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Pepper’s heart jumped in shock. However, she still pretended to be innocent, crying as she said, “I… I really didn’t mean to. It’s Mr. Rockefeller… He forced himself on me.”

Anna smiled coldly as she said, “Oh really? Can Mr. Rockefeller actually force himself on you? Even if ten clones of this guy were to force themselves on you, I’m sure you can beat them up easily with one hand. You’re an Intermediate-Royal ranked fighter. You really put up a good act by pretending as a weak little lady. Look at your face. To think an average woman like her could scratch your face to this state, your acting really is top tier.”

Pepper’s eyes twitched. “Who are you?”

Anna replied, “I’m from Divine Constabulary, I’m here to ask you a few questions, come with me!”

Pepper’s expression instantly darkened as she finally realized that her identity had been exposed. In the next second, she forcefully swung her palm toward Anna. Her skills as an Intermediate-Royal ranked fighter were immediately revealed.

“Hmph! ” Anna chuckled coldly. If an Intermediate-Royal ranked fighter could beat her, she would rather bang her head to a wall.

“Dragon-Tusk Punch!” She swung her fist to intercept Pepper’s attack.

Bam!

Their hands met with a loud sound of impact. With a burst of inner force, Anna instantly sent Pepper flying.

However, Anna’s expression changed as she could feel a stinging pain in her fingers. After retracting her fist, she took a look at her hand and realized that there was a needle stuck between the finger bones.

“You cheater!” Anna fumed.

After being sent flying, Pepper spat some blood out in mid air. However, she actually made use of Anna’s force and retreated to the back. She instantly withdrew over dozens of meters away from them.

Anna tried to catch up on her.

However, Pepper suddenly threw out a black, round object. It exploded as soon as it hit the ground, releasing a thick, choking smoke.

Anna immediately avoided the gas. However, as soon as she wanted to continue the chase, Pepper was nowhere to be seen.

“Japanese ninjutsu! ” Anna was frustrated.

This Pepper woman was a prime suspect, yet now she had escaped. How could she explain to Leader Sky when she got back later?

She was infuriated, turning to Alex and screamed, “Hey Rockefeller, are you not going to help?”

Everything happened way too fast, the rest of the Rockefellers couldn’t react to the situation at all.

Alex took a glance at a nearby tree and said, “Anna, I’m really doubting your abilities. Did you bribe your way into the organization?”

With that, he picked up a huge decoration stone and threw it in a flash. His target was on the tree that he was staring at just awhile ago.

Pepper hid in the tree like a raccoon, not moving a muscle. It was as if she had the ability to hide her breathing as well. It was really amazing. If Alex didn’t activate the Third Eye, it would be really difficult to discover her location.

Bam!

The stone landed hard on Pepper’s butt. After letting out a yelp of pain, Pepper fell from the tree.

“That’s where you were hiding,” Anna was overjoyed and immediately rushed toward Pepper.

However, Pepper was faster than her. Enduring the pain on her butt, she kicked away Bill’s caretaker, who was supporting him, and then grabbed him by the neck with one hand, as if he were a powerless chick. She said, “Don’t come near me, or I’ll kill him.”

Never did the Rockefeller old man expect himself to be held hostage, so he cried in fear. However, he was just a paralyzed old man, there was no way that he could struggle his way out of her grip.

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“Pepper Kimmich, you are insane! Let go of my father! ” Noah yelled with reddened eyes. However, realizing that Pepper was umnoved, he hurriedly called out to John, “John, hurry and have your woman let go of Dad! What is she trying to do?”

Everyone started screaming in panic as well.

John took in a deep breath. “Pepper, let go of my dad. Let’s talk through this.”

Deigning to even look at him, Pepper’s eyes were fixated on Alex as she said, “You really have surprised me. Looks like your father, William Rockefeller, really did solve that secret and handed it to you. He managed to deceive everyone.”

Alex was taken aback “What secret?”

Pepper smiled. “Don’t act like you don’t know. How else would an average heir like you gain such power all of a sudden? Are you trying to say that you’re possessed? You’ve been slaving away for the Assexes for the past ten months, enduring their beatings and insults like a sore loser. In fact, you were just hiding your abilities, stalling time to secretly strengthen yourself, right? Looks like I have underestimated you. Your acting skills are much stronger than mine.”

Alex was more confused than ever.

However, he maintained a calm expression and said, “Secretary Kimmich, does that mean you approached my father just for this secret? Your hiding skills are something else though.”

“Touché.”

“So, you were the one who had someone cause a car crash to kill my father, right?” Alex said calmly, yet his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

It seemed that the truth would soon be revealed. Unexpectedly, Pepper shook her head. “You were wrong, I didn’t kill your father.”

