Just as everything seemed to be going smoothly in the main hall, an unpleasant outburst suddenly shattered the harmony.
Malcolm felt yet another headache coming on as he cursed Inwardly, Who the hell is stirring up trouble now? Seriously? Opposing if at this poroti pla someone kick his brain In
He turned with a scowl, clearly annoyed. But when he saw who it was, he froze for a second and said in surprise, “Edmund?”
Confused, he thought, ‘That doesn’t make sense. Didn’t we all agree in the group chat to split the ten million Flunter Coins evenly? Why is he backing out
on that now?
“You’ve got to be out of your mind, Edmund Only an idiot would turn down Hunter Coins. This whole thing was set in stone. No mistakes allowed”
Edmund Quin, the second elder of the Elders‘ Council, stepped forward with his thick beard and boy build, He said firmly, “I don’t agree with this How can the Vance family let someone so ruthless and aggressive become the head of the family?”
The so-called ruthless and aggressive Sharon stood quietly nearby, looking completely innocent.
Marvin was the first to snap back, “Excuse me? Who are you calling ruthless? Shari is kind, capable, rich, and gorgeous Where exactly is the ruthless part? Go ahead and point it out. I walk you through it”
The other seven brothers all nodded in agreement, their faces darkening II Edmund couldn’t back up his words with facts, they were ready to make things unpleasant
For a moment, Edmund was thrown off by the unified front. But he quickly regained his composure and scoffed, “You’re all just from a side branch. Who gave you the nerve to act this bold!
“This has never happened before, Malcolm, I don’t care how many Hunter Coins that girl give you. I’m not agreeing to this.”
And with just one person saying no, the Vance family couldn’t go ahead with the change. The air grew bense again.
Sharon glanced at Malcolm, hall smiling. “So, are you handling this, or should I?
Malcolm let out a nervous laugh. “Of course, I’ll handle it. I am the high elder, after all.”
Cold sweat beaded on his forehead as he grabbed Edmund and snapped, “What the hell is wrong with you? Didn’t we agree on WhatsApp? Why are you suddenly going against it now? Did you take the wrong meds or something?”
Edmund replied, “I stopped by to see Mrs. Vance when I got back. That’s when I found out the real story behind all this
Malcolm just stood there, stunned into silence. He had no idea what expression he was supposed to wear anymore. He was utterly powerless to respond.
He fumed inwardly, “What the actual hell? Oh, screw all of this. Screw Mrs. Vance!
“What is she, some kind of virus? Everyone she meets ends up brainwashed. I’m a high elder,
for her scheme.
“Honestly, she should just start her own pyramid scheme. She’d crush it”
not!
some cop, and yet I keep having to rescue idiots who fall
By now, everyone
had more or less figured out what was going on
Off to the side, Susan quietly watched the drama unfold, thoroughly enjoying that Roxanne had managed to fool yet another gable fool.
Malcolm turned to the group and forced out strained smile. “Well, uh, it’s been a while since the eight of us elders got together. We will go have a quick meeting, so you all just help yourselves to some coffee in the meantime.”
Malcolm kept trying to drag Edmund away as if he were some kind of police officer out to rescue a coworker who’d fallen under a spell
1/3
Chapter 120
But Edmund was a big guy. He easily shoved Malcolms and glared at Sharon, “Let me make one thing clan, Thai Lions Council! going to get to the bottoms of this, and there’s no way you get away with way dirty tricks.
She Blinked Innocently and asked, “What dirty tricks did I tak?”
Edmund shot back, “Wasn’t everything that happened today part of your plan? Your nearly killed Mrs. Susan Place. Or are you going to deny TOT ANG
Susan, who’d been minding her own business, suddenly pot dragged into this humiliating memory again. She wanted nothing more than tol (habitle Edmund and toss him out the door. Seething, the thought. Seriously? That’s what you bring up? Of all things!
“Why not mention how Mrs. Vance smick out with her whole damn familly, got one person killed, and another seriously injured?
“Are you just dead set on making enemies with the Piece family? Because that’s what it sounds like, Man, I am biting my tongue so hard right now
Right now, Susan absolutely hated Roxanne’s whole side of the family. As far as she was concerned, they were nothing but a disaster.
And just like
t like that, the room fell into an awkward silence.
Edmund, clueless as usual, didn’t even realize how many people he’d just pissed off, or that Roxanne was making him do her dirty work.
Malcolm was on the verge of losing it, thinking, ‘Does Edmund even know who Sharon is? If he dares to disrespect her today, she could have him wiped off the map by tomorrow.
“And no one would ever find his body. Does he seriously think the owner of the Hunter Forum is someone he can mess with? Has he forgotten how many criminals that place has on their payroll?
“Do you have any idea how many criminals hang around the Hunter Forum? Are you really that clueless!”
Richard’s face darkened. “This is nonsense. What does any of that have to do with Shari?”
Malcolm gave an awkward smile. “I’ll explain it to him. Sorry, everyone.”
Edmund looked like he still wanted to argue, standing there all smug. Malcolm’s secondhand embarrassment kicked in hard, and he immediately shoved the man out the door
Malcolm thought anxiously, if he keeps running his mouth, what if Sharon takes back the Hunter Coins?
“And that’s not even the worst of it. What if she starts making thing difficult for the Elders Council? A lot of our deals go through the Hunter Forum, you
know?”
The elders all seemed to come to the same conclusion and collectively escorted Edmund out of the room.
In the small conference room, all eight elders sat in their seats, and Edmund glared coldly as he asked, “Malcolm, care to explain yourself? We all know you’ve taken your fair share of Hunter Coins from Sharon.
“The only reason she acts so high and mighty is because she’s got the Baxter family in her corner
Malcolm let out a long sigh. “You all still think the Baxter family is secretly supporting her?”
Bernard raised an eyebrow. “Isn’t that the case? heard Sharon grew up in the countryside.”
The fourth elder, Gilbert Finch, added, “Word is that Edward is pretty fond of her. And with her being 5–level Eneage, it makes sense they’d go all–in on
her.”
Malcolm said calmly, “you’ve all been so focused on the fact that she’s a so–called country girl, but have any of you consi is? Thomas. She’s Thomas‘ daughter. She inherited his bloodline and his talent.”
hose daughter she really
14:56 Tue, 3 Jun
Chapter 120
At that, the room fell i
fell into stunned silence. All the elders froze in
we in shock for a moment, genuinely surprised by what they’d just heard
With a heavy sigh, Malcolm said, “You’re all just taking Mrs. Vance’s word for it Johnson ended up in the hospital because Charon kricked kum nut wit single punch.
“That’s why Mrs. Susan Pierce came back for revenge. She was the one wis released the Velg into the garden. “Hrs. Vance turk out on her own and got ambushed by the Velvyn. That’s what really happened, not the story Mrs. Vance has been telling.”
Edmund looked a little shaken. He was still trying to process it all, unsure if that version of events could actually be true. Yet, he wasn’t ready to back
solid proof.” down. “But you don’t have any sol
Malcolm replied, “No, I don’t. But I’ll tell you something honestly. Do you even know who runs the Hunter Forum
Edmund looked skeptical. “Who?”
He narrowed his eyes, suspicion growing as he wondered, “Oh, don’t tell me this has something to do with Sharon too?
G
AD
Comment
Send gift
