Before the competition at Ravenwood, Lucien had been undergoing a closed-door intensive training at home, just like William and Nelson before him, and was not very familiar with modern electronic gadgets.
At best, he could manage to make and receive calls, so when he went out, he still carried over ten thousand dollars in cash. Now, however, he found only a hundred dollars left in his bag, and his bank cards had all disappeared.
Although he had spent some, it shouldn’t have diminished so quickly.
Moreover, he had a vague feeling just a moment ago that his bulging wallet had suddenly slimmed down — it was obvious that it had been stolen.
Lucien stared blankly at William: “You took my money!”
William laughed: “You’re not suggesting that I stealthily stole the money from you, are you?”
“Your wallet was in your inside pocket.”
Upon hearing William’s words, Lucien even began to question his life.
Could someone really steal from him without any direct contact?
Clearly, William didn’t possess that kind of ability.
The only one present who could have managed this feat was probably Alice.
Lucien’s gaze lingered on Alice’s face for half a second before swiftly moving away.
Truly worthy of the woman he admired — she could sit across from him and take his money.
And the most considerate part was that she left him a hundred dollars.
“Boss, add me on WhatsApp, I’ll transfer it to you!” Lucien didn’t care about the loss of over ten thousand dollars.
“Alright!” Matthew, a businessman, didn’t particularly like Lucien, but after all, he was a customer, and it was hard to refuse a customer’s request to exchange contact details.
Lucien pulled out his phone…
“Pfft!”
His phone suddenly started smoking and exploded right in his hands.
This was, naturally, William resorting to his old tricks.
As a Soulmancer, Lucien wasn’t much bothered by a phone catching sparks,he threw the phone on the ground, still convinced it was Alice’s doing.
Because there was no way William could possess such skill.
At that moment, he hadn’t felt any flow of energy, and Alice sat across from him with a look that seemed like she was holding back a laugh.
of developing their relationship further?
Matthew, standing beside them, was astounded and quickly asked, “Young man, is your hand alright?”
“It’s fine!” Lucien didn’t sweat the small stuff, especially just then, as Alice’s light laughter almost made him swoon. If all this was Alice’s doing, then nothing else mattered.
Matthew checked his hand to make sure it was okay.
“Alice, could you perhaps lend me $260? This meal should still be on me, and I will repay you tomorrow,” Lucien could only try his luck.
Although borrowing money from the goddess of his heart was quite embarrassing, if all of this was orchestrated by her, the situation would certainly be different.
Of course, Alice knew what really happened; it was all William’s doing.
Her master’s actions were just a minor lesson for Lucien, so how could she possibly lend money to Lucien?
“I’m sorry, I didn’t bring any money with me,” Alice said with a look of sincerity.
Lucien frowned slightly, but then his expression quickly eased. 𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝒎
What a small-minded thought he had!
It wasn’t that the goddess was unwilling to lend him money,this was clearly her way of suggesting they add each other on WhatsApp, or exchange phone numbers.
“So, could you transfer the money to this gentleman using WhatsApp? I’ll get a new phone tomorrow, add you on WhatsApp, and then repay you,” Lucien’s eyes lingered on Alice’s phone on the table, his excitement growing.
It seemed the goddess had realized that William was not worthy of her.
Could it be that Alice actually had her sights on him, orchestrating all this just to have Lucien borrow money from her, with the hope Alice picked up her phone and said, “My phone is broken too.”
No sooner had she spoken than a call came in.
Lucien: “…”
Alice slid her phone into the ice bucket next to her without a change in her expression and said lightly, “Now it’s broken.”
“…”
Matthew didn’t dare to speak either.
He had realized that everyone at the table was a formidable character!
William stood up, added Matthew on WhatsApp, and sent $120 to Matthew, then turned to Lucien and said, “You wouldn’t be thinking of leaving without paying for the meal, would you?”
Only now did Lucien come to a realization that the goddess had no interest in him whatsoever.
“Manager, give me your bank details, and I’ll have someone transfer the money to you!” Lucien was helpless now; his money was gone, his phone was broken, and all he could do was have his family’s butler make the transfer.
$260, making a call for a bank transfer…
This truly brought shame to the Nostredame family name!
William chuckled, stood up, and said, “Enjoy your meal then, we’ll be taking our leave.”
Lucien felt so wronged; he had been at the table for just a couple of minutes and had only eaten a few pieces of meat.
Settling the bill had become such an ordeal.
After William and his group left the restaurant, Lucien had his butler transfer the money to Matthew. He then remembered what he had said earlier and followed them closely.
He was determined to have a showdown with William today!
No sooner had William and his party left than Zoey and Steven arrived.
They had William’s phone location.
Naturally, they could find William.
The “demigods” of Maplewood Town had vanished collectively, and just recently, Alice had been the target of an assassination attempt by a “demi-god.”
This couldn’t be a coincidence, could it?
As for Alice’s location, as long as she was using her phone, the 13th Bureau could pinpoint her.
Since Alice was with William, it made things even simpler.
“Alice, we have a question for you,” Steven addressed Alice with courtesy.
He had witnessed Alice’s power at Ravenwood, and in Wes’s report, it was noted that Alice had used her Sword Spirit to intimidate thousands of “demigods.”
Such a formidable person, even he wouldn’t dare to offend.
“What is it? Is it about the demigods?” Alice asked.
She had narrowly escaped death at the hands of “Shadowblade” before, and thankfully, the Sword Spirit intervened. Steven was probably referring to that incident.
“You already know? Could it be that you were the one who did it?” Steven’s eyes widened slightly, his mind racing with the thought that the “demigods'” failed assassination attempt on Alice might have provoked her, and in her fury, she could have taken the divine sword and slaughtered the entire town.
“What do I know?” Alice was still unaware that the “demigods” of Maplewood Town were all dead.
Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Steven spoke plainly, “The ‘demigods’ of Maplewood Town have all vanished. Zoey says they were likely all eradicated, without a single body left behind.”
“…” Alice was momentarily taken aback. All dead?
Thousands of “demigods”?
William had just mentioned that if she didn’t have the Sword of Soulbreaker, she wouldn’t even be able to defeat Sofia.
Who else could eradicate thousands of “demigods,” if not the William by her side?
She had thought William indifferent to her assassination attempt, but she hadn’t expected him to make such a huge commotion!