The Trillionaire They Taunted

No Way Out

Those words hit Arya like a cannon, causing her to gasp.

“How the hell am I supposed to do that?” She thought to herself, her skin aching as she stared with wide eyes.

She turned to Brian and looked.

His smile was still intact, and she thought it was annoying.

“I don’t know how…” She surrendered, returning her forlorn gaze to the Manager.

“I thought as much…” Charles snorted, returning his fierce gaze to Brian.

“Young man…” He cleared his throat, already beckoning the guards standing behind him.

“It seems that you are not welcome here. Clearly, you are a nobody. And a nobody has no business in this kind of event.” He looked to his right, and then to his left.

The moment Charles was certain that the guards were standing close enough, he nodded in satisfaction while his scowl was still intact.

“Turn around and walk away like you were never here, mister.” His eyes flashed with an intense warning, his veins lined up with contempt.

But Brian stood his ground, not looking like he was ready to make even a move.

Then he scoffed, staring back at the Manager.

“I am going nowhere.” He declared, his voice calm but absolute.

“Who is this idiot?!” A voice echoed softly, and some others followed from different angles.

“No one has ever said no to Mr. Sterling! He is definitely testing him!”

“This young man will wish he had left the moment Mr. Sterling walked into this place.”

Brian heard it all. He heard everything, yet he remained calm.

Brows were furrowed, eyes were wide as everyone kept staring in disbelief.

Even Pearl and Romeo were not left out of the shock, turning to exchange glances with each other.

“What did you just say?” Charles shattered the silence, but he couldn’t do the same to the rage that was simmering inside him.

He pushed forward, clenching his right fist on his way closer to Brian.

Two of his guards followed him, marching violently and ready to flex their muscles.

“You heard me…” Brian stood his ground, his voice still firm and direct.

“I may not be among the guests recognized in this event, but I definitely have the right to be so.”

“How so?” Charles scowled, impatience burning inside him.

“Tell me!” His anger was gradually taking over, his eyes still sparking with rage.

Brian took a deep breath, still calm and unflustered.

“You don’t need to ask me another question, Mr. Sterling. Just let me through, and you will be doing yourself a huge favor…”

“How dare you?!” Romeo didn’t even let him finish.

He blurted angrily, lifting his balled fists as though he was ready to throw a punch.

Brian turned to him and scoffed, nodding with a wry smile.

“Lower your hand, Romeo. You don’t want to get into trouble.”

Romeo gasped, and Pearl was not even left out.

“Don’t let him get away with this, Romeo!” Pearl urged, gnashing her teeth while she glared at her ex-husband.

“There is no way on earth I am letting that happen,” Romeo swore, then he shifted his gaze to Charles at once.

“Mr. Sterling? Instruct your men to throw this fellow out of this place. People are going to think you’re weak if you decide to do nothing about his insolence.”

His words got to Charles, and it appeared that he was already thinking in that direction.

He nodded, then he exhaled sharply before turning to the guard by his right.

“You are not just going to kick him out of this place. Could you break his bones? Beat him until he passes out, then you get me video and picture evidence."

“Yes, boss!” The guards echoed in unison, and then they advanced toward Brian, in a hurry to grab him.

Arya’s panic rose, her breath staggering inside her.

“You shouldn’t have spoken to him like that! Now see what you have caused!” She scolded Brian, her eyes giving him a stern stare.

“Allow me to take care of this, wifey.” Brian gave an unexpected response, turning to the guards who were barely a meter in front of him.

Even though his smile was assuring and confident, Arya’s fear still surged through her veins, her eyes turning to Charles as though she was about to plead with them.

“Hold on, boys,” Brian said to the guards, and surprisingly, they found themselves halting right in front of him.

Brian had a soft voice, yet his aura was palpable.

It was as though he was coated with sunlight, yet there was nothing to prove that he was extraordinary.

“Don’t be in a hurry, boys.” He held onto his wry smile, still staring at the men.

They turned to look at each other, frozen by the reaction of the man they had been sent to batter.

“What are you still waiting for?!” Romeo sparked before Charles could get the chance, marching closer with a glower.

“Didn’t you hear your boss?! Get this moron out of this place!” He pointed to Brian, his chest vibrating as though it was about to explode.

The guards nodding, adjusting their bodies as though they had just been set free from a compellance.

Then they stepped forward, reaching with both hands to grab Brian.

“Did your boss tell you that his time with Prime Tech is almost coming to an end?”

The guards halted, staring at Brian with wide eyes.

“Who…!” Charles swallowed hard, struggling with the cringe that swept through his nerves.

“Where did you get that information?!” He snarled as he approached Brian, his lids flickering as though they were trying to cover the nervousness glittering in his eyes.

Brian turned to him, his sinister smile still unwavering.

“You didn’t tell them, did you?”

“Is that how you go about spreading nonsense?!” Romeo spoke on behalf of Charles, his orbs still burning with intense disdain.

“Mr. Sterling is going to remain the Manager of Prime Tech for as long as possible…”

As he spoke, he shifted his gaze to Charles, and then he began to wonder why he was silent.

“Mr. Sterling? Tell him…” He pointed to Brian, urging with his eyes.

Sterling forced a smile, but it wasn’t confident, nor did it last.

“Am I lying?” Brian’s words reverberated inside his ears, even though it was barely above a whisper.

“Go ahead. Tell everyone the truth, or should I go ahead and tell them why you will no longer be the Manager of this place?”