The leather belt was sturdy and long. Isaac whipped Charles without hesitating.The onlooking parents inhaled sharply, but most of them beamed with delight.“According to you, this is not abuse, but this is just me disciplining you, am I right? Have a taste of your own medicine!”Isaac whipped Charles for a second time, and Charles’ uniform ripped open. A red mark appeared on Charles’ exposed skin.“Argh! I—It’s painful, you bastard! I swear—”Isaac whipped Charles again.“Remember this feeling. The pain is how it feels when you whip children as young as six or seven years old. I’m sorry if I hurt you, as I can’t control my strength,” said Isaac as another whip landed on Charles’ body.Charles howled in pain with every whip.Mia’s face was as white as chalk. Her hands trembled as she called her superior. She was scared Charles would lose his life if this incident went unreported.Carmine Elementary School had never seen someone this violent for decades!At the sixth whip, Cha
“Nonsense! You scoundrel, who dares to accuse me of abusing their children?” yelled Charles. He was leaning on someone else’s shoulder for support.The onlooking parents muttered among themselves, but eventually, no one spoke up.Isaac snorted and said to the parents, “Listen up. We are all parents to our children. Your family backgrounds are decent enough to send your children to this school. Have you ever thought about the trauma your children will have after getting beaten up for no apparent reason at a very young age? They will grow up with the trauma of being powerless to retaliate whenever they get bullied. Because of your cowardice, they will suffer from psychological trauma and perhaps grow up dysfunctional. Who else is the culprit but you? Think hard about it.”Isaac made his point clear. The parents lowered their heads. Some of them sighed, while some of them wept.Suddenly, one of them looked up at Charles with reddened eyes and said, furious, “I have a complaint to make
“You’d better beg for my forgiveness right now, or I can get a team of honor guards to my aid anytime,” chipped in Charles as soon as Micah finished speaking.Isaac chuckled. “Good for you. There, go ahead and try.”Charles took out his phone and made the call.Micah stood and scolded, “Mr. Garten, you can still change your mind now. The school can apologize to Isabella, but there is no way we will fire Charles. Absolutely impossible!”“I want him gone by today,” said Isaac indignantly. He sat on a chair beside him.Outside the office, Allegra was very nervous. Isabella asked, “Mom, will they bully Mister?”“He’s more than capable of fending for himself. He will be fine.” Allegra faked a smile, even though she was panicking too.At this moment, there was a marching sound. A team of men in combat uniforms appeared in the stairway. They were intimidating as they marched toward the office.There were a few dozen of them. Half of them marched directly into the office, while the oth
“Charlie, there’s nothing for us to discuss. Go home and get your family to find you another job.” Micah waved his hand. He picked up the phone on his table. “Inform the administration office to draft a penalty notice of the dismissal of Mr. Charles Owens…”A wave of despair swept over Charles. Grandpa Micah fired him because of a jerk.“Grandpa Micah, since you’re so heartless, don’t blame me for taking revenge! I’ll show you the influence of the Owens family!” Charles flung the door open and stomped out.After hanging up, Micah slumped into his chair, as if his energy drained dry. He looked at the doorway in a daze and muttered, “The peace in Southland won’t last long!”He could only hope for Charles to stay away from that man. There were only three eagle-shaped Commander’s Seals in the whole world. It gave its wielder the power to command an army of millions anywhere on the nine continents.He would never have expected to meet the legendary Drakon in a small place like this!I
Allegra and Roger were both surprised. Why did Watson have to ask Isaac’s opinions on matters like this?“It’s your personal matter. You should decide for yourself.” Isaac sensed their doubts. He frowned slightly.Watson thought it was a tricky matter. He could promptly decline the request if Allen came alone. However, Allen was coming together with his brother-in-law, Wyatt Owens.Although the Owens family had not been standing out much in Southland, the aristocrats knew better than to mess with them.“Al—Alright, I’ll ask them over.” Watson nodded and picked up his phone again.“Father, what has gotten into you lately? You beat me up the other day because of these two, and today, you’re being so meek before that guy. Who is he, for God’s sake?” Roger mumbled, dissatisfied.He walked closer, pointed at Isaac, and said at the top of his voice, “This fellow just said that Miss Booth is my sister and that she is inheriting millions of dollars from the Kane family. They are boasting
“Old Kane, you and I have known each other for years. I’m here today for a reason. My wife is Mr. Merck’s younger sister. I’m sure you’re aware of this?”Watson frowned the moment Wyatt started speaking.Watson said nothing. Allen fell to his knees with a loud thump right next to Watson, weeping as he said, “Mr. Kane, I know it was you. Please, I beg you, show mercy to the Merck family. That day during Old Alec’s birthday celebration, I was only against Garten and Allegra, that shameless couple. The Merck family has never wronged you and the Kane family.”Allen looked up, tears streaming down his face as he grasped Watson’s arm. “Mr. Kane, let us off the hook, and the Merck family will be your loyal supporters. We saved some gold overseas. If only you would let us go, you’d have the Merck family’s heirloom.” Allen showed his last card. The Merck family was bending under enormous pressure from all parties.Watson still said nothing. Wyatt frowned. “Mr. Kane, Mr. Merck is my brother-
“How dare you hit me, you parasite!” Wyatt hollered, holding his cheek.Isaac gave him another slap. Wyatt could not dodge in time.His face swelled up immediately. The burning pain triggered him off.“Go to hell!” Wyatt swung his fist toward Isaac.However, Isaac’s kick reached him first. Wyatt’s eyes bulged as he flew backward and dropped to the floor with a loud thud. Watson sighed and shook his head while Allen and Simon got excited.Allen was not close to his sister, who married into the Owens family. They hardly ever saw each other. He had to beg his sister so hard to ask for Wyatt’s help.He did not expect that dumbass Isaac to start a fight. That was a delightful turn of events, turning Isaac and Wyatt against each other.That dumbass Isaac, did he think he could get away with it after wronging the Owens family?Wyatt scrambled up from the floor. He spat out a mouthful of blood and took several deep breaths.“Haha, awesome. Just awesome. You’ve got some good moves th
Things were about to get messy. It was safer to keep out of the center of the storm.“Mr. Garten, the Owens family has been in the military for generations. Perhaps you want to—” Watson tried to make peace. He had no idea what would happen if this went on. “Did I ask you for advice?” Isaac snorted as he looked at Watson.Watson’s heart throbbed furiously, and he shook his head immediately. “No, I wouldn’t dare.”Isaac walked toward Wyatt and Charles slowly. Charles raised his dagger as he backed up, shouting, “Stay where you are. Take one more step, and I’ll show you.”Isaac darted forward and slapped Charles. Charles swiveled from the force of the slap, and his dagger dropped to the floor with a thud.“Show me what, exactly?”He turned and slapped Wyatt too. “Remember this. There are no widows in the Booth family. There is only Allegra Booth. Get it?”Wyatt held his burning cheek, his eyes spitting fire, but he averted his gaze.It was the first time he felt such humiliation