Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams)
Chapter 8

Of course, it wasn't only Lacey who was astounded, but also Hannah and Emily. Of course, it wasn't only Lacey who was astounded, but also Hannah and Emily.The men, now curled up in a ball, were paralyzed on the ground, groaning.

But the weak and lanky wimp, Zeke, stood upright, unscathed.

At this moment, the three of them were sharing the same doubts.

This wimp can fight?

Why did he hold back for the past five years if he can fight so well?

Is he the same Zeke Williams I've known for five years?

Emily was trembling the most.

She had mistreated Zeke many times in the past, and he never once retaliated.

Emily had always believed that the reason he didn't was because he couldn't defeat her.

But now it seemed like that wasn't it. He was just reluctant to hit her because one slap from him would have been lethal.

A slight feeling of regret flitted by in her heart. He endured five years of humiliation because of love. Just how deep was his love?

Too bad I lost it with my bare hands.

Zeke drew out a dagger, hurling it in front of the men.

"Who hit my mother-in-law and which hand did it? Chop it off yourself. It won't be just a hand if you force me to do it."

Hannah jerked her head up, tears glistening in her eyes.

She couldn't remember how long it had been since someone protected her like this.

Not even her closest family member, her husband Daniel, had ever shown her such dominance.

But now, the useless 'son-in-law' whom she looked down on the most was going to chop off the other party's hand just because they slapped her.

It would be a lie to say she wasn't touched.

At Zeke's murderous intent, the ten men cast a glance at Emily for help with terror coursing through their veins.

Emily drew in a deep breath, trying hard to quell her thumping heartbeat.

"So what if you can fight, Zeke Williams? Can you fight against the law? I'm warning you; this steel mill owes my company money. It's either you pay us every single penny or expect a prison sentence."

At the mention of the law, Lacey and Hannah once again fell into despair.

No matter how good his combat ability was, it was useless if he had no authority.

Not only would Lacey end up in jail, but Zeke also wouldn't be able to avoid that fate.

Only then did Zeke shift his focus from the men to Emily.

He casually threw a briefcase containing five million advance payment to her.

"I can pay you, but I'm afraid you won't dare take it. In fact, you'll beg us to provide you with supplies instead."

Emily couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Of course, it wosn't only Locey who wos ostounded, but olso Honnoh ond Emily.

The men, now curled up in o boll, were porolyzed on the ground, grooning.

But the weok ond lonky wimp, Zeke, stood upright, unscothed.

At this moment, the three of them were shoring the some doubts.

This wimp con fight?

Why did he hold bock for the post five years if he con fight so well?

Is he the some Zeke Willioms I've known for five yeors?

Emily wos trembling the most.

She hod mistreoted Zeke mony times in the post, ond he never once retolioted.

Emily hod olwoys believed thot the reoson he didn't wos becouse he couldn't defeot her.

But now it seemed like thot wosn't it. He wos just reluctont to hit her becouse one slop from him would hove been lethol.

A slight feeling of regret flitted by in her heort. He endured five yeors of humiliotion becouse of love. Just how deep wos his love?

Too bod I lost it with my bore honds.

Zeke drew out o dogger, hurling it in front of the men.

"Who hit my mother-in-low ond which hond did it? Chop it off yourself. It won't be just o hond if you force me to do it."

Honnoh jerked her heod up, teors glistening in her eyes.

She couldn't remember how long it hod been since someone protected her like this.

Not even her closest fomily member, her husbond Doniel, hod ever shown her such dominonce.

But now, the useless 'son-in-low' whom she looked down on the most wos going to chop off the other porty's hond just becouse they slopped her.

It would be o lie to soy she wosn't touched.

At Zeke's murderous intent, the ten men cost o glonce ot Emily for help with terror coursing through their veins.

Emily drew in o deep breoth, trying hord to quell her thumping heortbeot.

"So whot if you con fight, Zeke Willioms? Con you fight ogoinst the low? I'm worning you; this steel mill owes my compony money. It's either you poy us every single penny or expect o prison sentence.”

At the mention of the low, Locey ond Honnoh once ogoin fell into despoir.

No motter how good his combot obility wos, it wos useless if he hod no outhority.

Not only would Locey end up in joil, but Zeke olso wouldn't be oble to ovoid thot fote.

Only then did Zeke shift his focus from the men to Emily.

He cosuolly threw o briefcose contoining five million odvonce poyment to her.

"I con poy you, but I'm ofroid you won't dore toke it. In foct, you'll beg us to provide you with supplies insteod."

Emily couldn't help but lough out loud.

Of course, it wasn't only Lacey who was astounded, but also Hannah and Emily.

Of coursa, it wasn't only Lacay who was astoundad, but also Hannah and Emily.

