No.1 Supreme Warrior by Moneto

Chapter 151
“That’s right!” Upon noticing James was siding with her, Tanya rolled her eyes at her brother and said, “He was just answering a call. Perhaps he had some emergency or else he wouldn’t have just bolted so suddenly, right?”

When jackie arrived at the front door, he stood there for a brief moment before a black sports car sped toward him and stopped right where he was.

A beautiful woman wearing a hat and a pair of shades sat in the car. She was dressed quite fashionably.

“Master…” Lana called out excitedly when she saw jackie.

“What did you call me?” jackie’s expression dimmed as it seemed his apprentice’s memory was bad. Fortunately, no one else was there or his identity would have been exposed.

“Sorry, well, I was too happy. So…” Lana let out an awkward laugh. After that, she said, “Cough, cough. jackie, hurry up and get in, we’ll talk as we walk!”

“Alright!”

jackie immediately got into the car as it swiftly sped off.

“Good lord, isn’t that the bodyguard, jackie? He had a hot woman pick him up?”

“Yeah, and even in a sports car too!”

“Oh, this jackie fellow is far too mysterious even if he’s more powerful than Assistant Commander Harvey. Or else, Miss Tanya wouldn’t have hired him for 20 million dollars per month now, right? That’s way too high!”

“It seemed normal for this man to have a beautiful woman pick him up and be hired with a 20 million dollars salary though!”

A few bodyguards that were posted at the door started discussing amongst themselves upon witnessing what had occured.

…

“Why are you dressed like that? It’s the first time I’ve seen you wearing a skirt!” jackie felt helpless as he stared at the long legs next to him.

Lana had always dressed in military fatigues in front of him. Although she was an average-looking woman, jackie had never once viewed her as a woman.

Today however, Lana’s appearance surprised him.

Lana was wearing a plain-looking skirt that only covered half her thighs. She also wore a pair of earrings and had lipstick on. She looked very feminine. Not to mention, her legs were very white, so much that they seemed to glare at people’s eyes. However, perhaps it was due to her constant workout, that her leg muscles looked quite firm and seemed strong when viewed by others. A woman like her seemed quite exotic indeed.

“I’m still a woman, what’s so strange about me wearing a skirt? Besides, I’m already discharged and the military fatigues have all been returned. Do you understand? So, should I always act like a man, clad in full military fatigues, with a permanent bitter look on my face?”

While Lana was driving, she said, “Sigh, I’m bored to death these days. All kinds of major powers want so badly to meet me. They come to my manor every night to the point where I’m almost passing out from it! You know that I hate business interactions too so I didn’t even bother meeting them!”

“Wait, you didn’t meet them? How did you tell them that you wouldn’t be seeing them?” jackie teased her about it after giving it some thought.

“I hired a housekeeper and some servants! Besides, I’m not even short in cash now right, jackie?” Lana chuckled as she could not help herself from secretly glancing at jackie. She uttered silently in her heart that her master actually looked even more handsome without his military fatigues!

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“Yes, yes, yes. Now that we’re at peace, you guys should rest and loosen up a little!”

jackie cracked a gentle laugh and said, “Your Brother Abner sent me a text saying that he was too bored and gonna go on a vacation.”

“Really? When Brother Johnson returned, he was swarmed in his village by the people. I heard there are lots of people waiting to be autographed by him. Good lord, that scene though…” Lana laughed and said, “That’s right, jackie, what about you? Does your wife and the others know your identity yet?”

“Nope!” The hint of sweet smile could be seen on jackie’s face. No one had ever seen a smile like that back then. He said, “I don’t want to let them know about it for now. I’m afraid they might not be able to accept my identity if I dropped this bombshell on them. Not to mention, I wish to live a peaceful and undisturbed life.”

Lana lamented again after hearing jackie’s statement. She said, “Oh how I envy you. If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have wanted this empty title or wished for it to be officially announced. Oh, how good would it be if I can live peacefully. Now, all of Daxia knows what all nine of us, the Gods of War, look like. If they didn’t, I wouldn’t even have to wear shades to go out!”

“I feel like you should be wearing a face mask. It’s not really safe just wearing a pair of shades.” jackie teased her as he looked at her appearance.

The truth was, when Lana’s car was parked in front of him, he actually did not recognize that it was his female disciple right away. It was only after he heard her voice that he realised it was her.

“Yeah, why didn’t I think of that? No, I have to put on a face mask later, especially in a crowded area. It’ll be bad if some random wealthy kid recognizes me!” Lana said immediately.

“Oh right, the place that you’ll be taking me to, what kind of place is it?” jackie asked after some thought.

“An auction house!” While Lana drove, she said, “I heard that someone has gotten their hands on a treasure. It’s a luminous pearl the size of a ping pong ball and is very special. If it’s placed on a bed frame, it can help in one sleep and there are even rumors that it can extend one’s life.”

“There’s an auction house in this city?” jackie frowned and said, “That luminous pearl is pretty big, right? We should take a look!”

“Yeah! Do you know what its base price is?” After thinking about it for a bit, jackie said, “We can bid for that thing since it’s the old master’s seventieth birthday soon and I’m still racking my head over what to get him!”

“Really? If you want to bid for it then do it!” Lana laughed. “The main purpose today is to bid for that thing. This auction house usually auctions famous paintings or antiques. Today’s luminous pearl is being auctioned privately and not many people know about it. They only informed some first and second-class aristocratic families and didn’t even bother with the third-class aristocratic families!”

“How did you know about it then?” jackie was surprised as he curiously asked.

“Best you don’t bring that up. Those random wealthy sons and all wanted to butter up to me. Did you know that as I was going out, I had just walked out the door when a few wealthy sons all came up to me with roses? These people don’t actually love me though, all they see is my connections and power!”

jackie said helplessly, “Best that you wear a face mask out later. Wear it like how the celebrities do or else you’ll be recognized.”

“Oh, how nice your life is. If no one knows who you are, you don’t have to worry about people bothering you when you’re walking on the streets!” Lana was envious as she looked at jackie beside her. She said, “You even had your long term plans all thought out!”

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“So in order for me to not expose my identity, you should bid for that luminous pearl in a moment!” jackie said while chuckling.

“Yes!” As she said that, Lana let out a bitter laugh.

At this moment, there were around a dozen bodyguards dressed in a black suits and standing by the auction house’s door. They looked full of spirit and stood tall. They seemed quite powerful.

“Are you both here for the auction?” One of the bodyguards asked when he spotted jackie and Lana.

“Of course!” Lana smiled as she casually took out a black card and waved it in front of him.

“Please, come in!” The moment the bodyguard noticed it, he immediately took a step back and allowed them to enter.

When they arrived at the auction, it was already crowded inside. Both jackie and Lana found a spot at the back by the corner and got seated.

‘What is that jackie fellow doing here?” It was at this moment that Young Master Clark, who was already seated and was waiting for the auction, noticed jackie.

He frowned and looked at Lana who was beside jackie before mumbling, “That’s not right, the woman next to him isn’t Selena. Moreover, who is that woman anyway? Her body isn’t too bad, and she looks quite sexy and elegant too!”

As he mumbled that, Ken’s eyes lit up and said, “This woman isn’t dressed normally. Those clothes are quite expensive too. Even the watch around her wrist is a luxury watch that costs a few million dollars. Could jackie be looking for a wealthy lady behind Selena’s back?”

Ken felt delighted at that thought. He originally felt quite hopeless but now, a ball of flame burned in his heart once again. Dan had advised him not to cross jackie. Moreover, even Marshal Dennis advised him the same thing that day. Although he was slightly confused, he still did not dare to act rashly or confront him directly. That was because of the fact that if both of them were afraid of jackie, it meant that jackie must have been quite a capable fellow. However, it would be much easier if there were problems in Selena’s and jackie’s relationship that would make Selena willingly leave jackie.

With that thought, he instinctively took out his cell phone and secretly took a picture of them both.

“Such a shame that they’re not acting intimate. It doesn’t prove anything if they don’t hold hands!”

“However, that woman is wearing a facemask along with a pair of shades. It’s obvious that they have some secrets between them that they’re unwilling to share. This wealthy lady might be afraid of her husband recognizing her, which prompted her to wear a facemask! I didn’t expect that jackie would be a sugar baby for money!” Ken chuckled by himself while staring at the picture.

“Oh, if it isn’t Young Master Clark? You came too! What are you doing here mumbling to yourself?”

After Micheal, who was a row behind, noticed Ken, he immediately sat next to him as he asked that question.

“You’re here too?” Ken was stunned and looked at jackie’s direction as he said, “I saw a familiar face!”

“How did he come in?” When Micheal looked toward the direction Ken was glancing toward, his expression instantly dimmed as he noticed jackie.

