"You...you dare slap my face?""This slap is for your arrogance and conceit, to tell you there are people outside of people, heavens outside of heavens. And it's on behalf of the old Krav Maga master." Jason said coldly and contemptuously. "Bastard, fuck!" Carl Cooper's eyes were crimson as he roared furiously and struggled up, throwing a fist.But with his composure broken, how could he possibly injure Jason? Although formidable, his martial arts were not polished. With a few more years of diligent practice, perhaps he could live up to this arrogance. "Hmph, ignorant fool. This slap is to discipline you on your master's behalf." Jason coldly slapped again."Slap!"Carl Cooper was directly slapped over, his cheek swollen high up. Hot pain, blood flowing from the corners of his mouth and nose. His eyes were blank, seeming to be stunned silly by the beating.Lawrence, Steven Martin and the others couldn't help but cover their own faces, clicking their tongues and gasping. Too painful
Initially determined to pursue vengeance, thinking he had simply been careless and could still win, Carl reconsidered. Lawrence had strength in numbers, he couldn't defeat so many alone, even with his prowess. But if his master was here, there would be no fear.Yet he could never tell his master about this humiliation. To be so utterly defeated would disgrace their school. Scowling, Carl hastily called someone. Soon, a figure emerged from the darkness, asking in surprise, "What happened to you?"In the dim streetlight, a familiar yet foreign face was revealed, brimming with ambition. "Hmph, with your false information I was alone against the bunch of them. Did you think I was some god? If you knew Lawrence was there, why didn't you step in?" Carl accused bitterly.Though thoroughly trounced by Jason alone, he claimed to have fought a group to save face.The man merely raised a brow, tone casual, "It seems the beating finally knocked some sense into you. If Lawrence was so easily ha
"You'll see who when I ask him out!""I see. Knowing gratitude is good." Jason forced a smile but still looked baffled. Was she talking about him? Yet he had an odd sense she meant someone else...Just then, a flurry of urgent calls came from Lawrence, Steven Martin and others, as if something major had happened. Had Carl Cooper caused more trouble? But when Jason answered, he was stunned by what he heard."Carl Cooper...is dead!""What?" Jason froze in shock. He had only taught Carl a minor lesson, how could he have died? Surely the man didn't die from sheer anger?"What exactly happened?"Lawrence and the others regretfully explained, "Word spread through the underworld early this morning, too big to contain. Carl Cooper is indeed gone without a trace, dead or alive unknown, vanished into thin air.""Even worse, all signs suspiciously point towards Mr. Lawrence and the Krav Maga Martial Arts Academy, impossible to refute!"Lawrence heavily added, "I suspect Carl Cooper is truly go
"Is today April Fools' Day? Why is there such an absurd prank? Or is someone testing me? Some kind of trick? Where is Emily?" Susan looked around laughing nervously. Beneath that strained smile, she desperately wanted to find some flaw, some crack, just a tiny one would suffice. But unfortunately, the cafe was empty except for their table, even the servers were gone. The vacant hall made her frozen smile stiffen bit by bit.Peter Cook was in no hurry. He dabbed his mouth with a napkin, watching as Susan went from bewildered laughter, to questioning, to doubt, to a deathly pale complexion and stunned silence. "Well, do you understand now?" Peter Cook asked.Still pale-faced, Susan bit her lip and said weakly, "No...it can't be. This can't be true!""Who exactly are you? Where is Emily? I want to talk to her face to face. I need to hear her admit this herself!"Seeing that she still refused to believe, Peter Cook just shook his head and took out a voice recorder. "I'm sure you'll re
"He's the old friend who has been secretly helping me all this while. I wouldn't have guessed it was him if he hadn't admitted it himself."Susan said calmly, indicating Douglas.At this, Douglas smiled humbly and waved his hand. "Just some small favors, easy to lend a hand. No need to stand on ceremony. If I hadn't heard you were looking for me, I wouldn't have admitted it."But upon hearing this, Jason was dumbfounded. Old friend? And he admitted it himself? If only this guy knew the original, authentic "old friend" was Jason himself!Was he impersonating Jason?Staring at the arrogantly boasting Douglas, Jason looked puzzled. This guy really had some nerve to brazenly admit it himself. Where did he get the audacity? It turns out that's why he looked familiar. As the youngest successful entrepreneur in Emerald City, his name was indeed well known. But Jason didn't expect him to know Susan, let alone have such history with her. If not for the fact that he was impersonating him, Jaso
Hearing this, Susan realized it made sense. She apologized awkwardly, "Sorry, I was too blunt. Mr. Douglas is the rising star of the new generation in Emerald City, your methods must be extraordinary." Seeing this, Douglas secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Crisis averted. But the next second, Jason calmly continued, "Then I presume you must also know Mr. Hill?""Mr. Hill? What?" Douglas cursed internally, but saw Susan excitedly stand up and cry out joyfully, "Mr. Douglas, you know Mr. Hill too? Could it be...my billion dollar investment was also thanks to you lobbying for me?"She had always wondered about this matter, and had suspected the "old friend", but didn't expect it to really be so!Seeing her excitement, Douglas hastily smiled modestly, "Just small favors, didn't expect you to find out. Mr. Hill is actually a long-time friend of mine. We had dinner together the day before yesterday. Our relationship is great."Who cares who the Sir is, just agree to everything now. The
"What?" Everyone was shocked hearing this.Scanning the entire cafe, there were only the four of them. It definitely wasn't Susan or Mr. Hill, and aside from Douglas, the only one left was... the leisurely Jason!That most improbable, unbelievable person?"It's... him?"Upon hearing this, Douglas laughed uproariously, mocking, "Utterly ridiculous, preposterous! This useless fool couldn't even help without messing up. I admit I'm not that 'old friend', but it certainly isn't this useless fool either.""You pretend to be serious, but your lies are even more outrageous than mine. If he really was that 'old friend', I'll immediately... wash my hair!" Hearing this, Susan's expression also changed, giving Jason an odd look as if reassessing him.But under everyone's gaze, Jason helplessly smiled wryly, "Mr. Hill, you praise me too much. I merely happened to meet Mr. Hill by chance, knew Susan needed investment, so I connected the dots. "The success of Southside Branch is entirely Susan
Jason was so angry he almost wanted to curse out loud, itching to explain everything to Susan.He had to remember Emily's endless exhortations for him to keep it a secret no matter what, otherwise once her identity as a Cook family heiress was exposed, it would definitely cause estrangement between her and Susan. Their pure friendship would become difficult to regain.After all, one stood at the pinnacle of the pyramid, while the other stood at the base. This disparity in status was too great."It looks like you're finally willing to admit it. Go on, choose. No matter what you pick, I won't blame you," Susan said indifferently. "I..." Jason was exasperated. "This is a huge misunderstanding. Let me get Emily to personally explain to you that this is all fake."But after making calls for half a day, no one picked up. It was as if everyone had gone incommunicado."Give it up. I called her dozens of times without a single answer. Emily definitely doesn't want to see this. But since it