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.

up when she saw Serena. She hurried up to the table and exclaimed in delight, “I haven’t seen you in

to see Kingsley present as

Miss Tanner.” The young woman in pink was none other than Paige herself. He patted the empty seat next to his and said, “You can sit here with us, Miss

you doing here? Did you come as

teasingly, “And for the

playful nudge. “Don’t be a rascal. I know I look good in both,” she said

learned that her grandfather had passed

sight of this. They had always viewed Paige as a princess-like figure who sat on an untouchable throne, and the

the

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

right now, she was getting all chummy with Kingsley, and seeing this made Emory so angry that he could explode. The intimacy between them was only something he could dream of; he never even

too. “Paige, do

from the most prominent family of the Northern Circle of Qustia; the

said, “I guess you could say I know him. I mean, he did sleep in my room

her throat as her 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 one could hear a pin drop, and the silence was punctured when Emory sputtered incredulously as anger filled him, squeezing the air out of his

isn’t he Serena’s boyfriend? Why would he have slept in

clambered off the floor with blood staining his chin, then spat out ferociously, “What boyfriend? He’s

orphan to win over someone like

that he had been wearing all this time now crumbled and gave way to unbridled shock. He wanted to

the embarrassed look onTyler’s face and drawled in amusement, “Don’t worry about it, Mr. Jovovich. There’s nothing special going on between me and Miss Tanner over here; I was merely a guest in

everyone

thought the world went mad! I mean, an orphan

for a second there. I actually believed he married into the

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 in the ground and swallow

and announced grimly, “I’m afraid I have