Ch. 1251..1260
The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 1251
How would Jerome Coleman find out the identity of Shooriyojou and the Condor Hero?
They were fictional characters. Furthermore, after taking Genbu and walking out of the Coleman family’s residence, Alex and Aunt Rockefeller flew past the buildings using Feather Walk, dodging all the nearby surveillance cameras. When they reappeared, they were already far away.
“Who are you people? Where are you taking me to?”
“I… I don’t like women. If you ever try to do those disgusting things to me, I’ll… Bite my tongue and commit suicide!”
Genbu felt weak all over and had no strength to escape. Even if Aunt Rockefeller threw her on the street, she could not run fast either.
Aunt Rockefeller sneered, “Have you misunderstood something? How could I fancy you? I’m Shooriyojou, and he’s the Condor Hero. Shooriyojou only loves her Condor Hero. Even if you want to intervene as the third wheel, it’s an impossible matter for you.”
Alex only felt weird about Aunt Rockefeller claiming herself to be Shooriyojou and acted so affectionately.
“Then, why did you capture me?” Genbu really could not understand her intention.
Aunt Rockefeller said, “I think your aptitude is great. It’s just a waste to stay in that kind of place like the Coleman family. So, I kindly came over to enlighten you to join my Ancient Tomb Sect. From now on, you’ll start your brand new life!”
“Ancient Tomb Sect?”
Genbu was extremely shocked. She had watched the perennially popular TV series, ‘The Legend of Condor Heroes’, and was familiar with the characters in it. However, she did not watch the version portrayed by Louis Koo. In addition, she did not have enough time to practice martial arts. She basically did not have time to pay attention to the entertainment news, so she could not recognize the two protagonists in disguise.
“Could you both are really… Shooriyojou and the Condor Hero?”
“Of course, how many times do I need to repeat myself?”
“But… They’re just fictional characters in the novel’s plot!”
“We’re the prototypes for the novel!” Aunt Rockefeller blurted, “Alright, if there’s any problem, you’ll understand it later. I’ve sealed your bloodline now, so don’t you ever try to use any Blood Burst Art to stimulate your potential! To be frank with you, that Blood Burst Art of yours is akin to killing the goose that lays the golden egg, a temporary remedy that will cause the problem to get worse! Now, your Blood Burst Art has reached a higher level, it will result in a greater overdraft of potential. According to your current overdraft condition, I’m more optimistic about your sister, Suzaku.”
“You know about Suzaku?”
“She has joined my Ancient Tomb Sect now. She’s my Ancient Tomb Sect’s disciple!”
Alex wiped the sweat from his forehead as he sweated quietly. He thought, ‘Aunt isn’t really going to create the Ancient Tomb Sect, right? But the problem is, where will she go to create an ancient tomb to live in?’
On the other hand, Genbu’s eyes widened in shock. “Suzaku is in your hands? You guys… What is your relationship with Alex Rockefeller from California?”
Aunt Rockefeller blurted nonsense, “Oh, you’re talking about that Rockefeller brat. He’s also a member of our Ancient Tomb Sect, but his martial arts is mediocre. He’s just a fellow without any promising prospects.”
Alex shot a glare at her without saying a word.
On the other hand, Genbu was completely shocked. In her mind, Alex, who could kill Terrance Coleman, the Grandmaster of the Coleman family, turned out to be a person without any promising prospects. As expected, this woman was truly terrifying.
How great were her martial arts skills?
“You… Are you a Martial Honor?”
The way Genbu addressed Aunt Rockefeller suddenly changed.
Martial artists always had respect for the truly strong people from the bottom of their hearts.
To her surprise, Aunt Rockefeller said, “What’s so great about Martial Honor?!”
‘Martial Honor was not even up to her standard?’
“Could it be that you are… Are a Martial Saint senior?”
Aunt Rockefeller snorted. “Once you have joined my Ancient Tomb Sect, I’ll make you a Martial Saint within three years!”
“Ah…”
***
After that, Aunt Rockefeller wanted to part with Alex on the road right away, so she said, “Alex, I’ll bring Genbu to Ancient Tomb Sect. You should go back and find Zella Yaeger and her daughter. I’ll look for you in a few days.”
Alex was dumbfounded. He spoke to her with spiritual consciousness to ask, “Are you really into role-play? Where will your Ancient Tomb Sect come from?”
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Aunt Rockefeller replied telepathically, “Can’t I just make one trip? Alright, let’s part ways here!”
Alex looked at her. He actually felt a bit reluctant to part with her. In these few days, he was following her so closely that he started to have feelings for her.
However, Aunt Rockefeller waved her hand right away. She took Genbu and swaggered off, disappearing around the corner of the street in the blink of an eye.
