Only the internationally renowned Turner family would the Harris family bow to. But how could such a powerful family belong to Ernest? Furthermore, his last name was Hawkins!
Gideon glared at Kieran and had an impulse to kill him with a punch. How dare he antagonize Ernest Hawkins?
“Shut the hell up. Just wait till I sort you out!” Gideon yelled at Kieran and then turned towards Ernest and said fawningly, “Mr. Hawkins, I’m sorry. Please accept my apologies. My nephew and brothers didn’t know better and was uninformed of your identity. That’s why they disrespected you. Please do not take it to heart. We are wrong in all aspects. Hayden’s death was not your fault. Kieran must also pay the price for his stupidity. Please forgive those who had offended you. You may deal with them as you wish.”
All the men were dumbfounded.
They looked at Gideon in despair.
They were literally put in the hands of Ernest by Gideon and no longer had any dignity as a proud family. But yet in face of Ernest’s formidable family background, even the Harris family brothers were thunderstruck. They had offended such a person who had supported their family for decades. It was like the world once familiar to them suddenly collapsed.
Hayden’s death now was worthless and a great mistake.
Kieran’s schemes all came to a crashing end. He even implicated and dug a huge hole for himself. He had personally seen how ruthless Ernest and his men could be. Even Haden whom they only met once was given the most potent poison and died a painful death. They even humiliate his body such that he could not die in peace.
Kieran had been competing with Ernest for so long and kept causing trouble for them. He had offended Ernest completely.
His end would be far worse than Gideon.
Kieran felt a chill run down his spine and took several steps backward. His face turned white as if he had seen a ghost.
He stammered, “I… I… I did not know that you’re the master of the Turner family…”
He did not know how to explain himself. He had lost all grounds of defense. He even became the sinner of the family. He was certain that Gideon would make him shoulder all the blame. So long as it could satisfy Ernest not to direct his rage onto the Harris family, Gideon would not bother about Kieran’s life.
Kieran had offended the heir of the Turner family and was now abandoned by his own family. Kieran had instantly lost everything. He had no way out and no escape. He had never expected to be in such a state. All these were because of a woman, a moment’s impulse.
Ernest’s eyes glancing at Kieran were icy cold and filled with disdain. He said, “I will deal with him by myself. I came to the Harris family for something else.”
Someone else would deal with Kieran for him. When that man sober up, he would come for this scoundrel.
Kieran tensed up when he heard this. He did not know if he should be happy that he would live a while longer or fear the looming onslaught.
Gideon understood immediately.
When Ernest was in City N, he intentionally had a conflict with Kieran. There was a period of them when they competed in business and Kieran could come back unscathed not because he was capable, but because Ernest had been using him.
His final motive was getting to the Harris family. Kieran was just an ant that led him here.
Gideon understood and finally heaved a sigh of relief. That meant that Ernest would not destroy the Harris family out of anger.
He quickly said respectfully, “Mr. Hawkins, you came to the Harris family with something in mind. Rest assured that if it is within the Harris family’s capabilities, I will go all out to satisfy your wishes.”
Ernest raised his eyebrows and said directly, “I want Cocos.”
Gideon was stunned. Cocos. That was the most valuable item in his collection. It could be considered priceless. This was extremely rare and not one was discovered in centuries. The one that he had was obtained by pure chance.
The reason for its value was its medicinal properties. It could help a person achieve longevity.
The reason for him to keep this was so that in a few decades when he was frail, he could eat it and live for another twenty to thirty years.
Gideon’s expression changed and looked at Ernest in trepidation, “Mr. Hawkins, erm… my health is failing and that’s why I kept the Cocos. I need it later in life otherwise I may not live much longer.”
Gideon meant that Cocos was associated with his life. Normally, no one would snatch away someone else’s life source. That was humanity.
However, these words had no impact on Ernest. Ernest simply grinned, his eyes exuding impassiveness. All he wanted to confirm was that the Cocos was with Gideon.
He slowly said, “Give me the Cocos and you can live for several more years. Don’t give me, and you won’t even live through a year.”
The words were simple but immediately struck fear in Gideon.
He could not help but shudder and his face turned pale. The rest of the Harris family also became nervous and their heartbeat raced. Ever since they knew about Ernest’s status as the heir of the Turner family, all of them started to fear him.
They now understood that Ernest showed up today not only to burn a body, but he also wanted to destroy all of them. Now the reason keeping them from fighting was only due to Gideon’s humble attitude towards him.
Ernest wasn’t negotiating with Gideon for the Cocos.
Gideon started to perspire and was totally heartbroken. However, he was a realist and knew that he could no longer hold onto the Cocos.
Longevity or die right now. It was not even a choice.
He gritted his teeth for some time before saying, “Mr. Hawkins, I… I can give you Cocos. But this Cocos had been my most precious object, it’s far too valuable, I…”
“What do you want, speak up!” Ernest interrupted him.
Ernest was not blood-thirsty and unreasonable. Since Gideon had surrendered, he would not destroy the Harris family and would only punish the perpetrators.
But he took account of Gideon’s submissiveness. Otherwise, he would not mind killing them.
Although they respected his status as the heir of the Turner family, what they did not know was the hundreds of guards were no match for Ernest and his men.