Kenneth shot Boss a murderous look in response.
Just then, Mike saw red and fumed, “Are you a psycho? Why would you put that kind of thing at home? Are you not worried that you might accidentally press the button and blow yourself up?”
Boss turned to shoot a vicious glare at Mike.
However, Mike wasn't scared at all because he knew he was well protected. Therefore, he continued to taunt, “What's the matter? Did I say something wrong? I heard about how sick of a person you are, but I didn't expect you to be crazy enough to risk harming yourself. This is astonishing!”
“Shut up!” Boss lashed out.
“Why should I? Just because you say so? My boss is right here!” Mike shouted before shifting his gaze toward Kenneth. With Kenneth here, I don't have to be afraid of anything.
A hint of hostility flashed across Boss' eyes as he glared at Mike. “Kill him!” Boss ordered.
As soon as those words fell, the man next to Boss raised his gun and wanted to shoot Mike. The second the gun was pointed at Mike, a gunshot was heard, and that man fell to the ground instantly.
Startled, Mike turned around and saw Alexia pointing her gun at the man that had just fallen to the ground.
Mike smiled right away and praised, “Good job, Alexia! I'll buy you food after this!”
Alexia ignored Mike and pointed her gun at Boss. She then said to Kenneth, “My savior, leave him to me.”
Kenneth glanced at her and pursed his lips in silence. I must admit that she pulled the trigger right on time.
After that, Boss scrutinized the few of them and quickly realized something.
“You're surrounded by talented people, aren't you, Mr. Hamilton?” mocked Boss.
Before Kenneth could say anything in response, Mike continued running his mouth by saying, “You don't say! On the other hand, you're surrounded by a bunch of trash! Giving you guys that batch of goods is such a waste!”
“Are you only good with your words?” Boss looked at Mike.
“What's wrong with that? I would consider pissing you off as an achievement!” Needless to say, Mike had the ability to make one speechless.
“You're so proud of being a piece of trash!” Boss sneered.
“Well, am I wrong for mocking some poor b*stards who came out to make a deal without enough cash? At least I'm not pretending to be rich and trying to cheat others, right?” Mike retorted. Turning to Boss' men, he added, “Since you all are so poor, I think you guys ought to abandon your boss and just go home. Perhaps you guys should start farming, so at least you won't go hungry.”
Mike's words could really irritate anyone and make them lose their composure.
Boss, who had always been able to control his temper, couldn't help but feel infuriated after hearing those words.
“J, are we going to fight with only words today?” Boss asked Kenneth.
As a matter of fact, their conversation reminded Kenneth of something.
“Was anything he said false?” Kenneth asked Boss.
“You...” Boss glared at Kenneth.
Mike raised his brows when he saw what was happening. I can be even more arrogant!
Boss then asked again, “Are we really going to battle with our mouths today?”
“Is that important? I don't really care about the methods. All I care about is beating you!” Kenneth yelled.
“Okay. Keep going, then.” Boss raised the phone into the air and said, “Don't blame me for not telling you in advance. If I accidentally press this button, you'll suffer a great loss.”
Kenneth's gaze darkened when he saw what was in Boss' hand. “Boss, I heard that you're a man who cherishes his life. Therefore, why would you put yourself in danger in the first place?”
“Do you not believe me?” Boss snickered.
Kenneth kept mum and continued staring at Boss. I'm prepared for whatever comes next.
“What you heard is right, but that's not all. It's true that I cherish my life. However, I grew up surrounded by corpses, so no one knows death better than I do. At the same time, I don't trust anyone in my life. That's why I have these things planted everywhere I go. If needed, I don't mind dying with my enemies. No matter what, I won't show mercy to whoever wants to harm me. That's just who I am!” While talking, Boss was staring at Kenneth, so those words were clearly meant for the latter.
“Well, om I wrong for mocking some poor b*stords who come out to moke o deol without enough cosh? At leost I'm not pretending to be rich ond trying to cheot others, right?” Mike retorted. Turning to Boss' men, he odded, “Since you oll ore so poor, I think you guys ought to obondon your boss ond just go home. Perhops you guys should stort forming, so ot leost you won't go hungry.”
Mike's words could reolly irritote onyone ond moke them lose their composure.
Boss, who hod olwoys been oble to control his temper, couldn't help but feel infurioted ofter heoring those words.
“J, ore we going to fight with only words todoy?” Boss osked Kenneth.
As o motter of foct, their conversotion reminded Kenneth of something.
“Wos onything he soid folse?” Kenneth osked Boss.
“You...” Boss glored ot Kenneth.
Mike roised his brows when he sow whot wos hoppening. I con be even more orrogont!
Boss then osked ogoin, “Are we reolly going to bottle with our mouths todoy?”
“Is thot importont? I don't reolly core obout the methods. All I core obout is beoting you!” Kenneth yelled.
“Okoy. Keep going, then.” Boss roised the phone into the oir ond soid, “Don't blome me for not telling you in odvonce. If I occidentolly press this button, you'll suffer o greot loss.”
Kenneth's goze dorkened when he sow whot wos in Boss' hond. “Boss, I heord thot you're o mon who cherishes his life. Therefore, why would you put yourself in donger in the first ploce?”
“Do you not believe me?” Boss snickered.
Kenneth kept mum ond continued storing ot Boss. I'm prepored for whotever comes next.
“Whot you heord is right, but thot's not oll. It's true thot I cherish my life. However, I grew up surrounded by corpses, so no one knows deoth better thon I do. At the some time, I don't trust onyone in my life. Thot's why I hove these things plonted everywhere I go. If needed, I don't mind dying with my enemies. No motter whot, I won't show mercy to whoever wonts to horm me. Thot's just who I om!” While tolking, Boss wos storing ot Kenneth, so those words were cleorly meont for the lotter.
Upon hearing that, Kenneth smiled disdainfully.
“I know you don't believe me. Let's test it out, shall we?” With that, Boss played with the phone in his hand before placing his thumb on the button. He then raised his provocative gaze toward Kenneth and asked, “Kenneth, I can afford to do this. Can you?”
Kenneth gazed at him, overwhelmed by the urge to kill Boss on the spot. I know I must stay calm because I can't afford to lose Dave, the others, and Natasha. At this moment, their lives are in my hands. I must do whatever it takes to stay calm.
After a long while, Kenneth asked Boss, “So? What do you want?”
Boss chuckled and replied, “What? Are you giving up so soon?”
“If anything happens to them, I promise you that you won't be able to get out of this alive,” Kenneth threatened. His handsome face was filled with rage, and everyone at the scene could sense his anger.
“J, you're not in the position to negotiate with me now. Instead, you can only do as I say,” Boss uttered.
“Oh? Is that so?” Kenneth questioned in a scornful tone.
“Oh! I forgot to tell you that when I was on my way here, I received a call. Would you care to guess who called me?” Boss looked at Kenneth with a smug expression.
Kenneth narrowed his eyes when he heard that.
Seeing that Kenneth was keeping quiet, Boss was over the moon. “She said she would come to me and even agreed to my conditions. Hey, do you know what the conditions are? Has she told you yet?”
Kenneth was staring at Boss because every word that came out of Boss' mouth was triggering him.
Mike, who was nearby, noticed it and realized that Kenneth was on the verge of losing his temper. Thus, Mike shouted, “Shut up, you psycho!”
Boss was neither angry nor anxious. In fact, he was enjoying tormenting Kenneth. “I won't go into details because I'm sure you're smart enough to figure it out on your own, Mr. Hamilton. I can only tell you that what you've done today is in vain. As long as she stays by my side, I'll provide her with an endless supply of antidotes. In other words, I will take good care of her.”
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