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Chapter 309

Richard felt compelled to show Sergio some respect. Seeing Sergio speak up, Richard glanced at Zion, who remained silent, and said, “Mr. Brooks, it’s not that I’m not disrespecting you,

bur.”

Richard trailed off, his meaning clear,

Sergio looked at Zion. Then, he coldly replied, “Mr. Carter, you’d better think carefully about who rules Seathburn City.”

Zion responded calmly, “Perhaps you, Sergio, ruled Seathburn before. From now on, it’s me, Zion, though.”

The tension between them was palpable.

Just then, Maeve’s phone buzzed with incoming photos. As she looked at them, her eyes grew cold, and she glared at Sergio with newfound

disdain

Brooks, is this your

Sergio was dumbfounded.

phone, revealing photos of her unconscious in a dimly lit room and with her clothes torn. The implication

“It wasn’t

Maeve snapped. “Mr. Brooks, do you think you can threaten me with

“L”

darkening as he saw the

Brooks. It must be a misunderstanding!” “A misunderstanding?” Maeve retorted. “Well, then, it seems like there are quite a few of misunderstandings between Mr. Brooks and me.” She turned to Richard and said, “Mr. Carter, if Mr. Brooks’s secretary claims he wasn’t involved and was merely

it here?” Richard thought he misheard. Instinctively, he

the phone back to Maeve. “Whatever Maeve says

he ordered the

released, Maeve

Maeve leave, Cecilia sneered. “She claims she can’t be threatened, but

barely containing his anger, snapped, “Shut up.”

rarely saw Sergio furious. Seeing his darkened expression, she fell silent immediately.

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