“Who did it then? Was it him?” Alex pointed toward John.

“Hahahaha, John Rockefeller? He’s just an arrogant fool, how could he possibly go against your father?” Pepper’s words immediately angered John.

However, in his eyes right now, Pepper Kimmich was a complete stranger, as if the woman whom he had slept with and called him hubby earlier was just his hallucination. 0n the other hand, her eyes were filled with contempt, disdain and mockery as she glared at him, as if she were looking at a piece of rotten meat that was filled with maggots.

“Then who did it? Is it Frank Accardo?” Alex asked.

“Huh, you know about Frank Accardo too. Looks like you’ve dug up quite some information. But I’ll tell you what, Frank Accardo doesn’t have what it takes to kill your father either. Do you really think your father died from a car crash? You underestimate him way too much! Do you want to know the truth? Then you have to let me go! I’ll tell you as soon as my safety is guaranteed.”

Anna spoke up, “You can’t escape.”

Pepper continued staring at Alex. “Then I’ll kill this old man. After all, he’s technically still your grandfather!”

Alex frowned. With Pepper’s grip on his neck, Bill looked suffocating as if he could die any moment now. Alex couldn’t bring himself to just stand back and watch. So, he said, “Fine, you may leave!”

Anna shouted, “Alex Rockefeller!”

Alex replied, “Let her go.”

‘Dad’s death seems more and more complicated, just like a never ending intertwining ball of yarn. It makes my head hurt. According to Pepper Kimmich, could it be that Dad had some amazing power?’ Alex thought as he couldn’t wait to know about the truth any longer. Pepper’s mouth curved into a sly smile of victory. She then headed toward the gate with Bill in her arms.

However, after walking in less than twenty meters, Pepper suddenly flung Bill away as her body fell backward… In the next second, the two fell together to the ground.

“Assassins!” Alex and Anna rushed toward them.

However, three black pearls were thrown in their direction. Anna warned everyone loudly, followed by three loud explosions. The yard was filled with thick, choking smoke. These were similar to the one Pepper used earlier, but their potency was much stronger.

After the smoke dispersed, Alex rushed to check up on Bill and Pepper.

With just one look, he could feel his blood run cold.

A ninja star was stuck in between Pepper’s eyebrows, she had already passed from this attack.

Bill, on the other hand, had it far worse than Pepper. A total of eight ninja stars were stuck on several spots of his body, it was obvious that Pepper had used him as a human shield.

“Dad!” The Rockefellers rushed over and realized that Bill had no chance in surviving. Just then, everyone started panicking.

John pointed toward Alex and screamed, “Alex Rockefeller, you bastard! You killed your grandfather! Even if he wasn’t your biological grandfather, he still raised you for god’s sake!”

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Alex paid no attention to John’s insults.

Looking at Bill’s corpse, flashbacks from Alex’s childhood to adult ran through his mind like a movie slideshow. However, none of his memories showed that Bill had treated him with a good heart.

In Bill’s eyes, Alex was probably nothing but sh*t compared to Spark.

Recalling Bill’s ugly face when he cursed him and his mother last time, Alex instantly came to the realization that Bill hated them so much.

Alex replied calmly, “John Rockefeller, are you blind? The old man was killed by Secretary Kimmich. As for her, everyone knew what you two were doing back in the maid’s bedroom. You can’t blame this on me!”

He continued, “About the one you claim to be my grandfather… Heh, what kind of grandfather would wish death upon their grandson?”

“John Rockefeller, you better be an arrogant fool but not a wirepuller in my father’s death just like Secretary Kimmich said. Or else, you would be able to reunite with him soon.”

Alex then turned to take one last look at Bill. After letting out a deep sigh, he left the manor.

Just then, Spark and the others, who had just regained consciousness, rushed in after hearing the commotion.

Upon seeing Alex, he immediately scolded, “Alex Rockefeller, you’re dead meat. How dare you slap me at the entrance of my house? Get ready for jail!”

Just as Spark finished his sentence, Alex swung his palm and slapped him across the face again. He left after Spark lost consciousness once again.

***

In the car, Anna was enraged. “Japanese ninjas, it’s actually Japanese ninjas! Did you see perpetrators just now?”

Alex shook his head.

Alex thought, ‘The area was too dark and the attackers had assassinated out of nowhere. They had flawlessly left as well. And, those three smoke bombs, they were so irritating that one could not even open his eyes to see. How could I possibly see who did it?’

The woman rubbed her face and angrily said, “This is all your fault. If you didn’t let her go at first, why would she be killed? Great, now we’ve completely lost our trail.”

With that, she punched the steering wheel hard.

