Ch. 1411..1420
Life at the Top Chapter 1411
‘However, if you were the one who disrespected me first, don’t blame me for knocking you down, stepping on you, and spitting on your face.’
These children of wealthy families were originally Henry’s good buddies. However, after trying out this touchstone tonight, great, their closeness was exposed immediately.
In Harbor City, Fabian was powerful and everyone was afraid of him. However, these children of wealthy families were the only ones who were afraid of him.
After all, everyone had elders. Therefore, Fabian would always to consider something an elder said. After all, the Atticus family was not invincible.
If their level was as sky-high as Old Master Law, then Fabian would really be rather insignificant. These descendants would also need to read the room before causing any trouble.
If they provoked someone powerful, not only would they get slapped across the face, they might get punished by their parents after they went home. However, if it was something the parents accepted tacitly, then it did not matter what you did, they would shoulder the punishment with you.
These were two drastically different outcomes.
This time, the person who ran away had lost the chance to join Henry. Unfortunately, he would never get such an opportunity ever again. One could imagine that when Henry took over in the future, Alex and Howard would become his closest assosciates.
“That’s their choice, so I can’t say anything, but I’ll remember all of them,” Henry smirked.
He said he would not split hairs about this, but was that really possible?
Who else in Harbor City did not know that Mr. Law was the pettiest person alive-a person who liked to bicker about the smallest things?
He would have all the time in the world to teach them lessons in the future.
“Alright, it’s about time. Let’s go and get them.”
Henry opened the car door as he said that. The car rumbled for a while before heading straight to the place where Jake was trapped.
The sky was already dark and there was no more traffic on the road.
Inside a dimly lit house, Jake was sitting on a chair as he glanced at the cameras around him. He looked exhausted and numb.
It had been six hours since he was brought here.
During these six hours, a group of people took turns to pressure him. Their goal was to make him admit to doing something illegal.
This way, they would have evidence to report and take action against Jake. This would in turn be a devastating blow to Jasper.
“As I said, all my actions are reasonable and legal. There are records and approvals for everything. There is no irregularity throughout my operations.”
Even though his voice was weak, his tone was very firm.
“Don’t try to use these dirty tricks to make me succumb!”
A man in a suit opposite Jake scoffed coldly. He had a cup of hot coffee in his hand and he lifted his hand to splash the boiling hot coffee on Jake’s face.
The hot liquid caused Jake to scream in agony.
The young man grabbed Jake’s hair and said sinisterly, “Jake, don’t think we won’t have a way to make you talk just because you’re stubborn. You will only suffer more by keeping up this attitude.”
“We’re not from the police department, so we don’t have to follow the rules regarding interrogation and torture. We have all kinds of ways to make you suffer.”
Jake stared coldly at the young man. He opened his mouth and the coffee flowed into his mouth after trickling down his dry lips. Then, he spat some saliva that was mixed with coffee onto the man’s face.
“Come at me if you have the balls!”
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“F *ck you!”
The young man who was spat on flew into a rage. He lifted his hand and punched Jake in the face. Immediately, Jake fell to the ground whilst still tied to the chair.
Then, Jake struggled to get up from the ground. He touched his swollen and red cheek with his tongue and then spat out some saliva that was mixed with blood before staring coldly at the young man.
“Kill me if you have the guts.”
It felt as if the young man was insulted as he faced Jake’s smirk. Hence, he lifted his leg to kick Jake’s head. If he managed to kick Jake, Jake would be seriously injured.
However, the young man was stopped and pulled away by his colleague.
“Don’t be so impulsive. If we kill him, you and I will be in trouble.”
The colleague’s intervention soothed the young man’s anger.
The young man pointed at Jake and said with a scoff, “Don’t be so f*cking pleased with yourself!”
“There is all the time in the world later. I promise that if you don’t cooperate with us, the remaining time will be the most torturous period of your life. You will never forget this for the rest of your life.”
Jake looked at him frigidly and did not say anything.
The young man pulled the chair back and sat down. Then, he slammed his hand down the table and roared, “Jake Cullen, tell us!”
“Did someone tell you to perform illegal financial transactions abroad? Do you know that such a huge amount is enough to make you spend the rest of your life behind bars?”
Jake chuckled coldly and said, “I told you, everything I did was legal. I have records of all the procedures so the illegal transaction you mentioned doesn’t exist.”
Now, the young man’s colleague came out to act as the good cop. He lifted Jake’s chair and helped him sit properly. He even placed a lit cigarette next to Jake’s lips.
“Jake, you have to know that you’re just working for someone else. Why are you holding on for him?
“If cooperate with us, everything can be discussed. I promise you won’t need to suffer anymore and you’ll be escorted out of here by us comfortably. Why don’t you consider our offer?”
Jake took a drag of the cigarette with no trace of politeness and exhaled the smoke. Then, he scoffed, “Huh? You’re using a good cop on me after the bad cop tactic failed?”
“I’m still going to tell you the same thing. Everything I did was legal. Not only are you falsely imprisoning me, you even planted false evidence against me to claim that I broke the law.”
“Aren’t you scared that they’ll settle the score with you after this?”
“When you’re not useful anymore, do you think Fabian will protect you?””
Jake’s words caused their faces to fall.
“You were given a choice whether to do it the easy way or the hard way, but it looks like we have to do it the hard way!”