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”Yeah. I also feel weird about it. What is he doing here!”

Ken cracked a calm smile then said, “Young Master Wilson, look at the woman next to him. She’s obviously a rich woman! Do you know why she’s dressed the way she is, with a pair of shades and facemask?”

“She’s afraid of people recognizing her, of course!” Micheal chuckled coldly. He was no fool, so why did he even bother asking such a foolish question?

“Think about it, why is she afraid of being recognized by people?”

“Since she’s a wealthy lady, of course she’s afraid of her husband recognizing her!”

“Since she’s afraid of her husband recognizing her, what does that mean? Well, it means that her relationship with jackie isn’t that straightforward then!”

Ken analyzed everything in great detail.

“Yeah, I didn’t expect this jackie fellow to be such a f*ckboy. He kept going on and on about doing everything for Selena and yet, we didn’t expect him to cheat on Selena behind her back with a wealthy lady!”

Micheal clenched his fist, his gaze filled with anger.

If not because of jackie, how could Selena possibly be a mother now? She might have still been a young, beautiful, and innocent flower waiting to be picked by him!

After Micheal was done speaking, he also secretly took out his cellphone and took a picture of them. He said, “If Selena saw this picture, I’m not sure what she’ll think!”

However, there was something he did not expect. Both jackie and Lana noticed when he took the picture.

“ jackie, I think someone was taking our picture. I wouldn’t be recognized even after the mask and shades I decided to wear, right?” Lana whispered to jackie where she sat.

“No way!” jackie was stunned as he looked toward their direction. His expression immediately dimmed as he said, “It’s Ken from the Clark family and Micheal from the Wilson family. Both of them are my wife’s pursuers.”

“Really?” Lana looked at them and said, “I heard she’s a beauty and there are lots of wealthy pursuers after her. Even if she’s not pretty, her heart’s pretty. She must have suffered a lot for the five years that you’ve left, right?”

“Yeah. I’m truly sorry for their five years of suffering. Hence, I’ll make it up to them!” jackie let out a bitter laugh and said, “After so long, I’m planning to arrange for her an unforgettable wedding of a lifetime!”

“Oh, how envious I am of you two. You two are a perfect match and literally made for each other!” After Lana said that, she felt slightly envious in her heart since she felt that she had never seen a man more capable and outstanding than jackie.

“That’s weird, when have you learned how to butter me up?” jackie said with a gentle chuckle as he looked at Lana.

“I’m speaking the truth! What do you mean butter you up?” Lana cracked a bitter smile.

“Oh good lord, it’s that b*stard again!” It was at this moment that the Hugo family’s Young Master Neil walked through the front door with a bunch of his lackeys.

When he noticed jackie, he instantly and furiously clenched his fist. He could never forget the incident where he was beaten to a pulp by jackie for trying to flirt with Selena upon noticing her beauty as she rode the electric scooter.

Ever since then, he had employed some ruffians to take care of jackie along with him. However, he never expected them to be so useless as they stumbled away from jackie after getting beaten by him. On the other hand, he was violently slapped by jackie a few times. So much so, his entire face was swollen and he dared not return home that day. He was afraid of being teased by his family if they saw him in such a state. He did not expect to run into jackie, who was fully prepared to bid for the luminous pearl today.

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“Who is that, young master?” One of his lackeys looked at jackie. He had no clue who jackie was.

“That was the bastard who beat me up last time. Goddammit, I can’t let him get away this time!” Neil was incredibly furious as he told that to the man next to him.

“This is an auction house, young master. It’s not appropriate to fight here!”

The man immediately advised him. He then said, “Although I’m powerful, it would mean I’m disrespecting the boss of this auction house if I were to cause a scene here!”

“You?” Neil looked at the man in a suit. Since his father had hired a few bodyguards for him recently, he could not help but chuckle coldly and say, “You should forget about it. You’re no match for him. I employed about 20 ruffians back then and they were all still no match for him!”

After he was done saying that, he immediately continued, “Let’s do it this way, you can go out there and get me 50 to 60 people. Look for people under Old Roger. Although they are more expensive to hire, they are quite powerful. Some of them are also quite ruthless. Money isn’t a problem as long as I can take care of him!”

“But young master, we can’t actually fight here!” The middle-aged man had a helpless look on his face.

Neil was speechless for a moment before he furiously glared at the man. He said, “What’s wrong with my father to hire an idiot as my bodyguard? I wasn’t asking you to beat him up here, right? All I’m telling you to do is to look for some people who will wait for him to get out of the auction house so that we can take care of him somewhere else!”

The middle-aged man had a very bitter look on his face. However, all he could do was nod as he said, “Fine, fine. I’ll get to it now. As for the money though…”

“I’ll transfer it over to you right now but those ruffians shouldn’t cost that much. Give them a few ten thousand dollars to a million and that should be enough. I’ll transfer four million to you first.”

Neil swiftly took out his phone and transferred the cash over to him.

The man took a glance at jackie and silently thought just how unfortunate it was for him to have crossed the vengeful Neil Hugo. He would have rather jackie crossed anyone else but him.

It was only after the necessary arrangements were made that Neil looked for a seat on the side.

Aside from the Hugo family, there were also several more second-class aristocratic families who came to the auction.

However, the boss of the auction house did not even bother to inform the third-class aristocratic families like the Taylor family about it as a third-class aristocratic family would be unwilling to spend on a treasure like this even if they came.

Besides, this luminous pearl was a special pearl. It had the effects of extending one’s life and aiding one’s sleep. Therefore, it could be considered a very rare treasure.

Of course, aside from the second-class aristocratic families, even some wealthy merchants rushed over when they received news about it.

They were interested in witnessing such a treasure. Since a natural pearl the size of a ping-pong ball was something they had never heard of before, they were here to see it for themselves.

“The members of the Young family are here!”

Soon, a wave of cheers roared out since even the Young family, a first-class aristocratic family, came.

To make a surface-level power comparison, the most powerful family in the entire Eastfield was naturally the Drake family.

However, aside from the Drake family, there were four other families who had similar power as the Drake family. They were called the Four Major Families by commonfolk. These families were all considered first-class aristocratic families. The Young family was one of the Four Major Families.

After both jackie and Lana heard the announcement, they turned around to look over. In that instant, both their eyes lit up. A young lady with slightly curly long hair that was dressed in a long white dress and holding onto an adorable bag appeared. She walked inside with a faint smile on the edge of her lips. Beside that, the young lady was followed by a few bodyguards. With a single glance, anyone would feel incredibly refreshed just by seeing her.

“It’s the lady of the Young family, Rue Young!”

After a wealthy merchant noticed her, his eyes lit up as he said, “In this younger generation of beautiful women, this young lady here could easily compete with Selena Taylor!”

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“That depends! Some people would think that Selena looks the best and seems more feminine because when a woman reaches the age of 25 to 26, they look their most attractive!”

“However, Rue is an incredibly innocent young woman and besides, she’s only 22 and single. Ever since people heard about Selena’s marriage and how she already has a child, those young masters who pursued her back have now moved onto Rue!”

“Besides, I think they both were one of a kind beauties. Oh, that’s right, isn’t that Goddess of War currently in Eastfield? That woman is also a beauty as her body is incredible and seems very exotic. It’s such a shame that her status is too high and it would be virtually impossible to get her!”

Another wealthy merchant said that with a bitter smile after giving it some thought.

“Hey listen, someone’s calling you a beauty?” After jackie heard their discussions, he could not help himself from teasing Lana.

Lana raised her head pridefully and said, “Well of course, but what do they mean by exotic? I’m offended. Don’t I look like an innocent, young woman at first glance?”

At that moment however, Ken and Micheal had actually approached them.

“Oh my, isn’t this Selena’s husband, jackie?” Standing in front of jackie, Micheal intentionally exclaimed it loudly as if he was worried that people around would be unable to hear him.

Just as expected, many people, including Rue who had just arrived, turned to look at their direction after hearing him say that.

“That’s Selena’s man?”

“He’s not dead after serving in the military for five years? He’s already back?”

“There are lots of veterans returning recently. It seems like that takeout delivery boy isn’t dead yet and has followed them back!”

Instantly, sounds of discussions started filling the room.

“Michael, right? Young Master Ken is here as well, so this is such a coincidence indeed. What exactly is today, to have run into quite a few of my romantic rivals?” jackie chuckled but his expression soon dimmed. He said, “It’s not a good habit to have a crush on someone else’s wife. Not to mention, you guys are quite the clingy type even though she clearly has no feelings for either of you!”

“You…” Both Micheal and Ken clenched their fists at the same time. They were incredibly infuriated since this bastard had the audacity to call them clingy.

However, a woman like Selena was someone they were willing to be clingy for.

