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Chapter 10
Josephine and Cordelia weren’t the only ones shocked.
The air in the bar became still and the thugs looked at each other in dismay.
Pablo Montague?
Pablo was the heir to the Montague Crime Family!
The Montague Crime Family had always bullied others. When were they ever bullied?
Markus must be tired of living!
Bernard got up from the floor with his men’s help. He stared squarely at Markus with vicious eyes.
He couldn’t remember when was the last time that he had been so embarrassed in front of his men.
“You have some nerve kicking Mr. Bernard and demanding my cousin come here! You wanna die, don’t you? I don’t care who you are but you’re leaving this place on a stretcher today!”
Furious, Reginald looked at the thugs. “What are you waiting for? Get him! Why are you afraid of him? There are dozens of you and only one of him!”
“Stop!”
Just as the thugs were ready to charge at Markus, Bernard raised his hand to stop them.
He looked at Markus and asked with belated realization, “You’re Markus Blackthorn?”
Markus said calmly, “Oh. Have you heard of me?”
“Scar and Beanpole are my men!”
Josephine lost her temper and glared at Bernard. “So you’re the one who conspired with Alexander Kingsley to kidnap me!”
“You can’t say that. They were the ones who kidnapped you. I have nothing to do with it.”
Bernard responded to Josephine in a casual manner before asking Markus, “Oh, and you broke Albert’s teeth as well, didn’t you?”
“Oh, is he one of your lackeys too?”
Markus had a faint smile on his face. “If that’s the case, then we have quite the fate.”
Albert Humphreys?
Theodore and the others had strange looks on their faces.
Did Markus really beat up Albert and break his teeth?
Everyone in Riverside knew that Albert was a loyal follower of Pablo.
Beating Albert up this badly was no different from humiliating Pablo.
When Markus first denied his relationship with them, everyone thought that he was a coward.
The truth was, he was bolder than anyone else.
But thinking about it carefully, he had just confidently and fearlessly demanded that Pablo show up in the Insatiable Bar.
He was incredibly guy!
The reason he had distanced himself from them was that their grudge had nothing to do with him.
“Who is this kid? Not only did he beat up Albert, but he even kicked Mr. Bernard. Does he not know how powerful our family is or does he really want to go against us?” Reginald wondered.
“Albert isn’t one of my men.” Bernard shook his head and immediately added, “But beating him is a bigger crime than beating my subordinate.”
“So…?”
Markus waited with great interest and showed no fear at all.
“One million dollars!” Bernard said with deadly seriousness. “Cough up the money or we won’t let your provocation slide!”
Markus laughed and said honestly, “We can negotiate, but not with money. I’m very poor. Besides…”
His eyes turned cold.
“When did I say I want you to let this provocation slide?”
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The moment Markus said that, more than a dozen diugs in the bar glared at him.
This was a clear insult to the Montague Crime Family!
In Riverside, all those who dared to go against the Montague Crime Family were dead.
Unexpectedly, there really was someone who would dare confront the Montague Crime Family.
It was a young man, to boot!
At this time, two figures, one fat and one thin, entered the bar from the main door.
They were Albert and Rocky.
“What’s going on?”
Albert’s voice came out muffled because of the stitches in his mouth.
“Mr. Humphreys!”
“Mr. Humphreys!”
The thugs of the bar made way for him respectfully.
With a path cleared for him, Albert was able to see what was happening in the bar.
His expression instantly turned ugly.
“Markus Blackthorn!”
He was surprised that Markus would really show up.
“I said I’d come last night. Did you think I was lying?”
Markus looked around mockingly. “Pablo wants Mr. Harrington to give up his bar for 20,000 dollars. Well, I think your bar is pretty nice. How about you give it up to me for 20,000 dollars as well?”
By now, Harrison and his friends who had started the attack were ignored like insignificant bystanders.
Markus had become the center of attention.
Did he just say he wanted to buy the Insatiable Bar for 20,000 dollars?
Most people could tell by now.
Markus was really stubborn!
Rebellious, too!
He was completely fearless!
“How arrogant!”
Bernard said, “Markus, I’ve been giving you a way out, but you insist on digging your grave. I don’t even know what to say about you.”
His tone was like that of a kind elder educating a child.
“Do I have to thank you?”
“Don’t bother talking to him. If we let this kid walk out of here intact, our family’s reputation will be ruined!”
Even though Albert’s voice was muffled, his tone was unmistakably cruel.
The implication was that they were going to be ruthless with Markus.
“Beat him up! you break or cripple his hand, I’ll give you 2,000 dollars!” They just had to make sure that they didn’t kill Markus.
Whoosh!
More than a dozen thugs rushed forward.
Josephine and Cordelia were in a dilemma.
‘Let’s help him!”
Josephine suggested anxiously.
“We can’t!”
Theodore rejected her suggestion decisively. “Us trashing this bar and beating up Reginald is a private affair! But Markus obviously came here to trouble the Montague Crime Family! If we help him, we’ll really make an enemy out of them! If Angelo Montague gets pissed, even our parents will get in trouble!”
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“But if we don’t help him, he’ll be alone…”
Josephine was extremely worried.
But…
Josephine, I think… he can handle this himself”
Cordelia’s hesitant and disbelieving voice chimed in.
Her eyes were wide open.
Markus was beating up more than a dozen thugs effortlessly. It was as if the thugs were just children fresh out of kindergarten.
His attacks were so neat and quick that they produced a faint gust of wind.
Every punch he threw was extremely elegant.
Bang!
He tossed the last thug into the air. The thug flipped over and crashed onto a booth.
By now, all the thugs had fallen to the floor, wailing in pain.
Markus patted his clothes to even out the creases. He looked like he had just stepped on a few ants.
“Is that all of you?”
He still wanted to fight.
Everyone was speechless.
Albert had a very interesting expression on his face.
When did Markus become so strong?
Reginald was secretly glad that he didn’t go over. Just now, he had been eager to charge at Markus to vent his anger.
Fortunately, he was a step too slow.
Otherwise, he would be the one wailing on the floor!
Josephine and Cordelia felt their jaws drop.
They couldn’t believe it.
They had never seen anyone who could fight so well.
“He’s at least a Class VI”
Bernard had a complicated expression on his face.
There were twelve classes of Combat Prowess and the difference between every class and the one before it was like heaven and earth!
In Riverside, those in Class V were considered among the best.
“What class I am in doesn’t matter. If you don’t have enough men, you tell Pablo to come here and talk to me about selling the Insatiable Bar. 20,000 dollars is my best offer.”
Markus, who had just finished beating up a bunch of men, looked sincere.
It was as if he was here to discuss business in good faith.
His offer way singular and final. No bargaining would be entertained.