The young man who beat Jake up stood up. His eyes were cold and savage.
Jake was fearless. He replied calmly, “I’ll still tell you the same thing. Come at me if you have the balls.”
“Damn you to hell!”
The young man was livid. He lifted the chair to throw it at Jake.
At this critical moment, some noises came from outside. Then, there was a loud crash and the door was kicked open from outside. The sudden change caused the three men in the house to become startled.
The young man with the chair turned his head to look at the subconsciously. Unfortunately, he saw Henry striding in alongside Alex and Howard. Of course, he did not know these three top young masters from Harbor City.
“Who are you people? How dare you barge in here?” The young man roared.
Henry grinned and walked leisurely to the young man with his hands in his pockets. Then, he tilted his head and smiled.
“Oh, it’s been such a long time since someone talked to me like that. I kind of miss this.”
After he finished saying that with a grin, Henry’s face instantly darkened. Then, he lifted his hand to slap the young man across the face.
Slap!
The slap was powerful, and it made let out a crisp sound.
The young man stumbled backward after getting slapped.
Henry was not forgiving now that he was the dominant one. He grabbed the chair in the young man’s hand and slammed it down on the latter.
“You son of a btch, where in Harbor City can I not enter? Who the fck do you think you are? How dare you yell at me like this? Do you know who the Laws are?”
As Henry said that, he repeatedly lifted the chair before slamming it down on the young man.
Slam slam slam!
The chair made a muffled sound when it hit the young man. With a final thud, the chair broke into pieces.
The man lied on the ground while struggling to breathe.
“The Laws?”
Everyone was stunned. Henry started hitting him out of the blue and caught everyone off guard. When they heard ‘the Laws’, everyone in the house shuddered. Who else had this grandeur and this hedonistic vigor? One could figure it out with half a brain.
One of them saw that their partner was now unconscious after being beaten up by Henry. The pool of blood on the floor caused his pupils to contract and he started screaming in terror.
Henry threw away the chair that was now only a piece of wood now in his hand. He clapped his hand and stuck out his lips to Howard.
Howard chuckled and lifted the collar of the poor remaining guy. Then, with a roar, he tensed his arms that were as thick as a normal person’s thighs. With that, he lifted the man and threw him out the door while the poor guy screamed in terror.
Immediately, the human canon flew out and accurately hit the group of people who had run over. They were now in a pitiful state, and the scene looked extremely lively and sorry.
On the side, Alex swallowed his saliva as he fidgeted nervously. Even so, he looked more excited than anxious.
He walked to the door and stood in front of the people who were knocked down just when they were about to barge in. Then, he leaned against the doorframe and giggled, “I’m going to stand here and see which of you fools dare to take a step forward. I’ll applaud any one of you who dares to get too close for having balls of steel, then I’ll kill your whole family as a reward.”
At this moment, Henry had walked in front of Jake. They had met before, so Jake knew Henry. However, how would Henry remember a nobody like Jake?
“Are you Jake Cullen?” Henry asked.
Jake said emotionally, “Mr. Law, it’s me. Did Mr. Laine asked you to come?”
Henry chuckled and said, “That’s right. Your wounds…”
“I’m fine. I was bitten by some dogs,” Jake said to raise his spirits.
“I knew Mr. Laine wouldn’t leave me to die.”
“Nonsense! I came here on his private plane. He’s shown you so much respect.”
Henry grinned and said, “If you’re fine, hold on for a little longer. I’ll settle this before sending you to the hospital.”
“Okay, Mr. Law. I want to watch how you teach these sons of b*tches a lesson.”
“Watch properly.” Henry laughed while feeling pleased with himself.
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While they were talking, the leader came over as well.
Matt Carlton was the leader of this gang. His family dabbled in some shady business and Fabian had contacted him this time to rough Jake up.
It was just some minor business, so Matt thought it would be an easy job that would earn him Fabian’s respect. This reward would be truly valuable. However, he gradually realized that something was not right.
That guy named Jake Cullen was too tough. They were not able to make him say a word no matter what methods they used.
This was especially true when he learned that Fabian had a billion US Dollars in the account this man controlled. When he heard this, Matt understood that he had become involved in a matter that he could not afford to screw up.
Would a person that was able to fight with Fabian and even force Fabian to use dishonorable tricks because he was at a dead-end be so easy to handle?
While Matt was busy regretting his carelessness, the news his men delivered to him almost caused him to piss his pants.
Henry Law was here?!
Matt quickly hurried over. When he saw Alex and Howard at the door, his heart skipped a beat.
He was very familiar with these two young masters who were infamous in the upper-class circle in Harbor City.
“M-Mr. Law?” Matt looked at Henry, who was standing amongst the crowd, and said.
Henry peered at Matt and asked lazily, “Not bad. You know me?”
Matt quickly plastered a smile on his face and said, “Who doesn’t know you, Mr. Law? Mr. Law, is there a misunderstanding?”
“No!”
Henry pointed at the people who were beaten badly behind Matt and also at the young man who was lying in a puddle of blood. He said, “I beat up your men and that dead dog lying over there.”
“You have cameras here, right? So many people saw me beating them up as well, so how can this be a misunderstanding?”
While they were talking, the leader came over as well.
Matt Carlton was the leader of this gang. His family dabbled in some shady business and Fabian had contacted him this time to rough Jake up.
