“Mr. Kenne, let’s get going,” Neptune urged in a lowered voice, his bald head shimmering with sweat.“Anthony, oh, Anthony. At your age, why don’t you just sit back and enjoy your life? Do some gardening or go fishing, perhaps?” Isaac waltzed and stopped in front of Big Anthony.A few brutes came out from behind Big Anthony and stood between them.“Garten, do you know who this is? He is the Golden Boy of Aurum County, Mr. Kenne. Lay a finger on me, and he’ll surely chase you down.”“Is that so? But I remember slapping him thrice today. Look at his face. It’s still swollen.” Isaac chuckled.Big Anthony turned around and noticed the swelling on Wilson’s face. Wilson was holding in his rage and embarrassment.Big Anthony was stunned.Isaac swiped toward Big Anthony before those brutes could react. They blacked out for a moment as a vigorous blow thrust them aside.Isaac held Big Anthony in a chokehold and lifted him off the ground. Big Anthony felt suffocated.“Wh—What do you t—t
“Who are you? Who is your sister?” Isaac asked, frowning. He found this man rather peculiar.Finn laughed and suddenly lashed out at Isaac’s face. His speed was extraordinary. At this distance, it was not easy to dodge his punch. However, Isaac dodged his punch easily and, almost immediately, countered with a blow to Finn’s wrist.Finn felt a tingling sensation on his wrist. He recoiled.“You’re quite good. No wonder my sister called me. You’d better be nice to her tomorrow for her to change her mind. Oh, right, remember to get her a birthday gift!” Finn said as he got into the car.Isaac stood watching as the strange man left. He thought for a moment, and the Taylor family came to mind. Eugene made breakfast this morning. When he saw Isaac entering, he got up and prepared the cutleries.Margaret snorted when she saw Isaac and got up from the table. “I’m done eating,” she said emotionlessly and left. After a while, she turned back and said, “Ally, let’s go to the office togeth
Allegra glanced at her mother. As expected, Margaret looked moody.In the afternoon, Isaac was resting on the sofa when his phone started vibrating. It was a call from an unknown number. He hesitated shortly and picked it up.“Isaac, you can’t attend Ana’s birthday banquet tomorrow,” a familiar voice sounded in a commanding tone.It did not take long for Isaac to figure out it was Charles calling.“Why can’t I attend?” Isaac laughed.An hour ago, Phillip had sent Isaac the invitation card. Isaac was not interested in attending Diana’s birthday banquet, so he was not planning to go. “I’m going to propose to Diana tomorrow. If you screw things up for me, I’ll screw you up.” Charles sounded angry.Isaac ignored him and cut the call.“Now that sounds interesting,” Isaac muttered as he lit a cigarette.Charles called again, but Isaac hung up without answering. It happened several times before Charles decided to text instead. “Garten, this is my last warning. My patience is running
Diana knew this was not her usual style of dressing. She felt extremely uncomfortable, but her mother demanded that she wear it, saying this was how a lady should dress. When Diana looked up, she saw Isaac smiling at her from a corner of the ballroom.Her expression changed instantly, and she glared at Isaac. Then, the crowd engulfed her.Everyone’s attention was on Diana. Old Taylor and Phillip came in after her. They looked around and came forward to greet Isaac as soon as they found him.“Mr. Garten, you’re so early. Thanks for coming!” Old Taylor chuckled.“You’re being too kind. Please go ahead if you’re busy. I’ll help myself.” Isaac waved his hands.At this moment, Old Taylor frowned and whispered, “Mr. Garten, Ana is a headstrong girl. I heard she found someone to embarrass you today. If anything happens, please don’t worry, as I’ll sort it out.” Old Taylor knew his granddaughter had prejudice toward Isaac, but he did not expect her to invite Southern Gianva’s top warrio
Shawn’s eyes widened the moment he saw Isaac.The look in his eyes switched from confusion to shock and, lastly, fear.“Dra—”“Show your moves,” Isaac interrupted.Diana and Finn had no clue what was going on. What were Shawn and Isaac doing, staring at each other like this? Were they sparring using telepathy instead?“Hey, Shawn, move it!” urged Finn.The staring competition spanned for ten seconds before Shawn abruptly walked toward Diana.He grabbed the microphone from Diana—who was dazed, and faced the crowd, “I admit defeat.”There were loud gasps from the crowd.What in the world—Diana’s and Finn’s jaws dropped. The duel had yet to start, so how could Shawn lose? Was he kidding?Shawn ignored the looks of shock he received and turned to descend the stage.“Hey, what got into you? Are you feeling sick? Why did you admit defeat?” Finn questioned Shawn the moment he got down from the stage.He overlooked Shawn’s reddened eyes. He only knew he was going to get into trou
“Haha! Ana is right. Get off the stage if you admit you’re a coward.” Charles felt like this was his big moment.He was worried that Isaac would leave the banquet earlier. Thus, he brought Xavier and rushed here without waiting for his father and Uncle Wyatt.He wanted to make Isaac pay for humiliating him previously.Isaac sized up Xavier. He could feel the spiritual energy emitting from this man and was considering whether or not to start a fight.“Young man, get off the stage. Stop this circus now. You’re not a match for Mr. Quinn.” Albert waved at Isaac.Albert was quite friendly. He could sense that Charles was emotionally unstable. He still had an important announcement to make after all the Owens family members arrived, which was his decision to accept the Owens family’s proposal to his daughter.He had already discussed this issue with Charles’ father yesterday when he went to Aurum County.At this moment, Shawn got up from his seat and went up the stage.“I’d like to s
However, Isaac frowned. Shawn’s techniques were straightforward, while Xavier’s were gentle yet evasive. From the looks of the situation, Xavier handled this duel with more poise.“Seven Clouds!” yelled Xavier as he took a few steps back. He gathered his energy and directed his blow at Shawn.There was a dull thud as Shawn’s shoulder received the blow. His face distorted, and he staggered. A sharp pain radiated from his shoulder throughout his arm. His movements slowed down.“Nice! Beat him up and go for Isaac next!” Charles cheered when he saw Xavier had the advantage. People around him clapped and cheered too.Xavier took his opportunity to retaliate. The spiritual energy emitting from his body intensified.Seeing that Shawn was on the verge of defeat, Isaac frowned and nudged forward. He turned his palm upward and gathered a fine thread of red spiritual energy, swirling it around.Just as Shawn lost momentum, Xavier raised his hand and aimed for Shawn’s forehead.A moment bef
“What’s the meaning of this, Garten? Why do you have to pick a fight with me today?” Charles pointed at Isaac.Everyone looked at Isaac in disgust.Charles Owens was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. How foolish could the likes of this man be to confront Charles directly?Finn was exhilarated. “Ana, your crush has some guts for sure. Fascinating!”Albert was frowning too. He was about to say something when a few people entered the ballroom.A graceful couple, Warwick Owens and his wife, waltzed into the room. Wyatt and a few bodyguards walked alongside Warwick.“Father! Uncle Wyatt!” Charles was exuberant to see the newcomers. He ran down the stage.Albert smiled and followed Charles.“Haha! Warwick, Wyatt, what a pleasure to receive you and your family at my daughter’s birthday banquet,” Albert and his wife greeted the Owens.Diana greeted them immediately, “Nice to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Owens!”“Gracious, it’s been a long time, hasn’t it? Ana has grown into a beautifu