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Douglas furrowed his eyebrows. “He said that this was none of his business! He just wanted to find an excuse so that I wouldn’t go looking for him anymore!”
Joe pressed on further. “What about the ten thousand dollars you invested in the restaurant? Did you ask him to pay you back?”
“I did!” Douglas grew even more frustrated and clenched his teeth. “That old bastard… he told me that the money wasn’t an investment, it was a gift from his future son-in-law! He said that I didn’t have the right to get it back, so he’s not going to give it back to me!”
“How dare he!” Joe huffed. “No wonder he has such a bitch of a daughter seeing as he himself is the scum of the earth!”
“What did you just say, Joe?” Infuriated, Lily yelled, “How dare you speak ill of my father! Death is just at your doorstep if you don’t watch that mouth!”
She then immediately clung to Jerome and pleaded, “Jerome darling, look what he said about my father! Beat him up for me!”
Jerome was nothing but a mere player. He wasn’t tall, nor was he built. He was at least half a foot shorter than Joe, and moreover, Joe handled everything around the house, even living a healthy lifestyle. If Jerome were to pick a fight with Joe, it was clear as day as to who would win.
Not only that, but Joe’s father had also taught him Wing Chun ever since he was a young child. Even after the death of his parents, he had not missed a day of training in the orphanage. It was because of how much he trained that no one in the orphanage had dared to bully him.
Hence, if they were to engage in a fight, Jerome definitely didn’t have a chance. Even if there were to be five of him, Joe would still easily win the fight.
Jerome understood the situation that he was in. He knew that if he fought him now, only defeat awaited him. Therefore, he held Lily’s hand and comforted her. “Don’t worry, babe. Zaz is already on his way with his men. When he arrives, we’ll have him dead in a ditch!”
Joe then texted Isaac Cameron from the Shangri-La: [Who is this Jerome Hunt?]
Isaac replied almost immediately: [His family runs a business, they’re mostly involved in the jade industry. They buy stocks or put them up for bidding. His power within the area is just as everyone claims as well. Why do you ask? Did he piss you off?]
Joe responded: [Yeah. I’ve already asked Albert to handle this. But I do need a favor from you.]
Isaac replied: [Anything, young master!]
Joe ordered: [I need you to bring Jerome’s father to the hospital. Oh, and another old man who identifies antiques, his name is Lawson Lewis. Bring them to me.]
Isaac replied: [Yes, young master, I’ll have them brought to you this instant!]
Joe then responded: [You don’t have to, just have someone else do it. I don’t want people to notice that we know each other.]
Another text from Isaac showed up on his phone: [Alright then, young master. Do they need to be taught a lesson?]
Joe texted back: [Give them a good beating first, then have them tied up and sent to me.]
Isaac complied instantly: [Yes, young master! I’ll have someone carry out your orders right this instant!]
Shoving his phone back into his pocket, Joe turned to Jerome and Lily, speaking in a cold tone. “The parent would need to take the blame of a child’s fault. I’ll have both of your fathers brought here, let’s see what they have to explain about your behaviour!”
Jerome’s expression was grim. “I would advise you to not cross certain boundaries, punk, otherwise you’ll really end up dead in a ditch once my men arrive!”
Joe huffed. “Have you men hurry up, I’m very much impatient.”
Just as Jerome was about to yell at Joe, the door to the ward was flung open to reveal a beef-faced man with seven to eight underlings standing behind him.
Upon seeing Zaz, Jerome immediately pointed at Joe. “Zaz, it’s this little brat! Teach him a lesson!”
The man named Zaz furrowed his eyebrows, speaking in a cold tone. “So, you’re the one who pissed my brother off?”
Joe smiled coldly and nodded. “So what? Are you going to beat me up like he asked you to?”
Confused, Zaz stared at him. It was an unfamiliar face. He had never seen Joe before let alone know anything about him, and so, he didn’t understand why Joe did not fear him.
After a long pause, he asked cautiously, “Hey punk, where are you from?”
Joe replied dismissively, “I’m from home.”
Jerome then added, “Zaz, this brat is a boytoy. He lives off of women!”
Subsequently, Jerome whispered into Zaz’s ear, “Zaz, this brat has no background, you can beat him up as much as you want. If anything happens, I’ll take responsibility.”
“A boytoy?” Zaz laughed sarcastically. “Sure! Let’s see if he’ll still be able to live off women after I break his penis off!”
Without waiting for a reply from Joe, Zaz gestured to his underlings. “Let’s kill this punk, damn it!”
Jerome shot Joe a cold smirk. “Hey, Smith, any last words?”
Joe ignored him, merely staring at Zaz and finally, he said coldly, “Kneel down and I’ll consider forgiving your sorry ass.”
Stunned, Zaz dug his ear and furrowed his eyebrows. “What did you say? Repeat that and I’ll promise you a swift death!”
At that very moment, a loud yell came from outside the door. “Zaz, Mr. Smith told you to kneel down, are you freaking deaf?”
Zaz was startled. Don Albert had arrived!
Just as the voice echoed through the room, Don Albert, followed by Bill and a large group of men, entered the room.
Upon entering, he ordered Bill, “Shut the doors, don’t let others in this room!”
Bill nodded. “Understood, Don Albert!”
zaz stared at Don Albert, still in shock. It was as if his brain had been short-circuited.
It was Don Albert Rhodes!
The underground overlord of Aurous Hill!
zaz was just one of the mere leaders within the area. However, Don Albert was the overlord of this very area! Everyone within the city knew that Don Albert was the absolute power!
He would never have expected that he would meet Don Albert just because he had been asked to handle such small matters for Jerome!
Jerome didn’t know who Don Albert was, however, seeing how shocked zaz was, he furrowed his eyebrows. “Zaz, what is going on? Who is this old man?”
As soon as he heard those words, Zaz was so scared that he started trembling.
In the next second, Zaz had grabbed Jerome by the hair and smashed his face to the ground, fracturing the latter’s nose from the impact. As the blood was flowing out of Jerome’s nose, zaz clenched his teeth and yelled, “If you have a death wish, Hunt, don’t bring me into it as well! This is Don Albert!”
“What?!” Jerome was shocked to his core.
Don Albert?!
The underground overlord of Aurous Hill?!
Why was he here?!