Chapter 9

That was the woman that he had taken a fancy to and did not intend to let any other man touch her before he did!

Additionally, the man had once been the son-in-law of the Fuller family. It was too much of an insult to Hugh!

"You, get out of here!"

Anger welled up in Wendy’s body.

"Hehe… what am I planning on doing? You want me to get out? You will kneel and beg me later."

Hugh sneered and said, "I can make your little company go bankrupt with just one phone call! Your daughter has yet to be registered, right? With just one word from me, I can make your daughter in the kindergarten expelled right away. Do you want to try me?

"Wendy, if you are as smart as I think you are, come into my arms right now and ask your daughter to call me ‘dad’. I don’t mind getting a free daughter. Since we are not blood-related, I can raise her as I please. When she grows up, I’ll find her an old bachelor in the poor mountain ditch. It brings me joy just thinking about it… hahaha!"

Hugh smiled triumphantly. He had malicious intentions toward Bella.

"Do you have a death wish?!"

A murderous aura appeared out of the blue, and the temperature of the entire office seemed to drop by several degrees in an instant.

Hugh was like a duck being pinched by the neck as his laughter was stopped abruptly.

He became stiff and cold and felt as though he was now facing a terrifying behemoth.

"James Murphy, you… what do you want?" Hugh was flushed and frightened by James. He felt as if his ego had been bruised.

"I was there at the celebration banquet that night. You looked for some extras to put on a show to make yourself look good. Do you really think that I am afraid of you?"

The arrogant Hugh stiffened his neck and talked down to James in an arrogant tone, unaware of what he was about to face.

"Useless bum, my brother was going to find someone to beat you up. Nevertheless, you’ve shown up at the perfect time! I will give you a chance. Divorce Wendy immediately, kowtow to me, and admit your mistakes. Also, persuade Wendy to be by my side. If you do that, I won’t mention a word about you to my brother, otherwise..."

"I got extras to make myself look good? Zack wants to get someone to teach me a lesson?"

James laughed as though Hugh had told the funniest joke in the world.

"Why are you laughing? I think that your skin is as thick as the city’s wall"

Hugh was irritated by James' lofty and pretentious front.

"It's over for you!"

James said that with a flat tone of voice.

Zack Larson and Yvette Fuller had cheated him. Additionally, the Larson Group had benefited a lot from the expansion of the Fuller family over the years.

In just a few years, the Larson family managed to grow from being a second-rated family in York City to becoming an influential family. They were a hot upstart among the upper-class society of York City!

The Larson family and the Fuller family had become a community that shared common interests.

James had initially planned to resolve all related matters after his mother's death anniversary.

However, since Zack's younger brother, Hugh, had now taken the initiative to pick a fight with him, James did not mind making a move to set an example for the rest.

Hugh thought that James’ silence was him being scared, so he said pridefully, "Are you scared now that I’ve revealed that you hired extras? I will spare you as long as..."

Smack!

James slapped Hugh so hard that the latter stumbled.

"You… how dare you hit me?"

Hugh was stunned as he clutched his swollen cheek.

Smack!

Subsequently, James dished out another back-hand slap and knocked Hugh to the ground.

"What about it? The Larson family is nothing in my eyes."

James' mouth curled into a mirthless smile as his eyes began to show murderous intent.

The cold, murderous aura made Hugh turn as pale as a ghost.

James had power over him, and he dared not say anything.

At that time, James' phone suddenly rang. James noticed that it was Walker calling him and guessed the call should be about the man behind Wendy’s kidnapping the night before.

James completely ignored Hugh and walked toward the window to answer the phone.

"*sshole..."

Hugh cursed as he looked at James' back with widened eyes. His heart was full of murderous intent, but he dared not make a move.

Hence, he took out his phone as well and called someone.

The Larson family was an influential family in York City, and they had a good relationship with everyone. Naturally, their network of connections was vast and no one dared stand against the Larson family, what more show any signs of resistance.

Hmph!

‘There are people in my house that are capable of dealing with this trash.’

Hugh's expression was extremely savage.

Only then, did Wendy come back to her senses.

She had not expected James to slap Hugh. They were now in big trouble, they had offended the wealthy Larson family.

Wendy was not so worried about herself but more so about James.

She felt very uncomfortable and thought that she had burdened James with her own problems.

By then, James was done with his call. He turned around and looked at Hugh with a stern look on his face. His eyes were like daggers as they caused Hugh to shiver involuntarily.

Walker had said over the phone that the two kidnappers revealed that the instigator behind the kidnapping was Hugh, the second son of the Larson family.

"James, leave now. You can’t afford to offend the Larson family. I'll give you a sum of money. Leave York City quickly and go hide somewhere else."

Wendy said as she ran toward James. Her beautiful face was full of worry and anxiety.

She was very touched by what James had done for her.

"Don't be afraid, no one in this world can touch me!"

James was so domineering that it completely stunned Wendy.

James said, "From now on, I will protect you and Bella. I will hurt whoever dares bully both of you."

His decisive words warmed Wendy's heart and tears filled her eyes.

"James Murphy, I have already called the police, you’re going to jail!"

Hugh said through gritted teeth, "You dare hit me? When you’re put in prison, I will make sure you get what you deserve. In York City, the Larson family is not afraid of anyone!"

"Wendy, if you want to save this man, be a good girl and follow me to the hotel immediately. Let's have an in-depth ‘discussion’ together."

"You are terribly shameless!"

"You think that just because you are rich and powerful, you can do anything that you please?"

Wendy was not the only one who was angered, even the employees of Siren Pharmaceutical were disgusted by Hugh, and they all yelled at him.

"Yes, the Larson family is rich and powerful, it's amazing. What can you do about it?"

Hugh was indeed shameless.

"Kneel down!"

James yelled at him as he kicked his knee.

Hugh, who had just gotten up, let out a scream and knelt before James.

"Last night, you hired someone to kidnap my wife, am I right?" James' piercing eyes exuded a murderous look. He looked down at Hugh who was kneeling on the ground.

"You, how do you know… That’s nonsense! This is slander!"

Hugh was so taken aback that he almost admitted to it.

He had hired the two kidnappers for hundreds of thousands. His intention was to teach Wendy a lesson.

However, Hugh had not been able to contact either of them. He thought that they had run away with his money.