The Rise of David
Copyright© 2025 by RichXpower
Chapter 24: Rules
“Where are you going, My Lord? I can send you,” Tommy asked.
“I’m going to Vintage Restaurant for dinner. Yes, that will be great.” How convenient! I can save up my spiritual energy.
“You’re going to Vintage Restaurant for dinner?” Tommy was stunned for a moment.
“My Lord, that place belongs to Crimson Dragon Gang. After what you’ve done to Steven, they might take revenge on you if they see you there.”
Who would’ve thought that Vintage Restaurant belongs to Crimson Dragon Gang! Even so, I have nothing to fear.
“It’s just dinner. Nothing’s going to happen. Even if someone were to get hurt, it’d be Crimson Dragon Gang, anyway,” David said expressionlessly.
Well, that’s true. Judging by David’s capabilities, he should have no trouble dealing with those lackeys of Steven’s.
Tommy then opened the car door for David, and the two of them headed toward Vintage Restaurant.
On the other hand, after humiliating David, Zayne was on cloud nine. He was even singing to himself while on the journey to the restaurant.
But just as he was having the time of his life, a car drove past him at a ridiculously high speed.
“What the hell? Has he lost his mind?” Zayne instinctively yelled.
But as soon as he saw that it was a Bentley that drove past him, he peed himself a little. Since he knew it was most probably someone of status and power, he wouldn’t dare to offend the driver. A commoner wouldn’t have been able to afford a Bentley in Horington.
While David was on his way to Vintage Restaurant, there was a bearded middle-aged man sitting in a luxurious managerial office in the restaurant.
The man had a scar on the corner of one of his eyes. He was trimming his cigar while four buffed men stood behind him. The men filled the atmosphere with a sense of violence.
The middle-aged man was the manager of Vintage Restaurant, Felix Lawson. He was one of Crimson Dragon Gang’s lieutenants. Steven gave Felix the responsibility of managing Vintage Restaurant because he was a highly valued subordinate of Steven.
The other man Felix was having a meeting with was none other than Sentiment Chemical Limited’s general manager, Xavier. Xavier had brought along a briefcase with him to the meeting. Facing five intimidating men, his facial expression was rather tense.
After Felix was done trimming his cigar, he took a puff and asked, “What’s your business here?”
“Mr. Lawson, I need you to help me get rid of someone,” Xavier said respectfully.
“You know my rules, right?” Felix asked flatly.
“Yes, I know. I have one million here. The person I need you to get rid of is just a commoner. Hence, it shouldn’t be too much of a problem.”
While Xavier was talking, he opened his briefcase filled with cash.
Upon seeing the cash, Felix’s lips quirked up. “All right. Give me his personal details, and I’ll assure you he’ll be wiped off the face of the earth within three days.”
“Mr. Lawson, actually I’ve invited this person to have dinner here at Vintage Restaurant. I was hoping that you could somehow create a scene, and get rid of him there and then. That way, no one would be suspicious of me regarding his death.”
As much as Xavier wanted David gone, he was worried that if anything bad were to happen, Josephine might find out that he was the culprit. However, he would seem innocent as a lamb if David were to disappear after a row with Felix.
“You want me to kill someone in Vintage Restaurant?”
Felix furrowed his brows and continued, “Don’t you know what kind of impact that’d have on my business?”
“Mr. Lawson, don’t worry. I’ll further compensate you another half a million after it’s done. I really need your help, Mr. Lawson,” Xavier begged in despair.
“All right, then. For the sake of money, I’ll help you!” Felix nodded. “I’ll send some men over when you guys are having dinner.”
“Thank you very much, Mr. Lawson!” Xavier left right after.
A wicked smile appeared on Xavier’s face the moment he got out of Felix’s office. Once you’re dead, David, Josephine will be all mine!
Soon after, Tommy and David arrived at the entrance of Vintage Restaurant. Tommy got out of the car first before opening the door for David.
“My Lord, I’ll wait for you here. Just in case something bad happens, I’ll be there immediately.”
David waved his hands dismissively and said, “That’s unnecessary. You can go now.”
