Nathan was sitting in the living room talking to Geronimo.
Next to them were not only Colin and Kylie but also Johnny and over a dozen fully-armed soldiers.
After being carried in, Peyton immediately fell to his knees once again. "Please have mercy on me, General!" he begged fearfully.
"It's too late to be sorry now," Nathan responded icily. "Do you remember the warning I once gave you, Peyton Black? I told you that if the Black clan refused to learn from its mistakes, I'd wipe your entire household out."
Boom!
Peyton began to tremble and plead between tears, 'Til gladly accept any punishment from you, General. You can even gun me down, but please, don't wipe us out. Please let the Black clan live..."
No matter what, Peyton didn't want all his ancestors' hard work to crumble in his
hands.
"Let the Black clan live?” Nathan scoffed. "Give me a reason to do that!"
"I'm willing to offer one-third of my family's wealth to you, General. Please let us off the hook!"
"Do you think I'd be interested in such things? Nathan replied indifferently. "You're insulting me with money!"
Horrified, Peyton quickly explained himself, "No! That's not it! The truth is, General, I know of a force that has been destroying Eurasia's unity and silently harming our interests. They've been causing disaster and turmoil in our nation. They want us to fall."
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