Gary was thrown for a loop by the slap. He gaped at Matthew and kept pointing at Matthew for a while before he managed to get a word out.
"I'm a district leader. The district leader of this area, in fact. How dare you lay your hand on me? Do you have a death wish?"noveldrama
Matthew snapped, "What makes you think you're special? Didn't Ted tell you about Brad?"
Upon hearing that, Gary got even more livid. "Brad? The only Brad I know is a big shot. You're nothing compared to him. Even I'm not worthy to be around him. As for any other Brad..." On that note, Gary paused for a moment.
Matthew took out his phone and looked for Brad's number. Then, he made a video call and coldly asked, "What about the other Brad?"
Gary dismissively replied, "Even if they're named Brad, they're irrelevant in front of me. You-"
Just as Gary was speaking, Matthew shoved his phone in Gary's face. On the screen, an old man was flipping out.
"How dare you disrespect me? I fought hard to build this country and made sure you were fed and clothed. And now you're treating me like I'm nothing?
"What's your name, you idiot? I'm going to bring my gun and blow you to bits."
Gary could feel Brad's rage and murderous intent even through the screen. As he aggressively shouted at the camera, he even pointed his fingers at it.
Anyone familiar with Brad's temper would have known right away. This was the infamous Brad Miles, a lunatic who'd take on an entire army by himself when he was mad, and an old man who'd curse at just about anyone.
Staring the the screen, Gary's face turned pale out of fear. How did someone so high-profile get involved with Lamda City?
The worst part was that Brad heard Gary's dismissive and mocking remarks. In no time, Gary was sweating bullets.
Gary kept apologizing and begging for mercy. "thought he was trying to fool me and I didn't know it was actually you, Mr. Miles. I'm sorry. II slap myself for running my stupid mouth. Please accept my apology."
As Gary spoke, he started smacking himself in the face. Everyone nearby watched in silence and was too afraid to make a sound.
The face went completely silent, except for the sound of Gary slapping his own face. It went on more than 20 times.
Gary's face was red and swollen from the slaps, with blood trickling from his mouth. He finally stopped and apologized to the screen.
"If you think that's not enough, I'll keep going, Mr. Miles. I won't stop until you're pleased."
Brad grumbled in a huff, "What a coward. I barely insulted you, and you freaked out. Are you afraid of losing your job, or did you do something wrong? You don't look
like a decent person either. Get lost."
Feeling like he'd been granted a pardon, Gary leaned closer. "Thank you for sparing me, Mr. Miles. I'll leave right away."
As Gary spoke, he motioned with his hand and left with his men in a sorry state.
Matthew turned the camera toward himself. Before he could speak, Brad said, "What are you up to, Mr. Grant? How can you use me like this?"
Matthew looked awkward because he didn't expect Brad to catch on. As the saying went, with age came wisdom. Without even saying a word, Brad already knew what had happened.
"I just came across someone talking trash about you, and I thought I should let you know."
Brad flashed Matthew a grin and remarked, "It's fine. I'll play along as your pawn, but you better take care of the Wood family for me. Go hard on Horace. Make sure he gets the message and stays in line.
Matthew didn't know where to draw the line. "Are we talking about breaking some bones?"
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