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The moment Kingsley let go, he collapsed onto the floor, soaking wet, clutching his head and sobbing like a broken man.
Kingsley looked down at him, his voice cold.
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Howard was completely terrified, looking at Kingsley as if he were some kind of demon. His voice trembled as he stammered, “No… I’m not that impressive. Mr. Baldwin, I was wrong-please, I beg you, let me go!”
Tears and snot ran down his face, making him look utterly pathetic.
Kingsley’s tone was ice-cold as he spat, “If begging for mercy worked, then what if I just kill you right now and beg Mrs. Rhodes for forgiveness afterward? Would that make it okay?”
Howard’s entire body shuddered, and he immediately burst into loud sobs. “No, no, no-Mr. Baldwin, I swear, I was wrong! Please don’t kill me; I don’t want to die!”
The feeling of suffocation just moments ago had taught him a brutal lesson- Kingsley was not bluffing. He was the kind of man who would actually do it.
Howard had always felt untouchable because of his connection to Tiana. That name alone gave him the confidence to be arrogant, to throw his weight around even as a lowly sales manager.
However, none of that mattered when facing someone like Kingsley-someone who did not care who you were and would crush you just the same.
Now, he was terrified. His last name might be Lambert, but what was the point of that if he ended up dead?
“If you really know you were wrong, then apologize to Ms. Brooks,” Kingsley ordered, shaking off the water from his hands.
Howard did not dare hesitate. He rushed over to Eunice and sincerely apologized, “Ms. Brooks, I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have hit you!”
Eunice stood frozen, her mind completely blank. “N-No… you don’t have to apologize to me.”
Howard was from the Lambert family, and Tiana was the most powerful person at Rhodes Corporation. Deep down, Eunice had always feared people like them. Accepting an apology from someone like Howard felt unthinkable.
However, Kingsley’s cold voice cut through the air again. “Just a mere ‘sorry’? You slapped her across the face-don’t you think you should do something more?”
Without hesitation, Howard turned and started slapping himself. Each slap landed with a loud crack, his face growing red and swollen as he repeatedly gasped out apologies.
Michael’s other lackeys watched in horror, their stomachs twisting with fear. They had heard the rumors-that Kingsley was not afraid to lay hands on even the company’s top executives.
At first, they thought it was just talk, some exaggerated showmanship. Yet, after feeling the weight of Kingsley’s slap firsthand, they finally understood-this was not an act. This was real.
“Kingsley, you’ve got some nerve,” a furious voice thundered.
Michael had arrived with his men. The moment he stepped inside, his glare locked onto Kingsley. “Attacking key executives of the company without cause? Do you think you can get away with this? I hope you’re ready for prison!”
Tiana was right behind him, her face icy as she strode toward Howard. Her tone was razor-sharp. “What happened?”
Howard clutched his swollen face, tears still streaming down his cheeks. “Aunt Tiana, I didn’t even do anything The moment he walked in, he just started beating me up! He even attacked the other executives! Aunt Tiana, you have to stand up for me!”
Tiana gave him a disgusted glance. “Shut up. A grown man crying? The Lambert family has no place for useless cowards.”
Howard immediately clamped his mouth shut. Then, as he turned toward Kingsley, his eyes burned with hatred.
Now that his aunt was here, he thought smugly, ‘Let’s see how long Kingsley can keep acting tough!’
Michael’s jaw tightened with fury. “Aunt Tiana, Kingsley may be a board member, but this? This is unacceptable. Attacking the staff is just like turning against the company-it’s disgraceful! He needs to be held criminally responsible for this!”
Lauren immediately snapped back, “If we’re talking about responsibility, then let’s not forget about Howard. He was the one who hit my secretary first!”
Michael scoffed. “Oh, please. What’s a little slap? Was she even injured? Show me the wound. But look at Howard and the others. They’re covered in blood! Howard nearly got killed! Kingsley is nothing short of a menace!”
Lauren started to argue again, but Tiana simply raised a hand, silencing her on the spot.
She turned to Kingsley, her voice as frigid as ice. “Give me one good reason to forgive you. Otherwise, as of this moment, not even Marvin will be able to save you.”
Kingsley let out a dry chuckle. “Forgiveness? Mrs. Rhodes, I think you’re mistaken.
I didn’t do anything wrong, so why would I need your forgiveness?”
