Chapter 476 Ryder Mocks Jacob!

All eyes landed on the man who had just spoken up.

It was the unassuming guy sitting next to Lily—Ryder!

Theodore and Jacob looked confused. They'd been there for a while and hadn't even noticed him until now.

Lily's relatives, on the other hand, looked pretty annoyed. They were thinking, 'Is Ryder trying to stir up trouble?'

With everyone giving him different looks, Ryder calmly said, "Just to be clear, Lily is my girlfriend. I don't want her dragged into your trouble. If anyone's got plans for her or wants to mess with her, they're messing with me."

Ryder's words were calm but had a touch of arrogance.

Jacob frowned and snapped at Ryder, "Who do you think you are? Do you even have the right to speak here?"

Ryder didn't even glance at Jacob. He kept his eyes on Theodore, who was sitting in the middle of the sofa. "If there's nothing else, I'm taking Lily and Mia and leaving. The rest is your problem."

Before Theodore could say anything, Deborah, Susan, and the others couldn't hold back and started yelling at Ryder, "You jerk, we knew you were no good. You act all nice when things are fine, but now you want to bail when things get tough!"

Ryder squinted at them and shot back, "You know what? Even if I could save you, I wouldn't. You don't know gratitude or decency. You deserve to suffer a bit."

Deborah and the others laughed like they'd heard the funniest joke. "Ryder, aren't you full of yourself? Save us? Even if you can, we don't need that! What we want is for Lily to become Theodore's mistress! Because he's way better than you!"

Lily felt deeply disappointed seeing Deborah and the others still being so stubborn.

When Ryder said he’d only take her and Mia, Lily was a bit worried about Deborah and the others. But with their attitude, there was really nothing to pity.

At that moment, Jacob cracked his neck and walked over with a cold smile. "Only Theodore makes decisions here! You can't just leave or stay as you please!"

Ryder raised an eyebrow and replied in a very indifferent tone, "I don't think Theodore can make decisions for me."

As soon as he said that, the whole room felt like it had turned into an icebox. Everyone felt a chill, their breathing got tense, and they looked at Ryder like he was from another planet.

They didn't believe that Ryder actually dared to contradict Theodore! Jacob's face immediately darkened. "Teach him a lesson!"

As he finished speaking, Jacob threw a punch at Ryder's face. But before his fist got halfway there, a sudden strong force grabbed his wrist tightly.

Jacob slowly turned his head and saw a guy even more muscular than him, with dark skin, gripping his wrist with his left hand.

Jacob was puzzled. 'Who is this guy?'

Rex spoke up, "What do you wanna do to Ryder?"

Rex had been chilling on the innermost sofa, munching on fruit since he walked into the private room. He wasn't into drinking, so he kept to himself.

The room was dimly lit, and with Rex's dark skin, no one had really noticed him.

But now, there he was, standing tall!

His massive build, like a black bear, was pretty intimidating!

Jacob's shock only lasted a few seconds, though. In his mind, a big build didn't mean much. He had plenty of guys backing him up.

So, Jacob spat on the ground and coldly threatened, "Let go of me, you bastard!"

Rex, with a serious look, replied, "Nope."

Jacob's eyes turned icy. "Then don't blame me for what happens next!"

He reached for a fruit knife on the table, ready to slash Rex, but Rex was quicker!

With a slight effort, Rex grabbed Jacob's arm and hoisted him up!

In Jacob's stunned gaze, Rex swung him around and tossed him like a rag doll!

Jacob crashed into another table with a loud bang. The glass tabletop shattered, and fruit plates, snacks, and drinks went flying!

Jacob's arm and cheek were covered in blood. He lay on the ground, groaning in pain.

Everyone in the room gasped in shock, especially Theodore's crew!

Jacob was one of Theodore's tougher guys, usually able to handle two or three people in a fight!

But in front of Rex, he was nothing!

The difference in their strength was crystal clear!

After the initial shock, Theodore's guys were more angry and smug. Hitting one of Theodore's men was like slapping Theodore in the face!

No matter how tough Rex was, tonight was his end!

Theodore, who had been smiling earlier, now had a twisted expression!

Those who knew him well could tell he was furious!

Theodore's gaze shifted from Rex to Ryder. "Your guy hit mine. How do you explain that?"

Ryder shrugged. "Nothing to explain. If someone gets hurt, they need compensation."

"Compensation?" Theodore sneered. "Can you afford it?"

Ryder replied, "Just name your price."

Theodore's eyes narrowed. "Two hundred thousand dollars. Can you come up with that?"

Everyone knew Jacob's injuries were mostly superficial. Even with a full hospital check-up and treatment, 20,000 dollars would cover it!

Two hundred thousand dollars was clearly a rip-off.

But Ryder just chuckled. "I thought you may want more, but two hundred thousand dollars? Well, I can pay that and send him to a pet hospital for treatment later!"

"Pet hospital? What do you mean?" Theodore was puzzled.

Ryder smiled and explained, "Jacob follows you around like a dog. Now that your dog gets hurt, wouldn't you take it to a pet hospital? Or would you send it straight to the crematorium?"

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