“Ah!” Suddenly, she screamed in pain.

Anna held her fist as she grimaced in pain. Looking at her fist, she realized that her fist had turned black and swollen.

Pepper’s needle that was used to attack her earlier was smeared with poison.

“You’re poisoned again,” Alex said after taking two glances at her fist

“Ah! Then… then help me get it out!”

“I’m not in the mood for that.”

However, he noticed that the poison in Anna’s fist was quite potent. As he checked her arms, he found that venomous black lines had fully spread through it. Alex then ripped the fabric off of her shoulder and realized that the poison had been spreading toward the heart.

Alex shook his head and placed his palm on her heart, with the forbidden territory nearby within his reach. Anna’s face was flushed red as she bit her lower lip to endure such embarrassment However, she noticed that the venomous black lines gradually retreated back to her palm after being forced by Alex.

Alex had used his Chi to force it back to her hand.

“Do you have a knife?”

“Yeah!”

With just one slice, Anna’s finger was cut open and a flood of black blood gushed out.

“Alright, now start the car and meet up with your Leader Sky. I promise to become a guest member of Divine Constabulary, but I need some privileges.”

“Really? You’re going to accept the offer?” Anna was overjoyed and turned to Alex, yet he had his eyes closed with an upset expression, as if he didn’t want to talk at all.

An hour later, Alex received a tag in his hand. This tag looked similar to an identity card, it was a representation of members of Divine Constabulary. Guest members had much more freedom than official members as they could schedule their own missions. Moreover, they would only be deployed for emergency missions, especially that they were local.

More importantly, Sky had assumed Alex to be an expert that was ranked above Mystic rank. It would be best to keep such a skilled fighter under their watch for greater use. After all, Alex was their secret weapon, how could they possibly deploy him for any random missions?

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Alex then walked into a high class duplex apartment at ten o’clock at night.

This was where Waltz normally stayed, she didn’t like to live in a villa since she preferred living alone.

“Alex, you’re back! How was it? Are you alright? Did the members of Divine Constabulary cause you any trouble?” Brittany asked panickly as soon as she saw Alex.

Alex stared at his mother with mixed expressions and asked, “Mom, what exactly have you been hiding from me about Dad’s death? Can you please tell me about it?”

Brittany fell silent.

“Secretary Kimmich died.” Alex notified.

“Huh?”

“Bill Rockefeller died too.”

“What did you say?” Brittany jumped in extreme shock.

Alex replied, “They died under the hands of Japanese ninjas. It turned out that Secretary Kimmich was a ninja too, she’s been lurking around the Rockefellers for quite some time. She told me that Dad’s death was not as simple as I thought, she even said that he didn’t die from a car crash. Mom, you must know something, right?”

Brittany pondered for quite a while, yet she still shook her head. “Alex, I don’t want anything bad to happen to you.”

Alex became slightly deflated. “What if I said that I’m strong enough?”

Brittany’s eyes were determined, she slowly said, “You would only be able to go up against those people if you ever become the president of Divine Constabulary.”

“What?”

Alex was the one who was in shock this time, he couldn’t believe his ears. He thought, ‘Who are the ones that Dad even up against? However, no matter who you are, I will find you, and rip all of you into pieces!’

All of them decided to stay in Waltz’s place for the night.

Alex stayed alone in one of the rooms. He sat cross-legged on his bed as the Force ran throughout his body at a rapid speed.

This time, he could feel the energy in his energy core spiralling around. The divine energy from his ancestor tossed and turned restlessly. Its speed got even faster and he felt as if his energy core was going to explode from the energy surge.

Unconsciously, the divine energy spread through all of his meridians before it was completely extinguished. The Force suddenly clashed against it, condensing into an odd symbol in his energy core.

Bang!

With a small explosion noise inside his body, the Force was now in its fourth degree and his Foundation Establishment was finally complete. This was also the last mission assigned to his ancestor’s divine energy.

After all, tall buildings had to be built from scratch as well. With this, Alex could finally begin his journey of cultivation. He could feel a large amount of information in his mind had been silently unlocked. More advanced medical knowledge and picture scrolls of martial arts had been laid out in his mind.

Alex couldn’t wait to find ways to practice the martial arts.

In the end, he could only find one type of martial art in his mind as of now, it was called the Mystic Armor. Looking further into it, he felt extremely disappointed as it was another skill focusing on defense. He might as well turn into a millennium-old turtle at this rate!

***

At the same time in Assex Villa, Claire, who was still throwing a tantrum, threw all the pillows on the sofa to the ground.

“130 millions! That was 130 million dollars! It was all gone just from a few stomps! Why are my feet so f*cking dumb? I… I really want to chop off my legs now!”

