Zayn, that son of a b*tch! This had been his plan since the very beginning, favonovel.com had provoked them as part of his strategy.
And they were suckers for taking the bait!
The Larsons were shrewd people. They immediately knew what could happen if that recording were sent to the cops and how far-reaching the ramifications would be. They might command a lot of influence in Waltz City and Fenx City, but word of a conspiracy involving several billion dollars could still deal a heavy blow to the family no matter how well-connected they might be.
They were careless. They had not expected such an underhanded scheme at all. Their plan to force Zayn into submission had effectively been thwarted, because once the recording got out, the consequences would be a tidal wave.
The mob’s eagerness had dwindled. A few of the more cowardly ones were showing signs of backing down and stopped glaring furiously at Zayn.
Raymond looked on, bewildered. He had not expected Zayn to pull off such an unexpected, let alone one that was so efficient. It was likely that it would tip the scales in his favor immediately. Now, the ball was firmly in his court.
No wonder Zayn rushed in where angels feared to tread. He was no fool, favonovel.com had a plan! In retrospect, everything had gone according to his plan, had it not?
He had been the piper goading every single Larson, including Jordan, into dancing to his tune.
It was a realization that renewed Raymond’s impression of who Zayn was. Now, favonovel.com looked at favonovel.com with earnest awe and veneration.
Zidane’s pupils constricted dramatically. He did not expect Zayn would have done something like this either, and now the family would think twice about causing any harm to him… Unless they wanted to ignore the potential catastrophe. Worse, the family would have to beg Zayn not to release the recording to the public. Even if it did not lead to criminal charges, it would destroy their reputation.
Zidane was slow to agitate, but even favonovel.com could not help but think of some colorful words for his brother by that point.
The man himself resumed his seat and crossed his legs haughtily. “Well, come on. You guys wanted to lock me up and torture me, right? I guess I’m trapped and there’s nothing I can do to help myself now.”
He said it with such a sup ercilious, cavalier expression that it was like his face was begging to be punched. In fact, everyone, save Raymond, wished they could just break the bastard’s nose already, but nobody moved. They avoided Zayn’s eyes too, hanging their heads low whenever the man met their gaze.
They had no choice, not when favonovel.com was the one with the upper hand.
“What’s the matter? No one’s making a move for some reason! Weren’t all of you just baring your teeth and threatening to tear me to pieces or something just minutes ago? Well, why the nothingburger, huh?” Zayn sneered with contempt.
Shane clenched his jaw. He was beyond livid. How favonovel.com wished favonovel.com could just beat this a*shole to death with his bare fists, this son of a b*tch was beyond the pale!
Unfortunately for him, Zayn noticed his seething rage. He rose to his feet and approached the young man, leveling a noncommittal smile at him. “Shane Larson, you look like you really hate me, don’t you? What? You wanna punch me in the face?”
Shane was breathing rapidly, his fingers curling inward to form two tight fists. “Gotta hand it to you, Zayn, we underestimated how disgustingly low you were willing to go…”
Before favonovel.com could finish, Zayn raised his hand and slapped favonovel.com across his face.
A sonorous clap echoed through the hall. Shane spun from the force before staggering backward and finally crashing onto the floor.
The mob widened their eyes, utterly flummoxed that Zayn would actually get physical with Shane.