Tommy nodded and got back into the car.
Right before Tommy left, Maria arrived in her red BMW. Hilda was in her car as well. They had arrived at the restaurant ahead of the others because they took off before everyone else.
“David, did you come here in that Bentley?” Maria was slightly taken aback.
Although she had seen David coming off the Bentley, she still couldn’t believe her eyes.
In response, David nodded slightly.
“You came in a Bentley, David? If only I knew, I would’ve followed you instead! I’ve never sat in a Bentley before.” Hilda was excited.
However, she quickly realized that she might’ve offended Maria with her words. So she chuckled awkwardly and said, “Maria, no offense, all right! Your car is just as good!”
“Oh, it’s okay! Don’t worry about it.” Knowing Hilda was a good-natured girl, Maria wasn’t bothered.
The thing that was actually bothering Maria was the fact that David came in a Bentley.
“David, whose Bentley is that?” Maria questioned.
“It’s my friend’s,” he answered nonchalantly.
“You have a friend who could afford a Bentley?” Maria was puzzled because, in a city as small as Horington, there was only a handful of people who could afford a Bentley costing a few million.
Before David could answer, Zayne and the others had arrived. They gasped in amazement when they saw the majestic Vintage Restaurant.
“Troy, park your lousy car elsewhere before you humiliate us!” Zayne roared.
Feeling helpless, Troy had no choice but to move his car. Zayne and the others then walked toward Vintage Restaurant with prideful expressions.
When they arrived at the entrance, everyone was surprised to see Maria and David.
“David? How did you get here so fast?” Zayne couldn’t believe that David had arrived before him.
“I told you I’d get here before you, didn’t I?”
Upon seeing Zayne’s perplexed reaction, David couldn’t help but grin.
The others were just as confused because they had all driven past David at the office.
“David, did you fly here?”
“I bet you took a shortcut!”
“That’s so creepy! I didn’t see him drive past me!”
All of them gazed at David in disbelief.
“David got here in a Bentley!” Hilda exclaimed proudly.
Unsurprisingly, no one believed Hilda.
Zayne scoffed, “David in a Bentley? He’s so poor I bet he doesn’t even know what a Bentley looks like! He has definitely taken a shortcut in a taxi. And since he arrived before us, he shamelessly claims that he got here in a Bentley!”
“It’s true! Maria saw it as well!” Hilda jumped to David’s defense.
David, on the other hand, couldn’t care less if they believed it or not. He didn’t feel the need to explain himself on such a trivial matter.
Everyone then shifted their gazes toward Maria.
Zayne asked, “Maria, is it true? Did David really come in a Bentley?”
Maria nodded. “I did see him coming off from a Bentley.”
After Maria confirmed Hilda’s story, everyone believed it. Zayne suddenly remembered being overtaken by a Bentley when he was on the way there.
“David, did you hire a private Bentley just to get ahead of me? You must’ve spent a fortune! Is that really necessary?” Zayne asked David scornfully. Determined to not give in, he desperately tried to discredit David.
“No, that’s not it! It was David’s friend.” Hilda once again defended David. She hated it whenever someone looked down on David.
“Hmph! Do you really think he has a friend who could afford a Bentley? If so, you’re too naive! I bet you’re the only one who believes him.” Zayne mocked then he turned and asked the others, “Do you guys believe David?”
“No way! He’s so poor! There’s no way he could have a rich friend.”
“Yeah, he’s bluffing. I could bluff too and say that I have a friend who owns a private jet!”
“He can bluff all he wants, but he should know the limits! He’s too poor to make such a statement.”
Everyone took their turn to ridicule David.
Despite having seen it with her own eyes, Maria was adamant that the Bentley driver wasn’t David’s friend. Out of all of them, Hilda was the only one who believed David.
Upon seeing that David had kept quiet the whole time, Zayne assumed that he had caught David with his pants down.
He then yelled out cheerily, “Let’s go in! Mr. Jennings is waiting for us. Before that, let me be clear about one thing. Whoever dares to get under Mr. Jennings’ skin today, that person’s doomed.”