The Return of the War Legate by Celestial Clouds novel Chapter 8

After Samantha spoke, everyone burst out in laughter.

“You came to Alyanz to reason? What’s going on in that head of yours?”

“The business world is like a battlefield. If you lose, you lose. If you can’t deal with that, don’t run a company.”

The crowd jeered.

Celine looked at Samantha with a smug look, taunting her. Everyone there wanted to work with her, so they were willing to do anything to get into her good books.

Samantha knew that there was no way she could win over them, but she wanted the truth from Celine. She said, “Celine, you forced me to sign the agreement to give away my company. I’m here to tell you that I’ll let it slide if you give Bailar back to me. We won’t have to go to court over it.”

“Hahaha!” Celine covered her mouth and laughed so hard that her tears started falling.

Everyone looked at Samantha as if she were a joke.

Celine smiled and said, “Samantha, you’re going to sue me? With what? Do you think you’ll win? I’m going to tell you the truth. Yes, I played you. To me, it was like playing with a dog.”

Celine arrogantly looked down on Samantha.

Samantha took a deep breath. That was the most arrogant thing she had ever heard. But before she could say anything, Celine continued. “Listen, Samantha, even if you tell the legate about this, it won’t help because he’s on my side.”

When Celine heard the news that the legate would be visiting, she never expected that she was so well-known that even he would want to meet her. She reckoned herself to be a big shott in the city too.

Right after she said those words, a voice came from outside, “Celine Blanche, those are some big words. Do you think the legate would side with trash like you?”

Everyone turned their heads.

Daniel, who was in his military uniform, had brought with him twenty soldiers in full gear. The crowd let out an audible gasp.

“It’s General Summers.”

“If he’s here, the legate is probably here too.”

Everyone in Swallowston knew who this man was. The entire place quieted down following his appearance.

When they saw Daniel, Samantha, Rue, and Adaline were surprised. He really showed up?

Samantha remembered that Adrian said Daniel would show up, so she looked curiously at Adrian and realized that he was just calmly standing there.

Something was not right here.

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Daniel’s men quickly took over the hall.

Celine had not expected him to suddenly show up and was afraid that he had overheard what she said.

“General Summers, you…you’re here?” Celine said awkwardly as she watched him get closer.

Daniel suddenly slapped her and she fell to the floor. Her face burned and her skin broke.

“Who do you think you are? How dare you claim the legate is on your side,” Daniel admonished her.

Everyone was shocked and did not dare move a muscle. Even Samantha took a few steps back out of shock, but Daniel prevented her from leaving.

Rue and Adaline were shocked too. They thought that Daniel had been too violent by slapping Celine so hard.