Upon seeing Dev Tandon erge from inside the cabin with asured steps, Raghav hurried forward eagerly to greet him like a servant rushing to his master.
"Brother Dev, I am so sorry to have disturbed your rest during the party."
Dev Tandon ignored him completely but turned to Johnny lazily while and asked, "I heard sothing happened outside? Why did I happen to hear that you have got your eye on soone’s girlfriend?"
Johnny felt sowhat embarrassed by being called out so directly.
He said defensively while avoiding eye contact, "It is not like that, Brother Dev. I just happened to find it strange. Why would such a rare beauty follow a man like him who appears so ordinary?"
Dev Tandon coldly surveyed Alex’s assembled group with calculating eyes that missed nothing.
His experienced gaze fell on Sahil standing with professional composure and the yacht company CEO positioned protectively nearby.
He at once understood the situation clearly. It was nothing but soone not thinking properly with their brain but with their lower body instead.
"Shut up!!"
Johnny was stunned by this unexpected rebuke from soone he considered an ally, he didn’t accepted that.
Why is he yelling at instead of supporting ?
"Brother Dev, why are you yelling at when I am the victim here?"
"Of course I am yelling at you, you fool!"
Dev Tandon sneered with open contempt, "How could soone who can actually afford to bring in such an expensive superyacht and have the yacht company CEO personally backing him possibly be a nobody without connections? Use your brain for once!"
Johnny, hearing this explanation, did not know what to say in response.
By now he knew it was clear that the boy was not poor by any ans. He was not that stupid to miss the obvious display of wealth.
But after all, how could he back down from this confrontation now without losing face?
"But Brother Dev, what am I supposed to do now...?"
Johnny still wanted to protest but Dev beat him to it with a sharp command.
"Just shut up and slap yourself hard right now!"
Dev Tandon said coldly without any sympathy or room for negotiation.
Johnny looked doubtful and confused. "What? You cannot be serious?"
"Slap yourself now! I will not repeat myself again!"
It showed how Dev Tandon did not consider Johnny’s family background at all despite knowing his connections.
He imdiately gave that harsh order without hesitation.
Alex raised an eyebrow at this unexpected developnt.
The people on Alex’s side were all completely speechless at this turn of events too.
But Johnny had his pride. He did not budge a single inch despite the order.
Then suddenly two bouncer like n built like walls ca forward from behind Dev.
One grabbed Johnny’s arms firmly while the other began carrying out Dev Tandon’s orders without rcy.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
Several hard vicious slaps landed across Johnny’s face with brutal strikes. The corners of his mouth beca visibly swollen and started bleeding onto his expensive shirt.
But he dared not resist at all against Dev’s n.
"Okay, stop. That is enough for now."
Dev Tandon said indifferently as if discussing the weather.
Johnny could be considered influential in Mumbai’s party scene among his peers.
However, Dev Tandon’s single sentence had led to him receiving these humiliating slaps without anyone daring to intervene.
Alex watched Johnny being beaten but said nothing.
Although it felt satisfying to see the arrogant fool punished, it also proved that Dev Tandon held an extrely high position in their social circles.
"Since I have already taught my people a proper lesson in front of everyone..."
Dev Tandon turned to face Alex with a slight cold smile playing on his lips and said, "Now it is your turn to accept responsibility!"
Alex looked genuinely dumbfounded by this twisted logic. "Excuse ?"
Dev Tandon said coldly with absolute certainty, "It always takes two to start a fight. A clap does not happen without both hands participating.
While Johnny was certainly at fault first for approaching your girlfriend, you also played a role in escalating this confrontation. This problem has nothing to do with just one side."
Alex could only just stare in disbelief at this reasoning.
What incredible twisted logic.
Dev Tandon continued calmly as if making a reasonable business proposal, "How about this for fair resolution? My person received ten slaps as punishnt. You give yourself twenty slaps.
That settles it fairly and evenly. Let us pretend this unfortunate incident never happened."
Riya felt completely dumbfounded by this outrageous demand and the arrogance behind it.
So arrogant? Is he actually serious with this proposal?
Soon, the lawyers on Alex’s side started objecting loudly with outrage. "Who exactly are you to make such demands? By what reason do you dare to ask our boss to slap himself?"
"For no particular reason at all, it is because I want him to, so he had to."