After restoring his appearance, Alex hurried back to the hotel and found Zella Yaeger and Winniefred Wood. Then, he checked out the room and left.
Missouri was not far away from California. Alex immediately called a cab and returned to Rockefeller Manor in California.
Seeing such a huge manor, Zella seemed a little cautious and nervous. “Savior, this… This place is your home?”
Winniefred tugged at Alex’s clothes. On the contrary, she was very excited after looking around the area. “It’s so huge! It’s like walking into a park. Uncle, are you a millionaire?”
Her words amused Alex, so he held her hand and said, “Yes! Uncle is a millionaire. Uncle will buy you whatever you want from now on!”
However, the little girl shook her head, with the two tiny braids swaying back and forth. “This isn’t good! Uncle’s money is Uncle’s money. Winnie can’t simply use it! Only Mommy’s money is Winnie’s money… Hey, if you’re my daddy, that’d be great. Can you be my daddy?”
Alex had already heard her say that several times.
He looked at Zella and saw her seemingly shy. A beautiful tenderness was displayed upon that indifferent yet stern face. His heart skipped a beat. He nodded for some reason. “Alright, then you just treat me as your daddy!”
“That’s great!”
“Now, I have a daddy, too!”
The little girl jumped all of a sudden and hugged Alex. Unfortunately, she could not jump high enough to reach his shoulders, so she just slid down. In the end, Alex picked her up.
Her pinkish, chubby face looked very cute, and there were tears in her huge eyes too.
Compared with Hailey Lawson’s daughter, Zoey Carter, she was even more sensible and loveable by others.
“Daddy!”
“Yeah!”
“Daddy, Daddy, you should be a bit louder!”
“Yeah!!!”
Smooch!
The little girl kissed Alex on the nose, leaving a little bit of saliva on it.
Seeing her daughter’s ecstatic look, all sorts of feelings welled up in Zella’s heart. The word “Daddy” was something that she could not provide to her daughter as a mother before. However, with a nod from Alex, it gave her a completely different joy.
At this moment, the people in the manor heard the commotion and came out one after another. The one to rush to the front was Holly Yates.
Then, Brittany Rockefeller, Waltz Fleur, Maya Howards, Xyla Stoermer, and even Michelle Yowell and Hailey Lawson all walked out of the manor.
If each person in the group were to be placed in the crowd, she would be a figure with peerless beauty in the world. When they came out together, they looked like a magnificent landscape.
Seeing those people, Winniefred hugged Alex and whispered, “Daddy, do I have many mommies?”
Alex was speechless.
At this moment, Holly took the lead and came forward. She looked at Winniefred curiously. “Bro, who’s this little brat?”
Brittany and others who followed from behind also sized her up in surprise.
Winniefred hugged Alex tightly and said in a childish voice, “I’m not a little brat, but I’m Daddy’s daughter. I’m Winnie!”
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“What?”
“You’re my brother’s daughter?”
Holly became even more shocked.
Then, she looked at Zella.
Zella’s current age was unknown. However, she might be related to the unique gene. Holly could not tell that she was a woman who had given birth to a child at all from her appearance. However, when she took a closer look, she could feel the natural feminine charm exuding from her. Hence, she was definitely past her early twenties.
The little devil, Michelle, just took a step forward and snatched Winnie, hugging her. “Wow! Bro Alex, is this your love child? She looks quite good, just like a porcelain doll. Can you lend her to me to play with her for a few days?”
Winnie pursed her lips and was about to cry.
Zella was so anxious that she almost wanted to rush forward and snatch her away.
However, she soon discovered that the group of women before her was naturally beautiful and as pretty as flowers, but they all had decent cultivation. Even if she did not seriously go through the cultivation formally, she could still feel their cultivation.
“Michelle, stop fooling around!” Brittany spoke.
After taking the child from Michelle, she took a few looks at her. From her eyebrows, it could be seen that she liked Winnie very much. She even suspected. ‘This child can’t be a love child born out from my son’s reckless behavior in the past, right?’
She looked at her son. “Alex, is she really my granddaughter?”
Alex made a cough. When he was about to say something, Winnie looked at Brittany with a terrified expression as she shouted weakly, “Grand… Grandma, h-hello to you!”
This made Brittany happy.
She really thought that she was her granddaughter who had been suffering out there, so she instantly responded with a hum, grinning from ear to ear.
Alex hurriedly introduced. “Mom, let me introduce them. This is Zella Yaeger. She is Winnie’s mother. That’s Winnie. Her full name is Winniefred Wood. If you like her, then just treat her as your granddaughter!”
With such an introduction by Alex, everyone understood that the child was not really her granddaughter.
However, the few women ’s expressions became weird as they looked at Zella.
