It was 12 o'clock sharp, midnight.
Neil called again, requesting to see Levi and Monique immediately.
Since it was Neil's request, Sheldon and Edward certainly did not delay it, not even for a moment. They instructed someone to escort Levi and Monique to their office right away.
After they were brought to the office, Levi stretched and yawned. He complained with a face full of dissatisfaction. "It's late at night now. Can't you just let me sleep?"
Sheldon answered with a forced smile, "Young Master Brown, Colonel Brown requested to see you. I had no way to refuse him. That's why I got someone to bring you here."
Levi laughed and asked, "Mr. Gilbert, since when did you become so obedient? Are you going to be a lackey for Neil, at his beck and call?"
The words were insufferable to Sheldon. He clenched his fists secretly to hide his anger. However, he maintained his composure outwardly and said, "Young Master Brown,
please mind your words."
At that moment, Levi's intention was to provoke Sheldon. "Sheldon, Chatterton Town's military region almost destroyed all your forces and your hard-earned efforts of years the last time you launched an attack. Don't you hate Neil?" Levi asked provocatively.
Undoubtedly!
Sheldon had never hated a person so much before!
Sheldon clenched his fists tightly and veins appeared on his temples. The hatred and rage had been suppressed in his heart for a long time; he had long wanted to find something to vent it on, but the right time had not yet arrived.
He was enduring it again and again, but Levi kept on pushing his luck with his taunts. "Neil made you become a loser. He's probably your biggest enemy. Let me guess, you can't wait to kill him, drink his blood and eat his flesh," Levi said mockingly.
Looking at Sheldon icily, Levi clicked his tongue twice and then said again, "But now you're just like a lackey flattering Neil. You do whatever he says and dare not resist him. He asks you to pick up his call at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and you dare not sleep."
Sheldon's fists were still clenched tightly. He told himself over and over again to endure it. After a few more days, when he had gotten what he wanted, he would cut off Levi's tongue.
However, Levi was still mocking him, "You're holding me, Neil's son, as your hostage. You hate him so much that your body is about to blow up with rage, yet you still don't dare to do anything to me. Aren't you quite the coward, Sheldon Gilbert? Aren't you a fine loser? Don't you have any dignity at all?"
Sheldon was still holding back. Instead, Edward, who had thus far never said a word to Levi, jumped out and slammed his hand on the table hard, warning Levi, "Brown, believe it or not, I'll kill you right here and now!"
"Oh..." Levi smiled in a relaxed manner, disregarding Edward's warning completely. "Kill me if you're capable of it. Otherwise, don't talk nonsense."
Edward took out the pistol strapped around his waist and aimed it at Levi's head, saying fiercely, "Since you're so arrogant and don't even appreciate our hospitality to you, I'll grant your wish."
Sheldon pulled Edward behind him, took away his pistol, and gave him a look. He then smiled and apologized to Levi, "Young Master Brown, for you to say such things, you must be mad at me for not being hospitable enough the past few days. Please give me another chance for your father's sake and let me treat the both of you to your satisfaction."
Since both parties had already made such a scene, Levi didn't understand why Sheldon was still putting on an act of confusion. Did he want to play the chivalrous hero even after abducting him?
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