THE RISE OF THE ABANDONED HEIR

18. An Unexpected Appearance

Everyone except Sebastian turned towards the direction of the middle-aged voice only to see a man who looked to be in his early 30s.

“Why did you stop? If a child commands you to stop you would stop? Is that what you’re paid to do?” Leonard snapped his head away from the stranger and back towards Sebastian and furiously bellowed at the security guards.

The security guards snapped back into action but a faint shadow flashed past them at a speed that none of them could follow. All the guards tumbled to the floor limp, unconscious and unable to move. The only evidence of someone passing by was that the man who was speaking before had moved from his far position and was now standing opposite the security guards, standing beside Sebastian.

“Kids of nowadays are too impatient. You should be thankful. I just saved your men from sudden death. You would have had to waste money organising funerals, compensating families and covering your tracks. That’s too much work, and it will certainly raise