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Chapter 945: Chapter 945: A Dog That Walks Upright
Although it was just a jest, Violet Leocadia trembled!
How could the pain of losing a son simply pass?
But now, he must endure this pain!
Even though, his enemy was sitting right in front of him.
Beckett Carmichael instinctively leaned forward, ready to shield Julius Reed without a moment’s hesitation if danger arose.
As the saying goes, to kill a person is no further than a simple nod.
Julius was using a knife to dig into Violet’s wounds!
"Mu Chun was blind, offended Mr. Reed, deserved death indeed!"
Violet maintained his kneeling posture, his face deathly pale.
Humiliation, hatred!
But if he could seek revenge, what were these worth?
"Very well!"
Julius leaned back in his chair, smiling, "Speak, what do you seek? For you, Violet Leocadia, to kneel like a dog, it mustn’t be a trivial matter."
People from the capital!
Descendants of great houses, pride in every bone.
He was curious, who it was that broke Violet’s pride.
Just like how he had broken Darrell Huntington’s pride, making the once formidable elder of the capital kneel before him.
Now, Violet was forced to kneel here by someone else.
"Horton Moore! My son-in-law in the Leocadia Family!"
Violet gritted his teeth as he said the name.
This hatred, deep-seated!
He would never forget the moment when Horton Moore pointed a dart at him and made him kneel and speak against his conscience.
"Horton Moore... I’ve never heard of him."
Julius shook his head; he did not know that the Alaric Moore he had carelessly killed earlier was Horton’s father.
Neither did he need to know.
Minor figures, who could keep track of them all?
"Horton Moore used to sell Power Pills in Abernathy in his early years, later marrying my sister Elvin Leocadia and, with the help of our Leocadia Family, became the richest man in Abernathy!"
Violet’s eyes blazed with rage as he spoke, "But today, Horton Moore killed my father and humiliated the Leocadia Family! And I, the eldest son, was powerless..."
"Elvin Leocadia? I think I remember her."
Julius propped his chin with his hand, indifferently saying, "Originally, my arch-enemy Hades was harbored by your Leocadia Family. Speaking of which, we should settle some accounts first."
After the death of Hades, the Wolf Cavalry had uncovered Elvin Leocadia’s involvement in a murder-for-hire scheme.
Now that the Leocadia Family had come to him, Julius didn’t mind collecting some interest.
"This..."
Violet was somewhat at a loss for words.
He, of course, knew about it!
He had even been personally involved.
Now being questioned, Violet didn’t know how to respond for a moment.
What they did was supposed to be very secretive, yet it had still been exposed?
"Speak!"
Julius sat in his chair, asking nonchalantly, "You kept saying you wanted to be my dog, but now, a dog has bitten its master, I must have an explanation."
He smiled as he looked at Violet, observing the odd expressions on the faces of the Leocadia family members.
"Or are you, the Leocadia Family, just trying to use me to kill someone, without any sincerity?"
Each word struck deep into Violet’s heart.
"No!"
Violet took a deep breath, his throat bobbing, "I was unaware of this! Please give me some time to investigate, once..."
"Are you negotiating with me?"
Julius cut him off, shaking his head, "You don’t have the right to negotiate with me. You said it yourself, you want to be my dog. I don’t like disobedient dogs."
After finishing, he stood up, waving his hand, "Show him out!"
"Please!"
Beckett Carmichael nearly instinctively walked over, pointing at the door, "I won’t see you out."
Following by Julius’s side, he had learned to obey, learned to execute orders!
Thinking was the most useless thing.
"No!"
Violet’s face drastically changed.
He knelt on the ground, shouting behind Julius, "Please give me another chance!"
He had already brought his family members to collectively kneel, gambling the Leocadia Family’s dignity!
Like a dog, snatching cherries covered with dust.
If Julius were to leave now, then everything he had done would have been in vain!
"Oh? What do you propose?"
Julius halted his steps, looking at him with interest, "One last chance, don’t test my patience."
