Chapter 113

Larkin squinted as he flipped open the list, reading off names like a roll call at a high–stakes poker game.

“Andrew, Jerry…”

It was as if he were reading from the Book of Life and Death, and those with their names called felt their hearts race, sweat beading on their foreheads. Standing beside them, muscles bulging beneath his suit, was the burly driver, Cliff, ready to take action at any

moment.

Before long, only a handful of people were in the grand ballroom.

The air hung heavy with tension.

Larkin snapped the list shut, his chubby face breaking into a smile as he said, “Mr. Chadwick, everyone’s present.”

“Hmm.” Howard’s gaze swept to a corner of the room and called out, “Valor, come identify

them.”

Valor clutched his fist, and his eyes reddened with emotion. “Yes! Howard, I knew you wouldn’t forget your bro!”

His hand was still bandaged, and his bruised face twisted into a grimace of pain and joy, looking quite a sight.

“Are these the guys who beat you up?” Howard asked.

vigorously. “Yeah, yeah! Except for

them yourself, Howard said with a deep

again say you can’t get it up. I was just being stupid!” Valor admired Howard to the point of folly, ready to follow him to the ends of the earth.

and then turned to

“Okay.”

been waiting for

watched them leave, then turned to face the handful of spoiled brats with a

have such a

sneered, “Everyone, face down!

hit you. I just bumped

I realize my mistake.”

mess with Valor. After all, there was safety in numbers, and their families only

shouted

they assumed the humiliating

hips, triumphant, “Let me get this anger out, and

go,”

in the rear, taking his revenge.

gaze complex. Indeed, luck was

everything he said was true and that Howard

had always stood up for Howard, and it turned out Howard was a man of loyalty, making a big fuss

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