Chapter 676

Afterwards, she turned around and promptly strode off.

Aaron glared at Michael. “Did you actually plot against your cousin?”

“Grandpa, everything I do is for the family...” Michael argued, unknowingly confirming Aaron’s suspicions.

“You heartless beast!” Aaron bellowed as sparks seemed to fly from his stormy eyes. He smacked Michael a third time and yelled, “I shouldn’t have invested so much into a traitor like you! She’s your cousin, for goodness’ sake! How dare you hurt her! Now, kneel here until Nancy forgives you. If she doesn’t forgive you, you’re staying here forever!”

That day, both Raider Group and Linton Group became famous.

However, the difference was that Raider Group’s reputation had gone down the drain, while Linton Group became the legend of Oakheart City.

Not only did Linton Group manage to recruit the Master Healer, but they also even received praise from General North, who called them a ‘Conscientious Business’.

The opening ceremony went on all the way to 10 P.M..

Lacey was in a splendid mood, so she decided to treat all her staff members to a feast at the Grand Millennium Hotel.

She told Dawn to bring the staff to the hotel first while she and Zeke stayed back to lock the doors.

When they finally headed towards their car after locking the doors, they caught sight of a shadow that charged straight towards them.

Zeke shoved Lacey behind him instinctively.

However, the shadow fell to the floor right in front of them.

Lacey took a good look at the shadow and said, “Oh, it’s you, Emily Clemons.”

“Please, Lacey! I beg you! Let me join Linton Group!” Emily pleaded as tears fell from her eyes. “I can be your slave from now on! You don’t even need to pay me!”

She had been hiding nearby for the whole day, waiting for a chance to plead with the two of them for mercy, but there had been too many people around during the day.

After several hours, the crowd had finally cleared, and Lacey and Zeke were the only two left.

However, Lacey was not going to forgive her so easily.

She shook her head. “Sorry. We don’t have room for you. Let’s go, Zeke.”

She took Zeke’s arm and took a step forward towards her car.

Suddenly, Emily wrapped her arms around Lacey’s leg, dragging her backwards.

“Please, Lacey! I need your help! General North’s after me! My mom has gone mad, and my brother lost his arm, so they need me to look after them! They’ll die if anything happens to me!” She sobbed.

“You’re the only one who can help me... Maybe General North won’t be suspicious of me anymore once I join Linton Group! Lacey, please, I can’t die...” Emily continued to cry.

Her sob story made Lacey’s resolve waver.

There would be three lives she would ruin if she abandoned Emily!

She looked at Zeke tentatively, seeking his opinion.

Zeke’s expression was cold and unforgiving. “Listen. We would forgive you if you were just unlucky, but since you’re guilty as well, there’s nothing we can do to help you. Let’s go, Lacey.”

Zeke pulled Lacey into their car and drove off without looking back.

Emily clenched her jaw together in anger as she watched them leave.

“You dumb b*tch! You f*cking simp! Even if I’m going to die, I’ll drag both of you down to hell with me!

So you think that getting rid of your competition would mean eternal peace? Hah! How naïve! Mance will take revenge from the underground!”

Emily continued to spit, “It would be a waste for the Rivermouth underworld to collapse just because someone wants revenge against Zeke Williams. Wait... What if someone tells the Rivermouth underworld that they are going to suffer because of Zeke Williams? Surely they’ll kick him and Linton Group out of Rivermouth! Haha! That’s right! I’m going to spread that information to the underworld right now! Just you wait, Zeke Williams!”