Dev Tandon said coldly without any emotion in his voice, "Because I am Dev Tandon! Because you are blocking my enjoynt today with this drama!"
Everyone present was shocked by Dev Tandon’s incredibly domineering attitude and casual display of power.
Alex spoke up calmly without any trace of fear, "What if I refuse your generous offer?"
"Then I will make you regret ever being born into this world."
Dev Tandon said with a completely serious deadly expression that promised violence.
Alex was genuinely amused by this threat from yet another arrogant fool.
"Oh really? Then I will make a counter condition too for fair negotiation."
Alex was always humble and polite toward decent people who deserved respect, but toward arrogant bullies like Dev Tandon who took advantage of their power, he did not care whatsoever about their feelings or status.
"If you are willing to slap yourself one hundred tis hard enough to draw blood."
Alex said coldly while eting his gaze without flinching, "I will pretend this never happened and we can all go our separate ways!"
Upon hearing this bold counter demand delivered with such confidence, the rich kids watching from both yachts had their eyes widen in complete shock.
"Holy hell! This guy is way too arrogant to talk to Dev like that!"
"He actually told Dev boss to slap himself one hundred tis! This guy must have a death wish!"
Before they could finish their shocked exclamations, Alex coldly said directly to Dev Tandon without backing down, "Otherwise, you will regret it for the rest of your miserable life. I promise you that."
Dev Tandon’s eyes sharpened dangerously at this direct challenge. His intense gaze locked onto Alex like a predator sizing up unexpected prey.
His expression showed surprisingly little anger at the insult. On the contrary, he actually found this situation interesting and amusing.
"Hehe, how fascinating to et soone like you."
Dev Tandon clapped slowly with mocking appreciation echoing across the water.
"Comndable courage, I must admit. Most people wet themselves when I look at them."
Dev Tandon sneered while crossing his arms, "You are the only one in years who dares to talk to like this without fear. The last person who provoked so directly ended up regretting it very deeply before I was finished with him."
Just then, after so much commotion and raised voices, more and more heirs from Mumbai’s elite families erged from the cabin of the larger yacht where they had been relaxing.
They were originally enjoying drinks and entertainnt in the comfortable air conditioned cabin when they heard shouting happening outside that disturbed their party inside.
"What happened out here? What is all the noise about that interrupted us?" one demanded while adjusting his designer sunglasses.
But just as the eyes of the man in designer sunglasses happen to spot Alex, their eyes widened in disbelief.
What the hell!
His face changed instantly with visible shock written all on his face.
He never expected to run into Alex here of all places!
He had visited Alex at that luxurious Lotus Crown Villa together with his father previously, so that way he happen to know him.
Seeing the man who erged just now looking surprised, Alex showed a confused look.
It seems he happened to know
Both sides locked their eyes for brief mont.
Aditya offered a awkward yet polite nervous smile toward Alex.
This is absolutely terrible! I am dood!
Aditya’s family education had always been extrely strict.
Upon seeing Alex, he imdiately felt panicked.
If he told my father that I ca here to attend this kind of wild party... would that not be the end of ?
Aditya felt a genuine chill run down his spine at the thought of his traditional father’s disappointnt face and most importantly he can already see his credit card being blocked in near future.
He knew all too well how much his father personally valued Alex.
At this critical mont, Dev Tandon was still talking to Alex, making outrageous arrogant remarks.
"Dev Tandon! Stop talking!"
Aditya had to interrupt imdiately.
Dev Tandon felt naturally wary toward Aditya whose family was nearly as powerful as his own. He turned around with a forced smile and asked casually, "What’s wrong?"
Aditya’s face forced a smile that looked more like a painful grimace. He said with an awkward expression, "I think you better not offend this person."
Dev Tandon’s confident smile gradually faded as concern grew.
Aditya said directly without sugar coating, "He is extrely powerful beyond what you imagine."
Dev Tandon looked bewildered. "Is he really that impressive?"
"Yes absolutely!"
Aditya said with a bitter expression, "This is absolutely not soone we can afford to ss with!"
Dev Tandon knew that Aditya’s family strength was roughly on par with his own. For a mont, he began having serious doubts about continuing.
Although he was very arrogant by nature, he was still aware of Aditya’s judgnt.
If Aditya said this person was truly formidable, then it seed he really could not do anything to Alex without serious consequences!
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