Chapter 102


    Megan and Zacharyughed when they heard this, and even Michael couldn’t help sneering.“You don’t


    believe me?” Kingsley crossed his legs and drawled casually, “One phone call is all it takes for me to


    have you expelled from the military.”“Is that so?” Asher wasughing so hard that he was tearing up,


    and he mocked, “Aren’t you a big talker? I would have fallen for it if I hadn’t known you were


    unemployed!”“Challenging me, I see.” Kingsley sounded indifferent as he said, “You’ll be dealt with


    ordingly minutes after I make that call.”Asher was just about to retort when Zachary decided to add


    fuel to fire. “Asher, have the punk make that call! Let’s just see if he’s all talk!” Then, he nced over at


    Cecilia and mused, “See for yourself what a loser he is! Your bum boyfriend is only good at bragging


    and nothing else, so if you think you’re going to have your happily-ever-after with him, you’re wrong!”At


    that moment, Cecilia grew worried and subtly tugged on Kingsley’s sleeve as she asked quietly, “You’re


    not joking, are you?”She was concerned that he was only saying these things because her family had


    razzed him. However, he merely shed her a smile as he said, “Don’t worry. Did you forget about what


    happened at the Ramada?”Her eyes widened by a fraction. Now that he mentioned it, he does seem to


    have connections with the military… But isn’t that a friend of his friend’s? Will he really be able to expel


    Asher from the military?“Hah!” Asher chortled. “You do realize I did not break thew or break the


    military code, right? Nothing in the universe, not even a higher power, could have me kicked out of the


    troop. Call that buddy of yours right now, and if you can’t have me expelled, then you bet your backside


    I’m going to arrest you and have you locked up!”Kingsley assessed him icily, but he made no reply as


    he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. He slipped one out of the box and lit it up as he said,


    “You asked for it.” While taking a drag, he grabbed his phone and began to dial a number.Just then,


    Asher noticed the cigarette box, and he shouted so loudly that his voice nearly broke, “Wait!”The


    cigarette box had no logo on it, and it looked like it had been wrapped in white paper. However, Asher


    knew that it was no ordinary box of cigarettes; it was military-issued!He remembereding across an


    identical box in the military chief’s garbage bin while he was cleaning out thetter’s office, and the


    nondescript packaging had left quite the impression on him.Presently, his mouth felt dry, and he gulpedThis material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    nervously as he stammered, “W-Where did you get those cigarettes?”Kingsley blew a perfect smoke


    ring and replied, “My friend in the military gave them to me. What, do you want one?”“N-No,” Asher


    said, looking flustered as he waved his hand.Zachary spoke up then. “Asher, stop wasting your breath


    on the kid and get him to make the call. I’d like to see how he’s going to weasel his way out of


    this!”“That’s enough!” Asher said coldly. “We’re here to talk about Cecy’s predicament anyway, so leave


    me out of it.” In actuality, his heart was beating so hard in his chest that it was a wonder he could hear


    anyone speak at all. There was a slim chance that Kingsley was telling the truth when he said he had


    connections in the military, but Asher did not want to gamble on that. Presently, Kingsley was still


    holding his phone after dialing the number, and he raised a brow as he asked, “Backing off so easily,


    Officer Larson?”Asher glowered at him. He hesitated for what seemed like a long time, then hissed


    through gritted teeth, “I see no point in engaging with someone like you.” He was trying to be subtle


    about it, but it was clear that he had admitted defeat.Stunned, Zachary asked, “Asher, you’re not


    actually scared of him, are you? He’s nothing but a—”“Hey, Lev? Could you go into the Sris Military


    District database and see if you can find a toon leader with the name Asher Larson? He’s


    supposedly from the Cleapolis Military District. There is? Good. Issue him an official warning for


    disrespecting the military chief.” Kingsley hung up the phone after that and grinned as he eyed Asher


    wickedly, “Seeing as you chose to back off, I’ll do Cecilia a favor and let you get off on a warning


    instead of getting you booted from the military.”Upon hearing this, Zachary and Megan looked distinctly


    unimpressed. Asher, too, was a little doubtful, because whatever Kingsley had said earlier sounded an


    awful lot like empty brags.Sensing that the air in the room was crackling with angry energy, Zachary


    seized the chance to appease both Michael and Megan as he said, “Mr. and Mrs. Larson, I have with


    me today an engagement gift! I certainly hope it will be good enough for the both of you.” As he said


    this, he produced an ornate box from his messenger bag and offered it to Michael. “This is the jade


    passed down to me from my great, great-grandfather, and it’s valued at around eight million right


    now.”“Eight million?!” Michael and Megan were so astounded that their jaws nearly dropped to the floor.


    The entire Larson Familybined had only a worth of just over twenty million, and Zachary had


    so generously gifted them a piece of jade that was a third of that!Megan was beaming so brightly that


    she practically dazzled under the lights. Judging by the looks of it, she would have married Zachary


    herself if it weren’t for the fact that he had his eyes set on Cecilia.Meanwhile, Michael leaned forward in


    his seat and said cheerily, “You shouldn’t have, Young Master Dugray! The jade must be precious to


    your family; far too precious to just give it away like this!”There were no words to describe just how


    relieved and satisfied he was. With a jade that cost eight million in his possession, he could easily put


    the Foxes in their ce during the family banquet tomorrow. He would finally be vindicated!Zachary


    was pleased by how impressed they were with his gift, and he made it a point to re at Kingsley as he


    said, “It’s no big deal. I will give anything to be with Cecilia!”“Oh, what a darling son-inw you’ll make!”


    Megan crooned, her grin so wide that her eyes were curving into crescent moons. “How very kind of


    you, Zachary.” Then, she shot Kingsley a disdainful nce as she said sarcastically, “There are others


    who are merely all talk and still shamelessly pine after what does not belong to them.”Kingsley snorted.


    “It’s just some crap jade that’s worth eight million. I can’t imagine giving someone trash like that!”