Holly blurted, “Bro, are you taking care of someone else’s child? Then, introduce Sis-in-law to us!”
Alex raised his hand and scratched his nose. “Stop talking nonsense. She’s not your sis-in-law.”
Then, Alex briefly introduced Zella and her daughter. When the crowd heard that the person was the candidate fancied by that mysterious aunt, everyone’s expression became stern. It was evident that the aunt had left an indelible image in their minds.
“Hurry, we’ll talk about it after going inside!”
“Since Alex has become Winnie’s father, then I’ll shamelessly be Winnie’s grandma!”
Brittany handed Winnie over to Alex. When the little girl returned to Alex’s side, she became cheerful, and her eyes were once again filled with its quick wittedness as well. She looked around at the crowd, but she still felt afraid when she saw Michelle because that woman had actually wanted to play with her like a doll.
She was too terrifying.
On the other hand, Brittany affectionately took Zella’s hand and walked into the manor.
Alex introduced the aunts and sisters to the little girl. After introducing Hailey, he could not help but ask Hailey, “Hailey, Long time no see. Why does a busy person like you have the leisure to come here today?”
Hailey glared at him. “How am I a busy person? You’re the busy one! Ever since you guys moved away from Maple Villa, you haven’t gone back even once. When I wanted to drop by your house, I couldn’t find you guys at all!”
Alex said with a smile, “Then, what about you come and stay here too? It’ll be lively.”
Hailey cackled as she said, “But I think it’s inconvenient for me to be in this harem of yours!”
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Her words had made Waltz and the others blush.
Only then did Alex know about Hailey’s trust intention of coming to his house… First, she came to visit Brittany. After all, many people with intention could inquire gossip about the incident that happened at Moonlight Lake that day here. At the time, many people knew that Brittany was held under duress. Secondly, she came to inform Brittany about something, Rockefeller Group was going to be wrapped up and sold.
***
They arrived at the inside of the manor.
Everyone knew that Alex had gone for a trip to the Melvis family in Alaska, and he would definitely have a lot of things to talk to Brittany about alone after coming back. Hence, they were very tactful in taking care of Zella and her daughter, giving them time to be in private.
Alex told Brittany about his experience at the Melvis family and the incidents that he had encountered. He left the final decision to Brittany herself.
“Once he leaves the customs, he should be able to receive the news very soon!”
“If the truth of the matter is indeed as Bennett Melvis had confessed, he should come and find us. When the time comes, just do whatever you think of without scruple! The Melvis family is nothing to us for now.”
Brittany nodded and then said, “Then, you should find time and go to Long Beach with me first!”
The appearance of Bennett Melvis and Ruby Lamar after being infected by parasitic disease flashed in Alex’s mind. He nodded. “Alright…”
Then, he said, “I heard that Rockefeller Group is going to be wrapped up and sold?”
Brittany said, “Did Hailey tell you about it? This news was just released earlier. Rockefeller Group has been impacted by the products of our Lush Cosmetics and lost many orders, but it’s actually impossible for them to crash this fast! The main cause is that no one is in charge of the Rockefeller family. John Rockefeller has entered a vegetative state, Noah Rockefeller and his family have run away. It’s Paige Rockefeller who is manipulating this matter.”
Alex said, “This Paige Rockefeller doesn’t seem to have such an authority, right?”
Brittany nodded. “Hence, there must be someone behind her back It might be Noah Rockefeller. They need money for their escape.”
Alex said, “But, I’m suspecting it’s Carol Rockefeller. This woman’s thoughts now have become a bit unbelievable.”
Brittany let out a sigh. “This woman has been an ungrateful person. Now, she is just getting worse.”
In the end, Alex waved his hand. “Whatever, she can’t cause any trouble anyway! Rockefeller Group is the result of the blood, sweat, and tears you and Dad shed back then. Since Paige Rockefeller will shut it down and sell it, we should take it down. What do you think?”
Brittany smiled and called Maya to come in.
Maya had the same intention as well.
She said, “But, in the news about the sales announced by Paige Rockefeller, there’s a clear condition that the people related to our Lush Cosmetics will be rejected should they want to purchase Rockefeller Group. In other words, we’re on Rockefeller Group’s blacklist.”
Alex sneered.
“So she said we’re on the blacklist. But does that mean we should adhere to that blacklist?”
“Who does Paige Rockefeller think she is?”
“If she’s tactful, I’ll give them a bit of money as charity. If she’s not tactful, I’ll snatch Rockefeller Group over without spending a single penny.”
Alex paused for a while after speaking. He asked, “Has anyone contacted Paige Rockefeller?”
Maya nodded. “Based on my understanding, there were a few of them. But, Paige Rockefeller is quite greedy. To rake in a huge fortune in the end, she will be having a live auction. The highest bidder will have it.”
