Did Chuck think taking one of the Allen family's property was that simple?
Would he be willing to trade his life for it?
How dare this punk hit him!
Landon sneered at Chuck and said, "It'd be a good idea to let me go now or I'll have you killed today."
"Let go of him this instance!" one of the men yelled.
"Let him go! Otherwise, I swear I'll beat you to death!" another shouted.
They were all yelling threats at Chuck. If anything had happened to Landon, they would be in big trouble.
Patricia's mind was running a mile. She had made friends with Chuck last time and she had gotten the impression that he was pretty wealthy. Much wealthier than her, obviously.
What's more, she knew that he had a short fuse. However, Patricia had never imagined that he would be bold enough to buy the Allen family's hotel and hold Landon captive like this.
This went way beyond her expectations!
"You're really pushing my buttons, you know that?" Chuck muttered to Landon.
Betty was gathering reinforcements as she made her way here. He understood that all he could do now was wait so he had nothing to panic about. Landon was already at his mercy now. Even if he got more people to surround him, he would still be safe.
Soon, Betty would come over with a bunch of well-trained people to protect him. They would surely trample the Allen family in no time.
"You are digging your own grave! Let go of me this instant! Let go!" Landon shrieked as he struggled in vain. He felt so ashamed by the position he was in.
He was a member of the Allen family, one of the Four Greatest Households!
He had lost his dignity upon being held hostage like this.
"Have you never considered that there would be someone more powerful than you?" Chuck asked him.
Karen used to stay abroad, but recently she had returned to the country to start some development. Chuck didn't know how her businesses were doing in the United States, but he thought they must be doing decently.
His mother had never focused her business developments in the country. She had wanted to broaden her horizons and grow her business from all around the world.
Chuck thought that Karen had to be richer than the four households. He clearly remembered that when he had asked her to buy the plaza for him, she had done it without a sweat as she dished out five billion dollars right on the spot.
He was sure that Karen was extremely well to do because she had owned too many businesses around the world for her not to be.
"You mean to imply that your family is richer than mine?" Landon laughed at him.
"That's hard to say. Can you guarantee that your family is the richest family in the world?" Chuck retorted.
"You're nothing but ignorant! What do you know? The Allen family is not as simple as you think. We have tons of businesses all around the world. You don't know how much money we have in our family. How dare you compare yourself to us," Landon said in disdain. The Allen family had a dozen businesses at work in the United States.
"What's more, I have never heard of the Cannon family!" Landon continued to sneer.
There were no wealthy families under the name of Cannon in the whole country. The whole world, even. Landon was sure of it. They were non-existent.
"I've never heard of the Cannon family either," Chuck shook his head as he said. "But what I do know is that my mother is very rich."
"Your mother? Alright, what's her surname then? Care to share?" Landon jeered at him.
Which family could he be from? Women were never prioritized in families and they had never held any important positions in the family households. After all, the next generation that they bore would not grow to have their family name so they were essentially irrelevant. Landon had never heard of the existence of powerful women in this country or in any parts of the world.
Except for Willa, of course. The one who was from Central City.
He had to admit that Willa's capabilities were nearly on par with that of the four families. She was only thirty years old. But it didn't look like she could be related to Chuck.
Chuck hesitated as he thought about the Lee family. He hadn't heard of the family being held in high regard before. Though, this could be attributed to the fact that he had isolated himself from the high-end society for too long. After all, he had only recently been in contact with it.
His own hesitation rendered him silent.
"Why aren't you telling me? You don't even know who your mother is, do you? You're too embarrassed to tell me her name, aren't you? She must be trash!" Landon mocked loudly.
Was this fool really afraid of being laughed at? Maybe that was why he was staying silent.
Chuck tightened his grip around Landon and was about to slap some manners into him. How dare he insult his mother!
Chuck had also wanted to slap himself. Why didn't he just reveal Karen's name? She was rich enough to be known, surely?
But before he could, they heard police sirens from a distance. A line of police cars were slowly making their way into the parking lot. What was happening?
The dozens of people from the Allen family looked at each other in dismay. Why were the police here?
In turns out, Zelda had called the police.
In the midst of the party, she had realized that Chuck had gone missing and she panicked. She had searched high and low for him but could not find a trace of him anywhere. She was worried that Chuck might have encountered some trouble and so, she had called the police.
She was glad that she did.
Zelda ran towards them at the sight of the police cars.
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