Obviously, no matter what insolence and insults Mona dished out, the steel-masked elder was not changing his mind.That left Frank in a dilemma, as the steel-masked elder was powerful.And judging from what Mona said, he had some divination technique that made him even more terrifying.Frank really did not want to get involved with the likes of that elder—what could he do, really? Even if Frank might be evenly matched against him in martial arts, that man would just move against the people around him even before he expected it.But was he supposed to just obey the man's orders, and…Frank turned toward Mona just then, blinking.The brat might be ranting endlessly after the steel-masked elder, but she was also flashing a sinister smile.Turning toward Frank, she asked tentatively to probe Frank, "Well, you heard the man… Master Lawrence, why don't we just…"She almost sounded eager!"Stop!"Frank held up a hand. "Don't worry. I'll come up with something in a year to change you
Frank could not help sighing as he watched Mona—did she really have the potential to succeed at geomantics?"Oh, it's killing me. Those two geezers are so despicable! I swear I will dig them out of their graves after they die and dump their corpses down the drain…"Even Frank and a hangry Mona left the rundown temple, they saw that the two geezers had left in the car Frank brought.While Mona was stamping her feet and cursing out loud, Frank sighed exasperatedly and had to walk with her to Zamri.The journey took them half a day, and by the time they reached a dealership, the journey left them filthy from head to toe.-Meanwhile, in said dealership, a middle-aged man was seated in a sandblasted glass room, pointing at a sales girl's face as he bellowed, "Your sales figures are in the red again, Lydia Kinley! Quit playing chaste maiden, or you can leave! I don't want you here ever again!"Lydia in turn complained miserably, "I don't get it, Mr. Swain! Why do I have to prostitute
Even as Bode spoke, he was winking repeatedly at Lydia. "Everyone knows that Claude Dresden is the king of West Zamri. No one would ever disrespect you—""Fuck off!"Claude kicked Bode away right then and slapped Lydia violently across the face.Even as Lydia screamed and dropped limply to the floor, clutching her cheek, Claude spat on the floor."Fuck…" he growled coolly, his face contorted with rage as he grabbed Lydia by the hair. "I'm a customer! And I bought million dollar cars! Your commission would be worth tens of thousands, if not more, right?! And you're telling me that's not worth your first time?!"I thought you were just playing hard to get, but you're clamming up completely! What's your problem? And you know what? I will send my boys to Zamri Hospital right now and drag your father out of his ward! You'd better believe it!"Lydia's face turned pale, and she kept pleading repeatedly, "No… No! Please, don't do this!"He did not think that Claude would go so far as to
Hearing Jane's rant, the two security guards who were laughing in the distance over their poker game promptly put on their caps and jogged toward her, Frank, and Mona."Ahem… Sorry about that, Ms. Liston."They smiled awkwardly at Jane before wheeling on Frank and Mona.Suddenly, their expressions were haughty and contemptible. "Where did you come from, bumpkins?! Get out of here—we just cleaned the floor, so don't dirty it!""Shoo, shoo!"Even as the two security guards were busy driving them away, Mona was gulping as she stared at the snacks on the table.Turning toward Frank miserably, she groaned, "I'm hungry, Master Lawrence…"The two security guards laughed right then.What beggars would go to a luxury car dealership to beg for food? Did they not see the cars on display before deciding if they were allowed to set foot in here?Frank was in turn scowling as he demanded, "We're customers here to buy a car. Why are you chasing us away?" He could understand that he loo
After a moment of silence, rowdy laughter soon ensued.And when she was done laughing, Jane glowered. "Do you even know what you are buying?! It's a Bugatti Veyron, and it's the only one we have in this dealership. It's worth over thirty million dollars! Are you sure you have that much money? Obviously not—you're just here to cause us trouble!"Then, turning to the two security guards, she said, "Get these tramps out of here already!""Yes, ma'am!"The two security guards nodded, knowing that they had their fun.They had an important customer inside, and it was bad for them if he was affected.Pressing the button on their stun batons and triggering sparks, they threatened Frank. "You heard the lady. Get out, or we'd have to make you."Meanwhile, Mona was still staring at the packets of potato chips on the table and gulping endlessly. "I'm very hungry, Master Lawrence."It had been days since she last ate, and her eyes were red.On the other hand, Frank was scowling coldly, see
"Hmm?"Frank noticed Lydia just then too, as her face lit up with delight. "Y-You're…""What are you doing here? Don't you work in Riverton?" Frank asked, since she was the salesgirl who filed the paperwork when he bought his Maybach before.It must be fate to meet her here in Zamri too!Wiping away her tears, Lydia forced a smile. "Hehe… I was working in Riverton, Mr. Lawrence, but the company transferred me here after you bought that Maybach.""Master Lawrence, can I eat those?" Mona asked with a scowl, clutching her stomach."Oh, right! Of course!" Lydia hurried over, opening both packs of potato chips and passing them to Mona.Mona quickly grabbed the chips by the handfuls, shoving them into her mouth, and she was so busy chewing that she did not even have time to thank Lydia.Seeing that she was really making a mess, Lydia quickly brought her a glass of water. "Here, have a drink. Don't choke.""T-Thank you!"Mona finally spared time to thank Lydia, chugging the glass of
Frank scowled at the fawning Bode, snorting coldly."I want this lady as my agent," he said, pointing at Lydia. "Everyone else can stay away.""Oh…"While Bode was taken aback that all his sycophancy fell on deaf ears, he remained unfettered.They handle plenty of bigwigs in this line of business, and they would usually prove eccentric or bad-tempered.Still, they would not upset them for the sake of sales—in fact, Bode was still smiling even as Frank chased him away, "Sure, of course. Since you and Lydia are already acquainted, she will be ideal to assist you."Then, he shot Lydia a look, who nodded in acknowledgement.Having received Frank as a client before, she knew that he was countless times more reliable than Claude.Still, before she could reach Frank, Claude, who had been standing aside and studying Frank suddenly strode up between her and Frank. "Hey, kid… tell me, is there something going on between you and Lydia?" he demanded.Everyone in the room was left dumbfo
While Lydia was left spacing out, Claude walked up, putting a hand around her waist while grinning at Frank. "I've seen many idiots like you trying to act like the hero, swooping in to save a beauty. Did you think you and Lydia's double act could trick me or anyone around here? Hah! Save your breath!""Double act?!" Bode was left hesitant, but after looking at Frank's tattered clothes, he came to his senses and was instantly furious from being tricked!"How dare you! You were tricking me, and you have the balls to snap at me?!" he bellowed.In the end, Frank was not someone who bought a Maybach. He was just Lydia's simp, and he came not to buy a car, but to save Lydia from Claude.Buying a Maybach?! The likes of him?!Nearby, Jane's face fell in humiliation as she realized she had been tricked too.Just then, Claude smirked as he continued, "You really know how to talk big, brat! Bullshiting with giving up on a million-dollar Maybach just because it broke? Buying a new car inst