After a prolonged silence from Lloyd, Caesar, filled with anger, stepped forward and kicked him. He shouted, “You worthless dog! Master Wade is offering you a chance to survive, and here you are, just sitting there. Why aren’t you thanking him? If you don’t hurry up, you’ll find yourself at the Webbye kennel feeding the dogs, and you’ll be crying without tears!”


    These words sent a shiver down Lloyd’s spine. Who hasn’t heard of Don Albert’s notorious dog farm? It’s rumored to house dozens, even hundreds, of fierce purebred fighting dogs. Some whisper that Don Albert has thrown his enemies into that very kennel to be food for the dogs. The thought of being sent there was terrifying; he knew that if that happened, he wouldn’t just be dead—he would bepletely gone.


    Overwhelmed by despair, Lloyd felt hopeless. To be honest, if being a coward meant death, he might prefer that over this torment. Yet, the thought of actually dying filled him with dread.


    He sighed deeply, weighing his options: “Though living as a coward is shameful and bleak, it’s surely better than dying.”


    “Honestly, if they want to kill me here, I feel terrified just thinking about it.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    “Besides, Master Wade is not someone I can oppose.”


    “Even Don Albert shows him respect. I’m just a small frypared to him. If he’s willing to spare my life and let me go to KTV as a lowly worker, I can’t waste this opportunity. If I don’t act quickly, I might regret it if he changes his mind.”


    With that in mind, Lloyd quickly expressed his gratitude: “Master Wade, thank you for sparing my life! I promise to follow your orders and work hard at KTV to make money and repay you.”


    He added hastily, “Also, Master Wade, please give me your ount details. I’ll transfer the three million dors I have right now to you and return the remaining five million as well.”


    Seeing that Lloyd epted his punishment, Charlie nodded in approval and replied coldly, “The money you made is just hard-earned cash taken from those young girls. epting your money would mean I’m part of that group exploiting them.”


    Hearing that Charlie didn’t want to take his money filled Lloyd with relief. Being a lowly worker was eptable as long as he could save over three million dors; that would allow him to livefortably!


    However, before he could revel in his relief, Charlie turned to Wendy and said, “Wendy, I have a task for you.”


    Wendy, who had been watching Charlie determine the fates of Lloyd and Teresa Fay, was filled with admiration for him. Her gaze was almost reverent, as if she were looking at a deity.


    When Charlie assigned her a task, she felt honored and replied eagerly, “Brother-inw, whatever you need, I’ll do my utmost!”


    Charlie nodded and instructed, “Starting today, I want you to take over the Pearl River etiquettepany. You will be in charge of it. Make sure Lloyd transfers all thepany shares to your name today.”


    “What?!” Wendy eximed in surprise. “Brother-inw, you want me to take over thepany? But I don’t know anything about running a business!”<fnd0ae> Chapters first released on findnovel</fnd0ae>