“When will it be?”
“It will be happening in the exhibition hall of Rockefeller Group tonight.”
Alex touched his chin and said with a smile, “Let’s go and join in the fun tonight then! Mom, you haven’t been to Rockefeller Group for quite some time, right? Let’s go and revisit the company.”
“Alright!”
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It was eight o’clock at night.
Rockefeller Group’s exhibition hall was brightly lit and buzzing with people.
Many prestigious people from California rushed over because of the news released by Paige Rockefeller, Rockefeller Group was wrapped up and sold at a low price in a live auction. The highest bidder would acquire the company. Moreover, it was offered at an ultra low price of fifty billion dollars. Naturally, it attracted a lot of people pursuing it.
Well, Rockefeller Group had a market value of over three hundred billion dollars at its pinnacle.
Fifty billion dollars was simply a cutthroat price. Although Lush Cosmetics completely blocked Rockefeller Group’s business, they had been operating their business for decades, with their territories scattered all over America. They wouldn’t crash in such a short time. Even if the assets were reduced by half, there would still be a scale of 150 billion dollars.
Besides, there were all sorts of immovable assets. Even if it was successfully acquired for 150 billion dollars, it would still be profitable. Therefore, once the reserve price was announced, companies without sufficient capabilities initially and third rate families in California came over one after another as well.
“Mr. Shepherd, why are you here too?”
“Could it be that you people from Pegasus International want to take down Rockefeller Group, too?”
“But the problem is, even if the deal is struck at the reserve price of fifty billion dollars, your father wouldn’t be able to afford this amount of money, right?”
In the crowd, a young man, who brought along a beautiful woman, said to another young man.
That young man was none other than the young heir of Pegasus International who used to pursue Dorothy Assex, Felix Shepherd.
After a lapse of time, Flex now had a girlfriend and held an important position in Pegasus International. He was bound to inherit the properties of Pegasus International in the future. He looked at the young man before him and sneered, “So it’s you, Mr. MacGregor! If Pegasus International can’t take down Rockefeller Group, do you think your family’s Dream City can take it down?”
Both of them were rivals who used to have grudges against each other.
The young man called Mr. MacGregor laughed and said, “Our Dream City is determined to have Rockefeller Group! To be frank with you, today’s auction is just an interlude. In the end, the one who acquires Rockefeller Group will surely be our Dream City.”
Felix frowned. “Do you people have this much money?”
Mr. MacGregor arrogantly said, “Do you think the MacGregor family is still the same as five years ago? That means your Pegasus International hasn’t made any progress. If we were to rank the four great families in California again, my MacGregor family would be seated at the first place for sure.”
Then, he said to Felix’s girlfriend, who was holding his hand, “Pretty lady, you really look beautiful. With your stunning look, it’s really such a pity to be Felix Shepherd’s girlfriend. The Shepherd family is just a third rate family at most, whereas my MacGregor family will soon become the top notch family. How about you come with me? What do you think? I’ll give a villa that’s worth tens of millions of dollars right now.”
Felix’s girlfriend’s eyes suddenly flickered as she was actually a bit moved.
Felix almost wanted to vomit blood after looking at her reaction.
At this moment, he caught a glimpse of a group of people coming over from the entrance. They were Alex Rockefeller, Brittany Rockefeller, and Maya Howards.
There were only three of them. The rest of the family did not come with them as such a small matter did not require the entire family to be present.
However, Felix knew that Alex was behind Thousand Miles Conglomerate. Now that Alex and Brittany appeared, he was afraid that it would be a bunk to sell off Rockefeller Group.
He sneered at Mr. MacGregor. “Rockefeller Group can’t be acquired by anyone. Look, the owner is here. Just a word of advice, you better be a bit discreet and don’t simply jump out there. Otherwise, you won’t even know how you died and brought the disaster of annihilation upon your MacGregor family.”
After speaking, Felix simply let go of his girlfriend’s hand, flinging it away ferociously.
‘Damn, why do I need this kind of woman?’
‘Sooner and later she would turn me into a cuckold!’
He immediately scurried toward the entrance to greet Alex.
It was because he saw Alex and the group from the glass window earlier. At this moment, they had not officially walked into the exhibition hall yet! Felix immediately walked out of the main entrance. When he saw Alex, he greeted with a smile, “Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Rockefeller!”
Alex was startled for a brief moment Never did he expect that he would meet Felix here.
“Why are you here?”
“Mr. Rockefeller, I‘m not here to acquire Rockefeller Group. I just came to join in the fun.”
When the two people were talking, Mr. MacGregor walked out with a doubtful expression. He wanted to see what kind of powerful figure had arrived to make that fellow Felix go forward and greet them like a bootlicking dog. If the person was really a supreme figure, he did not mind bootlicking the person as well. He could even bootlick harder than Felix.
