Ruth Tilbury?Getting into trouble?Fred frowned slightly at Director Cooper's phone conversation, but he kept quiet.It was not until Director Cooper hung up the phone that Fred asked, "Is Ruth in school now?""Yes!" Director Cooper nodded slightly and sighed. "Well, the school just called and said she got into trouble again...""Can I go take a look? I could help if you need anything!" Fred immediately asked.‘Take a look?’ Director Cooper thought to herself and hesitated.However, she had read the information that Fred handed her. Fred seemed quite well prepared and nothing was amiss.With that in mind, Director Cooper nodded slightly and said, "I didn't expect this girl to actually find her relatives. That's great news! Let’s talk about the specifics when we come back later. Follow me!"With that, Director Cooper collected the information and walked out with Fred and his entourage.…Despite being an orphan, Ruth was fairly decent in both character and academics when she
The middle-aged woman’s sudden intrusion and vicious curses immediately startled Ruth and Director Cooper.The middle-aged woman instantly stared at Ruth, who was leaning next to Director Cooper, and sneered angrily. "You must be the little b*tch named Ruth, right? I'll kill you right now!""W-what are you doing?" Ruth shivered in fear.However, Director Cooper quickly took a step forward and stood in front of the middle-aged woman. "Who are you? What are you trying to do? This is a school, you know?! You can't just cause a mess here!""Me? Causing a mess?" The middle-aged woman immediately sneered.At this moment, Miss Lakewood walked in with a middle-aged man and a young boy. She heard the conversation between Director Cooper and the middle-aged woman and quickly stepped forward. "Director Cooper, what are you doing? This is...Dudley Naimon’s mother!"As she spoke, Miss Lakewood pointed to the middle-aged man next to her and said, "This is Dudley's father! They just got back fr
"Shall I handle this?"At this moment, Fred slowly stepped forward while giving Gustav some instructions before asking him to leave. Then, he smiled at Director Cooper.“You can?"Director Cooper was stunned but decided to trust Fred since he took the initiative to stand up in this situation.She nodded and said, "Okay! I'll leave it to you!"With that, Director Cooper continued to comfort Ruth, while Fred slowly stepped forward."Who are you?" Mr. Naimon frowned slightly as he looked at Fred.Fred responded casually and glanced at Mr. Naimon. "Strictly speaking, I’m considered Ruth Tilbury's guardian in the future! So, state your number!""W-what did you say?" Mr. Naimon's frown immediately deepened.Fred continued indifferently, "Since I’ve stepped forward, I would want to solve the problem! State your number!"Before Mr. Naimon could speak, Mrs. Naimon snorted disdainfully. "Who do you think you are to ask for a number?! Do you think my precious son's injuries be measured
Money! Money! Money!How shocking was it to watch the safes containing 100 million in cash opened at the same time?Almost instantly, the eyes of everyone present were overwhelmed by the glowing safe boxes.Stunned?Flabbergasted?These descriptions were no longer enough to describe the shock of everyone present. Even the unbearable Miss Lakewood fell to the ground, weak in the legs from shock."T-t-this can't be fake, right?"After a long moment of silence passed, Mrs. Naimon suddenly cried out.Her voice finally snapped everyone back to their senses. Then, they all locked their eyes on Fred.After all, the ability to come up with 100 million in cash in such a short period was unfathomable!Fred did not need to speak at all. The representative from the bank smiled and said, "Everyone, I am the president of Somerland Bank from Tranquil City Branch. This is my business card! In addition, this cash has just been transferred from our bank's vault. Yes, although we haven’t had ti
The director frowned. He did not understand why Fred would give the Naimons a hundred million to smooth things over. Not when doing so implied that Ruth was indeed in the wrong. Fred raised his hand to stop Stellar before the latter could say anything. Then, Fred lit a cigarette and patiently watched as the Naimons moved the crates of cash. When the Naimons returned to the self-study room for the last time, Mr. Naimon laughed aloud. “Haha! Who’d have thought that 100 million Somer Dollars in cash would be so heavy?”Then, he looked at Miss Lakewood, who was eyeing the money enviously. He smiled. “Thank you for your troubles today, Miss Lakewood! We’ll be taking Dudley home now since he needs some rest. We’ll leave the rest to you, yeah?”Then, without waiting for Miss Lakewood’s reply, they grabbed the last three crates of money and turned to leave. However, Fred spoke up at this moment. “Hold on.” Gustav quickly moved to stand at the door so that the Naimons could not leave
The Naimons were appalled when they heard the amount.Despite being the chairman of Pacific Valley Group—one of the wealthiest corporations in Tranquil City—Mr. Naimon was not necessarily a wealthy man. Tranquil City’s economy was still in its early stages of development. Even the largest corporation in Tranquil City had a net worth of only a few dozen billion Somer Dollars. Pacific Valley was worth a little more than seven billion. This was why they were overjoyed about gaining a hundred million. Mr. Naimon slammed his hand on the desk and shouted. “Two hundred billion?! Who the fuck has that kind of money?” “Yeah! That… That bitch’s hardly worth 200 billion! You’re out of your fucking mind!” Mrs. Naimon pointed at Ruth and scoffed. Then, she sneered at Fred, “And you! A net worth of 800 billion?! What a fucking joke! Who do you think you are?” “Who do I think I am?” Fred chuckled.Stellar answered that question for him, “I would think the chairman of Fantastic Group is
