Chapter 703 Force Him to Dissolve the Xenakis Group

• “Miss Jiang isn’t simple at all. You really do have a trace of your father’s style.” Hendrik’s face went stiff. According to X’s intel, she was supposed to be active in Lumonburg. He never expected she’d play everyone, disguise herself, slip into Sparaville, and even infiltrate the Xenakis residence. Smart plan. Ruthless move. X probably still hasn’t noticed something’s off. “You think I’ll be like that idiot Jiang Ying, sitting around waiting to reap rewards for nothing? Ha. People say fortune favors the bold. The glory of my clan—of course I’ll earn it myself.” Jiang Huang lifted a brow and smiled. She was laughing at Hendrik, who was helpless against her right now; laughing at Peng Yilin and Jiang Ying, who would use anyone for profit. “Aren’t you afraid this will drag your whole clan down?” “They’re a bunch of idiots. Even if it drags the clan down, that’s still better than getting sold out. Hendrik, you can threaten me with my people all you want. Besides that, I’ve got nothing else to worry about.” Her lips curled into a darker, scarier smile. She’d come ready to die if she had to. Now she could take someone down with her? That was a win no matter how you looked at it. “What do you want?” Even though she didn’t know who this woman holding her was, Jovienne forced down the fear in her chest and asked in a whisper. “Mrs. Xenakis… They all say you’re the one Hendrik cares about most.” Jiang Huang leaned close to her ear, voice soft with a teasing lilt, eyes never leaving Hendrik as she stared him down. “I want to see whether a selfish man like him values his feelings for you more—or his power and status.” Before Jovienne could answer, Jiang Huang shifted her grip and squeezed her throat hard. “Hendrik, announce it now—dissolve the Xenakis Group. Or I kill her.” Jiang Huang’s strength was brutal, like she meant to strangle Jovienne right there. “Ugh—” Jovienne gagged, instinctively lifting a hand to clutch the fingers crushing her neck. Even then, she wildly shook her head at the father and son. Don’t do it. Don’t betray the Xenakis Group for her sake. That company was Hendrik and Old Mr. Xenakis’s years of sweat and blood. “Don’t you dare!” Panic flashed plain as day across Hendrik’s face. He lunged half a step forward, eyes going ice-cold. A small hand tugged at his blazer. “Father.” The little brat behind him was sweating down his back too. But he knew this wasn’t the time to go head-to-head. They had to distract her. Worried sick about Jovienne’s safety, he grabbed Hendrik’s sleeve fast. “Father, please save Mommy… I’ll get your phone. Save Mommy…” The kid’s face crumpled with tears. Hendrik’s mind was locked on Jovienne’s danger and didn’t catch on at first. Then he turned, and father and son locked eyes. He got it in a flash— The brat rarely cried this hard. He was clearly trying to find an excuse to slip away. Only if they split up could they launch an attack from a spot Jiang Huang couldn’t see. Hendrik squeezed his son’s hand, sent a sharp signal with his eyes, then turned back, voice stern as he addressed Jiang Huang: “Jiang Huang, whatever you and I have going on, don’t drag others into it. Don’t touch her. I’ll have them draft the announcement now.” “Ha. You think I’m stupid?” The menace coiled tight in Jiang Huang snapped loose under the father and son’s obvious move. Almost mid-sentence, the pistol hooked on her pinky flicked up. Bang! In a blur, Hendrik scooped up the little brat, dodged the bullet, and snatched a smooth river stone off the ground, whipping it hard at Jiang Huang. “Damn!” The head bodyguard cursed himself for not seeing it coming and formed a protective formation in a heartbeat, walling the father and son behind a human shield. Jovienne’s face went pale with terror. She wanted to call out, but she was scared any sound would spark the woman’s rage again. The air reeked of gunpowder. She couldn’t see how the two were doing, her arm yanked back viciously. All she could do was stare wide-eyed at the wall of bodies, heart hammering with fear.