With his suit taken away, Frank only had a white shirt on, which was quite an awkward sight.Jaden saw that too and nodded. "In that case, I'll be inside, Master Lawrence. Just give me a shout if the Clarkes bother you again.""Sure." Frank nodded.He watched as Jaden strode into the wedding hall spiritedly, with the rich and important individuals of Norsedam in tow.When they were gone, he breathed a sigh of relief.Noticing that there were less stares fixed on him, he headed to the buffet outside the wedding hall, picking up some delicacies and began eating at a corner.All he had to do now was to wait for Trevor Zurich and his new suit.-Meanwhile, within the enormous wedding hall, the rich and important individuals of Norsedam were standing around, mingling in groups since the wedding ceremony had yet to begin.Someone exclaimed just then, "Oh, that dress is just so beautiful! It matches Helen perfectly!""Exactly. If only my daughter was that beautiful…"Helen was star
"Wait, no, you misunderstand!"Hardy promptly threw up his hands. "I mean, my son who's around Helen's age. He's working at a major company and has a bright future ahead of him."Even as he spoke, Hardy was left dismayed inside.If Helen and Gina were not so radically opposed to him, he certainly would like to give it a shot.After all, Helen's beauty ranked her at the pinnacle of Draconia.On top of that, her status and ice queen demeanor made her a target every man would want to conquer.Even a geezer like Hardy was certainly scheming despite the age gap.Nonetheless, Gina calmed down once Hardy explained himself, though Helen refused even before Gina could speak. "Thanks for the offer, Mr. Xinder, but Frank and I are close even though we're divorced. In fact, we'll remarry soon enough."Her refusal left Hardy making a face of disappointment.That was when a handsome youth made their way toward them.He was clearly popular among Gina's middle-aged girlfriends, and he flicke
"Jackie! Over here!"Before Gina could say a word, several middle-aged women were calling out to Jackie."Calm down, Jess. I'll be right there. Excuse me, ladies," Jackie replied, nodding at Gina and Helen with a smile as he left, not before whistling at Helen.Gina watched as he left, not forgetting to tease Jackie's father. "Hehe, Hardy. Your son is such a good kid.""Hehe. He really has nothing going out for him aside from his silver tongue."Hardy chuckled before turning toward Helen and asking tentatively, "So? What do you think, Helen? My son is something of a regional manager. I know you're still close with your ex-husband, but the way your mom puts it… he doesn't sound all that reliable.""Exactly, Helen," Gina chimed in. "Just see how eloquent Jackie is, unlike Frank, who's always giving me a hard time.""Stop it, Mom."Helen shook her head exasperatedly. "Like I said, Frank is my husband, and I have no interest in other men.""Oh, what a pity." Hardy sighed in obviou
Caught off guard, Frank was at first confused as to why he was splashed in the face but was quickly incensed at Jackie's tone."Do you want to die?" Frank growled as he slowly looked up, his glare murderous.Jackie flinched in surprise, though he soon calmed down and scoffed. "Oh, my—color me surprised, you really know how to look scary! Go on, tell me… which gang are you from?""Gang?"Frank, who was not having it, seized Jackie by the collar and slammed him on the table.It shattered with a loud crash, drawing everyone's attention right then."What? What happened?""Hey, isn't that Jackie Xinder? Shit, someone's got him!"As everyone looked on, Jackie was left stupefied even as he collapsed on his knees before Frank, his face covered in blood.What? The bastard started getting physical at a moment's notice?!"I'm giving you one chance. Get out of my sight," Frank snapped at Jackie just then.He did not go further with the blind fool, as he had noticed the looks of panic ar
In no time at all, over a dozen vans came to a screeching halt outside the mansion, and members of two different factions quickly assembled.On one hand were men in black, while the other were wearing an assortment of colors and sported ridiculous hairstyles—obviously common street thugs."Who laid a finger on my darling Jackie?!" a woman bellowed as she got out of a luxurious car just then. She wore a diamond-encrusted black dress under her leopard skin patterned vest. However, she was so morbidly obese that she looked no different from a hippo, and any normal person would feel at once uncomfortable at the way her clothes were strained because of her size.On the other hand, the leader of the street sported a ridiculous haircut just like his men and was brandishing a metal bat while yapping, ""Who laid a finger on our manager?""It was him!" Jackie exclaimed as he hurried to receive them before pointing at Frank, who was sitting nonchalantly in the distance.He was certainly d
Poking at Frank's cheek with his metal bat at Frank's face, he then turned toward his men and laughed. "Look, boys. I haven't done anything, and this brat is putting on airs to scare me off! You have some sort of death wish, don't you?""He's a pompous prick, Scorpion!" Jackie laughed savagely, still clutching his face. "Just beat him to death with the boys. I'll take responsibility!""Alright!" Scorpion nodded, but just as he raised his metal bat, the two security guards from earlier rushed up to them."Hold on, hold on, brother. It's the Clarke family's big day… There's no reason to spill blood now!" one of them pleaded."Yeah, exactly! It's bad luck for blood to be spilled at a wedding!" The other nodded repeatedly.That was when Frank suddenly counted behind the two security guards. "Three."Both of the two security guards were sweating down their forehead right then.After all, they were well aware that Frank was Jaden Favoni's mentor—Jaden himself had even slapped them for
"Ugh."Frank sighed, shaking his head.He lowered his palm, glancing at the two security guards who were being clobbered, as well as the crowd who were simply watching in amusement."Well," Frank said, "you didn't give me a choice.""What the hell are you—"Before Scorpion could finish, he felt a gut-wrenching pain just beneath his chin, while his mind seemed to go blank.All he could vaguely feel was that he was suddenly free from gravity's constraint, and everything seemed to float."Eh?"It took Scorpion a long while to come to his senses, and he finally realized from the crunching crack from his spine that the rest of his body was stuck on the wall of the mansion.Even before he could think anything else, his vision faded and he lost all senses."Argh!!!"A woman in the crowd of bystanders screamed shrilly—a headless corpse was stuck overhead on the fifth floor wall!Worst of all, the head exploded into a rain of blood and brains half a second earlier and was pouring do
Before Jackie could finish, his head exploded instantly like a watermelon, splattering blood and brains across the floor and drawing another chorus of screams."I gave you a chance," Frank said flatly before withdrawing his earth aura and calmly returned to his seat.Around his table, the thugs with colorfully dyed hair whom Scorpion brought remained where they stood rigidly. None of them were begging for their lives or attacking Frank in a fit of rage, as they simply stood there in silence.It was only when the two security guards from earlier got up and stared fearfully at the thugs that they finally noticed the thugs' pupils were dilated.And none of them were breathing, as they were dead as a doornail, bleeding down from a subtle hole on their foreheads.It was only then that the two security guards realized why Jackie was fleeing like the devil was on his heels—he was closest to those thugs and knew that Frank had killed them all in a split second.With that, the two secur