Life After Prison

Gideon then said straightforwardly, “It seems to me that you

were the one who began to stir trouble at the launching, and Mister Severin here only punched you because he was angered by your unfounded accusations. What did you intend to

achieve by making that remark?”

“I…I didn’t! I’m being wrongly accused here! I didn’t mean to provoke him!” Victor was taken aback by what was happening and hurriedly cried wolf. “I just think that it’s a little odd for the Shanahans to get two spots when Diane had just only resumed her position as general manager. I just made some off

-handed remarks, that’s all! I didn’t make any sort of insinuation!”

“Tell your men to chase Victor, Jada, and the rest of the Stones from this venue,” Gideon said to the head of the bodyguards. ” Their prearranged quota in the Liberty City project will be retracted and given to Brookbourn Mansion!”

Gideon had earlier realized that there were only two spots given to Brookbourn Mansion, and it seemed a little out of place for a third-tier family like the Shanahans to be given two spots as well. He therefore decided to chase out the Stones and © NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

use their transgressions against Severin as an excuse to give their quota to Brookbourn Mansion.

That way, the Ballards would have three spots, which would

make the Shanahans’ two spots stand out a little less. At the

very least, he could ensure that Brookbourn Mansion was not under the impression that they were not being valued.

“Yes, sir” The head of the bodyguards acknowledged Gideon’s request. He then turned to his men and said, “You heard the man. Escort the Stones out!” Although the captain of the bodyguard was a little surprised by Gideon’s decision, he nevertheless did as he was told and escorted the Stones out.

“Mister Gideon, I…” Victor was extremely regretful. He initially wanted to leverage the Longhorns’ influence to punish Severin, but he did not expect his actions to backfire so terribly. More importantly, he would be the butt of jokes if word got out that he was punched. Worse still, any form of cooperation with Gideon was no longer possible in the future, and their future prospects would be daunting, to say the least, after he offended the Longhorns.

“Thank you for standing up for what’s right, Mister Gideon. Victor was deliberately trying to sow discord!” Catherine immediately stepped forward and cupped her hands.

“Worry not. I am more than capable of telling who’s right and who’s wrong.” Gideon smiled faintly. “You did well, Mister Severin. I particularly despise people who badmouth others. from behind, and I probably would do the same as you if someone made such statements about my wife. I commend your extraordinary courage for doing as your heart tells you without fretting over whether your actions will incur my displeasure!”

Most of the other guests had puzzled expressions on their faces. Gideon truly lived up to his name as the head of a first- tier family. Severin’s antics had clearly brought some measure of chaos to the event, but Gideon worded it in such a way that did not hint at the slightest embarrassment on his part, but rather, made one feel as though he was a magnanimous and percipient person. As if that were not enough, he even seemed to have praised Severin for that punch.

Seeing as Gideon was not bothered by what he did and even provided him with the chance to get a grip on himself, Severin chuckled and said, “Hehe, thank you, Mister Gideon. This is a perfect example of when great minds think alike!”

Severin’s response was just as perfect, for he took the opportunity to praise himself for protecting his wife while indirectly flattering Gideon as someone with a great mind.

Gideon nodded in satisfaction and said to the emcee on stage, Please continue with the ceremony!”

The emcee smiled. “Moving on from that brief episode, we

shall continue with…”

At that moment, Victor, his wife, and Jada had all been

ushered out into the street.

“Severin, you f*cking b*stard! I don’t give a sh*t that you

punched me, but I’m pissed that you made me lose my quota

in the project! I’m not going to let this go without a fight. I kill you, Severin! I swear on my name!” Victor wiped off the blood from his nostrils and was so angry that he nearly had an

aneurysm.