Mr. Naimon nodded vigorously, only for Fred’s tone to take a sharp turn.“But Ruth’s name is Ruth Reed. She's Spencer’s sister before she is mine. I only took her in because her brother died. I also promised him that I would never let anyone bully his sister for as long as I lived.“And yet, what did I see just now, hmm? Since you love oppressing others with your status so much, it’s only right I return the favor. Wouldn’t you agree?”Fred scoffed. “Two hundred billion Somer Dollars and we can all go on our merry ways. Or else… I can promise you that no one is walking out of here.”Fred stressed every word in his warning. With each emphasis, Mr. and Mrs. Naimon’s complexion paled further. Dudley had already fallen to the ground, almost unconscious. He could not hold himself against Fred’s menacing presence.…Half an hour later, the Naimons left the self-study room with matching dejected looks. Not only did they return the 100 million Somer Dollars from Fred, but they had also
“M-Mr. Fred! D-Do you really know my brother?” “Of course. Your brother’s name was Spencer Reed. You're his sister. Your name isn’t actually Ruth Tilbury but Ruth Reed.”“What's my brother like?”“He was a just and generous man. He loved you with every fiber of his being.” “Then… why isn’t he here?”…They headed straight to the orphanage where Fred 'adopted' her and took her home. Then, they returned to Fantastic Group’s villa in Tranquil City. Fred and Ruth spent the night chatting. They talked about a lot of things; how Spencer had lost Ruth back then, how Peach Blossom Village had searched high and low for her, and so forth. However, when Ruth brought up her brother, Fred found himself unable to say more. Fred had only reconnected with Spencer during a short car ride. The next thing he knew, his friend was dead. What hurt most and made Fred feel ashamed was that Spencer’s death was the handiwork of Deborah Linus. She was someone who wanted to enact revenge against
Marciella walking away did not bode well with the giant snake. Marciella was its food! How could it accept that its food had escaped?Marciella had not moved far yet. She reluctantly looked back at Fred.She did not know how Fred would handle the River God. She could only hope Fred would be okay!When Fred saw that she had left, he geared up, rubbing his palms in glee. He had an eager look on his face, which confused the giant snake.It was the snake’s first time meeting a man like Fred!How strange indeed!At this time!Suddenly, Fred said with hostility etched on his face, "Hey, Big Snake, what are you going to do now?"The snake's attention was entirely focused on him, which seemed off to Fred."What I’m going to do?"The giant snake fixated its eyes on Fred. It felt that it could handle a human like Fred easily.“I’m going to kill you with one bite! How dare you look down on me like this!"The giant snake rushed toward Fred fiercely at a speed so fast that no one could
Fred was annoyed by the giant snake's arrogant tone. Fred squinted his eyes at the snake and asked in confusion, "Why are you making that face?"“Huh?"The giant snake was shocked. He thought that Fred would submit to him, but to his surprise, Fred was not shaken at all.The snake was about to lose his temper.“Dirty snake, haven't I made myself clear enough? I think you are probably sleep-talking if you want me to hand over my people to you..." Fred said impatiently.At this moment…Feeling that it was being ridiculed, the snake said suddenly, "You punk, this is the first time anyone spoke to me this way. What is your name?"“Me?"Fred was stunned subconsciously, not knowing what the snake wanted. Suddenly, he understood.“Did you want to know my name so you can remember me, bow down before me, and become my follower? Sure, I’ll give you that chance!"He was adding fuel to the fire. The giant snake almost spat out blood in anger!"What? You want me to follow an immature bei
Huh!?Putting aside Marciella, even Fred could not hide his shock as a giant snake appeared from under the water!A giant snake!How could it be!?Fred's eyes widened at the sheer size of the snake. "A Giant Snake… Is this the so-called River God?"Moreover, the size was humongous. The snake must be at least ten stories high!What a huge snake!Fred finally understood why he felt a powerful force under the water!There was a sharp glint in the giant snake’s eyes! That was the blinking light from time to time!"Who comes here? Are you from the village? Who do you plan to sacrifice to me this time?" As soon as the giant snake spoke, Fred realized that this was not the first time it had done this.The snake seemed familiar with the ritual process. Obviously, the villagers had witnessed this giant snake before. This was the meeting between the two sides! Fred felt uncomfortable at this. As for the giant snake, it felt bemused when it saw Fred. The snake had never seen Fred befo
