Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
This was a job with additional benefits and improper gains, but Hiram himself was timid and lecherous. He was not a person who had been exposed to big events and occasions.
However, because of his meager relationship with the Drummonds, Jonathan had to treat him as a VIP.
At this juncture, Joel opened his mouth and said, “Jonathan, it’s our fault for hitting your people, but there’s no need to implicate the girl, right?”
Hiram said with a sinister smile, “No, no, no, I think you are mistaken. None of you, regardless of gender, will leave this place today!”
Hiram was furious now. Even Jonathan had to be respectful to him, but he had been beaten up by a brat today. He could not swallow this humiliation.
Hiram reached for a pistol from one of the men in black and aimed the barrel at the top of Marion’s head.
Marion was terror-stricken and turned deathly pale. “B-Brother, it’s my fault for hitting you. I’ll compensate you! My father owns a five-star hotel. I can get him to send money over!”
Hiram slapped Marion across the face, causing half of his face to swell.
Neither Joel nor Marcus dared to move.
The group of young men that followed along were already trembling with fear.
“Do you think I lack money?”
With that, Hiram stared at Cathy and the other beautiful girls around her. He rolled his eyes and said, “At first, none of you can leave today, but I can still give you a chance.”
Everyone felt as if they had been granted amnesty, and they were delighted.
But then Hiram sneered and said, “Leave these women here, and you can get lost.”
Joel panicked and spoke to Jonathan directly. “Jonathan, just take it as giving Old Henry some face. I will return and apologize to you tomorrow and give you an explanation!”
Jonathan scoffed. “Old Henry? Even if I give him some face, shall we ask him if he dares to take it?”
After that, Jonathan scanned the group of young people. In reality, he was not interested in dealing with these brats, but Hiram had suffered greatly today, so he would not let them off easily.
Joel tried to say something else, but Marcus grabbed his arm and glared at him.
Joel understood what he meant. The person they had offended today was Jonathan, and he was not someone they could afford to offend. They had no leverage to negotiate with him.
Marcus hoped that Joel would stay out of this.
Otherwise, if they really got into a fight with Jonathan, Old Henry would not let them off.
Marcus was not the only one who backed out.
A girl, who had been linking arms with Cathy earlier, let go of Cathy. She whispered, “Sorry, I’m just here for the party. I’m not familiar with them. I want to leave.”
Another girl said unhappily, “I want to leave too. This has nothing to do with us. On what basis are you keeping us here? What you’re doing is illegal!”
Cathy looked at the two of them in disbelief. The second girl who spoke was even Marion’s girlfriend, Julia.
Cathy suddenly felt that she had overestimated the friendship between these people.
Julia’s words caught Hiram’s attention.
“On what basis?” he asked, narrowing his eyes. “On the basis that you’ve made the wrong friends, my lady.”
Hiram pointed at Julia. “I think it might be time for a different model for our table. What do you think, Jonathan?”
“Be my guest,” said Jonathan coldly.
Two men in black came to drag Julia, and terror was written all over her face.
Soon, Julia was pulled out of the crowd.
Marion opened his trembling lips to say something but swallowed his words in the end.
Marion had actually just begun dating Julia recently. He knew that her private life was messy, and the two of them had agreed that they were just having a casual relationship.
He didn’t want to offend Jonathan and Hiram, who seemed to have rabies, over such a woman.
Julia struggled and shrieked, but she was still dragged to the round table.
Jonathan smiled leisurely. “Don’t worry, miss. It’s an art form in Japan. Art on the dining table. No one will do anything to you.”
Hiram’s lascivious gaze scanned the crowd again.
“Her. Her. And her. Stay. The rest can get lost.” He pointed at Cathy and one of Cathy’s companions. Surprisingly, the last one was Beth, who had followed them because she was worried about Eddie.
Beth was dressed a little maturely today, and her carefully dolled-up face was beautiful, so Hiram had already noticed her in the crowd earlier.
Beth instantly hugged Eddie’s arm tighter.
Anger was written all over Eddie’s face. He shoved Beth behind him but was kicked away in an instant by a man in black.
“Eddie!” Beth panicked as the man in black pulled her arm.
At that moment, a slender arm appeared between Beth and the man in black.