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
The lights on the second floor were still on, and everyone looked up at once.His hawk-like gaze made everyone tremble as Master Tundra looked down like an ancient minister.Next to him, Madam Scarlet was on his arm. She seemed to have turned from a haughty empress into a blushing bride in minutes.Only someone like Master Tundra could tame a woman like her. Any other man was hardly in the same league."I heard someone here trashed my bar."Master Tundra strode down the stairs slowly."He beat up my workers."And claimed he could kill my woman if he wanted to."Master Tundra's gaze zeroed in on the Saccharine entrance.The figures in the dark were as good as dead to him."It seems like I've been silent for too long for some people to lose respect for me! Thinking they can get away with challenging me scot-free, am I right?"Walter's words were authoritative and threatening, like they were going to kill.He deserved South Edren's top-dog title.Gwen trembled as she mumbled,
"Master Tundra, I'm truly sorry to have caused you so much trouble. Let me take care of the bastard for you!" Madam Scarlet said gently."Damon, get it done. Master Tundra needs his rest.""Got it, Madam Scarlet!" Damon licked the blade of his dagger."No, stop!" Master Tundra shouted.But it was too late. Damon had pounced, swinging the dagger against Ashton's throat in a fatal move.It was true that Damon was quite a skilled fighter and had once been one of the underground circle's finest assassins. But compared to Ashton, he could hardly compare.Ashton grabbed Damon by the wrist before the dagger even came down, wrenching hard and breaking the bones in Damon's palm. He twisted the limp wrist even harder, and Damon's arm dislocated.That happened within the span of a second or two."You might be a skilled fighter, but the best you have is a body of steel. You're fucked the second you meet someone who can destroy metal," Ashton said, dropping Damon and flicking his hands."S
"What are you even talking about? Just look at how rude you're acting. Can you ever have someone as young and beautiful as me? Get lost. I never want to see you again." Gwen tilted her head and looked at him lazily.She felt incredibly frustrated. She did not know why she brought stupid Jake there. Was she not just causing Mister Levin to look down on her? After all, a university student was treasured, but the value of one who had been in a relationship before was drastically lowered.Her alluring looks might have already tempted Ashton if she was still pure and innocent.The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Gwen was even thinking about killing Jake.Jake was about to cause a scene when he was dragged away by the bar security and tossed outside.Inside the bar, Ashton pulled her aside and said, "You haven't answered me yet. As Yanne's best friend, I don't want you leading her astray. Do you understand me?"Gwen pursed her lips unhappily. "Why are you so concerned w