After leaving the Xenos residence, Jacques dragged Eren back to Freya Group's branch in Dellmoor at once.
Jacques glared at his son, whose head was hung low, and demanded angrily, “What the hell is going on? How dare you cross Harold, the God of War? Do you have a death wish? Tell me everything now, and spare no details! If you hide anything from me, I'll break your legs!”
If I hadn't happened to come to Dellmoor today, he'd probably be dead by now, and the past twenty over years I spent raising him would've been for naught!
“Dad, why are you still referring to him as the God of War? The actual God of War is organizing fundraising activities all over the world. Besides, Harold has already admitted he's not the God of War. Why are you still so scared?” Eren was displeased to see how terrified Jacques looked, thinking the latter was confused.
“You know nothing. I first came into contact with the God of War five years ago. It's because he favored our family and helped us that we've become what we are today. Although I didn't see his face, there can be no mistaking his voice and phone number. More importantly, almost all of the large corporations in the country currently are inextricably linked to him. If it were true that he was raising funds, there's no way he wouldn't have approached us.” Frustrated that Eren remained unconvinced, Jacques had no choice but to let his son in on a few secrets.
Upon hearing that, Eren asked in surprise, “Are you saying that the God of War doing all those activities in various parts of the world is an impersonator?”
“There's no doubt about that. What's unclear is whether it was the God of War's orders or whether someone is pretending to be him to rake in a profit. The ruse could also be a part of some other evil scheme, for all we know.” As expected of a leader in the modern business world, Jacques did not take long to figure things out.
However, Eren still found it hard to believe that was the truth. “That... That's impossible. Does that person not fear death? How could that person dare to impersonate the God of War?”
“What do you know? High risks lead to high returns. As long as the incentive is great enough, many will not even fear death. Moreover, Mr. Campbell forced the other countries to sign The Five-Year Agreement back then to help local corporations gain a firm foothold in the international arena. Now that the period for the agreement is up, those powerful forces want to suppress us. But before that, they want to force Mr. Campbell to show himself. They'll only dare to act after learning what he has planned,” Jacques replied, analyzing the situation and sharing his thoughts with Eren.
Eren fell silent.
When Jacques saw that his son finally believed him, he repeated his question sharply. “Hurry up and tell me what you did! How did you end up provoking the God of War?”
“Dad, I... Here's what happened.” Unable to withstand Jacques' piercing gaze, Eren could only tell his father the whole story.
“Do you know that you nearly lost your life because of a woman? Since she's Mr. Campbell's ex-girlfriend, you've got to head down to City Hall first thing tomorrow morning and divorce her. Otherwise, you'll get into hot water sooner or later!” After listening to Eren's explanation, Jacques was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat. I can't believe this rebellious son of mine dared to offend Harold, the God of War, over a woman! Didn't he know whose toes he'd be stepping on, for crying out loud? Referring to Harold as the God of War is putting it nicely. If we're being real, he's the god of death! He slaughters his opponents on the battlefield as easily as slicing fruit, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe him as the Grim Reaper.
Jacques was already getting on in years and on his last legs, but he still felt a lingering fear at the mention of Harold's name.
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