“What does ‘second in command’ mean?”
Rose was displeased.
Kendal had taken such a big advantage from her own side, hadn’t helped at all, and still had the audacity to make demands?
How shameless.
Kendal looked at Molly with a face full of disgust and said, “It means nothing, just that seeing her makes me sick!”
“It’s like seeing a fly during a meal, it really spoils the mood.”
Rose indifferently replied, “Mr. Clark needs to be involved in the matters ahead, and since Miss George is Mr. Clark’s secretary, she inevitably has to appear. I can’t fulfill your request.”
Kendal’s face turned cold as she turned to Flynn and said, “Didn’t Ms. Sharp take in a word I said last time?”
“This lust-driven man will only cause delays in important matters. Do you want him involved in everything, aren’t you afraid of troubles?”
Kendal disliked Flynn, not just because he looked at glamour photos of women, but also because he insulted their leader.
Like an ant of a man, he dared say that their leader would kneel before him. If it weren’t for Rose, she would have split him in two herself!
“You are insane! Biting everyone you see!”
“You and Molly’s grudge, don’t drag me into it, or I won’t mind sewing your mouth shut!”
Flynn was visibly annoyed.
This woman had just been speaking ill of Molly, and in a few words, had turned her venom onto him.
He hadn’t provoked anyone, hadn’t said a word, yet he was being demeaned.
Really bad luck!
Kendal scoffed disdainfully, “In my eyes, you and Molly are both despicable!”
“With allies like you, Rose will never succeed, no matter the opportunities she gets!”
“One indulges in sleazy magazines, the other brings doom on her own family and even her master, a jinx!”
“Both of you are absurd!”
“Molly, if you really want to avenge the George family, you should just kill yourself, because you are the curse that killed the George family people, blame no one else!”
“Born under an unlucky star, yet you pose as the pitiful one, how shameless!”
Boom!
Molly’s face turned cold upon hearing this.
She clenched her fists, her eyes shooting daggers.
“Oh? You want to kill me? Do you have the ability?”
Kendal sneered with mockery in her eyes.
Molly stared her down and said, “You can insult me, you can hit me, but you can’t joke about the George family!”
Kendal laughed scornfully and coldly replied, “What about it? It’s you who doomed the George family, and they deserved it because your mother shouldn’t have given birth to you!”
“Ah-” Molly roared, fiercely clenching her fists, her neck veins bulging with rage.
Rose pulled Molly back, advising her, “Miss George, you are no match for her, there’s no need to fight over past grudges.”
Then, turning to Kendal, she said, “Second in command, since we are on the same side, why persistently target Miss George? Does humiliating Miss George bring your master back to life?”
Kendal, resentful, looked at Molly with a provocative edge, “But it makes me feel better!”
“Heh… even I can’t beat a loser like her, and she thinks she can avenge the George family? What a joke!”
She was relentless in tormenting Molly, first making jokes about the annihilation of the George family, now targeting her martial arts skills, finding satisfaction in Molly’s pain to soothe her own hatred.
Right! As long as Molly suffered, she felt elated.
Molly’s tears swirled in her eyes, biting her lips hard, her whole body trembling with anger, guilt, despair, and pain, like a dull knife cutting through her heart.
The death of her master was a nightmare Molly couldn’t shake.
She had tried to bury those memories, but Kendal brought them up again and again, like salting an unhealed wound.
Molly was in so much pain she could barely breathe.
Seeing her expression, Kendal’s face showed a trace of pleasure, proud of her achievement.
She was satisfied.
“If she wins, then what? Will you shut up?” Flynn squinted, speaking softly.
He didn’t want to deal with these messes.
But the George family had been loyal to his mother, especially Mr. George, who had been tortured and mutilated by his enemies, dying without uttering a word.
Just for that, Flynn was willing to stand by Molly.
Kendal, startled, scoffed, “Did I hear that wrong? That wretch Molly wins against me?”
“How many times has she challenged me? Five times! She has never wononce!”
“And she was miserably defeated every time!”
“See the scar on her arm? I slashed it!”
“If it weren’t for our master arriving in time, I would have chopped off her arm!”
Molly quickly covered the scar on her arm, tears uncontrollably streaming down her face.
Both Kendal and Molly had achieved great mastery in Inner Strength.
However, Kendal had been a Semi-Grandmaster for a longer time, mastering the use of Inner Strength to perfection and knew many more techniques.
By comparison, Molly was clearly more inexperienced.
After losing continuously, Molly had lost confidence and was in despair.
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll head back to the office now,” Molly said to Flynn, then turned to leave.
Flynn grabbed her arm and looked at Kendal, “Talking nonsense isn’t needed, just answer my question.”
“If Molly wins, will you shut up?”
Kendal, furious, suppressed her anger and said, “Fine! But what if she doesn’t win?”
“You and Molly will disappear from my sight forever!”
“Agreed!” Flynn responded, steadying Molly’s shoulders, “Stand firm, I’ll help you open the Dragon Ridge!”
Martial Arts strengthen the muscles and fortify the sinews externally, but internally, they enhance the meridians.
Opening Dragon Ridge meant unlocking the practitioner’s spinal points, allowing the Qi to flow unobstructed throughout the body, maximizing the power of Inner Strength.
“Open Dragon Ridge?” Kendal laughed, “I’ve been with master so long and never heard of such a thing. Stop with the mystique!”
Molly also shook her head, somewhat angrily, “Flynn, aren’t you just adding to my humiliation? Let go! I want to leave this place!”
Flynn looked into her eyes and asked, “I just want to know one thing, do you want to avenge the George family?”
“Answer my question and I’ll let you go!”
Molly nodded without hesitation.
The only thing keeping her going was revenge.
Because her parents died too horribly!
Her mother bled from all orifices, her internal organs dissolved into pus.
Her father was dismembered, his entire face flayed!
This kind of hatred was intolerable, a fight to the death!
“Want revenge? Good! Excellent!”
“But how can you seek revenge if you can’t even beat Kendal?”
“Did your master sacrifice his life for you just so you could go to your death?”
Flynn released Molly’s hand, his voice loud and clear, “Kendal is your demon. If you can’t defeat her, you’ll never improve your martial arts!”
“If you choose to run away, then never speak of revenge again, live your life quietly!”
“If you want revenge, then challenge Kendal to a match!”
“Remember, your life was bought back by your master’s sacrifice! Don’t let him regret saving you!”
Flynn’s voice boomed like a great bell, striking Molly’s heart, memories flooding back.
“Molly, your world shouldn’t be filled with hatred, there are many beautiful things worth pursuing. Live well, for yourself, for the George family, for those who love you…”
These were the last words her master spoke before he used his last bit of strength to throw Molly onto a cliff ledge, himself falling down a deep ravine due to exhaustion.
“Well said!” Kendal mocked, turning to Rose with a sneer, “I didn’t know Mr. Clark was also a psychologist, getting all heart and soul with it!”
“But what’s the use? Molly is a coward! She can’t handle even a little setback!”
“No matter who comes along, she’s just a coward, fit only to hide in dark corners and weep!”
“She wouldn’t dare challenge me with ten times the courage!”