*****"Sir, this dress is part of our limited edition collection, priced just a cent shy of five figures." Despite Ares merely being there to ‘sightsee’ rather than a potential buyer, Simi enthusiastically described each attire they passed to Ares, with Ares attentively examining every single thing along the way.“But who would buy such type of dress for that astronomical amount?” He inquired with confusion, seeing the almost rag that was called a limited edition.Simi smiled, not mad at all, and was about to respond when a snicker came from their back.“Even people with a little bit of wealth would be able to afford that dress. You should just blame yourself for being too poor.”As soon as Ares heard this, he became unhappy again.The speaker was the lady with heavy make-up whom Jara was attending to.“I know that it is only this fool who barely attends to any customer in a day that befit you. Do I have the time to waste like that?” Jara also snickered and together with her cu
*****“Manager, you did not believe me when I raised this issue until I staked my job on it. Did I lie now? I've always reported to you that this fool and some other colleagues used to sneak into the VIP section, but you usually accused me of trying to drive them away, look at this now. She has just taken someone who couldn't even afford our cheapest item into the VIP section."Hearing the voices at his front, it took a few seconds long for Ares to return to his senses and understand the situation.As it was, the trio, who had been hostile toward Ares based on their assumption of his poverty had seen him and Simi entering the VIP section, after which Jara had reported it to the manager, the reason why they were all congregated outside, waiting for their exit.Comprehending the situation, Ares glanced at the manager, a middle-aged woman whose eyes were presently emanating a bone-chilling coldness toward Simi."So, these accusations against you had always been true after all.” She
*****"Thankfully, I have the money. Otherwise, Simi would have been in a dire situation." Leaving the boutique with the bag of clothes he just purchased, Ares sighed to himself, picturing the aftermath of him and Simi leaving the VIP section earlier if he hadn’t bought anything.Ares shook his head and then stopped beside the road, waiting for a taxi to pass when suddenly, he heard someone calling his name with uncertainty.Ares was immediately taken aback. “Who knows me?” He wondered and turned his gaze in the direction the voice had originated.Ares immediately recognized the person—a guy wearing a Versace T-shirt, black Gucci pants, and Hermes slides."Hahaha, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, so, it's really you," the guy uttered jovially as he approached Ares with a laugh, acting as though he was a close friend of Ares."Why wouldn't I even remember you? Hahaha! You're still the same as ever," Josh said, smirking as he looked Ares up and down, his eyes rapidly f
*****"Isn't this the same car that soaked me before?" Ares suddenly inquired nobody but himself, his eyes narrowing as he scrutinized the two-seater sports car in front of him, then he shifted his gaze to the license plate.“It is the one.” He immediately gritted his teeth.Despite the car speeding away after splashing water on him earlier, Ares's keen eyesight had allowed him to catch the license plate number clearly, so he was certain of his conclusion.“Looks like the person is my in-law visitor.” He mumbled with a sign and then approached the Villa’s entrance.Just as Ares was on the verge of knocking on the door, however, it swung open and revealed a strikingly handsome man in a white Givenchy suit and an elegantly dressed woman in a green office gown.They both exuded an air of perfection, appearing as if they were a couple carefully made and crafted by the heavens themselves, perfectly matched in every aspect.As soon as Ares felt the perfection aura radiating from the
*****Although Ares already agreed that he would stay in the room under the staircase, he had never anticipated the condition in which he met the room.Apart from it being incredibly small and tight, it was so dirty and dusty, appearing to not have been put to use in years.Thankfully, Ares is now a powerful cultivator. However, he was already covered in dust from head to toe before he remembered this fact and with just a wave of his hand, a gust of wind blew through the room, instantly cleaning away all traces of dust.The little room that was less than ten square feet became sparkling neat in less than a second but added with the manual labor he had begun with, Ares was finally done cleaning and arranging the room a little bit over two hours later.Once done, Ares washed himself from the guest bathroom downstairs and finally prepared to set out."My daughter told me you were just a college student.” A condescending voice abruptly entered Ares’s ears just as he was on the verge
***** 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
*****Everybody gasped as soon as they heard Andrew’s words.Although they all knew that he was arrogant, they had never expected that he would challenge their grandmaster like that."Grandmaster, please pardon Senior Andrew. His words were spoken in error," Master Liam hastily apologized on behalf of Andrew, whom he had vowed to pretend not to know earlier. However, Ares remained stunned. "I stand by what I said," Andrew interjected, dismissing Master Liam's attempt to mitigate the situation.Master Liam, Master Robert, and the two other men in the room visibly tensed up, while the only lady, Sharon, maintained her intrigued gaze on Ares, curious to see how he would handle the current situation. ‘‘Is he testing me?’ Although Are’s mentality was still the same from the past, it did not take him that long to grasp the situation.He Internally smirked after a moment and then he maintained a calm exterior, appearing every bit the composed master.Sharon nodded her head slightly
*****"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