The Almighty Dominance

Chapter 188

"You think you scare me just 'cause you are challenging me to a fight to the death? I might be old, but I'm not afraid to risk my life with the likes of you."

Her bold words completely clashed with the way she stumbled backward, nearly tripping over her own feet.

If anyone bothered looking, they'd notice how badly her hands were shaking.

Sophia, trying to defuse the tension, raised her palms.

"Look, there's no need to blow this out of proportion. Can we at least talk this through and figure out what happened before limbs start flying?"

The man in white cocked an eyebrow and gestured at Jack like he was pointing at a piece of trash.

"Why don't you ask that genius what happened? He strolled in, grabbed my woman like a drooling dog, and threw punches at my men when they told him to back off."

"That's more than enough reason to hand him a lesson. Now you show up like a pack of chihuahuas, yapping about calling more people to bust up my bar?"

Sophia's gaze swung to Jack. The idiot was still clutching his swollen cheek, fear and anger warring on his face.

"Jack," she snapped, "did you seriously grope this guy's girlfriend? Are you out of your mind?"

"She was flirting! She was basically begging me for it!" Jack protested, though it came out as a whine.

A second later, he got slapped again-hard-by the thug's ringed hand. A fresh trickle of blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.

"Jack!" Florence shrieked, frantic. "Why do you have to be so rough on him? Look at his face-it's like you're trying to kill him!"

"Kill him?" The man's lips curled into a chilling smile.

"Lady, you should be thanking me for not snapping his arms off. That would have been rough. Anyway, I'm done playing games. You wanna make peace? Fork over 800 grand-or else we bury your cocky brat right here.",

Jack nearly choked on his own breath. "Eight...eight hundred thousand? Are you out of your damn mind? Where the hell do you think we'll get that kind of money?"

Florence thrust a trembling finger at the man's face. “You've got some nerve, demanding money after you battered my son like a slab of meat! If anything, you owe us!"

The man gave a sardonic laugh that bounced off the bar's smoky walls. "I can make him owe me more than money, lady. And I'm done listening to your screeching."

of the bigger bodyguards took a menacing step

pale, shrank back behind Florence, while she herself retreated another step, heart hammering so loud it

better cough up while I'm still in a

set.

here, the price doubles - and you definitely

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one last shred of her façade "Oh yeah? So who's this big, scary brother of yours?

the sheer stupidity of the question. "You must be

"The Viper'?"

the bar gasped; the other

over the spectators like a tide.

that came with rumors

nightmares-someone no sane person poked with a ten-foot pole. "Oh... oh God," Jack moaned, cold

by The Viper. If he'd had an inkling of

on steroids, now stood mute, all

but The

“What's wrong? Didn't you all have plenty to say earlier? Go on, keep throwing your threats around. Entertain

need for that. They're

across Florence and Jack's

forgotten about their precious golden ticket-Charles from the almighty Kingston

a fortress. No matter how infamous The Viper was, surely he wouldn't dare cross

on to Charles's arm like a drowning

are you sure you can handle this? I mean,

are." Charles gave a smug shrug.

Kingston family on our side. You wouldn't dare lay a finger on us now." Eyes narrowing, the

getting sawed through. If you think dropping your family name is enough to scare me, you

you; I just need you to back off before you provoke the wrong people.

murmur rippled through the crowd. People recognized the Kingston name, the lord of

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he surveyed the fear in the

Wonderful. Saves me the trouble

me how are you going to

young man's jaw clenched, forcing out a smile that didn't