Lord Came Back From The Battlefield

The Heart of the Earth exhibition was located in a private estate on the east side of Enssea City. When the four arrived, there was already a crowd gathered at the entrance who had been denied entry due to lack of invitation. Outside the estate gates, two giant LCD screens had been set up for those waiting to catch a glimpse of Heart of the Earth’s magnificence.

After verifying their invitation cards, they entered into an enormous lawn that had been transformed into an exhibition site. A grand stage stood in its center with large LCD screens placed at each cardinal direction. Surrounding it were hundreds of pristine white seats and long tables adorned with various pastries and drinks.

The four also noticed that there were about one hundred strong and sturdy black-clad men stationed every few steps throughout the estate.

“Why go through all this trouble for something they don’t even sell?” Judge asked as they made their way towards their seats, clearly confused by it all.

“Although Heart of the Earth isn’t for sale, they will be auctioning off other jewelry pieces on site.” Derek replied with a smile. “Besides, this kind of global tour is one effective way to boost company branding.”

“Is it just for show?” Judge quipped twice over.

“You could say that,” Derek chuckled once more.

“Oh, Mr Hines! You’re here too?” Just then, a beautiful woman’s voice rang out melodiously as she approached them holding her wine glass aloft. Behind her trailed several young men and women.

She appeared to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old with delicate features and graceful curves accentuated by her elegant bearing. Her hair cascaded down one side in big waves revealing a snow-white neck peeking out from beneath it all.

Everybody could tell she was from a prominent family.

“Miss Ryan, hello!” Derek greeted her.

Audrey Ryan, a beautiful woman, approached with a charming smile. “Are you also interested in Heart of the Earth, Mr Hines?”

“Although I can’t buy such a perfect thing, it is an honor to appreciate it.” Derek replied with a smile.

“I agree!” Audrey smiled again and looked at Billy and his two friends. “Are these your friends? I don’t think I’ve seen them before.”

As she spoke, her gaze lingered on Billy for quite some time.

With Billy’s handsome features and impressive physique, combined with his regal aura, any woman would take notice of him.

“This is Mr Gardner!” Derek first looked at Billy and then introduced Casey and Judge to him.

Afterwards, he turned back to Billy, “Mr Gardner, this beautiful lady is Audrey Ryan, heiress of the Ryan family.”

“Mr Gardner, nice to meet you!” Audrey extended her hand with a smile on her face revealing her delicate wrist. At the same time, she felt slightly surprised as she could sense from Derek’s tone of voice that he was showing exceptional respect towards Billy. And given what she knew about Derek, there weren’t many people in Enssea who could catch Derek’s attention like this. Even if it was she, from one of the four major families in Enssea, trying repeatedly to show goodwill towards him so as to form an alliance between World Group and her family, she had always received lukewarm responses from Derek. This made her very curious about who exactly Billy was. Actually, it wasn’t just her. The group of men following behind her all looked surprised.

“Hello!” Billy said with a faint smile as he shook hands with Audrey.

“Mr Gardner isn’t from Enssea, right?” asked Audrey.

“No,” Billy laughed and shook his head.

“No wonder I’ve never seen you before,” Audrey smiled again. “Are you also here to witness the glory of the Heart of the Earth?”

“You could say that.” Billy responded calmly.

“Audrey, there you are! I’ve been looking for you everywhere!” At this moment, a young man in his late twenties led a few people over with an arrogant expression on his face.

“Doug, I’ve told you many times already, please call me Miss Ryan!” Audrey frowned slightly and looked at him gracefully.

“What’s the difference?” The young man named Doug Wood came over and greeted Derek first before turning to Billy with a condescending tone. “Sir, you look unfamiliar, what should we call you?”

Doug had been observing for a while now and could tell that Audrey seemed to have feelings for Billy; therefore, he was slightly displeased in his heart. After all, Audrey was the woman he had set his sights on. No one else was allowed to touch her. He had confidence and pride; no one dared compete against him when it came to women he wanted.

“Miss Ryan, you can chat with your friends, see you later.” After glancing at Doug briefly, Billy turned towards Audrey and said before walking towards their seating area.

Doug ignored Billy and his face immediately darkened. As the second young master of the Wood family, not many people dared to be so arrogant before him like this in Enssea.

“I’m talking to you, didn’t you hear me?” Doug tried to stop Billy.

“Doug, let me give you some advice. If you don’t want trouble, it’s best to keep your mouth shut.” Derek said with a furrowed brow.

“Mr Hines, what do you mean? Am I going to get into trouble just by talking to him?” Doug responded in a low voice. “I want to see what kind of trouble there will be.”

“Get lost!” Derek shouted angrily.

Doug didn’t expect Derek would suddenly lose his temper and paused for a moment before saying in a serious tone, “Mr Hines, are you going too far? Do you think I’m just some stray cat or dog that can be called at will?”

“If you say another word, then today’s exhibition is over for you!” Derek replied coldly.

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“Do you want to find out?” Billy stopped walking and turned around towards Doug.

“You have nothing to do with this, get lost!” Doug shouted back while still angry.

Slap!

Judge slapped the dandy across the face, for he dared to shouted at Billy.

The site fell into silence. Everyone around was tense, afraid that Doug Wood would erupt at any moment.

“Fuck!” after a pause, Doug snapped, “How dare you hit me! Fuck! You must die here today!”

As soon as the sentence was completed, Judge gave another two slaps in Doug’s face, which instantly turned swollen.

“Kneel, and Apologize!” asked Judge.

“Aah!” Doug couldn’t help but roar before continuing, “I’ll kill you. I’ll kill you!…”