Beatrice, who had been listening to her tantrums for countless times, said, “Mom, where did that Rockefeller get such valuable stuff? There must be some mistake. That Christopher Lawrence guy doesn’t seem like a real deal… Do you think that he teamed up with Alex and made a scene just to embarrass you?”

“What? How could that be?”

“Why couldn’t it? That loser’s mother has woken up too. If I recall correctly, the Rockefellers seemed to have sponsored Mr. Lawrence’s Archaeology Society in the past Wouldn’t it be normal for him to lend them a hand? I just can’t believe that all of the people, he could just give something that’s worth 130 million dollars. Furthermore, it’s a gift for Grandpa. Do you think he’ddo that?”

After listening to her daughter’s reasoning, Claire started coming around. In the end, she nodded. “You’re right, that must be it. That useless piece of sh*t doesn’t have any money at all. His half-dead mother is a pauper as well. This is absurd! How dare they trick me? I won’t let them off this easily… Wait, where’s your sister? Is she still crying like an idiot? They have to get divorced tomorrow, they must do so. I’ll go to the Rockefellers tomorrow and propose marriage for her.”

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The night passed. Some were able to sleep well some couldn’t; some partied through the night.

The next day, news spread through some social channels of California. The father of the CEO of Rockefeller Group, Bill Rockefeller, had been killed by Alex Rockefeller, the abandoned child of the Rockefellers. This had caused an uproar within the public, it was an extreme taboo for grandchildren to kill their own grandparents after all.

After seeing such news, everyone was shocked and started sharing it around online. It had been reposted over and over. With this many shares, many started discussing the identity of the bastard grandson.

However, Alex had no idea of what was going down. After levelling up the Force, he had to undergo the process of Foundation Establishment to master the basics, which was a time consuming process. He had entered a tranquil state, he hadn’t woken up since then.

Brittany and Maya were worried sick at first. However, Waltz was a practitioner in martial arts. Seeing Alex’s state, she immediately stopped the two from entering his room and disturbing him.

At the same time, Claire had no idea what was happening as well. This woman had been scheming throughout the whole night.

Thinking that her daughter was about to get a divorce and dump that loser Alex, she was overjoyed.

Moreover, she thought about Spark, the young heir of Rockefeller Group, was young and talented, so he must have a bright future. This would also mean that lots of people would want to go to Rockefeller Manor and propose a marriage for him.

She thought, ‘If I was late to matchmake the two, I would surely regret it.’

Hence, she decided to stop by Rockefeller Manor later.

“Mom, where are you heading off to this early?” Beatrice was confused because she knew that Claire was a lazy woman and she wouldn’t wake up before nine. Even if she did, it was most likely due to hunger.

Yet, her behaviour took a 180 degree turn today. She dressed herself up like a rich lady, starting the car up to leave their home.

“Mom’s going to give your sister’s hand-in-marriage to the Rockefellers!”

“What? You’re really going to?”

“Why wouldn’t I? Spark wanted to marry your sister last time. I have to hurry and talk to them before he loses interest. Without that ungrateful loser messing around this time, there shouldn’t be any problem.”

Beatrice asked, “Weren’t you going to watch Sis get a divorce today?”

Claire replied, “Divorce can be done anytime, but l have to settle her marriage proposal immediately.”

She, who was wearing a traditional dress, twisted her slender waist as she got into the car and headed toward Rockefeller Manor. Looking at the entrance, she could feel the grandeur of their manor.

There were while lanterns hanging at the entrance as well.

Claire didn’t put much thought into it, she just figured that the Rockefellers stood out from the masses.

Everyone else had red lanterns, yet they had white lanterns, giving off a pure and grand aura.

She thought, ‘It would be amazing if I could live here.’

“Hey, who are you looking for? Why are you snooping around?” A guard blocked her way.

Claire bluntly replied, “I’m here for my son-in-law… Oh, wait no, I’m here to give my daughter’s hand in marriage.”

“Marriage proposal?” The guard took a glance at the white lanterns and was instantly enraged. “You motherf*cker! Lord Bill Rockefeller has just passed, we’re holding his funeral now! Yet you’re here for a marriage proposal? Are you f *cking messing with us?”

“Beat her up!”

Smack! Smack! Smack!

After being slapped multiple times, Claire was then thrown out of Rockefeller Manor, she even lost one of her heels.

On the other hand, the news had finally reached Dorothy. Knowing that Alex had killed his own grandfather, she almost fainted out of shock…

She initially wanted to wait for Alex to take initiative and give her a call, yet she received no calls at all after waiting for a whole night. Now that she knew that something had gone wrong, she couldn’t care less of her stubbornness and hurriedly dialed his number.