” jackie, you’re trying to intentionally infuriate me, aren’t you? I won’t fall for your tricks!”

It did not take long for Ken to smile again as he looked at Lana beside jackie. He then spoke with a smile, “Who’s this woman, jackie? You both intentionally chose to sit in such a secluded spot in a wide open hall. Don’t you dare tell me you don’t know her!”

“is it really that important to know if I know her? What does it have anything to do with you?” In jackie’s eyes, both of them were nothing more than annoying flies.

“Oh please, you don’t dare to say, right?”

jackie’s reply made them even more erratic. Even if jackie told them about their relationship, they would not dare validate it anyway. However, jackie was not being bold enough to explain anything about their relationship. Hence in their eyes, jackie was guilty and afraid of people finding out about how he was being a sugar baby to someone else.

“I have no reason to answer to you!” jackie chuckled coldly while feeling extremely dissatisfied.

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“Sigh, that woman might be the wife to some wealthy merchant, right? The watch around her wrist costs more than a million though. However, the only thing I’m curious about is why she’s wearing a mask and a pair of shades?” Ken sighed before saying, “So I believe even without me saying anything, anyone smart enough would be able to guess the relationship you two share, right?”

“There’s no way, right? jackie is actually Selena’s husband? That’s impossible, right? He has the audacity to look for other women when Selena is so stunning?”

When a middle-aged wealthy merchant heard that, he was shocked.

“Who knows what the reason is. Look at that wealthy lady, she’s not that old, plus her body is amazingly exotic. Man, for a wealthy lady like her, even if she doesn’t give me any money, I would also be willing to do other things with her! Let alone if she’s giving him money!”

Another elderly man could not hold himself back as he secretly gulped while looking at Lana’s sexy legs.

“Yeah, I would also be willing if I were him!”

A young master from a second-class aristocratic family beside them was also extremely excited. He said, “Even if I’m the one forking out money, I would also volunteer myself!”

“I’m not the wife of a wealthy merchant. Besides, why does it concern you as to what kind of relationship jackie and I share?” Lana’s expression turned bitter and her voice sounded extremely cold. This made everyone feel as if the entire room’s temperature had dropped by several degrees.

That strong statement had actually silenced many people there who were discussing them.

“Of course it concerns me!” Micheal finally spoke up at that moment and said, “That statement proves that jackie is cheating on his wife to be a sugar baby. if he’s really that capable, we wouldn’t make fun of him if he’s able to find a few more women to accompany him. The unfortunate thing is, however, wouldn’t a man feel ashamed to be a sugar baby?”

“That’s right, he’s even a veteran! How could he sink so low upon returning home to look for a wealthy lady? Is it because he could no longer bear the military life? It’s such an embarrassment to veterans!” Ken and Michael were insulting him as if singing a duet.

“If you guys don’t shut up, believe me that I’ll end you both!” Lana could no longer hold her anger back since she felt extremely insulted for a God of War to be labeled a sugar mommy.

Not to mention, what offended her most was that these imbeciles were actually insulting the Supreme Warrior, the most respected individual in all of Daxia, by calling him a sugar baby. They should have known that he was Lana’s master. Although she could bear being insulted, she could never allow her master to suffer the same fate!

“Look, she’s getting mad now, isn’t she? Were we right then? Look around you, this is an auction house and you wouldn’t dare beat someone up in a public place, right?”

Ken had a smug look on his face as he said, “Come on then, you’re a woman and yet you wish to assault us? Do you actually think that I, Young Master Ken, am an incompetent match against a woman?”

Lana immediately stood up and the instant she clenched her fist, an immensely menacing aura emanated from her body. Although such a menacing aura was invisible. However, it was still very intimidating as it unknowingly startled both Ken and Micheal to take a step back.

Upon noticing a fight was about to break out, jackie grabbed Lana’s wrist and said, “This is an auction house. We are here for the auction and besides, if we butt heads with trash like them, it’d be embarrassing to our status!” jackie’s expression was extremely calm.

“Good point!” It was only then that Lana calmed down and got seated again.

They were lucky that this was not a battlefield because if it was, those trash in front of them would have already been dead a hundred times over.

“keep pretending then. I believe you both know the consequences of assaulting us and cannot bear it!” Michael chuckled before telling jackie, “Say jackie, what do you think will happen if we tell your wife about you meeting a wealthy lady here? What would she think?”

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“you both sure know how to worry now, don’t you!” jackie chuckled then told Ken, “Ken, do you know there’s a saying ‘know your place’? You should really learn from it. I believe Dennis had reminded you about it previously when you tried to forcefully demolish our home, right? Are you sure…you still want to go against me?”

After Ken heard that threat, his expression instantly dimmed as he started to worry. Due to how powerful jackie was, not even their Prime Fighter Dan would be a match for him if he actually was offended and was out for his Clark family’s blood. That would be very bad for them!

It was only with that thought that he said, “I-I won’t go against you or out my way to make things difficult for you. However, I’m only here to offer you a word of advice. Selena’s so nice to you and yet you have the audacity to do this for money…”

“Young Master Ken, I somehow feel like you’re slightly afraid of him?” Micheal was no fool and was instantly able to notice Ken’s anxious behavior. He frowned.

“Are you kidding? Me, Young Master Ken, is afraid of him? Oh please, he’s nothing but a takeout delivery boy. How could I possibly be afraid of him when he’s only been in the military for a few years?” Ken immediately slapped his chest in a forceful show of courage.

“Fair point! Let’s go, I’m actually quite interested to see how you would explain this to Selena once the truth gets out.” After Micheal said that, he left with Ken.

Besides, their main purpose here was to see if jackie had actually become a sugar baby for money.

From the earlier situation when that wealthy lady got agitated, it was evident enough that their relationship was not that straightforward. This alone was enough for them.

“That’s Selena’s husband?” Rue took a look at jackie and frowned as well. She said in a soft tone, “I didn’t expect him to do such a thing for money!”

After a moment, three more first-class aristocratic families had arrived as well.

They were the Mont family’s young master, Grayson Mont, a fat lady from the George family, Sharon George, and the master of the Roy family, Robert Roy.

After all three major families arrived, another round of cheers and applause roared from the crowd.

The members of the Drake family arrived soon after. This time it was Timothy who came with a few bodyguards from the Drake family.

After Timothy arrived, it did not take long for him to notice jackie. His expression instantly turned bitter. He said, “Why did he come here? Who’s that woman next to him? He had the audacity to not take his bodyguard job seriously and instead come over for a date?”

Timothy looked at jackie from a distance. He felt very displeased in his heart. However, he soon decided to pretend not to see him and walked alongside the members of the Four Major Families as they got seated in the front most seats which were intentionally reserved for them.

After a few minutes went by, an elderly man with a short and quirky hairstyle walked up the auction stage with a smile.

“What a crowd we have here today. Even some wealthy merchants who were uninformed by us of this event are also present here today!”

The elderly man glanced down the stage and spoke with a smile, “Let me start with an introduction, I’m today’s supervisor…”

After the introduction was over, the elderly man said, “There is only one item we’ll be auctioning off today and it is none other than a luminous pearl we had previously obtained. This item here is a precious treasure indeed. Not only is it the size of a ping-pong ball, it has the effect of extending one’s lifespan and if it’s placed near one’s bed, it will aid their sleep.”

“Alright already! Just tell us how much the base value is! Everyone here is very busy!” The Mont family’s young master seemed quite impatient as he bluntly said that.

“Yeah! I still have to go for lunch soon!” Sharon, who had an extremely fat face, mumbled her words unclearly while munching on some popcorn. She was obviously a heavy eater. Judging from the size of her body, she might have weighed around 240 pounds.

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Grayson looked at the fat lady next to him and was instantly speechless. This woman was really getting fatter. If this kept going, she would have a hard time getting married.

However, when he turned around to look at Rue on the other side, he felt like his mood had instantly recovered. It seemed Rue was quite the eye candy since she looked prettier the longer he stared at her.

“alright then. The base value of this object starts at 10 million! Of course its value far exceeds 10 million dollars and I believe everyone here knows it. Therefore, our rule for incremental bidding is that it cannot be lower than a million!”

The old man chuckled on the stage and hammered his gavel down immediately as he continued, “This auction will officially begin now. This treasure belongs to the highest bidder!”

“A million? Even I’m embarrassed to call out a million dollars!”

A wealthy merchant immediately stood up and said, “This item can slow down a person’s metabolism slightly, so it has an effect of extending a person’s lifespan. If this item is placed beside a pillow for an extended period of time, extending a person’s life by two to three extra years shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

After he was done speaking, he raised his hand immediately and said, “I’ll offer 20 million dollars!”

As jackie stared at the object from a distance, he knew for sure that this item could aid one’s sleep. However, he was not too sure about its effect of extending one’s lifespan.