Tiana’s eyes burned with fury as she pointed at Howard’s battered face. “You didn’t do anything wrong? Look at him! Do you see what you did? Kingsley, don’t think that just because Marvin backs you, you can run wild on Rhodes Corporation’s turf!”
Kingsley frowned. “So what you’re saying, Mrs. Rhodes, is that I wasn’t allowed to hit Howard? Why? Because he’s your nephew? Because the Lambert family is untouchable?”
Lauren felt a pang of anxiety-Kingsley was being far too aggressive with Tiana. Howard was not just another employee; he was part of the Lambert family. At a time like this, it would be better to give Tiana some leeway to de-escalate things.
She whispered, “Dr. Baldwin, that’s enough.”
Kingsley simply scoffed and glanced at the other lackeys he had beaten down. His voice was laced with disdain. “Listen up-all of you. If you screw up, you pay for it. If you get hit, you stand up straight and take it like a man. This time, I only slapped you to teach you a lesson. But if I ever catch you throwing your weight around again, you’ll regret ever being born.”
Michael’s temper snapped. “Kingsley, you’re still not admitting fault? You don’t feel even a little remorse? And now, you’re even making threats?”
Kingsley shot him a cold look. “Why would I admit fault when I’ve done nothing wrong?”
Michael’s face twisted with rage. “You beat them up! How is that not wrong?” Kingsley let out a low chuckle. “Did you ever bother to ask why I beat them up?” Michael’s voice was dripping with arrogance. “I don’t care what your reason is. You hit someone-that’s wrong. And to make it worse, you didn’t just hit anyone; you hit Aunt Tiana’s nephew-you hit my people. So I have every reason to believe you were just taking personal revenge!”
Kingsley’s tone remained indifferent. “If I wanted to vent my anger, I wouldn’t have wasted my time on these clowns.”
His gaze landed on Michael, and his lips curled into a smirk. “I would’ve gone straight for the biggest idiot in the room-you.”
Those words angered Michael. His teeth clenched so hard it looked like he was ready to breathe fire, his glare filled with pure hatred.
Tiana’s eyes narrowed dangerously, a chilling glint flashing in them. “Kingsley, do you really think I won’t take action against you?”
Kingsley simply shrugged. “Mrs. Rhodes, if you want to come after me, I wouldn’t stand a chance. But what I don’t understand is this-just because Howard is your nephew, does that mean he gets a free pass? Because he’s a Lambert, does that mean he can do whatever he wants?”
Tiana’s expression stiffened. “You”
Kingsley completely ignored the fury rising in her face. His voice was sharp. “Before you try to punish me, Mrs. Rhodes, maybe you should ask Mr. Chapman and the others what these idiots actually said.
“I just don’t get it. These guys are just middle managers, making what-20, maybe 30 grand a month? And yet, they think they’re untouchable? They have the nerve to look down on me, a board member?”
Kingsley turned to Howard, casually fixing his crooked suspenders before giving his cheek a light pat. “Funny, isn’t it? We live in a capitalist world. Since when did corporate employees start looking down on the ones actually funding their paychecks? Tell me, isn’t the very thing you people fear the most precisely men like me?”
Howard flinched, his entire body trembling, but he kept his mouth shut.
Michael had finally reached his breaking point. “Mrs. Rhodes, look at him! Do you see how arrogant he’s become? He acts like throwing five billion into this company makes him some kind of god!”
Kingsley smirked and let out a slow, mocking laugh. “Sorry to break it to you, but having money really does mean I can do whatever the hell I want.”
Tiana’s voice boomed with authority. “Howard, do you admit to what Mr. Baldwin just said? Did you speak to him disrespectfully?”
Howard’s eyes darted around as he scrambled for a lie. However, before he could speak, Kingsley let out a cold chuckle. “I’d think twice before digging your own grave. Everything you said and did-there are surveillance cameras all over the Pharmaceutical Division.”
Howard’s face turned pale, and he immediately swallowed his words. He quickly changed his tone. “I-I did say some things I shouldn’t have, but I-“
Before he could finish, Tiana slapped him across the face hard. The impact was so fierce that Howard saw stars, nearly blacking out.
Michael stood there, dumbfounded. He could not believe that Tiana was hitting her own family.
Even Lauren and Marcus were caught off guard. After all, Tiana had come in looking ready to tear into Kingsley, but now she was disciplining her own nephew instead.
