The Rise of David - Book 1
Copyright© 2025 by RichXpower
Chapter 4: Upbringing
In an instant, everyone was stunned. After all, no one in Horington dared to go against Tommy’s orders.
But that day, the seemingly ordinary David wasn’t showing him any respect at all.
Tommy’s expression turned chilly, and his eyes radiated murder. Off to the side, Leyton was close to bursting with laughter as he inwardly crowed, Kill him! Finish him off!
“Mr. Chance, h-hurry up and apologize to Mr. Lewis!”
Josephine hastily tugged at David’s sleeve, feeling so apprehensive that she was drenched in a cold sweat.
“How dare you go against Mr. Lewis, kid? You must have a death wish!” one of Tommy’s lackeys roared as he swung his fist at David.
“Mr. Lewis, I apologize on behalf of Mr. Chance!”
William descended into a panic when he saw that Tommy’s lackey was about to make a move.
However, he didn’t dare order his men to act since his dozens of security guards were no match for Tommy’s several hundred lackeys, even if he were to risk his life. The ending would be the same, but the Sullivan family would only be dragged into the mess.
Tommy said nothing, neither entertaining his apology nor ordering his lackey to stop. That lackey of his was tall and burly and was almost a head taller than David.
Not only that, he was bulging with muscles. Therefore, David would probably be crippled even if he didn’t die from that single blow.
Both Leyton and Sandy regarded David with a sneer. Warrick and Juliette likewise anticipated seeing his pitiful state in a moment, waiting to see him make a fool of himself. That went doubly for the former since he was still hurting badly from the slap that sent him flying earlier.
Therefore, he wanted to see David crippled. But just as the lackey’s fist drew close to David’s face, David reached out and caught the gigantic fist. No matter how much force the man exerted, he found that he simply couldn’t move his hand.
At that sight, everyone was bowled over.
Even Tommy couldn’t help taking a closer look at David. Alas, he felt as though he was on the verge of a heart attack when he truly scrutinized the man.
He had obviously noticed the bronze-colored ring on David’s finger as well as the carved dragon on it.
The Dragon Ring!
That’s the Dragon Ring!
The person who wears the Dragon Ring is the overlord of the Dragon Sect!
He fell into a trance for a moment.
In the next second, he bellowed, “Get the hell away! Who asked you to make a move?”
After roaring at his lackey, he sent the man flying with a kick.
“Please forgive my ignorance, Mr. Chance!”
Tommy hastily apologized to David. He had never expected the overlord of the Dragon Sect to grace the insignificant Horington with his presence when the Dragon Sect was the most mysterious organization in the entire world.
With a mere flick of its finger, the whole world would tremble.
In fact, Tommy’s Templar Regiment was under the command of the Dragon Sect. The Dragon Sect had a total of thirteen regiments in the whole of Chanaea, and the Templar Regiment was only one of them.
However, when they weren’t summoned, the regiments operated independently without revealing their identities.
For that reason, Tommy could only address David as Mr. Chance right then. Seeing his sudden change of attitude toward David, everyone was bewildered. They had no idea what he was trying to do.
Even David himself was quite taken aback.
“Do I not need to apologize anymore?” he questioned tentatively with his gaze fixated on Tommy.
“No, of course not! How would I dare ask that you apologize, Mr. Chance? Please just say the word if you have any requests!”
Stricken with terror, Tommy quickly shook his head.
No matter what, I wouldn’t dare ask the overlord of the Dragon Sect to apologize!
“I said they won’t be getting married if I attend the wedding,” David commented placidly.
Nodding, Tommy turned and announced loudly, “The wedding today is canceled! Everyone can get lost now!”
“Mr. Lewis...”
Yoel gaped at him, nonplussed.
If the wedding is called off, the Scott family will become the laughingstock of Horington!
“Clear the place!”
Tommy ignored Yoel altogether. Following his command, his several hundred lackeys swarmed into the banquet hall. The guests were so terrified that they all sprinted out.
Warrick and Juliette, who initially wanted to see David’s tragic end, were also kicked out without getting to see anything at all.
Meanwhile, Yoel wore a downright grim expression right that moment.
Leyton, on the other hand, glared at David with his face contorted into a mask of rage as though he wanted to kill him.
Argh!
How is the Scott family going to hold its head up anymore after having been utterly humiliated today?
“David, even if Sandy can’t get married today, don’t dream that you’ll be able to get back with her, you peasant! Someone like you will never find a wife!”
Melinda screeched at David.
She was close to bursting a blood vessel that he ruined the wedding after they had finally hooked up with the wealthy Scott family.
