Chapter 16
In an instant, everyone was stunned. After all, no one in Horington dared to go against Tommy's orders. But that day, the seemingly ordinary Kai wasn't showing him any respect at all.
Tommy's expression turned chilly, and his eyes radiated murder.
Off to the side, Leyton was close to bursting with laughter as he inwardly crowed, Kill him! Finish him off!
"Mr. Chance, h-hurry up and apologize to Mr. Lewis!"
Josephine hastily tugged at Kai's sleeve, feeling so apprehensive that she was drenched in a cold sweat.
"How dare you go against Mr. Lewis, kid? You must have a death wish!" one of Tommy's lackeys roared as he swung his fist at Kai.
"Mr. Lewis, I apologize on behalf of Mr. Chance!"
William descended into a panic when he saw that Tommy's lackey was about to make a move. However, he didn't dare order his men to act since his dozens of security guards were no match for Tommy's several hundred lackeys, even if he were to risk his life. The ending would be the same, but the Sullivan family would only be dragged into the mess.
Tommy said nothing, neither entertaining his apology nor ordering his lackey to stop.
That lackey of his was tall and burly and was almost a head taller than Kai. Not only that, he was bulging with muscles. Therefore, Kai would probably be crippled even if he didn't die from that single blow.
Both Leyton and Sandy regarded Kai with a sneer. Warrick and Juliette likewise anticipated seeing his pitiful state in a moment, waiting to see him make a fool of himself. That went doubly for the former since he was still hurting badly from the slap that sent him flying earlier. Therefore, he wanted to see Kai crippled.
But just as the lackey's fist drew close to Kai's face, Kai reached out and caught the gigantic fist. No matter how much force the man exerted, he found that he simply couldn't move his hand.
At that sight, everyone was bowled over. Even Tommy couldn't help taking a closer look at Kai.
Alas, he felt as though he was on the verge of a heart attack when he truly scrutinized the man.
He had obviously noticed the bronze-colored ring on Kai's finger as well as the carved dragon on it.
The Dragon Ring! That's the Dragon Ring! The person who wears the Dragon Ring is the overlord of the Dragon Sect!
He fell into a trance for a moment. In the next second, he bellowed, "Get the hell away! Who asked you to make a move?"
After roaring at his lackey, he sent the man flying with a kick.
"Please forgive my ignorance, Mr. Chance!" Tommy hastily apologized to Kai.
He had never expected the overlord of the Dragon Sect to grace the insignificant Horington with his presence when the Dragon Sect was the most mysterious organization in the entire world. With a mere flick of its finger, the whole world would tremble.
In fact, Tommy's Templar Regiment was under the command of the Dragon Sect. The Dragon Sect had a total of thirteen regiments in the whole of Chanaea, and the Templar Regiment was only one of them. However, when they weren't summoned, the regiments operated independently without revealing their identities.
For that reason, Tommy could only address Kai as Mr. Chance right then.
Seeing his sudden change of attitude toward Kai, everyone was bewildered. They had no idea what he was trying to do.
Even Kai himself was quite taken aback.
"Do I not need to apologize anymore?" he questioned tentatively with his gaze fixated on Tommy.
"No, of course not! How would I dare ask that you apologize, Mr. Chance? Please just say the word if you have any requests!"
Stricken with terror, Tommy quickly shook his head. No matter what, I wouldn't dare ask the overlord of the Dragon Sect to apologize!
"I said they won't be getting married if I attend the wedding," Kai commented placidly.
Nodding, Tommy turned and announced loudly, "The wedding today is canceled! Everyone can get lost now!"
"Mr. Lewis..."
Yoel gaped at him, nonplussed.
If the wedding is called off, the Scott family will become the laughingstock of Horington!
Chapter 17
"Clear the place!"
Tommy ignored Yoel altogether. Following his command, his several hundred lackeys swarmed into the banquet hall.
The guests were so terrified that they all sprinted out. Warrick and Juliette, who initially wanted to see Kai's tragic end, were also kicked out without getting to see anything at all.
Meanwhile, Yoel wore a downright grim expression right that moment. Leyton, on the other hand, glared at Kai with his face contorted into a mask of rage as though he wanted to kill him. Argh! How is the Scott family going to hold its head up anymore after having been utterly humiliated today?
"Kai, even if Sandy can't get married today, don't dream that you'll be able to get back with her, you peasant! Someone like you will never find a wife!" Melinda screeched at Kai.
She was close to bursting a blood vessel that he ruined the wedding after they had finally hooked up with the wealthy Scott family.
"Do you think you can stop me from marrying Leyton by doing this, Kai? Stop dreaming! I've got nothing to do with you anymore, so stop harassing me!"
Sandy shot daggers at Kai, her gaze devoid of all emotions save loathing.
Hearing that, Kai sneered, "Was I the one who harassed you? As far as I remember, the two of you insisted that I attend your wedding. I already told you that you wouldn't be getting married if I attended!"
"How dare you?"
Sandy was so enraged that she gritted her teeth and glowered at him.
"Don't bother about him anymore, Sandy. He's deliberately angering you and trying to get you to talk to him more. Look at his dopey countenance! Adding to the fact that he's an ex-convict, he'll be a bachelor for the rest of his life!" Melinda cursed Kai even as she pulled Sandy over to her.
Right then, Josephine stepped forward and asked Kai solemnly, "If you don't mind, Mr. Chance, can I be your girlfriend?"
At that unexpected turn of events, Kai was instantly rooted to the spot. He never expected her to say such a thing in public when she was the heiress of the Sullivan family and would be the head of the Sullivan family in the future.
Sandy and Melinda's faces flushed bright red with fury when they heard Josephine's question. That was unmistakably a slap in the face to them, especially when the latter had just declared that Kai would never be able to find a girlfriend when he was a nobody.
Sandy's hands balled into fists, and her face flamed hotly.
I just told him not to harass me anymore the second before, but in the blink of an eye, the heiress of the Sullivan family confessed to him! Compared to her, I'm not even worthy of note!
"Please allow me to consider it for two days, Ms. Sullivan. I'm not quite ready yet."
Kai flashed Josephine a grateful smile.
He knew that she was only saying that to help him out and prove Sandy and her mother wrong.
Nonetheless, he was still exceedingly thankful that she would help him at the cost of her reputation.
"I'll try my best and give my all to have you accept me, Mr. Chance."
Josephine gave him a faint smile in return.
Subsequently, the Scott family and Sandy's family left. When they were leaving, the look in Yoel's eyes was so vicious that it was as though he wanted to kill Kai right then and there. From the look of things, he was not going to give up his quest for revenge just yet.
Even William and Josephine were asked to leave. Right then, only Kai and the members of the Templar Regiment remained in the relatively huge banquet hall.
"So, what is it that you want? Just spit it out!"
Kai astutely surmised that Tommy definitely had some motive or other to have suddenly helped him clear the place out.
However, never had he expected Tommy to fall to his knees before him with a thud no sooner had he finished speaking. On the heels of that, all the several hundred members of the Templar Regiment did the same.
Seeing that, Kai was discombobulated even as he wondered whether the man had lost his mind.
