Mr. Howard is the Patriarch of the Howards, a family amongst the first rated with unimaginable power; how can he be kneeling to a young man in his teens who lives in a one-room apartment and appears to have no interesting background? They don't get it!Helen rubs her eyes to make sure she's seeing correctly and it turns out she is! This causes her jaw to drop drastically! She can't believe it! Her father she knows is a man who would never kneel or bow to anyone! He exudes such arrogance that it often feels as if he is the greatest in the world. Since she grew of age to know her father, she has never seen him kneel or bow to anyone, the reverse is always the case. But here is the same man kneeling and bowing to Lucian! The same Lucian she termed a nobody! To top it off, he also apologized to him just because he mistook him for one of the assholes! It's like something out of the movie! Feels like she has been struck by a thunderbolt! It's too unnerving.Mickey and Dani are almost pee
"Mr. Howard, you seem to be calling for war! For years now, the first-rated families have been staying off each other's tails! I hope you know what your command is about to issue! Can your family bear it when ours retaliate?"As the patriarch of the Howards, shouldn't you think about this carefully? Are you ready for the war you are about to start?""You two started this war the moment you tried to rape my baby girl!" Harper snaps at Dani and glares menacingly at him."What war did we start? We only wanted to have a taste of your daughter! Shouldn't you be happy that prestigious figures like us have interests in your daughter?" Mickey scoffs."You two tried to rape me and you expect my mum to be happy just because you come from powerful families? You two are so shameless!" Helen curses. She stamps her foot and turns to Mr. Howard. "Dad, you must get revenge for me! We cannot, under any circumstances, let them get away with this! Please seek vengeance for me!"Mr. Howard looks at Lucian
The folks in the room apart from Mr. Howard who knows a bit of Lucian's identity, may find it absurd and feel that Lucian is merely trying to blow his trumpet as he is being so nonchalant about two first-rated families that even the Howards will not dare to oppose coming at him, but the truth is far from that as Lucian has never been one to be arrogant, the trait doesn't in any way run in his veins and he also dislikes showing off or blowing his trumpet. It's no secret anymore that he is the heir to the wealthiest family in the world. If that is not enough, he has just a few minutes ago made friends with Shadow's men. And the Howards are also on his side even though they are terrified to attack the two families themselves.As the wealthiest family in the world, his family alone can destroy the Songs and the Youngs with just a snap of their fingers, let alone if Shadow's men join in! Considering all that, why wouldn't he be nonchalant? The Youngs and the Songs are on the losing end if
Mr. Howard is utterly flabbergasted. Go home? What a joke! What does Harper think she's doing? Why is she judging a book by its cover? Does it matter if the lad lives in a one-room apartment and wears shabby clothes? Chad Kennedy called him himself! If the lad wasn't important, why would Chad Kennedy take the initiative to call him? Well, he doesn't blame her at all! No, he doesn't! She's being ignorant! If only she knows more than she does, she wouldn't have spoken that way!He takes a deep breath and looks up at Lucian, who now has a bitter smile on his face due to Harper's words, and says apologetically, "Please don't take my wife's words seriously, Mr. Wood. She only spoke out of ignorance. I hope you don't stoop to her level!"Lucian shrugs and the bitter smile on his face fades away. All his life, he has always been ridiculed, chastised, and mocked by people, the rich and poor alike. Even Helen a few minutes ago doubted and chastised him when he said Chad was his old man. It's
"So that's what happened!" Dani and Mickey exclaim as realization dawns on them.Previously, they had thought Lucian was quite skilled and talented as he managed to defeat Shadow with just a kick, and not just any kick but the almighty despicable kick! But now it turns out that everything was just a mere coincidence! Ah! They can't believe they were deceived all along. How infuriating!"To think I thought you were impressive!" Mickey hisses scornfully at Lucian. "It turns out you're just a con artist who managed to cheat fate! You are damn lucky! You should have been dead by now!" He grits his teeth.Lucian snorts coldly. "How am I a fraud? Is it my fault that fate chose to be on my side and that Shadow underestimated me?""Hmph! That is none of our concern! We don't actually care whatever you choose to be! But now that it has turned out that you are not that impressive, that should mean defeating us last night must have been luck as well, right?" Dani asks coldly, a smug expression o