It was just some minor business, so Matt thought it would be an easy job that would earn him Fabian’s respect. This reward would be truly valuable. However, he gradually realized that something was not right.
That guy named Jake Cullen was too tough. They were not able to make him say a word no matter what methods they used.
This was especially true when he learned that Fabian had a billion US Dollars in the account this man controlled. When he heard this, Matt understood that he had become involved in a matter that he could not afford to screw up.
Would a person that was able to fight with Fabian and even force Fabian to use dishonorable tricks because he was at a dead-end be so easy to handle?
While Matt was busy regretting his carelessness, the news his men delivered to him almost caused him to piss his pants.
Henry Law was here?!
Matt quickly hurried over. When he saw Alex and Howard at the door, his heart skipped a beat.
He was very familiar with these two young masters who were infamous in the upper-class circle in Harbor City.
“M-Mr. Law?” Matt looked at Henry, who was standing amongst the crowd, and said.
Henry peered at Matt and asked lazily, “Not bad. You know me?”
Matt quickly plastered a smile on his face and said, “Who doesn’t know you, Mr. Law? Mr. Law, is there a misunderstanding?”
“No!”
Henry pointed at the people who were beaten badly behind Matt and also at the young man who was lying in a puddle of blood. He said, “I beat up your men and that dead dog lying over there.”
“You have cameras here, right? So many people saw me beating them up as well, so how can this be a misunderstanding?”
Henry’s words caused Matt’s face to turn as unpleasant as if he had just eaten dog excrement. He realized this matter was not as simple as it first appeared. Also, Henry definitely came here because he was confident that he had support.
Innocent people would get into trouble on account of rich people’s business.
Matt sighed and waved his hand to ask his men to back off. Then, he smiled bitterly at Henry. “Mr. Law, we are jus nobodies do not have the balls to interfere in the business of a person like you.”
“I can only say that l have my own hardships as well.”
Henry replied lazily, “What do I have to do with your hardship?”
As he said that, Henry’s finger almost touched Matt’s nose as he pointed at him. He scolded, “If you know that you’re a nobody, then why the f*ck do you have the balls to interfere in this?! Now that you’re in this, you have to be prepared to pay the price. If not, do you think I won’t split hairs with you just because you’re a nobody after you’ve gone around acting like a poser?”
“Are you f*cking stupid? Recently, I’ve been busy on the mainland and I didn’t have the time to handle business in Harbor City. Did all of you forget that I am petty, vengeful, and love to splits hair? Huh?”
The corners of Matt’s lips twitched after he was scolded by Henry while Henry pointed at his nose. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said, “Mr. Law, I don’t dare to lie to you. Mr. Atticus asked us to do this, so what choice did I have?”
“What does your limited choices have to do with me?”
Henry tilted his head and scolded.
“Since you’ve done this and I am also here, let’s just go all the way. Do you want to cuff me too?”
Matt quickly replied in embarrassment, “I would never dare to do such a thing.”
“Do you not dare to, or do you not want to?” Henry asked with a smirk.
Matt said through gritted teeth, “Mr. Law, please don’t split hairs with a nobody like me. What could I do after Mr. Atticus requested for me to do this?”
“Alright, since you want to kiss that Atticus guy’s *ss so much, I don’t want to bother with you anymore. Now that I’m here, can I take my man away?”
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Matt thought about it. Now that he had completely offended Henry, if he still allowed Henry to leave with Jake, his respect from his subordinates would vanish. Most importantly, he would also offend Fabian.
He would offend both sides, which would be the stupidest thing in the world. So, Matt made up his mind quickly.
“Mr. Law, do you think you can talk to Mr. Atticus? Ask for his permission and if he nods, I’ll definitely be okay with letting him go immediately.”
Henry stared at Matt coldly and did not say anything. However, this cold gaze caused Matt to become extremely anxious.
Suddenly, Henry laughed. Even though he was laughing, his eyes were growing colder and colder.
“Oh, I get it. If Atticus doesn’t nod his head, I won’t be able to take Jake away, huh?”
Henry seemed to be throwing a tantrum, but he was satisfied.
Jasper asked him to come to cause a commotion, and even his grandpa approved of this. One of the reasons he came today was to save Jake, but that was not his only objective.
Most importantly, he had to cause a huge commotion. If Matt admitted defeat and let him take Jake away, then he would not be able to carry out his performance. However, this was good. This idiot was very cooperative. In order to reward this idiot, Henry slapped him across the face.
Slap!
This slap caused Matt to spin two and a half times on the spot. Finally, he fell to the ground on his bottom.
“Who do you fcking think you are, you son of a btch? How dare you request that I ask Atticus for permission? Even if someone were to call him, it’d be you asking Atticus to talk to me!”
Matt’s ears were buzzing and his vision went black. Suddenly, he felt warmth in his nose as blood started flowing out. Matt decided to go all out after he was slapped silly.
“Henry Law, don’t go overboard! Do you think you’re ballsy for slapping me? Go and be arrogant in front of Mr. Atticus if you really have the balls!”
Henry squatted in front of Matt, who was sitting on the ground. He looked at Matt and grinned evilly, “Are you treating Atticus as your daddy now? Time’s changed and Atticus can’t even save himself. Do you think you can scare me with him?”
