1320 Agreeing to the Conditions
Norman was drenched in cold sweat, and he only wanted to turn down Jensen, but he didn’t dare to do so.
Jensen smiled. “You don’t have to think too much about it, Mr. Holmes. It’s true that the Hamiltons have some reasons that makes it inconvenient for us to make a move ourselves and that Lucas Gray’s martial arts skills are impressive, but Mr. Holmes, you should try thinking about solutions yourself.”
Staring into Norman’s eyes with a compelling gaze, he said, “For example, you can think about what weaknesses Lucas Gray has and use them to your advantage…
“As long as you succeed and give me Lucas Gray’s head within a week, I can guarantee that we won’t take a single cent from the Stardust Corporation and the other assets under Lucas Gray’s name. You can have it all, Mr. Holmes.
“Mr. Holmes, you should consider it carefully before deciding to agree to my proposal or not. I can give you ten minutes to consider. If you decide not to accept my proposal, just take it that I was never here today.”
Norman was hesitant at first, but after hearing Jensen’s conditions, which included the Stardust Corporation and all of Lucas’s wealth…
These things added up to a staggering sum of money!
There was no way he could turn down this attractive offer!
His heart was pounding wildly, and he yelled without thinking, “I agree! Mr. Hamilton, I agree! I’ll definitely bring Lucas’s Gray head to you within a week!”
With a determined smile, Jensen said, “Okay, I’ll be waiting for your good news then.”
…
In the conference room of the Holmes residence…
After chasing Norman away, Richie took over the position of helmsman.
As they say, a new broom sweeps clean. Richie was sitting proudly in the master seat that belonged to the helmsman while making arrangements for the authoritative positions within the family and discussing what the Holmes should do now to rise again.
Creak!
Suddenly, the door of the conference room was pushed open from the outside, and Norman returned.
Richie looked at Norman as if he was relishing in his victory over him and said with a smile, “Norman, why are you back? You’ve already been stripped of your position, and you’re now only an ordinary member of the family. You don’t have the right to join the senior-level conference. You should be clear about this, right?
“Or are you not reconciled about losing, and you’ve returned to fight with me?”
He leaned back in his seat, looking at Norman with a mirthless smirk.
Before Normal could say anything, the others in the conference room spoke up one after another.
“Norman, you’ve already been removed from your position as helmsman. What are you doing here? Don’t you think you’ve harmed us enough?”
“Norman, you caused us to lose twelve billion dollars and almost caused our entire family to go bankrupt. But you still want to be the helmsman? You must be dreaming!”
“If you have any shame, hurry up and leave. Don’t humiliate yourself further! Richie is right. You’re no longer qualified to attend the senior-level meeting!”
“Yeah, quickly get lost!”
The Holmes repeatedly ridiculed Norman and told him to leave, completely forgetting that they had been respectful toward Norman just an hour ago.
Norman looked at the people in front of him with a complicated expression, finding it really ironic.
He had just lost the position of helmsman, but the higher-ups of the family who could enjoy glory and wealth thanks to him had already started to treat him so drastically different.
It was because he had already lost all his value in their eyes that they treated him like this.
Hah, I’ll soon let them know how absurdly wrong they are!
Hearing the chaotic voices, Norman frowned and suddenly hollered, “Shut up!”
With his shout, everyone in the conference room quieted down.
Although they all knew that Norman was no longer the helmsman of the Holmes, they still instinctively obeyed his angry shout.
In particular, after Norman hollered, he exuded a domineering aura that was identical to what he had when he was the helmsman. In fact, it was even more aggressive than before, causing his family members to obey him subconsciously.
Richie narrowed his eyes with a gloomy expression.
He didn’t expect that Norman would be able to deter the family still, even though he was no longer the helmsman.
Didn’t this undermine his status and authority as the new helmsman?
“Norman, don’t push it!”
Just as Richie was about to instruct his subordinates to tie Norman up and assert his dominance, Norman looked at him coldly and said, “Kill him!”
Richie was puzzled, but before he could process what Norman meant, he saw two tall and burly figures in white behind Norman.
Before anyone could react, one of the men in white flashed and vanished. The next moment, he appeared next to Richie at the other end of the conference table. Then a cold light flashed in his hand.
Screech!
With a sound resembling something deflating, a red mark suddenly appeared on Richie’s neck. Immediately afterward, bright red blood sprayed into the air like a fountain, splattering everywhere.
Richie held his neck in pain and winced in horror before falling to the floor. After convulsing violently for a moment, he became motionless.
His eyes were wide open as he stared at the ceiling in despair, indignant about death.
Everything happened within an extremely short amount of time. It was so fast that the Holmes couldn’t react at all.
Everyone was dumbfounded and shocked by the sudden attack.
After a long time, screams sounded.
“Ahh!! He’s dead! The new helmsman… is dead!”
“Ah! Murder!”
…
All kinds of screams rang out in the conference room.
Everyone was deathly pale from the bloody scene and wished they could escape immediately.
Unfortunately, there was the other man in white standing at the entrance, preventing anyone from escaping.
The screaming and commotion became louder.
“Shut up!” Norman roared. Everyone in the conference room immediately fell silent.
They looked at Norman in fear, not daring to defy him.
Norman swept his gaze across these people indifferently and said austerely, “From today onward, the Holmes will obey me! If anyone dares to defy me even slightly, Richie Holmes’s fate will be your fate! Do you understand?”
“Yes!”
All the Holmes in the conference room immediately agreed respectfully while shuddering.
They didn’t want to have their throats slit and die horribly as Richie had!