“Can it really extend a person’s lifespan?” Lana, who was watching from the side, looked at jackie before asking that question.

“I’m not sure but who cares? It’s still a treasure! I have to get it!” jackie said after giving it some thought.

“Alright then. Since I haven’t given you a gift yet, I’ll give this to you then!” Lana nodded since she knew jackie did not wish to expose his identity. As such, it seemed that she had to be the one to buy it for jackie.

“20 million? I’ll raise it to 30 million!” After Sharon was done eating her popcorn, she wiped her hand with a tissue before raising her hand and giggling as she spoke.

“Oh no, it seems that the George family also has their eyes on it. At this rate, it’ll be impossible for anyone who wanted to make this a simple purchase!”

“Yeah. Since everyone is raising it by 10 million, this really isn’t an auction meant for us to participate!”

A few wealthy merchants who were here to spectate could only crack a bitter smile as their initial intentions were completely shattered as they saw how the situation was being played out.

“Alright! Miss Sharon truly knows her stuff. The offer price is now at 30 million, is there anyone who wants to bid?”

The elderly man chuckled and nodded his head on stage. They estimated that this pearl would be valued at two hundred million dollars!

That was because this pearl was actually worth that much.

“I will. I’ll raise it to 40 million!” Ken exclaimed.

“Young Master Ken, I’d stand by you if this was anything else. However, I too, have my eye on this toy!” Micheal chuckled and immediately raised his hand and said, “I’ll raise it to 50 million!”

After he was done, he turned to look at jackie and secretly muttered in his heart, “If I win the bid for this toy and give it to his wife, I refuse to believe that she’ll still stay loyal to him for a gift this expensive! Not to mention, I’ll show her the picture of him and that wealthy lady. Perhaps, in a fit of rage, she’ll impulsively cheat on you!”

With that thought, Micheal silently gulped. Selena had also impulsively given birth to Kylie with jackie in a fit of rage, right?

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“Why don’t you make a bid for me later? Just raise a random number. People will assume you’re my lackey. That way, your identity won’t be exposed!” Lana said that to jackie after some thought.

jackie nodded and said, “Sure, I want to mess with those two anyway!”

After he said that, jackie immediately raised his hand and said, “51 million!”

In that instant, everyone turned to look at him since the brat had only raised it by a million.

Even Lana was embarrassed by him because everyone else was raising the bid by multiples of 10 million and this man had disrupted the rhythm by only raising it by a million.

“Wow, jackie, I didn’t expect that wealthy lady of yours to be quite rich herself. She’s actually taking part in the auction!”

Michael was stunned. He then spoke with a smile, “Us members of wealthy families have already begun competing amongst ourselves. Therefore, you merchants should just forget about it. Just keep your money and stick to investments, alright!”

“Raising the bid in multiples of a million? It seems they couldn’t bear to part with their money?”

Immediately, Neil started chuckling. He then raised his hand and said, “I’ll raise to sixty million! You can ignore jackie’s bid now!”

After hearing that statement, the expressions of many wealthy merchants grew bitter. It was already obvious for them that they would be unable to snatch the item. Although they could still compete now, they would soon be unable to withstand the pressure from the major families.

Besides, even if they fought desperately to snatch the item, would this not offend them? That was something they needed to consider seriously.

“Young Master Neil, are you certain you’ll be able to ignore my bid price? You truly underestimate my friend here!” jackie chuckled and bluntly exclaimed, “A hundred million!”

“One-one hundred million?” The edge of Neil’s mouth twitched violently. Was this guy just not willing to part with his money earlier? How could he casually raise the value by so much?

“This guy showed his hand without beating around the bush!”

The Mont family’s Grayson looked at jackie in surprise. He exclaimed, “This guy sure is interesting!”

Ken leaned closer to Micheal’s side and said, “Young Master Michael, somehow something feels very off to me. How could that wealthy lady be so rich? There’re very few wealthy merchants who could so casually offer up a hundred million, let alone a girl. If this woman was using her husband’s money, it would be impossible for her to offer a hundred million dollars with so little regard. At the very least, she’ll need her man’s permission to do so, right? Could this be her own money? Is she a female entrepreneur? This seems to be the only reason that makes sense if she can spend that kind of money in such a confident manner.”

Micheal also had a puzzled look as he said, “However, don’t we know pretty much every wealthy woman in Eastfield? How could I have absolutely no recollection of anyone who could so casually fork out a hundred million dollars and let alone, at such a young age? I believe she’s a secret mistress to some major wealthy man or else, it would be impossible for me to not know her.”

“this will definitely put a stop to regular merchants bidding now!” A wealthy merchant who had originally intended to offer a 70 million bid let out a bitter laugh. He had now completely given up.

However, the stunt had made many people skeptical of Lana’s identity. Who exactly was she to make such a ruthless offer!

“Oh my, you’re rich, you handsome man!” Sharon had not paid much attention to jackie earlier. However, when she turned to look at him, she gulped as she thought about just how handsome he was. He radiated masculinity and had the effect of making people fall in love with him at first sight.

As he noticed a fat woman gulping while staring at him, jackie’s heart shuddered as he said, “It’s not me who’s rich, I’m merely helping my friend next to me to bid!”

“How handsome!” Sharon winked at him and said in her charmed state, “Hey handsome, do you want me to bid for that item for you and give it to you to show you my feelings?”

jackie chuckled at that remark as he said, “Sorry, I’m not interested!”

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“Pfft! You’re no fun!” Sharon rolled her eyes at jackie, turned around, and said, “I’ll raise it to 120 million! I’m buying it for my grandfather. He seems to have trouble sleeping recently!”

“150 million!”

At this moment, the Roy family who had previously been silent all this time immediately stood up and raised his hand. He said, “I will raise the bid to 150 million dollars!”

“The Roy family’s master also has his eye on it to make that kind of bid!”

“That’s too much! He’s truly from a first-class aristocratic family. Spending 150 million dollars just to buy that luminous pearl? This price should be close to its original amount now!”

“I’m not sure if anyone else would still fight for it?”

Many of the wealthy merchants were in complete shock.

It had only taken a few couple minutes for the price to skyrocket from 10 million to a baffling 150 million dollars.

When Micheal thought about gaining Selena’s favor and how she might jump into his arms after giving her such an expensive gift, he stood up while gritting his teeth and said, “180 million!”

“Good lord!”

At the side, Ken was shocked by his actions as he said, “Don’t act so rashly, Young Master Michael. Although this pearl is precious, 180 million dollars is way too much. Even I don’t desire fighting for it any longer…”

“What do you know? I have my uses for it. This pearl might actually extend one’s lifespan. The staff from the auction have validated the fact that if this pearl is placed next to one’s pillow for an extended period of time, it can slow down one’s metabolism. Although its merely a subtle change, it’s actually quite effective!”

Although Micheal was explaining this to him, he was actually scoffing in his heart. He secretly muttered, “Just wait till I give this pearl to Selena. After I sleep with her and gift her this in front of you while she’s in my embrace, will you truly understand what winning in life means. You’ll be so envious of me then.”

Women often had little to no resistance toward certain precious items, not to mention that this would cost him 180 million dollars. Selena might actually be incredibly touched once she knew this. Moreover, after he told Selena about jackie going to look for a wealthy woman, he could use the opportunity of her despair to comfort her. Would this not work out for him then? Micheal cracked a grin on the edge of his lips while thinking of this.

“Nephew Michael, are you going to fight for the thing I have my eye on as well?”

Robert frowned before he smiled at Michael and said, “Are youngsters like you not uninterested in enjoying life without any regard anymore? When did you start getting interested in treasures like these?”

Robert was completely speechless as he assumed his high bid for the pearl would allow him to obtain it without a doubt. However, he had never expected…

“Uncle Robert, this is an auction so it’s a free for all, right? There is no trivial rule that youngsters have to submit to their elders now, is there?” Michael shrugged his shoulders.

The edges of Robert’s mouth violently twitched but in the end, he still spoke with a smile. “Fine. Since you want to fight against me, then don’t mind if I do! 200 million!”

“Are you mad? The Roy family is a first-class aristocratic family!” Ken instinctively tugged Michael as he advised him with a soft tone.

“So what if it’s a first-class aristocratic family? The Wilson family is very close to being one soon. Besides, if a first-class aristocratic family harbored hatred just because they lost a bid, wouldn’t that be too petty? Are they not afraid of being mocked by people?”

When Michael started thinking about Selena’s body and how amazing it would feel to hug her, he felt excited. Barely getting seated again, he immediately stood up and was just about to raise his hand to make a bid.

At the moment, no one else dared to name their bids anymore. It seemed it was now down to him and the Roy family. This item would soon be in his hands.

