Erik trembled all over, clutching his red and swollen face. He said unwillingly, “You want me to apologize to him? I would rather die.”
“Then die!” Brad roared and gave Erik a cold look.
“You idiot! That’ll teach you. Before you offend someone, find out who he is first!”
“Who else could he be? He’s just a boy toy clinging to the Laws. He’s just slightly rich.” Erik gritted his teeth.
Brad was so furious he laughed out loud. “Boy toy? Slightly rich? Do you think you have the ability to make the Laws start a full-scale war for you?”
When Erik heard what he said, he felt as though he had been struck by lightning. He said incredulously, “The Laws are starting a full-scale war with us because of him? Are they out of their minds?”
Brad sneered, “Zachary is an old cunning fox. A really sharp-witted one too. Do you think he’s crazy? He’s smarter than anyone!
“If he can speak on Jasper’s behalf and is willing to pay such a price, then that just proves Jasper is worth a lot to the Laws!
“What about you? Look at you, you’re already in your 30s and still can’t do anything right. I don’t expect you to accomplish anything great, but at least stay out of trouble!”
As he said that, Brad demanded while offering no room for doubt, “I want you to go and settle this dispute with Jasper at once. I don’t care what conditions he gives, you’ll agree to them all or I won’t be able to help you when your grandpa finds out about this.
“You know how your grandpa is. If he knows that you took drugs and messed around with those people, you’ll get kicked out of the house!”
Erik quivered all over. Although it was really humiliating for him to yield to Jasper, this was the only option he had at the moment.
He gritted his teeth and said, “Fine, I’ll go!”
…
In the hospital. Jim’s ward.
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