After Henry said that, he stood up and asked Jake, “Can you walk?”
Jake stood up and said, “Yes.”
Henry nodded in satisfaction and glared at Matt, who looked fearful as he sat on the ground. Then, he said to Alex and Howard, “Bring this idiot too. We had the appetizer and now, it’s time for the main course.”
Howard walked up and grabbed Matt like he was grabbing a chick. Then, with Alex lifting Matt’s other side, they carried Matt out of the house.
Matt struggled in terror, but Howard’s hands were like pliers such that he could not move an inch.
“Where are you guys taking me?” Matt screamed in terror.
“To Empire Meet, to find your master,” Henry said with a cold chuckle.
Henry had already thought this through. They were just a bunch of thugs who carried out shady business. Therefore, they were not worth his effort coming all the way here. The main purpose of this trip was to rescue Jake.
Even if they killed Matt right here, Fabian would not even frown. Instead, he would be delighted.
Thus, if he wanted to cause a commotion, he had to go directly to Fabian to stir up trouble.
The children of wealthy families in Harbor City were terrified of Fabian, as though he were a tiger. Back then, Fabian was scared of him, while he would also be reluctant to provoke Fabian.
However, right now, Henry wanted to see if he could skin Fabian alive and make him into a throw cushion.
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On the outskirts of Harbor City. There was no such thing as a cheap real estate in a place like Harbor City where land was extremely expensive.
This area with beautiful scenery that was next to the mountains and the sea was a good place for the rich to hide their mistresses.
This particular hidden villa was the residence of Empire Meet.
Although the outside world found the location mysterious, it was nothing in the eyes of Henry.
At this moment, it was already dark. Alex asked excitedly when they were at the entrance of Empire Meet, “Are we really going to barge in just like this?”
Henry ridiculed him, “Do you have an alternative? Do you think we need to send a greeting card and wait for Fabian to open the door for you?”
“Haha!” Alex laughed and took the initiative to say, “Let me call for someone to open the door then.”
“Okay, go.” Henry agreed without thinking.
Alex was also someone who was not afraid of causing trouble, but although his family background was strong, it was not really among the absolute elite. This severely limited him in his attempts to cause trouble.
Now, he finally had the chance to show his worth, so how would Alex let this chance to win success and recognition go to waste?
If he broke down the doors of Empire Meet and rumors of this spread throughout the circle of the descendants of wealthy families in Harbor City, Alex would be shot to fame overnight.
When he thought about this, Alex was so excited he did not even hesitate. He immediately slammed down on the accelerator.
Boom!
The sports car that cost over one million dollars crashed directly into the iron gates.
A villa with this level of extravagance only had a gate as decoration. After all, where was one going to find blind burglars who would try to dig their own graves at this place?
Since the start, they never considered the actual security of the front gate. They just wanted it to look pleasant to the eyes.
Now that a sports car had crashed into it, it immediately collapsed with a loud bang. Soon, the sports car drove straight into the premise of the villa with a low rumble.
Immediately, the lights of the villa were turned on as a huge group of bodyguards rushed out.
“Damn it, who dares to knock the gate down? Do you know where you are?”
One of the bodyguards roared at the sports car that had stopped at the entrance of the villa while feeling flustered and exasperated.
When he looked at the unrecognizable gate on the floor that had been crashed into and run over, the bodyguard’s heart began bleeding.
Mr. Atticus was in a bad mood over these past few days and now this had happened. The bodyguard figured that he would be in trouble once his boss got news of this.
The door of the sports car opened. After that, a brightly polished leather shoe stepped out onto the ground, before a black sock and black pants appeared.
Immediately after, Henry’s figure emerged in front of the bodyguards as he got out of the car.
“It’s me. What’s wrong? Am I not allowed to run over the gate of Empire Meet?”
Henry’s statement immediately put pressure on everyone at the scene.
The security guards who looked so overbearing as if they were going to crush the car and the people in it a second ago immediately felt conflicted when they saw Henry.
Henry was well-known for being fierce in Harbor City. Hence, as Fabian ’s bodyguards, it would be impossible for them to not know who Henry was.
Soon, Alex and Howard appeared, causing the faces of the bodyguards to turn even more unpleasant.
Henry came prepared.
After the bodyguards realized that they could not handle this themselves, one of them quickly ran inside to inform Fabian.
At this moment, Fabian had just fallen asleep. The sound of the crash woke him up, and moments later, he heard the report from the bodyguard.
Fabian immediately put on his pajamas and walked out with a dark face.
The door of the villa opened and Fabian spotted Henry and the gang who were smoking by the car. They were completely ignoring the dozens of bodyguards.
“Henry Law, do you want to die?”
Fabian had not slept for a few days, and he had been tense this whole time. Hence, Fabian, who had already been quite off-color, looked even worse right now. His face was dark as he asked in a hoarse voice.
When Alex saw Fabian, he was a little scared. Thus, he turned his head to look at Henry.
However, he saw Henry chuckling coldly before saying, “Atticus, is this your dog?”
After he said that, he eyed Howard.
Howard turned around and pulled Matt out of the car. He was disheveled and his face was swollen and bruised. It was clear that he had been taught a painful lesson.
Then, Howard threw Matt on the ground as if he was a dead dog before walking back toward Henry.