Right then, a loud sigh followed by a lazy sounding voice could be heard, instantly silencing the entire room. “300 million.”

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“Good lord, I didn’t mishear, right? From 200 million jumping to 300 million, that’s a little too insane now, isn’t it?”

“That wouldn’t be a mistake, right? Even if she’s just adding a hundred million without hesitation, it’s still a hundred million dollars. Even if it’s a first-class aristocratic family doing so, they would still have to seriously consider spending that much money!”

“Yeah, maybe 210 million dollars is enough to win the bid? Wouldn’t saving 90 million dollars be a good thing?”

Plenty of wealthy merchants and second-class aristocratic families were completely shocked by what had happened. Of course, the Roy family, the Four Major Families, and Timothy who had not even made an offer yet, were also startled by the current outcome.

What was even more unexpected to them was that the person who made the bid was none other than jackie.

“ jackie, are you sure it’s 300 million dollars? Have you asked the person beside you? You wouldn’t just be randomly calling out numbers now, would you? If you call out a bid and actually win it later, you won’t be able to escape if you can’t pay up!” Michael told jackie while pointing at him. He was incredibly furious in his heart as he had already stood up with his hand raised, about to call out another bid. After the stunt jackie had pulled however, he felt very humiliated.

“That’s right. Don’t just randomly call out numbers! Or else, don’t even think about leaving this place!”

Timothy was also incredibly furious. The 200 million offer he made was already an astronomical amount but with jackie’s 300 million dollars offer, this felt like a blatant insult to him.

jackie shrugged his shoulders as he responded. “Yeah, I did. I wasn’t just yelling random numbers!”

Upon noticing all the shocked and surprised expressions from everyone, Lana found the situation quite hilarious as she calmly nodded her head and said, “Yeah, I agreed to it. Don’t worry, money isn’t a problem!”

Everyone was speechless. They found the woman’s identity even more mysterious since there were actually very few wealthy ladies who could so casually fork out 300 million dollars.

“320 milion!”

After giving it some thought, Timothy actually stood up and raised the price.

people gasped as they did not expect anyone else to attempt to fight for it still when it had already

million dollars would make plenty of second-class aristocratic

an enormous difference between the current bid price and the pearl’s actual base

like this was absolutely no problem for the

After gritting his teeth, the master of the Roy family,

Unexpectedly, Rue actually stood up at

spent 300 million, his father would lecture him without a doubt as the company funds were a little tight at the moment. However, he thought about how he would be using this pearl to win Selena’s heart and besides that, if he could win

hardened his heart and said,

raised his hand

felt jackie seemed to

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“420 million!!”

assumed he would be able to win the bid at 320 million dollars.

around 400 million, it did not matter if they were Robert, Grayson, Sharon, or anyone else for that matter, they all sat down immediately and dared not make another bid because the price tag was now just too extravagant. Although they all wanted it, they were stopped in

“500 milion!”

again however, jackie cracked a calm smile as he stood

stage was incredibly excited. They were paid by commissions and a price

the price

no one else is adding then this pearl

“500 million, going twice!”

waiting for the moment to hammer down

“Wait!”

moment, Timothy

looked directly at Lana then said, “I’m very curious to know who this beautiful woman might be? 500 million dollars for a single pearl isn’t too huge an amount but anyone with less than 1 billion dollars in hand wouldn’t make

wealthy women with a net worth of over 1 billion dollars in Eastfield to be so young. You couldn’t possibly offer up 500 million when you only have ten in total just to buy that pearl, right?” Michael had also stood up immediately and said

exactly? That’s far too much

a facemask and a pair of shades? Is she trying

of the wealthy merchants started to discuss

is an auction, the item will naturally go to the highest bidder. If you guys are not raising the price, then

were silenced as her statement

The old man who stood on stage overseeing the auction had finally hammered down his gavel hard before

stage immediately while jackie followed

you truly have that

him was the fact that jackie, a Drake family bodyguard, had come here during working hours to go on a

jackie and was very sure that jackie was a

came from somewhere else. However, how did she learn about the pearl that would be

“She actually did it!”

pay the bill by swiping her card through the machine. On the side,

snatch the luminous pearl from him as well!” Neil’s

“You sly fox. You’ve finally gained some intelligence! That pearl is worth 500 million so if we can snatch it,

bodyguard chuckled as they both

One of the men was dressed poorly and seemed very disheveled. Some of them wore sleeveless shirts, the exposed muscles

said that although he might seem very young on the surface, he’s actually really powerful. If not, we wouldn’t have gathered so many men

They might

is only one man. He might actually piss himself out of fear from how many people are out

have 60 people with

a flying kick. The pose looked really cool. After he was done

they were both outside, Neil’s bodyguard

men waved his hand and brought

woman beside the little brat. She’s wearing a pair of shades and a mask. Besides just

of something and said, “We will be watching you guys from a nearby spot. Just pretend you don’t know us, alright? We can’t allow

Master Neil! Don’t you worry, our mouths are

man assured confidently

hands on her. With that, they wouldn’t

other end, more

not take long for the ruffians to

at that woman’s body!

said, “Especially those long legs. They’re firm and strong.

was behaving. He said, “I didn’t expect you to be so lustful. Let’s go, you

when we’re snatching that box away from the woman, we can touch and feel

shone in his gaze as a group of people

Young Master Michael, why do I get the feeling that those people

having a private conversation with Ken nearby and it did not take them long to notice

immediately after exiting. Judging from the look of things, someone hired them privately. Oh boy, jackie and

nodded as he made his

after

nearby as he said, “Could it

doing. I have a feeling that Timothy isn’t someone who likes to be

at Timothy

were as everyone was interested to see what would happen after noticing the

man’s face was beaming as he approached Lana from the front and made that remark. He then said, “What are you wearing

bald man had a teasing look on his face. They thought that if they roughed a woman

same time. Of course, he would not mind feeling the woman up as they snatched that prized item off her. He wanted to feel her to his heart’s content and fully enjoy

going to step in? Is he not afraid of what we’re going to do

was stunned but his arm was already reaching out toward Lana’s facemask. He wanted to

the bait when

not expect the opportunity to

lackeys beside him. They were also nodding in agreement as it seemed they wanted to know the woman’s identity and how she looked like, as well as how she was able to offer 500 milliion dollars to win the bid for that

his bodyguard as they were waiting to watch how

as he had the audacity to slap him three times previously. Today, he wanted him to know just what ruthless actually

to touch Lana’s

came from Lana was terrifyingly strong. A slight twitch was enough to make him nearly kneel and scream out in agony. Was this an actual woman? How could this woman who

have the right to touch me?” When Lana was at the auction earlier, she was forced to roll with the punches in order to prevent her identity from being

still a 6th degree black belt taekwondo master!” The bald man gritted his teeth before

That bald man happens to be black belt

“Yeah! That’s pretty impressive!”

merchants exclaimed immediately as they witnessed

“Thud!”

completely baffled as they all saw Lana release

force instantly sent the bald man flying

in agony again when

seems like a 6th degree black belt

woman is actually this

shocked once again when as they watched

let’s all

off the ground, he realized that the skin on his palms was all scraped off. He felt extremely humiliated as he

forward all at once. Of course, there were also some black belt

help? Although you seem like you can handle yourself but as a gentleman, I should still

hint of fear from Lana as she stood to face these men who were rushing at her. Rather, she approached them

to occur happen. It did not matter if they were black belt

after? Are you guys planning to snatch the luminous pearl off me? Who hired you guys?” Lana had finally walked in front of

dead now, young master. There were so many people, even several black belt masters, and they were still no match for

felt slightly weak. He heard Neil say

not seen jackie unleash his powers yet but based on the combat ability the woman had showcased earlier, she could only be described as terrifying. He knew in his heart that he was absolutely no match against