With blood trickling from his lips, Howard whimpered, “Aunt Tiana, w-why did you hit me? What did I do wrong?”
Tiana grabbed him by the collar, her tone icy. “If you ever pull something like this again, I’ll send you straight back to the Lambert family. I brought you here to gain experience, to learn, and to make a name for yourself-not to get tangled up in pointless feuds.”
He added, “Do you even know your own weight? Some fights are way out of your league. If it weren’t for the fact that your father is my brother, I would’ve beaten you half to death already.”
Howard did not dare say another word. He simply stood there, silently wiping away his tears.
Tiana’s gaze swept across the room. “What are you all standing around for? Do none of you have jobs? Get back to work-now!”
The employees who had been watching quickly scattered, scurrying back to their desks with pale faces.
At Rhodes Corporation, employees feared Tiana more than they feared the so- called “gentle and refined” head of the family himself.
“Howard, come with me,” she ordered before turning to leave. She had no intention of pursuing the matter further.
Michael clenched his jaw, his fists trembling. He silently cursed, ‘Damn it! Kingsley got away with it again!’
Kingsley turned toward Marcus, Lauren, and Eunice and said casually, “Let’s head back.”
As they walked out, he called out to one of the supervisors he had slapped earlier. “Once you’ve
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finished cleaning up, send me the approval documents for the Pharmaceutical Division’s product launch. Got it?”
The supervisor, still nursing his swollen face, nodded frantically. “Got it! Absolutely! Mr. Baldwin. I’ll have them delivered right away!”
Kingsley smirked, thinking, ‘Looks like a well-placed slap really is the best way to deal with spineless cowards.’
Back in Lauren’s office, Marcus shook his head in disbelief. “I still can’t believe it. Mrs. Rhodes actually let you off the hook.”
Kingsley leaned back in his chair, a smirk playing on his lips. “She didn’t ‘let me off-she knew she was in the wrong.”
“In the wrong?” Lauren looked at him in surprise.
She had known her mother her whole life, and not once had she ever seen Tiana admit she was wrong.
Kingsley’s expression turned thoughtful. “Take a guess who do you think put Howard up to this?”
Marcus furrowed his brows. “Well, he’s been working under Michael, so it must’ve been him. But if we’re talking about manipulation, Howard isn’t stupid. He wouldn’t just let Michael use him so easily.”
Kingsley shook his head. “On the contrary-he was used. That’s exactly why he acted out today.”
Lauren frowned. “Howard is just a sales manager. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t have the guts to be this bold.”
Kingsley let out a low scoff. “That’s exactly the issue. He’s just a manager, yet he threw himself into this mess without hesitation. And why? Because he wasn’t just acting as a manager-he was acting as a Lambert.”
He continued, “With the Lambert family name backing him up, Michael saw an opportunity. He used Howard as a pawn, hoping it would cause real trouble for us. But what Michael didn’t count on was that don’t give a damn about the Lambert family. He thought I’d hesitate, but I confronted them outright instead.”
Lauren chuckled. “So tell me, how did you figure out that Mom felt guilty?”
Kingsley smirked. “It’s simple-she was furious that Howard let himself get used by Michael. Think about it. Someone as high up as Mrs. Rhodes-would she ever tolerate someone messing with her people? That’s a slap to her face.”
He added, “But she held herself back because someone of her status-someone who practically runs Rhodes Corporation-wouldn’t lower herself to go after Michael directly. On top of that, Michael has her trust, at least on the surface.
“So, with no other option, she had to swallow her pride. She knew she was in the wrong, so she let me go without another word and just took Howard with her.” Marcus nodded thoughtfully. “That actually makes a lot of sense, Mr. Baldwin. If that’s the case, then Mrs. Rhodes must be seriously displeased with Michael.” Kingsley leaned back in his chair, speaking at a leisurely pace. “It’s more than just ‘displeased’. Think about it-Michael’s incompetence is obvious. If even we can see it, do you really think someone as calculating as Mrs. Rhodes hasn’t noticed?” He explained, “There’s only one explanation-Mrs. Rhodes appears to be supporting Michael, even favoring him, but in reality, she’s just keeping him on a leash. The moment he outlives his usefulness, she’ll kick him to the curb.”
Lauren and Marcus exchanged glances, both a little shaken by the thought.
Marcus gulped nervously. “T-That can’t be right. If you’re saying the truth, then Mrs. Rhodes is…”
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