Lord Protector Novel

Bill was stunned when he realized how intimidating Zeke was. Gary would decapitate himself to atone for his sin? Looks like I've underestimated the Great Marshal's influence.

Bill then cursed the day Gary was born since the man was the reason why he got involved with such a fearsome person.

“Mr. Lopez, I'm sure that's not necessary. There must be another way. After all, the Great Marshal had no idea what we did to the Linton Group or Mrs. Williams. All we have to do now is make sure that we get on Mrs. Williams' good side so that she won't tell on us,” assured Bill.

It was only after listening to Bill that Gary felt a glimmer of hope. “You're right, Bill. No matter what it takes, we have to get on Mrs. Williams' good side. You're the one who's always full of ideas, so what do you think we should do?”

“Mr. Lopez, Mrs. Williams' Linton Group has been hit on all fronts recently, so they're hunting for the people responsible. If we can do that for her and help her get through the difficult times, I believe we'll be in her good graces. She might even owe us a favor.”

Gary immediately clapped his hand as if he had had an epiphany. “That's right! We'll do exactly what you suggested, Bill. You have no idea how much of a help you've been to me. To tell you the truth, Intercontinental Group was the one who asked me to target Linton Group. They were likely the ones responsible for orchestrating the attacks on Linton Group.”

“Intercontinental Group? The one that makes the list of the top ten companies in Eurasia every year?”

Gary nodded in response. “Correct.”

“But they're on par with Linton Group. Surely they know that harming Linton Group would bring them no benefits whatsoever. So why do it?”

“That's not for you or me to worry about. What we need to think about, Bill, is whether we should tell Intercontinental Group that Linton Group is backed by the Great Marshal. We can help Linton Group avert the crisis if we do so, right?”

Bill quickly shook his head to disagree with the man. “No, we can't do that, Mr. Lopez.”

If Linton Group wanted to scare off Intercontinental Group with the Great Marshal, they would've done so already. However, since Intercontinental Group still has no idea that the Great Marshal is the boss at Linton Group, that means Mrs. Williams and the others must have something else in mind. We can't afford to be reckless right now, so here's what we're going to do. I'm going to tell Mrs. Williams about Intercontinental Group and help her deal with them. I'm sure she'll gladly accept our help.”

Gary nodded in agreement. “Okay, I guess that's the only way. You have to do what you can to gain Mrs. Williams' favor, Bill. Our lives depend on it.”

“Don't worry about it, Mr. Lopez; you can count on me. I'll be going to Mrs. Williams now. I'll be back with good news soon,” promised Bill before turning around to leave.

Still, Gary blamed himself for what he had done. Damn it! Had I known that Linton Group belonged to the Great Marshal, I'd never have made an enemy of them. I swear that old friend of mine would be the death of me! I better cut all ties with him before I get into more trouble.