Fabian’s pupils contracted when he saw Matt gasping for air on the ground. Matt was also calling out to Fabian for help while tears and snot ran down his face.
“What is the meaning of this?” Fabian asked coldly.
Henry guffawed and said, “What is the meaning of this? Aren’t you a bad*ss? You’re the number one figure among the second generations of Harbor City. What an impressive title. I’m so envious and I want to have it too.”
With a scoff, Fabian replied, “I never claimed to be number one. You can have it if you’re interested. Is that all?”
“Are you stupid?” Henry tilted his head to look at Fabian as if he was looking at a buffoon.
“Do you think it’s fun pretending to be ignorant? I’m not Jasper, so don’t try to talk sh*t with me. I don’t like it and I won’t play along with your act.”
“Your beef with Jasper has come to this point, and I’m obviously siding with Jasper. I came here tonight looking for trouble, so why are you being so eccentric?”
Fabian said calmly, “Henry, think things through. You will suffer the consequences if you provoke me.”
“Oh, you really think you’re the king just because you caused Kayden to suffer a bit, huh?” Henry laughed coyly.
Then, he strutted forward.
His action caused the bodyguards around them to become extremely nervous.
They were scared that this fiend in human form would impulsively do something to Fabian.
Fabian’s eyes were calm and he called out, “Stay where you are. Do you think he has the balls to touch me?”
Henry giggled and said, “Yeah, everyone knows who Mr. Atticus is, so how would I have the courage to do so?”
While Henry said that, he had already walked beside Matt.
He lifted his leg to step on Matt’s body. The latter yelled and laid on the ground. Right now, he could only cry and scream.
“Your dog is so lamentable. He’s beaten up so badly and you didn’t even speak up for him. Mr. Atticus, aren’t you very f*cking powerful? What’s wrong? I’m stepping on your dog in front of you and you don’t even dare to breathe too loudly. Is this really the number one figure among the second generation of Harbor City?”
Even if Fabian was very sophisticated and wise, he was infuriated after hearing these taunts.
Henry was extremely arrogant and right now. He looked even more evil than any of the villains typically shown in movies.
Fabian looked frigidly at Henry and threatened, “Henry, you better use your brain before you speak. Don’t think that no one will be able to touch you just because you’re a Law. The Laws are not without equal in this world.”
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“Yes, the Laws are not unequaled, but does it mean that the Atticus family is?”
Henry looked at Fabian from the comers of his eyes and scoffed. He looked extremely arrogant.
“Atticus, I’ve disliked you for a very long time. You always look so peculiar. Who are you putting on this show for?
“Do you think you’re all that because you know how to plot and scheme? You’re always behaving like God’s number one and you’re number two. Why? Did those losers from the second generation circle in Harbor City flatter you so much that you’ve grown to have an exaggerated opinion of your own abilities?”
Henry’s words caused Fabian’s face to turn extremely dark. No one dared to speak to him this way throughout his entire life.
However, Fabian soon turned his anger into laughter and said while pointing at Henry, “Alright Very good, Henry. You’re ballsy. I hope you won’t regret saying those things!”
“Idiot!”
Henry scoffed and cursed.
“Do you think I came all the way here to talk sh*t with you?”
“Well, I want to see what else you’ll do,” Fabian replied.
“Look how thick-skinned you are. You really think you’re all that, huh?”
Henry smiled evilly and turned his head to look at Alex. He said, “Do you dare to have a go at him?”
Alex swallowed his saliva as his eyes filled with fear and excitement.
“Of course! Damn, we’re here anyway. It’ll be the same no matter if I have a go at him or not, no? I’ll be able to do whatever I want in the second generation circle in Harbor City if I win, and if I don’t, then I guess I’ll spend the rest of my life in bed.”
After Alex said that, he turned around and took out a container of gasoline from the trunk of the sport’s car.
“What are you doing?” Fabian asked coldly as he narrowed his eyes and stared at the container of gasoline in Alex’s hands.
“What are we doing?”
Henry laughed and said arrogantly, “I am not happy with Empire Meet, so I want to burn it to the ground.”
After Henry said that, Alex cried out and opened the lid of the container to splash the gasoline onto the villa grounds.
“Stop him!” Fabian yelled angrily.
Immediately, more than ten bodyguards surrounded Alex.
Fabian had a lot of loyal people under him. Therefore, when they saw Alex carrying the container, about to splash it, some of them who were brave even used their bodies to block the liquid.
Even the Fabian’s bodyguards knew that if Henry and Alex set fire to Empire Meet today, Fabian would not be able to show his face in the second generation circle in Harbor City anymore.
He would become a laughing stock.
Fabian was such a proud person. How was he supposed to endure this kind of humiliation?
He stared straight at Henry and said coldly, “Henry, I don’t have any beef with you. I only have grievances with Jasper so do you really need to stick your neck out like this?!”
“Do you think you can protect him just by doing this? You’re too childish.”
Henry grinned and said, “Protect him? You’re overthinking things.”
“You’re always plotting and scheming. I think you must have damaged your brain after doing all that, huh?”
“How much f*cking money did you lose to Jasper over the past few days? You’re even about to sell your underwear, right? Yet, you say I want to protect him when you’re in this state?”
“Let’s be honest, I genuinely think you’re a tough one to handle, but from the looks of things now, you’re not really anything special.”
