complied without hesitation. Master Liam took

****** After pleading desperately and offering to risk his life for mercy by bringing Old Man Lean’s daughter, Manager Mo quickly sent someone to bring the lady. She was incredibly beautiful, especially in her provocative attire which was likely meant for the alleged boss. Regrettably, however, her eyes were a deep crimson, and her tear-stained face showed distress as she rushed into her father's arms upon arrival. As soon as Ares saw her, her brows deeply squinted. “Why does she look familiar?” He mumbled to himself, but then he shook his head before glancing back at manager Mo. “I want you to release everybody else in your captive straight away.” Manager Mo was terrified again and he burst into tears like a little bullied kid after hearing Ares’s order. Although he was greatly reluctant to comply, he had no choice but to obey, realizing that defying Ares’s order would result in an undoubted death for him, which he deemed to be a far worse outcome. The captives consisted of bo

*****Although Ares was now a powerful cultivator, he was still a human being at the end of the day, so, by the time he got to the villa that night, he was already starving. This made him recall that he had not eaten anything in days and he was greatly amazed.“Father.”As soon as he entered, he saw Smith sitting on the couch and watching some news on the television, but Smith only spared him a glance before nodding his head slightly at him and then returning to watching his news.Knowing that his father-in-law wasn’t interested in communicating with him, Ares moved toward his little room, hoping to take a cold shower before looking for something to eat, but just as he walked past the kitchen, which was just a few feet adjacent to his room, Ava, who had just finished preparing the dinner saw him.“And where do you think you are sneaking to in my house?”‘Sneaking?’ Ares was confused about why his mother-in-law would say that.He glanced at her and greeted her. “I had no idea th

*****To avoid unnecessary troubles with Ava, Ares woke up very early the next day to prepare breakfast.As he had done the dishes before going to sleep the previous night, it did not take long for Ares to be done.“Good morning, mother.” He exited the kitchen and greeted Ava as soon as he felt her presence downstairs.“You!!! What are you doing in my kitchen?!” Ava’s face directly became etched with animosity as she glared at Ares.“Don’t tell me that you beast has entered my kitchen while everybody was sleeping to devour all my food?!” She inquired with a distrust manner, then not waiting for Ares’s response, she ran into the kitchen.Ares was speechless. ‘It seems that mother-in-law is the definition of anger,’ he shook his head and then walked into the kitchen after Ava.Meanwhile, looking at the delectable meals in the pot before her and perceiving their godly aroma, Ava became stuck in her tracks.She turned around after a moment and then gazed at Ares with a daze. “You