Chapter 505 The Rivera Family's Ambition
Larry didn't even see who it was before he was restrained.
He sat in the chair, unable to move, looking at Victor standing before him with an angry expression on his face. He said coldly, "Victor, what do you want?"
Victor let out a cold snort, "Take him to Western Territory. Make Cody bring Paisley to the Rivera family in Western Territory to apologize in person."
Larry only felt a black hood being placed over his head, then everything went dark and he couldn't see anything.
Megan sat to the side, glancing at Victor. Seeing he was still full of rage, she couldn't help but advise, "Mr. Rivera, please don't be angry. It's not worth it."
"What do you know?"
Victor sat down and said coldly, "Summer Nation's martial arts world hasn't had a leader for a hundred years. There will be a conference in a few months to elect a new leader. The Rivera family has kept a low profile all these years, but now they're planning to step into the spotlight. The marriage alliance with the Bennett family was the perfect opportunity. The news has already spread. The Rivera family was planning to join forces with the Bennett family at the upcoming conference to dominate Summer Nation. But now with all this mess, the Rivera family's dignity has been trampled. Even if the Rivera family becomes the number one family in Summer Nation, when people talk about it in the future, this will be the Rivera family's laughingstock."
For martial arts families, reputation matters more than anything.
Now whether the marriage happens or not doesn't matter anymore.
But Paisley and Larry must die.
And Cody must go apologize in person.
Megan asked, "So the Rivera family wants to rule the world. Now that the marriage alliance with the Bennett family has fallen through, what does the Rivera family plan to do?"
Victor said, "I've already consulted my father. He told me to bring Larry back to Western Territory and have Cody bring Paisley to apologize. At the same time, he'll invite fellow practitioners to Western Territory and have Cody apologize to the Rivera family in front of the world's strongest fighters. This will show the Bennett family who's boss, and it's also the Rivera family's official debut."
Megan stood up with a bright smile on her face and congratulated him, "Megan congratulates the Rivera family in advance on dominating Summer Nation, dominating the world, and becoming the ruler of this world."
Her flattery improved Victor's mood considerably.
He came to Aurora Citadel for the marriage alliance.
Before coming, he had seen photos of Paisley in advance. She was indeed a stunning beauty, suitable to marry into the Rivera family.
But now his good mood had been completely ruined by Larry and Paisley.
"Thank you, Ms. Ward, for telling me all this. Otherwise, the Rivera family would still be in the dark and would definitely become a laughingstock in the martial arts world. I still have things to do, so I'll leave first. I'll thank you properly later."
Victor didn't stay long and turned to leave.
After leaving, he went straight to the Bennett Manor.
Megan also got up and walked to a room directly opposite, pushing open the door.
Inside the room was a heated bed platform with coal burning in it.
A middle-aged man was warming himself by the fire.
"Mr. Strother."
Megan walked over and called out respectfully.
"How did it go?" Greg asked without showing any emotion.
Megan said, "The Rivera family is furious. They've captured Larry and are taking him back to Western Territory. They also want Cody to bring Paisley to the Rivera family in Western Territory to apologize in person. They'll also invite many martial practitioners to Western Territory to the Rivera family."
Hearing this, Mr. Strother's expression showed a hint of seriousness. "The Rivera family is making a high-profile debut."
"Yes." Megan said, "The Rivera family is ambitious and determined to get the position of martial arts alliance leader. They don't seem to fear anyone at all. Even the Bennett family - the Rivera family doesn't seem afraid of them either. Now for the sake of face, they're willing to tear off all pretense."
"Megan, you did well this time. You go back to Sunset City first to manage the situation."
"Yes."
Megan nodded and then turned to leave.
"The Rivera family..."
Greg stood up and muttered to himself, "The more complicated the situation gets, the better. I hope the Rivera family won't disappoint me."
He muttered as he left.
At the same time, after Victor left, he quickly headed to the Bennett Manor.
Soon he appeared outside the Bennett Manor.
"Who goes there?"
The Bennett Manor guards saw some military vehicles stop at the entrance, and some fully armed soldiers got out. They immediately became alert.
"Get lost."
Victor got out of the car and struck out with several palm strikes. Powerful energy materialized, and the Bennett Manor guards were instantly knocked to the ground. He came to the main gate and kicked it.
Bang!
The Bennett Manor gate was kicked open instantly.
"Cody, get out here!"
After entering the courtyard, he shouted.
This shout attracted a lot of attention. More than a dozen Bennett family core members rushed out.
Then Cody appeared.
Cody looked at Victor standing in the courtyard, and at the dozens of fully armed soldiers behind him.
"Dad."
"Grandpa."
...
A group of people spoke respectfully.
Cody came before Victor, with a slight smile on his old face, and asked, "Mr. Rivera, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?"
Victor said coldly, "Cody, don't play dumb with me. Photos of Paisley and Larry have been made public, and now everyone knows about it. I'm here to tell you that Larry has been captured and taken to Western Territory. My father told me to tell you to bring Paisley to the Rivera family in Western Territory in three days to apologize in person. Otherwise, face the consequences."
Victor was domineering.
Even though the person before him was a true expert, he didn't give him any face at all.
After leaving those words, he turned and left.
The moment he turned around, Cody's expression became grim. His hands behind his back clenched into fists, and his expression showed killing intent.
But the killing intent dissipated in an instant.
His clenched fists also relaxed.
He watched Victor leave.
"Dad, what's going on?" a middle-aged man asked.
He was Cody's eldest son, Orion Bennett.
"Dad, you don't know - yesterday at dawn, some photos were leaked. They were intimate photos of Paisley and Larry. The Rivera family is furious and wants revenge on us. Grandpa, this was Paisley's doing. Why should we take the blame?" Sirius stepped forward, pushing all responsibility onto Paisley, and said, "If you ask me, we should just kill Paisley. That would calm the Rivera family's anger. Right now, the Bennett family is already surrounded by enemies on all sides. We can't afford to offend the Rivera family too."
Cody's expression was grave.
Things were more complicated than he had imagined.
He hadn't expected the Rivera family to react so strongly.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "I'll take Paisley to Western Territory. These next few days, don't make any rash moves."
"Yes."
Everyone spoke in unison.
Cody turned and walked toward the back courtyard.
Paisley's room.
She hadn't slept all night yesterday and was catching up on sleep.
The door was suddenly kicked open.
She was startled awake and scrambled off the bed, kneeling on the ground. Seeing Cody enter the room full of rage, her face turned pale with fear, and she quickly called out, "Grand... Grandpa."
"Paisley, look at what a disaster you've brought to the Bennett family."
Cody's expression was grim as he lifted his foot to kick.
With one kick, Paisley, who was kneeling on the ground, instantly rolled several times across the floor and hit the corner of the wall.
The impact left her head spinning.
She almost passed out.
She spat out a mouthful of blood but didn't dare delay. She got up from the ground again and knelt down.
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