An Understated Dominance - Chapter 91

The Cobra was more ruthless than they had anticipated.

He even had the audacity to slap an elite from Millsburg over a small misunderstanding. There was no doubt he was the fearsome Cobra!

“How could you hit me?” Matt exclaimed, holding his stinging cheek in shock. How could a random thug dare to hit him? He was from the Laney family!

“What if I did? Don’t you think you deserve it for causing trouble on my turf?” The Cobra replied with a cold smile.

“Do you even know who I am? I’m from the Laney family!” Matt shouted. He had always been proud, and being slapped in public was the biggest embarrassment of his life.

“The Laney family? So what?” the Cobra scoffed. “Do you not know how to show respect on someone else’s turf? I don’t care if you’re royalty. When you’re on my turf, you bow to me. Do you understand?”

The Laney family had once been powerful. Even his boss had to respect them in the past. Now, they were no different from anyone else. Even though they were famous, the Laney family had lost their status long ago.

“Cobra! Are you really provoking the Laney family like this?” Matt challenged, glaring at him. He thought mentioning his family name would intimidate the Cobra, but to his surprise, it didn’t work.

“Stop embarrassing yourself! What’s so special about being a Laney? I’ll be honest with you. I have someone backing me up: Sir Anderson!” the Cobra shouted, his eyes wide with anger.

“Sir Anderson?!” Matt was taken aback, and all his anger vanished in an instant.

Sir Anderson wasn’t just any aristocrat; he was one of the Five Big Guns of the Anderson family, a powerful figure in the business world.

in a panic, a powerful figure emerged from the crowd. It was Sir Anderson, known as a respected leader in the city. Even when the Laney family was at their strongest, they had to show respect to him.

Matt, feeling helpless, stared at the Cobra in disbelief. He never imagined that a small-time thug like the Cobra would have the backing of the Anderson family.

“Hey, Laney! If you don’t want to get a beating, get out of here! Otherwise, I’ll take you all down!” the Cobra growled, clearly ready to fight.

Matt was furious but knew he couldn’t challenge Sir Anderson. The silence from him made Florence and James uneasy. They had thought they could do anything with the Laney family’s power behind them. But now, they faced the Cobra’s brutality, and he had even hit Matt. If the Cobra wasn’t scared of the Laney family, what did that mean for them?

“Who caused trouble just now? Step forward!” the Cobra shouted angrily.

James was terrified, nearly losing control of himself.

“Sir Draco! Let’s talk this over. My brother is young and foolish. I’ll apologize for him and pay double for any damages!” Dahlia quickly spoke up, realizing the situation was getting worse.

The Cobra was merciless and serious about his threat. They knew they had to make a sacrifice to avoid worse consequences.

“Pay double? Do I look like I need your money? If I don’t make an example of you today, everyone will think they can act up on my turf!” he demanded.

He then ordered his muscular men to come forward, brandishing their machetes.

“Dahlia! Help me! Please!” James cried out, terrified, as he hid behind her.

Just as they were about to get caught, a beer bottle flew through the air and hit one of the burly men on the head. With a loud crash, he fell to the ground, dead. The crowd was shocked into silence.

“Who’s there? Who did that?!”