Jaden did not look good when he heard thatThat was his precious liquor. 'What does he mean by fake? Is he trying to anger me?'"Which bastard said that? I'll tear him apart."Ashton waved it off and said, "Don't worry about it. Get something that looks nice with great value. I can't look too stingy, right?"Jaden flinched and said, "Can you stop doing that, Mister Ashton? I helped you when you got married, when you went to house visits, and when you went to important events. My collection is almost gone. Have some mercy on me, Mister Ashton.""Yeah, right. All those people who wanted intel from you gave you a lot of precious gifts. Your vault is probably stacked with treasure." Ashton looked displeased.Jaden sighed and headed toward his vault.He thought, 'Mister Ashton divorced Alora, so I should send someone to retrieve my antiques. I didn't want to give them away in the first place. They are not worthy of such gifts.'Jaden retrieved a box that looked ancient."This is an
The tension was high in the hall. A luxury car was parked in front of the mansion.Two ladies and a guy exited the car.Alora removed her oversized sunglasses. She was still in shock. She mumbled, "This is unbelievable. I can't believe Yanne's father is the famous Anthony Scott. I thought his father was an irresponsible scumbag who abandoned his wife and daughter.""Alora, you know Anthony Scott's daughter?" Tyson asked, surprised.Alora nodded. She had mixed feelings about it. "Yeah, I know her through Ashton. He mentioned it before we were married. He stayed in South Edren because Aunt Theresa and Yanne Scott saved his life, so he wants to repay the favor.""That loser wants to repay a favor?" Tyson burst out laughing. He looked down on Ashton."How shameless of him. Am I right? Ashton Levin supported them with money from the company," Chloe said."Only a loser like him would use your money to repay favors, Alora. Now that Anthony Scott is back, they have become rich. Ashton L
A bunch of fierce-looking men charged toward Ashton. Alora frowned and hesitated. She wondered if she should interfere and explain.Tyson noticed that and said, "Alora, why do you feel bad for him? A disgusting guy like him should disappear as soon as possible.Alora sighed and turned to leave."You all have a bright future because you are studying at South Edren University. Here's some advice, don't become his lackeys and tread a path to your own demise. You will suffer a miserable fate if you attack me," he said calmly. He picked up a cup of tea to drink.Everyone burst out laughing.A few brave men tried to grab his hair from behind. They wanted to pin him to the ground.Ashton was well aware of it. He smashed the teacup and stabbed a broken piece into the face of a young man. His face looked gory.Ashton grabbed the other guy by the arm and punched his fist upward. His arm instantly snapped.He took out two men speedily. He never once looked at them. The others went quiet w
"Ash, I told you it's my turn to protect you."Yanne disregarded everything and rushed out from behind Ashton. She positioned herself firmly in front of him."Yanne!"Anthony screamed."Mister Zeke, stop!"Leonard Zeke was inches away from clawing someone in the face. He abruptly stopped.His fingernails were capable of piercing through steel plates. He would have caused unimaginable consequences if he struck someone in the face.Anthony let out a sigh of relief because his daughter was unharmed. Then, he glared at Ashton."That's enough. Sorry, everyone. I have to cancel this event. I will visit you personally to apologize for this."The host asked the guests to leave. They smiled and left.Alora turned to look at Ashton before she left."Here's a piece of advice for you, if you still see Yanne as your sister, your fate will be grim. Yanne's status has changed since Mister Scott's return. You two are of two different worlds now. She will realize that eventually and distance
The air was still.Leonard was surprised, then laughed and shook his head. He thought it was a joke.He did not believe it. He was an undefeated combat expert in Saffron for decades. 'How can this young man kill me?'The youngsters are reckless with their words. I get it. I'm a fighter, after all. What kind of fighter isn't reckless?'"Young man, it's very difficult for someone your age to understand combat, but many people are better than you. You have a long way to go."Anthony was surprised to hear that. "Mister Zeke, are you sure he knows combat?""More like martial arts. Combat is a vague term. You can train to have the form, but you can't train to have the power. He has power. Perhaps he's a young expert in our line of work."Am I right?" Leonard looked at him again.Ashton smiled but did not reply.'Power? Young expert? Jaden would laugh his heart out.'Ashton did not care to explain himself. It was his fundamental strategy of keeping a low profile."I don't believe i
Ashton stood in a daze. He looked into her innocent eyes. He could not hurt the girl after seeing her cute face.After Alora, he was indifferent to romance.He had been in love once, and Alora pledged eternal love to him. However, they could not escape the challenges that came with loving someone.They had mutual feelings, but they were faced with such challenges. Yanne was only like a sister to him. He only wanted to protect her like an older brother.She was too young and immature for society. How she felt could not represent her feelings in the future.Love was fickle."Yanne—""Do you reject me?" Yanne instantly cried, but she held his hand. She refused to let it go.Ashton suddenly remembered his gift. He hurriedly took out the delicate box from his pocket."Don't cry, Yanne. Look at what I got for you."Ashton frantically opened the box. A nine-figure jade bead was in the box. Its glow was mysterious and captivating.It was a beautiful bead, but Yanne did not glance at
Alora frowned and answered the door. Ashton stood outside."Come in."Tyson, Florence, and Gilbert looked at him when he entered the room. Their insulting and suspicious looks enraged him."It's getting late. Just tell me. I don't have time for this.""What? Is my house too dirty for you? Is that why you're unwilling to be here?" Alora glared at him.Ashton did not want to fight. He walked into the house he was familiar with, and he felt a wave of sadness."Ashton, let's get straight to the point. Hand over the antiques, and we'll give you money. You can take this money with you and live freely."You stole those antiques anyway. You might get into trouble if you try to sell them. You're not capable enough to solve that problem."Ashton interrupted her and said, "Hold on, I have no idea what you're talking about. What do you mean I stole antiques?""Why are you pretending? There are no outsiders here, and I'm not recording. Just admit it because it's beneficial for everyone. We
Ashton regarded Alora ironically. "You are not dumb like your mom, right? Do you think these men can stop me?"Alora clenched her fists.She was furious but had seen Ashton fight at the gala and Anthony Scott's mansion. She knew the men her mom hired were easy for him. Ashton seemed like someone who could have been a professional fighter."Let him go.""What are you doing, Alora?" Florence wanted to grab Ashton."Forget it, Mom. They can't stop him. I know that better than you."Alora sighed.She watched Ashton leave. She thought about what Ashton said.'Is the Cox Group facing bankruptcy?''Is he making it up, or did he have a source?''No way. The Cox Group would hide its bankruptcy if they wanted to make a run for it with the money. It would be so secretive that industry insiders would not know anything about it. He doesn't know the Cox Group, so how did he know about that?'There were two possibilities.The first possibility was jealousy. He knew the Alora Group was abo