Riches in Disguise

Chapter 318

"He must be scared of you now. Don't let him pin this on you," Matthew said.

"Please stop, William," Liam added.

The anger in my eyes slowly faded when I saw the concern on my friends' faces. As I regained some clarity, I tossed the stool aside.

When I looked down at Frankie again, I saw that he was still alive, or rather, not seriously hurt. He could still move his arms and legs, but just couldn't get up.

"Mark, get over here! Do you hear me? Have you forgotten that I saved your whole family? Is this how you repay me?" Frankie shouted.

Mark finally reacted to his words, but instead of responding verbally, he slowly raised his hand and gave Frankie the middle finger.

I couldn't help but laugh. I didn't expect such a calm and honest man to make such a gesture.

The people around us were equally stunned.

and stammered, "W- what do you mean? Are you really going

could finish, I slapped him across the face. "Listen, Frankie. From now on, Mark is mine. If you ever speak disrespectfully to him again, it's as if

"You've been quietly investigating Mark's family, pretending to assist with their medical expenses. But in reality, you've given them almost nothing. You only provide 2,000 dollars a month and make him pay you back. You've been manipulating and taking advantage of him. How dare you claim to have 'saved his family'?

people around us were shocked. They had been curious about why Mark had been so loyal to Frankie for so long, especially in this day and age when blind loyalty didn't make sense. It turned out it

frowned and shot Frankie a contemptuous look. While Dragonshade Society had many wrongdoings,

Mark and

Mark immediately stepped closer.

for so long. Don't you want to teach him a lesson? Slap him, and let him know he can't boss you around

stared at me in

who treated him poorly, Mark had been with him for so

it must be difficult for him to suddenly be asked to hit Frankie. It was like how, even after graduating high school

gap in status and the fear instilled in

overcome.

I needed Mark to