“You won’t be able to win against Jasper when it comes to strategy. Now that I’m standing right in front of you, you’re telling me that there’s no need for me to stick my neck out like this.”
“Me. Atticus, if you’re scared, you can apologize to me. If I’m in a good mood, I might let you off the hook.”
Fabian looked at Henry as his eyes turned from angry to calm.
After Henry finished saying that, his eyes turned completely icy.
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Alright, it’s just an apology. Mr. Law, I, Fabian Atticus, have made a mistake. I hope you can forgive me.”
What Fabian said felt like a bolt from the blue.
Fabian’s bodyguards at the scene looked at him in disbelief. Then, they a look of grief and indignation spread over their faces. It seemed as if they were willing to lose their lives for their humiliated master.
Alex was also stunned.
Meanwhile, Henry had an alarmed look on his face as well, much less Alex.
Henry was just fooling around and decided to ask Fabian to apologize spontaneously.
He never expected Fabian to actually do as he was told. However, who would have expected Fabian to admit defeat so quickly.
After spacing out for a while, Henry laughed and said, “Mr. Atticus, you’re really something else. Are you really going to throw away your entire image and all your prestige?”
Fabian replied flatly, “Image and prestige are usually the most worthless things.”
Even though he said that, Fabian was simultaneously hiding the anger in the deepest part of his eyes very well.
It was just like a volcano that was about to erupt, but Fabian used his strong self-control to stop it by sheer force.
If this was any other day, Fabian would have shed all pretense of cordiality with Henry.
Fabian was above everyone in the second-generation circle in Harbor City, and this was not by chance. Fabian’s ability was far superior to his peers.
When Kayden suffered greatly that day and decided to let it slide, Fabian’s ability was put on display for everyone to see.
However, that was then. Things were different now. Fabian pumped all of the resources and assets under his name into the United States stock market. After his dispute with Jasper over the past few days, he did not have much left.
At this critical moment, Henry came to him looking for trouble. It was as if they had based their fangs while he was at his weakest.
Therefore, Fabian could only suffer this grievance and endure it
The time was not right. Even if he wanted to avenge himself, he would have to wait until this difficult period was over.
Once he took care of Jasper, Henry would be nothing. After Fabian thought of this, he decided to admit defeat and apologize decisively.
In other words, he was scared!
However, he was not scared of Henry. He was scared to be affected by Henry, causing him to lose to Jasper completely during the main battle. It was clear which one was the priority now.
“I’ve given you the apology and respect you want. If you still feel that it’s not enough, you can do whatever you want with the dog under your foot I won’t have any objections.”
Fabian did not even look at Matt when he said that. Matt felt as if he had plunged into an icy cave after he looked at Fabian, who was being so cruel and heartless.
Fabian was his last shred of hope. He did not expect Fabian to abandon him when they were in trouble.
“Mr. Atticus, you can’t do this. I’ve been loyal to you and I’ve done everything you asked me to. If you abandon me right now, who else would dare to work for you in the future?”
Matt did not care about his fear toward Fabian during this critical moment, hence be started yelling.
“What did I ask you to do? Why am I not aware of it?”
Fabian looked at Matt frigidly and said, “Think before you speak. If not, you’ll not be the only one dead. Your family will be implicated too. Do you understand what I mean?”
After Fabian said that, Matt felt like a duck that was being grabbed by the throat. He could not utter a single word.
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His face changed.
Finally, Matt collapsed on the ground limply as if someone had removed his spine. He did not say anything, and he did not dare to blame Fabian for abandoning him. He knew that if he kept spewing nonsense, his family would be in trouble too.
Thus, Matt could only submit to his fate when he was faced with such firm threats. This was because Matt did not have the slightest capital to fight back against Henry or Fabian.
This was the sorrow of the weak. There was no right or wrong between the weak and the strong.
Matt, who was already on the ground, curled himself up like a dead dog. His body started shaking gently as he sobbed silently.
He was a man, and he was a man with some power, yet, he was reduced to this state when he faced with Fabian and Henry.
However, no one at the scene felt that this was inappropriate.
This was the reality of society!
“Is this enough?” Fabian said while looking at Henry.
“Yes, you’re so sincere.”
Henry smiled brightly.
It was not easy to make Fabian bow his head. However, after the smile, Henry’s face suddenly became cold.
“However, I still decided to do what I initially intended.”
Fabian flew into a rage after he heard that.
“Henry, don’t go overboard!”
Henry looked at Fabian with a cold smile. He taunted Fabian, “Why? I told you I might let you off the hook if I’m in a good mood after you apologize. However, I feel that I’m still in a bad mood!”
When Fabian heard that, he pushed the bodyguard in front of him away and walked straight to Henry.
He walked over slowly such that Alex, who was standing next to Henry, felt the hair on his body standing up.
It felt as if a primitive beast on the verge of killing its prey was walking toward them rather than a human. Alex, who was timid, took a step back subconsciously. However, he immediately bumped into Howard.
Alex was startled and he turned his head to see Howard’s disdainful gaze looking down on him.
Howard’s gaze hurt Alex, the latter of which had only just been dreaming about shooting to fame overnight.
Alex soon spat on the ground, it seemed that he was also mad at himself for being such a disappointment. Thus, Alex lifted his head and puffed his chest out before standing his ground. A moment later, he grabbed the gasoline and stared straight at Fabian.
