Manuel's heart skipped a beat. It appeared to him that Larry was only willing to go there because his mother's illness had not been cured, and Severin's help was thus needed for any follow-up treatments. In all likelihood, Larry was probably afraid that they would beat Severin to death and no one would prescribe the medicine for his mother.Severin looked at Manuel, and said, "Mister Manuel, you just said that you'd bring your men away if I'm able to get Hall Master Larry to come here, and that you'll write off the matter of me beating your son up!" Severin then paused for a moment and continued, "I trust that someone with your reputation in Brookbourn would be a man of your word."Manuel was furious, but he could only smile politely at Larry. "Alright. We'll have to show some courtesy now that Hall Master Larry is here."After finishing his sentence, Manuel brought Rufus and the Chavezes' bodyguards away."Thank you very much for your help, Hall Master Larry, sir! Since you're her
"But, Grandma! Are you sure you want Diane to resume her position as the general manager of the Shanahan Corporation?"Stanley looked at his grandmother in surprise. His face was full of disbelief and he could not believe what he had just heard. Catherine seemed to have completely forgotten what happened five years ago, to the point of asking him to make way for Diane to resume her position as the general manager.The old lady smiled indifferently, and said to Stanley, "Do you think I'm the type who likes jokes?"George, who was standing on the side, had a sour expression and he did not know what to say. Since the old lady had already made her stance known, there was obviously no room for further discussion on that matter.On the other hand, Felicia had a look of joy and said excitedly, "You're a wise matriarch, Mom. You can rest assured that Diane will definitely lead our Shanahans to glory again. Meritocracy is the right way to go. Stanley's been working in that position for a fe
Stanley felt annoyed as he watched Severin and the others leave. He could not bear it any longer and said to his grandmother, "Don't you think you're being too hasty, Grandma?"In response, Catherine rolled her eyes at Stanley and said, "You're an idiot, you know that? There is more to Severin than meets the eye. His relationship with Larry must be deeper than it looks since he could get Larry to come over with just a phone call." Having pointed that out, the old lady paused for a moment and said again, "Besides, we won't stand to lose any money now, right? We'll be making a lot of money if he can secure the Liberty City project. If he can't do that, then I can always get Diane to relinquish her position when the time comes.""Okay then." Stanley accepted it on the surface, but he was still a little upset because he did not want Diane to be above him.…"That felt good! Haha! I can't believe I'd ever see the day when Stanley would be so deflated! His face turned ashen earlier!" Meg
Diane exchanged glances with Megan and they were both utterly speechless. With more than two hundred people there and several among them who could hold their own against a dozen or even several dozen men, it was appalling that Severin could even make a statement that the bodyguards were 'like ants'. He could bluff without batting an eye and without the smallest ounce of shame."Well, we have nothing more to worry about now that Diane will finally continue working at the company," Felicia said with a smile. "After you become the general manager, you can't continue to let your father remain as an ordinary warehouse manager with a deducted salary, right?"Diane smiled softly in response and said, "Of course not!"Felicia's eyes lit up and she looked eagerly at Diane. "Can he get a promotion or something of the sort?""Absolutely not." Diane shook her head. "I plan to fire him.""WHAT?!" Felicia nearly vomited blood. "What do you mean, Diane? You're going to fire him? How could you be
After hearing that, Blade could not help but nod in agreement. "You're right. That is quite difficult indeed. Coming up with a good excuse is rather troublesome too."He put some thought into the matter and finally said to Larry, "How about we use the excuse of having him treat my mother next time?""I..." Larry facepalmed."Curses! Some luck this Severin has! I wanted to end his life today, but I didn't expect Larry to stand up for him!" Rufus, who by then had returned to the Chavezes, was still cursing angrily and had nowhere to vent his rage.On one side, Manuel said, "Hehe, just forget it. We have to show some respect to Larry, and I did make that agreement with Severin before too. Since he did manage to get Larry over with just a phone call, I cannot possibly break my word as the head of the Chavezes."After finishing speaking, he looked at his stubborn son and said, "You are not to provoke Severin in the coming days, at least for this period. Larry will need Severin's help t
"No! Let me go! I'm begging you! Hic, hic!" The curvy young woman with an adorable face was quite charming indeed. She had been pinned down by two men, and she could only beg them to let her go because struggling was futile."Hehe, our boss gave you a chance to collect the money within a week and you failed, so since we can't get any money, we just have to have a bit of fun with you, hehe." The bald man could not help but lick his lips when he saw her struggling, and there was a hint of arousal in his eyes. She had an amazing figure, and the sight of her trying to break free from their restraints excited him even more.Seeing her resisting so fiercely with a scared expression made him wonder if she was still a virgin."Hurry up, Johnny!" said the blonde man who was one of two people who pinned her down. He was getting a little restless and wished that he could go first when he saw that the man whom he called Johnny was taking too long to do anything."And why the f*ck should I hurr
Severin's intention was not to kill them, but only to teach them a lesson. More importantly, their tone suggested that she had borrowed money from them and failed to pay it back. He viewed with disdain those women who liked borrowing money with high interest rates. In his opinion, most of them were vain individuals who liked to spend what they did not have, hence their predilection to borrowing money from shady people.That those men had gone to such lengths just to get her to pay them back was a clear sign of a problem on her part."Thank you for saving me!" After the woman buttoned up her clothes and saw that the men had run off, she stood up with reddened eyes and thanked Severin."No thanks necessary. I was just here by chance." Severin glanced casually at the other party and froze instantly! He frowned. "Cousin? Is that you?"It had been five years since he went to prison, and obviously he had not seen his cousin for very long already. He almost did not recognize who she was i
"You're going to return it to us? Pfft. Can you even afford it? Do you think it's just the eight thousand dollars? You owe our family much more than that?" Queenie had a resentful look in her eyes.Severin's heart was in turmoil. He never imagined that his cousin, who had such a good relationship with him back then, would look at him with that kind of gaze. He knew that things were not as simple as they appeared to be, and he could only wonder what could have happened to her family."What happened, Queenie? Why do you owe all that money, and why would they be so forceful with you?" Severin decided to ask Queenie.Queenie smiled bitterly. "You said you wanted to pay us back, right? Then let me ask you this: where did your family move to now? I was told yesterday that you had just been released, so I went to your house to look for you. Imagine my surprise when I found out that you'd all moved away and there was no one there! I couldn't get through to your parents either."Upon hearin