Chapter 72 Salary Settlement?
"What... What are you planning to do?" Elena felt a sudden sense of unease and nervously asked.
"Of course, it's what you understand!" Ryder looked playful. "They say you like keeping men around, so I can arrange for you to star in a film. How can one man satisfy you? You'll need at least ten, right? As for the male lead, just find anyone. After all, you're famous, and there must be many men in Houston who desire you!
"Unfortunately, I won't be able to upload your masterpiece to a legitimate platform, in fear of being banned! But there are certain websites where I still have the ability to upload it! Trust me, within 24 hours, you'll become famous in Houston! Perhaps many internet nerds will secretly save you in their folders, treating you as a goddess!"
Elena's face turned pale. "You... You wouldn't dare!"
"Dare?" Ryder snorted, "If it were someone else, I indeed wouldn't dare, nor would I resort to such tactics! But you're different! Don't think I don't know about the disgusting things you did with the men you were keeping.
"Although, in a way, if it weren't for you two, I wouldn't have married such an exceptional woman. But regardless, because of your actions, you left an indelible scar in her heart. It has been giving me a headache for the past three years!"
Ryder couldn't help but feel distressed as he talked about it. In their three years of marriage, he had seen Sarah secretly cry over this matter more than once.
Even today, that barrier still stands in Sarah's heart, and he has no idea when he will be able to cross it. Because of the immense hurt they caused Sarah, Ryder saw no need to have any boundaries when dealing with someone so heartless.
Faced with Ryder's dominance, Elena was truly afraid!
Even if her personal life was not morally upright in the past, it was a personal matter. But if Ryder were to turn it into a film and spread it around, the carefully crafted image of a lady that she had built over the years would crumble!
Realizing this, Elena immediately became timid and showed an awkward but polite smile. "Mr. Clark, I... I think this is all a misunderstanding! I apologize to you! Please don't be angry. How about finding a place to sit down and have a drink together?"
Ryder shook his head. "I'm not interested in drinking!"
Elena nervously started to dig money out of her Hermès purse to compensate for his mental distress. Because of her anxiety, her hands trembled, causing several bills to fall on the ground.
"I don't need money either!" Ryder stared at Elena with cold black eyes. "I just want you to fulfill your promise. The apology has already been made, now it's time for you to perform your skill of eating cigarette butts!"
Elena trembled and squeezed out a few words through her teeth. "Do you really have to go to such extremes?"
Ryder responded directly, "If it were you, you would do something even more extreme, wouldn't you?"
Elena understood. If she didn't do as she promised, Ryder would not give up today!
After a long pause, she gave in.
Elena coldly said, "Alright! Today I, Elena, have lost. You win! I will fulfill my promise. If you truly are a trustworthy person, once the cigarette butt is eaten, today's matter will be settled. We can settle the accounts between us later. How about that?"
"No problem!"
"Ryder! Just wait, I swear I will get my revenge in the most ruthless way next time!” Elena swore evilly in her heart.
Reluctantly, she knelt down and bit down on the cigarette butt on the ground, lowering her head. It tasted like sand, even though it was her own spit. For some reason, it was disgustingly repulsive. It was hard to swallow!
Ryder reminded with a hint of kindness, "Remember, you have to swallow it for it to count!"
Elena's face tensed up and she almost cried! She didn't dare to argue or say anything harsh, she could only forcefully chew and swallow it!
This scene attracted many troublemakers to take photos and videos. Cheers filled the air. There were even a few who threw their own just-smoked cigarette butts in front of Elena, urging her to eat them!
At this moment, awkwardness had consumed Henry! As Elena's husband, he had a responsibility to protect his wife.
But now, he was like a turtle, shrinking his neck and not daring to utter a word. He kept praying in his heart, hoping that Ryder wouldn’t single him out.
When Elena finished her cigarette, he quickly planned to slip away, not even staying for a second longer!
Unfortunately, in the next second, Ryder noticed him and smirked, asking, "Our son-in-law doesn't want to make a statement?"
Henry, already filled with fear, was startled by Ryder's sudden question. He started trembling, fell to his knees, and answered, "I was wrong! I don't want to eat a cigarette!"
This action caused everyone to burst into laughter. He truly deserved the label of a moocher. Such a coward!
Ignoring the pointing and whispering of others, Henry kept looking at Ryder with an awkward and pleading gaze.
"I don't know what Sarah saw in you back then." Ryder shook his head helplessly and said, "Since you didn't gamble, I won't make you eat a cigarette. But please take care of everyone's salaries!"
"Huh? Salaries?" Henry was puzzled.
Ryder pointed at the hooligans behind him and said, "Weren't they hired by you? It is said that wages should not be delayed, so these people's wages shouldn't be delayed either, right?"
Henry felt bitter in his heart! He thought to himself, "These hooligans were hired by us to beat you up, and now they turn around and ask me for money in return. Is there any justice in this?"
Of course, he could only vent these thoughts silently in his mind.
With a smiling and respectful expression on his face, he said, "You're right, I will settle the salaries immediately!"
Saying that, he stood up and took Elena's handbag. He said reluctantly to the hooligans, "Dear brothers, each of you will receive a thousand dollars. Please line up to collect!"
Just as his words fell, Ryder's voice resounded again, "Something seems off with this money."
"What's wrong?" Henry asked anxiously.
Ryder wore an innocent smile on his face and said, "I remember you said it would be a hundred thousand dollars per person, right?"
Henry's eye twitched uncontrollably, and he nervously explained, "It was clearly..."
But before he finished speaking, Ryder interrupted and shouted, "Everyone, didn't he say it was a hundred thousand dollars per person?"
How could those hooligans not understand what Ryder meant?
They all shouted in unison.
"That's right! It's a hundred thousand dollars per person! Don't cheat us!"
"Yeah! If they don't pay, we can take them to the court!"
"If they don't give us the money, let's make them star in some 'movies' to earn money!"
This situation scared Henry, and he sat on the ground with blank eyes, mumbling, "It's over, it's all over..."
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