Supreme Doctor Hong's white shirt is nearly bathed in blood, as is a small portion of the floor he is standing on. He is currently as pale as a sheet and is gagging hysterically as if he is on the very brink of death. But even though he isn't right now, he is losing a lot of blood, and it might not be so long before he is. If there is anything he requires right now, it is medical attention.But Mason doesn't seem to care. And the worst part is he is still pressing his sharp-tongued dagger into the wounded spot. It's more like he's daring Supreme Doctor Hong to speak again if he has the guts and watch him deepen his wound.How ruthless and heartless!The raw acidic scent of Supreme Doctor Hong's blood is over the air and everyone except Mason has a sullen expression on their respective faces. Even the twelve brothers of doom and their allies are not left out. They feel nothing but sorry for the old man and wish they could dart to Mason and rescue him from his vicious clutches.It migh
"Please don't make this any harder than it already is for me!" Michael gazes at the elders and Chad and bawls with a bitter smile on his scrunched-up face, quite displeased that they chose to do this. "You know I wouldn't choose to forsake you if there was another way out!""But there is," a young man among the other members of the family rises from his knees, steps into the limelight, and retorts mischievously.Michael sways his gaze to him, his brow furrowed, and asks curtly, "And what is that if I may ask?""Uhm," the young man scratches his hair nervously, unsure how to express himself, and shifts his eyes to Supreme Doctor Hong. And that's all it takes for everyone to figure out what he's up to."What? You can't be serious!" Michael gasps and a dark glint flashes in his eyes! Hah! How heartless of this young man to expect him to let Mason kill Supreme Doctor Hong!Yes, he might be doing it for him, but he is still asking him to allow someone to be killed so cold-bloodedly! Is the
Mason looks down at Damien who just spoke and his face turns sullen. These folks are actually dead serious about dying instead of them proclaiming him Patriarch! Ah! Seems they are bent on making things difficult for him!This is because, right from the very beginning, it has always been the elders who proclaim one a Patriarch and bless him! There are no two ways about it! From what he can see, it appears they are doing this because they know without them, there would be no way in hell he would become the Patriarch! They certainly want to shatter his dreams when he has already succeeded in getting Michael to renounce his position!He grits his teeth in obvious rage but suddenly smiles the next second as something dawns on him! That is, he still holds Supreme Doctor Hong captive! So what if Damien and the rest don't want to do as he wants, he can still force Supreme Doctor Hong to do it! Didn't the old man claim to be a member of this family? Now, he sure has a part to play!"Don't
"Oh wow! That never crossed my mind at all! Ah! To be honest, he is truly amazing, and sure knows how to play his cards expertly! It's no wonder he's the Patriarch of this great family and the wealthiest man on the planet!" The brother of doom exclaims with a wide grin at his brother's explanation whilst also staring admiringly at Micheal!"Trash! You keep spitting so much trash so proudly and with your full chest! Heh, amazing my foot! Shut up if you don't have anything relevant to say! Hah!" Not being able to keep his emotions together, Mason lashes out at the brother of doom so barbarously, his fists clenched.Things suddenly took a drastic turn and are no longer going as he wished, yet the brothers of doom, who caused it all in the first place, have the impudence to still rub salt in his wound by praising his brother!He'd contacted them to come help him become Patriarch, but reaching here, they chose to turn against him just because, as they made it seem, Michael made them a bette
Michael smiles bitterly. Supreme Doctor Hong has been through a lot at Mason's hands in a matter of minutes, and right now he looks like he is at his breaking point.He wouldn't be surprised if the old man chooses to do as Mason wants just so he could keep his life. Actually, he wouldn't take it against him or even blame him.This is because if he was in his shoes, he would do the same. Better to yield in this kinda situation than keep being stubborn and end up dying in such a cruel manner."ptooey!" However, before he can even finish thinking, Supreme Doctor Hong, to his and everyone else's amazement, spits on Mason's face and barks with bloodshot eyes, "A ruthless and heartless man like you doesn't deserve to go ten meters near that golden chair, let alone sit on it! Even if Zeus was right here, begging me to proclaim you Patriarch, I wouldn't dare, so give up! "You want to kill me, right? You can go ahead! All I know is that a second after I do, you would join me as well! Go on! Ki
"For a moment back there I was actually scared!" Mason pats his chest dramatically and inhales. "Oh, brother you sure know how to get someone riled up for nothing! Ah, I'd thought you were going to ask for something impossible or extremely difficult, but turns out it's just for me to release this old bull! Hah! Was all that suspense necessary?" He pouts as if a kid begging for candy from his parents."Are you making the promise, or not?" Michael retorts coldly, not in the mood to play any silly jokes with him."Of course, I am! Why wouldn't I?" He lifts his gaze and stands upright as he declares vociferously, "Today, in the presence of everyone here, I, Mason Hutton, promise on my wife's head that I'll hand over Supreme Doctor Hong to my brother, Michael Hutton, the moment he makes me Patriarch!"He sways his gaze back to Michael and shrugs nonchalantly, "Isn't that what you requested? As you can see, I've done it! It wasn't much of a big deal to begin with! Anyway, it's your turn now
"Hmph! The Hutton bodyguards might be under your jurisdiction, but who said we are, or do you think yourself God over all humanity now?!" Before Michael can say anything, one of the brothers of doom snaps at Mason, his fists clenched.How insulting of Mason to think that he can order them around! Hah! Who gave him the belly? Has he fed enough to be able to do such a thing? He just became the Patriarch for not up to three minutes now, but already thinks himself to be high and mighty! If not that they can't act on their own and can't afford to do anything rash for the fear of him killing the old man, they would have struck him down right now and put him in his place! They've never been ones to tolerate such arrogance and would never be!"You might not be under my jurisdiction as you don't serve my family, but I'm still the Patriarch of this family now, and since you are on my turf, you guys, no matter what, have to obey me!" Meanwhile, at the brother of doom's statement, Mason retorts
"Of course! But just give me a minute," Mason retorts with a grin. "I need to be sure you truly signed that document!""Not everyone is sly and deceitful like you!" Michael hisses at him."That is a good thing to know then," he smirks and with his eyes fixed on Michael, gently lowers himself and picks up the document. "Don't try anything stupid because if you do, your father figure wouldn't live to tell the story!" The next second, he viciously threatens Michael as he drifts his gaze away from him to the document in his hand.At this moment, Michael is so tempted to ignore Mason's threat, dart toward him and launch an unexpected attack, but as he sees that Mason's left hand is tightly holding the dagger to Supreme Doctor Hong's neck and also covering the part of his neck that has been slashed, stopping it from continuing to bleed, he decides against it.Mason has never been dull. And, despite that, he has extraordinary speed, he doubts he would be fast enough to rescue Supreme Doctor H