The Man’s Decree

Chapter 164 Jared caught on to the situation and leaped forward, pulling Jeffrey back before he could escape. Once Hilda reached them, she pulled at Jeffrey’s hair and shrieked, “Jeffrey, didn’t you claim that you had a say in the deal with Cosmic Chemical? How dare you lie to me and dangle the contract over my head to force me into your bed! You bastard!” She pounded him repeatedly as she vented her rage, and Jeffrey silently endured her raining fists. A murderous aura had begun to emanate from Jared as he understood the situation.

So Jeffrey was blackmailing Hilda with the contract. If I didn’t come here to sign it myself, he would’ve gotten away with his scheme! Sometime later, Hilda stopped hitting Jeffrey out of exhaustion. Her eyes had welled with tears as she turned to Jared and muttered, “Jared, I-I didn’t want you to get fired. That’s the only reason I agreed to this b*stard’s proposal!” “Don’t worry, Hilda. I understand,” he comforted her before staring daggers at Jeffrey Sensing his murderous aura, Jeffrey shook in fear and begged for mercy. “I-I know I was wrong. It was all a joke! We used to be classmates. How could I bring myself to take advantage of her like that?”

announced, “I don’t want to kill anyone today.” He tightened his grip on Jeffrey’s elbow, and an immense wave of spiritual energy emanated from his body, smashing the bones in Jeffrey’s arm into smithereens. “Argh!” Jeffrey let out an ear-splitting scream of agony. Unbeknownst to Jeffrey, the bones in his arm had been pulverized to an irreparable degree. “Jared!” Hilda immediately pulled Jared aside after his show of force. She was worried that Jared would kill Jeffrey for her sake and land himself in jail again. Faced with her concern, Jared stopped tormenting Jeffrey and turned his attention to a shell-shocked Raymond. “Mr. Green, this is your employee. Please deal with him as you see fit.” Raymond nodded hastily and assured him repeatedly of his intention to discipline Jeffrey. Jared and Hilda soon left before they overstayed their welcome. The former was confident that Raymond would teach Jeffrey a proper lesson. When they returned to Sentiment Chemical Limited, everyone in the sales department was floored. They even took turns reading the contract to verify its authenticity. After that, they stared at Jared in disbelief, unable to imagine how he had secured a contract with Cosmic Chemical in such a short time. Zayne held the contract with shaky hands. As the manager of the sales department, he was the only person who knew the true value of the contract, as well as the lucrative commission he was set to receive. Despite his hatred and bone-deep