353: Chapter 360 Provoked a Powerful Enemy 353: Chapter 360 Provoked a Powerful Enemy After working for a while, Jas Brown needed to do so work in the office, so he went directly up the stairs.
When he reached the sixth floor, he saw Gina Lopez standing in front of the elevator with the man from before.
Gina, with a smile on her face, said, “Robert Johnson, I won’t see you out.”
Robert Johnson, the man in question, also had a gracious smile as he replied, “Then I’ll take my leave.
When you’re not busy, you really must give the honor of your ti.
Otherwise, my cousin back ho will certainly give a hard ti.”
By this ti, Gina had already noticed Jas coming up, and she felt an inexplicable panic, her smile receding quite a bit as she said, “Okay, that’s it for today then.”
Robert Johnson also noticed the change in Gina’s expression, glanced at Jas, then turned back to shake Gina’s hand before entering the elevator.
“He’s a cousin of a college classmate of mine and works at a large company.
He ca to talk business with us this ti.” Gina, seeing Jas approaching, instinctively explained in a soft voice.
However, once she spoke, she felt sowhat uncomfortable—why did she need to explain to Jas?
She hadn’t done anything wrong.
Jas cracked a smile and said, “I have so things to do in the office, Mr.
Lopez is busy.”
At this mont, Gina heard footsteps coming up the stairs, so she promptly straightened her posture, nodded, and headed back to her office in her high heels.
Jas didn’t pay much attention to Robert Johnson either.
If he was interested in Gina, it was because of Gina’s charm.
For a beautiful woman like Gina, It would be abnormal if she didn’t have any suitors.
Just as he descended the stairs, Jas’s phone rang – a call from lody Yoody, which he promptly answered.
“Co to right now.”
“You’re back?
What happened?
What’s the rush?” Jas was surprised and asked three questions in one go.
“If you don’t co now, I’ll leave with soone else.
Right now, there’s a tall, rich, and handso guy asking out.”
Jas chuckled and said, “Well, that’s not bad.
Quite unlike —a short, poor, and rough guy.”
“Cut the crap, I’m giving you half an hour to co over, otherwise, I’ll go to your company and find you.”
After saying that, lody hung up the phone.
In less than half an hour, Jas had already arrived at the L-Region governnt office.
Having accompanied Gina here a few tis, he was familiar with the place and went straight to lody’s office door.
Even though she was only a Mayor, the L-Region was a large sector within YODC City, governing dozens of villages with a rather developed economy.
Thus, the governnt building was quite impressive, and lody’s office was also very spacious, although the decor inside was not extravagant.
The office door was open.
lody was sitting behind her desk, and opposite her sat a man in his thirties.
He was wearing a beige shirt, light gray trousers, and his leather shoes were so shiny they reflected light.
He had a slicked-back hairstyle, with hair so greasy it shone.
At this mont, the man had both hands on the desk and his back to the door, so Jas couldn’t see his face clearly.
“lody, where shall we go for lunch later?
You decide.
No matter how far it is, I’ll take you there.”
lody looked down at the docunts on the desk and said indifferently, “I’m not hungry.”
“Even if you’re not hungry, you still need to have lunch, otherwise how will you have the energy to work in the afternoon?”
lody didn’t reply this ti, clearly very impatient.
“lody, I know you don’t feel anything for yet, but feelings can be developed.
Uncle and Auntie both approve of us, and I really like you.
Why not spend so ti with , so our feelings can grow?”
lody, without raising her head, said, “Sorry, Young Master Woods, I will be the one getting married, not my parents.
If my parents like you, let them figure it out.
I will not marry you, so you might as well give up that notion.”
“lody, how can you say that?
Our W Region and your Yawk Family are good friends and our grandfathers shared a deep bond.
Our union would bring our two families closer together, strengthening both our houses, making it easier for you in your political career.”
“Where I, lody Yoody, end up on my own terms is my own business.
I disdain to climb the ranks by such relationships.” Finally, lody raised her head, but upon seeing Jas at the door, she quickly stood up and said, “Sorry, my boyfriend has co to pick up.
Young Master Woods, please make yourself at ho.”
lody walked around the desk and ca directly beside Jas, holding his arm and gently shaking it twice as she chided, “Why did it take you so long?”
Jas Brown chuckled, “You asked to be here within half an hour, and I practically flew over.”
With a pout, lody Yoody said, “Consider yourself wise.
If you were any later, I might not even bother with you anymore.”
At this mont, lody Yoody lacked her usual authority and steadiness that ca with her position as Mayor.
She was like a young girl who had fallen head over heels in love, her smile radiantly beautiful.
“lody Yoody, who is this?” The man from before suddenly stood up, glaring at Jas Brown with a predatory look.
