Chapter 14: No.14: Plus-sized Power {1}
Visibly irritated that someone had actually called him a twerp despite his impressive height and perfect features, the young man struggled to retain his usual smirk, as his brows occasionally twitched in annoyance.
Worse yet, the one that had dared to do so was this round, jelly-like man that looked like he couldn’t even see his own toes, much less touch them.
"I’ll take it you’re the competition vying for this beauty’s attention?" Regaining a bit of his usual composure, he smiled. "And not much of one, if I might add."
Tucking his hands into his pockets, a laid-back expression returned to his face as he offered.
"Regardless of what you did to be able to win her over, it won’t matter, cause at the end of the day, I always get what I want."
A confident smile rested on his face as he subtly licked his lips at the thought.
Irritated by how annoying this oaf of a man was acting, Summer took a step forward, intending to punch a hole through his face so she could wipe that annoying smug look off it.
However, before she could, Bruce briefly placed a hand before her, blocking her from advancing towards him.
Though she still wanted to punch a hole through the guy’s head, as Bruce wasn’t usually this proactive in his attempts to defend her, she decided not to get involved unless things got out of hand, choosing to watch how Bruce intended to deal with him instead.
Smiling in return as well, Bruce casually replied.
"Didn’t your mummy teach you anything about manners while growing up? Or were you just too dense to register her advice?" Frowning slightly, he sternly added, his tone serious as he did. "Either way, a young lady isn’t some trophy you could just win and disregard at a whim. They’re people too, and should be treated as such."
"Much less someone as amazing as this, who deserves the very best the world has to offer." Subtly clenching his fist, he continued. "And whoever she decides to be with later on is entirely up to her."
Straightening his back as he glared down at him, Bruce sternly scorned.
"But if a trash scum like you actually dares to talk less of her, thinking you can have her, then you’ll just have to go over my dead body to give it a try."
On saying this, Bruce had a serious expression on his face.
Yet, contrary to this, his mind differed from what he’d just said.
’Was that too much? Based on what I know, while relying on most of the other guy’s emotions, I think this should be the right amount of cheesy lines. Right?’ Feeling his core cringe at having to actually be the one saying it rather than just reading it, in his attempts to make it more believable, Bruce added,
’But damn, these lines are cringey as frick. I can’t believe I was actually able to say that out loud. Let’s just hope my efforts weren’t in vain.’
Tempted to glance at Summer to see her reaction and know if he’d struck his mark or not, Bruce contemplated whether or not to do so.
Before he could though, a notification indicating Summer’s Affinity Level towards him had increased by +1 appeared before him, causing a smirk to appear on his lips as he thought.
’Bullseye!’
Meanwhile, the annoying young man frowned as the smile soon faded from his face.
Clearly irritated by Bruce’s words, he found it hard to accept.
Was he actually trying to lecture him?
This pig in human clothing that looked like he wouldn’t even be worthy of a second glance from a woman if he didn’t have any money to offer.
Still, he acted as though he had more experience with women than him?
Him! The one that had been with more women than he could even remember. Each always having a price tag attached to their worth. No matter how reserved or cold they acted at first, he’d always find a way of making them submit to him, one way or the other.
The thought alone of the fat man even comparing himself to him was laughable, to say the least.
Yet, on seeing the faint blush that appeared on the beauty’s delicate face at the jelly man’s words, he couldn’t help but feel a tinge of annoyance at the sight. At how one like that was able to cause such a reaction from her, whereas the best he got was a death glare in return.
Thinking this, he realized that the duo’s relationship might have been more complicated than he had initially assumed. As such, he decided on a different approach.
"Let’s see if you have the strength as well to back it up."
Having realized that his chances of having Summer were unlikely to happen as long as she still viewed Bruce in high regard, he decided to prove his strength by beating up Bruce instead.
After all, strength meant everything.
So no matter how close they were, the moment she became aware of just how weak Bruce truly was, she was bound to leave Bruce. Only then would he have the opportunity to win her over.
Or at least, this was his thought process.
On saying this, he swiftly delivered a punch to Bruce’s face.
Despite Bruce being significantly taller than him, other than his size, the height difference wasn’t enough to deter him from doing so.
Unable to react, as the speed of the punch surpassed what he was capable of handling, Bruce ended up getting struck squarely on the face.
However, contrary to what the rich prat expected, Bruce didn’t even flinch, much less move from his position.
Wiping off the trickle of blood that dripped from his nose due to the force of the punch, Bruce tasted it, savoring it for a moment before a provocative smirk slowly spread across his face as he baited.
"Is that all you got?"
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