Chapter 460
Rodney smirked shamelessly. “Ms. Aspen, as long as you surrender yourself to me, I wouldn’t mind letting these people go. How about that?”
Aspen’s calm and composed demeanor finally cracked. She exploded, shouting, “Screw you, Rodney! If this were Bridgefields, someone would’ve dumped your corpse in the wilderness by now for speaking to me like this!”
Rodney’s face darkened as he waved a hand, barking, “Close the doors!”
The sound of the heavy doors slamming shut echoed through the hall. He sneered, “Damn it! Two bitches daring to stir up trouble in my academy? Tonight, you’re leaving here soaked, one way or another!”
Knowing Rodney’s ruthless reputation, the debt collectors accompanying them began to panic. They feared he might truly lock them in and unleash violence.
Christina’s face turned pale. “Aspen, we need to call the police immediately.”
Aspen gritted her teeth. “No need. I want to see what this little scumbag thinks he can do to me.”
She fixed Rodney with an icy stare, her voice filled with disdain. “Rodney, you’re nothing but a coward, abusing your position in your family’s academy to bully others. But I’m not someone you can intimidate. And just so you know, I’ve already contacted my people in Bridgefields, and journalists are on their way here right now.”
Her head held high, Aspen exuded confidence, though deep down, she felt a pang of unease. She did not want anyone to see her vulnerable side, especially not here.
Rodney let out a sinister laugh. “Journalists? So what? With hundreds of fighters here in my academy, not a single one of them is stepping foot inside.”
He continued, “And Aspen, when those journalists show up, the only thing they’ll hear is your moaning and screaming as I send you to paradise!”
Aspen trembled with fury, her chest heaving as she struggled to contain her rage. She could not believe this scum had the audacity to not only threaten her but also dismiss the media so easily.
Rodney’s face twisted into a malicious grin. “What are you all standing around for? Teach these ‘guests’ a lesson!”
He pointed at the group of debt collectors. “These women came to offer themselves up–fine, I’ll deal with them later. But you worthless nobodies? You’re not welcome here. Beat them to a pulp!”
At his command, the academy’s fighters descended upon the debt collectors like wolves attacking sheep.
The hall was soon filled with screams and cries of pain.
“Ms. Christina! Ms. Aspen! Help us! Please, save us!”
“Ms. Christina, you’re the CEO of Stevens Corporation, Jayrodale’s most powerful woman! Are you really going to stand there and let us be beaten?”
“Ms. Aspen, you brought us here, but now you’re just standing by as we get attacked? You’re nothing but a useless fraud!”
Bloodied and bruised, the debt collectors turned their anger toward Aspen and Christina, blaming them for their suffering.
Christina’s face was flushed with frustration and anger. She had warned Aspen not to get involved, but now they were caught in a disaster, with even those they tried to help turning against them.
Aspen shouted furiously, “Rodney, if you’re really all that, why don’t you take on us instead of beating on helpless people? What kind of martial artist are you?”
Rodney grinned wickedly. “I never claimed to be a hero. I’m just a man who’s about to make you spread your legs for me!”
Aspen felt a wave of regret crash over her. If only she had listened to Christina and avoided walking into this lion’s den alone. Rodney’s depravity and boldness far exceeded anything she had anticipated.