However, his phone… was switched off!

Dorothy thought, ‘Could it be that he’s on his way for the escape?’

She immediately left work and headed straight for Maple Villa.

However, all she saw was that the door was closed shut, there weren‘t any life activities around the villa as well. She started panicking as she didn’t know what to do. Soon after, Emma and the others in Assex Manor heard the news as well. They secretly cheered joyously. Even Madame Joanne cackled. “This little pest dared to kill his own grandfather! He’s insane, he’s an absolute fiend! This time, he would be consigned to eternal damnation!”

“Without his help, that little b*tch Dorothy wouldn’t be a problem anymore. It’s time for Assex Constructions to get back the subsidiary company in City South.”

In the period of time, a few families grieved because of the news, yet some were joyous, celebrating the news.

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Even after a full day, the news continued to spread like wildfire. Some of the news sources even managed to dig up Alex’s personal information.[The Assexes’ son in law.][His parents are traitors.

His mother had become a vegetative patient.

He is a loser that slaves away for the Assexes.

The officials were trying to look for Alex as well, they wanted to arrest him.

Brittany was still in Waltz’s apartment, scrolling through her phone over and over again. She was reading all the rumors that rose like a tsunami on the internet. She was especially enraged after reading the insults from several keyboard warriors. She was about to explode.

“Who was it? Who spread these rumors?”

Maya comforted her. “Mom, please calm down. Who else could it be? The Rockefellers must’ve done it.”

Brittany stood up abruptly. “No, I can’t keep letting such rumors spread online. If I do, Alex would truly become a lowly street rat, hated by every person on this planet!”

Brittany initially sympathized with the Rockefellers after realizing that John was not behind Bill’s death. Yet here they are, trying to ruin Alex’s reputation and frame him as a murderer. She just couldn’t stand back and watch them crush him.

A ball of fury welled up in her chest, as if it was a volcano ready to erupt.

Just then, a loud explosion came from Alex’s room.

The three rushed over to check up on him.

When they reached the door, they realized that his bed had been broken. The heavy wood was crushed to dust.

“Alex?”

“What happened?”

“Oh lord, my eyes!”

Alex opened his eyes as he looked down, and immediately grabbed a rug to cover himself up.

He had mastered the basics a while ago. He even tried out the Mystic Armor he had just learned, which led to the explosion of his Chi. He didn’t expect it to crush the bed and tear off all his clothes. Moreover, his whole body was covered in a layer of oil once again.

“Can you guys leave, please? I need a shower.” Alex said awkwardly.

He was only able to wash off all the oil after showering for half an hour.

After that, he looked into the mirror and almost screamed in surprise.

His reflection showed a man with flawless skin, even women would be jealous of him now. His aura had changed drastically as well.

Moreover, he could feel that his speed and strength had increased immensely, and his defense was almost immaculate.

It appeared that he was in Waltz’s main bedroom as there were quite a few female accessories laying around on the dressing table.

There were a few undergarments laying around as well, some were translucent.

Alex then noticed a tiny eyebrow razor. He picked it up and slashed his wrist with it.

A yellow turtle shell pattern shone under his skin. The cut left a white line on his skin, but he wasn’t hurt at all. “Doesn’t this mean I can perform martial art acts on the streets and get some mad cash?”

After hyping himself up for a while, he realised that he had an issue to deal with: he had no clothes to change into.

“Waltz, do you have any suitable clothes for me?” He wrapped his lower half with a pink towel as he opened the door slightly.

Waltz barged into the room and rummaged through her closet. She then threw him one of her dresses. “Why don’t you try this on?”

Half an hour later, Alex wore the new clothes that they just bought for him.

Alex’s expression darkened as read the rumors online about him killing his own grandfather,

“The Rockefellers are having the funeral today? Then… We have to pay our respects, at the very least.” Alex said softly as fell deep in thought.

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Waltz was excited.

“Alright, let’s barge our way in!

“I’ve been pretty frustrated for the past two days. All of the Rockefellers have to pay for what they did! ”

Alex shook his head. “Waltz, you stay here with Maya. This is a family matter, so just me and my mom should go.”

Brittany nodded. “That’s right. Even though your dad is not related to him, he was still his son regardless. We would be in the wrong if we don’t send him off.”

Waltz didn’t want to listen. “Brother, how could you not bring me along to such a fun-oh, I mean, such a solemn event?”

Brittany replied, “Waltz, stop messing around.”

“Oh, okay!” Princess Fleur had to abide by the empress’ orders.

The funeral had already started in Rockefeller Manor. All of the Rockefellers were wearing mourning clothes. Noah and Spark were kneeling in the first row, whereas Mariah, Olivia and Paige were kneeling next to them.