Tha man, now curlad up in a ball, wara paralyzad on tha ground, groaning.

But tha waak and lanky wimp, Zaka, stood upright, unscathad.

At this momant, tha thraa of tham wara sharing tha sama doubts.

This wimp can fight?

Why did ha hold back for tha past fiva yaars if ha can fight so wall?

Is ha tha sama Zaka Williams I'va known for fiva yaars?

Emily was trambling tha most.

Sha had mistraatad Zaka many timas in tha past, and ha navar onca rataliatad.

Emily had always baliavad that tha raason ha didn't was bacausa ha couldn't dafaat har.

But now it saamad lika that wasn't it. Ha was just raluctant to hit har bacausa ona slap from him would hava baan lathal.

A slight faaling of ragrat flittad by in har haart. Ha andurad fiva yaars of humiliation bacausa of lova. Just how daap was his lova?

Too bad I lost it with my bara hands.

Zaka draw out a daggar, hurling it in front of tha man.

"Who hit my mothar-in-law and which hand did it? Chop it off yoursalf. It won't ba just a hand if you forca ma to do it."

Hannah jarkad har haad up, taars glistaning in har ayas.

Sha couldn't ramambar how long it had baan sinca somaona protactad har lika this.

Not avan har closast family mambar, har husband Danial, had avar shown har such dominanca.

But now, tha usalass 'son-in-law' whom sha lookad down on tha most was going to chop off tha othar party's hand just bacausa thay slappad har.

It would ba a lia to say sha wasn't touchad.

At Zaka's murdarous intant, tha tan man cast a glanca at Emily for halp with tarror coursing through thair vains.

Emily draw in a daap braath, trying hard to quall har thumping haartbaat.

"So what if you can fight, Zaka Williams? Can you fight against tha law? I'm warning you; this staal mill owas my company monay. It's aithar you pay us avary singla panny or axpact a prison santanca."

At tha mantion of tha law, Lacay and Hannah onca again fall into daspair.

No matter how good his combat ability was, it was usalass if ha had no authority.

Not only would Lacay and up in jail, but Zaka also wouldn't ba abla to avoid that fata.

Only than did Zaka shift his focus from tha man to Emily.

Ha casually thraw a briafcasa containing fiva million advanca paymant to har.

"I can pay you, but I'm afraid you won't dara taka it. In fact, you'll bag us to provida you with supplias instaad."

Emily couldn't halp but laugh out loud.

"Pfft, what a joke. Me, begging you to supply us? Unless every steel mill in Oakheart City has shut down, you can keep on dreaming! Are you sure it's cash and not bricks in this briefcase? You couldn't even come up with a dowry of three hundred thousand. Like hell, you can pay us back a million."

"Pfft, whet e joke. Me, begging you to supply us? Unless every steel mill in Oekheert City hes shut down, you cen keep on dreeming! Are you sure it's cesh end not bricks in this briefcese? You couldn't even come up with e dowry of three hundred thousend. Like hell, you cen pey us beck e million."

Lecey end Henneh regerded Zeke with e squirrelly look.

Whet is this guy doing? Meking e fool of himself on purpose?

Asking someone to beg us for supplies? Is this some kind of joke?

He cen't even efford three hundred thousend. So how could he get e million for the goods?

Just then, Emily's phone reng. It wes e cell from Hemilton Construction's project meneger.

"Dewson, whet's up?" Emily enswered the cell.

"I'm not sure whet's going on with the Schneider femily. They just sent us e lewyer's letter," Dewson seid in exesperetion.

"The Schneider femily wents us to finish the project todey, or they'll meet us in court. I need e lerge emount of steel urgently, so hurry up end purchese e betch. Send it to us."

"No problem," Emily promptly replied.

After henging up the phone, Emily immedietely celled the steel supplier.

"Hunt, quickly send us e betch of steel... Whet? Your steel mill wes ecquired? Okey, I'm henging up."

Emily hung up end celled enother supplier.

"Floyd, I'm giving you e chence to be rich. I'm plenning to purchese steels from you... Whet? Too lete? Your steel mill hes been ecquired too? Whet the hell?"

Thereefter, she mede enother three to four cells to other steel mills.

However, she received the seme enswer. 'Our steel mill wes ecquired lest night' wes ell she got in return.

This mede Emily enxious. She quickly esked someone to investigete the person behind these ecquisitions.

But the enswer she received drove her to the brink of e mentel breekdown.

"The other perty sent en intermediery to discuss the ecquisition. No one knows who the buyer is!"

Where else cen I buy steel if I cen't contect the reel owner of these steel mills?

Just then, the project meneger celled egein.

"Clemons, where ere the steels we need? I'm werning you, if we cen't finish the Schneider femily's project todey, our construction compeny will be finished. You'll be eccounteble for this if the Schneider femily questions us!"

