The Established Siblings Of The Pack
Chapter 102

The Established Siblings Of The Pack Chapter 102

Chapter 102

Megan and Zachary laughed when they heard this, and even Michael couldn’t help sneering.“You don’tbelieve me?” Kingsley crossed his legs and drawled casually, “One phone call is all it takes for me tohave you expelled from the military.”“Is that so?” Asher was laughing so hard that he was tearing up,and he mocked, “Aren’t you a big talker? I would have fallen for it if I hadn’t known you wereunemployed!”“Challenging me, I see.” Kingsley sounded indifferent as he said, “You’ll be dealt withaccordingly minutes after I make that call.”Asher was just about to retort when Zachary decided to addfuel to fire. “Asher, have the punk make that call! Let’s just see if he’s all talk!” Then, he glanced over atCecilia and mused, “See for yourself what a loser he is! Your bum boyfriend is only good at braggingand nothing else, so if you think you’re going to have your happily-ever-after with him, you’re wrong!”Atthat moment, Cecilia grew worried and subtly tugged on Kingsley’s sleeve as she asked quietly, “You’renot joking, are you?”She was concerned that he was only saying these things because her family hadrazzed him. However, he merely flashed her a smile as he said, “Don’t worry. Did you forget about whathappened at the Ramada?”Her eyes widened by a fraction. Now that he mentioned it, he does seem tohave connections with the military… But isn’t that a friend of his friend’s? Will he really be able to expelAsher from the military?“Hah!” Asher chortled. “You do realize I did not break the law or break themilitary code, right? Nothing in the universe, not even a higher power, could have me kicked out of thetroop. Call that buddy of yours right now, and if you can’t have me expelled, then you bet your backsideI’m going to arrest you and have you locked up!”Kingsley assessed him icily, but he made no reply ashe took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. He slipped one out of the box and lit it up as he said,“You asked for it.” While taking a drag, he grabbed his phone and began to dial a number.Just then,Asher noticed the cigarette box, and he shouted so loudly that his voice nearly broke, “Wait!”Thecigarette box had no logo on it, and it looked like it had been wrapped in white paper. However, Asherknew that it was no ordinary box of cigarettes; it was military-issued!He remembered coming across anidentical box in the military chief’s garbage bin while he was cleaning out the latter’s office, and thenondescript packaging had left quite the impression on him.Presently, his mouth felt dry, and he gulped

nervously as he stammered, “W-Where did you get those cigarettes?”Kingsley blew a perfect smokering and replied, “My friend in the military gave them to me. What, do you want one?”“N-No,” Ashersaid, looking flustered as he waved his hand.Zachary spoke up then. “Asher, stop wasting your breathon the kid and get him to make the call. I’d like to see how he’s going to weasel his way out ofthis!”“That’s enough!” Asher said coldly. “We’re here to talk about Cecy’s predicament anyway, so leaveme out of it.” In actuality, his heart was beating so hard in his chest that it was a wonder he could hearanyone speak at all. There was a slim chance that Kingsley was telling the truth when he said he hadconnections in the military, but Asher did not want to gamble on that. Presently, Kingsley was stillholding his phone after dialing the number, and he raised a brow as he asked, “Backing off so easily,Officer Larson?”Asher glowered at him. He hesitated for what seemed like a long time, then hissedthrough gritted teeth, “I see no point in engaging with someone like you.” He was trying to be subtleabout it, but it was clear that he had admitted defeat.Stunned, Zachary asked, “Asher, you’re notactually scared of him, are you? He’s nothing but a—”“Hey, Lev? Could you go into the Solaris MilitaryDistrict database and see if you can replace a platoon leader with the name Asher Larson? He’ssupposedly from the Cleapolis Military District. There is? Good. Issue him an official warning fordisrespecting the military chief.” Kingsley hung up the phone after that and grinned as he eyed Asherwickedly, “Seeing as you chose to back off, I’ll do Cecilia a favor and let you get off on a warninginstead of getting you booted from the military.”Upon hearing this, Zachary and Megan looked distinctlyunimpressed. Asher, too, was a little doubtful, because whatever Kingsley had said earlier sounded anawful lot like empty brags.Sensing that the air in the room was crackling with angry energy, Zacharyseized the chance to appease both Michael and Megan as he said, “Mr. and Mrs. Larson, I have withme today an engagement gift! I certainly hope it will be good enough for the both of you.” As he saidthis, he produced an ornate box from his messenger bag and offered it to Michael. “This is the jadepassed down to me from my great, great-grandfather, and it’s valued at around eight million rightnow.”“Eight million?!” Michael and Megan were so astounded that their jaws nearly dropped to the floor.The entire Larson Family combined had only a net worth of just over twenty million, and Zachary hadso generously gifted them a piece of jade that was a third of that!Megan was beaming so brightly that

she practically dazzled under the lights. Judging by the looks of it, she would have married Zacharyherself if it weren’t for the fact that he had his eyes set on Cecilia.Meanwhile, Michael leaned forward inhis seat and said cheerily, “You shouldn’t have, Young Master Dugray! The jade must be precious toyour family; far too precious to just give it away like this!”There were no words to describe just howrelieved and satisfied he was. With a jade that cost eight million in his possession, he could easily putthe Foxes in their place during the family banquet tomorrow. He would finally be vindicated!Zacharywas pleased by how impressed they were with his gift, and he made it a point to glare at Kingsley as hesaid, “It’s no big deal. I will give anything to be with Cecilia!”“Oh, what a darling son-in-law you’ll make!”Megan crooned, her grin so wide that her eyes were curving into crescent moons. “How very kind ofyou, Zachary.” Then, she shot Kingsley a disdainful glance as she said sarcastically, “There are otherswho are merely all talk and still shamelessly pine after what does not belong to them.”Kingsley snorted.“It’s just some crap jade that’s worth eight million. I can’t imagine giving someone trash like that!”