He suddenly slapped the face of a man beside him. Just moments earlier, the man had
been dripping with sarcasm, but now he screamed and fell to the ground, his cheek
swelling up. He didn't say a single word before passing out cold.
Keith sneered and said, I'm not a gentleman. Don't blame me for being ruthless. If you
dare to bully my family, no matter who you are, I'll make you pay the price.
Who else? His voice echoed sharply through the room, and a few timid people fell to the
ground in shock. Most of them were scared out of their wits. Seeing that no one came
forward, Keith picked out a woman nearby.
The woman was so scared that her face turned pale and she began to tremble
uncontrollably. Keith sneered and walked a few steps forward and said, Do you want to
kneel and apologize, or do you want to go for even more plastic surgery? The woman
stuttered, I'll kneel down and apologize. The woman's legs gave out, and she crumpled
down in front of Keith.
Keith said, Apologize to my parents, not me. But the woman was overcome with
humiliation and fear, and she fainted before she could say anything. Keith snorted coldly,
swept his gaze across the crowd once more.
Those whom his eyes landed on all began trembling with fear. Eventually, his gaze fixed
on a fat, middle-aged man. The man's face turned pale instantly.
Keith was already furious and didn't want to waste any more time talking nonsense. He
strode over to the man and lifted him up with one hand, then threw him in front of his
parents. He shouted, Kneel down and apologize to them.
The man's entire body had turned limp from fright, and he couldn't get up even if he
wanted to. When Keith saw this, he became even angrier, and he kicked the man's head.
The man screamed and fainted on the spot.
The whole place was silent. This was the first time these people had ever felt so helpless.
In front of such power, what good was their money and status? They could only wait to
be slaughtered.
If Keith could knock down the door of the Strauss mansion with a single kick, then none
of them were safe. This young man clearly knew how to hold a grudge. If they didn't find
a way to resolve this now, they would never be able to sleep soundly in their own beds
ever again.
But these people were smart as well as frightened. Old Mr. Strauss must have heard the commotion by now, but he hadn't come down to stop Keith. The people in the room
knew the deeper meaning behind this.
Mr. Strauss was clearly waiting for Keith to finish his tirade before he showed up. In other
words, between them, the old man had chosen Keith. After thinking it through, the
guests turned their anger on the unconscious Clarice.
If she hadn't encouraged her friends to insult Keith's parents for the sake of her son
Ashton, things would never have turned out this way. A man in a suit and glasses was
the first step forward. He lowered his head and said, Mr. Sanderburg, I'm sorry.
It was all our fault. Seeing Keith's expressionless face, he turned to Keith's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Sanderburg, I'm so sorry.
I apologize unreservedly. I'll arrange a case of my finest wine for you next time. At this
point, Keith's parents had more or less calmed down, and faced with such a situation,
they didn't know what to do.
They just looked at Keith and waited for their son's opinion. Keith snorted. Although he
didn't say anything, he still accepted the man's apology.
He couldn't do anything too excessive if the man was willing to admit his fault. He
understood where the boundaries lay. Keith had suppressed the anger of this group of
people with his thunderous rage, and there were two main reasons he'd done so.
The first was to vent his anger on behalf of his parents. The second was to send a clear
signal he was not someone who could be manipulated by others. It was clear now that
he'd achieved his goal.
After the first man took the lead to apologize, one by one, the other relatives and friends
of the Strosses came forward to apologize as well. Their expressions were the polar
opposite of what they'd been earlier. Some apologized, some begged for forgiveness,
and some fawned over them.
There were all kinds of people Keith's parents had been looked down on and ridiculed
since they arrived. Now, they'd become the center of attention. They were surrounded
by people trying to win them over.
Sam's face was filled with excitement, and his mood changed entirely. He felt proud of
himself at that moment. He was proud that he had such an amazing son.
Keith had once again experienced If Keith didn't have strength, he would have been the one to be trampled on today.
Instead, he'd made the rest of the guests fear and respect him. You've fulfilled your
parent's wish to feel dignity.
Wish value, plus one. Current progress, nine of ten. You've shattered the guest's wish to
trample you.
Attribute point, plus one. The corner of Keith's mouth rose, and he returned to his calm
and indifferent state. When the other guests felt the invisible pressure from Keith
disappear, they finally let out a sigh of relief.
Julian was the happiest of everyone at that moment. He smiled at the security guard
beside him and said, What did I tell you? You have to find someone powerful to follow.
I've good taste, right? Young Mr. Sandberg is so powerful.If we're loyal to him, sooner or later, we'll make a name for ourselves. Go and send those
unconscious idiots to the hospital. His expression made him look like Keith's loyal lackey.The security guards looked at each other, thinking of all the benefits they could gain
from being loyal to Keith and taking advantage of his influence. They smiled at each
other and began lifting the unconscious guests from the ground. But they made sure that
Keith saw them doing it.