Riker glared at Alexander’s back with resentment, then looked down at the Asura War Sabre in the case.“Mr. Pittman, now that he’s gone, I don’t really need to stab myself, do I?” Riker asked, his voice trembling.“Robert, as the witness, you need to ensure they follow through on the bet.” Thorne said, pulling Robert along.Robert nodded: “If you agree to a bet, you must accept its consequences.”Riker closed his eyes tightly and, with shaking hands, grasped the cold hilt of the Asura War Sabre.
Stormwatch General HospitalPaddy and Riker were gathered in the recovery ward, both nursing serious injuries and recovering in the external trauma unit.Paddy looked in surprise at Riker being brought into the room, noticing the swollen, large bruises on him. He thought the injuries looked oddly familiar.“What happened to you? How did you end up like this?”Riker slouched, his face drawn with grief as he looked at Paddy, eyes misty with frustration.“We lost the bet! That guy Perkins teamed up with Pittman, and they both backed that worthless fool. We were cornered, couldn’t escape, and ended up getting beaten up.” Paddy’s expression darkened as he muttered, annoyed: “How did you guys lose? Didn’t you manage to secure the best stone?”“We did win the best jade stone, but the worthless guy ended up with a seemingly low-quality stone, yet when it was opened, it was an emerald green jade!”Riker gritted his teeth, and Paddy’s expression went through a series of changes—surprise, shock
“Elder brother, you know a lot of people in the banking industry; try to gather some information. We need to identify who’s behind this. If we can’t even find out who’s targeting us, finding a way to resolve this will be impossible!”Rolando nodded, pulling out his phone to call a few of his contacts in the banking world.Each time a call connected, he barely got two words in before the other party would abruptly hang up. Three calls—all the same result.“Elder brother, how is it?” Walden asked in a low voice.Rolando slowly shook his head: “They won’t say anything. All they’re telling me is to prepare the money; if we fail to pay by the deadline, they’ll proceed with legal action and auction off our assets!”“Hiss…”Walden drew in a sharp breath, shocked.“This is powerful—there are only a handful of people with enough influence to pull this off. But we’ve wronged no one!”Tommy’s face contorted with rage, slamming his hand on the table: “This must have something to do with that wort
After warning them, he turned to Eleanor: “I have to handle something. Stay at the office, and call if you need me.”“Alright, be safe.” Eleanor said, not pressing him with more questions as she watched him leave.Walden and the others, frustrated, began shouting at Eleanor once Alexander had left. But Eleanor ignored them completely, leaving them yelling in futility.Alexander drove to Misty Ridge Village. As he approached the village gate, he spotted the warehouse in the distance. Outside, a group of rough-looking young men stood around, some sitting as they talked. Alexander felt relieved—Thorne was still unharmed. He sent a text to Thorne and, after receiving a response, began walking toward the warehouse.Not far from the building, four thugs were hanging around, smoking and laughing as they casually waved their knives.As Alexander approached, one of them pointed his knife at him and said rudely: “Stay there. Can’t you see we’re busy?”“I’m here to find someone.” Alexander repli
The gang raised their blades, eager to impress Xavi: “Talking back to Mr. Xavi, huh? Think you’re some high and mighty martial artist? You’re going to end up chopped into pieces.”“You’re going to regret this, punk. Soon enough, you’ll be begging for mercy.” they snarled, each one tightening their grip on their blades, ready to lunge.Xavi crossed his arms smugly, watching his men swarm Alexander like a tidal wave. He was certain Alexander would soon be at his feet. He began to imagine how he would humiliate this poor fool afterward. Make him kneel and beg, maybe spit on him and stomp on his face a few times for good measure. At the Marshall residence, the conference room was filled with smoke.Sigmund, Walden, and Tommy each held a cigarette, having reached out to everyone they could, yet no one could help the Marshall family. A dark cloud of crisis hung over the family, like a boat adrift in a storm, ready to capsize at any moment.“What did Eleanor say? Did Laurie manage to ask her anything?" Sigmund asked in a deep tone. They couldn’t even identify their enemy, despite Walden’s best efforts to dig up any information, nothing had come up.It was as if fate itself had decreed that the Marshall family would collapse this time.Walden shook his head, taking a frustrated drag of his cigarette: “Nothing, Eleanor didn’t say a thing. I don’t know what she’s thinking." Silence filled the room once more, each Marshall family member feeling as if they were about to be swallowed by destiny at any second.“This is crap. Who’s the bastard behind all of this?” Tommy roared in anger.Ring ring ring. The desk phone rOnce I Accept The Inheritance: You're All Doomed! Chapter 259: Coming To The House To Demand A Blood Debt.
Eleanor looked around nervously, feeling like she was in a pit full of devils, surrounded by dark creatures ready to consume her.Seeing her hesitation, Laurie walked over, grabbed Eleanor's phone, and started calling Alexander: “Give me back my phone! Don’t call Alexander!"“Like hell I will! If you don’t want me to call that bastard, do you want to see the Marshall family destroyed? You’re such a disgrace!”Laurie cursed at Eleanor and then shouted into the phone as it connected: “Alexander, if you don’t come back, your wife is going to cheat on you! Hahaha.""Eleanor, how is she? I’m warning you all, if anyone so much as touches a single hair on Eleanor’s head, I’ll make sure none of you get out alive!" Alexander’s furious voice came through the phone. Laurie scoffed: “How dare you act tough in this situation? The people you offended in Stormwatch have come to settle the score, and our family is about to be ruined because of you two. If you don’t come back, we’ll sell Eleanor off!
Riker smirked with satisfaction: “Alexander, this is your last chance. If you don’t seize it, the consequences will be beyond your imagination."Eleanor gripped Alexander’s hand tightly, giving his palm a gentle squeeze."Elder uncle, even if you force Alexander and me to apologize, they still won’t spare the Marshall family. Why can’t you see that?”“Nonsense!”Walden slammed the table, pointing at Alexander and Eleanor as he roared: “If it weren’t for the two of you, none of this would be happening. Now you’re trying to dodge responsibility? Don’t even think about it!”"Quit the act and apologize to Mr. Riker right now! No amount of talking will change things. You two injured Mr. Riker and his friends. Start apologizing!""Eleanor, you’ve slept around before! It’s not like Alexander hasn’t been cheated on! Stop pretending here and just go entertain Mr. Riker while Alexander makes himself scarce!"Eleanor glared at Laurie, trembling with rage: “Watch your mouth! That’s a lie!""Lie?