Beefy Bob immediately crushed the lollipop in his mouth with his teeth. He turned around and roared, “Shut the hell up!”His power surged from his abdomen to his mouth. Like a wolf howling at midnight, his force was overwhelming.Gregory and Andrew immediately grimaced, quickly covering their ears with their hands. Their minds buzzed, and they went deaf temporarily.Ray felt his spirit roiling within his body. He had to take a deep breath to stomach the strength of Beefy Bob’s roar. His face dropped immediately.“Whoever dares lay a hand on Isaac will have to go through me first. So who wants to go first?” Beefy Bob glared, sweeping his gaze over the people in front of him.It was suddenly so silent one could hear a pin drop. Allegra’s palms were already sweating from nerves. She wanted to take Isabelle away from here immediately.“Oh, wow, mister, you’re so amazing! We beat another level!” Isabelle squealed joyfully, breaking the tense atmosphere.“It’s all thanks to you, Bella
“Who do you think you are, punk? How dare you ask Old Alec to give you an explanation? If you think you’re all that, you should fight me first!” Ray taunted.Edward also shouted in a cold voice, “Garten, you need to reflect on what a shameless person you are! When my father made a name for himself, you were still a single cell.”“Dad, there’s no need to fight with this asshole,” Edward added, comforting his father. “Go get some rest.”But Alec was already furious, despite not showing it blatantly. He turned to look at Ray and then smiled suddenly.“Punk, Mr. Luther said he wanted to challenge you. If you dare to take up his challenge, I will give Allegra an explanation. But you—you have no right to ask me for an explanation,” Alec said, coldness flickering in his eyes.How dare that punk put him on the spot like that? He wanted to have Ray teach this bastard, who reminded him of his useless son-in-law back then, a lesson.Isaac smiled. “Well, you call the shots in the Gould and B
“I stand by Mr. Luther. He needs to teach this conceited punk a lesson.”“Since it’s Mr. Luther, this fucker will get beaten so bad he’ll start crying for his mother.”An uproar broke out below the stage. Naturally, these people were on Alec’s side.Ray looked at Isaac. Seeing that he had his hands behind his back and looked nonchalant, fury roiled in his heart. But to keep up appearances, he suppressed his rage and smiled. “Punk, I’ll let you dish out three moves first; how about that? I don’t want people saying I bully the young.”“Hit me.”“What did you say?”“Hit me.”“Punk, aren’t you being too reckless?”“I’ll let you dish out three moves first!”Ray was about to blow his lid. Seeing how his opponent looked at him with that scornful gaze, he let out an angry roar. Channeling his strength, he swung his fist at Isaac.The crisp sound of swift punches could be heard. The audience was transfixed, holding their breath as they watched Mr. Luther fight.Ray threw out three co
In the next moment, someone snickered.Then, the entire crowd burst into laughter.“Does this guy have a screw loose?”“I think he just escaped from a mental hospital. Did he just ask Old Alec to get on his knees?”As everyone was focused on Isaac, Gregory was smiling coldly from his wheelchair. He turned to look at the three thugs walking in this direction. The three thugs immediately split up and approached Isabelle…Edward and Margaret gritted their teeth and almost jumped up in anger.Meanwhile, Alec turned to look at Allegra. With a gloomy face, he asked, “Allegra, this young man is asking your mother and me to go up and apologize to you. Was this your idea?”“No, G—Grandfather. It wasn’t. I never said this.” Allegra’s heart jumped to her throat upon seeing her grandfather’s face. “Then, do you think I should go up there, get down on my knees, and apologize?” Alec narrowed his eyes.Allegra didn’t dare meet Alec’s eyes. Instead, she froze up completely, feeling utterly
Gregory chose to act now because he knew how important Isabella was to Allegra. If he could control Allegra, then Isaac would also be subdued.Furthermore, Alec would also be indebted to him. Gregory could ignore Edward and the like, but the literary genius of Southland had some degree of importance. “As expected of Mr. Merck Jr. Well then, I’m waiting to see what you have in store.” Alec crossed his arms. He would no doubt be satisfied if the tables could be turned at this moment.“Andy, wheel me up the stage!” Gregory waved at Andrew, who was spacing out.Andrew immediately stepped forward respectfully and pushed Gregory’s wheelchair onto the stage.Isaac gazed coldly at Gregory. His heart suddenly clenched, and he felt a little uneasy.“Heh, you scumbags are really ballsy. Isaac, I’ve looked into you—you’re a fucking reformed prisoner. What right do you have to be here shouting at others?” Gregory roared, pointing his finger at Isaac.Below, Beefy Bob’s eyebrows furrowed, th
Isaac turned and glared at Gregory in fury. He smiled slightly when he saw Gregory’s smug grin. “You want me to kneel? Do you really think you’ve won?” He walked toward the stage as he spoke.When he brushed past Alec, the latter snorted loudly and said, “Young man, not only do you have to kneel to Mr. Merck Jr., but you also owe the Gould family an explanation for your actions today!”Eugene, who had been standing silently among the crowd, approached Margaret from behind. He lowered his voice and said, “Margaret, tell Mr. Merck Jr. that if he doesn’t bring Isabella back, things will turn sour.”Margaret rolled her eyes at her husband. Gritting her teeth, she said, “Eugene, what are you saying? You’re now helping them instead of your own family. You must want this savage man to shit on our family, don’t you? I’m telling you, only someone like Mr. Merck Jr. can subdue those two bitches. Just watch. Once they kneel down to apologize to our father, I’ll publicly disown Allegra. I want
Isaac didn’t speak loudly, but every word hammered into Gregory’s heart like iron nails. He wet his pants as his body shook uncontrollably. All his courage from earlier had evaporated. He nodded frantically, speaking hoarsely, “L—Let me make a phone call to r—release her.”Isaac could confirm two things as of now. First of all, Isabella had been taken for no longer than ten minutes, so there was no way she had left the hotel premise already. Secondly, Gregory simply aimed to make him yield, so he definitely did not contract a killer. Furthermore, Gregory must value his life more than Isabella’s.Isaac loosened his right hand a bit. Gregory gasped a few times before taking out his phone to make a call.A dignified roar came from the entrance of the field then. “Isaac, if you dare hurt my son in any way, the Merck family will never forgive you!”Edward trembled when he heard this voice, and he turned toward the entrance like everyone else.Allen, dressed in blue casual clothes, en
Allen thought his son had made it out of the lion’s den, but just as he bolted toward the stage frantically, Isaac suddenly raised his right hand and slammed it on Gregory’s head.The power from his palm bore straight through Gregory’s head with the force of 100 pounds!Before he could even take in a breath, Gregory’s eyes popped open, and he fell to his knees next to Isaac. A look of agony materialized and became permanently etched on his face.The audience gaped at the sight of Mr. Merck Jr. suddenly kneeling next to Isaac as blood poured from his eyes, nose, and ears.He was bleeding from all his orifices.This guy just killed the son of the Merck family right in front of his father? Mr. Merck Jr. of Cloud City was dead?“From now onward, anyone who dares to touch Allegra or Isabella will end up like this person next to me!” Isaac’s words resonated through the depths of everyone’s souls as if they had come from an endless abyss.“Son!” Allen screamed, rushing onto the stage t