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
No matter how powerful the Merck family was, they were ultimately no match for this troop.Allen glared at Isaac. He knew he was done for, completely done for. His foolish son had been too impulsive!After a minute, Allen carried his son’s body under everyone's shocked gaze and walked down from the stage.The Merck family’s supporters followed after Allen and quickly left the scene.Everything that had just unfolded had greatly impacted Alec, his son, and the Booth family.With their own eyes, they had just witnessed how Isaac had killed Gregory and caused him to bleed from all his orifices with just one slap. And why were there so many guards all of a sudden? Even helicopters had come.More importantly, the head of the Merck family had voluntarily backed down!This time, the uniformed personnel didn’t greet Isaac. Instead, he looked at Beefy Bob.“On guard!” Beefy Bob shouted coldly. The uniformed personnel waved his hand, and the exit that was open earlier was quickly closed
Once Isaac and his girls left, the uniformed guards rapidly cleared the scene as well, leaving behind only the dumbfounded guests, the Gould family, and the Booth family. Edward quickly rushed to Alec’s side. He used his arm to support his father, who was almost kneeling on the floor, and shouted, “Father, are you okay?”Alec looked at the sky and said sorrowfully, “This is our family's misfortune. A misfortune indeed.”Blood spewed from his mouth, and his body collapsed onto the floor. Edward exclaimed in shock and pulled the patriarch up before he fell. He sobbed, “Father, please be okay.”“C—call Randall, and t—tell him that this old man has a favor to ask,” Alec muttered, closing his eyes. The person he wanted to see most right now was his star student, the head of the Murray family.Andrew’s wedding couldn’t proceed. Nonetheless, no one dared to spread this incident even after everyone left. They even secretly deleted the photos and videos that they took. The situation w
Gregory’s death sent shockwaves throughout Cloud City. While the Gould and Booth families were shrouded in dark clouds, the Merck family was devastated.Inside the Green Hills Funeral Parlor, dozens of the Merck family relatives gathered in the funeral hall. Allen was dressed in funeral attire. He, who had to bury his son, had red eyes and wore a dark expression.“Allen, we can’t allow Gregory’s death to be in vain. That Isaac is nothing but a convict; there is no way he has the power to summon so many guards. Something is wrong here,” a chubby man said with a frown.He was Allen’s younger brother, Simon Merck. To him, this tragedy was a pleasant surprise.His brother was old now, and he only had one son. Everyone in the family knew that the Merck family’s business would be passed on to Gregory. But now, his own son stood a chance. Simon glanced at his son. The latter got the hint and stepped forward, saying, “Uncle Allen, leave the matter of avenging Gregory’s death to me, Wil