Chapter 16 Kowtow and admit your mistake.

Slap!

Hearing the words, Jonathan jumped three feet high and delivered a fierce slap to Mr. Odell.

"Shut your mouth!"

"You must be blind! How dare you lay a hand on Mr. Berloff? Do you have a death wish?"

Mr. Odell clutched his burning left cheek, utterly stunned.

"Manager Jonathan, I..."Jonathan's eyes were filled with fury as he pointed at Mr. Odell's nose and cursed.

"Shut up!"

"Hurry up and apologize to Mr. Berloff!"

The scene left everyone else in shock.

Mr. Derek stared in disbelief, "Manager Jonathan, you must be mistaken."

"This Berloff Reed is just an insurance agent under me. He's always at the bottom of the performance charts, barely scraping by on a base salary. Why would you value someone like him?"

Jonathan sneered, "You dare call Mr. Berloff trash?""I don't know why Mr. Berloff decided to experience life at your insurance company, but this morning, he spent over two billion dollars to buy the entire Global Tower."

"If Mr. Berloff is trash, then what does that make you guys who can only afford to rent half a floor in the Global Tower?"

"Did you just call me worthless trash?"

Crack!

The words hit like a thunderbolt, leaving everyone stunned.

Berloff Reed had actually bought the entire Global Tower?!

Oh my God!Global Tower was one of the top ten commercial complexes in the country. It was valued at over $20 billion and generated more than $1 billion in rental income annually.

This was the real deal, a true real estate giant, a genuine super-rich tycoon.

Compared to Berloff, people like Hudson and Mr. Derek were like ants to an elephant. A single sneeze from Berloff could drown them!

"You're lying! Berloff Reed can't even afford a car, how could he possibly buy Global Tower?" Eliza shouted hysterically after a few seconds of stunned silence.Hudson, hearing this, found it quite reasonable.

"Manager Jonathan, you must be mistaken!"

"This guy is just a broke loser, he..."

Before he could finish, an angry roar interrupted him.

"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting!"

An elderly man with a head full of white hair stormed over, his face livid with rage. He raised his hand and slapped Hudson hard across the face.

"Dad, why did you hit me?" Hudson asked,bewildered.

Hudson clutched his painfully throbbing cheek, utterly bewildered.

The person who had just appeared was the old man Hudson had bumped into at the elevator entrance—his father, Simeon Reed.

Simeon was currently overwhelmed with stress due to the financial shortfall in his trading company, unable to pay the next quarter's office rent.

Earlier, Simeon had heard from the property manager, Jonathan, that the Global Tower had a new owner. He rushed over, hoping to curry favor and ask for some leniency from the new boss.But as soon as he arrived, he saw his good-for-nothing son, Hudson, making bold and reckless remarks, challenging the new owner of the Global Tower.

Wasn't this courting disaster?

In his fury, Simeon slapped his son hard across the face.

"You still dare to talk back?"

Simeon's eyes widened as he slapped Hudson again, making the other side of his face swell and redden.

After disciplining his son, Simeon hurriedly approached Berloff Reed, bowing repeatedly with a fawning smile plastered on his face.

"Mr. Berloff, I apologize. It's my fault for not raising my son properly, and he has offended you."

"Please, be the bigger person and don't hold it against him!"

Berloff waved his hand dismissively. "Sir, please stand up."

"Your son was just stirring the pot. The one who actually tried to teach me a lesson was Mr. Derek from the insurance company."

"And this Mr. Odell here was even shouting about breaking my leg.""Tsk tsk, such arrogance, such menace!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Derek turned pale with fright, cold sweat dripping down his entire body.

"Berloff Reed... no, Mr. Berloff... I..."

He stammered, unable to find the words to explain. At that moment, he cursed Hudson in his heart.

That bastard had really screwed him over.

Jonathan, standing nearby, was furious. He kicked Mr. Odell's leg, causing him to buckle.

"You dog, get on your knees and apologize to Mr. Berloff right now!""If you can't calm Mr. Berloff down today, I'll skin you alive!"

Thud!

Mr. Odell, with a face full of despair, immediately knelt in front of Berloff.

"Mr. Berloff, I'm sorry. I was blind and foolish. Please, spare my life!"

Slap, slap, slap...

With that, Mr. Odell gritted his teeth and started slapping himself hard on both cheeks, the sound of the slaps echoing in the room.

Within seconds, his cheeks were swollen and looked pitiful.Seeing this, Mr. Odell's subordinates also knelt down and began slapping themselves, desperately begging for mercy.

Gulp!

Mr. Derek watched with wide eyes, swallowing hard.

"Mr. Berloff, I... this..."

Jonathan snorted coldly, "Mr. Derek, is it? You had the guts to have my new boss kicked out of Global Tower. Quite bold of you!"

"I recall your insurance company's lease is up next month, right?""Well, I'm officially notifying you now: pack your things and get out. We don't welcome trash companies like yours in Global Tower!"

Thud!

Mr. Derek's head spun, and he collapsed to the ground, his knees giving way from the shock.

Being labeled as a trash company and kicked out of Global Tower would be a disaster for his insurance company.

Who would trust an insurance company that had been publicly humiliated like this?

"Manager Jonathan, please, no!"Mr. Derek scrambled over to Berloff Reed, practically crawling, "Mr. Berloff!"

"I'm sorry, it was my mistake. Please, have mercy and forgive me this once!"

"I'll do anything you ask, just please let me off the hook!"

Seeing Mr. Derek, who used to be so high and mighty at the insurance company, now kneeling and pleading with him, Berloff felt a satisfaction that was almost indescribable.

"Heh, Mr. Derek, technically, you were misled by someone else. The blame shouldn't fall entirely on you!"Mr. Derek nodded frantically, "Mr. Berloff, you're absolutely right. I was misled today; I had no intention of offending you!"

Berloff Reed clasped his hands behind his back, smacking his lips thoughtfully.

"Well, you can avoid the death penalty, but you can't escape punishment."

"If you want my forgiveness, shouldn't you show some sincerity?"

Mr. Derek wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and gritted his teeth. "Mr. Berloff, just tell me what you need. I promise I'll get it done!"

Snap!

erloff pointed at Eliza across the room and snapped his fingers.

"It's simple!"

"Today, you fire Eliza and make sure she's blacklisted in the financial sector."

Mr. Derek nodded immediately. "No problem!"

"And!" Berloff pointed at Hudson, "You and your business allies need to go after his trading company relentlessly. Make sure he can't borrow money, raise funds, or find new clients in the financial world."

Mr. Derek's face fell, and he hesitated.

"What's the matter? Any issues?"Seeing Berloff's half-smile, Mr. Derek finally made up his mind.

"No problem, Mr. Berloff. As long as you don't kick our company out, I'll do everything you ask!"