Just as Robin was about to get back in the car and ram the Pagani out of the way, a BMW pulled up beside them.
"Vera?" Alice poked her head out of the BMW's window, looking surprised.
"What are you doing here?"
When she saw Robin standing there, along with a disheveled woman with a swollen, red cheek and two dented cars, she instantly understood what was going on.
Zachary, sitting in the driver's seat, leaned out with a smirk. "Robin, got into a crash, did you?
"Hahaha ... seems like trouble follows you everywhere. Did you actually hit someone too? Now that's entertaining!"
Vera, seeing Alice and Zachary pull up, walked over and asked, "Alice, what are you guys doing here?"
Alice sighed and said, "You're asking why we're here? What about you and Robin? Why are you here?"
"And why wouldn't we be?" Vera replied, annoyed. "There's no sign saying only you can be here!"
Alice glanced at Robin with a sneer. "We're here to meet with Mr. Hamilton for business. You're just here to snap a few photos and put on a little show for me, aren't you?
"Vera, I don't know what's gotten into you lately. Why are you always hanging around someone as low-class as Robin?
"What kind of tricks is he using to fool you?
"Honestly, coming all the way out to Dawnspire Heights Estates early in the morning just to take a few silly photos to show me?
"I get what he's trying to do. He just wants me to take him back."
Vera was beyond exasperated. "Alice, you're overthinking this! Nobody's trying to impress you, especially not Robin.
"Does someone of his standing really need to put on a show for you?"
Alice exchanged a meaningful look with Zachary, and they both burst out laughing.
"Robin's standing? He's a homeless nobody who survives by sweet-talking and scamming people!
"Vera, wake up already!
"One day, you'll regret it when he's conned you out of everything!"
"Enough! You wouldn't believe me even if I told you!" Vera shot Alice a glare.
"One day, when you find out Robin is the actual owner of Villa One at Dawnspire Heights Estates, you're going to have nowhere to hide your regret!"
"Him, the owner of Villa One? Hahaha!" Alice and Zachary practically doubled over with laughter.
"Then I guess I'm the queen of Violetcrest!" Alice cackled.
"Keep dreaming! And now, after damaging someone's Pagani, I wonder if he can even afford the repair."
"Looks like he might end up on his knees begging for forgiveness," Zachary mocked, shooting Robin a taunting look.
"Causing trouble around here? Good luck getting out of it unscathed."
Robin chuckled. "What happens to me isn't any of your concern."
"Robin, that's a three-million-dollar Pagani! Can you afford to pay for that?" Zachary sneered.
Robin shot back, unfazed, "I still have that 300 million you two so kindly donated to my account. Three million is nothing."
Zachary clenched his teeth, but he had no comeback.
Seeing the others mocking Robin, the woman with the Pagani got even more arrogant.
"You see that, kid?" she taunted.
"A broke nobody like you trying to act tough in front of us? You don't have the guts!
"Didn't you say you were going to hit my car? Go on, if you dare!"
Robin gave her a mischievous smile. "Oh, you asked for it. If that's what you want, I'm happy to oblige."
Without waiting for anyone to react, he got back in the Land Rover, backed up about ten feet, shifted into the highest gear, and slammed straight into the Pagani.
"Crash!"
The sturdy Land Rover smashed into the right side of the Pagani, crumpling its frame.
Screams erupted from the bystanders.
The woman was in complete shock—she never imagined Robin would actually dare to crash into her three-million-dollar luxury car.
After a moment of stunned silence, Alice just shook her head with a bitter smile.
"A brute, nothing but a brute. All he knows is brute force."
Zachary's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
While three million wasn't an astronomical sum to him, he would never treat money so recklessly.
This guy's insane!
As everyone stared in disbelief, Robin backed up the Land Rover again—once, twice, three times—ramming into the Pagani until it was nothing but a pile of twisted metal.
He got out of the car, looked at the woman, and said, "Satisfied? Now, name your price."
The woman was hysterical.
"You're dead! Even if you offered to buy me two new cars, I wouldn't take it!"
"Forget it!" Robin scoffed, climbing back into the car and motioning to Vera.
"What are you waiting for? Get in."
Just then, four BMW SUVs roared up and surrounded the Land Rover.
Eleven or twelve men jumped out, each holding a machete in hand.
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