The black sky loomed over the land, the moon and stars behind the cloud made it even darker.
Luke was lying on a chair, staring at the dark sky. He felt his heart was as dark as the black canopy above him. Uncle Powell was lying on a bed nearby. From time to time, he would sigh and felt bitter about his bad luck, as he met Maximilian, the most powerful opponent he had ever had.
Luke picked up his phone and frowned when he saw a new message.
âTerry wanted to see me. But I canât meet anyone when Iâm like this.â Uncle Powell cocked his head and glanced at Luke. âYou wonât see him? I donât think itâs appropriate. After all, so many people have witnessed what happened at the dinner party. It canât be denied.â
âSo what do you mean? Am I supposed to see them when I was humiliated like this?â Luke covered his face with his hands, feeling ashamed.
âWe must not let them look down upon us. We will take vengeance on Maximilian anyhow, so it can serve as a warning for others.â Uncle Powell suggested.
Now Luke and Uncle Powell were somewhat tied together, which meant oneâs reputation would influence the other. So Uncle Powell wanted to advise him. If he could help Luke sit on that chair, he would definitely be rewarded.
Luke pondered for a moment and found Uncle Powellâs words quite reasonable.
âShould we meet him now? Perhaps we should wait for Lambert. We would lack in morale if we are surrounded by those losers.â
The men who got plaster on the arms wished Maximilian dead when hearing it.
Uncle Powell nodded in agreement. Safety was the top priority at the moment. Luke could be secured if Lambert was here. Otherwise, his safety could not be assured with only him and those injured men.
âLetâs just wait for Lambert. We donât have to worry about your safety with him around.â
âAlright, I just ask someone to reply him that he should be waiting for further notice.â
Then he asked one of his men to do it. Later he looked at Uncle Powell and said, âCan you urge Lambert? It costs me a lot. I hope he can hurry up.â
âIâm doing everything I could. Please rest assured. I will call him.â
Then Uncle Powell called Lambert and asked this man to come as soon as possible.
Terry looked at the newly received message on his phone and then said with a bitter face, âBoss, he didnât give us an exact time. He merely said I should wait for his further notice about the time of the meeting.â
Terryâs heart was filled with bitterness when reading the message. He felt like there was a knife hanging over his head. It might fall on his head at any time.
Maximilian cast a glance at Terryâs phone and spoke with his eyes closed, âHow prudent he is! Letâs just wait.â
âShall we book a room, so you can have a good rest? Surely itâs not that comfortable in the car.â Terry toadied.
Maximilian shook his head, âNo. This car will be just fine.â
Then Terry didnât dare to say anything more. He put his phone aside and began resting with his eyes closed like Maximilian.
Time passed quickly. Terryâs phone rang when it was around 1 a.m.
Feeling sleepy, he took out his phone. He was shocked when he saw the caller ID on his phone.
âBâ¦boss. Itâs from Lukeâs man.â
âAnswer it.â Maximilian said coldly.
Shivering, Terry put the phone through. He could not tell he was excited, nervous or frightened.
âHello, this is Terry.â
âI know. Lucky for you today. Luke decided to meet you tonight. Iâll send you the location later. Be there in 20 minute; otherwise, you will lose the opportunity.â
âAlright, Iâll be there as soon as possible.â
Before he finished his words, the man hung up the phone and he received a message about the location.
He checked it and his face turned sour immediately. âBoss, itâs a long way from here. I donât think we can get there in 20 minutes by driving.â
Maximilian looked at the phone and found that place was 70km away, which meant if they wanted to be there in time, they had to drive at a speed of 200 km per hour.
âSit beside me. Let me drive.â
Then Maximilian sat on the driverâs seat and started the engine of the Mercedes.
The car was good at off-road performance, but it seemed a little bit clumsy when it came to racing. It would be not that hard if Terry had a racing car, which was capable of running at the speed of 200 km.
However, for an off-road vehicle, it could not reach a speed of 200 km per hour even if one pressed hard on the gas pedal.
The moment Terry got seated and was about to fasten the seat belt, the force of inertia pushed him against the back of the chair.
Maximilian was driving fast, and the engine of the Mercedes roared like a beat. After fastening the belt in a hurry, Terry looked at the gear.
The car was getting faster as Maximilian changed the gear quickly. The roar of the engine finally turned into a continuous booming.
The Mercedes got faster and faster on the streets. Not far from them, they saw the red rear light of a Ferrari, which began zigzagging to block the Mercedes.
The driver of the Ferrari looked at the rearview mirror and snorted, âDamn. A Mercedes driver wants to drive faster than me. Although Iâm at the lowest rank of the racing club, I wonât let a SUV surpass me.â
While he was murmuring something like that, the SUV made a swift turn and accelerated. Soon the two vehicles became parallel.
Maximilian cast a glance at the Ferrari driver and twitched his mouth. He pressed down the pedal and turned the steering wheel to teach this driver a lesson.
Because what this man did just now almost made Maximilian crash onto the Ferrari. If it werenât for Maximilianâs acute instinct, the Ferrari would have been sent flying.