During this time, the advance by leaps and bounds in the MacGregor family’s strength was inseparable from the family’s bootlicking ability. And, he, Theodore MacGregor, had also created a set of perfect guidelines for bootlicking.
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At first glance, he did not recognize that man at all. He chuckled gently and said as he stepped forward, “Mr. Shepherd, did you meet with a VIP? Why don’t you introduce him to me?”
Felix’s expression darkened. Never did he expect that Theodore would be so thick skinned.
However, since he had spoken right after their conversation, it would be a bit unreasonable if he did not make the introduction, leaving a bad impression on Alex. Hence, he introduced, “Then, you should prick up your ears and listen properly. This is Mrs. Rockefeller, who founded Rockefeller Group on her own. Without Mrs. Rockefeller, the current Rockefeller Group wouldn’t exist. And this is the true heir of Rockefeller Group, Young Master Rockefeller. Why don’t you greet Mrs. Rockefeller and Young Master Rockefeller?”
However, to his surprise, Theodore laughed heartily after hearing what he said. “Damn, I thought he was some kind of VIP. It turns out to be the useless son-in-law expelled from the Rockefeller family. I heard that he drank his mother-in-law’s feet bathing water every day after being married into the Assex family. In the end, he was even chased out of the house. Felix Shepherd, you’ve really regressed. You are actually trying to kneel and bootlick this fellow. Are you out of your mind?”
Felix was furious. “Nonsense! Theodore MacGregor, how dare you be rude to Young Master Rockefeller?”
Theodore laughed out loud. “There are idiots every year, but there are many of them, especially this year. Felix Shepherd, do you believe if I can make the mother-and-son pair unable to cross the entrance of the exhibition hall at all?”
After he finished speaking, he immediately called a few security guards over.
Obviously, his impression of Alex and the others was the same from a few months ago. He still had insufficient knowledge of them.
On the other hand, Rockefeller Group’s security guards were indeed specifically instructed by Paige Rockefeller so that anyone related to Lush Cosmetics or Alex and the others were not allowed to enter the building. Therefore, the security guard immediately blocked Alex and the others and said sternly, “We don’t welcome you people here. Can you please leave?”
After taking a glance at Theodore, Alex said to the security guard, “I’ll give you a mission. Inform all the guests inside that the auction will be canceled, and have them return to the places where they came from! Also, go find Paige Rockefeller for me and tell her that Alex Rockefeller wants to see her.”
The security guard was startled upon hearing it.
Meanwhile, Theodore could not help laughing. “Alex Rockefeller, is it? You can’ t be living in the dream and still think you’re the young heir of Rockefeller Group, right? You’re just a homeless, wretched dog from the Rockefeller family. You people are the ones who should return to the place where you came from!”
Theodore’s female partner and Felix’s girlfriend showed disdain and disgust as if Alex were a miserable creature unwilling to admit failure.
However, at this moment, an old man and a few young men walked toward them. That old man was the patriarch of the Yowell family, Keith Yowell.
Seeing Alex and Mrs. Rockefeller, he hurriedly greeted, “Mr. Rockefeller, Mrs. Rockefeller, you both are here too!”
Theodore was shocked when he took a closer look at the old man.
‘Damn, isn’t this the patriarch of the Yowell family? Why would he show so much respect for this trashy Alex Rockefeller and even call him ‘Mr. Rockefeller’? Is he insane?’
However, another group of people came after that.
The group of people also walked over and stood next to Alex respectfully before uttering, “Mr. Rockefeller!”
It was because the few people were from the top family in California, the Summers family!
At this moment, his eyelids trembled. He actually saw Azure Storm from Thousand Miles Conglomerate.
He walked in with dozens of men in black outfits from outside the building.
‘What are they going to do with such a big fuss?’ Theodore’s heart even trembled.
However, he saw Azure bowing to Alex respectfully. “Mr. Rockefeller, Azure Storm from Thousand Miles Conglomerate has brought fifty guards here, waiting for your instructions!”
Thud!
Theodore’s back slammed against the main entrance as his face turned pale.
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Theodore looked terrified, and his entire body trembled as he sat on the ground. He could not believe his eyes at all. He felt that his outlook on life was severely challenged.
Why would an abandoned son expelled from the house have such power and fame?
Meanwhile, his female partner had the same pale face. The expression of disdain and mockery earlier was no longer seen. Instead, it was replaced by an extremely shocked expression.
“Why are you here, too?” Alex strangely looked at Azure.
