I Am the Ruler of All

I Am the Ruler of All! Chapter 97

“Heavens!”

“Noah, are you okay?”

The guests all rose to their feet to check on Noah when they saw the blood seeping through his fingers.

At once, Emory slammed a fist against the table as he snapped at Kingsley, “What the hell? Who gave you the right to beat one of us up? Don’t you know we’re all trained in close-quarters combat?!”

He rolled up his sleeves and made to lunge at Kingsley, but at that moment, Serena stood up angrily to shield the latter, then warned murderously, “You’ll have to go through me, Emory.” She eyed the others icily. “Come on, then, let’s see which ones of you will walk out of here alive after I’m done!”

The Two Muses of the dōjō were not just known for their stunning beauty back in the day; they were also the two strongest martial artists among everyone. While Emory was by no means weak, it had been years since he last practiced martial arts, and on top of the fact that his joints were stiff, he had more body fat than muscle.

As things were, he wasn’t sure if he could beat Serena in a fight.

Upon sensing his hesitation, Serena challenged in a sing-song voice, “Is somebody chicken?”

The others in their well-pressed suits and their so-called successful careers started to wince in embarrassment when they heard the taunting edge to her tone.

Just as the tension between both parties was escalating, the door to the private dining room was pushed open, and in strolled a woman clad in a pink dress that perfectly accentuated her curves, her stiletto heels clacking against the floor to announce her arrival.

“The other Muse is here!”

“Well, if it isn’t the princess herself! Let’s give her a warm round of applause!”

Everyone behaved as though they were looking at their savior as they clapped their hands to welcome the woman.

It was only then that Emory let out a small breath of relief and slowly resumed his seat. He would be lying if he said he hadn’t broken into cold sweat when he saw the mutinous gleam in Serena’s eyes earlier.

She hurried up to the table and exclaimed in delight, “I haven’t

see Kingsley present as well. “Hey, I

chuckled as he greeted, “Hey, there, Miss Tanner.” The young woman in pink was none other than Paige

down on the chair and asked curiously, “So, what are you doing here? Did you come as somebody’s plus-one?” She

her and whispered teasingly, “And for the record, you look

be a rascal. I know I look good in both,” she

light ever since she learned that her grandfather had passed the Order of the Northern

a princess-like figure who sat

in particular, was in such disbelief that he could combust. The only reason he had agreed to take on the spy mission and come all the way

from the powerful Tanner Family. He could only secretly pine after her, and he had plans to woo her only after he

so angry that he could

too. “Paige, do you

to the way she behaved around Serena, Nancy knew it was futile to be jealous of Paige. After all, the girl came from the most prominent family of the Northern Circle of Qustia; the power and respect

say I know him. I mean, he did sleep in

eyes widened to the size of saucers, and everyone else froze in their seats. For a moment, the whole dining room was so quiet that

astounded. “But isn’t he Serena’s boyfriend? Why would he have slept

then spat out ferociously, “What boyfriend? He’s her

No one could have expected an orphan to win over

drained from Tyler’s face. The haughty expression that he had been wearing all this time now crumbled and gave way to unbridled shock.

“Don’t worry about it, Mr. Jovovich. There’s nothing special going on between me and Miss Tanner over here; I was

everyone at

thought the world went mad! I mean, an orphan and

second there. I

in relief, but only Tyler looked stormy. That was beyond humiliating! I was so scared of offending this nobody that I’m shaking! Granted, nobody was picking on him for that, but he still wished a hole would open up

down the shame, he stood up and announced grimly,