The younger generation of the Rockefellers had nothing better to do-they sat together, staring at their phones and chattering nonchalantly. None of them were sad about Bill’s death. After all, he was just a paralyzed old hag who ordered others around. His presence was insignificant to Rockefeller Group.

All he did was take Rockefeller Group from William back then.

“Cousin, this was such a great idea. Look, my tweet has been retweeted fifty thousand times. I’ve gained so many new followers too! That loser Alex’s reputation will soon be ruined! Everyone will know him as a piece of sh*t!” Spark turned to Carol excitedly as he scrolled through his phone.

Natalie was next to them and said, “He deserved it! How dare he slap us? My school group is talking about this too now!”

Carol’s eyes were filled with resentment. “This damn bastard. I was almost crushed to death after he locked me up in that coffin. I want his life to be a living hell. He must be trying to escape now, but where can he run to? The entire US. will be looking for him by then. He can only escape if he hides in a cave and lives on as a lowly caveman!”

Spark was excited. “Yeah! He’ll end up in jail for sure! And when he’s arrested, we can bribe a few men in there and- !”

Suddenly, a loud announcement came from the door. “Brittany Rockefeller and Alex Rockefeller have arrived to pay their respects!”

This had every Rockefeller in attendance go pale in the face.

Spark yelled. “What the f*ck! How dare you two bastards come here? Are you really not afraid of death?”

John shouted as well. “Guards, throw them out.”

Since they were holding a funeral, John had intentionally positioned a large group of guards to prevent any more accidents.

At least twenty guards showed up and rushed towards Brittany and Alex, blocking them from getting into the hall.

The guests inside were watching them with eyes wide in shock.

Brittany’s expression turned cold. “Get lost!”

John walked over, scolding them in rage. “Alex, you’ve really got some balls. How dare you show up after killing your grandfather who had raised you all these years? You heartless bastard!”

Alex was unfazed. “John, do you only know how to play the blame game? Do you really think I’d hide out of fear just because you spread some rumours? I don’t want to put up with your nonsense. Tell your lap dogs to make way, or else.”

Brittany activated her Silver Frost as she shouted. “I said, get lost!”

The color drained from the guards’ faces as soon as they felt Brittany’s chilling aura.

John yelled. “Throw them out! Now!”

The twenty guards immediately acted upon receiving John’s orders.

This time, Alex decided to not do anything. He wanted his mother to show what she was capable of.

Brittany’s fair hands slapped a guard across the face. The guard felt as if his cheek was numb, or rather, frozen, as he was sent flying and knocked down his partner next to him. He couldn’t control his movements at all.

Silver Frost was a type of martial arts that had the element of ice where every move would release air as cold as ice.

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Brittany looked as if she had been possessed by Khione, the goddess of ice and snow to the Rockefellers and their guests. Every move she only made her aura grow colder as she beat up the guards in her way. All of them fell to the ground, engulfed by numbness.

Spark’s eyes were exceptionally wide in shock. “Holy sh*t. Did this bi*ch learn the Ice Cold Touch? When did she become so strong?”

John’s mouth was agape. He had always been terrified of Brittany as his legs trembled in fear.

“Out of my way!” Brittany pushed John aside resentfully and walked towards the coffin slowly. Everyone couldn’t help but stare. No one dared to stop them anymore. She then picked up a flower to place on the deceased Bill’s casket.

Suddenly, Paige came forward and slapped Brittany’s flower out of her hands. “Don’t act all sorry and sad. You two killed my dad! How dare you pay your respects to him? You have no right!”

Brittany immediately slapped Paige, sending her falling to the ground.

“Do you not have a brain? It’s as if you don’t know who killed him!”

“I’m still his daughter-in-law. Even if he never treated us like family, I have to respect the dead and forgive what he did to us. I came here to pay my respects and send him off on behalf of my husband so that he could finish what he should’ve done as his son.”

Alex picked up another flower and handed it to Brittany. After they placed the flower, Noah spoke up with eyes filled with mixed emotions. “Alright, you guys can, uhm, go home.”

Brittany shot Noah a dirty glare, her eyes were filled with hatred. However, she didn’t leave even after she was asked to.

She stood aside and calmly said, “I thank all of you for coming here on behalf of William.”

Olivia interrupted her. “You have been kicked out of the family. Besides, William is not Dad’s biological son either! What makes you think you can thank the guests as a family member? Do you even know any of them?”

Brittany paid no attention to her words.

The guests, on the other hand, were extremely shocked…

“What?”

“William Rockefeller isn’t Bill Rockefeller’s son?”

“What does that mean?”

