The sudden turn of events stupefied the Carters, specifically George and Hector. They were befuddled—was it not Faye who owed the money? Why was it Howard now?Hoisted up like a frozen turkey by the two brutes, Howard was forced to kneel before Gordon.“Howard Carter, huh? Very bold of you…You owe me money, yet you refuse to answer my calls?” Gordon looked down at Howard and said coldly.Scared witless, the latter pleaded incessantly, “Mr. Hayes, it’s all a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding! How’d I dare to refuse your calls? My phone broke yesterday! It wasn’t working!”Tears and snot ran down his face. Howard looked pathetic as he begged Gordon like a stray.Gordon’s gaze flitted to Zayn, silently asking him what he should do. As their eyes met, Zayn was quick to direct him with his gaze as well. Gordon grabbed Howard’s hair and yanked his head upward. “I’ll cut the crap with you. Pay up what you owe. Clear the remaining 1.01 million dollars today and I’ll let you go.”Howar
”Zayn Larson! What on earth are you doing?!”“Piss off! This is not your place to speak!” George and Hector berated.Faye stomped her foot, loathing Zayn to her core. The fellow thought too highly of himself. This was Waltz City’s big gun. What could a man like him, who married into her family, say anything significant to Gordon? Zayn was trying to get himself killed!Faye was worried and anxious about Zayn, but she dared not step up and pull him back. She knew that the man had stepped forward because of her, but this was such a stupid thing to do! He was throwing himself into the flames!When Gordon saw that the Carters knew Zayn and were telling him off like nobody’s business, he was dumbstruck and a little puzzled. Was this not the chairman of Violet Vision? How did he get involved with the Carters? From the looks of it, he seemed to have married into the family too!Holy sh*t, this piece of news was mind-boggling!“Zayn Larson, are you trying to get yourself killed for speaki
Zayn chuckled. “Uncle Hector, you must be kidding. You’re my elder. It’s not my place to be forgiving you either. I wouldn’t have the guts to lose my temper.”Hector gritted his teeth at Zayn’s indifference. Steeling himself, he gave himself two harsh slaps—his face swelling as a result—and pleaded, “Zayn, I’m wrong. I really know that. I won’t make fun of you anymore. Can you talk to Mr. Hayes? Get him to let Howard go?”Gordon, who was leaving, obviously slowed down, which the Carters noted. They knew that he would let Howard go with a single word from Zayn. They did not understand, however, why a gangster like Gordon would act so meekly in front of Zayn though it was not important because the current reality was that Zayn was the only one who could save Howard.“No,” Zayn refused resolutely. Hector slumped in defeat while Gordon continued walking away. Zayn then spoke again, “But I’ll listen to my wife. If she approves, I can speak to Gordon.”Everyone directed their gaze to Fay
Zayn got to sleep in their bedroom again. This was news worth being happy about. Although he still slept on the floor instead of on the same bed with Faye, he was more than satisfied.The room was silent late night into the night. Hearing Faye’s soft breathing, Zayn slept soundly.Faye went back to work in the office the next morning as George reinstated her status in the board of directors last night, returning her shares that he had taken away as well.As for Zayn, he went to work at Violet Vision too.Gordon had helped him last night. For whatever it was worth, Zayn had to thank him, so he went to him directly after work. When Zayn had called him, the gangster was drinking in a bar and was delightfully surprised to answer his call. He thought it was brazen to have Zayn come for him and insisted on going to Zayn instead, but the latter rejected.Half an hour later, Zayn arrived at RUSH. It was pretty huge and had a tasteful interior. It was buzzing and teeming with people. Their
Cursing loudly, Gordon charged forwards to kick the muscled man on the left away and slap the burly man on the right. “You blind fools! This is my VIP! How dare you burden him with inconveniences like yourselves?!”The thugs were bewildered. It was too much for their slow brains to process. Why was their boss so furious? Zayn looked exactly like a nobody.The spectating crowd in the hallway was stunned as well.Gordon was seen bowing deeply to Zayn as he spoke anxiously, “Sir, don’t be mad, please. This is my fault. I didn’t educate my underlings well. It’s all my fault, sir!”The two thugs looked like they had just seen a ghost when they saw their boss bowing to Zayn in apology while looking tensed and edgy.Zayn chortled. “Mr. Hayes, that’s too much. You’re the boss here. How could I ever blame you?”His reaction made Gordon hysterical. Gritting his teeth, he was ready to give himself a slap when Zayn said, “It’s fine. I was joking. As a friend, though, I have a word of advice
Yvonne had been frustrated recently. She had finally gotten into Violet Vision Media Corp, but other than getting to meet Zayn on her first day, she did not even see him the rest of the time—she could forget about seducing him.Since she knew about Zayn’s identity, every other man paled in comparison. For example, there was a rich kid who was currently pestering her. He was the heir to a small company in Waltz City with assets worth millions. When compared next to Zayn, however, he lacked far too much.In the past, Yvonne might have made something out of it when she encountered a rich heir like him, but she was disinterested now. Not only were the heir’s family assets insignificant compared to Zayn’s, but the millions of dollars also belonged to his father and was not for the heir to use as he wished. Zayn… Zayn was different. He had hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire Violet Vision Media Corp. He decided where to spend his own money. It was a different scenario altogether.
When Zayn left Gordon’s room and was about to head home, when he saw a pretty face appear suddenly before him. It stunned him.“Zayn, what a coincidence! I didn’t expect you here. Is this what they mean by fate? Hehe!”“It’s you, huh, Yvonne?”“Yup, it’s me. Surprised?” Yvonne’s smile was bright and sunny.He never would have thought he would bump into Yvonne here. He creased his brows lightly and said faintly, “I’m going home.”“Okay. I’m going home too. The air here is so congested and it’s so noisy. I actually hate coming to bars. It’s because my friend, Patricia, insisted I should come tonight,” Yvonne explained swiftly, clearing the air and pretending to be a goody-two-shoes.Zayn realized just as much, but he could not be bothered to expose her.Then, a man waltzed in from the side and blocked the two of them. Drake’s eyes had never left Yvonne. When he saw that she was leaving with Zayn, how could he just stand there? He hurried over to stop the two of them.“Miss Keller
The people surrounding them were laughing as well while gazing at Zayn with a sense of schadenfreude. Drake Rivera was a rich man’s son. He was the only child and was thoroughly spoiled by his parents. Since he was young, he created countless trouble, contributing to his arrogant mannerism. He had no regard for anyone. Now that he was an adult, he still idled around and was frequently seen fooling around in places like bars and clubs. He hired a few thugs to work for him, so if anyone ever had the courage to provoke him, the person would only end up being beaten up. After he set his eyes on Yvonne, he was planning to take her down tonight originally. However, a new man suddenly came into the picture and stole the woman who was supposed to be his. How could he put up with that? So, he decided to beat Zayn up first regardless of the consequences. He had no lack of experience in this kind of skirmish in the past few years. Yvonne tensed up at once. She hastily wrapped her arms a