‘It’s you I’ve loved this entire time?‘Remarried?’Fred smiled when he heard what Valerie said. He looked her up and down.‘Love?’Throughout those five years of marriage, this woman had never looked him properly in the eye.Fred knew better than anyone that their relationship had never been pleasant.There was not a single sentence of concern or a single smile…Oh, actually there was once when she was pleasant to him.That was when he signed the divorce papers with her and she got her divorce certificate during her wedding to Yousef.Yet, here she was telling him that she finally realized her love for him? That it was him she loved this entire time?How ridiculous.“You claim that you love me?”Fred said calmly, “In what ways?”“I-I am your wife. Why wouldn’t I love you?”Valerie’s gaze darted around as she spoke. Perhaps it was out of guilt, but she dared not look Fred in the eye.“I see.”Fred gave her a slight nod.However, just as Valerie thought she had succeede
“W-What do you mean?”Valerie’s expression froze as she asked in disbelief, “You… want me to wash your feet?”“Why? Do you not want to?” Fred asked.Valerie’s expression soured.Fred had always been the one serving her these past five years. She had not even held a needle before, yet this man wanted her to wash his feet?“I guess you really don’t want to, huh…”Fred smiled and got up again.Karen was agitated and quickly grabbed Valerie. “You want to wash your feet, right? Come, I’ll wash them for you!”Then, Karen reached for Fred’s shoe.The man stood up immediately. “If you’re unwilling, it’s alright.”Valerie clenched her jaw. “I’ll do it.”Then, Valerie slowly bent over and reached for Fred’s shoe. However, no matter how hard she tried to hide it, she could not fully conceal her disgust.She took off his shoes and socks, then placed Fred’s feet in the bucket of hot water.While her actions were common among married couples, Valerie rejected every moment of it and coul
“Fred!”As far as Valerie was concerned, Fred should be exhilarated that she was willing to remarry him! He should be thanking her with gratitude! Yet…She had already put her pride behind her and thrown away the water used to wash Fred’s feet, so why did he still want to throw her out?There was no way Valerie would be willing to do so.However, Fred did not care about what Valerie thought as he gave Stellar the instruction. Having received an order, Stellar quickly told them.“This way, please.” Then, Stellar turned to the female employees who Valerie and Karen had just freely humiliated moments ago and told them, “Walk these questionable people out. Fantastic Group does not receive questionable people like them, and make sure they don’t end up taking anything that does not belong to them!”“You!”Valerie, of course, knew that this was what she told Fred when the Cadmans cast him out some time ago. She would never expect to be on the receiving end of this one day.She qui
Valerie did not want to leave.Not that Fred paid her any mind as he asked Stellar, “How much of Cadman Group’s shares do we have?”“Great One, the Cadmans sold 51% to us last time. This makes you the major shareholder of Cadman Group.“In other words, you’re technically the owner! If you wish, you can hold a shareholder meeting and kick the Cadmans out of their business! With Fantastic Group’s capability, we can easily render their 49% worthless!”Stellar replied with ease.Valerie paled as cold sweat began to bead and trickle down her forehead.Cadman Group was the Cadmans' only source of income!If Fred truly did as Stellar suggested, the Cadmans would have nothing left!Karen instantly shouted, “N-No! You can’t do that! Cadman Group is the only thing we have left! If we lose that too, we… we’ll have to beg on the streets! No! That can’t happen!”Karen turned to beg Fred, “Fred… No! Mr. Hoffman! Please have mercy! Don’t do that, please! You want us to kneel, right? I’ll kne
At First Hospital in Sea City. Eric, Valerie's father and Fred's former father-in-law, lay peacefully in his hospital bed, his eyes closed. In front of the bed, Tyne was silently sobbing, and Fred was silent. They were still a moment too late! They came fast after receiving the notice, but they were still a step too late. Just a moment before they walked into the ward, the ECG chart by Eric's bedside turned into a straight line without any fluctuations. "M-r. Hoffman, Mr. Cadman's condition suddenly deteriorated just now. It happened all of a sudden. Mr. Walls and the rest of the doctors tried their best, but..." On the side, Mr. Sage looked at Fred's face and was careful with his words. He said, "Mr. Hoffman, our condolences!" "Condolences?" Fred could not help but sigh deeply. Death was part of natural life. Even if he, Fred, was the revered Great One who reigned over the world and was deemed a living legend… Even if he was omnipotent, Fred was awa
"F-Fred? Why did he come?" Listening to the panicked words of that Cadman family member, Elmer instantly just raised his eyebrows and asked with some surprise.After all, Valerie and Karen were only kicked out by Fred from Fantastic Group not long ago. It was a little out of the ordinary for Fred to come straight to their door after that! It was Karen who looked at Valerie with a happy face and said, "Valerie, do you think it could be that Fred has changed his mind?" Valerie heard this, and her eyes also lit up, but soon, she thought of how Fred had humiliated her today. Especially recalling the incident in which he forced her to kneel to those female employees, her original disgust for Fred deepened even more. Valerie immediately hummed. "So what if he has?" "Hey! Valerie, that's not how you should be acting now!" Karen, as a mother, did not know what Valerie was thinking and immediately coaxed her, saying, "No matter what, Fred is at least the chairman of a conglom
"Tell you what, don't say I'm too heartless! After what happened today, I've seen through you, Fred! If you want me to change my mind, you can! First, transfer all of the shares of Cadman Group and the shares of Fantastic Group to my name. If you do that, I can still think about it..." "Valerie! Uncle Eric is gone!" Not waiting for Valerie to finish, Tyne could not help but interrupt with red eyes. Valerie only briefly froze before her eyebrows immediately furrowed together. She then looked at Fred and asked, "Fred, you didn't come to find me out of regret?" Tyne saw this and hurriedly shouted again, "Valerie, did you hear me? Uncle Eric… Uncle Eric, he's gone!" "I know! But what's it to you if he's gone?"Valerie looked at Tyne and said, "You're a b*tch. You've been backstabbing me and seducing my man. Now you're trying to involve yourself in my family business?" Valerie looked at Fred again and said, "Fred, what do you say? When will you transfer the shares of Cadm
The next morning at seven o'clock. Willow Mountain was on the outskirts of Sea City. In the drizzling rain, a single and lone tombstone was erected, just like the person lying inside, who spent his last days alone in the hospital. The only thing that could prove he once existed was the four words on the tombstone, 'Here Lies Eric Cadman'!At this moment, standing in front of the tomb, Fred was dressed in full black. There was no grand ceremony and no noisy funeral.Fred just put a bouquet of flowers in front of the tombstone and then lit a cigarette to send Eric off. Surrounded by four men in military uniform, they each went up to light a cigarette. Despite such a simple scene, Stellar knew that it was not that simple at all! Those four men in military dress were Shaun, Herbert, Zachary, and Kelsey! There was no telling how many people would be amazed just by the sight of these four sending the deceased Eric off. Not to mention, there was Fred, the extraordinary
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