“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
Beefy Bob got out of the car and walked up to the four men. They looked like practitioners of ancient martial arts. Beefy Bob called out, “Hey, why are you standing in the middle of the road? You’re standing in our way!”One of them replied solemnly, “We’re students from the Divine Fists School, here on our teacher’s orders to take down Isaac Garten. Those uninvolved should step aside!”Allegra was fearful. She asked, “They… they’re here for you. What should we do?”“Let’s take a stroll. Don’t concern yourself with these trivial matters.” Isaac chuckled nonchalantly.Allegra still looked worried as Isaac assisted her out of the car and went in the opposite direction.When the four men saw Isaac leaving, one of them called out immediately, “Garten! Get back here and receive your punishment.”In a split second, all four men made their moves. A thick wave of spiritual energy enveloped them as they went after Isaac.“Hah! You’re not going anywhere before defeating me.” Beefy Bob lau
“Dad, Mom, can you leave us for a minute? I have something to ask Grandpa.”Albert and Jane left the room.Old Taylor felt distressed seeing his granddaughter in this weakened state. Thankfully, she was alright. He let out a sigh of relief.“Grandpa, who is Isaac? You know the answer, don’t you?” Diana was determined.If Isaac was just a reformed prisoner, how could he throw off someone so skilled just like that?Besides, he got off after killing Charles.“Ana, knowing too much might bring you danger. Do you insist on knowing?”“Yes, Grandpa. I’ll be fine.”Old Taylor nodded and looked outside at the night sky. He said admiringly, “He came from a place known as the Temple of Drakon. It’s every warrior's dream to be there.”“Temple of Drakon… Jerk, he lied to me again,” Diana said haughtily, clenching her fists.Old Taylor stopped her anxiously, “Don’t say that, Ana. You must speak and act respectfully toward Mr. Garten.”“Hmph, I’m not afraid of him! How could he call me a t
Emily was stunned. The car before them was a high-performing car from the 7 Series; it would cost roughly two million dollars. Could Isaac really afford it, or was he simply joking around?As these thoughts ran through her mind, Emily looked toward Nelson. Nelson had been in this business for more than ten years; he could easily differentiate who could or could not purchase a car.If Isaac could afford a car, Nelson would never have asked her to take over.“Hey, is there any problem?” Isaac asked again.Emily shook her head. “Of course not. This model is a high-performing 760 that would cost about two million dollars. Are… are you sure?”Isaac sensed the doubt in Emily’s tone. He pulled out his bank card and said with a smile, “I’ll pay with this card.”Nelson looked over and noticed Emily walking hurriedly toward the finance office. He frowned and immediately followed her.“Emily, is he making a purchase?” Nelson asked when he saw the card Emily was holding, shocked.Emily nod