At the parking lot, Paisley clenched her jaw and said, “Pierre, that bastard, why didn’t he die? I was too kind. I should have let the doctor disable his legs during the operation so that he can never stand up again in his life!”
“You can’t do that. It would have been troublesome if the chairman found out about it.” Danya reminded.
“I’m not that stupid. I’m just angry right now. I wouldn’t get myself in trouble by dealing with Pierre. But his attitude today was foul, so I have to deal with him some way or another.”
Danya suggested, “Miss Anthony, aren’t you already in the process of it? You can send the recording to the chairman immediately. After hearing your brother scold you, the chairman wouldn’t let it slide.”
“You’re underestimating the situation. My father’s heart has been broken, and he’s distressed about Pierre’s injuries. If I send it to him now, he wouldn’t do anything about it, so I have to send it a few days later.”
Paisley got in the car, “Let’s go back first. I have to check up on the guy in the neighboring villa. It’s been a day, why is there still no news from him?”
In the villa, Ornard sat on the sofa while shouting at the phone with gloomy eyes.
“So our men were also defeated last night?”
“Yes, I just found out.” Gurmisran sounded helpless.
He thought that it would be a piece of cake to deal with Pierre, so he didn’t pay much attention to the situation. However, he just found out that his men were completely annihilated.
“Three of them are seriously injured, one with a broken rib, and two with a broken leg. But that’s not the biggest concern. Now the police have begun to investigate, and the situation is not looking too good.”
“What’s wrong? It’s just three people. The worst thing that can happen is them going to prison.” Ornard said disapprovingly.
“That was also my plan, but the police aren’t the only problem. Climax Space is also pursuing them. They said that the fight happened in their territory and asked for compensation for the damaged property!”
“This is extortion!” Ornard sneered, “How much do they want?”
“They already gave us a list. It includes two antique vases worth 300 million dollars, and compensation for impacting their business, which amounts to a billion dollars in total.” Gurmisran lowered his voice when he started speaking of money.
“What? This is daylight robbery! Who puts real antiques in nightclubs? Do they think we’re fools?” Ornard swore.
“This… Mr. Laban, the antiques in Climax Space should be real. I remember there was an antique expert who identified it when they first started their business. You should know that Climax Space is famous for its authentic decorations, and no other nightclub can compare with it.”
It was painful to think about losing one billion dollars. It was impossible for Gurmisran’s men to pay the money. Even if they could pay it back, they were merely acting on orders, so they would not be so stupid as to pay back the money. So in the end, Ornard would have to pay off the money in order to prevent any complications.
Ornard was doing this in secret, and he couldn’t afford to let the cat out of the bag. Otherwise, if the Anthony family and William found out about it, he would be met with enemies from both sides.
“You really can’t do anything right!” Ornard swore as he felt that something was wrong. It didn’t make sense for any of the men to not be able to escape from the scene.
There must be some other reason to it, and he had to figure it out, “Do you know what happened last night?”
“I know one thing. Pierre is recently attracted to a woman in Climax Space. The people I arranged used her as an excuse to pick a fight with him, and my plan was for them to beat him up and leave. However, my men said that Pierre’s bodyguard was too overpowering and beat them up without much effort. They fainted at the scene and did not know anything else that happened after that.
“It was three versus one, but no one could fight back? Does the Anthony family have such a powerful bodyguard?” Ornard asked in disbelief.
Gurmisran didn’t know the answer to that, so he asked, “Maybe you should ask Ms. Anthony about it?”
Speaking of the devil, Paisley came back from the hospital and went directly to Ornard’s villa.
Seeing her come over, Ornard hung up the phone with Gurmisran and said, “You came just in time. I have something to ask you. Does Pierre have a skilled bodyguard?”
“Why are you asking this?” Paisley was surprised.
“The men I arranged to beat up Pierre last night were beaten up his bodyguard, and the police are involved. Climax Space also insisted that millions of dollars worth of antiques were smashed, and it also affected their business, so they asked for a compensation of more than a billion dollars. But I find this situation a little strange, so I’m asking you about it.”
Paisley’s face changed again after hearing his words, “One billion? And the people you arranged are all hospitalized? How is that possible? It’s impossible for Pierre to have such a powerful bodyguard. Did William’s men do it?”
Ornard suddenly sat straight and asked, “Do you have any evidence?”
“I don’t, but William’s bodyguards are all very powerful, and are able to tackle ten men by themselves.”
“Why did William help Pierre?” Ornard asked.
Paisley thought for a moment and said, “Maybe… maybe he predicted that we were going to deal with Pierre? But that’s unreasonable. How would he know that? Is he targeting you?”
Ornard did not believe Paisley’s guess, “Nonsense! My plans are very confidential, and no one knows about it except you. Besides, I just got the news that William went to Arcadia last night, and he was boarding the plane when we dealt with Pierre, so he cannot be related to this.”
Once Ornard said so, Paisley also felt that William had nothing to do with it either, “Well, I’ll investigate Pierre’s bodyguard to see what’s going on. If there is such a powerful bodyguard, we’ll find a way to kill him!”
Ornard had no mood to kill people now since his mind was full of the compensation issue, so he was not in the mood to listen to Paisley’s nonsense, “You should go back first. Don’t come here without my permission.”
Paisley did not expect that she would be kicked out after coming here on her own initiative, so she suppressed the humiliation and left quickly.
Ornard got up and circled around the living room a few times. He was extremely irritated since he had always made wise judgments and never suffered a loss. Now, he felt unjust for losing so much money for Paisley.
“I can’t let it go like this. I have to find a way to get the money back.”