“I heard that William was just a child Bill picked up from the streets.”

“Ah, so that was what happened. Then they didn’t just kill him, they even came here to ruin his funeral! They should be damned for life. How could they be so ungrateful? They’re monsters!”

Such insults didn’t faze Brittany or Alex one bit.

They only stayed to wait until all the guests had arrived. They wanted to clear up the misunderstandings the public had towards them. Alex had already thought of many ways they could get the point across.

However, no one realized that Carol had gone missing. She had gone out to call the cops.

“The CEO of Paradise Corp, Louis Graham, has come to pay his respects!”

Louis was wearing a black suit as he came forth to place a flower and presented a white envelope with a stack of money to John as a token of respect.

He turned to look and Brittany and Alex smugly, letting out a cold chuckle before heading towards the guest area.

Alex said, “Mom, didn’t this Louis guy beg you to help his company when they were having a hard time? Look at his attitude towards us now.”

Brittany replied, “Don’t mind him. He’s just an insignificant acquaintance. People change all the time.”

Alex’s gaze turned sharp as he decided to ingrain the memory of this man in his head.

Later on, a few powerful figures in California had arrived as well and had similar attitudes like Louis. John and Noah’s guest area was getting more crowded by the minute, demonstrating that they had quite a lot of connections.

Brittany and Alex, on the other hand, were alone. They seemed like outcasts, a stark contrast to the rest of the Rockefellers.

Suddenly, several footsteps could be heard from outside of the hall. A group of men in black suits and shades were walking in two rows, each holding a wreath.

There were at least a hundred of them.

At the door, a voice trembled from excitement and fear. “Princess Fleur of Thousand Miles Conglomerate has arrived to pay her respects with a hundred wreaths!”

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Alex furrowed his eyebrows as he thought, ‘This damn brat just doesn’t know when to stop. I told her not to come, and yet here she is. She even brought so many of her men along. Is she trying to take down the entire Rockefeller family?’

However, knowing that she was here out of the goodness of her heart, he couldn’t bring himself to blame her.

All of the guests in the hall were startled as well.

“Thousand Miles Conglomerate came to pay their condolences? Princess Fleur came in person too. The Rockefellers are pretty powerful then.”

“Yeah, I’ve never heard of Princess Fleur paying her condolences to anyone, but she even sent a hundred wreaths to them! Looks like the Rockefeller had been working with Thousand Miles Conglomerate, and pretty closely too.”

In the corner, Natalie asked in confusion, “Princess Fleur? Hmph, what a grand title. She dares to call herself a princess! Does she really think she’s royalty? How shameless!”

Upon hearing this, Carol immediately covered her sister’s mouth with her hands.

“Don’t run your mouth, you’ll get in trouble.”

“What? Are you that scared of her?”

“Princess Fleur’s name is Waltz Fleur, she’s one of the Three Great Chieftains of California’s underworld. The best fighter in your school wouldn’t even be able to handle one slap from her.”

“The Three Great Chieftains of California’s underworld?” Natalie had never heard of any of this. However, she had heard of the underworld and her face was filled with terror as she turned to the door.

John immediately stood and rushed to the door as well. He knew exactly who Princess Fleur was despite never seeing her. before

Rockefeller Group was way too weak compared to Thousand Miles Conglomerate. He just knew that he wouldn’t be able to handle the consequences if he were left her hanging.

He couldn’t help but feel shocked as well. ‘Why is Princess Fleur here to pay her respects?’

John’s eyes were fixated on Waltz. She was wearing a black dress embroidered with golden flowers, and a pair of black heels. He smiled and welcomed her. “Princess Fleur, it’s such an honor to have you here, I…”

Without letting him finish his sentence, two men in black blocked his way and dragged him aside.

Everyone couldn’t believe their eyes.

‘What is happening?’

‘Why was John dragged away despite welcoming Princess Fleur? Did she not want anyone near her? Was she worried of an assassination?’

Waltz slowly placed a flower on the casket, not even taking a glance at the Rockefellers who were kneeling on the ground. She then approached Brittany and handed her a white envelope. “I’m sorry for your loss, Madame.”

‘What?’

The Rockefellers felt as if they had been struck by lightning.

‘Princess Fleur must be mistaken. Why did she approach Brittany?’

Olivia rushed up to them and said, “Princess Fleur, you must be mistaken. These two bastards are no longer a part of our family. If you’d like to hand out condolence money, you should give it to us.”

She wanted to take the money.

Waltz immediately slapped Olivia across the face, causing her mouth to bleed as she fell to the ground. “Who do you think you are to insult Madame Brittany? I believe that only the founders of Rockefeller Group can rule over the Rockefellers. Without Lord William and Madame Brittany back then, where would the Rockefellers even be now?”

