Don't Scare the Child

A tall, handsome middle-aged man walked in. His right hand lightly turned the Serpent Ring on his left hand, and he looked spirited, with the faintest hint of mockery on his face. Looking at Suye, he called out loudly, "Oh, future mage, what brings you to my shabby little place for a meal?"

"Mr... Mr. Kelton..." Harmon jumped in fright and began to stammer.

Horton was dumbfounded. How did Mr. Kelton know Suye? Senit calmly slipped the dagger into the back of his waistband, then immediately lowered his head in greeting. "Mr. Kelton, Mr. Hark."

Kelton and Hark merely glanced over him, not even looking at him properly.

Kelton blinked and froze in the doorway as he surveyed everyone present. He had assumed Suye was having a meal with friends and that he had come to find Suye and express his thanks, but the atmosphere in the room seemed a little off.

Harmon was filled with panic. He quickly realized that if Suye really was close to Kelton, he might be finished here today.

He absolutely could not afford to offend Kelton!

There was no way Suye could know someone as influential as Kelton!

He racked his brains and soon grasped a crucial point. Kelton's attitude was very peculiar. He did not sound as though he were welcoming an old friend. His tone carried mockery; it seemed that he did not like Suye very much.

Could it be that Kelton doesn't like Suye? Yes! That must be it! From Kelton's tone, he must have come to cause trouble for Suye. He definitely has! Harmon's hands trembled as he forcibly resisted the urge to wipe away his sweat.

Suye remained seated. His gaze swept past Kelton before he instead nodded at Hark and said, "Mr. Hark."

"Mm." Hark gave a soft hum and returned the greeting with a nod.

Neither Harmon nor Horton noticed Hark's response, but Senit, who was paying the closest attention to Hark, was struck by a storm of shock.

Ordinary people did not know much about Hark, but Senit knew all too well how powerful he was. He was a powerhouse who had fought a Silver Warrior for a long time without falling behind despite being a Bronze Warrior.

Back then, Senit had taken the initiative to challenge Hark, but Hark did not respond. Unable to contain his impatience, Senit attacked first.

Three moves.

After only three moves, Hark knocked him unconscious with an elbow strike.

Senit knew Hark's temperament very well. Hark was neither warm nor cold even toward Bronze Warriors of the same rank, yet he had actually responded to a child. There was definitely something wrong here.

"Hmm? Suye, what do you mean? Didn't you see me?" Kelton glared at Suye as he asked, nearly twisting his nose with anger. He had greeted Hark but not him. What did Suye take him, Kelton, for?

Seeing Kelton's attitude, Harmon was overjoyed. He once again concluded that Kelton hated Suye, but he still felt that something was wrong.

Suye glanced at Kelton. "How could I not see you? I heard that Mr. Kelton has been making quite a name for himself in Athens City these past few days. If I'm not mistaken, you just came back from the Pandion Family?"

Harmon trembled slightly when he heard Suye's tone. Suye actually dared to mock Kelton so coldly. What did that mean? Harmon's heart sank to the bottom.

To everyone's surprise, Kelton not only failed to get angry at such obvious mockery from Suye, but even gave a smug smile. He straightened his robe with one hand and said, "I didn't really do anything. I merely delivered a little Salad Dressing and chatted with Mr. Pels, the steward of the Pandion Family."

"And then forgot all about Dolphin River?" Suye asked.

Kelton had initially thought Suye was joking. After all, he had been the one to joke first. But now that he sensed something wrong in Suye's tone, he glanced at the other three and asked with a frown, "What happened?"

"The three of them were preparing to smash up Dolphin River's restaurant," Suye said.

"Hmm?" Kelton's stern gaze swept over the three men, and the pressure of a Silver Warrior unconsciously emanated from him.

"I didn't!" Harmon hurriedly shouted.

"I came to the wrong room." Senit actually tried to leave, but after Hark swept him with a glance, he could only stand helplessly where he was.

When Harmon heard Senit's words, his back turned cold. He hurriedly looked at him with an inquiring gaze.

Senit lowered his head and did not look at Harmon at all.

"The three of them aren't your friends?" Kelton finally emerged from his joy at having befriended the Pandion Family and began to take the matter seriously.

Suye smiled. "I thought Mr. Harmon was your good friend."

"How could that be? I've only met this fellow two or three times, and we never even spoke," Kelton said.

"Actually, we did speak..." Harmon muttered quietly, not daring to argue.

Suye said, "That's strange, then. How did he dare say at Dolphin River that if I didn't fill a cup with my own blood here, he wouldn't let me leave through this door?"

Harmon's heart pounded wildly.

Kelton understood instantly. Suye had not come here of his own accord; someone had threatened him.

Kelton flew into a rage. He had finally used Salad Dressing to establish a connection with the Pandion Family, and the Laurel Tree fragrance from the Pandion Family still clung to his robe. Yet someone had tried to bleed the greatest contributor in his own restaurant?

Kelton struggled to suppress his fury and glared fixedly at Harmon. "You were going to bleed Suye in my restaurant?"

Harmon could not withstand the fury of a Silver Warrior. It was as though he saw a magical beast standing before him. Trembling, he said, "Sir... you've misunderstood. I didn't do anything. My son and Suye are classmates. I invited his classmate over so they could have a normal meal and become good friends. Horton, isn't that right?"

By the time his father called out the name of the person before them, Horton was already terrified out of his wits. He had no idea what to say and could only nod vigorously.

Kelton sighed. "It seems everyone knows that I, Kelton, am too kind and too easy to fool."

Senit decisively said, "Mr. Kelton, this is what happened. Harmon wanted to teach Mr. Suye a lesson because Mr. Suye hit his son, Horton. I owed Harmon a favor, so I came to take a look. But Mr. Suye's words were sharp and his bearing extraordinary. My conscience told me that I couldn't hurt someone like that, so I was just about to leave when the two of you came in."

Harmon clenched both fists, wishing he could fight Senit to the death.

Kelton did not care about Senit at all. He merely stared fixedly at Harmon, making every hair on Harmon's body stand on end.

"Mr... Mr. Kelton..." Harmon saw a faint silver light begin to radiate from Kelton's body and was so frightened that he could not complete a sentence.

A Silver Warrior could shatter a house with one punch.

Horton's entire body trembled. With a thud, he collapsed to the floor and desperately tried to stand, but his legs had lost all control. No matter how hard he tried, he could not get up.

"Don't scare the child," Suye said lightly.

Kelton snorted softly, reined in his power, and pulled over a chair before sitting down.

"As you wish," Kelton said lazily.

Senit glanced at Suye in disbelief. Someone who could make Kelton say something like that had to be at least a Golden Warrior. Just who exactly was this Suye?

When Harmon heard Kelton's words, he knew he was finished today. If Kelton and Suye were merely acquainted, he would still have had a chance to bring up people he knew. But Kelton was actually obeying Suye's every word. If the people he knew found out, they would probably immediately cut ties with him and run as far away as possible.