Chapter 217: Chapter 217 - Broken Bonds
Facing the female streamer’s aggression, the construction worker looked terrified.
"But...I swear I didn’t do anything..." The worker pleaded desperately.
But the female streamer couldn’t care less.
She had no interest in the truth - as long as she controlled the narrative, even lies could become reality!
What did sacrificing some construction worker matter for her livestream ratings?
"Listen up, lick my shoes right now, or I’m calling the cops!" the female influencer declared smugly.
The worker’s expression darkened, completely lost about what to do.
"Are you gonna lick them or not?" The female streamer grew restless.
She yelled at her livestream, "Everyone, he’s refusing! Look, I was trying to be nice and forgive him, but I need to teach him a lesson, or what happens when he pulls this crap again?"
The clueless viewers in the chat immediately flooded the screen: "Just arrest him already! Can’t let scum like this get away with it!"
The female influencer smirked coldly.
She stared down the worker and said, "Last chance - lick or don’t lick?"
The worker went pale. He had his pride, but thinking of his kid back home needing school fees, the worker crumbled like a punctured balloon.
A middle-aged man’s dignity collapsed under the weight of family obligations.
He started bending down to kneel when I grabbed his arm.
As he looked up, my cold stare was fixed on the female streamer in front of me.
"What the hell are you doing?" The female streamer’s eyes went wide.
I said icily, "You’re the one who should kneel."
The female streamer looked me over and laughed mockingly, "Who are you supposed to be? I bet you two are working together, right? Trying to mess with me, huh?"
I couldn’t help but scoff, "Got some paranoid delusions? Looking like a pig, who’d want to mess with you?"
Rage flashed in the female streamer’s eyes as she jabbed her finger at me, "You just wait!" Then she screamed into her phone, "Everyone, look! Another creep showed up! I think these two are partners! I..."
Before she could finish, I smashed her phone.
"You actually broke my phone?" The female streamer stared in shock.
"Get on your knees and apologize to this worker," I said coldly.
"Kneel to him? Does he even deserve it? Some stinking construction worker, I..."
I didn’t want to hear her garbage, so I reached out and pushed down on her shoulder.
Under this crushing force, the female streamer dropped to her knees, completely unable to move!
"What’s happening here!"
Right then, a guy came running over from nearby.
Seeing this man, I was stunned.
Because the guy was actually an old buddy from my childhood!
"Joy Nick?!" A flash of surprise hit my eyes.
Joy looked at me and frowned slightly.
"Don’t you recognize me? I’m Mason Raymond!" I said urgently.
Joy replied coldly, "Mason Raymond, it’s work hours, so I’d prefer if you called me Director Nick."
My expression shifted slightly.
"What the hell is going on?" Director Nick demanded with a stone-cold face.
"Director Nick, I’m the influencer you brought in for promotion! This disgusting construction worker tried to harass me, and this jerk forced me to kneel!" The female streamer complained first.
"I’m telling you, you better give me an explanation!" The female influencer snorted.
"That’s not what happened. She’s abusing her power," I frowned and explained the whole situation to Joy.
However, Joy said coldly, "Mason, do you know who she is? She’s a top influencer! She’s here to promote our resort! Who gave you the right to touch her? Apologize right now!"
Hearing Joy’s words, my face went completely cold.
"Joy, didn’t you hear what I just told you? She’s the one who..."
"Don’t feed me useless crap!" Joy cut me off.
"Mason, someone at your level could never grasp what’s at stake."
"I don’t give a damn about right or wrong, I only care about what’s profitable! Get it!"
"Now, apologize to Yoyo immediately!"
I laughed bitterly.
Looking at my childhood friend, I felt strangely alienated.
"Joy, you really let me down," I shook my head.
Joy seemed done dealing with me.
He turned to the construction worker and said with a cold face, "You’re fired!"
The worker’s face changed as he frantically defended himself, "I never even touched her. She’s lying..."
"Enough!" Joy said impatiently.
A look of defeat crossed the worker’s face. He sighed and said quietly, "I understand."
"Don’t worry, you’re not getting fired," I patted his shoulder at that moment.
"Ha, Mason, that’s not your call," Joy sneered.
Looking at Joy in front of me, I held back my anger and said, "We used to be so tight, I can give you a chance to take back those words, and I’ll pretend this never happened."
Hearing this, Joy couldn’t help but laugh, "Mason, why are you so clueless? Past feelings? Who remembers that stuff?"
"Right now I’m running half this construction site! Besides Director Solomon, I’ve got the most power here!"
"You’re giving me a chance? Are you dreaming?"
Victor Green beside me clenched his fists and was about to step forward.
But I stopped him.
"Fine, remember what you said," I nodded at Joy.
The female influencer shouted even louder, "Moron, playing hero without any real power. What kind of act is this!"
I didn’t bother with her, but my heart felt pretty heavy.
I also came from nothing, so I understood better than most how tough life at the bottom could be.
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After leaving with Victor, I headed straight to Director Solomon’s office.
Once inside the office, I shared my plans with Neveah Solomon.
"Miss Solomon, please cordon off this villa section, I need to use it," I pointed at the blueprint and said.
Neveah Solomon nodded eagerly, "Absolutely! You’re my boss and hero. Your wish is my command!"
I smiled, "How long will it take?"
Neveah Solomon considered for a moment and said, "Three days."
"That’s too slow," I frowned.
"Please speed things up," I said.
"Got it, I’ll have it done in two days!" Neveah Solomon promised.
She immediately pulled out her phone and made a call.
"Joy, get to my office. I have a job for you," Neveah Solomon said.
Joy on the other end didn’t dare delay and rushed to Neveah Solomon’s office.
The moment he walked into the office, Joy spotted me.
With a cold expression, he said, "Mason, what are you doing here? Get lost, I’ll deal with you after work!"