Neil was also

noticed how attractive you are!” The bald man cunningly replied, thinking quickly

laid on the floor. His nose had nearly

“I refuse to believe such a coincidence. We had just come out and somehow, you guys just so happen to appear here? Not to mention, if you were just passing through, why’d you bring

through here, we noticed your huge breasts and perky butt. I could not hold myself back from toying

they let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately

hand. She spoke in a terrifyingly voice. “Have I not been letting you come clean? I refuse to believe in coincidences! It’s

bald man gritted his teeth and persisted

Lana’s ruthlessness. Although this woman was attractive, any man of

Ken and his bodyguard grew anxious

I think this woman isn’t the type to talk things out! Not to mention, jackie

point, we might rat ourselves out before they do!” Neil’s expression was dim since not a single person from either the Mont family, the George family, the Roys’, or the Young’s had left the scene. Even the wealthy merchants were patiently waiting for a good

was unwilling to spill the beans, she aimed at a very specific spot on his body as she laughed and said, “Say, if I stomp my foot there,

bald man nearly wet himself. That was

bald man

not bold enough to speak since he had made

teeth, that imbecile actually pointed at him before yelling out, “Even if

man. She calmly said,

said that, Lana gestured at

me for?” Neil had a bitter look on his face and his

me to come over and personally bring you here? You won’t live to see tomorrow if

afraid now, are you, Young Master Neil? So you’re a coward then, Young Master Neil?” jackie cackled out loud

gritted his teeth and walked over. He said, “What’s there to be afraid of, it’s not my doing

the ground, “Who the hell are you? Why are you blindly pointing at Young Master Neil? Are you trying

unexpected. It was actually Young Master Neil’s

another side, Ken frowned and said, “Why did

Neil having a grudge against jackie before

luminous pearl! He doesn’t wish to spend money on it so he had someone else rob it

began to speculate. None of them were fools and it was obviously Neil’s doing when the bald man pointed directly

was thinking of to take such a risk when her identity is

jackie. She could no longer hold herself back as she walked up with a few people beside her and asked jackie, “Hey handsome, you’re jackie, right?

replied, “Sorry, I’m not into these sorts

please, you’re only with that wealthy lady for money,

“But I’m still a virgin and I’ve never given ‘that’ a thought… So, we’ll take

was agitated from that remark. He, a proud guardian of Daxia, an honorable Supreme Warrior, was actually

completely as he then spoke to Neil, “Neil, do you think

framing me. What right do you both have to accuse me of hiring these people?” Neil puffed out his

“Slap!”

jackie immediately gave Neil a hard slap as he said, “Who gave you permission to

hit me?” Neil was beyond furious as his

master was here. Yet, jackie still dared to hit him. With so many people

“Slap!”

slap again as he said, “It’s not the first time anyway. Since you’re this forgetful, naturally, I should educate

so rashly? How could he actually be bold enough to hit Neil? Their Young Master Neil happened to be a young master to

actually this bold?” Even Timothy was shocked as he wondered if he was mistaking

he

actually thought you lacked masculinity when you didn’t do anything earlier. I didn’t expect my Prince Charming to be so masculine. I-I worship you deeply. Oh, I absolutely adore you now!” Standing at the side, Sharon

the Hugo family?” Michael was gobsmacked as

himself back. He immediately clenched his fist before lunging forward to unleash a powerful

moved his body slightly to the side, easily avoiding the assault before giving him a swift

the ground before smacking back down against the ground. He felt a sharp pain radiate from every inch of his body, it was as if every bone in his body was

me!” How could Neil even dare admit it was himself. If he did, would

losing the auction,

to admit something you’re bold enough to do? What

more force into it, so it did not take long for the man’s face

if you dare hit me again, I’ll let my father know and he’ll never

“Slap!”

Hugo family’s

“Slap!”

Neil tried to argue, jackie would slap him across the face,

the brink of tears and if he

beat you up. That was because when we met previously, we had some conflicts and I held onto that grudge ever since. I only wanted to teach you a lesson and had absolutely no intention to snatch that

it. Best you show up less often in front of me in the future. Since you’re clueless on how you should act as a human and love lying, I’ll

still wanted to impulsively leave behind some threats since it was an ingrained habit. However, after being glared at by jackie, it terrified him so much

clambered up from the

family. However, the brat was so bold

something else. Could it be because of how powerful the woman’s status was? Without a doubt, jackie had to be standing under

time, you’re not being quite as low profile. A mix of major and minor powers from Eastfield have witnessed what you’ve done!” Lana said to jackie in a

I don’t demonstrate some ferocity, I’m worried they

them!” jackie lowered his voice as he said that. It sounded very soft so most people

led jackie back to

I overheard it earlier. Hey, don’t leave. I’ll find you and don’t you worry, I can double the price. If you think I’m fat, I

voice could be heard from behind them. Although she

the excess fat on her belly. She said, “I really was a beauty back then. However, I-I just can’t control

noon that day, news of Neil being slapped and the mysterious woman spending 500 million to buy the luminous pearl

“Good lord! That’s

that night, he excitedly said, “Grandpa, father, I

rarely ventured

veteran slapped Young Master Neil a few times repeatedly until

who that veteran was though? Man, the huge amount of guts he has! The Hugo family happens to be a second-class aristocratic family so wouldn’t he be disrespecting the Hugo

very ecstatic tone, “It’s my first time hearing of

and disrespect the Hugo family?”

said that man was extremely powerful since he’d almost made Neil cry just

no regular pearl and was as big as a ping-pong ball. Based on what the specialists have found out, not only can it aid one’s sleep just by placing it next to their bed, but it can even slow down a person’s metabolism to the point of essentially

heard that, he felt quite excited since a treasure like that would be most tempting to

getting weaker by the day. If he actually had a treasure that could extend his lifespan, he might actually live a year

only learnt about this sooner. If we knew, we could go to the auction to bid for it. Then we could

a treasure like this. The other wealthy merchants, first and second-class aristocratic families, and heck, even the Drake family wanted it too! Man, the people from the auction house didn’t even bother to inform third-class aristocratic families like ours.

wealthy merchants got wind of the auction since they showed up too. However, they were only

family went and had their eyes on a treasure like that, it should

landed in the hands of a mysterious woman. She didn’t seem old, but she bidded for it with 500 million dollars

an impossible price; even if the Taylor family knew about the bidding beforehand, they would have just attended it for fun. They were incapable of gathering

just needed to keep their assets for development. Therefore, their capital was not as huge

the wife of some first-class aristocratic family

very mysterious. Word around town is she has an amazing body and is probably in her twenties. No one knows if she’s got a billionaire sugar daddy or how she looks. She’s rich

the luminous pearl but guess what? There were about 50 or 60 men at the scene, including a few black belt holders, but they

saying so, Ivan continued, “I heard the man who slapped Neil was accompanying the woman. I suspect that he’s her bodyguard but some said that it was her sugar baby since he was quite good-looking! Anyway, I don’t know everything about the situation

woman definitely

sugar baby or her bodyguard. Given

people who don’t fear the Hugo family include the Four Major Families and the Roy family?

was someone from those families, everyone would’ve recognized her even with the face

powers are prominent and well-known!” Old Master Taylor forced a smile and added, “What about the powers underground? They’re not weak at all. Just look at the Dragon God Clan who lost 200 men to an attack a few days ago. These powers are scarier since we don’t know

he dared to hit Neil Hugo,

how she

200 men from the Dragon God Clan? The

feel. The Hugo family is strict on discipline and extremely careful

building. Judging from that, the mysterious hero must have been wearing sandals at the time!” Ivan was deep in thought for a while before saying, “F*ck, being able to kill so many men of the

172 “Stop talking about idols!” Theodore glared at his own son and said, “For those first and second-class aristocratic families, of course they would know someone this strong,

is very mysterious and righteous. He had the courage to fight the evil forces! Secondly, he was fighting in sandals and managed to come out of it safely. As for Dan, I heard that he suffered severe injuries back then. Therefore, I believe that the man who dared fight the Dragon God Clan is definitely a lot more powerful

have quite a few bodyguards ourselves, they’re not great. None

In fact, some of them will demand for over a million dollars for their monthly salaries. If we were to hire a few of

get the South City property project. When we get it, we’ll have more money to

Taylor looked at Ivan and said, “You have to talk about this with Selena, okay? I know there were misunderstandings between you two back then, but I hope that for the sake of the Taylor family, both of you will be able to let bygones be

worry grandpa, I’m okay. I’m just worried that Selena might still

a smile, “When we become a second-class aristocratic family, we must get a few professionals. If we could hire the man who killed the 200 men of the Dragon God Clan overnight, that would

…

Lana passed jackie the box with the luminous pearl inside. Seeing that it was getting late, jackie got on his electric scooter

…

the same time, Timothy was sitting with Old

Did you win the bid?” Old

so they did not hear about what

gotten it, haven’t you? I heard that the starting bid wasn’t high, so I estimated that you could bid for it with a maximum of a

a hundred million dollars, on top of helping improve

forced a smile and said, “It was bidded by a mysterious woman. But I’m curious about one thing. jackie was there as well with her. Who is

more Timothy thought about it, the more he frowned. “If jackie really was her bodyguard, that isn’t that betraying us, the Drake family? He’s the Drake family’s bodyguard. Is he doing this part-time behind our backs? How could someone be

What professional bodyguard? And why was jackie there?” After hearing her brother mumbling to himself, Tanya

so this happened. When

at the crowd and

Hugo? That woman used 500 million dollars to bid for the luminous pearl? My God, I should’ve followed you there this afternoon. I shouldn’t have slept in. I missed such a

she thought about it, the more she regretted not following her brother to

enough money. Moreover, we pay him 20 million dollars a month,

was wearing a face mask and shades, I think she definitely has a complicated background. As for jackie, it’s impossible that he was her bodyguard. They were probably together as friends. It’s already a downgrade for jackie to be a bodyguard for us,

