CHAPTER 701 THE FEUD (6) THE WAR BREAKS OUT

Chapter 701 The Feud (6) The War Breaks Out

Manuel hung up on Theodore and texted Oscar. Anyway, he wouldn't keep anything from Oscar.

He sent nothing but a symbol of a cross to Oscar. The symbol of the cross meant the mission failed,

while the symbol of the circle meant the mission succeeded.

He put down the phone and drove back to the hotel. He wouldn't give up though he had no idea where

Melvin had taken Hannah. He went back to the hotel and tried to find Hannah in the huge capital city.

Things were nice in the banquet hall. Oscar stood respectfully behind the Collins family and many other

waiters and waitresses were waiting on them. Suddenly, one of the waitresses spilt the wine on Melvin

by accident.

The waitress was scared out while shaking with fear and she apologized immediately, "Sorry, Mr

Balderston. I'm so sorry."

Undoubtedly, it caught everyone's attention.

Melvin took a look at his soaked shirt and glanced at the waitress, "Never mind. Be more careful next

time."

"I'm very sorry, Mr Balderston. I really am." The waitress kept apologizing. she was freaked out and

could say nothing more than that.

"It's OK. Off you go." Said Melvin calmly. He didn't lose his temper or act to be very kind. He was above

pretending. Mrs Balderston also said something and sent the waitress away.

"Melvin, your shirt is all wet. Go get changed. Be careful not to catch a cold." Said Rowan.

Melvin said nothing in response.

Rowan waved to a waiter and told him to take Melvin to the dressing room. In a state banquet like this,

everything was well prepared, including the clothes for the two families.

"Excuse me." Melvin stood up and said.

Rowan nodded slightly, then Melvin left under the guidance of the waiter.

Oscar knew Rowan had planned the accident. Clearly, Rowan had taken action. He sent Melvin away

deliberately to make people think Melvin left to send the killers. But he said nothing and just stayed

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A few moments later, Mathew went up to Rowan and whispered in his ear, "No body armour."

It meant Melvin wasn't wearing body armour. After all, the Collins family didn't trust Oscar deep down.

They planned the accident for two purposes. First, Rowan had created an opportunity for Melvin to "Kill

him". Second, he would seize the chance to find out if Melvin was wearing body armour. If yes, he

would definitely be suspicious of Oscar's loyalty. If not, he could trust Oscar.

By no means would Melvin risk his own life. But, whatever the Collins family could think of, Oscar had

thought of it first. So, he had reminded Melvin not to wear the body armour. On the one hand, he could

win the trust of the Collins family. On the other hand, he could kill Melvin more easily.

Melvin got changed and went back to the banquet hall. He didn't trust Oscar at first and he had a hard

time deciding whether he should wear the body armour or not. In the end, he chose to take it off. As a

wily old fox, Rowan had calculated and planned everything. He knew clearly why Rowan had caused

the accident, and he also admired Oscar for having taken everything into consideration.

As soon as Melvin came back, Rowan flattered, "Melvin, over here! Cheers!"

"Cheers, Mr Collins." Melvin raised the wine glass humbly.

"Great." Said Rowan kindly

"When your father was alive, we talked about the alliance of the two families. In fact, I was gonna marry

my daughter Sarah to you, but she fell for a bad guy. Well, forget it. Fortunately, I have another

daughter named Lillian. She isn't as graceful as Sarah, but she's also pretty. I'd like to introduce you to

her sometime. What do you think?" said Rowan.

"Lillian is still at school, right?" said Melvin.

"Yeah. She just turned 20 last week. I've thought of inviting you to her birthday party. But she's too shy

to meet the crowd. So, we didn't throw a party." Explained Rowan.

"Oh, she's 20! How time flies! She's like a baby girl to us." Mrs Balderston cut in.

"I'd like to set them up. What do you say, Mrs Balderston?" asked Rowan.

"I can't agree more. We can't wait to." She flattered.

"Great! Cheers, Mrs Balderston. It's still a good beginning no matter how it will end." Rowan said and

raised the wine glass. So did Mrs Balderston.

Rowan tossed off, kept smiling and had hidden his cruelty very well.

"Watch out!" All at once, someone screamed in the hall.

A man in a waiter's uniform rushed to Rowan with a gun and aimed at him. In the meantime, Oscar

jumped over abruptly and knocked Roman down on the floor. Oscar was shot in the arm. The gunshot

had turned the banquet hall into chaos. The guests screamed around.

The killer missed the target and tried to shoot Rowan again, but the guards pressed him down on the

floor in a second. It was still a mess. Rowan looked at the gunshot wound in Oscar's arm and was still

shaking with fear. If Oscar hadn't saved him in time, he would have been bleeding.

He pulled a long face and stood up with the help of his son, Mathew. He glared at the killer and looked

extremely mad, "Who sent you?"

The killer refused to tell.

"Search him!" ordered Rowan.

The guards began searching him immediately and picked up his gun. They saw a mark on the pistol

but dared not say anything.

"What is it?" asked Rowan ferociously.

The guard picked up the pistol, took out all the bullets and handed it to Rowan respectfully. Rowan took

it over and was shocked to see the mark on it. It was the letter "B", which was the symbol of the

Balderston family. The two families were controlling all the weapons in Northfield. Each weapon was

numbered and marked so that it could be effectively managed.

Rowan turned to Melvin, but the latter looked as if he knew nothing about it.

"Melvin, how dare you! I've taken you as a son for so many years. Explain it!" roared Rowan. Saying it,

he threw the gun hard at Melvin.

Finally, it utterly triggered the conflicts between the Collins and the Balderstons.