However, Fabian was not bothered by him at all. He did not even look at Alex as he walked toward Henry.
When he stood still in front of Henry, Fabian said faintly, “Henry, respect is very important if you want to stay in the circle.”
“Tonight, you’re the one who barged through my door. I’ve shown you the respect and recognition you wanted. However, if you insist on pursuing this matter further, don’t blame me for having a fall-out with you.”
Henry smirked and said, “Oh, Mr. Atticus is still not convinced, huh?”
As he said that, Henry got close to Fabian and said coldly, “Why don’t you show me how you’ll have a fall out with me?”
“I’ve seen an idiot fall flat on his face but I’ve never seen a fall-out before. Why don’t you teach me something new today?”
As he said that, Henry straightened his back and chuckled coldly while he looked at Fabian. He continued, “Stop being such a poser. Everyone knows who you are and who I am, so why are we still doing this?”
“If you genuinely decide to fight me to death, you wouldn’t have said that cowardly statement just now. Right, Mr. Atticus?”
Fabian looked at Henry and laughed suddenly.
“Back then, I only saw you as a brainless second generation, the kind that I could kill easy as pie. However, I guess I’ve underestimated you. Similar to Kayden, you’re one of the descendants of the four rich families.”
Henry was slightly stunned and then he laughed and replied, “You place regard me so highly, Mr. Atticus. “I’m just a normal lad. You need to thank the people around me for setting me up.”
After Henry said that, he tilted his head. “Alex, why are you still standing there? Go light the place up!”
“Splash the gasoline all over the villa. If anyone wants to stop you, let him. We’ll see who genuinely will risk their lives for Mr. Atticus when you light the fire. At the same time, we will be the good guys and help Mr. Atticus see which of his dogs are the most loyal.”
After Henry said that, Fabian looked at Alex suddenly. His gaze was as cold as a blade.
Alex kept swallowing his saliva. He wanted to move, but the container in his hand felt as if it weighed a ton. It was so heavy it was making it a little difficult for him to move his fingers.
To be honest, Alex was really scared. This was Empire Meet!
Before today, Alex would never imagine that he would bring a container of gasoline to this place to light Empire Meet on fire in front of Fabian.
A few seconds ago, he was still very vigorous as he was immersed in the beautiful dream of shooting to fame overnight. However, now that it was time to take action, he was a little scared.
Meanwhile, Henry was scolding this good-for-nothing for being a huge disappointment when he sensed Alex’s fear.
Right now, they were doing this because they were mad. If he was still mad, his awe-inspiring authority would be able to defeat Fabian.
However, if he was not mad anymore, he would revert back to his old self. Fabian would not need to do anything and he would get the upper hand.
Why did Henry drag this dead dog along today?
He wanted to criticize Fabian violently and pressure him while they were still riding that high.
From the looks of it now, the effect was pretty good.
Fabian did not have anything on hand to fight back, and that was why he was not so confident right now.
Regardless, now that it had come to this, neither Henry nor Fabian could turn back now.
However, Alex started to feel scared at this critical moment, which might screw everything up. This made Henry have the urge to go over and slap Alex heavily across the face.
Fabian started to display a cold smile on the corners of his lips.
He knew that Alex was terrified, and that this would be the key for him to turn the situation around.
However, at this moment, another hand pulled the container away from Alex’s hand.
“Henry, if this coward doesn’t dare to do it, let me.”
At this critical moment, Howard stepped forward. After Howard said that, he did not wait for Henry’s reply. He carried the container and strode toward the villa.
After he moved. All of the bodyguards started to move as well.
It was as if Howard could not see them. He grabbed the container and threw away the lid before splashing the gasoline around furiously.
A few of the bodyguards wanted to go snatch the container away from Howard in a moment of desperation. However, with Howard’s figure, he was able to send two to three bodyguards flying with just a wave of his arm.
“Back away!”
Fabian roared and stopped his bodyguards who were starting to get restless and increasingly desperate to take action.
While Fabian said that, he was staring straight at Henry.
“I’m going to stand here today. I want to see who has the balls to light Empire Meet on fire!”
After he said that, Fabian tumed around and walked to the door of the villa. He stepped on the gasoline that had flowed to his feet and looked at Henry coldly. Then, he curled his lips into a mocking grin.
“Henry Law, aren’t you the devil incarnate who’s not afraid of anything? Come, I’m standing here right now. Light me up!”
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Fabian’s action caused the expression on Henry’s face to freeze for the first time tonight.
This was beyond Henry’s expectations.
At this moment, he wanted badly to press pause and call Jasper to ask him what he should do.
Before he departed, Jasper told him so many things, including what he needed to do and say. Jasper instructed him on what he should do in all kinds of different situations.
Even though Jasper had not met Matt or Fabian, he predicted what their reactions would be.
That was why Henry was able to handle this matter so skillfully and easily.
Even though Henry’s growth during this period also played a huge role in this, the key factor was Jasper’s accurate predictions. It seemed that he had perfectly predicted how Fabian would react in every situation.
How was Fabian supposed to win in this kind of setting?
However, Fabian still did the unexpected after they managed to predict everything before this to a tea.
He stood in front of the villa and bet on the fact that Henry would not dare to light the fire.
If Henry lit the fire, Fabian would die right here.