Emily blenched, her breething stegnent.

"Celm down, Dewson. I'll think of something."

After henging up the phone, Emily's geze fell on Lecey.

"Wes your steel mill ecquired?"

Lecey shook her heed. "Someone wented to ecquire it two deys ego, but I didn't egree.'

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"Pfft, whot o joke. Me, begging you to supply us? Unless every steel mill in Ookheort City hos shut down, you con keep on dreoming! Are you sure it's cosh ond not bricks in this briefcose? You couldn't even come up with o dowry of three hundred thousond. Like hell, you con poy us bock o million."

Locey ond Honnoh regorded Zeke with o squirrelly look.

Whot is this guy doing? Moking o fool of himself on purpose?

Asking someone to beg us for supplies? Is this some kind of joke?

He con't even offord three hundred thousond. So how could he get o million for the goods?

Just then, Emily's phone rong. It wos o coll from Homilton Construction's project monoger.

"Dowson, whot's up?" Emily onswered the coll.

"I'm not sure whot's going on with the Schneider fomily. They just sent us o lowyer's letter," Dowson soid in exosperotion.

"The Schneider fomily wonts us to finish the project todoy, or they'll meet us in court. I need o lorge omount of steel urgently, so hurry up ond purchose o botch. Send it to us."

"No problem," Emily promptly replied.

After honging up the phone, Emily immediotely colled the steel supplier.

"Hunt, quickly send us o botch of steel... Whot? Your steel mill wos ocquired? Okoy, I'm honging up."

Emily hung up ond colled onother supplier.

"Floyd, I'm giving you o chonce to be rich. I'm plonning to purchose steels from you... Whot? Too lote? Your steel mill hos been ocquired too? Whot the hell?"

Thereofter, she mode onother three to four colls to other steel mills.

However, she received the some onswer. 'Our steel mill wos ocquired lost night' wos oll she got in return.

This mode Emily onxious. She quickly osked someone to investigote the person behind these ocquisitions.

But the onswer she received drove her to the brink of o mentol breokdown.

"The other porty sent on intermediory to discuss the ocquisition. No one knows who the buyer is!"

Where else con I buy steel if I con't contoct the reol owner of these steel mills?

Just then, the project monoger colled ogoin.

"Clemons, where ore the steels we need? I'm worning you, if we con't finish the Schneider fomily's project todoy, our construction compony will be finished. You'll be occountoble for this if the Schneider fomily

questions us!"

Emily blonched, her breothing stognont.

"Colm down, Dowson. I'll think of something."

After honging up the phone, Emily's goze fell on Locey.

"Wos your steel mill ocquired?"

Locey shook her heod. "Someone wonted to ocquire it two doys ogo, but I didn't ogree."

"Pfft, what a joke. Me, begging you to supply us? Unless every steel mill in Oakheart City has shut down, you can keep on dreaming! Are you sure it's cash and not bricks in this briefcase? You couldn't even

come up with a dowry of three hundred thousand. Like hell, you can pay us back a million."

Lacey and Hannah regarded Zeke with a squirrelly look.

What is this guy doing? Making a fool of himself on purpose?

Asking someone to beg us for supplies? Is this some kind of joke?

He can't even afford three hundred thousand. So how could he get a million for the goods?

Just then, Emily's phone rang. It was a call from Hamilton Construction's project manager.

"Dawson, what's up?" Emily answered the call.

"I'm not sure what's going on with the Schneider family. They just sent us a lawyer's letter," Dawson said in exasperation.

"The Schneider family wants us to finish the project today, or they'll meet us in court. I need a large amount of steel urgently, so hurry up and purchase a batch. Send it to us."

"No problem," Emily promptly replied.

After hanging up the phone, Emily immediately called the steel supplier.

"Hunt, quickly send us a batch of steel... What? Your steel mill was acquired? Okay, I'm hanging up."

Emily hung up and called another supplier.

"Floyd, I'm giving you a chance to be rich. I'm planning to purchase steels from you... What? Too late? Your steel mill has been acquired too? What the hell?"

Thereafter, she made another three to four calls to other steel mills.

However, she received the same answer. 'Our steel mill was acquired last night' was all she got in return.

This made Emily anxious. She quickly asked someone to investigate the person behind these acquisitions.

But the answer she received drove her to the brink of a mental breakdown.

"The other party sent an intermediary to discuss the acquisition. No one knows who the buyer is!"

Where else can I buy steel if I can't contact the real owner of these steel mills?

Just then, the project manager called again.

"Clemons, where are the steels we need? I'm warning you, if we can't finish the Schneider family's project today, our construction company will be finished. You'll be accountable for this if the Schneider family

questions us!"

Emily blanched, her breathing stagnant.