"And what are the punishments?" Mr. Howard asks with a radiant smile on his face. He is so loving this! His daughter is exactly like him! She always thinks outside of the box! It makes him feel so proud!"Well," Helen passes her tongue over her lower lip as an evil glint flashes in her pretty eyes. "There are three punishments! First and foremost, they attempted to rape me, so I don't want them to be able to do so ever again! "I want them rendered sterile for the rest of their lives! Secondly, they repeatedly hit me as if I were a punching bag! Because of that, I want their wrists broken so they won't be able to do that ever again! "Lastly, they stepped on my ego as a woman and as the heiress of the Howards, so they have to kneel and apologize to me!"The punishments Helen aired out are so vicious! She just doesn't want to ruin Dani and Mickey for life, but she also plans to crush their egos as they attempted to do to hers! Hah! For high-end figures like them, protecting their egos
He'd been scared earlier because he thought Lucian would back out. But now that he has seen that he thought wrong as Lucian is still bent on standing by his side, he doesn't think he has anything to be afraid of anymore!Besides, Dani and Mickey hurt his precious daughter beyond words! It is akin to hurting him! He has to seek revenge for her at all costs to show them that his daughter and his family are not ones they can trifle with!Also because if he didn't and words of that got out, his family would become a laughingstock! There was no way he could let such a thing happen! They must pay for what they did today!"Mr. Howard, are you going to act or should I do so myself?" Lucian asks rather angrily with a deep scowl on his face before Mr. Howard can get himself to say anything.He is running out of patience! Chad called Mr. Howard himself, so he doesn't understand why he would be wavering when he clearly knows who he is! That is akin to an insult and he can't take it lying down any
Harper has a proud glint in her eyes as she speaks. It's just as if she has just discovered something no one else could have ever discovered. But not feeling satisfied yet as Helen and Mr. Howard don't seem to have been convinced, she quickly takes a deep breath, looks over at Helen, and says mischievously, "I won't be surprised if they were the ones that made him be there at the right moment to save you!""Mum! What nonsense are you spewing?!" Helen can't take it anymore, she yells contemptuously at Harper and glares at her. Despite the fact that she is angry with Lucian as she feels he lied to her, she couldn't just stand her mother accusing him wrongly! Like, how could she even think of such a thing? She is being outrageous and it is so infuriating!"What nonsense am I spewing?" Harper tilts her brows disconcertingly and a cold gleam flashes in her eyes. "According to what I and your dad heard, Dani and Mickey took you to a remote area! Have you thought about what this lad was doin
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Perhaps he believes as far as he pushed down his ego and begged, he would undoubtedly be forgiven. After all, Lucian is a man who appears to be easily moved by apologies, regardless if they were genuine or not.But he had got it all wrong this time as Lucian merely scoffs as soon as he finishes putting up the forgive me drama and retorts,"Fancy you kneeling there and yelling I shouldn't do this when you brought it upon yourself. Hah! I've been patient enough with you, but I see you might be taking my benevolence for weakness and dismissing me as a pushover you can snap at and curse whenever you want. "As a result, I might pardon others as they didn't concur or refute you when you said what you said, but I would never pardon you! "Since you've finally succeeded to cross my bottom line, you might as well bear the consequences! Only after you've suffered that would you realize how ruthless I am as a person and know that I'm no pushover!"He sways his gaze to Chester. "Keep away from
With each word Lucian says, Cole and his brothers feel a pang in their chests that by the time he is done talking, their chests can't help but begin aching. Simultaneously, their brows crinkle and their face contort in discomfort. This is indeed what they planned to do. They'd suffered so much just because of the useless little girl and her boyfriend.Obviously, there was no way they would have let that lying down. It was just as Lucian said, they'd silently planned in their hearts to seek revenge against him later because they had to verify his identity first but would go ahead to kill the little girl and her boyfriend immediately since they already know their statuses. Like, they had not been planning to let that revenge-seeking cross today.They've always loved serving their revenge hot. But what they never expected is that Lucian will easily figure out their untold plans. A plan they had not even discussed amongst themselves but harbored only in their respective hearts. They
'My sister,' as those simple yet powerful words leave Lucian's lips and infiltrate the little girl's eardrums, an overwhelming sensation course through her veins, and her eyes well up with tears. She doesn't know why, but hearing Lucian refer to her as his sister makes her so aroused and emotional.Maybe because she never had a big brother, let alone one who would stand up for her so selflessly. What aggravates her emotions even more is the fact that Lucian knows nothing about her. Like, he has never met her before yet he is so willing to go to the ends of the world for her. The knowledge that she now has a stranger as a big brother and a powerful one at that is quite weird yet so overwhelming and soothing."Thank you, thank you so much," she can't help but express her heartfelt gratitude. "I'm really grateful!" Her eyes sparkle and she pouts, looking much like a pouting kitten.Lucian is instantly overwhelmed with the strong urge to laugh as the little girl is so amusing right now w
