The Man’s Decree

“Don’t kill him so quickly, Mr. Lewis. You’ve got to torture him slowly!” Leyton cried out when he saw that Tommy had arrived.

“Are you teaching me what to do?”

Tommy’s brows knitted together, and he cut his gaze at the young man.

With that mere glance, Leyton was so terrified that he almost peed his pants. He hastily backed away while exclaiming, “No, no! Of course not…”

“How dare you speak to Mr. Lewis in such a manner, you b*stard?” Yoel stepped forward and slapped him hard across the face. Then, he flashed Tommy an apologetic smile and murmured, “My son didn’t know any better, so please don’t take offense at him, Mr. Lewis!”

“Let me tell you something, Yoel Scott. Indeed, I owe the Scott family a favor. However, I’m not a servant of your family! I hope you understand that!” Tommy warned in an icy voice.

“Yes, of course, I understand that! You’re an esteemed guest of the Scott family, Mr. Lewis! How could you possibly be a servant?”

to the point that he broke out in a cold sweat. He

his broken arm in the first place, so he presently hung his head low without daring to utter a single

shifted his gaze back to

was his girlfriend, but Leyton

fuss at the Scott family’s wedding. Ah, so it turns out that his girlfriend was

moment, something occurred to him. He abruptly froze and asked William, “What

man in Horington, so why would he address a young man in his early twenties

baffled expression, but he soon realized what the man meant. Thus, he explained, “Mr. Chance saved my life, so I’m going to

matter, but it became a huge deal when the Sullivan

of this trifling matter! You’re both influential figures in Horington, so you should have a care for your image! Since this kid made a scene during the wedding and injured the heir of the Scott family, he can’t be allowed off the hook easily. However, his offense doesn’t warrant the

as he chastised both William and Yoel, neither of them dared utter a single word of

wasn’t afraid of them, it wasn’t worth doing so after weighing the pros and cons. Meanwhile, the Scott family merely wanted to keep their pride intact, so it would appease them to