Even if Henry had a impressive background and amazing abilities, he would need to suffer the consequences for this crime.
The Laws were powerful, but the Atticus family were no pushovers.
This would easily become a battle where the two families fought to the death. No one would be able to do anything to stop them.
The Laws would definitely protect Henry, but if the Atticus family lost Fabian, how would they be willing to just let this go?
Therefore, at this moment, his decision might just escalate to a battle of death between two rich families that would send the entirety of Harbor City into chaos.
As such, Henry was stunned. At the same time, he was impressed by Fabian.
This sudden action was indeed impressive.
Meanwhile, Fabian spotted all of Henry’s expressions. As he stood in front of the villa with his feet in the puddle of gasoline, Fabian said calmly, “Henry, either you light me up along with this villa, or you get the hell out!”
Henry narrowed his eyes and did not say anything.
To be honest, he genuinely wanted to turn around and leave.
So what if it was embarrassing? The shame would not be that bad considering he managed to force Fabian into this state.
He had revealed the true form of this poser, and in this situation, no one would laugh at him if he turned around and left. Moreover, Henry believed that if Jasper were here, he would do the same too.
They would not go all the way if they were trying to do something. This was the hidden rule in the circle of the second generation.
None of the families would be able to bear it if they accidentally killed someone. They could argue and fight, but there was still a limit when it came to conducting their business.
Coincidentally, Henry had been a devil incarnate for so many years that he knew his limits very well. He would make people hate him, but they would not dare to risk everything to seek revenge against him because they were scared of the Laws’ power. Even the before him worm did not retaliate, so what more those families?
However, so many years had passed as the number of second generations that Henry had bullied were numerous enough form a union. Even so, Henry was still fine.
This was not just because the Laws were powerful, but also because Henry knew his limits.
He never truly caused anything irreversible.
“Henry, why don’t we just leave it at that?”
At this moment, Alex was terrified and felt remorseful.
Just a small spark would be able to cause a fire that would devour this villa and the entirety of Harbor City.
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He said to Henry carefully, “We’ve already won tonight. Who would have expected Fabian to act so shamelessly and take the bullet himself? We’ll applaud him for being ballsy, but we still didn’t lose. It’s not worth causing something major over this.”
After Alex said that, Henry’s face became dark, and he did not say anything.
However, Henry internally agreed with what Alex said, “Indeed, it would not be worth it.”
However, what Fabian said next caused Henry to stop in his tracks just as he was about to walk away.
“So what if you’re a Law? Old Master Law is a formidable character indeed. Everyone in Harbor City and even Somerland respects and admires him, me included. Even so, Henry, you still have a long way to go.”
“So what if he’s Jasper Laine? He’s just a nouveau riche with a little bit of power. He might be able to defeat me for now, but can he defeat me forever? Soon, he’ll kneel in front of me and beg for my mercy.”
“I heard that the Laws value Jasper a lot, and I heard your sister, Anna, has a special relationship with him? Haha, too bad, you got the wrong person.”
Fabian stared at Henry as he vented all of the dismay and anger he had accumulated in his heart over the past few days without restraint.
“Today, I can make you f*ck off. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, in ten years, or in twenty years, you will have to bow your head in front of me. Henry, if you have the balls, you’d light the fire. If you do, I’ll applaud you for having balls of steel.”
“If you don’t have the balls to do it, then don’t be so arrogant and don’t end up regretting it. You will only have one chance to do this in your life!”
“Do you really think you’re all that because you’ve grown? You’re just like Jasper, destined to be a loser under me!”
After Fabian said all of that, he felt much better.
Yet, Henry’s face was extremely dark.
It never crossed Fabian’s mind that he should not speak to Henry in such a disrespectful tone.
A young master like Henry was fearless when he wanted to be. He would even flip off God if he was blinded by rage. There was no expression on Henry’s face; He looked so cold it was horrifying.
Alex could only feel a buzzing in his head right now.
At this moment, he really wanted to take out a piece of feces from the base of his pants to stuff into Fabian’s mouth.
Other people might not understand Henry, but as his friend who grew up with him, Alex knew the man too well.
Whenever Mr. Law displayed this expression, it would mean something major was about to happen.
The last time Henry wore this expression was when a blind and foolish second- generation assailed Anna with Obscenities after she had just come back from studying abroad.
After Henry learned about this, he drove to that second-generation’s home in the middle of the night and dragged him out of bed. Then, he beat that guy so badly that he became a paraplegic.
If Anna did not say anything that time, Henry might have even beat that wealthy second- generation to death.
Henry was severely punished by Zachary for two days straight after that incident, and he was also grounded for half a year.
Henry suffered a lot of beatings in his life, but at that time, he did not make a sound nor beg for mercy. He endured everything head on.
“H-Henry, don’t listen to him. Let’s go, okay? Please?” Alex sounded as if he was about to cry.
Henry looked at Alex coldly and said, “If you want to leave, you can leave yourself.”
After Henry said that, he pushed the dumbfounded Alex away and extended his hand toward Fabian.
Then, he slowly raised his thumb.
“Fabian, you’re such a badass.”
Unfortunately, something unexpected had happened as Henry was about to deliver a cool one-liner.
While he was knitting his eyebrows together, Henry slowly took out a cigarette and put it between his lips. As he was looking for the lighter, a large hand with a lit lighter approached him from one side.