"Alright!"
Violet gathered his courage and stood up.
Then, turning around, he walked over to Elvin Leocadia with a fierce look on his face.
"Brother, what are you doing..."
Elvin Leocadia said in terror.
She was just a woman!
"Sorry."
Whoosh!
Violet Leocadia kicked out and struck Elvin Leocadia directly in the face.
Immediately after, a flurry of punches and kicks followed.
"Ah..."
Elvin Leocadia screamed in agony, but Violet’s punches grew heavier with each strike!
Even Beckett Carmichael found it difficult to watch.
Half a minute later.
Julius Reed softly said, "Tell me about Horton Moore."
Elvin Leocadia dared to hire someone to kill herself; she deserved this.
Living eternally, Julius Reed understood one principle.
With enemies, you must be utterly ruthless.
Otherwise, the only one to fall will be yourself.
"Whew!"
Violet Leocadia took a deep breath and shakily turned around.
"Horton Moore is leading a group of experts, planning to kill you... I know their whereabouts."
"Where?"
Julius Reed asked.
"In our Leocadia family’s villa on the mountaintop!"
Violet’s eyes flashed with intense hatred, "One of them, extraordinarily skilled, matches you in strength. I’m somewhat worried..."
"No matter!"
Julius Reed sat back down in his chair, "Since he wants to kill me, then I will surely kill him! Beckett, prepare the car! We leave for the Leocadia villa in one hour!"
"Understood!"
With a wave of his hand, Beckett Carmichael had Eli Yarrow immediately run off.
"If there’s nothing else, you may go now. Remember what you said, you are my dog."
Julius Reed opened his mouth, and Bamboo Whitaker hurriedly popped a lychee into it.
Fearing any delay might result in a beating.
"Many thanks, Mr. Reed, for avenging my Leocadia family!"
Violet Leocadia deeply bowed and, leading the Leocadia family members, turned to leave.
"Hold on!"
Julius Reed spoke up again.
"Mr. Reed, any further instructions?"
Violet’s body trembled, anxiety filled his heart.
He had already suffered so much humiliation... could it be—
"It’s still my first time seeing a dog walk on two feet."
Julius Reed didn’t even look at him, instead speaking to Beckett Carmichael.
"That’s not a good dog!"
Beckett Carmichael also had a smile on his face.
With just a casual conversation, it felt like a crushing weight atop Mount Tai falling on Violet.
"Kneel!"
He closed his eyes, roaring in reluctant rage!
Dozens of Leocadia family members knelt once more, slowly crawling out of the Carmichael family courtyard.
Whoosh!
The gates of the Carmichael residence closed firmly.
"Violet Leocadia wants to provoke you into action through reverse psychology,"
Beckett Carmichael quietly reminded.
"I know."
Julius Reed nodded.
Such petty tricks, deceive me?
"Violet Leocadia suffers indignity with an ulterior motive! You must be careful, he might betray you."
Beckett Carmichael warned again.
To set aside one’s dignity, Violet Leocadia must be plotting something significant!
Once successful, it could overshadow the humiliation of the Leocadia members kneeling.
Thinking it over, Beckett Carmichael felt a chill run down his spine.
"I know."
Julius Reed nodded again, "Violet Leocadia wants to borrow a knife to kill Horton Moore. As the snipe and the clam grapple, the fisherman profits. If I’m not mistaken, he’s already prepared to make his move."
"Since you know, then why just now—"
Beckett Carmichael asked in confusion, "Are we still going to the villa?"
"Go!"
Julius Reed lightly uttered, speaking leisurely, "Right away."
"But—"
Beckett Carmichael was filled with concern.
"In the face of absolute power, all plots and schemes appear weak and ineffective,"
Julius Reed cut off his words, turned to look at Bamboo Whitaker, and smiled, "Right?"
"Right!"
Bamboo Whitaker clenched his teeth in reply, his hands tight together.