“Waltz gave me a call. She asked me to come over and take a look if there’s anyone who dares to refuse to listen to Mr. Rockefeller’s instructions,” Azure said respectfully. Then, he pointed at Theodore, who was lying on the ground. “What’s wrong with this guy?”
Felix immediately said, “He’s the young heir of Dream City in California. He’s here to acquire Rockefeller Group! Oh right, just now, he even said that the current MacGregor family has long surpassed the four great families in California.”
“They have surpassed the four great families?”
A young man who came along with Keith Yowell sneered and said, “Our Yowell family ranks last among the four families. According to you, your MacGregor has already surpassed us?”
Theodore had just casually bragged earlier. Never did he expect that he would meet the people from the four great families.
“I… Didn’t! He’s trying to slander me!” Theodore denied loudly.
“Hmph, what a quibbler!” Maya said. Then, the disciple from the Yowell family suddenly slapped Theodore’s face, knocking out two of his teeth.
“You aren’t going to admit the truth yet? Do you really think that you’re still living in the dream?”
“Get lost!”
The young man from the Yowell family kicked Theodore in the stomach, causing him to roll over the floor. To him, the sound of Theodore rolling on the floor was like a pleasantly appealing sound that he yearned for so badly.
Until this moment, he could tell that Alex was not an existence whom he could afford to offend at all. The auction of Rockefeller Group tonight might end up in a disaster. He would have been luckier had he stayed away from there earlier.
As a result, Brittany said, “Wait a minute, my son can’t be humiliated by anyone. Since you’ve humiliated my son, shouldn’t you leave something behind?”
Theodore was shocked. “Madame, I…”
Azure immediately let out a roar. “Guards! Chop off this mongrel’s legs and throw him out! Starting from this moment, whoever dares to come in and join the auction casually, I’ll break his leg!”
“Yes, sir!”
Two guards in black outfits immediately left their formation. One of them held Theodore, and the other took out a shiny, cold blade from his waist.
Theodore trembled with fear after seeing it. All of a sudden, he jumped around violently as he had severe sphincter dyssynergia. “No. No, Bro Azure. Bro Azure, I was wrong. No… AIL…”
Poof! Poof!
After raising the hand, the blade fell.
Two bloody splashes spurted.
Theodore’s legs were cut in the middle position of the thigh. Once the limbs were cut off, they were separated from the body. Two bloody broken legs fell to the floor. It was a bloody yet cruel sight.
“Gosh!” The female partner brought by Theodore was so terrified that she started vomiting right away.
During the entire incident, Alex did not say a word, and he was as calm as still water. He had stopped feeling any turbulence in his heart ages ago when witnessing such a scene.
On the other hand, the few security guards from Rockefeller Group trembled like chaffs in a sieve as they did not know what to do.
“Ahh..!”
“My legs, my legs…”
Theodore yelled in extreme grief. His voice instantly startled everyone in the exhibition hall.
It also alarmed the organizer of the auction, Paige Rockefeller!
Paige’s capability was worse than Noah Rockefeller’s. Her role in Rockefeller Group was equivalent to a vermin’s. All she did was make money from Rockefeller Group, but she had never made any contribution. In other words, all she created were complete side effects building obstacles for the employees under her.
Many employees with decent abilities resigned from the company because of her.
Based on her ability, the critical point was that even if she wanted to rake a profit, it would not be easy for her to do so.
However, this time was different.
Carol Rockefeller had found her and got her to sell Rockefeller Group as soon as possible. She even gave her an authorization letter.
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It was difficult for her to understand how Carol Rockefeller acquired the authorization letter for the shareholders’ consent. Anyway, other than Noah Rockefeller’s signature on it, there was also the signature of another major shareholder, John Rockefeller… Carol told her that she only needed fifty billion dollars. Paige Rockefeller could have the extra amounts for herself.
Hence, Paige had set up such an auction. To her, it was exactly what she needed. If she were to manage the company, Rockefeller Group would have to file for bankruptcy within half a year.
If the auction turned out to be successful, she was confident that her assets would be no less than Carol’s.
“What’s going on?
“Who dares to make a ruckus at Rockefeller Group? The person must be very bold! Security guards! Where are the security guards?!”
Paige was dressed beautifully as she was surrounded by the companion of many rich men and female partners.
Smack!
Suddenly, a silhouette flashed past her.
Someone slapped Paige’s face that was covered with cosmetic foundation, hard.
The person slapping her was none other than Brittany Rockefeller.
It was a very hard slap. Paige’s face could not withstand the impact at all. Her nose immediately bled, and half of her face became swollen.
If it weren’t for someone behind to support her, she would have stumbled and fallen to the ground.
“Brittany… Brittany Rockefeller, it’s you?! You… What are you doing here?”
Paige stuttered as her face hurt so much that she could not speak properly.
