“I know this guy! He’s William Sanders, fourth in line to lead the Sanders family from Phaedra Island!”
Phaedra Island was where they were now. It was dominated by four major families-Lynch, York, Sanders, and Lennon. William was the fourth brother of Bruce Sanders, the patriarch.
“Who’s this dude? He’s got some guts to mess with people from Phaedra Island. He’s basically asking for trouble.”
“He’s probably an arrogant idiot who underestimated the power of Phaedra Island. I bet today’s his last day.”
The crowd glanced at Sebastian as if he were an ignorant fool.
Meanwhile, Joseph and Zia were freaking out. They knew the reputation of Phaedra Island and were sweating bullets as they were at a loss.
Sebastian stayed calm. He first glanced at Yvette. “Seems like you’re not much of a listener, huh?”
Yvette, reminded of the earlier incident, flushed with anger and embarrassment. “You’re doomed!”
Ignoring her, Sebastian turned to William. “I did give a lesson to a son of a bitch in the hill at the back earlier, but I had no idea who he was.”
“What did you just say?” William roared in anger. Sebastian was indirectly humiliating him,
too.
Sebastian scoffed, “Not too long ago, a son of a bitch dragged Zia to the hill behind and tried to assault her sexually. Isn’t someone like that a son of a bitch?”
The crowd stirred as they realized what was going on. Despite their fear of Phaedra Island, they couldn’t help but feel infuriated.
They were all outsiders, and being bullied like this naturally united them against the tyrants.
Yvette quickly chimed in, “Guys, don’t believe his lies. He’s making up stories to defend himself.”
“That’s right. My son would never do such a thing. You brat! First, you beat him, and now you’re slandering him. I’ll never forgive you! I will kill you!” William raged.
“Plenty of people saw Jake’s action. Are you going to deny that?” Sebastian challenged.
“Who saw it?” William glared at the crowd, daring anyone to speak up.
The onlookers who had witnessed the incident lowered their heads as they were intimidated by William’s fierce gaze.
Even though many had seen it, nobody dared to step forward. Nobody wanted to get involved in someone else’s trouble.
William grinned triumphantly. “See? Nobody can back up your story. You’re just slandering my son after beating him up. As his father, I have to earn justice for him.”
William’s smile turned into a sinister smirk as he prepared to act.
Zia quickly stepped forward. “Mr. Sanders, this is all my fault. I’ll take full responsibility. Please spare him.”
“She’s my daughter. Punish me instead, but let them go,” Joseph pleaded, stepping forward.
“This doesn’t concern you guys. I was the one who beat him up. Stand back!” Sebastian commanded sharply.
William scoffed, “Don’t try to act all noble. You’ve committed an unforgivable crime by attacking my son. I don’t want your life. Just ruin your cultivation base, and I’ll spare you.”
Some of the crowd sympathized with Sebastian, knowing that losing one’s cultivation base was worse than death for a practitioner.
But others felt Sebastian had brought this upon himself. In their eyes, Sebastian should have endured it without retaliation, even if bullied by those from Phaedra Island.
Sebastian smirked mockingly. His cultivation base hadn’t fully recovered yet, and ruining it again would be unbearable.
William sneered, “Looks like you’re not going to take the chance. Don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
Just as William was about to make a move, a voice rang out, “Hold up!”