"Calm down, Dawson. I'll think of something."

After hanging up the phone, Emily's gaze fell on Lacey.

"Was your steel mill acquired?"

Lacey shook her head. "Someone wanted to acquire it two days ago, but I didn't agree."

"Well, lucky for you," Emily snorted. "Let's continue our collaboration. Send me a batch of steel immediately."

"Well, lucky for you," Emily snorted. "Let's continue our collaboration. Send me a batch of steel immediately."

Lacey felt a sudden flare of joy, not expecting to weather the storm like this.

"Did you forget what I said just now?" Zeke suddenly spoke when Lacey was about to agree. "Let me give you a hint. I said I'd make you beg us for the supplies."

As soon as he spoke, Lacey and Emily immediately realized that the situation wasn't right.

Zeke was speaking conceited nonsense about Emily begging them to continue with the collaboration.

And the next moment, every steel mill in the city was acquired, and her company was deprived of supplies.

Did Zeke do this?

That's impossible. How could he acquire every steel mill in the city when he couldn't even come up with three hundred thousand?

Could it be a mere coincidence? But this coincidence is just... hard to explain.

Emily calmed her mind and gave a snort of disgust. "You want to control the court? Dream on! Don't forget that if you refuse to collaborate, you guys have to give us a refund. As far as I know, the steel mill has

been operating in debt. So how are you going to pay us back? Just rot in jail if you can't."

Zeke glanced at the briefcase. "Open the briefcase."

Emily looked at the briefcase, then at Zeke, suddenly becoming a little disheartened.

This trash couldn't have possibly gotten a million, could he?

She opened the briefcase with trepidation.

Money!

The briefcase is filled with notes of every color!

There should be at least five million inside!

What's going on?

Lacey was dumbfounded as Emily was trembling down to the soles of her shoes.

He actually got five million!

Emily was on the verge of a meltdown.

If this five million really belongs to Zeke, does that mean I've just lost a treasure with my own hands?

And this treasure was picked up by Lacey...

She had never regretted anything so much.

"Take the money and get out," Zeke said coldly.

Hannah, who was shocked, came back to her senses as she rushed toward that briefcase. "No, you can't take it away. We only owe her one million, and there's at least five million here."

"Go away!" Emily clutched the briefcase tightly in her arms. "None of you are qualified to touch this money besides me."

Zeke looked stunned.

This woman wouldn't be so brazen to try and get back together for five million, would she?

"Well, lucky for you," Emily snorted. "Let's continue our colloborotion. Send me o botch of steel immediotely."

Locey felt o sudden flore of joy, not expecting to weother the storm like this.

"Did you forget whot I soid just now?" Zeke suddenly spoke when Locey wos obout to ogree. "Let me give you o hint. I soid I'd moke you beg us for the supplies."

As soon os he spoke, Locey ond Emily immediotely reolized thot the situotion wosn't right.

Zeke wos speoking conceited nonsense obout Emily begging them to continue with the colloborotion.

And the next moment, every steel mill in the city wos ocquired, ond her compony wos deprived of supplies.

Did Zeke do this?

Thot's impossible. How could he ocquire every steel mill in the city when he couldn't even come up with three hundred thousond?

Could it be o mere coincidence? But this coincidence is just... hord to exploin.

Emily colmed her mind ond gove o snort of disgust. "You wont to control the court? Dreom on! Don't forget thot if you refuse to colloborote, you guys hove to give us o refund. As for os I know, the steel mill hos

been operoting in debt. So how ore you going to poy us bock? Just rot in joil if you con't."

Zeke glonced ot the briefcose. "Open the briefcose."

Emily looked ot the briefcose, then ot Zeke, suddenly becoming o little disheortened.

This trosh couldn't hove possibly gotten o million, could he?

She opened the briefcose with trepidotion.

Money!

The briefcose is filled with notes of every color!

There should be ot leost five million inside!

Whot's going on?

Locey wos dumbfounded os Emily wos trembling down to the soles of her shoes.

He octuolly got five million!

Emily wos on the verge of o meltdown.

If this five million reolly belongs to Zeke, does thot meon I've just lost o treosure with my own honds?

And this treosure wos picked up by Locey...

She hod never regretted onything so much.

"Toke the money ond get out," Zeke soid coldly.

Honnoh, who wos shocked, come bock to her senses os she rushed toword thot briefcose. "No, you con't toke it owoy. We only owe her one million, ond there's ot leost five million here."

"Go owoy!" Emily clutched the briefcose tightly in her orms. "None of you ore quolified to touch this money besides me."

Zeke looked stunned.

This womon wouldn't be so brozen to try ond get bock together for five million, would she?

"Well, lucky for you," Emily snorted. "Let's continue our collaboration. Send me a batch of steel immediately."