Is he really that strong?” Timothy had always

can’t offend this man. Of course you can’t let him feel that we’re trying to get on his good side as well or allow him to feel annoyed of us! But when we get the chance, we should help him and make him feel that

spoke, he came to a realization and exclaimed, “My God, the woman with the face mask and shades today, how old

couldn’t see her clearly with a cap but we how she physically looked like overall, I

over 20?”

definitely under 30. If I’m not wrong, she’s about 27

do you have a guess who

heard that she doesn’t like getting bothered recently. She rejected all the rich businessmen and families who

be able to whip out 500 million dollars and defeat nearly 60 men easily, more

it only came out yesterday so people from other cities would probably not have been

was with her, this further proves that

more James thought about it, the more excited he was. He felt that the

close with each

wouldn’t dare to confirm that. Dad,

show you photos of the Gods of War! There are tons of

meal anymore. He pulled out

of Lana and passed it to Timothy. “Look at this photo. These Gods of War have no casual

said, “This body, this height, this body size, does look

Master Drake and James looked at

was wearing a dress, and she seemed feminine and sexy. The woman in this photo seems cold, and her gaze is terrifying. She does not

that she’s Lana Zechs, the Goddess of War!” James smiled and said, “Who would’ve known that a Goddess of War was so into a luminous

asking, “Wait, during the auction, did

stunned after hearing

said to Timothy, “How many times have I warned you? You have to be on jackie’s good side and not offend him.

bid till the end. As I did not expect her to be this powerful in Eastfield at that age, I yelled for her to take off her

pointed at Timothy angrily and said, “Isn’t this offending her? This is obviously offending

of War wear a face mask and shades? She doesn’t want to be recognized, so that’s why she was dressed like that. She recently returned to Eastfield and there are way too many people

asked her to take

thought about it. He wished he could slap his son a few times. Despite reminding

she was wearing a face mask and shades. She must have known that I wasn’t really trying to offend her, he was just curious. I must not be the

lowered his head from being scolded,

the time, Michael Wilson and the Roy family, were all asking about who she was. Apart from

that woman, including anyone who’s with jackie, cannot be offended. Otherwise, if he’s pissed, the Drake

was thankful for himself that he did not

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Master Hugo, together with some important members of the family, convened at the house. As for

time after time that you should not be causing trouble but you ignored me! On top of that, you also hired men to snatch the luminous pearl, didn’t you? You’re embarrassing, you’ve embarrassed our family!” Master Hugo was so angry that his fists were clenched and

as well. He hit me in front of everyone, isn’t that signaling that he’s hitting the Hugo family in the face? We can’t let this slide, you have to do something!” Neil looked up and said angrily, “The men I hired were going to teach jackie

auction, and the men were aiming for the woman. Other

pissed. “The only thing that I’m hearing is that you brought men over in an attempt to snatch the luminous pearl

be told, he did plan to just snatch the

what, this is how it

Since he dared to hit Young Master, what does this say? This says that the woman must be of a certain status as well, so that must have been why he wasn’t afraid

it further and asked

find jackie now!” Master

go. Damn it, he was disregarding the Hugo family and shaming us. Let’s

his father did love him. His

was slapped hard by the master of the Hugo family, Roy

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rode his electric scooter with Selena in

off tomorrow, let’s register Kylie to a kindergarten!” Selena got

off as

only been working for two days. With that high salary of yours, did you apply for leave in advance? If you don’t, what if the Drake family gets angry

that, your daily salary

case. I’ve told them that I’ll only go over when I’m free.

and said, “With that kind of salary, how could you quit just like that? I don’t want to hear others

have a day off tomorrow, of course I must come with you!” jackie laughed, walked over, and hugged Selena by her slim waist. “After we register her at the kindergarten in the morning, we’ll bring Kylie to the playground. Kylie’s already so grown but she has yet to go out with

hearing that, Selena nodded shyly. She

jackie hugged the

home!” At this very moment, Xena came out of the house and saw jackie with Selena. She yelled in

terrified. She broke out of jackie’s embrace and her face was so

and Ben came out of the house soon

had a dark expression on her face. She

do?” Selena was left speechless for a moment as she impatiently

fellow is a bastard. If you had the means, I, Fiona Lewis, wouldn’t even bat an eye if you had a few wives, just as long as Selena was okay with it. However, you don’t have the means and you still went out to see another woman on top of stirring trouble? Are you even a human being? How could we still accept you into the

He forced a smile and said, “Mom, there might be a misunderstanding here. I’ve only been back for a few days, how could I

be a misunderstanding?

her gaze at jackie was filled with disgust. “If you were a billionaire, it would make you seem capable when you see other women. However, you’re so broke and

photos?” Selena scrunched her brows

to Sister. Otherwise, she might still be kept in the dark about it. She would not know what kind of disgusting things jackie has done behind her

jackie, you’re such an *sshole. Our family suffered for five years because of you. Because of you, my sister was kicked out of the Taylor Family.

clenching his fists. He walked over to jackie while gritting his teeth and said, “Now that you’re back and have a new, well-paying job, you think it’s

This time, jackie stood where he was and did not even flinch.

was shocked. She rushed over and pushed Ben away. “Ben, are

jackie in confusion. “You’re so

as well. He did not expect jackie to stand where he was to

through and being laughed at because of me. Selena, I’m sorry for the past five years. I’ll take care of

was looking at Selena with a loving

did suffer for the past five years, now that jackie was back and her child had a father again, she

all, they both

Ben was so angry that his

toward her before pulling out her phone to show something to Selena. “My dear, don’t listen to this guy’s sweet words. Look, this morning he wasn’t working at the Drake family’s place. He went to the auction with

said to Fiona, “What woman? Show

sent me this photo this afternoon. He told me that there must be something going on between you and this woman.

this woman’s sugar baby, right?

had to say, jackie came to a realization. It was bastard Michael Wilson; he left the auction, came to see Fiona, and made things up about jackie. Selena took a good look at the photo with a frown. She

working at the Drake family’s house today?” Selena was staring right at jackie. She was in disbelief; if jackie did lie to her,

to him; she did not know much about this man at all. She did regret what happened on her wedding night. She did contemplate aborting her baby. However, she could not bring herself to do so to

coming home alive. As long as he turned out to be a good husband and father, she would be

in the past few days, she realized that this man was pretty responsible and seemed handsome too. He was good to her and her daughter. That was why she was satisfied with jackie. She wanted to just live the rest of her days peacefully; their

head; that would mean that her sacrifice for the past few years meant nothing. If jackie really was seeing a rich woman behind her back, even if it was for money

useless. Selena Taylor’s man should not be someone like this; even if he was a construction worker,

“I think he’s probably gotten into trouble again and ended up getting kicked out by the Drake family. He’s probably lying to us as well, he might not even be a bodyguard for

be allowed into this house tonight.” Fiona had her hands crossed in front of her chest; she had a proud expression on

continued, “Don’t you know what kind of person Michael Wilson is? Based on the fact that he came over to see your mom, do you really think

how horrible of a person he was; he did

a man like this should

me and my mother an explanation! Who is that woman in the photo?” Selena was believing jackie for the most

you have to give us an explanation. Why is this woman so rich, and why did she wear a face mask and

“Young Master Wilson mentioned that this woman is probably dating a mega-billionaire but was afraid of being recognized by her own man. She might be afraid of people finding out she has a sugar baby, so she wore

yes, if she wasn’t feeling guilty, why would she wear a mask? It’s obvious that you’re both hiding something!” Xena

she?” Selena stared right at jackie. After all, the woman was rich and

go to the auction, and she asked

have such a rich friend? If you have so many rich friends, you wouldn’t have become a live-in son-in-law for the Taylor family five years ago just to get a million dollars for your mother’s medical bill! Why didn’t

laughed upon hearing that. “She was poor back then too, she was

whip out a million

jackie angrily. “ jackie, I’m telling you, if you’re cheating on my daughter with some rich woman, I

asked jackie while looking at him. The woman was still poor five years ago, but she managed to easily pull out five hundred million dollars for a luminous pearl five years later. This was too hard to believe. What kind of business was she in to be able to earn so

get in touch with her right away after leaving the army? Although Selena did not want to overthink it, it was jackie in the photo, and the photo was indeed taken

with a serious face and said, “This friend of mine is Lana Zechs, Eastfield’s

Fiona, Andrew, and the rest had their eyes wide open upon hearing the name.

