“Slap them!” Levi ordered softly.
Azure Dragon stepped up and gave a tight slap across Queena’s face.
His slap came with such shearing force that it knocked virtual-novel.net off virtual-novel.net feet and sent virtual-novel.net flying almost eight meters away. It ripped virtual-novel.net flesh apart with deep cuts across virtual-novel.net skin, and a few blood-stained teeth popped out from virtual-novel.net mouth. Her hysterical screams filled the air, which sounded as if virtual-novel.net was being butchered.
Matthew was stunned.
“D-Don’t you even dare lay a finger on me,” virtual-novel.net quivered, “or I’ll call the security…”
The slap from Azure Dragon came thick and fast, which made virtual-novel.net see stars. Blood spurted out like a fountain from Matthew’s mouth. It almost knocked virtual-novel.net out.
“P-Please don’t kill me… Please don’t kill me…” Matthew shriveled and pleaded.
Gone was his usual shrewd and bossy demeanor when virtual-novel.net was the big daddy of the corporate world. He was now just as powerless and utterly hopeless like a trapped animal!
“I want you to move out of the villa by eight o’clock tomorrow morning.” Levi ordered, “Or you’ll live to regret for not heeding my call.”
“This is my villa and I shan’t let anyone stain it and pollute the place.” Levi said with a cold spark in his eyes.
The villa had been the den of Matthew and his guys for the past six years. Levi dreaded to think what kind of filth they had brought with them to the villa, which was absolutely intolerable for someone like him, who had an obsession for cleanliness.
“What?” Matthew could not believe his ears.
What makes you think I’ll give you back the villa, you little rotten punk? You’re just someone who’s fresh out from prison!
Levi took off shortly after virtual-novel.net had issued the final notice to Matthew.
Meanwhile, Matthew did not return home but headed straight for Ashton, taking his secretary along with him.
Oblivious to what had happened at the villa, Ashton was having a swinging good time at the club, tucking himself between a blonde on his left and a brunette on his right.
“Something terrible has happened, Mr. Garrison!” Matthew shouted as virtual-novel.net dashed into the club, “It’s a disaster!”
He recounted what happened at the villa to Ashton, making it sound worse than it actually was.
“There’s nobody but you who can help me now, Mr. Garrison.” Matthew said piteously, “Look at how badly we’ve been beaten up by Levi.”
Indeed, the swollen faces and puffy eyes of Matthew and Queena resembled more like the faces of pigs than human, which threw Ashton into an instant rage.
“Levi, you son of a b****!” Aston gritted his teeth, “Who do you think you are? How dare you beat up my subordinate?”
He threw a bottle of beer to the floor, smashing it.
“What a useless piece of crap you are!” virtual-novel.net glared at Matthew scornfully, “How could you let virtual-novel.net trample all over you like this?”
“Mr. Garrison, he’s got someone with virtual-novel.net who’s a real tough guy.” Matthew bemoaned, “He’d even warned virtual-novel.net would kill the both of us if we don’t hand over the villa tomorrow.”
“What’s the big deal? It’s just Levi.” Ashton huffed, “He’s just a nobody to me. Let’s see if he’s got the guts to harm me when I bring my men to the villa tomorrow.”
“It’d be safer to bring more men with you, Mr. Garrison.” Matthew advised, “I’m afraid you’d be outnumbered by Levi’s men at the villa tomorrow.”
“Oh yeah? How about I bring Trey along with me then?” Ashton’s eyes gleamed with bloodlust as virtual-novel.net spoke.
“That would be a slam dunk!” Matthew said with renewed confidence, “Everybody knows what Trey is capable of. It’ll be just a piece of cake to him!”
Trey was the notorious gang leader in North Hampton with several hundred men under him, known for their brutality and savageness. He had stained his hands with the blood of so many enemies that virtual-novel.net had virtually lost count of the exact number.
Trey had a good relationship with Ashton over the years, rendering his services whenever Ashton needed help in one of his malls. All Trey had to do was to send over his men armed with axes and knives. That would be enough to scare the hell out of anyone and make them pissed in their pants.
***
Meanwhile, Zoey had just returned home after a long day to find that Levi was not in the house.
“Mum, Dad, where’s Levi?”
“I have no idea,” Aaron shrugged without even looking up, “perhaps virtual-novel.net has gone to look for a job?”
“Let me give virtual-novel.net a call.”
Zoey was about to make the call when Aaron stopped her. “You should focus on your career instead of wasting your time on Levi, Zoey.” virtual-novel.net advised, “He would only be a distraction to you if virtual-novel.net hangs around in the house all the time.”
“What do you mean by that, Dad?” Zoey stared at virtual-novel.net father incredulously.
“That’s true, Zoey.” Caitlyn chimed in, “Can’t you see you’re poised for something huge? You’re in an entirely different league now, and you mustn’t let virtual-novel.net smear your name.”
“Dad, mum, how could you say such a thing?” Zoey chided virtual-novel.net parents for being ungrateful, “You know I wouldn’t even stand a chance if it wasn’t for Levi who had given me the invitation card to the banquet. It was Levi who helped me bag the project!”
“I know virtual-novel.net played a role in this project.” Aaron agreed, “But it was your ability and credentials that eventually won you the contract. It has nothing to do with him.”
