Late at night, David O’Reilly was in his office and chatting up a female nurse when his door was thrown open with a bang. A bespectacled old man stalked in with a look of fury.“David, are you deaf? I called you five times, and you didn’t pick up. Are you getting tired of your job?”David instantly jumped up when he saw it was the hospital director, his face full of worry. “Mr. Dawson, what are you doing here? Uh, well, my phone was on vibrate, so I didn’t hear it.”“Dr. Foster of Hospital No. 303 is already on the way. He asked for the information of a female patient named Diana Taylor to be sent to his assistant. He has been waiting for you for half an hour, you idiot!” Mr. Dawson was so enraged that his mustache was about to fly off his face.“Dr. Foster is on his way? T—That’s impossible.”“Not just him, but five respected hematologists from Chester City have also come to work on Diana’s diagnosis together.”Five hematologists?David’s legs trembled violently, and he almost
Not just the Drakon, but every general of the seven armies had experienced countless near-death experiences. The Apothecary was the man responsible for bringing them back from the grips of death.His medical prowess was undeniable, yet Beefy Bob called him a moron.On the way to drop off Isaac at his home in Riverview, Old Brooks said in a low voice, “Wilson captured a few of my men and took them to Aurum County earlier.”“What are you trying to say?” Isaac lit a cigarette.Old Brooks sighed. “Right now, the power gap between the Kenne family and me is too wide. It’s only because you’re here that they dare not reach brashly past Cloud City’s borders. I want to… establish a group of assassins.” He turned to glance at Isaac with an impatient gaze.Isaac understood the underlying meaning behind those words and gave a soft laugh. “I’ll find you an appropriate instructor.”Old Brooks stopped the car outside the door of the villa, then he turned around and left. Under the night sky, Is
When Allegra heard what Isaac said, she paused for a moment before rolling her eyes and saying, “Can you not joke around? That was so lame.”With that, she got up and went upstairs. A few moments later, she returned with a backpack and went out.She couldn’t do much about the company right now. All she could do was take it a step at a time.At the Aurum County Hospital, Albert, Jane, and a few other relatives were waiting anxiously outside the operation room. Dr. Foster and another hematologist had been inside for over six hours already.The red light above the door finally turned off. The door opened, and out came Dr. Foster, who looked dead tired.“Dr. Foster, thank you so much. My daughter…”“The patient is already out of the woods. She’ll be fine after a few days of observation,” Benedict said, taking off his mask.Albert was so grateful that he couldn’t stop bowing.From the side, Mr. Dawson and David hurried forward to butter him up. “As expected of Dr. Foster, the highly
“Allen, who is it?” Simon asked, furrowing his brows. He turned his head toward the door to take a look.“Ah!” When he saw who it was, his knees crumpled, and he fell to the floor.Beefy Bob strode to the doorway leisurely. Peering inside, he grinned and nodded. “Well, well, it seems like almost everyone is here at this dinner table.” Then, he turned to glance at the security guard behind him and kicked him into the dining hall. “Oh, you saw me, too.”He darted inside, closed the door with a slam, and the lights went out!Ten minutes later, Beefy Bob exited the villa with a cigarette in his mouth. Behind him, the villa was dark and deadly silent, looking as terrifying as a haunted house.In the living room of the Gould family’s home, Edward and Margaret were currently discussing whether or not to be thick-skinned and go to the Owens family home to offer their condolences.It was because what happened at the Martial Arts Showdown had something to do with Edward. Now that Charles w
The news about the slaying of the entire Merck family rocked Cloud City. After Allegra got home last night, she sat in the living room until late at night, but her uncle never showed up.Although she knew that it was a pipe dream, Isaac was the one who told her to, so she clung to a ray of hope. In the end, even this hope was extinguished.Even Isaac was a little shocked. Did the killing of the Merck family have no effect on Edward?When Allegra went inside and found Isaac smoking on the sofa, she walked over and said coldly, “Didn’t you say my uncle would come looking for me?”Isaac felt embarrassed. He had miscalculated!“Next time, don’t bluff if you can’t actually pull it off. You made me wait a whole night for nothing.” Allegra felt a little bitter.Isaac stood up. Frowning, he said, “Should I go kill Edward?”Allegra gasped, glancing around her. She lowered her voice and whispered urgently, “Are you crazy? Why are you always beating and killing people? It’s illegal, you kn
“After that good-for-nothing suffered such an overwhelming defeat, he even came back to exaggerate how Isaac had already attained the Renascence Phase. What a load of bullcrap!” Fury was written all over Elder Thomas’ face.The old butler was appalled. “Renascence Phase?”“What’s the Renascence Phase? Is it powerful?” Warwick turned to look at the old butler.Elder Thomas’s face twisted with mockery. “Child, there are eight major phases for a martial artist—Rudimentary, Channeling, Burgeoning, Transformation, Amalgamation, Renascence, Divinity, and Celestial. The Burgeoning Phase puts you at a master level. In the whole of Southland, I can count on one hand how many have attained the Amalgamation Phase. If there is someone who has reached the Renascence Phase, then the world is at his feet. Even if all the families and ancient powers in Southland banded together, they still wouldn’t be able to beat a martial artist in the Renascence Phase, much less the Owens family alone. We cannot
“Allegra, what are you doing? Are you crazy?” Margaret immediately stood up, looking nervous.Everyone had a look of shock on their face. They had never expected that the timid Allegra would do something so impulsive.“Allegra, don’t get emotional. Just put the knife down. Don’t scare Grandfather,” Andrew urged.Allegra’s tears streamed uncontrollably, and she sobbed, “I really trusted you, but you all played me the fool. I’ve already forgiven you all many times, so why do you keep on bullying me? Either give me the company or the money. Or else, I’ll die right here.” Her voice grew shriller, and she pressed the knife to her throat.Alec’s eyes filled with anxiety. He turned to look at Edward and said in a low voice, “Look at what you all have done—a whole family fighting to the point of wanting to die. Hurry up and give her an answer.”Edward’s eyebrows furrowed at his father’s urging. However, he quickly broke into a wicked smile. He stood up, pointed at Allegra, and said, “Do i
Isaac accepted Allegra’s suggestion without a fuss and started making himself comfortable.Old Alec was shaking with anger and instructed Edward to drive them off. But Edward was already weak at his knees and could not think of anything else.Edward and Margaret knew Isaac meant it when he threatened to take Edward’s life.Hence, Isaac, Allegra, and Beefy Bob stayed at the Gould family’s house the whole day.Margaret noticed Edward’s head was in a muddle. She gave it some thought and whispered an idea into his ear.When she finished speaking, Edward looked at her and asked, “Are you sure this will work?”Margaret retorted, “Would you rather lose the 60 million dollars instead?”Edward thought about it and said through gritted teeth, “Not on my life.”“See? Let’s stall them while you get Randall’s help to get through to Mr. Kenne. We must take action as soon as possible.” Margaret patted Edward’s shoulder in assurance.A short while later, Margaret appeared at Allegra’s room do