"I''m giving you a chance now," Frank simply growled at Maron, returning his threat word-for-word.


    "Release them, or you''ll die!"


    Elder Huxley and Elder Randel''s faces fell at Frank''s threat, but Maron appeared perfectly calm.


    It was as he had expected Frank to attack and hold him hostage and did not even resist.


    In fact, he almost appeared perfectly content as Frank''s hostage.


    "Don''t move!" he snapped at Elder Huxley and Elder Randel as they were ready to save him before


    turning back to Frank and smiling. "Go on, do it. Kill me!"


    "What?" Frank was dumbstruck that Frank was that fearless.


    "Oh, don''t be so surprised." Maron chuckled. "Kill me right here if you have the balls, Frank Lawrence


    — but you have to think about it: none of your girls are going to get away alive if you do. If that''s what


    you want, then do it."


    Maron was absolutely confident that Frank would back down—even if Frank could crush his neck like


    he wanted, it meant burning bridges with Sage Lake Sect.


    Even Frank himself would have trouble bearing with the fallout, especially when Maron still held Helen,


    Vicky, Kiki, Winter, and Mona captive.


    Maron''s death would mean all five of them dead, which was why he did not care if he died.


    "So? Made up your mind yet?" Maron sneered at Frank. "Go on, be quick with it and have all your


    ladies die with me... or let me go and y by my rules."


    Seeing that Maron was immune to his threat, Frank turned coldly toward the Sage Lake Sect elders


    and apprentices. "Hand over the hostages, and I''ll let him live!"


    "Don''t listen to him!" Maron bellowed at them, seeing some of them were being swayed. "If you defy


    me, I''ll make it hurt even if I survive."


    To no surprise, everyone followed his orders, leaving Frank growling, "Damn it."


    He could not give up on Helen and the others, and that in turn meant he was helpless against Maron.


    Eventually, he released Maron, who pped him on the shoulder in satisfaction,ughing. "Not bad!


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    You''re a good man, biting off what you can chew."


    Still, he suddenly glowered and pped Frank across the face.


    Smack!


    It did not hurt Frank at all, but Frank was incensed inwardly.


    "But now that you''re in my house, you have to follow my rules." Maron sneered, whipping out his phone


    and brandishing it in front of Frank. "If this happens again, I''ll kill one of the hostages. Understand?"


    Frank looked up to see Helen, Vicky, Kiki, Winter, and Mona on the screen, all tied up and blindfolded.


    "I must say that they''re all so hot," Maron said, putting away his phone while whispering into his ear,


    "Yesterday, I almost had a taste of each of them personally... but I changed my mind. Do you know


    why?"


    He smiled fearlessly despite Frank''s murderous re. "Because I met someone better! I mean, looks


    matter the most for thedies, and I''m the son of the Sage Lake Sect chief and soon the chief. I need


    to weigh my decisions for the sake of the sect."