Brittany said, “I heard that you’re going to auction Rockefeller Group, so I came to take a look. What about it? Did you give the order not to let us in? What’s the meaning of this? Are you looking down at us? Do you feel that we’re inferior to others?”
Paige’s expression changed abruptly, showing instinctive fear.
However, she thought about getting a huge sum of money soon, so she forcibly endured the panic feeling in her heart and said, “Brittany Rockefeller, this is our normal business operation. Before this, you publicly declared in front of my father’s funeral parlor that Rockefeller Group was considered the alimony given by the Rockefeller family to raise William Rockefeller. Other than normal business means, you wouldn’t resort to dirty tricks! Are you going to go back on your words now?”
Maya said, “We came here to join the auction according to the business rules. And, you forbid us to enter the auction?”
“I…“
Paige really wanted to reject them because she had predicted that nothing good would happen. However, after glancing at the people standing behind them, she really dared not utter such words.
Brittany, Alex, and Maya walked into the auction venue with a group of guards in the end.
It was eight o’clock sharp!
The auction started!
Just as the host on the stage was about to give a speech, Azure took twenty guards in black outfits up the stage right away.
When the host was still in a daze, Azure grabbed the microphone in his hand with an evil look. Then, he kicked him off the stage.
At that instant, there was a commotion at the scene.
Maya tugged at Alex’s hand and whispered, “Bro, what did you ask him to do?”
Alex subconsciously rubbed her slender fingers. He shook his head and said, “I didn’t ask him to do anything. It’s his intention. But this guy has always been sassy. He might make an unexpected move.”
As expected, Azure ignored the commotion of the people below the stage and said with a smile, “Rockefeller Group is going to be wrapped up and auctioned. That guy just now is not qualified to be the host, so I’ll host it! Let me introduce myself. I’m Azure Storm. Many people present may know me. Lord Lex from Thousand Miles Conglomerate is my godfather!”
As soon as he said that, some people who did not know Azure immediately gasped out of astonishment.
That was the king of California’s underworld!
Well, in fact, the king did not have the slightest value in front of many martial experts. However, this title would make any ordinary citizen utterly stunned.
“Let me count the numbers. How many people here are genuinely prepared to acquire Rockefeller Group?”
“Raise your hand!”
“If you don’t raise your hand, that means you’re going to abstain from bidding!”
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The crowd hesitated for a while. Soon, someone raised his hand.
Immediately afterward, the second person, the third person…
There were more than a dozen raised hands.
At this moment, Azure slightly smiled and snapped his fingers.
In the next second, forty martial artists in black outfits scattered and rushed toward those people who raised their hands.
Crack!
Crack! Crack! Crack!…
The scene ended up in the wailing of people as a series of bone fracture sound was heard.
“Ah, my hand! My hand!”
“Why did you break my hand? You guys… You guys are too tyrannical. You guys just intentionally injured people. I’m going to sue you guys. I’ll make you guys rot in prison.”
The one who spoke those words was a vice director of a certain second rate family in California. Earlier, he was the first person who raised his hand. As a result, his right arm was broken by Azure’s subordinate at once.
The martial artist who broke his hand probably had terrible skills. He was too rough when he broke his hand, causing his broken bone to protrude through the skin. It was so painful that he started questioning his life.
As a result, the martial artist was upset after hearing his clamor. He broke off his other hand right away.
Among the people, some tried to resist as well. For instance, some rich men brought along their bodyguards when they came over, and several martial artists accompanied some. However, once they made their moves, the ones who intercepted their attacks by blood suppression were martial artists from the Yowell family, led by Keith Yowell. Those who were lightly injured had their energy cores shattered, whereas those who were heavily injured had their limbs broken.
Less than a half minute, all the raised hands were snapped broken.
On the high stage inside the exhibition hall, Paige could feel goosebumps all over her body after seeing everything that had happened all of a sudden. Now, she finally understood one thing, Alex and Brittany did not come to Rockefeller Group to make a ruckus before this, not because they were afraid of stirring trouble, but they felt truly pointless to do so.
When they were upset or when they were willing to spare time to harass someone, they would destroy all the rules after making their moves. The way of thinking of ordinary people could not be applied to these people at all.
She thought four words a strike of lightning!
At this moment, the people who joined the auction and wanted to pick up the bargain and those from the wealthy families, who wanted to make a profit from Rockefeller Group, extremely regretted it. It was too late for everyone to feel regrets.
They looked at that handsome, casual king of the underground society who had an evil smile on the stage with extreme fear. Previously, when they heard Azure’s name, they only felt his strength, chicness, and admiration for him. But now, they just experienced first hand fear, coming from the shock in the depth of their souls… It turned out that those legends were true.
