Alora seemed aloof. "Miss Junkins, with all due respect, you have no right to search me. You are the host, and I am the guest. If you do this, aren't you afraid of damaging the Wesleys' reputation?""Are you scared? "Cadence stared at her with a smile."I didn't do anything wrong. Why would I be scared? I'm just stating a fact. If you insist on searching, I can't resist. I have nothing else to say.""Do you think you can scare me out of doing that? Alora, if I do the search, there must be proof you did it!""Show everyone everything in her bag."Two of Cadence's bodyguards quickly grabbed Alora's bag, opened it, and dumped its contents.Alora took a deep breath to suppress her anger. "Well, if you can't find what you're looking for, I hope you and the Wesleys can provide me with a satisfactory explanation!"In a moment, one of the bodyguards pulled the Emerald Heart necklace from a pile of stuff and presented it to everyone. "Miss Junkins, we found it.""Check the necklace's ba
"She's dying!" Nazeem had to raise his voice."So what? I'm going to kill her today. This is my first day here in Edren County, and she's already going against me. Who does she think she is?"Also, are you for real? I am your fiancée, yet you're taking her side?"Don't forget! Eadwig Cheston is only investing in your projects because of me!"Without me, it's only a matter of time before you Wesleys go bankrupt!"Nazeem's face darkened.Cadence was humiliating him publicly by saying that."Do you still want to protect this little bitch now?" Cadence looked at him triumphantly as if she had grasped his weakness."Throw her out. Today is my brother's engagement day. This is just unsightly." Lance waved her hand impatiently.Lance's bodyguards understood the hidden meaning behind her order. They knew Lance was trying to save Alora from a certain death.Alora would die if she remained on the scene.Several people dragged Alora out of the banquet hall.Cadence smiled arrogantly a
Water splashed everywhere when a foot stepped on potholes and puddles.The Wesleys Residence's lights were still on, and many people were still discussing Cadence's engagement to Nazeem.The fact that Cadence was about to kill Alora was never mentioned.Suddenly, Elrich, the previous Wesleys' patriarch, no longer handling family matters, received some news. The news came from his granddaughter, Lance. She told her grandfather everything Ashton said. Elrich had to make a decision."Ashton..." The praying beads that Elrich was holding in his hand shattered and rolled on the ground."A sign of bad omen! This is terrible news!""This decision will save or destroy us!" Elrich looked solemn.He could not cancel his grandson's engagement with Cadence, logically. Previously, the Wesleys needed Eadwig's help to escape a predicament. Marriage with Cadence, Eadwig's niece, was their solution.If the wedding were called off, the Wesleys would fall back to square one, their problems unsolve
Everyone looked at each other and then at him as if looking at a fool."Is he crazy? He's avenging that woman?""What a good, loyal dog. Does he know this place? Does he know his target?""Even the Martert Sect and Seanic Chamber of Commerce's young heirs have come to support Miss Junkins. Who does he think he is?"The crowd broke out in chatter."Oh look, an uninvited guest." Silas sat on the sofa, twirling the wine glass in his hand."Uninvited guest? You think too highly of him. He's just a little bastard from the countryside who doesn't know what's good for him. Just treat this as an extra show. Anyway, I'm bored. His arrival does give me something to do." Torben looked vicious and menacing. No other men dared to approach him.Then, someone in the crowd recognized Ashton."Isn't that Alora's ex-husband?""What a good, loyal dog. Alora had already divorced him, and he still wanted to avenge her. Like a sheep, he blindly obeys Alora."Ashton leisurely entered the main hall.
"Stop it!""Don't you dare!"Fierce shouts came from several directions at the same time.Cadence shouted in fear, "I am the eldest daughter of the Junkins family, and I am Eadwig's niece. How dare you hit me? I will make sure you die a horrible death!""Eadwig? I'll hit him too if he dares to beg for your mercy!""What?"Ashton stomped her other palm before Cadence could react. She howled again as she was grabbed by the hair and slapped repeatedly.Cadence's face doubled in size after a few slaps.Everyone was scared.Ashton was too daring. He was insane. He had avenged Alora. What would happen next?The Junkins family would destroy him, Alora, and the Alora Group.With a gloomy expression, Torben had appeared behind Ashton at some point."I just told you to stop. Didn't you hear me?""Torben, help me!" Cadence's tears, snot, and blood mixed on her dirty face as she shouted miserably."Don't worry. I'm here now; he can't hurt you anymore."As Torben's voice fell, Ashton
"What?""Am I seeing this right? Torben from the Martert Sect is kneeling and begging for mercy?"The scene was so real that everyone had to rub their eyes. The heir of a famous sect kneeling for mercy from his opponent was shameful.Cadence was dumbfounded.She looked forward to Torben maiming Ashton, then breaking off his limbs. She would keep the crippled Ashton in a kennel like a dog, torturing him daily.However, Torben was begging Ashton for mercy.Who else could she count on in South Edren?Trash! All of them were nothing but trash.Ashton looked at Torben. "Aren't you going to teach me a lesson?""No, no. I spoke out of turn. I was not in my right mind. I take it back. I take it all back.""So, are you still trying to protect her?" Ashton asked with a dangerous glint in his eyes."No, no. I would not dare. That crazy woman is a cruel bitch, mutilating innocent people. She is fucked in the head, and if you kill her, you are doing a favor for society. I will never help
"Is this a threat?" Dillon glared at him."Advice, not threats. Your daughter's attacker has some words for you, Mister Stukes."He said he has planted the heart-rotting poison in your daughter's body. She will die from the poison if she does not apologize for her crimes within a week. No one else can save her," Nazeem said indifferently.Dillon quickly requested blood work. The report confirmed Cadence's body contained an unknown poison.Dillon's face darkened."First, you beat up my daughter, then you poison her. Now you're asking her to apologize? Well, very well."Contact the Martert Sect and ask them to send the top ten inner strength masters to South Edren tonight. I want to destroy this man."Nazeem shook his head and left. He could not save someone if they did not want to be saved.Dillon was arrogant, and Seanic was far ahead of Edren County. His contempt for South Edren made sense.Being bullied by Edren County residents humiliated him. He would be ridiculed in Seani
Howard noticed one step too late.Claire acted fast and was about to leave with the contract in her hand.However, Florence was faster. She snatched the contract from Claire's hand, tore it to pieces, and threw the shredded paper into the trash can."My daughter hasn't even woken up yet. And you're already trying to steal her company?" Florence put both hands on her waist and sneered, "Can you even run the company if we give it to you freely?""Don't mind my words. With how ignorant your family is, you'll run a small shop into the ditch in a day, much less a billion-dollar company."Gustav and Claire's expressions darkened."Are you sure you're doing this? You don't think of us as family?"Gilbert lowered his head and smoked a cigarette without saying a word.Florence slapped him. "Your brother asked you a question. Why are you not answering him?""I—""Mom, stop arguing."Alora had already woken up.Her injuries have been treated and bandaged, and her life was no longer in