Just as Mr. Peter had requested, she was beaten to the extent that she could barely move a limb. She staggered to and fro with her head filled with blood and bruises. Her clothes were stained with her blood. “Scram!” One of the guards said after getting the approval of the host, Mr. Peter. Ava stared at Smith for a while before staggering out of the auction house in a wretched and sorry state. Even if she got outside, no one would be able to recognize her as the same popular person who they used to look up to. Their so-called celebrity was being beaten to a pulp by the guards of the Red Vile Auction house and nothing would happen. “I hope you're not dissatisfied with the Red Auction house, Sir,” the host, Mr. Peter, said demandingly with his voice filled with respect. “Is there any reason why I should be?” Smith asked and shook his head negatively. Smith left a good impression in the hearts of almost everyone present in the auction house after he uttered that statement. Some of
They stared at Smith in shock for a while as though they couldn't understand what he meant by that statement. How could they? Was there anyone who doesn't know about the existence of DAO cultivators? Even if there were some people who didn't know, they belonged to those ignorant people from a low tier family that doesn't know or acknowledge the existence of DAO cultivators. They didn't believe that someone like Smith who seemed to have an extraordinary and mysterious background doesn't know about the existence of DAO cultivators. “Did I ask the wrong question?” He asked in a low tone as he turned to the Hall Master, who was staring at him strangely. The Hall Master found it indeed strange. How could the person he wanted to get closer with and curry favor from don't have an idea of who DAO cultivators are?Could this Young Master be playing a prank on us? Or perhap, he's trying to test our intelligence,’ the Hall Master thought to himself since that was the only plausible excuse he
“I dare not say such a thing,” the Hall Master quickly spoke up in fright when he noticed the look on Smith's face.Naturally, he wasn't scared of Smith. He was only scared of the mysterious background that he had. It was something that he could only look up to. A powerhouse or mysterious family that could make the manager of the Golden Sky Bank wasn't an ordinary family. That was a family that he couldn't be trifled with. “You don't need to feel that. I understand,” Smith said in a calm tone and stood up from the chair. He was deep in thought. He couldn't help but feel something strange and mysterious about his father. It didn't take up to five years before his father rose to the top that he was widely acknowledged as the Emperor. Not only was he widely acknowledged as the Emperor but his father also managed to amass a trillion dollars worth of assets under his name. He had a lot of assets scattered across the world. With his father's connection as the Emperor, it wouldn't take hi
“You'll pay for treating me like a dog,” Ava cursed out repeatedly as she staggered out of the Red Vile Auction house in a sorry and wretched state. It was only a matter of time before what she'd done spread across the state till it got to the whole country. Almost everyone was aware of the bad deed of the member of the Rodriquez family. Everyone kept condemning the Rodriquez family. “So what if they're in the top 20 families of Phoenix City?”“You're despicable. How could a member of their family choose to stoop so low to steal despite how rich they are?”“Moreover, she's a popular figure that I used to look up to.”“It seems that wasn't necessary anymore. It was indeed foolish for me to make her my idol.”“I can't have such a person as my idol.”Different people who had always loved and supported her changed their behavior toward her when they heard what she'd done. They began to condemn her. It was easy to say that the reputation that she'd built for more than five years had cr
“You don't know?” Linda in a low yet annoyed voice when she heard Ava's response. How could she say such a thing? If she wasn't sure about the identity of Smith, why did she ask her to go and steal from him? Wasn't that akin to digging her own grave? Her heart shook in fear as she thought about the possibility of Smith being the Young Master of the Edward family that was widely acknowledged as the number one family in the world.“I won't lie to you. I was certain in the past that he was just an underling of the Edward family but now, I can't say the same,” Ava responded in a neither slow nor rushed voice. Linda was annoyed by her friend's statement. “How could you say such a thing? If you're not sure about his identity, why did you ask me to go to him, huh?” She asked angrily. Her face was burning with rage as different thoughts crossed her mind. “I'm sorry. I didn't know that he had such an authority despite being the underling of the Edward family,” Ava said and gnashed her tee
Her grandma, Madam Kate, was rendered speechless for a while by her granddaughter's statement. She cleared her throat and spoke up. “So what? Even if I asked you to antagonize him, I didn't ask you to steal his properties, right?”“Like that wasn't enough, you auctioned it off in one of the best auction houses without the intention of bringing those properties home. How dare you place all the blame on me?” Her grandma's voice sounded cold and fierce so she kept quiet. She couldn't refute her grandma because she was right about that. She kept those ancient items that she stole to herself because she knew that her grandma, Madam Kate, wasn't going to reward her well. She might even give those ancient items to her favorite grandson, Micheal, to sell it off in one of the biggest auction houses in Phoenix City. “That's fine. But are you really sure that he's just an underling of the Edward family?” She asked and Madam Kate got angry. “Don't ask me that question again if you have nothi
“Why aren't you saying anything?” Madam Kate spoke up when she noticed that her favorite grandson, Michael, wasn't contributing to what she was saying. He had his hand under his chins as though he was in a deep thought. What could he be thinking about? Or did he believe that Smith is the young master of the Edward family?It was natural for her to think like that because he had always been skeptical and cautious whenever she talked about Smith after he kidnapped her and almost wreaked havoc on the family. He snapped out of his thoughts and looked up immediately. He forced out a smile on his face when he noticed the cold look on her face. It seemed as though she could read his mind and know what he was thinking about at that moment. “I'm fine ma'am. I was thinking about something,” he muttered absentmindedly. She raised her eyebrows and glared at him for a while, unconvinced by her statement. He remained quiet under her inspecting gaze. “It's fine if that's the case but don't tell
His heart shook his face as he stared at the burly man, who stared at him with a long gaze. It seemed as though he was in a deep thought or something was bothering him. What could it be? Could it be that Smith is the new young master of the Edward family? His heart pounded heavily against its ribcage as the thought crossed his mind. He couldn't help but feel worried because he felt there was nothing he could do if Smith was to be the young Master of the Edward family. He would eventually bring down his family, the Rodriguez family, if he found out that his Grandma, Madam Kate, was plotting against him. He comforted himself because he didn't know what else he could think at that moment. He stared at the burly man who seemed to be in a trance curiously. The burly man looked up and cleared his throat after being in a trance for more than two minutes. “Is there anything wrong? Does the emperor have another young master?” He asked curiously as the thought crossed his mind. He swallow