The Forgotten Titan's Resurgence

The slap left Matthew rather dazed.

Marion and Elara exchanged looks. They realized that even Nino's subordinate showed no respect for the Carters,

let alone Nino himself. Shawn had gone so far as to hit Matthew without hesitation, too.

Clutching his face, Matthew got back on his feet. Sensing the strange looks in the women's eyes, he felt humiliated, but he dared not say anything.

After seeing that even Matthew couldn't do anything about it, Arnold knew there was no use in saying anything else. With great bitterness, he said, "I'll pay ten million dollars in compensation. Please tell Mr. Duran to give me three days to gather the money."

"Three days? That's too long. You're not even getting an hour, let alone three days," Shawn retorted.

"What do you want, then?" Arnold fumed. "We're a modest family with a small company, and business hasn't been going too well. I can't fork out ten million dollars in cash right away. If you insist on being unreasonable, I'll have no choice but to put my foot down!

"I don't have the money for you. If you want, you can take my life instead. Go on. I'm right here! Do you dare to do it?"

Shawn was taken aback. He didn't expect Arnold to have such a steely side to him. Sneering, he said, "I won't be needing your life, but I don't mind teaching you a lesson."

As soon as he said that, a few men in black rushed forward and tackled Arnold down before beating him up. In the blink of an eye, Arnold was bruised and bleeding all over.

"Arnie!"

"Dad!"

Marion and Elara were terrified, but they were no match for those men and couldn't save Arnold. Seeing this, Matthew fled at once.

"That's enough!"

At last, the men in black stopped.

Arnold was bleeding profusely and could barely breathe properly.

Marion tearfully helped Arnold to his feet before shrieking "You barged into our house in broad daylight and attacked my husband! Are we living in a lawless society?"

"The law? Hah! Mr. Duran's word is the law."

Scoffing, Shawn said impatiently, "I can't be bothered to waste my time on you. I'm giving you two choices. Your first is to pay the ten million dollars in compensation right now. However, judging from your situation, I'm guessing you can't afford that. Well, you can choose the second option, then."

"What is it?"

Smirking, the man looked at Elara and said, "If Ms. Seymour agrees to have a drink with Mr. Duran, we can consider this matter settled."

"To hell with that!"

Arnold, who'd been panting earlier, exploded in anger. He nearly had an aneurysm when he heard what the man

demanded.

Everyone knew what would happen if Elara had to join Nino for a drink. Arnold wasn't going to let his daughter end up in that kind of situation!

Standing defensively in front of Marion and Elara, he shouted, "Marion, you and Ella go upstairs. I'll handle things here.

"If you bunch of bastards want to hurt my daughter, it's going to be over my dead body! Let's see if you have the guts to kill me!"

"How interesting!"

Shawn clicked his tongue and clapped his hands. "Hey, guys, since this old bugger has a death wish, let's fulfill it for him!"

Immediately, over a dozen men rushed forward and started beating up Arnold.

"Arnie!"

"Dad!"

Marion and Elara both cried out in fear, but neither one could save Arnold. They wept as they watched the men thrash Arnold to within an inch of his life.

"Stop!"

"Stop hitting him! Please stop! Dad"

Elara's tears covered her cheeks, and Marion was on her knees, but Shawn didn't give a damn. His expression remained cold and merciless.noveldrama

Out of the blue, Elara shrieked, "I'll do it!"

The man signaled for the others to stop before fixing his eyes on Elara. Grinning, he asked, "Ms. Seymour, does this mean you agree to follow me and meet with Mr. Duran?"

Elara bit her lip, her face ghostly pale. She knew what would become of her if she went to see Nino, but she couldn't stand by and watch as Arnold got beaten to death.