Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group Chapter 1108: 1083: Go Ahead and Call for Backup
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The bodyguards inside the room supported one another as they departed.
Just Ye Chen and Calis remained in the room.
Calis appeared furious.
He had never anticipated such an outcome.
This development utterly defied his plans.
His original scheme was to get Ye Chen crippled by someone, then wed Lin Wanrou to Rock.
Thus, the entire family would fall under his control.
At first, Calis viewed Ye Chen as mere insignificant prey before him.
Yet now, on his home ground, he had been thrashed by Ye Chen.
The shame was unbearable.
Gazing at Ye Chen, Calis clung to a sliver of optimism.
After all, with his powerful backing, this brat wouldn't dare harm him.
“Kid, don’t act so smug. Let me warn you, my sworn big brother is Hawke, the underground kingpin of Lun City.”
As Ye Chen advanced steadily, Calis spoke with a bitter face.
Ye Chen sneered coldly: “As far as I know, your family has stuck to legitimate dealings. I’m shocked you’ve got so many ties to underworld groups. If the family passed to you, I wager it’d collapse.”
Believing Ye Chen was intimidated, Calis said: “Ye Chen, release me, and I’ll forget all past grievances.”
“Forget past grievances?”
Ye Chen arched his brows and delivered a sharp slap across Calis’s cheek.
Calis tumbled away like a rolling sphere.
In moments, Calis’s face ballooned up like a swine’s head.
Calis could scarcely believe this nightmare was real.
As the family’s firstborn son, he was the shining hero adored by myriad women in Lun City.
He shot Ye Chen a poisonous glare.
Longing to shred Ye Chen into fragments.
Never had he endured such profound disgrace.
His heart seethed with rage.
Yet fear gripped him even more fiercely.
He couldn’t comprehend Ye Chen anymore.
Despite revealing his connections, this fellow still struck him.
Wasn’t he afraid?
Unfamiliar with Ye Chen, the man felt no fear naturally.
Who was Hawke? Ye Chen neither knew nor cared.
Ye Chen eyed Calis and declared: “Still not convinced? You could’ve left me alone, but daring to target Lin Wanrou means you’re getting a harsh lesson today.”
With those words, Ye Chen swung his hand repeatedly.
He landed several more slaps on Calis.
A few teeth flew from Calis’s mouth amid the blows, his features twisting further.
Calis gnashed his teeth: “Brat, you’re doomed. I won’t spare you.”
His tone dripped with agony.
Those outside, hearing Calis’s wretched cries, felt a chill run down their spines.
Ye Chen struck Calis’s face once more.
“You want me gone? As if you could manage that. Caught in my grasp and still mouthing off—do you believe Hawke’s arrival will save you?”
“If I were in your shoes, I’d seal my lips to dodge worse punishment.”
Calis drew a heavy breath, sensing Ye Chen’s words rang true.
Thus, he clamped his jaw shut.
Ye Chen slapped Calis across the face again.
“Plotting revenge already, aren’t you? Scheming how to strike back once Hawke shows up? Go on, dial him. I’m ready.”
Calis paused briefly.
“You’ll let me call?”
Ye Chen nodded: “Exactly, I’m offering you this shot to call.”
Calis fixed his stare on Ye Chen.
Under normal circumstances, Ye Chen ought to dread the call, no?
Unthinkable!
Calis glowered at Ye Chen: “You’re telling me to phone him.”
Ye Chen confirmed: “Correct, call anyone you please.”
On this occasion, Ye Chen aimed to break Calis completely.
Since Calis was kin to Lin Wanrou, Ye Chen couldn’t end his life.
His goal was to force this man into line henceforth, sparing Wanrou further hassle.
He’d make Calis summon his full might, only to shatter it utterly.
Meanwhile, Rock and the gold-rimmed glasses man lingered nearby.
Overhearing Ye Chen permit the call, they stood dumbfounded.
This youth brimmed with audacity.
The glasses man inwardly praised Ye Chen’s boldness.
Yet they realized Ye Chen possessed his own formidable support.
Else, such brazenness wouldn’t be possible.
Still, Hawke wasn’t some pushover.
Hawke ruled Lun City’s underworld.
Those who crossed him met gruesome fates.
Over time, Calis had funneled ample family perks to Hawke covertly.
That fueled Calis’s dominance in Lun City.
Calis inhaled deeply: “Big brother Hawke, I’m at the nightclub. I’ve been assaulted.”
“What? Someone dared lay hands on you? I’m coming immediately.”
Shortly, the call ended for both.
Post-call, a ruthless glint sparked in Calis’s eyes.
Hawke’s arrival would spell dismemberment for this punk.
Just then, Lin Wanrou arrived in haste.
Returning home, she’d sought Ye Chen fruitlessly.
Word later reached her of Calis’s thrashing at the bar, linking it instantly to Ye Chen, prompting her rush.
Spotting Lin Wanrou, Rock blurted: “Wanrou, you arrived too late.”
“What?” Lin Wanrou’s face paled at his words.
She shoved the door open and stood petrified.
Fearing for Ye Chen, instead she found his foot pinning Calis.
Calis presented a pitiable sight.
Though his gaze at Ye Chen brimmed with malice.
Rock chimed in: “Calis summoned his sworn brother Hawke. Your man might not escape Lun City unscathed today.”
Hawke?
The name made Lin Wanrou’s expression shift.
She recognized Hawke as a ruthless killer devoid of mercy.
By now, a throng encircled the bar’s entrance.
“Ye Chen, we should leave.” Lin Wanrou pulled at Ye Chen.
“Wanrou, your cousin remains defiant. Today, I’ll force his submission.” Ye Chen proclaimed boldly.
Suddenly, a hulking figure barreled in with over a dozen followers.
“Mr. Calis!”
Many identified the newcomer.
Venomous Snake Shire.
Shire commanded this street.
His presence was unexpected.
Shire beheld Calis’s wretched state: “Mr. Calis, who dared batter you this way?”
“That one.” Calis jabbed a finger at Ye Chen with venom.
With allies on scene, Calis’s vigor surged anew.
Onlookers shook heads in pity.
“This guy’s toast for sure.”
Shire fixed a icy stare on Ye Chen: “Boy, you’ve got guts stirring chaos on my territory. Brace yourself—you’ll pull me into the mess too.”
He knew Hawke intimately.
Calis’s beating meant fallout for him as well.
Ye Chen narrowed his eyes faintly.
Calis sneered inwardly, expecting retreat.
But to Calis’s shock, Ye Chen slapped him once more.
“Who gave you permission to talk?”