“To me and the Gould family, you’re a worthless pile of shit. Do you know that?”Eugene was dizzy from the slap. He saw Margaret smirking at him while his son, Andrew, lowered his head and said nothing. Their actions added to his grief and fury.“Remember how hard you hit my sister the last time? Apologize to her now, or you won’t leave this place unharmed.” Edward glared threateningly at Eugene as he pointed at Margaret.Eugene turned. The security guard had thrown Isabella out of the hall and blocked her way in. Allegra was hugging Isabella, and both of them were crying their hearts out.Isaac wasn’t here yet; was he really in trouble?But how could he apologize to Margaret? Never!“She’s a whore whom you people from the Gould family raised. Why would I need to apologize to such a shameless woman who had an affair with her lover? Ptooey! In your dreams!” Eugene was mad too. He glared at Alec.Margaret’s face changed. She pointed at Eugene and scolded, “Eugene Booth! You son of
Because Edward was standing on the stage a distance away from the door, he didn’t see what was happening outside, much less knowing that Isaac had arrived. He continued to insult Allegra loudly into the microphone.“Everyone knows that Allegra of Garth Properties is my niece, but I threw her out just now. Why, you ask? Well, she’s bad news for the family! Back then, Allegra had married a murderer. The baby that she had with that murderer is nothing but a bastard child. My daughter simply gave that bastard child a light beating, but Allegra reacted with such anger. It’s the Booth family’s fault for not raising her well.”Edward’s voice was amplified through the speaker, and everyone on all three floors could hear him.Outside the door, Beefy Bob frowned and said, “Isaac, how about I go in and kill that bastard?”“Kill him? No. I won’t let him die so easily.” Isaac’s eyes flashed coldly.At the same time, he was mulling over a question in his head. Hibiscus Pavilion had always been
“Who hit my daughter?” Isaac’s gaze hardened as he looked at the Goulds.Willow stood up abruptly. With an arrogant look, she said, “It was me. I was the one who beat that little bastard child. So what? Are you going to hit me in front of all these people?”Seeing Willow’s smug attitude, the smile on Isaac’s face widened. “Okay. Which hand did you hit Isabella with?” “My right hand, of course. That little, greedy child doesn’t deserve to eat our family’s birthday cake. She’s nothing but the bastard child of a bitchy widow!” Willow crossed her arms, her expression disdainful.Isaac pointed at the fingers on Willow’s right hand and spat, “Chop them off!”The four members of the Assassin Squad behind him walked toward Willow.“What do you think you’re doing? Our society is governed by law, so don’t you dare do anything rash, Garten. Dad, call law enforcement now. Save me…”Two men in black grabbed her. One of them pressed her right hand to the table before her.The family head, A
Because of the frantic crowd, Isaac quickly lost sight of the man in the baseball cap.The entire ballroom was dead silent. Below the stage, the air was filled with the coppery smell of blood. No one from the Gould family dared to make a sound, save for Willow, who occasionally twitched as she lay in Edward’s arms.Alec glared at Isaac, but with Beefy Bob and the hundred men in black standing behind him, overflowing with murderous intent, he didn’t dare make a sound.“The Gould family is at their peak now,” Isaac murmured as he looked out the window, lighting a cigarette.Suddenly, he smiled and turned to look at the pale Edward, saying, “Don’t be sad. Your saddest days have yet to come. So long as I’m here, the future of the Gould family is boundless.”With that, he strode down the stage.Beefy Bob frowned. He didn’t know what Isaac meant by those words, but he quickly left together with him.“Someone call an ambulance now!” Edward shouted as soon as Isaac left.Just as Isaac
In the backseat, Reece’s face was deathly pale. He wore a pained expression; his right leg was already swollen to the point where it was twice its original size. From time to time, intense pain would strike him.“My Lord, Lord Neal, you must save me. Lord Jonas is dead; Isaac killed him. The Ingot Sect and Azure Sect of Mt. Equest are no more. P—Plus, Lord Wesley, whom I invited, also lost his life on Mt. Equest. Lord Neal, you have to save me.”After fleeing Mt. Equest, Reece was afraid that Isaac would come after him, so he hid in the mountain and only came out after the sun went down.But as he was running away, his right leg was pierced by Harry’s Bloodshed Blossom Needle. So right now, he was forcefully channeling his spiritual energy to block blood flow from his right leg because otherwise, he would die.Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone, Xayden still couldn’t contact Jonas. After he received this phone call from Reece, he was at a loss for words for at least ten secon
After his grandfather left, Xayden sat on the sofa, his face red with anger.Before Cyrus left, he shared three pieces of news with him, but each of them upset him greatly.Firstly, one of the ways to kill Isaac was to lure him to Seascape or to the eastern region. On top of that, he had to wait for his father to end his meditation!Secondly, Reece of the South Division had gone against orders, stirred up trouble of his own, and thus, was kicked out of Astraeus. Moreover, Evie would be replacing Reece as the head of the South Division.Xayden couldn’t comprehend why they wanted Evie to become the division head. Children of the Supreme Leader weren’t allowed to take up positions internally within Astraeus. Now that she was division head of the South Division, wouldn’t she have more opportunities to get close to that bastard Isaac?Thirdly, once his father finished his meditation, Cyrus would bring his father to ask the Supreme Leader for an arranged marriage.To have the Supreme L
After a while, Isaac felt a small hand shakily touch his left hand beneath the covers.Isaac was instantly transported back to seven years ago, back when he and Allegra used to spend their days hand in hand. Just as he was about to respond by holding her hand back, she said quietly, “Don’t move. Let’s just stay like this, okay?”Isaac didn’t move. Allegra then added, “The parent-teacher meeting will be held the day after tomorrow. You should go with Serena.”Isaac nodded. “Okay. I know you have a lot of work, but don’t overwork yourself.”The next day, which was a Saturday, Isaac and Beefy Bob took Isabella out to play. There wasn’t any special occasion—Isabella simply said Uncle Bob was chubby, which she found amusing.Fast forward to Sunday. It was Isaac’s first time attending a parent-teacher meeting, with Allegra’s approval at that. He, the almighty lord of the Temple of Drakon, was actually nervous.“Beefy Bob, do you think the coattails look better? Or the vest?” Isaac stoo
Hearing the woman bust out her Finnian and even call her a country bumpkin, Serena couldn’t stand getting insulted like that, especially as a former top student. She responded back in Finnian, “You’re the country bumpkin. In fact, your entire family is a bunch of country bumpkins.”The woman was stunned. She didn’t expect this young woman to be so fluent in Finnian. With a cold smile, she switched to Awoni and said, “You wretched woman, you dare compete with me in foreign languages? Get out of my sight, bumpkin.”The other parents were shocked. If she spoke Finnian, at least the others could understand a little. However, Awoni was incomprehensible to them.Serena’s mouth twitched, and she looked embarrassed.Seeing this, the dolled-up woman ridiculed her, “You hillbilly, I was speaking Awoni. Don’t go around tooting your own horn if you don’t know anything. Get lost; don’t infect my son with your silliness.”Standing beside her was a boy with a bowl cut wearing a suit. He gave Ser