Secret Scion

Phoebe shook her head and said, "That person didn't appear at that time. He just used a needle to hurt Rodrick. Besides, he was at least a hundred feet from Rodrick."

When Kenneth heard that, he could not help but gasp. That expert was a hundred feet away, but he was able to hurt an expert ranked ninth on the Elite Ranking with just a needle. What kind of strength did that person have?

Kenneth could not do that, and it seemed like the expert ranked first on the Elite Ranking was unable to do that too.

"That's impossible. There isn't such a powerful man in Alexandrius," Kenneth said with certainty. "Our family is a martial arts aristocratic family. If it's a large place, I can't say that, but our family is the first aristocratic family. Besides, your grandfather is an extremely powerful man ranked first on the Elite Ranking. Even your grandpa can't hurt Rodrick with a needle at such a distance. Phoebe, what you've said is a little unreliable."

Phoebe then recalled what happened that night. She was not lying at all. Hence, she said, "Dad, I'm telling the truth. I just made a conservative guess when I said that it was a hundred feet. I'm afraid it's further than that. Mr. Whittard was there too. If you don't believe me, you can ask him." Phoebe sounded so certain, so Kenneth had no choice but to believe that it was true. However, who was that mysterious expert? If it was like what Phoebe had said, that man should be more powerful than Kenneth's father. He was an existence who surpassed the Elite Ranking. It was frightening.

"Dad, I think there are also experts in the Crawfords. This expert is likely hidden in the Crawfords. I'm not making a groundless conjecture. All large families in Alexandrius hire experts to protect them. For example, the Schmidts have got Rodrick, and both the Lanes and the Harrisons also hire experts on the Elite Ranking. Although the Crawfords care not about their family ranking, its power is not any weaker than the first-class families. Besides, it's an old family and is still standing strong in Alexandrius after so many years. I think its true strength isn't as simple as what it appears to be.

"What's more, I don't believe that Asher's talent in martial arts has reached an extent where he doesn't need a master to teach him. So, the mysterious man who saved Asher secretly that day is very likely a hidden expert in the Crawfords. But I've seen all the people from the Crawfords. Who the hell is this person?"

When Phoebe analyzed it that way, Kenneth started wavering. There was an expert with such a level of expertise in the Crawfords. That was truly unbelievable.

"If that mysterious man is truly so powerful, I'm afraid that I can't feel his aura, let alone you. After all, there's such a vast difference in our strengths," Kenneth said with a complicated expression.

Phoebe asked, "Dad, should I go to the Crawfords when I'm free and see if I can find this expert?"

"No!" Kenneth said without any hesitation. "We can't deal with this kind of powerful man. Since Solomon doesn't want to expose this expert, we'd better not alert them and get in trouble for the time being."

After a brief pause, Kenneth asked, "Phoebe, tell me the truth. Are you still dating Seth? If Asher wants to call off the marriage, I want to convince you to do the same too. If Asher learns that you're secretly dating Seth, I'm afraid that there'll be another big problem."

"Dad, didn't you promise me not to bring up the thing between Seth and me again?" Phoebe frowned deeply.

Kenneth nodded and said, "I did promise you, but I've thought it over and realized that what you are doing isn't right. When our family was in deep water, we had to seek help right away. That's why we had you get engaged with Asher. But now, our family has resolved the issue. Even if you pull out of your marriage with Asher, it won't have a serious effect on us. What's more, the thing between you and Seth is a time bomb."

"Dad, I know what I'm doing. Please trust me. I'll handle it well."

When Kenneth heard that from Phoebe, he could only sigh.

Lying in bed at night, Phoebe tossed and turned. She could not fall asleep. What Kenneth said was still lingering in her mind. During the two years that Asher was away from Alexandrius, Phoebe found someone she loved. It was Seth Harrison, the second son of the Harrisons. Besides, they had been dating each other secretly up until now. However, only a few people knew of it.

During the two years that Asher was missing, Phoebe wanted to pull out of her marriage with Asher. However, at that time, she heard of Asher's news out of the blue. Consequently, she hesitated as to whether she should call off the marriage or not. It was indeed a dilemma. When Phoebe went to Rollinsford, it was the time when Asher had defeated Garrett triumphantly and was in high spirits. When she saw him, for the first time, she felt that Asher had changed a lot. He had pulled in his horns, and he had become more mature and solemn. It gave Phoebe a surprise, but she did not fall for him.

