Chapter 267

After that, Skinny Monkey practically shrank into his chair, doing everything he could to disappear. He didn’t dare say another word—he just prayed Julian Hart would forget what he’d just heard and stop paying attention to him. Julian’s little stunt to make an example out of someone? Yeah, it totally worked. Everyone in the room, even the ones who seemed a bit rebellious at the beginning, went quiet and fell in line real quick. Whatever they were thinking inside, it didn’t show on the surface—every single one of them wore respectful faces and acted like Julian was the only one in charge. And that was exactly the kind of scene Julian loved. Having total control, watching everyone bow their heads to him—it gave him a real sense of power. And honestly, that’s part of the reason why he kept clashing with the Chambers Group. At first, going against them was all about business—grabbing market share, expanding influence. But after getting shut down time and again by Theodore Chambers, everyth