Azure closed his eyes and tilted his head. Even his body was still gently swaying around as if he was listening to a concert and the sound of fractured bones and the wailing of the crowd were the musical notes in a large scale concert.
Until those wailing sounds slowly quieted down by the death threats from Thousand Miles Conglomerate’s martial artists, only then did Azure open his eyes and look at the crowd below the stage with a strange smile. “Oh my, it turns out that none of you guys are here to acquire Rockefeller Group. It looks like you’re here to join in the fun!”
Azure’s words made many people below the stage nearly vomit mouthfuls of blood right away.
‘You’re too shameless!’
‘You’re the king of California’s underground society. How could you be so shameless?’
‘Obviously, you were the one who got our hands broken. Now, you are actually pretending to see nothing. Do you really think that we’re dumb and blind?’
However, Azure asked again after that, “I’ll ask for the last time. Is anyone joining the auction for the acquisition? Those who want the acquisition, kindly raise your hands so that I can see you guys.”
None.
No one raised his hand.
‘Damn you. Once we raise our hands, your people will rush over and break our hands. Whoever raises his hand is an idiot!’
Azure then pointed in a certain direction. “There is! It’s this beautiful lady. I see you. You’re only the one here who raises your hand!”
The crowd looked in the direction Azure was pointing at.
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They wanted to see who was the stubborn idiot. It turned out to be a woman. They saw Maya Howards with her hand raised in the corner.
“Damn, she’s really a beautiful lady. She’s so stunning that she looks more beautiful than those people in the entertainment industry. Who is she?”
“I don’t know, but she looks a bit familiar. I think I’ve seen her somewhere before.”
“I don’t care if you’ve seen her before. Since this lady dares to raise her hand now, we’ll wait for her arm to be broken by the joint forces of Thousand Miles Conglomerate and the Yowell family!”
The crowd broke into a discussion among themselves at once.
To their surprise, someone exclaimed at this moment, “I remember now. Isn’t this person the beautiful woman who ran on the lake surface after stepping on the lakewater and turning it into ice at Moonlight Lake a few days ago?”
The words had stirred up a wave of commotion. After someone shouted out Maya’s identity, everyone started to recognize her.
She was truly that legendary figure.
And then, Azure immediately verified Maya’s bidding qualification. In other words, she was the only person as the bidder of Rockefeller Group.
Paige Rockefeller was full of anger and reluctance. She didn’t suppose the process continued to develop in such a way, Rockefeller Group could be sold for fifty billion dollars at most, in which all the amounts would be given to Carol Rockefeller. She would not be able to acquire a single penny.
How could she let that happen?
Paige shouted, “You guys are destroying the rules. I can’t allow you guys to act like this. Even if you’re the underworld king of Thousand Miles Conglomerate, so what? In the end, California is a society ruled by laws. You guys are breaking the law for ignoring it.”
At this moment, Maya gently pinched Alex’s fingers and freed her hand from his palm… Even if she felt a slight reluctance to part with him, now it was her turn to show up.
Clatter! Clatter! Clatter!
The high heels struck the ground.
Under the gaze of countless people, Maya walked up to the stage like a queen. She was holding a briefcase in her hands.
After going up the stage, she instantly threw the briefcase at Paige and said coldly, “Are you trying to discuss the law with me? Alright, we’ll talk about the law then. Inside this briefcase are all the evidence of you and your husband using the authorities of Rockefeller Group to enrich yourselves all these years by embezzling the company’s public fund and even secretly selling the company’s essential formula to the competitors. If I were to hand over this evidence to the police, what do you think will happen to you?”
“Ah…?”
Upon hearing her words, Paige instantly let out an exclaim. She knew very well those things that she had done over the years.
Maya really did not omit anything when she talked about those matters. However, she thought that she had done them in a very secretive manner, and they were impossible to be known by others. She did not believe that Maya and Brittany could acquire the evidence.
She immediately picked up the briefcase.
After opening the file inside, her expression changed abruptly when she saw the first page. It was because the matter written on it was the evidence of her embezzling the company’s loan into her pocket. She had embezzled a total amount of ten million dollars.
After that, she looked at the second page, the third page…
Every piece of the paper was genuine.
According to the last statistics, Paige and her husband had embezzled a total of two billion dollars from Rockefeller Group for the past ten years.
She broke out in a cold sweat. Then, she tore the evidence into pieces and said, “They’re fake. They’re fake. All of these are fake.”
At this moment, Brittany walked up the stage, too.
“Just tear it! If you tear it, I can print another copy again or even a hundred copies! Paige Rockefeller, you thought the things you had done were very secretive, and nobody knows about them? In fact, William Rockefeller and I have always been aware of them. We just didn’t want to expose your deeds. Now, I’m going to send it to the police. What do you think?”