Things would start to get complicated when men or women start to take the lead and get to know each other thoroughly. Once one got to know the other party thoroughly, they might fall for that person. They would appear in one's mind inadvertently.

Later, the Schmidts sent Rose to deal with Asher. At first, Phoebe thought that Asher would not be able to defeat Rose. After all, everyone knew very well how powerful Rose was. However, what surprised Phoebe was that Rose left Rollinsford in defeat in the end.

It might be because of that incident that Phoebe decided to not consider calling off the marriage. The strength that Asher showed had far surpassed people his age. In that way, he would become the heir of the Crawfords. If they were to get married, she would be the future mistress of the Crawfords. However, it was different with the Harrisons. The few brothers of the Harrisons were no ordinary men, especially Joel, who controlled the underground world in Alexandrius. His status in the Harrisons was way higher than Seth and others.

If she continued to date Seth, she might never be the mistress of the Harrisons. Some women wanted to marry for love, but some women placed more emphasis on status. For Phoebe, she was obviously the second type of woman. She naturally preferred Asher more. On the other hand, it seemed like Seth has fewer capabilities than Asher too. Asher was a man with excellent qualities and great potential. Hence, Phoebe could not find any reasons to call off her marriage with Asher.

However, when she recalled what Kenneth had said, she was worried that Asher might learn that she was secretly dating Seth. After dwelling on it for a long time, she sent Seth a message. Its content was very simple.

However, she did not receive Seth's reply that whole night.

Griffin was relatively vexed. He had just received Jeremiah's challenge that morning, claiming that he wanted to utterly defeat him on the race track of the luxury car club.

How could Griffin take that kind of provocation given his bad temper? Hence, he immediately called Jeremiah and said with his unique rough voice, "Jeremiah, you're just a fucking kid. How dare you challenge me! When is it going to be? I'm not a Quinn if I'm scared." "Griffin, it looks like you don't know my driving skills well. I guarantee that it'll be an eye-opener for you. Let's meet each other at the luxury car club at ten o'clock tomorrow morning!" Both Griffin and Jeremiah were VVIPs. Hence, Griffin was naturally aware of Jeremiah's driving skills. Jeremiah was indeed excellent. However, that was not a reason for Griffin to back down. Besides, he would never bow down to anyone under Harlow, his grandfather's influence. Even if he were to lose in the end, he had to uphold his integrity.

After hanging up the call, Griffin called Asher and said, "Boss, Jeremiah suffered a loss because of me a few days ago. He must find it hard to bear as he called me just now and asked me to go for a car race with him tomorrow."

Asher had heard of Jeremiah's racing skills. He heard that Jeremiah's talent was pretty high, and Jeremiah was no worse than professional car racers. Hence, Asher asked in worry, "What did you say?"

Griffin replied, "What else could I have said? Of course I took up the challenge. If I bow down to Jeremiah, my grandpa will teach me a hard lesson!"

Asher knew Harlow's character well. He had a bad temper too. If Griffin were to bow down to Jeremiah, Harlow might lock him up.

Besides, Griffin had taken up the challenge. It would be too late even if Asher dissuaded him. Hence, Asher simply said, "Then I'll go and watch the race tomorrow."

Putting away his phone, Asher lit a cigarette and took a drag. If his guess was right, Griffin would be defeated by Jeremiah in the car race tomorrow. However, he did not know how Griffin would lose to Jeremiah.

"Master, Miss Webb is here."

At that time, a servant came to him. Phoebe was standing not far behind that servant. She was dressed in a sexy manner with slight makeup. Her facial features seemed more angular.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Asher walked over with a faint smile and asked, "To what do I owe the honor?"

Phoebe pursed her sexy lips and rolled her eyes while feigning anger. "Can't I come to my fiance?"

Asher did not expect her to be so straightforward. Hence, he felt helpless. He touched his nose slightly and said with a light smile, "Aren't you quite busy since you're recruiting new members for the club? If there's nothing important, I don't think you'd come to me."

"I miss you, and I want to see you." Phoebe then said with a smile, "Are you going to let me stand here and talk like this?"

"Please come into the living room."

"I don't want to sit. Let's walk in the yard, shall we?" Phoebe asked him, her smile still plastered

on her face.