{"id":1720,"date":"2020-06-26T12:49:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T12:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.extnovel.com\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2020-06-26T12:49:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T12:49:16","slug":"Chapter-40-Afraid-of-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extnovel.com\/?p=1720","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 40 Afraid of me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The young model wasn&#8217;t better than him. So many men rushed in and she had no clothes on her. She screamed subconsciously.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   But the scream stopped halfway abruptly.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   A bodyguard in a black suit and a pair of black sunglasses came and blocked her mouth up directly. Then he carried her to throw to the living room and went back to stand behind Ryan.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Alex sat awkwardly on the floor and propped his hands on the floor behind him. His lips were trembling.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Wasn&#8217;t Ryan Howard working on a very important project abroad? Why was he here?   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Afraid of me? Ryan Howard crouched down and looked at him coldly, as if he was looking at a dead person.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   It was not the first time he had met the man. He had seen him when Jessica said Alex was her boyfriend.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   He didn&#8217;t deserve to be her boyfriend!   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Alex&#8217;s forehead and back broke out in a cold sweat. He tried hard to be calm, but his voice was trembling when speaking. &#8220;Don&#8217;t, don&#8217;t believe Jessica&#8217;s words. I, I am her ex-boyfriend. I dumped her, but she still likes me. She, she seduced me. So&#8230; Ouch!&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Fingers connected with the heart. The pain in his fingertips ran down his nerves to his brain, so he was sweating with pain.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Ryan had already stood up. His crocodile shoes was ground on his left palm and said carelessly. &#8220;Touched her with this hand?&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Mr. Howard, she seduced me. She&#8230; Ouch!&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Or this hand?&#8221;    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   There was no emotion in the cold voice.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   The shiny shoes changed the position and stepped on another hand of Alex. The pain was so severe that he curled up and shivered, unable to speak a word.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Ryan looked down at him. His eyes looked colder. &#8220;Did I tell you last time not to touch her? Otherwise, I&#8217;ll chop off your hands and feet.&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   When he said the last few words, his voice dropped a lot. But Alex was gooseflesh all over when he heard.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Thought I was just scaring you?&#8221; Huh?&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Ryan raised Alex&#8217;s chin with his leather shoe. His eyes like a knife stabbed in Alex.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   He would feel disgusted to see such a social scum. How did he dare hurt Jessie?   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   The cold leather shoe was stuck on Alex&#8217;s chin, which made his face hot and shy. It was no use showing weakness, so all that remained in his mind was anger.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   At least, he was a star. How could this person humiliate him?   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Ryan Howard, do you really think I&#8217;m afraid of you? You are just richer than I am. Why should you rob of my girlfriend and humiliate me?&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Didn&#8217;t you say you&#8217;d chop off my hands and feet? Come on! I touched Jessica and I even want to fuck this bitch. Kill me if you can?&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Every time when he said a word, Ryan&#8217;s face grew colder. But he didn&#8217;t do anything except that he winked at the bodyguards behind him.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Alex took courage from that and continued. &#8220;Trumpery! Don&#8217;t just talk ruthlessly. Get physical if you dare! I&#8217;ll sue you! I&#8217;ll send you to jail, believe it or&#8230;Ouch!&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Ryan stepped on his crotch with a deadpan expression and crushed it several times. &#8220;Really? Welcome.&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   The voice was very light, but it was clear and chilling compared with Alex&#8217;s harsh and thrilling scream.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   The bodyguard who went out had come back, with a fruit knife in hand. He said respectfully. &#8220;Mr. Howard, here&#8217;s the knife.&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Cut his hands and feet and then send him to the hospital. Just teach him a lesson this time and give him a memory.&#8221; Ryan Howard commanded in a cold voice. Then he adjusted his suit and walked towards the entrance with a deadpan expression.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   If it weren&#8217;t for Jessica, he wouldn&#8217;t even look at him.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   His eyes would be stained.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Alex curled up because of pain. When he saw the knife in the bodyguard&#8217;s hand, he was really afraid. He felt a chill through him.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Mr. Howard. I was wrong. I was wrong!&#8221; He cried in a shrill voice. &#8220;Don&#8217;t go! Please don&#8217;t go! &#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   What if these people didn&#8217;t do it right and his hands and feet couldn&#8217;t recover? He was a star. That would ruin his life!   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Ryan Howard had reached the door of the bedroom and paused.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Alex&#8217;s eyes lit up. He endured the pain and shouted. &#8220;I was wrong. I will apologize to Jessica, and I will stay away from her. Please, let me off this time!&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   He would sue him as soon as he went out of the room. He would let the bitch Jessica and Ryan Howard know that they shouldn&#8217;t have offended him!   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   He was a star, and he had influence. They would regret it!   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   But Ryan didn&#8217;t even turn around and just said in an indifferent voice. &#8220;So noisy.&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Then he flicked the non-existent dust off his expensive suit and strode away.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;No!&#8221; It wasn&#8217;t supposed to be like this. &#8220;Ryan Howard, our society is ruled by law. You can&#8217;t do this to me! Let go, let me go, I&#8230;!&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   The bodyguard gagged him and the world fell silent.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   The phone rang. Ryan looked at the caller ID. And then frowned slightly and connected the phone.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Boss, you finally answer the phone!&#8221; The special assistant was almost crazy. The J.K. was not happy for your departure. They require an explanation from you. Otherwise the cooperation will be scrapped!&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   They spent a whole three months and countless painstaking efforts in getting this cooperation.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   If it was cancelled, he couldn&#8217;t account for it to the chairman and other shareholders.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Well. Tell them I&#8217;ll apologize to them personally.&#8221; Ryan Howard had already considered the consequences before he came. When he heard this, he just frowned tighter.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Listening to this, the special assistant uncontrollably reported. &#8220;But &#8230;&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;I&#8217;ll take the consequences.&#8221; Ryan pressed his lips together and hung up after he finished.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Nothing was more important than Jessie.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Only when he was sure she was all right could he feel relieved and do other things.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Ryan asked Tina for Jessica&#8217;s position and drove there in a hurry.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Jessica wanted to thank Chris yesterday afternoon, but she did not have his contact information and couldn&#8217;t contact him at all. It was not until this morning that she learned that he stayed up all night drinking in a bar.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;I&#8217;m in my period. That hurt! I won&#8217;t go with you!&#8221; Clara threw the key to Jessica, who was as weak as a new person.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Jessica took the car key and made some ginger tea for her. Then she drove to the bar.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;Tina, I&#8217;ll end my location sharing.&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   She sent a message to Tina, and then ended the location sharing. She also sent Clara a message saying that she arrived. Then she ignored the &#8220;closed&#8221; sign and went in the bar.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   In daylight, the bar was empty and eerily quiet.   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   Seeing her coming, the waiter yawned and pointed to the sign at the door. &#8220;Sorry, lady, we&#8217;re closed.&#8221;   <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8220;I&#8217;m looking for someone. My&#8230; Friend.&#8221; Jessica saw Chris drinking at a glance, whose back facing her, and then pointed.   <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The young model wasn&#8217;t better than him. So many men rushed in and she had no clothes on her. 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