With a tilt of her chin, lody Yoody said, “Didn’t I tell you?
This is my boyfriend.”
“Your boyfriend?” The guy with the last na Wilson gave Jas Brown a once-over and said coldly, “I don’t care who you are, but let warn you.
You better stay away from lody, or you’ll regret it.”
Jas Brown also sized up the man.
He appeared to be in his late twenties, with very fair skin and a sowhat gaunt face, yet there was a hint of handsoness about him.
However, his eyes slanted upwards, giving him a smug look that made him instantly off-putting.
But Jas Brown couldn’t be bothered with such a person; that single sentence earlier had already earned him a terrible impression from lody Yoody, sending him straight to the eighteenth level of hell.
“lody, let’s go.
Let’s eat sothing together.”
“Okay!” lody Yoody agreed without giving the Wilson guy another glance, taking Jas Brown’s arm and heading out.
“lody Yoody, you stop right there!” a roar ca from behind them, belonging to that Wilson guy.
lody Yoody stopped in her tracks, turned around to look at him, and the Wilson guy imdiately shouted with fury, “You’d better be clear about this, lody.
Your grandparents and your parents have all agreed to our engagent arrangent, and we’re supposed to be betrothed in the next few days.
You’re a woman of the Woods family, so comport yourself with so dignity.
Don’t force to complain about you to your family.”
lody Yoody’s expression darkened as she said, “Young Master Woods, if you want to complain, go ahead.
And I’ll repeat myself: I will neither get engaged to you, nor will I marry you.
Also, it would be best if you don’t start anything with my boyfriend, or I, lody Yoody, will certainly make you regret it.”
“Have you really thought this through?” The guy from the Woods family glared at her with a dark expression.
“There’s nothing to think about.” lody Yoody’s response was exceedingly straightforward.
“Fine, fine.
Since you treat this way, you’re slapping the face of the Woods family.
You’ll know what regret is when the ti cos.
I’ll make you beg to marry , ha ha…” After laughing maniacally, the Wilson guy gave Jas Brown a fierce glare and said, “The won of Michael Wilson aren’t for just anyone to touch.
You better live long because this woman won’t be able to protect you.”
After saying that, the Wilson guy strode away with a boastful gait.
Once she was in Jas Brown’s car, lody Yoody, sowhat annoyed, said, “I really shouldn’t have asked you to co today.”
“What’s wrong?” asked Jas Brown as he started the car.
“Sigh, that guy just now is Michael Wilson from the Woods family.
In our SSUP, there are eight major families.”
“There are eight major families in our SSUP?” Jas Brown interjected with a smile.
Over the years in the Capital of SSUP, he had brushed shoulders with high-ranking individuals and knew about the many powerful family forces within the SSUP Country.
These families were not separate from the governnt; quite the contrary, many mbers of their families hold positions within the Political Circle, even high offices.
Take Lucy Campbell, for instance; she is from the Sanker Family, the top family in SSUP Country, hence her powerful background.
However, Jas Brown wasn’t too familiar with the local families at the provincial level.
The Family Region forces were embroiled in constant struggle, clinging to and leveraging each other.
They weren’t like the underworld, engaged in overt violence, but when they did clash, it was far more dangerous than any gangland warfare.
A single defeat could potentially lead to the utter downfall of an entire family.
“Of course, there are!
The Yawk Family is one of these H State Families.
I know this very well.
However, our Yawk Family is definitely the weakest among them.
Besides, my parents are from a side branch and don’t hold much status within the family.
The Woods family, where Michael Wilson cos from, ranks fourth among the H State Families.
Their strength is much greater than that of our family, and most importantly, he belongs to the main line of the Woods family.
If we offend him, we’re bound to run into a lot of trouble.”
As Jas Brown drove, he squinted his eyes and asked, “Then why did you provoke him just now?”
“Even if I did provoke him, he can’t do anything to .
Even as a side branch, the Yawk Family won’t let soone bully us.
Most importantly, if the Woods family makes a move against the Yawk Family, it’s certain that others will take the opportunity to trouble them.
Not to ntion, these eight major families in SSUP have always maintained a very delicate balance that no one dares to break easily.”
“Oh, so what are you worried about then?”
“I’m worried about you.
What if that guy targets you?
What would we do then?” lody Yoody said this with her eyebrows knitted tightly, truly regretting her impulsive actions from earlier.
Jas Brown replied with a nonchalant smile, “So what?
What’s done is done.
Worry won’t help.
We’ll just deal with things as they co.”
“Hey!
Weren’t you the least bit surprised when you heard about the eight major families?” lody Yoody suddenly felt like she couldn’t quite recognize Jas Brown anymore.
He seed far too composed now.
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