Fred was going to risk it all to open this girl's eyes!The force from the punch was extraordinary! As soon as the tree was hit by the seismic fist, it fell immediately and the whole tree split neatly in two!Marciella was dumbfounded!Although she knew how powerful Fred was, to witness his power was a different thing entirely!"Master Fred, your power is insane!"Marciella could not help but applaud.Fred seemed indifferent, as though he had no feeling at all about this."Is it? Why do you think so?"He looked so indifferent.For Ancient Martial Arts, things did not get any simpler than this!"You’re so strong. Anyway, I don’t doubt you anymore..." Marciella sighed, suddenly feeling very sad. "This is the reward of being educated. If we were more knowledgeable, we wouldn’t be so clueless.”"Haha, if you can't solve your issues, your descendants can work harder," Fred said with a wink.Marciella said, "Mr. Fred, I needed to ask you something! What if our luck was changed ju
What Fred said aroused her curiosity."What does it look like when you offer a sacrifice?"Fred knew he could not speak of this matter. Sure enough, Marciella felt a little downcast after Fred said the words. She did not know why Fred would say such a thing. Suddenly, Fred felt bad about it.He coughed and said, "Don't think too much about it... I just want to find a clue. Maybe we could find a solution. Why does it never rain in your village?""Huh?"Marciella's eyes, which were still a little dejected, suddenly realized what was important and asked hurriedly, "Mr. Fred, are you saying that the reason why it never rains in our village is because someone is behind it?"Although Fred was unwilling to admit it, he could not help but nod. "Yes, this is exactly what you thought!""For real?!"Marciella felt hopeful again when she heard this. She said hastily, "The thing you asked about is pretty simple. You can just check out that place!""That place?"Fred turned around to see w
Marciella found herself nodding in agreement with Fred's harsh assessment. "You're spot on," she said. "That woman is nothing but vile!"Seeing Marciella's reaction, a rare smile crossed Fred's face as he nodded back. "Glad you see it my way," he said.What caught Fred off guard was the villagers' reaction. One by one, their faces turned ashen with despair.It seemed to them that nothing could be worse than the predicament they were facing. The absence of the witch spelled doom for the village—it was like their last shred of hope had vanished. They had all put their faith in her to charm the River God into blessing them with rain, which would have brought some peace to their troubled lives. However, now their chances seemed to have dried up just like their fields. Fred stood there, his face a mask of serenity amidst the chaos.In the moments that followed, the village chief was a picture of despair, his only option was to send everyone home while he racked his brain for a backup pl
"What?"Fred did not even have time to blink before the witch suddenly made a move.It was like a bomb went off.Kaboom!Then, she was dead!Fred dusted off his hands, even surprising himself with his lack of tolerance for the witch.Now, though, he had a real headache. He had planned to clear the air with the witch and lay out the past so everyone would know the full picture.He thought that might just turn things around.The situation changed when she vanished, and Fred's plans were completely derailed. Then again, changing the villagers' minds was not going to be a walk in the park anyway. They were pretty set in their ways, thanks to all the stuff they had been fed.As such, just talking it out might not cut it. Heck, it could even mess with history!With the witch out of the equation, Fred figured he might as well try a different tactic. Maybe if he took out the guy in the cloak and worked his own magic to bring some rain, it could save a lot of hassle. The more he thoug
"No way!"The witch bristled with defiance. She could not accept that she was no match for Fred.As she noticed Fred's focus was locked on her, a sly idea popped up in her mind.Before she could act on it, though, she found herself pinned against the wall by Fred in a flash...Her face contorted in disbelief. She was pinned so tightly that she could not even move!The witch was completely overpowered, her heart racing with panic.How could he be so much stronger than her?Fred, on the other hand, seemed unfazed."What's going through your head? You don't seriously think you can take me on, do you?" Fred asked, his voice laced with skepticism.The witch felt utterly trapped, as if at any second, Fred might just finish her off."Look, I messed up, okay? Can we not do this? I'm old, just a pile of brittle bones—I can't take this kind of rough treatment!" the witch pleaded with Fred, trying a new tactic to get through to him.Fred was not falling for it. He looked at her with a
"Heh, I caught on to you a while back, you know. You've been tailing me, and I'm pretty sure you're here for me. Plus, you don't have the look of someone from our village. That means you are an outsider, and I'm your target, right? Listen, man, we don't have any beef with each other, so why are you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?"The witch had sensed the raw power rolling off Fred, and it was enough to send shivers down her spine!At that moment, she knew that challenging Fred was not going to be a walk in the park! If she had spotted him earlier in the forest, it would not have been good news for her. For starters, she had no clue how many tricks Fred had up his sleeve, and if he took her down, she and her buddy would be toast.However, the witch was not about to let Fred take her out without a fight! She racked her brain and finally settled on one strategy!She would try to sweet-talk him, hoping Fred would fall for her words just like everyone else, and fall into he