The Rockefellers’ faces turned pale and the guests started to ponder as well.

Spark’s eyes grew wide open in horror, as if he had been captured by the men from Thousand Miles Conglomerate again like before, tortured for two days.

“How could you slap her?” Mariah said.

“She ran her dirty mouth. I only slapped her for Madame’s sake. If not for Madame, I would have pulled her tongue out. ”

Suddenly, the man at the door shouted again. “Mr. Carter and Mrs. Carter from Waylon Realty, have come to pay their respects!”

Waylon Realty was one of California’s best businesses. Back then, it was as powerful as Rockefeller Group. However, Waylon Realty had expanded greatly since and was now on a much higher level. To come pay their respects was quite a generousgesture from Charles.

John immediately rushed up to the door yet again.

Despite this, Charles ignored him and placed a flower on Bill’s casket. He then turned to Brittany and Alex, comforting the two.

The Rockefellers were shocked once more.

There were several guests sitting in their guest area, yet their influence and wealth couldn’t beat Charles’ even with their businesses combined. Moreover, everyone watched as Charles’s wife, Hailey held onto Alex’s shoulder and leaned forward, whispering into his ear.

They seemed very close.

Some of the guests started to feel uneasy as they watched this.

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They ignored Brittany or Alex earlier and were afraid that had sided with the wrong family.

Suddenly, yet another shocking announcement came from the door…

“Lord Yowell has arrived to pay his respects!”

It was obvious that the announcer was extremely shocked, his voice trembled even more as he didn’t even dare to say Keith’s full name.

Next to Keith was a young girl with a big rack that contrasted her baby-like face.

“M-Michelle Yowell?”

Natalie dropped her phone.

She might not know about Keith’s power, but she was familiar with Michelle’s title, the Little Devil, since she was a student. Many girls in California were proud of being a member of Devil Coven.

Devil Coven was not limited to students in California State University either, many schools had branches of Devil Coven. Natalie had always wanted to join the club as well, but she had never qualified. This was why she trained hard to learn Taekwondo, she just wanted to meet Michelle at least once.

She didn’t expect Michelle to show up at her house, it was like a dream come true.

Natalie wanted to rush over to greet her idol, but she was held back by Carol.

Everyone in the hall had stood up instinctively.

The Yowells were far too powerful in California, especially Lord Yowell. He was even more powerful than Lord Lex.

In other words, a few stomps from him would cause a minor earthquake in the whole of California.

This time, John didn’t dare to greet him. All he could do was stare in disbelief.

Lastly, they watched Keith and Michelle place flowers on the casket and approached Alex. Keith even referred to him as ‘Mr. Rockefeller’.

Everyone’s mind went blank upon hearing this.

‘How could this be?’

‘Why is Lord Yowell here for these two bastards?’

‘Why? What did they do to deserve such privilege?’

Carol screamed in her mind, she couldn’t accept it at all. Everyone had such questions in their mind as well, but no one dared to ask.

Just then, a group of men in uniform rushed in.

A middle-aged man, who appeared to be the leader, scanned the room and yelled. “Who is Alex Rockefeller? Surrender yourself!”

Everyone froze and remembered the rumors online that Alex had killed his grandfather, he’s an ungrateful piece of sh*t, the scum of the earth; and he’s nothing but a heartless criminal. He has to be tried in court for his actions.

Carol was overjoyed, she stepped forward and pointed at Alex. “Him! He’s Alex Rockefeller. He killed my grandfather!”

The middle-aged man’s eyes were stern. “Arrest him!”

“Hold on!” Keith shouted, his voice was strong like lightning. “Why are you arresting Mr. Rockefeller?”

The man replied, “Have you not heard? He’s suspected of the murder of his own grandfather!”

Keith asked, “Do you have any evidence? Does it support your claim? If not, you’d better be careful or you might lose your job.”

The man huffed. “Who are you?”

“I’m Keith Yowell, the head of the Yowell family!”

Michelle smiled. “I’m a Yowell too, Michelle Yowell.”

Waltz stood up. “Thousand Miles Conglomerate would not let you arrest an innocent individual without evidence!”

The uniformed man’s heart was pounding. He almost bit his tongue in fear. Wiping the cold sweat off his forehead, he said, “We do have evidence, but he’s just a suspect as of now. I’m just asking Mr. Rockefeller to follow us so we can proceed with the investigation.”

Suddenly, someone had arrived at the hall and said coldly, “If you have evidence to raise suspicion on him, I have evidence to prove his innocence too.”

The person was Anna Coleman from Divine Constabulary, she wore a uniform smartly and walked into the hall with her intense aura.