Chapter 435
All their pride and fortitude copsed at this moment. They knelt down in front of Hawthorne and
begged him.
This reaction not only made Elliot and others look down on them, but also made other people in the
Paynes despise them.
Such traitors who didn''t have the backbone would be looked down upon everywhere.
Hawthorne kicked them away and said coldly, "It''s useless for you to beg me for mercy. Wanna mercy?
Beg Mr. Howard!"
Although they were despicable traitors, they were not stupid. They immediately understood what
Hawthorne meant. They quickly knelt down to Tom and begged for mercy, "Mr. Howard, it was our fault
just now. We failed to recognize a big shot as you and offended you. Please don''t bother yourself
arguing with the likes of us. Mr. Howard, please let us off this time!"
"Mr. Howard, you are a great man with a broad mind, so please spare us this time!"
They were no longer as proud and arrogant as they were just now, and they had no choice but to keep
begging Tom. They were really afraid now. If they were expelled from the Paynes, they were no longer
rich kids, which was equivalent to falling from heaven to earth. They had been used to a rich life and
could not ept it at all.
Tom was not moved at all in the face of their pleading for mercy. Tom always hated traitors who
worshiped and had blind faith in foreign things.
However, they were Hawthorne''s grandsons and people from H Country, so it was not his turn to
meddle in this matter. He waved and said, "Go away."
They didn''t know Tom''s attitude, so they begged for mercy a few more times, looking pitifully at
Hawthorne.
Hawthorne sighed deeply. They were all young men in theirte twenties. Why was Tom so outstanding
and his two grandchildren so useless?
After only studying abroad for a few years, they had already forgotten where they were from, but
worshiped and had blind faith in foreign things! Hawthornee was genuinely embarrassed. They really
humiliated him.
However, he could tell that Tom did not intend to argue with them. He red at them and scolded, "Say
thank you to Mr. Howard quickly, then get out!"
"Yes, yes, yes. Thank you, Mr. Howard!"
"Thank you, Mr. Howard. I wish you good health and prosperity!"
They thanked Tom quickly and left,ying themselves open to ridicule.
After what had happened, the Paynes was even more embarrassed. Even Hawthorne, who had been
through a lot of trouble, could not help feeling awkward.
In the end, Myles broke the silence first and said, "Mr. Howard, it''s our the Paynes'' fault for what
happenedst time. We shouldn''t have alienated you because of May''s threats! Mr. Howard, you are a
bigger person. Can you please forgive us this time? We''ll give you 10 billion dors to buy a 10-point
stake in Shield Security Company aspensation, okay?"
Myles was putting himself on a lower position. He offered to use ten billion dors to buy a 10-point
stake in Shield Security Company, which was equivalent to giving the ten billion dors to Tom for free!
After all, the Shield Security Company had just been established and was worth no more than 500
million dors at most!
In an instant, the hearts of Elliot and others beat a lot faster, and they admired Tom even more.
However, Tom remained calm. Ten billion dors was just a number to him. He didn''t care at all.
He waved his hand and said, "Mr. Payne, Myles, since we used to be friends, you can go back. I won''t
make an alliance with you. Also, I won''t make an enemy of you as long as you don''t offend me in the
future."
Hawthorne gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Howard, Myles was wrong just now. Instead of using 10
billion dors to buy a 10-point stake in Shield Security Company, we want to use 20 billion dors to
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buy a 8-point stake in Shield Security Company! Also, we won''t send anyone to interfere in the
In an instant, everyone here was stunned when they heard this. Elliot and others widened their eyes
and their breathing quickened!
Twenty billion to buy only 8-point stake in Shield Security Company! Oh my god. This was like giving
Tom the money directly.
Even for someone as experienced as Elliot, his heart was beating faster and his breathing became
rapid, even his face turned red.
As for the rest of the Paynes, their expressions changed slightly. However, when they thought about it
carefully, it would be worth it if they could form an alliance with Tom with 20 billion dors.
All of a sudden, everyone looked at Tom, waiting for his reaction.
Many of the Paynes, including Hawthorne, were very confident that Tom would not refuse such a good
thing if he had his senses.
However, Tom sneered and shook his head, "Mr. Payne, you''d better go. Elliot, show the guests to the
door. I''m tired."
After that, he stood up and walked to the bedroom.
Hawthorne was stunned. He thought Tom would agree if he gave him the money. After all, there was no
one in this world who didn''t like money. Nheless, Tom''s reaction was greatly beyond his
expectations!
Elliot was also stunned. When he reacted, he hurriedly said to Tom, "Mr. Howard, don''t you think about
it? This is 200..."
Soon, he couldn''t continue his words. Tom red at him, and his whole body trembled. He said quickly,
"I see. I''ll show the guests to the door now."
Other members of the Paynes were stunned, including Isabe. She waspletely shocked. Now
Tom''s figure was constantly magnified in her eyes...
It was twenty billion dors. Even if she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she couldn''t be
indifferent to twenty billion dors. This was twenty billion dors. Many of the big domesticpanies
were worth less than 20 billion dors!
As far as she knew, the total value of Tom''s threepanies were only about 10 billion dors, but
Tom was not interested in the twenty billion dors he could easily get.
She asked confusedly, "Tom, why! Aren''t you interested in the twenty billion dors?!"
Others had the same questions, and they all looked at Tom.
Tom also stopped. He turned around, smiled thoughtfully and said, "A few days ago, I went to W City. In
order to curry favor with me, Rufus directly acknowledged allegiance to me and gave me all his assets,
worth more than 60 billion dors. Do you think it''s necessary for me to be interested in the 20 billion
dors you offer?"
Hearing his words, everyone was stunned.
Especially Hawthorne and Myles, who both knew Rufus. They knew what Tom''s words meant!
Elliot was so excited that his body trembled. His admiration for Tom was beyond measure.