Chapter 17
Adrenaline coursed through Sheldon’s veins as he
stared after Emmanuel’s retreating figure.
Removing troublemakers from the project falls under
my jurisdiction as a legal specialist in Cloud
Construction. How could I simply stand aside when
Emmanuel is ready to risk his life to solve the issue?
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Emmanuel’s bravery inspired Sheldon to follow suit.
The latter ran after Emmanuel while vowing through
gritted teeth, “D*mn it! I’m going to give it my all even if
I lose my life!”
When Emmanuel turned around and noticed the other
man’s approach, he could not help but smile.
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Emmanuel had faced life–and–death situations with
plenty of peers while serving on the front lines. Since
his return to Yeringham, Frederick had been the only
person who willingly fought alongside him. He was
pleasantly surprised to find another ally in Sheldon.
He booked a private room to prevent security from
booting them.
Now that Sheldon had decided to stay, he decided to
hire several hostesses for entertainment and asked if
Emmanuel wanted to join him.
“Go ahead. I’m heading out for a walk!”
Emmanuel rarely showed any interest in women and
left the room. He walked along the corridor in search of
Elena.
His efforts paid off. He came across Elena just as she
finished touching up her makeup. She appeared to be
meeting Samuel.
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Sheldon had followed Emmanuel out of their private
room. When he noticed that the latter was trailing
Elena all the way to Samuel’s room, he quickly pulled
Emmanuel back in panic.
He whispered, “Think carefully! This is your last chance!
Didn’t you see the crowd inside?”
Emmanuel appeared unfazed.
Assuming he was clueless about Samuel’s might,
Sheldon added, “Mr. Webber is utterly merciless. He has
several people’s blood on his hands! And he has a
bunch of lackeys who are crazy–good fighters! Each
one is fiercer than the next! He’ll definitely kill you if you
barge in and demand his retreat from the project
grounds!”
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Sheldon thought his advice would intimidate
Emmanuel into rethinking his approach.
To his horror, Emmanuel replied expressionlessly, “The
project will surely be delayed if we don’t get rid of Mr.
Webber and his men today! No one can stop me from
my goal today!”
What in the world?
Sheldon was completely nonplussed.
This man is only a lowly employee. Did he delude
himself into thinking he’s Terence Group’s boss or
something? He’s more pa*sionate about the fate of
this project than the real boss!
Just then, the two men suddenly heard a loud crash
coming from Samuel’s room.
Huh, what happened?
They pressed their ears to the door.
The private room fell into deathly silence.
“Enough with that innocent act! People may treat you
like a goddess, but you’re just a toy to Mr. Webber!”
“If you won’t strip down and entertain Mr. Webber, we’ll
destroy more than just your career!”
The threats filled Sheldon with fear,
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Alas, Emmanuel chose that exact moment to kick open
the door and barge into the private room.
His entrance turned heads. Everyone inside Samuel’s
private room froze, staring at the intruder in shock.
Sheldon’s eyes bugged out. He struggled to stay
upright on his shaky legs.
“Hey, brat. Who the h*ll are you?”
Over ten buff men in the room got to their feet and
shot Emmanuel murderous glares.
They looked as though they would attack him at any
minute.
These men had served Samuel for many years, and
this was the first time they encountered someone bold
enough to barge into their private room. Alone.
They wondered if he was sick of living.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel allowed his gaze to travel
across the room. There were over ten hostesses in the
room, all scantily clad except Elena.
They had cowered silently in the corner of the room
during Elena’s conflict with Samuel.
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Bolstered by her reputation in the club, Elena clearly
refused to strip down and was splashed with red wine
for her audacity.
The ruby–red liquid stained her silver–colored miniskirt,
dripping down her legs.
Like the others in the room, she immediately turned to
look at Emmanuel upon his unannounced entrance.
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She realized then that he was the man who had
claimed to be Samuel’s subordinate earlier.
I guess he doesn’t work for Mr. Webber after all.
Even as Emmanuel was clearly outnumbered in that
private room, he looked at Samuel calmly and
declared, “I’m here to see Mr. Webber. My name is
Do workers these days have some sort of death wish?
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with his bare fists and sent his two attackers flying
across the room.
Once again, Emmanuel nimbly dodged their attacks.
With a furious roar, he grabbed his two attackers and
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