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Bars are known for their constant noise, especially at night during operating hours, but right now, the entire bar is eerily silent with everyone within staring blankly as though they were seeing the most disbelieving thing in history, particularly the ones who knew the reputation of the two Lion Kings. This silence lasted for a long time before eventually, the Lion King, whose leg was being held by Xavier returned to his senses and became deeply embarrassed which promptly changed to an incredible rage. “Bastard! Let go of my leg!” He snapped ferociously, trying to force away his leg from Xavier’s lazy grasp. Yet, for some reason, he wasn’t able to move it an inch—It was as though the leg was being held by the large hand of a deity and not the seemingly weak Xavier. “Are you deaf? I say let go of my leg!” He barked and Xavier instantly smiled slightly before nodding his head. “Sure,” he responded before continuing just as the Lion King was about to heave a sigh of relief. “I will just repay you with what you wanted to do to me.” “This!” Everyone gasped and saw something flash in their eyes before they could think, after which, a shrill scream that sounded as though someone was being butchered echoed. Subsequently, Xavier let go of his hand and the Lion King was sent ricocheting away halfway across the bar. “Ah!!!!!!” He wailed like someone whose skin was being torn away from his body, making everyone feel their hair standing at the end while wondering about what had just happened. They all turn into statues in an instant which lasts for a moment before the first Lion King forces himself to return to his senses. “Third—third brother! What’s with your cry?” He asked with fear before rushing toward his brother. “Aren’t you embarrassing yourself too much? Yelling this loudly and painfully merely because a tiny ant that could easily be squashed to death with my fingers hurled you away?” He complained with dissatisfaction before bending over to help his brother up. The following second, however, he paused slightly before his eyes widened significantly, after which a strong shill ran down his spine. “What-“ his mouth hung open as he subconsciously moved his hand toward his brother’s crotch area. “What’s—what’s blood doing here?” he inquired incredulously and then pressed down with his hand. “Rahhhhhhh!!!!” The second Lion King’s roar intensified as if he were experiencing the most excruciating pain imaginable, and soon after, he fainted. The bar became pin-drop silent after this until; “He wanted to castrate me, but I castrated him instead. That’s fair, no?” A calm and lazy voice inquired, making everyone shiver frantically with goosebumps crawling hysterically all over their skin, then they glanced at the speaker. “He—he crippled the lion king?” Someone swallowed hard and mumbled doubtfully. Just then, the first Lion King returned to his senses and he screamed. “How dare you castrate my brother?!” “I’m going to kill you!!!” His voice filled to the brim with killing intent scaring everyone in the bar out of their wits. “The Lion King is finally mad,” someone mumbled and ran toward the bar’s exit without hesitation, looking terrified to the core. “Probably all the eyewitnesses here tonight are done for!” Another person mumbled fearfully as he also ran for his li… Everyone, knowing how unreasonable the Lion Kings normally are quickly ran for their lives, and before long, only Xavier, the fainted Lion King, the first Lion King who had turned into a raging bull, the dumbstruck bartender, and a horrified Grace were left behind. “Die!!!!” The First Lion King roared with rage and closed in on Xavier, throwing his tightly clenched fist at his face with all the strength he could muster. Watching this scene, the hearts of the bartender and Grace trembled, knowing that there was no way Xavier would be able to dodge or survive the attack. Although they weren’t the ones receiving it, they felt the strong force originating from it and trying to destroy them, making the two ladies shut their eyes just as the attack was an inch away from hitting Xavier’s face, unable to handle the scene that would follow. They brace themselves, expecting a shrill scream, but then a deafening silence was what they heard, lasting for a long time until the ladies could no longer handle their confusion. ‘What happened?’ they thought and squinted open their eyes, wanting to sneak a peak at what had happened. What came into their view the next second made their eyes widen in stupefaction. “Am—am I dreaming?” The bartender mumbled to herself dumbly before quickly pinching her arm. Having worked in the bar for a few years, she had long learned about the strength of the two Lion Kings, able to face the attacks of five able-bodied men without breaking a sweat, yet… “You—you—you…” the Lion King, who had attacked Xavier with madness and hatred earlier finally returned to his senses and stuttered as he eventually experienced what his brother had gone through a moment ago and to say he was terrified right now was nothing but an understatement. He had never thought the seemingly weak Xavier who looked like someone he could pinch to death with his fingers would be able to stop his punch with just a single hand. He thought he was dreaming as he stared at Xavier casually holding his arm that was tightly bulging with his thick veins from exerting all his strength. “You—you—who… who are you?” He finally completed and Xavier, staring composedly at him sighed. “I didn’t want any trouble; I just wanted to prevent you from committing an immoral deed while enjoying my peace. Why did you and your brother have to push my hand?” he asked helplessly, leaving the Lion King and the bartender stunned. ‘You didn’t want trouble and yet you interfered in our business, even castrating my brother! What nonsense was that?!’ He yelled in his mind, almost sobbing, but dared not to speak out. “Plea—please forgive me, master. I—I was just too blind to see the elephant in the room! Please forgive me!” The bartender, “_” ‘Is this still the First of the two shameless and evil self-acclaimed Lion kings?’ She thought blankly before hurriedly glancing back at Xavier. Her heart began to pound frantically in her chest and she became filled with curiosity for him, meanwhile, Xavier, not realizing what he had caused to the bartender suddenly gazed seriously at the Lion King. Given how you and that fool behaved today and the things I learned, you two love getting ladies drunk so that you can have your ways with them, no?” “I—I… “ The Lion King became further terrified. If those who had run for their lives out of fear were to witness this scene, they would have been stunned to death, but since no one was there, they couldn’t have in their entire lives imagined what had transpired after they escaped. “I—tonight was our first time and I have never had the intention of forcing myself on anybody,” the lion king sobbed, regretting why he and his brother hadn't ignored or begged Xavier to mind his business earlier. “Please forgive me!” He pleaded desperately, wishing nothing but to escape right now. Xavier watched the horrified Lion King without reacting for a moment, while the two ladies stared at him, waiting to see what he would do. Eventually, he sighed deeply. “As I mentioned earlier, I only wanted to have some drink in peace.”Latest Chapter
Chapter 1165 – An Unexpected Piece of Intel
*****Honey’s eyes gleamed viciously as she crossed her arms, glaring darkly, hatefully, and fiercely at the old man.Mason… never one to miss an opportunity to kick someone when they were already on the ground, instantly nodded his head vigorously, appearing as if Honey had just delivered the speech of the century.“Exactly,” he added without hesitation, his tone laced with scorn. “You’ve always been greedy and selfish anyway, so why pretend now? For once in your life, you can actually be useful.”“Take the blame, absorb the fallout, and maybe… just maybe the rest of us can still survive this mess.”The words came out with frightening ease, as if suggesting the elderly patriarch sacrifice himself was no more complicated than asking someone to pass the salt at dinner.Nico, who had been silent for a moment, finally spoke as well.Unlike the explosive fury of the younger ones, his voice carried a colder, quieter ruthlessness that somehow made his betrayal feel even heavier.“Fa
Chapter 1164 – Throwing the Patriarch Under the Bus III
*****He had brought the scheme he had been cooking for years forward, all for what… Mason’s future and that of his descendants.Everything he had done… every single thing had been for them, yet the very first time true danger appeared…They didn’t hesitate even for a second. They had thrown him out like trash.Meanwhile, Grace and her parents… the three people he had always treated worse than enemies…The three he had tormented for years… because they weren’t his blood, whom he had deprived of their right, punished unjustly, and repeatedly allowed his own descendants to take what belonged to them, had never once dared to meet his gaze with open defiance.Never once had they tried to use him as a scapegoat, let alone screamed accusations at himBut these… these spoiled, greedy descendants he had protected like treasures, didn’t even hesitate a bit to point at him like he was a criminal.Realizing this, the elderly patriarch’s eyes slowly reddened, a bitter, suffocating emotion
Chapter 1163 – Throwing the Patriarch Under the Bus II
