Living With My Lady Boss

Without an incantation, without a seal, and even without any spiritual fluctuations, a bolt of lightning unexpectedly erupted from the palm of Wilbur's hand, directly striking Jeff. In the next moment, Jeff had already turned into a pile of ashes on the ground.

Ben was greatly shocked, and he immediately stood up. Flames of spiritual energy ignited on his obese body, and he conjured a war hammer in his hand, glaring fiercely at Wilbur.

Wilbur merely smiled faintly, sat back down, and began to smoke.

Ben's face showed ferocity, but inside, he was filled with panic.

Jeff was an Ambience level spellmaster, yet he died just like that. Moreover, this guy could unleash spells belonging obviously to the intermediate level without any warning. His strength was truly terrifying.

Despite the ferocity on Ben's face, his mind was in turmoil. Yet, he could not muster the courage to attack. He only looked at Wilbur and said, "Mister Penn, I admit you're formidable. I don't want to engage in a reckless battle with you."

"I don't want to either, but someone always forces my hand. I'm helpless too," Wilbur said casually.

Ben swallowed nervously, then said slowly, "Please give me three more days. I will definitely help you find Lou."

"And if you still can't find him?" Wilbur asked.

Ben furrowed his brows and said, "Then I'll return double your money."

Wilbur stood up, walked towards the door, and said, "Remember, you have only one more day. Be prepared to face the consequences if you fail."

Watching Wilbur leave, Ben's eyes flashed with ferocity.

"Damn it, this is in Morburn," Ben fiercely crushed a wine glass, but then he could not help but shiver when he saw the pile of ashes on the ground.

"I must inform Earl Hans," Ben glanced at the time, frowned, and muttered, "It seems the Earl doesn't receive guests in the evening."

As Wilbur returned to his hotel room and sank into the sofa, in the depths of his consciousness, every move of Ben played out like scenes from a movie. Unless he consciously blocked it, Ben and the images around him would continue to flicker in his mind.

Yes, this time he left a mental imprint on Ben's consciousness. As a powerful figure at the Emperor level, the imprints would go unnoticed by Ambience level cultivators. Now, everything about Ben was under his control.

Wilbur always believed that Ben must know something about Lou. Since he had no connections or acquaintances here, he could only pry open a gap through Ben, the local bigwig.

Meanwhile, in another suite at the Crown International Hotel, several individuals sat solemnly facing each other. Vince and Sergey frowned deeply. Across from them sat Elise, her father Lindon who had just arrived, and Carlson, the father of Jaden.

All five of them looked deeply troubled.

After a prolonged silence, Lindon spoke slowly, "Gentlemen, a bail of five billion is quite extravagant. I'm afraid there's no precedent for such a sum in the entire country, right?"

"Indeed, where would one find such an exorbitant bail? It's simply outrageous," Carlson expressed his extreme displeasure.

At this moment, Sergey shrugged and pulled out a document from his briefcase, placing it before the two men.

"Gentlemen, this is a clear requirement from the court. Since you have no guarantor, the bail must be increased."

They picked it up, glanced at it, then set it back down, their brows furrowing deeply.

Five billion... Their conglomerate was worth hundreds of billions, but that was in assets, not liquid cash. To raise such a sum, they'd have to sell off a third of the group's assets.noveldrama