Goddess of War? You’re friends with the Goddess of War?” Xena was shocked, and her mouth

impossible? How did you get to meet someone like that?” Andrew snapped out of it and shook his head. It was too

say so earlier? This is something to be proud of! Moreover, who is he to know someone of that level? The Gods of War are the guardians of Daxia, they’re incredibly powerful. There

180 “you’re getting better and better at lying. You actually made it sound so real that I

after being a soldier for a mere few years, and easily agreed to whip out thirty million dollars at the old master’s seventieth birthday celebration. You’ve also been fighting with everyone, now that you finally have a job, it turns out to be fake. You didn’t go

the Goddess of War is your friend just to cover your tracks. why don’t you say that all nine

awkward. Thankfully, he did not mention that all nine of the Gods of

you believe me?” jackie finally looked at Selena and said with a serious

do you think I could still believe you? If you said she’s your friend, I can buy that, but you’re now saying that

who paid visits to the Gods of War were not even let into their

eye before smacking her with the back of his hand. Xena was slapped before she knew what was going on. She was

chest was moving

and said, “You can say that I was just a soldier, but you can’t say that about anyone else. We killed enemies on the frontline for the country and your peaceful lives, so many people have died as a result of that, but you were here shaming the warriors who fought

that her words could get

terrifying gaze; she was so scared that she backed up unconsciously before replying, “I don’t care, you betrayed Ben’s sister, so you betrayed my sister, I’m defending

Xena, “Xena, you’ve yet to marry into

said, “Xena has already been dating your brother for two to three years, she’s not an outsider, she’s already our daughter-in-law in my

She said, “Mom, I

do you think I don’t know what kind of girl Xena is? It’s not my first time meeting her!” Fiona continued, “But you, jackie has been lying to you time after time, but you’re still defending him.

looking for death? I’ll fight you today!” Ben clenched his fists and charged

him by the arm before

care if she’s your girlfriend. If she shames us warriors, especially

looked at Ben and said coldly, “It was

dare you beat up my son, I’ll kill

his mother-in-law. jackie dared not fight

what’s the matter? Fiona, what’s wrong?” At that moment, Joan, who was out to buy groceries with her maids, Kylie and Jenny, came back. Seeing Fiona chasing after jackie, she immediately stepped forward to advise

not manage to hit him but was worn out instead. She panted hard as she held onto her waist. Then,

him; he just pulled him slightly because he lost his balance.” Selena argued back. Then, she spoke to jackie again, ” jackie, I’ll ask you one last time. You have to tell

Goddess of War!” jackie smiled bitterly. He felt a bit helpless. He was telling the truth but nobody believed

want to lie to me? From now onward, I won’t believe in anything you say!” Selena was in the depth of despair.

all this Goddess of War?” Joan was confused. She did not understand what was going

Joan. Then, he looked at Selena with a solemn gaze, “I’m telling you the truth. She is the Goddess of War! I can’t do anything if you choose not to

the old master. I will not go back on my promise

wait for you, but you have to take your mother out of here today

on those rich women, you slapped Young Master Hugo. You hit him with

Get out of here. We will not care whether you’re dead or

cannot afford to offend the Hugo family! Damn it, how dare you hit me. You’re terrible!” Ben stared at jackie balefully but he dared not

held onto Selena’s hand. She looked at jackie with reluctant eyes. Although she was only four years old, she was a

at jackie and shook her head. jackie was only back for a few days yet he caused so much trouble. She was starting to get

want to see you for now. We’ll

now on grandpa’s seventieth birthday, I will never believe you again!” Selena waved her hand, “I will get a divorce by

choice but to only sigh. However, he believed that Selena would find

up and leave. You’ll get us into trouble if the people from the Hugo family come looking for you!” Andrew sighed. He felt pity as jackie did not look like

accept me or not, I will

when he heard what jackie said, “Really? I hope it will recover. My legs are

also part of the reason why my father’s leg is hurt. Treating him is your obligation. You should make up for what you did, is

some time to calm down. She’s still angry right now so daddy will move out

looked at jackie with her big

good girl.” Joan smiled and said, “Selena, don’t act out of impulse. jackie

Although Fiona and the rest are very mean, Selena was a good woman. She knew that clearly after living with Selena

he said. Otherwise, how can we believe him if he’s

looked at Joan. She was still in

twenties and you’re very young. Moreover, you are very pretty. You can marry a better man even if you get a divorce! If you relent this time, it will be too late to get a divorce when you get older!” Fiona,

so many luxurious cars? Did the Hugo family arrive already?” Ben looked at the cars and immediately, his face darkened, “Shit, jackie is still here and the sky is still bright but the Hugo family has already arrived. jackie is in

are not ordinary people! I bet all the masters of the Hugo family

hurry up. Let’s get inside. Whatever happens here has nothing to do with us. Quick. Whether jackie dies or not is none

the auction with another woman and lying to her, saying that the woman was the Goddess of War. Despite that, the two of them still had feelings for each other after all the time they spent together. Now that jackie was in danger, she realized she was very worried about jackie. What

on, sister. Let’s get into the house!” Ben stepped forward as well. A few of them dragged Selena into the house. Jenny carried Kylie as she

was the one responsible for what happened this morning. It has nothing to do with our family!” Fiona immediately shouted at Master Hugo and his men who were in the yard

she still outside? Ask her to come in!” Selena was worried sick. The door was closed and they could only

wants to do

hit the young master of the Hugo family?” Joan would not leave her son’s

that the Hugo family was a second-class aristocratic family, Joan was terrified as well. She looked at jackie anxiously and hoped that everything was not

guy is useless;

lot after coming back from the army. He liked to fight against injustice However, this was a battlefield itself. If he kept offending powerful forces like them, how would he survive? Something

came back from the battlefield. I hope you don’t blame him! Come at me if you want to kill!” Joan was afraid, but when the

have to be afraid; they are no match for me!

face darkened. He glared at his son,

step forward. He knelt down in front of

here to start a fight. Unexpectedly, he brought his son over to apologize. He looked at Master Hugo and could not help but

184 ”What? Am I seeing things? Young Master Hugo is kneeling down to jackie?” Fiona rubbed her

Hugo wanted his son to kneel down before jackie and apologize to him?” Xena was surprised as

was

Then, he said to Neil, “Get up. You haven’t touched my bottom line today. Otherwise, I

person’s life and death. It was as though he was the dictator! Staring at his figure, Selena was in a state of trance. Did jackie really know the Goddess of War and was

down. After expressing his gratitude to jackie, he retreated back to his father’s side. He felt defiant and

father was like a turtle hiding in its shell. He lived cautiously all his life. The man in front of them was merely a veteran. What was there to be afraid of? Moreover, although that guy might have a wealthy woman as his support, he did not have to go all the way to bring him there and force him to apologize.

behind his back that we can’t afford to offend! So, you have to apologize for the Hugo family’s safety! I’ve warned you before. You can party all you want. You can even do nothing and live off our family. We have plenty of money, it will last you forever. I told you not to mess around but you didn’t want to listen! Moreover, you sent someone to rob other’s goods they just bought from the auction. You humiliated the Hugo family in front of all the

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aggressive words still rang

son’s fault. Here is a little something

Master Hugo clapped his hands. Two bodyguards stepped forward and opened up two suitcases. The suitcases

“Here is three million dollars for you. Although it’s not a lot, take it as a token of our regard! I’m

took a slight glance at the

it was too little. Was jackie still unhappy about what happened? They would be in deep trouble if

attitude, you even brought along the top executives of your family and your son here to apologize, I’ll accept your regards. Forget about the money, I don’t like it. Your sincere attitude is more than

money. She was so shocked when she heard jackie rejecting the

money? They brought so many people here and disturbed us. You have

compensate us for psychological injuries! If you don’t want the three million dollars, we’ll

is for me, not you guys, right?” jackie was stunned

that I almost died. You have to accept this money to comfort my injured heart!” Fiona said stubbornly, “Moreover, the money is for you and that means it is a joint property. It’s not up to you to make

jackie, shouldn’t you accept the money

your family would be frightened seeing so many people. I came too abruptly. I thought I would appear more sincere and solemn by bringing more people here. I didn’t

mistake, jackie may be too impulsive sometimes. I hope we

to jackie, “Mr. White, if my son ever misbehaves in the future, you can call me. I’ll take care of

that he said, “You’re afraid

Hugo’s lips twitched. That

are you talking about? Let me tell you, my dad is afraid of you because he is timid, but I’m not afraid of you!” Neil stepped forward angrily when he heard jackie calling his father a cunning

Master Hugo slapped Neil hard across the face, “Who are you yelling at?

was fueled with anger. He wanted to tear

him fiercely. Then, he turned around and cupped his hands as he said, ” jackie, you’re such a humorous guy. I’ll make a move first, and