*****“Father… this really is your fault.”The words landed like a hammer, making the elderly patriarch freeze. His entire body went rigid, as if lightning had just struck him.For a brief moment that felt like an eternity, he didn’t even react.Then, slowly and almost mechanically, he turned his head toward his son, his hand trembling as it lifted unsteadily… pointing at Nico.“Even… even you?” he stuttered.His mouth hung open in disbelief, his eyes wide with shock that bordered on heartbreak.But before Nico could respond…“Did he lie?!!!”Three furious voices exploded simultaneously.Mason, Honey, and their mothers.All of them glared at the old man like a pack of wolves that had suddenly smelled blood… their expressions vicious, cold, and merciless.“You are the one responsible for this mess!” Honey snapped, her voice shrill with rage and ferocity.“So obviously you should be the one to take responsibility!” Mason added fiercely.His mother folded her arms and sneer
Chapter 1162 – Throwing the Patriarch Under the Bus
*****Subconsciously, every head snapped toward the speaker… and even the elderly patriarch jolted.It came from Honey, who was still seated between her parents.But this time, she looked nothing like the doting granddaughter who had always clung to the patriarch’s arm with sugary affection, constantly acting spoilt with him… no.Right now, her eyes burned with pure venom as she glared fiercely at the Patriarch… giving him such a look so murderous that it would have killed him a thousand times over if looks could kill.“This was all your fault!” she snarled again, her voice trembling with rage as she pointed a badly shaking finger directly at the old man.And hearing him… “Huh?”The elderly patriarch blinked, thunderstruck.However, before he could make sense of this…“Yes! This was on you!”Another voice cut him off like a knife, sharper, colder, more vicious, and more aggressive.This time, it was Mason… the patriarch’s favorite grandson, the boy he had defended countless
Chapter 1161 – We’re Going to Suffer… Badly
*****Earlier that morning, the elderly patriarch had sincerely been concerned, wondering where the unsettling sense of impending danger had come from.He had sat there for a long time, silently turning possibilities over in his mind, trying to trace the origin of the dread that had crawled at his nerve, but no matter how much he searched, nothing concrete surfaced.Eventually, he had shaken his head with a tired sigh, muttering to himself that old age had finally begun playing tricks on his mind.‘I’m most likely just being paranoid,’ he had told himself, and like that, he had forced the unease aside.But now…The elderly patriarch sat on the ground atop the podium, the massive room feeling colder than a graveyard, facing people whose faces were filled with anxiety, fear, and despair, none of them having any idea what fate had in store for them.Without even realizing it, a bitter taste filled the old man’s mouth.‘If only I had listened to that instinct,’ he thought to himse
Chapter 1160 – The Orien Patriarch’s Regret
*****And finally… inside the patriarch’s mansion.The atmosphere there was even worse.If the rest of the estate felt like a prison awaiting invasion, the patriarch’s residence felt like the final chamber before a royal execution.Normally, the elderly patriarch would be seated proudly in his massive throne-like chair, towering above everyone like a ruler presiding over his kingdom.But right now…He wasn’t sitting on the chair… not even close.Instead, he sat directly on the podium beneath it… where the chair always sat, as a symbol of authority.Yes.The patriarch himself had slumped down onto the cold floor beside it, his head lowered.Right now, his once dignified posture had completely collapsed, while his complexion had turned ashen.The proud aura he once radiated had vanished so thoroughly that he now looked like a defeated old man who had lost everything.Not far from him, Nico, Nico’s wife, Mason, and Honey huddled together like terrified refugees.The four of
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