Chapter 539: 539: Slap in the Face_1

“Who are you talking about!”

The woman in the arms of the portly man blushed immediately when she heard Julius Reed’s words.

Her relationship was illegitimate to begin with; she was just one of Jake Carmichael’s mistresses.

Jake Carmichael had been successful and was an executive at Marthew Abernathy Group. Capitalizing on his distant kinship with the chairman of the Marthew Abernathy Group, he had long engaged in corruption and amassed an astonishing fortune.

The woman didn’t care about all that; as long as someone spent money on her, she was up for anything.

But being called a green tea bitch now touched a raw nerve.

“Whoever knows, knows in their heart.”

Julius Reed, with his hands in his pockets, said indifferently, “Sir, aren’t you afraid of catching a disease?”

“Shut up!”

Jake Carmichael roared, pointing at Scotty Lake, “Hurry up, make this poor man to take off the necklace! With your status, how dare you touch such an expensive crystal necklace?”

“It’s like a toad lusting after swan meat!”

Having said that, a sneer appeared on his face.

“Sir, please cooperate.”

Scotty Lake’s demeanor turned cold again, “If you refuse to cooperate, I will call the police!”

In his eyes, Julius Reed didn’t seem like someone who genuinely intended to buy.

Or more to the point, couldn’t afford it.

Eighty million and some wasn’t just for fun.

They had displayed the necklace all morning in the exhibition hall and only encountered a buyer like Jake Carmichael.

If they lost him, it would be a loss of hundreds of thousands!

“Call the police?”

Julius Reed pointed at the female sales associate, “You hit her, just because you think we can’t afford it, while this fat man can?”

“Exactly!”

Scotty Lake was quite direct; he knew that flattering Jake Carmichael at this time was in his best interest.

“So, if we buy this necklace, does that mean it’s the sales associate’s turn to slap you?”

Julius Reed asked again.

“If you can afford it, of course. But now, I warn you, don’t waste the customer’s time. Take the necklace off immediately.”

Scotty Lake picked up the walkie-talkie in his hand and warned, “Ten seconds, or I’m calling the police!”

Large shopping centers like Five-state International were equipped with security systems.

With such a huge exhibition being held here, there were patrol cars outside.

“Charge it!”

Thump!

Julius Reed pulled out a bank card and slapped it on the counter, “Remember what you’ve just said!”

“Oh ho!”

Seeing the bank card, Jake Carmichael laughed loudly, “Kid, don’t play the swell to look the part, lest you can’t get off your high horse later!”

He didn’t believe that a youngster could afford something worth eighty million.

Even if he was the son of a rich man, to what extent would his wealth have to be, if eighty million were spent as if it were mere pocket change?

Besides, if he really were a rich second generation, he wouldn’t be dressed so poorly, would he?

“Sir, are you sure?”

Scotty Lake looked at Julius Reed and said icily, “If there’s no money in your card, I will sue you for provoking trouble!”

He and Jake Carmichael both didn’t believe Julius Reed had money in his card.

So he spoke harshly, to let Julius Reed expose himself.

“Swipe it! Remember what you said.”

Julius Reed walked over to the sales associate, “Miss, do you dare to hit him later?”

The sales associate was a young woman in her twenties, already terrified after being slapped twice.

Shaking her head, her eyes brimmed with tears.

“Heh! I’m going to charge the card first, good luck to you!”

Scotty Lake waved towards the cash register, and immediately, three cashiers approached with card readers.

“Young lady, tell me, we’re all human, why is it that they can hit you, and yet you dare not fight back?”

Julius Reed leaned on the counter and asked with a smile.

“I need money, and they are customers and leaders, I did something wrong…”

“You did nothing wrong!”

Julius Reed’s face slowly returned to calm, “All beings are equal, living in this world, you only need one principle. As long as you haven’t done anything wrong, at worst you just quit this job! We all have two legs, we all have one head, why should they be allowed to hit you?”

“If you don’t want to hit back, then for the rest of your life, you will live in cowardice. Now, I’m giving you an opportunity to slap a billionaire and your leader. How about it?”

The salesperson thought for a long time, then nodded.

“Sir, this is… this is your card…”

Just then, Scotty Lake, who was sweating profusely, came over and respectfully handed over the card and receipt.

“Haha! No money in it, right? This son of a turtle dares to pose as a rich second generation here? Doesn’t he know his own limits?”

Jake Carmichael once again took out a cigarette from his pocket, and the woman in his arms skillfully lit it for him.

“Sss!”

He took a deep puff, his face full of bliss, “Hurry up, wrap it up for me, I’m in a rush!”

“Sorry, this gentleman has already bought it…”

Scotty Lake’s face turned ashen.

He hadn’t expected that the card would actually work!

The moment Scotty Lake saw the receipt print out, he thought his heart might stop.

“What! You must be mistaken!”

Jake Carmichael’s eyes widened in disbelief, pointing at Julius Reed with the hand holding his cigarette, “Him? Can afford it?”

“Yes…”

Scotty Lake answered in a low voice.

“Now, is it possible for her to hit back?”

Julius Reed took the card, signed his name on the receipt, and then put the bank card back in his pocket.

“Nicolo Marsh, do you want to hit me?”

Scotty Lake turned his head, his gaze towards Nicolo Marsh was full of indifference.

“I…”

Nicolo Marsh was clearly scared.

But she did not shake her head.

“Remember, if he dares to take revenge on you today, I’ll have him lying dead in the street!”

Julius Reed said indifferently.

“Yo! You think you’re a gangster? Just a young kid, what are you pretending to be here?”

Jake Carmichael mocked coldly.

Slap!

Just then, Nicolo Marsh slapped away, hitting Scotty Lake directly across the face.

Scotty Lake, who had a fair complexion, now had a clear handprint on his right cheek.

And Nicolo Marsh looked at her own hand, trembling, a bit dazed.

“And for this gentleman.”

Julius Reed took out twenty thousand in cash from his pocket, threw it on the counter, “Later, I’ll take you to find the person in charge here, take the commission for selling this necklace, and after that, you resign and leave. Now, you are not a salesperson; he hit you, so naturally, you have to hit back!”

For a necklace like this selling for eighty million, a commission of several hundred thousand was quite normal.

Even just a regular salesperson would get at least several tens of thousands.

“You brat, you dare to hit me?”

Jake Carmichael stared with wide eyes at Julius Reed, “Do you know who I am? You dare to act like a gangster in front of me! Believe it or not, one call from me could prevent you from walking out that door?”

“Now, I’m giving you one opportunity to make a phone call,”

Julius Reed walked up to Jake Carmichael, smiled faintly, and said, “But remember, there’s only one chance, I hope you cherish it!”

“You’re Nicolo Marsh?”

He looked at the female salesperson.

Nicolo Marsh nodded her head.

“Start with a slap.”

Julius Reed glanced over at Jake Carmichael.