Callum's brows furrow and his face contort in displeasure. At this moment, he seemingly appears to be both perplexed and displeased. According to what the little girl said, she accepted his apologies. He is sure he heard that right, so why should he apologize to her again, or could it be that the girl was merely being sarcastic?But it doesn't seem that way. In that case, that can only mean she meant it and that Lucian is the one who is twisting her words for whatever reason. An acid taste creeps into his tongue and he clenches his fists.Since Lucian now calls the shots, he must be doing it on purpose to trample on his ego and shatter it if possible.His nose flares up in rage and he furiously turns, seemingly as if he wants to pick a fight with him, but as his gaze lands on Rome and Chester's murderous faces, a chill runs down his spine and he jerks twice as if he had been electrocuted."I-""You are twisting my words!" Before he can say anything, the little girl says helplessly an
The little girl is gaping at Callum as if she is seeing him for the first time and her heart is thumping so strongly, loudly, and quickly, a cloudburst of blood surging through her veins in tides upon tides. Who would have guessed that Callum, one of the burly figures who seemed so powerful and tyrannical to her would be reduced to this?She is so stunned at the sudden twist in events that her jaw is practically dropping to the floor, and she doesn't in the slightest know how to handle it. Regardless, she is just a pauper who has spent her entire life in the slums and is at the bottom of society. As a result, her self-esteem has taken a significant hit, plummeting to an all-time low. And this has had so many negative effects on her, one of which is the fact that she has, over the years, grown accustomed to being the one begging others, and with the exception of her boyfriend, who begs her occasionally when he offends her, no one else has ever begged her. One could imagine just how bi
"That's very easy," Lucian grins darkly. "Don't they like to fuck anything in a skirt? We can as well have them try something new!" "Something like what, My Lord?" Rome doesn't even let a second pass as he quickly asks, his eyes gleaming with so much curiosity in them."Something like fucking the same gender!" Lucian sneers and passes his tongue over his lower lip, exuding a sinister aura."Wow!" Rome gasps and an ecstatic smile breaks out on his face. "You sure deserve to be My Lord!" He proclaims with so much reverence, admiration, and pride in his voice and bows 90°. Yes, this is the formidable Python Lord he has pledged to serve for the rest of his life! He sure lives up to his name!"I have no doubt that this is a nice blood-rising plan, My Lord, but there are no new guys here, so even if that was possible, who would they lay with?" Chester twists his brows disconcertingly as he implores, seemingly not that enthusiastic yet."How can you be so slow-witted?" Lucian frowns. "Do the
"Such a bunch of cowards!" Rome hisses, glaring disdainfully at Cole and his brothers. "For experts with such murderous auras, I assumed you guys would be at least interesting and hard nuts to crack but turns out you three are so pathetic and a disgrace to your expertise! You don't deserve to be called experts at all as you are just a useless bunch of scared mice! "Gosh, you three might be the death of me if I don't take time because you infuriate me to no end!" Rome is so provoked that his babbling spirit suddenly takes over him and he loses rationality and begins babbling and babbling at the top of his lungs, his eyes bloodshot and his fists clenched so tightly that they now bright red and might start bleeding anytime soon if he doesn't control his rage and loosen up."Buddy," seeing this, Chester doesn't waste a second as he smacks him on the head, yelling, "Earth to me!"Rome shudders violently, almost dropping to the floor, but Chester is fast to catch him and steady him. "This
"But I've already been struck before," before Carl and Callum can bring themselves to say anything, Cole, who had assumed he wouldn't be included in the beating since he has already been struck by Rome and suffered a vital blow, says in a barely audible whisper, his voice full of so much reverence and his face flustered.It's not that he respects Lucian, or fears him, nah, not at all. To him, Lucian is still a lad who doesn't deserve his respect. So what if he might be an heir to a top-tier family? Does he have what it takes to command respect from a man of his skills?Hmph! He's just a fragile heir who only has his family to rely on, and without them, he is nothing. He has never taken all these heirs seriously because the majority of them are utterly useless and incompetent. They can't even fight themselves out of danger and would always depend on their guards.Their very existence irritates him and as such his reverence towards Lucian just now is only because of Rome and Chester at h