Love At The Wrong Table

Meanwhile, after leaving the Silverbane Residence, Emmanuel headed straight to the boxing arena for tonight's match, where he met up with Mackenzie.
Upon seeing him, Logan immediately asked, "Emmanuel, what took you so long?
Something's up?" He looked rather tense.
Seeing his expression, Emmanuel couldn't help but feel tense, too. "What's wrong?"
"They're about to announce today's qualifiers. Just a moment ago, two
contestants were found ineligible and were disqualified immediately! Remember four days ago when you beat up that contestant, Everett Parrish, on stage? Your qualification is still pending approval from the organizing committee's president!" Logan explained nervously.
If Emmanuel wasn't qualified to compete, he felt that the Quillen family might as well drop out altogether, sparing him from embarrassment and a beating! After all, he knew where he stood; he was just there to make up the numbers.
Hearing Logan's words, Emmanuel couldn't help but feel rather nervous.
Mackenzie, however, remained silent as ever, her expression as cold as ice, revealing no emotion. Finally, she said, exuding remarkable confidence, "Well, since we're here, let's just relax and wait patiently,"
Taking comfort in her words, Emmanuel sat beside her. In fact, he had a gut feeling that his qualification wouldn't be revoked. As to why he felt this way, he couldn't quite explain. Simply put, he was entangled with many forces, and many of them wanted to see him in action. As for what was happening behind the scenes, it was none of his concern.
Just as he predicted, the list of contestants for tonight was finalized soon afterward, and Emmanuel's name stood out prominently under the Quillen family!
"Phew..."
Logan finally breathed a sigh of relief, only to realize that the sigh of relief didn't come from him but from behind him.
Emmanuel turned around.
Only then did he notice that Shane and Frederick had come in with Beatrix. In contrast to both men's relaxed demeanor, Beatrix seemed troubled, lacking her usual fiery spirit.
"Emmanuel, it's up to you now!" Shane said suddenly, gritting his teeth. "You must make it to the finals and teach Yosef a good lesson in the ring!"
Yosef ended Ryder's life despite both of them being fellow villagers in Hero's Village.
Word of this had circulated back to the village, leaving the elders and villagers in disbelief. Had this happened in the village, Yosef would have undoubtedly faced the village's punishment, stripped of his cultivation, and removed from the village register for unjustly killing a fellow villager. However, he had left the village.
Now, to bring him to justice, there needed to be evidence and legal procedures. With powerful forces like the Tanner family backing him, convicting him and sending him to jail would be extremely difficult.
Shane and Frederick had also heard that, apart from Abellyn, all other eyewitnesses had been bribed. Perhaps the only way to punish Yosef is in the ring!
Emmanuel nodded, his fists tightening.
The next moment, however, a scornful laughter sounded from behind. The laughter grated on their ears, prompting Emmanuel and the others to turn around and look right away.
Behind them stood a group of people. Emmanuel and his companions
recognized them; having clashed with the Tanner family before, they had come
across the family's thugs and bodyguards.
Unfortunately, Yosef was not among them.
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The man leading them bore a
passing resemblance to Aidan, but truth be told, his wasn't as striking lacking some of Aidan's devilish
charm while exuding more
arrogance. He taunted with a
n
disdainful smirk, "What's the Quillen
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Thinking they can spar with us, the Tanner family's fighters? You guys are
doomed tonight!
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"And who are you, really?" Frederick
immediately asked on Emmanuel and Mackenzie's behalf. It might undermine Ms. Quillen's prestige to even have her and my friend interact with this kind of person! Visit Novelxo.org to read the latest chapter of this novel
"I'm Xavier Tanner from the Tanner family of Onza!" the man said, introducing
himself.
Then, he blatantly thanked Emmanuel and Mackenzie, saying, "Thanks for taking care of Aidan. Now, I've taken over everything, including his fiancee!"
Once again, Mackenzie felt the ominous and sinister vibes from the Tanner family. Even after his brother's death, he could openly revel in it. Just what kind
of demonic family is this?
"It's nothing! If need be, I can take care of you too!" Emmanuel responded with a
smile to Xavier.
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In fact, he had long been aware of the
Tanner family's nature. Teddy had climbed to power on his brother's
corpse, and new Xavier was doing the same with Aidan's. It was nothing e
new. He even knew that in various
parts of Chanaea, every powerful figure from the Tanner family had blood on their hands. They were simply demons who stopped at nothing for their own gain! Visit Novelxo.org to read the latest chapter of this novel