Chapter 47 Apologize To The Lord

Slap! Charles’ hand connected solidly with Johnny’s face as soon as the latter finished speaking. The slap was so sudden and forceful that Johnny was completely stupefied.

Charles hit the other man again despite his shaking fingers caused by the impact of the previous slap. His heart trembled with a mixture of fear and anger. “Kneel and apologize!”

Everyone was stunned speechless, unable to comprehend what was happening.

Johnny kneeled at once. “I’m sorry, Mr. Langford,” the bearded man apologized. “I don’t know what I did but I seemed to have offended you.”

Charles raised his walking stick and smashed it squarely on Johnny’s shoulder. “Don’t apologize to me, you imbecile! Apologize to the lord!”

 

Lord? Johnny looked around in confusion. Whom is Mr. Langford referring to?

Realization dawned a second later when he saw Charles taking a knee in front of Donald.

 

said humbly.

of Johnny and Joshua. It was no longer the case now. I can’t believe that a lowly

Joshua were thunderstruck by this revelation. The former, in particular, visibly blanched as he remembered what he had said earlier. So that’s Charles’ boss… The one who could even obtain approval for land reclamation! Dear god… What have I done? Not only did I let my staff insult him, but I also made things worse. Damn you, Oliver King! You got both of us in big

slapped Oliver

go completely blank. What just happened? Why did Charles Langford, the richest man in Pollerton, kneel before a

that man’s no lord, Mr. Green!” Oliver blurted

in public. There’s no need to kneel.

only then that

out loud. Donald is Charles Langford’s

for not disciplining my employees better!” Johnny said before going over to grab Oliver by the

Why should I?” Oliver was still

Slap!

owns the entire Southwood E-commerce District, my antique business, and Seasons Hotel! In fact, he owns seventy percent of Pollerton’s total wealth! Is

his mind into

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