Chapter 24
At the XF Club.
At 9:00 p.m., after dealing with Stanley, Jacob reopened a private room to entertain James.
The table was laden with rare delicacies and complemented by two bottles of expensive red wine, demonstrating his full sincerity.
James held Jacob's diagnosis in one hand while scrutinizing a photo of the SH Cooperation's office in the other.
The large knife had been destroyed, and the murderous intent in the office was gone, but Jacob's forehead was even darker than yesterday.
With a turn of the Life Gem, James quickly grasped the situation.
Before James could speak, Jacob's phone rang. After a brief conversation, he frowned slightly but still called over a subordinate to whisper.
"James, I'm sorry, but Jared has sought my cousin to plead for mercy and wants to apologize to you and me personally." Jacob smiled at James. "I thought they should also give you an explanation, so I invited him over."
James responded indifferently, "I don't mind."
Soon, the room door was knocked again. Jacob let people open it, and a middle-aged couple walked in.
The man, who was in his fifties and under 5.2 feet tall, had a square face. He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, his face smooth but with authority.
The woman was in her late thirties, had a melon seed face, was tall, was radiant with jewelry, and walked with more charm than Serena.
It was Stanley's father, Jared Sullivan, and mother, Anastasia.
Both of them held two boxes in their hands. As soon as they entered, they immediately smiled and bowed, saying, "Mr. Davis, good evening."
"Mr. Davis, I'm sorry for my lack of discipline, and I offended you."
Jared clearly understood the situation and said, "I apologize to you on behalf of my good-for-nothing son."
After he finished speaking, he put the box on the table and slapped himself twice.
James glanced at Jared. If he could be so harsh on himself, this guy must be quite a character.
Anastasia also softly apologized, "Yes, Mr. Davis, Stanley was confused. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Although Stanley had been maimed, they couldn't afford to offend Jacob and needed the protection of the SH Corporation.
They could only swallow their pride.
Otherwise, not only would the newly acquired Disney project be called off, but the profits they had made before would also have to be regurgitated.
"Apologizing to me is useless." Jacob looked impatient, pointing at James. "Whether it's over or not, James will decide."
"James?" Jared obviously also understood the situation. Seeing the culprit, James, sitting in front of him, a flash of fierceness passed in his eyes, but he quickly piled up a smile and said, "James, hello, I'm sorry, I was blind."
He stepped forward, bowed, and apologized while shaking James's hand, completely lacking the demeanor of a billionaire.
He added, "For Stanley, please be more understanding."
He quickly took out a one-million-dollar check and handed it to James.
Anastasia clenched her fists, her pretty face turning uncontrollably red; it seemed that she wanted to strangle James.
She couldn't afford to offend Jacob, so she could only vent her hatred on James; after all, he was a useless son-in-law.
She had also learned some information from Jacob's subordinates. Jacob had a good relationship with James because James knew geomancy.
Upon learning this, Anastasia concluded that Jacob had been hoodwinked by James, which made her more determined to seek revenge on James, who had no background.
Of course, she wouldn't say anything at the moment, just memorizing James's appearance to seek revenge in the future.
"Thank you, Mr. Sullivan, once Mr. Davis has dealt with it, the matter is over," James pushed Jared's one-million-dollar check back and said, "I just hope there won't be a next time."
He could feel Jared's insincerity, but he didn't care. If the Sullivan family dared to retaliate, he would crush them.
Jared smiled and said, "Understood."
There won't be next time. What right did James have to say that?
Anastasia's pretty face was cold, and she thought, 'A son-in-law dares to show off, truly ignorant of his place.'
"Alright, we'll talk about Stanley later," Jacob dismissed the two to sit on the side and said, "I'm waiting for James to dispel the Malevolent force."
Jared quickly retreated to one side.
A flash of fervor flickered in Anastasia's eyes. She wanted to see how James would play his tricks while looking for an opportunity to expose James and take revenge with Jacob's hands.
"James, I've smashed the big knife into pieces and also brought the protective amulet you gave me." Jacob no longer paid attention to the two, coughed, and said, "But these two days, I've still been having bad luck. What's going on?"
James looked at Jacob and said, "Let me see the protective amulet."
Jacob quickly removed it. The amulet was still the same, but it was stained with food and soup.
Seeing such a pitiful protective amulet, Anastasia's mouth curved up in mockery.
He didn't even bother to make a decent amulet, yet he dared to cheat people.
James took a look, then held Jacob's hand and turned the Life Gem, saying, "You have discarded the protective amulet, and it has been contaminated with impure things. Its power has decreased by more than half, so the power to protect you has greatly diminished."
"Also, have you encountered a dead person in the past two days?" he asked.
Jacob and several subordinates were so shocked that they almost fell to the ground.
They looked at James incredulously.
"You are indeed a master, even knowing that I've encountered a dead person." Jacob completely admired James.
He added, "Yes, last night when I was returning home from the business association, my car had just left the gate and hadn't gone twenty meters when a person jumped from a high building and died in front of me."
"A woman holding two children committed suicide; the woman was even wearing a red dress."
"It is rumored that she borrowed a hundred thousand dollars in usury, paid over three million dollars, and still couldn't pay it off, so she committed suicide by jumping off a building in despair," He told James everything he knew.
Anastasia looked disdainful. What was so strange about knowing that Jacob had encountered a dead person?
As long as someone watched him these two days, they would know all about his actions.
It was a scam that could be seen at a glance; only Jacob would believe it.
Jared also laughed dismissively.
"This resentment has changed your fate," James looked at Jacob and spoke lightly, "The murderous intent of the big knife has been terminated, but the protective amulet is not enough to eliminate the Malevolent force on your body."
"You had the bad luck to encounter a woman in red committing suicide by jumping off a building and inadvertently absorbing her resentment."
"And that resentment is the last straw that breaks the camel's back, perfectly solidifying the resentment on your body."
"If I'm not mistaken, there must be a red line on your body."
He stared sharply at Jacob's abdomen.
"Enough, can you stop talking nonsense? Do you really think you're a master?" Hearing this, Anastasia couldn't help but stand up and shout, "What resentment, what solidification, what red line?"
"Can you stop blowing your own trumpet without limits?"
"It's the 21st century now, and can you even talk about Malevolent force solidifying?"
"And I've investigated you; you're just a poor boy, a son-in-law; what do you know about geomancy?"
"Mr. Davis is too polite to expose you, but I won't let you deceive Mr. Davis."
She looked at Jacob again and said, "Mr. Davis, I'm not deliberately targeting him, but I'm straightforward and really can't stand it."
"This guy is just pretending to be a god; you must not believe him."
"Your bad luck these days is just an accident."
Anastasia bashed James to the ground, feeling extremely pleased, venting her anger from Stanley being abused.
"Shut up!" as soon as she finished her words, Jacob shouted at Anastasia, "What the hell do you know?"
"Mr. Davis, calm down, Anastasia didn't mean any harm, she's just straightforward." Jared quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, glancing at James. "Please forgive us, Mr. Davis and Mr. Williams."
Jared had done many shady deals, so he never believed in karma and scoffed at these false beliefs.
At first, Jared thought that a son-in-law who could be favored by Jacob and hurt his own son must have some abilities. But now, he felt disappointed.
If it was just such a person, maybe Jacob had misjudged this time, and he was too polite to him.
Anastasia didn't want to conflict with Jacob, but when she thought of James still refusing to admit it, she got angry and said, "Mr. Davis, we're doing this for you; he's definitely a swindler."
"Damn it, I do have a red line on my body." Jacob slapped the table, then, without any hesitation, he lifted his clothes, revealing his bell.
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