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.

who had just arrived immediately brightened up when she saw Serena. She hurried up to the table and exclaimed in delight, “I

present as well. “Hey, I know

than Paige herself. He patted the empty seat next to his and said, “You can sit here with us,

curiously, “So, what are you doing here? Did you come as

my sister.” Then, he leaned close to her and whispered teasingly, “And for the record, you look much better in this pink dress than you

“Don’t be a rascal. I

a different light ever since she learned that

was stunned by the sight of this. They had always viewed Paige as a princess-like figure who sat on an untouchable throne, and the only other person she had ever been

combust. The only reason he had agreed to take on the spy mission and

could never hope to impress a girl like her, who came from the powerful Tanner Family. He could only secretly pine after her, and he had plans to woo her only after he

all chummy with Kingsley, and seeing this made Emory so angry that he could explode. The intimacy between them was

was bewildered, too. “Paige, do

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;

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

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

Nancy was astounded. “But isn’t he Serena’s boyfriend? Why would

blood staining his chin, then spat out ferociously, “What boyfriend? He’s her brother from the

No one could have expected an orphan to win

drained from Tyler’s face. The haughty expression that he had been wearing all this time now crumbled and gave way to unbridled shock. He wanted to slap himself in the face for offering the future son-in-law

Mr. Jovovich. There’s nothing special going on between me and Miss Tanner

set everyone at

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

second there. I actually believed he married into the

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

live down the shame, he stood up and announced grimly, “I’m afraid I have to get going