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
'The Saccharine?'Ashton was surprised."The Saccharine Entertainment is a chain company owned by my employee, Walter Tundra. Should I inform him to raid the bar to keep Yanne safe?" Jaden heard the conversation because he was standing next to him."No. I'll go there myself."Take all the deep sea stones to the rooftop and build a tower-like structure around the lightning device.""Yes, Mister Ashton."He arrived at the Saccharine. The bar was located at the bustling intersection of three commercial streets in the heart of Pyramid City. It was hailed as a bar built on top of a goldmine.A few years ago, that location was a corporate bank. A mysterious South Edren entrepreneur came out of nowhere and built the Saccharine Entertainment empire within three months. He took over all the bars in South Edren and the three major cities nearby.Saccharine Entertainment had become a staple in the entertainment industry in South Edren. The business that represented Saccharine Entertainmen
Yanne was drunk.She was in a bad mood, and she was a lightweight, so her mind went blank.However, she sensed that someone was trying to touch her without her consent. Her sixth sense was right because Ricky was looking deep into her eyes. He slowly moved his lips towards her as she opened her eyes."What are you doing? Get away!"Yanne was shocked and frightened. She shoved Ricky, and he almost fell to the floor.Ricky was humiliated by multiple rejections in public. Angrily, he grabbed her shoulder."What's wrong with liking you?""Argh! Let go of me."Yanne screamed in pain.Ricky tightened his grip instead of releasing. He pinned her to the table and kissed her forcefully."Gwen, help me!"Yanne asked Gwen for help, but Gwen did not try to stop him."Yanne, Ricky is tall, hot, and rich. Where can you find another man like him? Isn't he a thousand times better than Ashton? If you become his girlfriend, you'll be the missus of the school union, and everyone will respect
Ricky got up from the floor with the help of several people. He sat on the sofa and wiped the filth off his body.He called the police while he complained to his father.'I must turn this around, or else I can't show my face in school again.'"Ricky, the manager went to get him, so don't worry. He can't escape."That blondie, Jake, and Gwen comforted Ricky.Ashton returned soon.Ricky finally saw what the man who beat him up looked like. He was enraged.'Fuck, I almost had Yanne. This guy ruined it for me, and he beat me up. When have I ever been mistreated like this?'"Don't say I'm being unfair. I'll give you time to call whoever you can get within half an hour. If you don't entertain me, I'll break your limbs."Ricky looked at him menacingly. He glared like a hungry wolf.Gwen sighed and said, "That's for Yanne's sake. I know Ricky well. You won't leave here alive if you were someone else."Ashton sat there without doing anything. Gwen frowned and said, "You won't kneel a
The men who came with Chandler quickly surrounded Ashton.Ashton looked at them and did not react.He said coldly, "I'd be better if I were you. I'd stop working for someone so corrupt."Corrupt men will perish in the end."One of the men burst out laughing. "He's in total denial.""Why are we wasting our time with him? Let's show this punk that he won't be able to see the sunrise tomorrow."Ashton glanced at him and said, "It seems you're also accustomed to being arrogant. There's nothing more I can say since you're all cut from the same cloth. For the sake of the people, I'll take out the trash today."He leaped and knocked the laughing man away. He knocked over the tables and chairs.Then, he threw punches and kicks amidst the crowd's confusion. His moves were agile and powerful. Chaos erupted in an instant as men tumbled and fell. Chandler's men were knocked out in a matter of moments. Chandler found himself being Ashton's foot."The big bad bully wants to run South Edren?
"What do I want? I'm just teaching this bastard who tried to put his hands on my sister a lesson, and you started shouting and threatening me? What? Do I look like a weakling to you?""No, of course not…" Mister Xander tried to explain himself, but he was pinned to the ground and unable to say another word."Hey! That's enough! You'll be the one in danger if this keeps up!" Gwen cried out, looking at him pointedly."I don't think you understand what's going on here," Ashton said, amused."You're the one who's confused! So what if you can fight? You can take down 10 or 20 people; what about 100? Perhaps 200? Do you know how many people are in the South Edren Police Force? Do you even know the kind of power they hold?"A dedicated search team will find you in half an hour, and you'll have all these snipers aimed at you! The South Edren Defense Squad will move after that, with helicopters, tanks, and all! Can you beat that? You're just an ignorant person who doesn't understand real p
"This idiot again! Miss Latham, are you two fated? Why do we keep running into this guy? Is he stalking us?"Alora and her secretary emerged from the private room upstairs to see the view below.Alora, who was having a drink to relax, felt displeasure again.Her personal life felt stalked.Those coincidences were happening far too often, and she felt like the guy was stalking him.He refused to admit that he was still obsessed with her and could not forget her. It was funny to see him play tough.Alora had even suggested getting back together before, but he had turned her down out of pride. God, men like him were deplorable.She laughed when she remembered the bet the black-dressed lady made with her.An antique thief like Ashton could not hold a candle to someone like Mister Cox. The latter did not even have to lift a finger—his inherited wealth alone was enough to wipe out most of his competitors around his age.Forget three months; they would never be in the same league for
"I don't know where you get that confidence from. I really don't."Ashton shook his head, exasperated and amused."From my competence and hard work. Just look at the facts—I'm the CEO of three companies. Isn't that proof enough?"When Ashton said nothing, Alora chuckled. "Oh, right. My project with the Royal Sealift Group has been approved, and I'll be planning the collaboration with them any day now. That means I'll be among the most powerful people in Edren County. Perhaps even South Edren."Do you know what that means?""I would not expect you to. You've never understood what I was doing. That was why we stopped being able to talk to each other, and it was why we drifted so far apart. We were doomed the second I started my first company, and you still refused to get your act together."I've been kind enough to you, Ashton. I hope you know what you're doing."Alora left with her secretary after that. She did not even say goodbye to Ashton.Outside the Saccharine, Tyson was al