The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage

If they lost all that money and Jaden's father pressed the issue...

Jaden, however, could not care less. He was even sneering darkly, "Don't worry. Just get it done! I will show the city of Zamri that the Favonis are the strongest martial arts clan on the East Coast!" The servant quickly left, afraid to disobey.

Still, seeing that her brother was getting impulsive, Stella quickly reasoned, "Please calm down for a moment, Jaden. Frank Lawrence really isn't someone to be trifled with! You need to really think about this!" Chelly glared at her in annoyance right then. "Whose side are you on, Stella?! Do you still consider yourself our family?!"

"But..." Stella murmured.

"No buts!"

Jaden stopped Stella coolly, clenching his knuckles as he bellowed, "Everyone on the East Coast believes that I, Jaden Favoni, will win, but my own sister thinks that Frank Lawrence will crush me?! People would be laughing if they knew! Just watch, Stella-I will destroy that prick in ten blows, so you don't get to say anything when we head home, and you suffer your fifty lashes!"

"Exactly!" Chelly chirped. "Jaden is invincible! No youth in Draconia-barring Ehud Lionheart-would beat him!"

"Hmph!"

Jaden snorted at Chelly's words. "No, even the Demon of Volsung Sect would eventually fall to me! And I will top Skyrank once more!"

"Yes! You will definitely succeed!"

While Chelly worshiped Jaden endlessly, Stella quietly left, knowing that Jaden would not listen to a word she said now.

After all, Jaden's ego went frenzy ever since Ehud Lionheart defeated him two years ago.

Since then, he obsessively trained every day in his quest to reclaim the top spot in Skyrank.

And now, the appearance of a mysterious challenger and what he perceived as Gene's insult left him even more obstinate.

All he cared about right now was to defeat Frank in ten moves.

Even so, and even though Stella had no idea how much Jaden had improved, the terror Frank made her felt was ingrained deeply in her bones.

He was a nightmare that none-not even Jaden-would triumph over, and that was Stella's conviction.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

In fact, her brother's obstinance was

exactly why he did not embody the same indomitable might Frank embodied. If anything, Stella felt that anything Jaden did would be futile in Frank's presence.

There was just no winning against Frank, and Stella could see who among the two men was superior.

That was why she did everything she could to stop this duel, but no one in her family cared to listen, even labeling her a traitor.

Shaking her head, she sighed

bitterly. "can only hope that Frank will hold back... or the Favonis will be reduced to puppets of Hundred Bane Sect."

The only thing she could do now was to pray.

Gong!

The ring of the noontime bell in Zamri Square was long and deafening.

"It's time to rumble!"

The emcee hired by the Bearsons stood in the ring with his mike, announcing to the bustling crowd below. "Let's hear it for the man-Jaden Favoni of Norsedam, Skyrank's second and once the favorite to become chief of the Martial Alliance!"