Derick's eyes lit up at the sight of the black figure before him. He quickly shouted, "Uncle Robert, you are here! This guy wants to beat me up. Quick, save me and beat him up."
Uncle Robert glanced at Derick and uttered frostily. "Young Master Derick, the old master is in poor health and doesn't like people making trouble outside. You should restrain yourself."
Hearing this, Derick's face stiffened as he nodded and replied respectfully, "Yes, Uncle Robert, I know. I will stay at home in the future."
Uncle Robert nodded in response. Then, he walked towards Fade.
Seeing their interaction, Fade's eyes narrowed slightly. The man seemed to be on equal standing as Derick within the family, if not higher. A mere fighter of the family would otherwise not be speaking to a young master such as Derick like that.
"Young man, I don't care what happened between you and Derick. Our Li family is not a family to be bullied. If you kneel and apologize to Derick right this instant, I will spare you this time." Uncle Robert said to Fade.
Not waiting for Fade to speak, Derick said in dissatisfaction, "Uncle Robert, this kid hit me. Asking him to kneel and apologize? You are going too easy on him."
Uncle Robert said calmly, "Young Master Derick, I just said that Old Master doesn't like us stirring things up. Some problems are best solved quickly."
Derick curled his lips, but did not refute. He reluctantly agreed, "Alright."
"Fade, you're lucky this time." Derick said.
Uncle Robert cocked his head slightly and gazed haughtily at Fade. He waved his hand at Fade, saying, "Okay, kneel down now and bow in apology."
Seeing the arrogant duo in front of him, Fade was so furious that he almost laughed out loud.
With a snort, Fade's eyes narrowed and he said, "You think you're letting me off the hook by asking me to kneel and apologize?"
Uncle Robert's face darkened and his voice rumbled, "What do you mean, young man? I have already given you a chance. Don't be ungrateful. Humph!"
With a heavy snort, Uncle Robert said to Fade again, "It's still not too late for you to kneel. If I change my mind, you might not get out of this
alive."
Hearing this, Fade laughed. "And here I was, thinking that the gossip I heard about the Li family being arrogant and domineering in Jade City was but a rumour. You have really opened my eyes."
His voice immediately lowered and he added coldly, "Derick illegally sabotaged my company. He was trying to take advantage of Sister Lily and had sent hundreds of men to attack us. If I'm not strong enough, I don't think we'll even be having this conversation."
"Have you forgotten about all of these? Instead, you think I would benefit from apologizing to you? How low would the Li family in Jade City stoop?"
At Fade's outburst, Derick and Uncle Robert's expressions darkened.
Derick's mouth moved, wanting to argue with Fade. However, he swallowed his words again when he saw Uncle Robert move.
Uncle Robert stepped forward, looking at Fade and saying in a low voice, "Young man, are you not happy with this?"
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