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
Serena looked at Isaac in shock, then in wonder. Suddenly, she burst out laughing, pointing at Gertrude.“Haha, a foreign language teacher. What a joke. You think you can put on an act in front of us common folk? A pigeon is still a pigeon. Your genetics are hardwired into your body; no matter how many foreign cuisines you’ve consumed, you can’t change genetics.”Gertrude’s chest began to heave intensely, her face turning white. As she watched Serena laugh herself silly, she burst into tears. She pointed at Isaac and Serena, sobbing, “J—Just you wait. I’ll ask my husband to come and rip your mouths off.”She quickly took out her phone from her luxury bag and dialed a number. Stomping her feet, she cried into the phone, “Hubby, come to Prince’s school right away. I’m getting bullied at the parent-teacher meeting. They even called me a pigeon!”After she hung up, she sniffled and pointed at Isaac, roaring, “Wait here for my husband to come if you dare.”Before Isaac could answer, Is
After Isaac finished speaking, not only Herbert but the other teachers and parents also laughed.The number of multimillion-dollar cars in Cloud City could be counted on one hand. What kind of friend could prevent it from moving? A mechanic?“Hey, man, let’s stop the jokes. Our time is precious; there’s a private tutor waiting for Prince at home. Since your daughter wants to celebrate her birthday with my son Prince, let’s not cross the line. Next Monday, I will invite Lenny Homers, Kris Wilder, and Baby Angel to celebrate Prince’s birthday. The party will be held on the fifth floor of Maples Hotel.”The other parents all gasped. “Lenny Homers, Kris Wilder, and Baby Angel? These are the three most popular celebrities right now. If all three of them show up, then it will rock the entire Cloud City.”Even Serena widened her eyes. Her dream was to stand under the spotlights on stage. Of course she knew the three celebrities that Herbert mentioned.Isaac said nothing. He took out his
The whole classroom was so silent that one could hear a pin drop. Isaac’s cold expression and intimidating vibe made Herbert and his wife feel like they could barely breathe.Isaac approached the couple, who then took two steps backward. “W—What are you doing?” they asked, terrified. “If you single out my daughter again, I’ll make you regret it.” A murderous look flashed across Isaac’s eyes. The Crowes felt as though they had been dunked into cold water, and their legs began to shake.At that moment, Old Brooks, who was currently in the middle of a chess game, received Isaac’s phone call. He immediately jumped out of his chair.“Mr. Brooks, what happened?”“Hurry. Get in touch with all the garages belonging to us. Mr. Garten wants a motorcade to bring his daughter home from school,” Old Brooks said to a subordinate urgently. Then, he quickly corrected himself, “Get all the black Jeeps that cost over a million dollars and are within half an hour from Carmine Elementary School. Now
After Isaac had driven out by a mile or so, Old Brooks turned around and waved his hand. The few hundred cars behind him began to move slowly, their hazard lights blinking.“Hmph, let’s see what trick you have up your sleeve that can block my multimillion-dollar car.” Herbert stalked away, a derisive look on his face. But as soon as he reached the school gate, he was stunned.The motorcade before him astounded him. His eyeballs were about to fall out of his head.Million-dollar luxury cars filled his field of vision. They were all black SUVs with their hazard lights on. All three eastbound streets were packed with cars; only motorcycles were able to pass through.After Old Brooks got into his car and left, another man stayed at the school gate to control the traffic. He gave a few hand signals, and the frontmost cars in the motorcade suddenly switched to the leftmost lane, slowly cruising past the school gate one by one.A car usually took 20 seconds to pass by the school gates. B