Michael lit a cigarette for himself. There was only soft music in the private room. No one spoke, not even a word from the chatterbox—Monty. Even though they were not Old Master Williams, as men born into wealthy families, they could only agree with Old Master Williams’s teaching. They could spoil a woman but never fall in love with one because once they were in love, the woman would be their weakness. It could be a life-threatening one too if their enemies or rivals used that against them.
A few moments had passed, and Michael was already on his third cigarette. The lighter was thrown aside casually. He looked at Henry indifferently and sneered.
“Who told you that I fell in love with that girl?”
Henry was not joking. He met Michael’s cold eyes, and the gaze was as cold as crushed ice. After a while, he sighed.
“Elena’s team had offended many people today. Previously, those in the dark probably only wanted to destroy their god-like artist.”
“But now,” he looked intently at Michael, not about to miss any slight expression on his face.
“Today they won a landslide victory. You reacted out of anger, ignored Old Master Williams’s teaching, and implied that Elena has a close relationship with you.
“Do you think that they can go through tonight safely?”
Michael’s eyes darkened. The cigarette at his fingertips was still burning, but he did not even take a puff out of it. He had indeed acted willfully earlier that day. Suddenly, he threw the still-burning cigarette into the ashtray. The tall man stood up from the sofa and walked out of the door.
As the door of the private room closed, the three people in the room could still clearly hear his conversation over the phone with Levi. “The front door. Prepare the car!”
Their big brother had changed. He could deal with any problems in the past in a calm demeanor. However, when he realized the girl might be in danger, he had left his friends behind and rushed toward her.
He would have never fought so openly with someone else over a girl either, but that day, he did it in front of everyone in the stadium, and that included the media.
Their big brother seemed to be the same decisive and resolute person as he always had been. At the same time, he was also different from the person that he was before. He had become impulsive and irrational when he faced issues related to the girl!
“Second Brother, what do you think?” Monty looked at Henry.
The mirthful smiles that he usually wore on his face had disappeared completely.
“I’ll deal with her.” Johnny lowered his glass. If one looked closely, one could definitely see the dangerous look he had in his eyes.
“Do you want Elena to disappear completely?” Henry raised an eyebrow. “Have you thought it through?”
“Big Brother would be normal again once the girl disappears.”
Johnny decided that he should handle the matter personally. For his big brother to be that invincible Eldest Young Master Williams gain, he would have to remove all obstacles, be it things or people.
“This is the first time our big brother has fallen for someone in his life. If you kill her, how would you face Big Brother in the future?”
“Do you think that Big Brother would sever our brothership for a girl?”
Johnny could not understand the mentality. Women were like troubles to them. If they could stay away from women, they should keep their distance. Therefore, he could not understand why his big brother would change himself for a girl.
“He would not ditch us, but he would not allow us to hurt his woman as well.”
Henry decided to give Johnny a life lesson. He was the youngest and the most sincere among the brothers. He was reticent, but once he put his mind into something, he would be the fastest to take action. He was a doer, not a talker. Hence, if Henry did not change his mind in time, Johnny might do damage that could never be recovered.
“It is not necessary to get rid of his woman to make big brother normal again.”
Henry’s words struck Johnny and Monty’s nerves. Both of them stared at Henry soberly as Henry poured himself a glass and took two sips before he said, “I think there is another way to solve the problem.”
…
Elena and her friends did encounter some issues that night.
They had walked gleefully toward the office after they left the Szechuan restaurant. They wanted to get drunk that night to celebrate their victory, so they decided to order some takeaway to continue the celebration until dawn.
Before they arrived at the Grand Wealth Building, a group of people blocked their path in the alley behind the building. A well-dressed girl emerged from the crowd and went straight to Aryan. She raised her hand and swung it hard onto his cheek.
Layla wanted to stop her, but Elena held her back. It was a problem between Aryan and Nina, so they had to solve it on their own. None of them could get involved in it.
Nina was still not satisfied after that one slap, so she raised her hand again and continued to slap the man in front of her. She did it for another four to five times. Aryan’s face swelled up pretty quickly, and a trickle of blood could be seen at the corner of his mouth.
However, he just looked at the girl quietly with no intention to fight back. Nina was obviously agitated, and her chest heaved from her heavy breathing. After five slaps, she raised her hand once again. However, Aryan caught her wrist before she could lay her hands on him.
“Haven’t you had enough?”
“Never!” She gritted her teeth. Her face was distorted in anger and grievances.
“You tricked me! Why did you do this to me?!”
“When did I lie to you? I have never given you any promises.”
Renege was nonexistent without promises. Furthermore, he did not touch her that night, so he did not owe her anything.
“Nina, that’s enough! These five slaps are not payback to what I owed you. They are to remind me that everything has ended between you and I. From now on, we are strangers!”
“You…”
Nina did not expect him to talk to her in such an unpleasant tone. He was a changed man. He was no longer the Raphael that showed her favor, tolerance, and complete obedience.
“Are you in love with another woman? One of them? Is it this ugly one or one of the other two girls?”
She pointed at the three girls behind Aryan; she wished she could cripple them!
“What’s so great about them? Are you blind or crazy? How could you fall for these ugly b*tches?”
“All of them are more beautiful than you,” Aryan let go of her hand.
Nina almost fell from the impact. The two men behind her stepped forward and helped her to gain her balance. They treated her so gently like she was their sweetheart, and as if they were afraid that she might get hurt. Their interaction was a mockery to Aryan. Suddenly, he smiled. There was no pride nor hatred in his grin; it was only a plain smile.
“There are always countless men around you. You think that you are the center of the universe and everyone should revolve around you.
“So you think that you can control all the men in the world. You think that men would do anything for you.”
He had wanted to say those words to her when he left. However, the pain was too much for him to handle. All he wanted to do was to leave quickly and not have to say a word to her.
“Nina, wake up! If you continue to live your life in this way, you will always meet the same type of men.”
“They get close to you for either your body or your money. If you are not sincere with them, then no one would give you their hearts in return.