Chapter 95 – A Man Like None Other
Surprised that Zayne admitted to it, Bob eyed him from top to toe. “Kid, you’ve got guts to take responsibility. So, I won’t make it difficult for you. Apologize on your knees to Mr. Queen, and I’ll let what happened today slide.” Obviously, there was no way Zayne was going to do that. “I’m definitely not getting on my knees. He was the one who started it first.” Bob’s expression darkened at Zayne’s refusal. “No one has ever defied me before!”
Just as he spoke, Bob grabbed Zayne by the collar and lifted him off the ground. In spite of that, his colleagues were deterred from helping him, as they cowered at the sight of the fearsome-looking fighters behind Josh. “Zayne!” Maria yelled as she dashed forward. “Let go of him! My dad is Franklin Saunders. We are employees of Sentiment Chemical Limited owned by the Sullivan family.” Even though she desperately tried to pry Bob’s hand open, her efforts were futile despite using all her strength.
At that moment, Zayne’s face turned swollen red as he began to suffocate. His eyes were opened wide while his mouth was agape. Soon, the fear of death descended upon him. When Maria saw Zayne gasping for air, she was overwhelmed by anxiety. She continued screaming, “This is Mr. Lewis’ turf and he knows Mr. Lewis! Mr. Lewis would definitely not forgive you if he found out.” Bob’s expression slightly changed when he heard Maria’s words.
Furrowing his eyebrows, he released his grip upon Zayne. Cough! Cough! Zayne began to cough forcefully as he took in deep breaths of air. “Zayne, are you all right?” Maria asked with concern. When everyone else saw that Bob let Zayne go at the mention of Tommy, they assumed he was afraid of him. Hence they hollered, “Mr. Carlson knows Mr. Lewis very well. If you dare lay a finger on him, Mr. Lewis will not forgive you.”
“Let me tell you, Tommy has to obey every single word of Mr. Carlson’s.” “Just yesterday, all Mr. Carlson did was make a call. After that, Tommy quickly recovered our debts for us. Therefore, offend Mr. Carlson at your own peril!” Thinking that Bob was afraid of Tommy, Zayne’s subordinates began to boast about how influential he was. Meanwhile, Jared couldn’t help but snigger to himself. He was cognizant that by blowing Zayne’s trumpet for him, all they were doing was pushing him closer to his doom.
When Zayne heard the guys’ baseless boasts about him, he was utterly terrified. In fact, he simply felt the urge to give them all an earful. Upon hearing their claims, Bob’s face turned grim while his eyes burned with murderous intent. Although Charlie had instructed him not to kill anyone, Bob was outraged at how Zayne had gone around making false proclamations about his relationship with Tommy.
When they saw Bob’s increasingly gloomy face, Zayne’s subordinates assumed that he was afraid. Hence, they began to feel smug about themselves. “Are you afraid right now? You should leave while you still can. Or else, once we give Mr. Lewis a call, it will be too late for you,” Maria gloated at Bob.
“Shut up! Just shut the f*ck up!” Zayne roared at Maria. Only he knew that he didn’t know Tommy at all. In fact, he had never even seen Tommy before. Maria was stunned after being shouted at by Zayne. Even though she didn’t understand why, she didn’t dare utter another word.
“Do you know Mr. Lewis?” Bob asked in a grave tone. Having been put in a spot by the words of others, Zayne was left with little choice. If he were to confess that he didn’t know Tommy, he would be utterly humiliated.