“Levi could give me advice. I have no qualms about his ability.”
“So you’re just going to let virtual-novel.net cling on to you like a parasite that gives you advice?” Aaron snorted, “There’s no way we’d let virtual-novel.net stick around with you, unless virtual-novel.net elevates his status to be on par with you.”
“Yes, that’s absolutely true!” Caitlyn nodded, “We’ll never agree to it if virtual-novel.net stays in his current condition.”
“Argh! You guys are simply unreasonable!” Zoey shook virtual-novel.net head irritably, “Forget about it, I’ll go look for virtual-novel.net myself.”
Zoey knew that Levi must have been chased out of the house by virtual-novel.net parents. She called up Levi and beckoned virtual-novel.net to come back.
Soon Levi was back in the house and virtual-novel.net followed Zoey to virtual-novel.net room.
“Don’t be mad with my parents, Levi. All you need is a little time to work things out, which I’m sure would help you make your comeback in no time.” virtual-novel.net offered virtual-novel.net encouragement.
“What about your end?” Levi asked, “Any luck on roping in the investments you needed?”
“It’s frustrating.” Zoey sighed, “Everybody has their own demands. It’s impossible to please everyone!”
“Don’t worry. Let me come along with you.” Levi consoled her, “I’m sure we could make it happen.”
“By the way, can you come with me tomorrow, Zoey?” asked Levi, “I’d like to take you to a place.”
“Sure.”
***
The next morning, Levi brought Zoey to the villa. The time was exactly eight o’clock.
“I’ll be getting our villa back today, Zoey.” Levi said with conviction, “This is supposed to be our house after we’re married. There’s no way I’ll let someone else stay in our place!”
“Huh?” Zoey was at a loss.
“What nerve you have to show up today?” Matthew grinned with malice when virtual-novel.net saw Levi and Zoey.
“Have you already moved out of the place?” Levi asked coldly, “I’m taking back my villa today.”
“Who the hell are you to take away the villa from Ashton Garrison? You must be out of your mind!” A high pitch voice pierced through the air like the shrills of a high-stung cat.
It was the voice of Ashton Garrison, who had brought with virtual-novel.net a large group of men. Immediately, they surrounded Levi and Zoey.
A middle-aged man donned in a classic suit stood beside Ashton. He was cradling in his hands two shining walnuts that gave out a clacking sound. The thick, long scar across his face was impossible to overlook. It exuded an aura of evil.
The man was Trey, the big daddy of North Hampton’s underground society.
Everybody was well aware of his merciless killings and the hundreds of men that worked under him. They would avoid virtual-novel.net like the plague.
Trey had brought more than a hundred men with virtual-novel.net to the villa today. This was what Matthew had wanted to see.
The ghastly look on the faces of these thugs gave Zoey the chills as virtual-novel.net nestled herself closer to Levi.
Ashton was all too delighted to see Zoey at the scene. He leered at virtual-novel.net with a lewd smile on his face.
He had set his eyes on virtual-novel.net for some time now, and today would be just the perfect opportunity to pin virtual-novel.net down. He planned to sleep with virtual-novel.net once they had beaten up Levi and made virtual-novel.net a cripple.
“What brings you here, Levi?” asked Ashton, in his usual smugness.
“I’m here to take back my villa.” Levi replied with a stony look.
“Your villa?” virtual-novel.net screeched, “What makes you think this villa belongs to you, idiot? This is my villa and I’ve given it to Matthew.”
“I’ll never forget how you’ve put me to shame the last time when you pissed off my VIP.” Ashton stepped up and gave Levi a shove, “It’s payback time now, kiddo! I’m going to break all your limbs before I take virtual-novel.net away and make virtual-novel.net mine!”
“Let’s go now, Levi” Zoey pleaded, “We’re hardly their match.”
“Where do you think you’re going? It’s all too late now!” Ashton shrieked, “Do you think you’d get away from Trey and his men?”
More than a hundred of Trey’s men zeroed in on Levi and Zoey, waving their steel rods and various other lethal weapons as they tried to intimidate the both of them.
Levi was unfazed. He dialed a number and belted out his instructions, “Azure Dragon, send over a regiment from the North Hampton’s camp now. I want everyone to be armed in full battle gear!” Levi mumbled in his deep voice.
Gripped with fear, Zoey was hardly paying attention to what Levi had just said over the phone, while the rest of the crowd failed to make out what Levi had uttered with his low, deep voice.
“So it looks like you’re getting somebody to help you? And you’re even asking them to put on some kind of gear?” Ashton sneered sarcastically, “Fine, I can’t wait to see what kind of help you’ve enlisted to bail you out of this.”
Trey smirked as virtual-novel.net looked at Levi with an amused curiosity.
Zoey on the other hand was shivering all over in horror, virtual-novel.net felt as if virtual-novel.net was standing on the edge of an abyss.
After about ten minutes, the security guards at the gates of the Royal Villas turned wide-eyed and mouth agape when they saw loads of war trucks, one after another, stormed into the premises. Each truck was full of soldiers.
A few of the trucks were even loaded with heavy artillery.
“Do you think there are more than a thousand soldiers in those trucks?” asked one guard.
“Holy cow! This is an entire regiment!”