Chapter 518 Tit for Tat
Tobias was trembling with excitement, feeling immensely satisfied, as if he could already see James being thrown out like a dog.
Tobias was never a magnanimous person; on the contrary, he was very petty and vengeful. James slapping him was an unforgivable offense.
Now that he saw James about to face misfortune, he was truly more joyful than if it were a holiday celebration.
Michael frowned, feeling immense pressure at that moment, and his mind became chaotic.
But he still chose to stand up, blocking James, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Lewis, I don't know what grudge you have with James, but James is my brother. I hope you can show me some respect."
Michael held his wine glass, stood in front of James, and straightened his back.
Michael was just an ordinary person, while Brent was a martial artist. Regardless of the difference in their statuses, the gap between a martial artist and an ordinary person put a lot of pressure on Michael.
Many onlookers present thought Michael was crazy for offending Brent for James.
Brent showed a mocking smile, tilted his head slightly, and stared at Michael, "Who do you think you are to demand my respect?"
Michael did not get angry and remained rational, "I know your status is noble, and you don't need to respect me. However, I am one of the investors in this auction. You wouldn't want to break the rules and harm my people here, would you?"
Michael's words were neither humble nor arrogant, and they were reasonable.
Indeed, in terms of status and power, Michael couldn't compare to Brent. But he was still one of the investors in this auction. If Brent threw James out just because James didn't show him respect, it would be unreasonable.
Brent obviously realized this, too, and his expression turned unpleasant.
With Brent's reaction, Michael felt slightly relieved. He was really afraid that Brent would disregard the rules and harm James, leaving him with no way to protect James.
However, at this moment, Brent's gloomy face suddenly showed a smile, "Break the rules? I am the rules. Michael, you are one of the investors in this auction, so I can show you respect. Take back what you just said, and I'll pretend this never happened. James dared to ignore my authority and even hit my men. If I don't teach him a lesson, where's my dignity?"
Brent's last sentence was said with increased volume and great momentum, like an avalanche.
Michael couldn't bear the pressure, his body trembled slightly, and his face turned pale. Even though he was the richest man in Lindwood City, he was still an ordinary person at heart, and it was hard to resist the authority of a martial artist. The fact that he could remain standing was already impressive.
Tobias was delighted, thinking, 'Michael, aren't you so powerful? One phone call can decide the fate of my Dobbins family. Now, why aren't you powerful anymore? In front of Brent, you are just an ant!'
Not only Tobias, but Rhys and Aimee also felt pleased. They had long heard of Michael's fame as a wealthy man often appearing on TV. But in front of Brent, he was just a rich man, not on the same level at all.
"You!" Michael's face was ugly, filled with anger but more with bitterness. Indeed, he had no way to deal with Brent.
Brent sneered, "Michael, you want to protect James? I'm telling you, you don't have the ability! Take him down and throw him out."
The dozen of guards started to move again, ready to take action against James.
At this moment, a loud voice suddenly sounded from behind, followed by the sound of orderly footsteps approaching, "Brent, how arrogant of you to dare touch James, Walter's instructor?"
It was Walter who appeared. He walked over with large strides, followed by a dozen subordinates, swaggering.
Walter was late to the auction today, and as soon as he arrived, he saw Brent about to take action against James. He was both angry and helpless. He didn't expect to be a step too late, and James was really going to offend Brent to death.
Brent frowned upon seeing Walter.
As for the others, seeing Walter make an appearance left them all astonished. They wondered who this James person could possibly be, as they had never heard of him before. Offending Brent not only compelled Michael to take the risk of protecting him, but now even Walter had to step in on his behalf. Moreover, if they hadn't misheard, Walter had referred to James as his instructor.
James finally raised his head and looked at Walter upon hearing his arrival.
"James, I'm late." Walter quickly walked to James and bowed deeply, showing great respect.
James felt helpless. Walter was really persistent. He used to be able to refuse Walter, but now, in this situation and in front of so many onlookers, with Walter doing this, James couldn't refuse Walter anymore.
"Well..." James shook his head helplessly, wiped his mouth with a napkin, stood up, and patted Walter on the shoulder, "If you really want to be my student, you'll have to endure a lot of hardships."
Walter was overjoyed!
To be honest, he was quite nervous about acting on his own just now. He didn't expect James to agree now, which was great.
"As long as I can be your student, I don't fear any hardships!" Walter said.
Michael was also stunned. How could he not know that James knew Walter?
James ignored Walter and walked up to Brent, staring at him, "Brent, I've humiliated countless people like you in my life. Do you think just because you're from the Lewis family, you can do whatever you want?"
Upon hearing those words, Brent's handsome face involuntarily twisted with rage. Brent, a man of lofty status and considerable power, had never been confronted with such provocation before!
But Brent didn't completely lose his mind, suppressing his anger and coldly staring at James, "James, I originally didn't want your life, just to cripple you. Now that you dare to speak to me like this, you're dead. No one can save you now!"
"Including you, Walter." Brent said the last sentence, staring at Walter.
Walter also stood up. Although his strength was slightly weaker than Brent's, he was not without the ability to fight back. If Brent really wanted to fight, he would fight to the end!
Walter said firmly, "Brent, you don't need to say much. If you dare to bully James, I will fight you to the death."
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