“Do you think you can stop me from marrying Leyton by doing this, David? Stop dreaming! I’ve got nothing to do with you anymore, so stop harassing me!”
Sandy shot daggers at David, her gaze devoid of all emotions save loathing.
Hearing that, David sneered,
“Was I the one who harassed you? As far as I remember, the two of you insisted that I attend your wedding. I already told you that you wouldn’t be getting married if I attended!”
“How dare you?”
Sandy was so enraged that she gritted her teeth and glowered at him. “Don’t bother about him anymore, Sandy. He’s deliberately angering you and trying to get you to talk to him more. Look at his dopey countenance! Adding to the fact that he’s an ex-convict, he’ll be a bachelor for the rest of his life!”
Melinda cursed David even as she pulled Sandy over to her.
Right then, Josephine stepped forward and asked David solemnly,
“If you don’t mind, Mr. Chance, can I be your girlfriend?”
At that unexpected turn of events, David was instantly rooted to the spot.
He never expected her to say such a thing in public when she was the heiress of the Sullivan family and would be the head of the Sullivan family in the future.
Sandy and Melinda’s faces flushed bright red with fury when they heard Josephine’s question.
That was unmistakably a slap in the face to them, especially when the latter had just declared that David would never be able to find a girlfriend when he was a
nobody. Sandy’s hands balled into fists, and her face flamed hotly.
I just told him not to harass me anymore the second before, but in the blink of an eye, the heiress of the Sullivan family confessed to him! Compared to her, I’m not even worthy of note!
“Please allow me to consider it for two days, Ms. Sullivan. I’m not quite ready yet.” David flashed Josephine a grateful smile.
He knew that she was only saying that to help him out and prove Sandy and her mother wrong.
Nonetheless, he was still exceedingly thankful that she would help him at the cost of her reputation.
“I’ll try my best and give my all to have you accept me, Mr. Chance.” Josephine gave him a faint smile in return.
Subsequently, the Scott family and Sandy’s family left. When they were leaving, the look in Yoel’s eyes was so vicious that it was as though he wanted to kill David right then and there.
From the look of things, he was not going to give up his quest for revenge just yet. Even William and Josephine were asked to leave.
Right then, only David and the members of the Templar Regiment remained in the relatively huge banquet hall.
“So, what is it that you want? Just spit it out!”
David astutely surmised that Tommy definitely had some motive or other to have suddenly helped him clear the place out.
However, never had he expected Tommy to fall to his knees before him with a thud no sooner had he finished speaking.
On the heels of that, all the several hundred members of the Templar Regiment did
the same. Seeing that, David was discombobulated even as he wondered whether the man had lost his mind.
“Your servant, Tommy Lewis, the head of the Templar Regiment, is at your service, My Lord!”
“At your service, My Lord!” the few hundred members of the Templar Regiment echoed in unison.
That gave David a great shock, for he wasn’t aware that he had such a status.
“Uh ... H-Have you gotten the wrong person? I’m not your overlord!”
He shook his head profusely.
“The person wearing the Dragon Ring is the overlord of the Dragon Sect. There’s no mistake about it!” Tommy asserted.
At that remark, a fragment of memory flashed across David’s mind.
Back when I was in prison, Draco kept insisting that he was the overlord of the Dragon Sect. Later, he gave me a ring. It looks like it’s precisely because of the ring that Tommy claims that I’m the overlord of the Dragon Sect!
“You mean it’s because of this ring I’m wearing?”
David inquired after slipping the ring off.
“Yes. That’s the Dragon Ring of the Dragon Sect. According to the rules of the Dragon Sect, whoever wears it is the overlord of the Dragon Sect!”
Tommy explained, lifting his head and staring at the ring in the man’s hand. Feeling a tad discomforted to see them all kneeling, David waved a hand.
“Please get to your feet first.”
“Thank you, My Lord!”
Tommy and the members of the Templar Regiment all stood up.
“I’ll be honest with you. I’m really not your overlord, for someone gifted me this ring. You’re truly gotten the wrong person!” David clarified.
“We only acknowledge the Dragon Ring, not the person himself. Since you’re in
possession of the Dragon Ring, you’re our overlord!” Tommy replied respectfully.
Hearing that, David was speechless. It seems that Draco deliberately passed his position to me!
“Are you all members of the Dragon Sect?” he queried.
“Yes. The Dragon Sect has a total of thirteen regiments, and the Templar Regiment is just one of them. However, I’m not familiar with the members of the other regiments, and we seldom communicate. The only exception is when we’re summoned by our overlord. Otherwise, we can’t simply reveal our identities,” Tommy explained.
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