Nathan looked down his nose at Damon who was on his knees, begging for his life, and looking nothing like his usual prestigious self. In a merciless voice, he said, "Apologize to my wife and her family first. Let's see if they choose to forgive you."
Upon hearing this, Damon crawled towards Sean and his family as if they were his only chance at living.
He kowtowed before them over and over. "Mr. Smith, I was an ignorant fool. I didn't know how powerful the Smiths were. Just take me as a naive child and spare my life."
Sean and his entire family had been living in fear these past few days because of the Griffins.
When Nick Griffin brought the Dual-Bladed Killers from the East, he had killed the Smiths' security guard and Sean's grandson and even publicly humiliated Ferlyn Smith.
Damon Griffin's arrival this time was even more frightening. He had outright threatened to wipe out the entire Smith family.
The Smiths had literally been suffering from anxiety and humiliation over the past few days.
Now, the indestructible Damon Griffin had actually dropped to his knees and begged for their forgiveness.
Sean and his family felt invincible as if they were seated on a pedestal that no one could touch!
Paul was the first to step forward, knocking Damon over with a kick and cursing viciously, "You Griffins murdered my youngest son. Now, you know to beg for mercy? Where has all that arrogance gone to?”
Samuel came forward to join his brother, launching a harsh kick at Damon as he spat, "Your brother humiliated my daughter, and you were going to murder our family. Have you finally realized your mistake?"
Damon was now the victim of humiliation!
He was the head of the Griffins, a respected and wealthy family in the East. Under usual circumstances, people like Samuel and Paul Smith weren't even worthy of tying his shoelaces.
But now, he was being punched and kicked by the two brothers. Humiliation was an understatement.
However, in order to survive, Damon could only endure it and let the Smith brothers beat him in any way they saw fit.
After a brief moment, Sean finally spoke, "Samuel, Paul!"
Samuel and Paul felt that they had earned their dignities back after giving Damon a good beating. Hence, they couldn't wait to brag about this in the future. Upon hearing their father call them, they stopped beating Damon and returned to their father's side.
Sean looked at Damon and said, "Are you dead? Look at me if you're not!"
Damon's face was beaten black and blue, and he slowly raised his head in shame.
Sean slapped Damon hard and cursed at him, "This slap is payback for the one I received! I will spare you this time around, on the condition that you compensate for my family's losses!"
With his life at stake, Damon could only agree to anything and everything the Smiths proposed. "Yes! I'll compensate you! Just name your price! I'll give you however much you want!” He repeated his words like a broken record.
Sean wasn't having any more of it. "Pay us a billion!"
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