Harley was shocked. He never expected that Grace would go this far. If Harley knew that he was indirectly responsible for Grace fatherâs death, then he would understand why Grace put up a desperate fight against him.
Maximilian was also astonished at Graceâs behavior, but actually it made sense. Since Harley was indirectly responsible for her fatherâs death, of course she would risk her life to get revenge.
However, Harley couldnât die now. At least, they had to dig some useful information out of him first.
"Well, calm down now. Take it easy. Letâs have a good talk." Harley went into a panic and gave a hollow laugh. After all, it was not worth it if he was killed by Grace at this moment.
Harley didnât want to die. It would be such a pity if he died now.
Maximilian was contemptuous of Harleyâs cowardly behavior. And he was Dragon Queenâs favorite? He must be a master bootlicker.
Connor was sightly stunned. Now that Harleyâs life was in Graceâs hands, he gained the upper hand instead.
Maximilian stopped Grace subconsciously, shaking his head at her.
Although Grace didnât know the reason, she could only stop since Maximilian said no.
Harley let out a sigh of relief and expressed his thanks to Maximilian constantly, "This gentleman, thank you for saving my life."
If Harley knew the one before his eyes was Maximilian, he would definitely get into a panic.
While Harley was taking a break, he seized the chance and took out a walkie talkie. Maximilian took advantage of the opportunity and clasped Harleyâs neck with one hand.
Harley was totally dumbfounded, having breathing difficulties. No matter how he struggled, it was to no avail.
Seeing that Harley was in danger through the windows, the people outside rushed in immediately.
Meanwhile, Connorâs men also burst in to protect him. The two sides started to confront each other.
At this moment, the sniper, who was hiding in the dark, broke out in a sweat. It was the first time he had ever performed such a tough task. He couldnât just pull the trigger rashly. If anything happened to Harley, it would be a big mistake he made. Therefore, the sniper could only wait and see.
"Harley, canât you even recognize my voice?" Sounding a little amused, Maximilianâs voice rang out.
This time, he used his real voice without disguise.
The moment Harley heard this voice, he was startled, his pupils dilating subconsciously. Especially when Maximilian took off his sunglasses, Harley turned pale at once, almost pale as a ghost.
"Youâre Maximilian!" Harley exclaimed. It didnât occur to him that he would meet Maximilian here.
Thinking of the moments when he had battled against Maximilian in secret before, Harley suddenly had a mental breakdown. It was all over. There was no way that he could dodge the bullet this time.
Since Harley had made trouble for Maximilian all the time, it was impossible for Maximilian to let him off easily. Harley had thought that Connor was a sure catch for him today, but it turned out that he himself was that sure catch!
Maximilian gave a faint smile. "It seems that you know me."
Harleyâs lips were twitching slightly. He thought to himself. "Of course I know you! Even if youâre burnt to ashes, Iâll think of a way to get rid of you." Surely, Harley didnât dare to spit that out.
After Maximilian had a showdown, Harley turned totally disheartened, believing that his life would come to an end here today. At last, he forced a smile at Maximilian and said, "Mr. Lee, I know how powerful you are. Could you please spare my life?"
When Maximilian heard Harleyâs words, the way he looked at Harley changed, as if he was looking at an idiot. Maximilian said, "Spare you life? Do you have any value in use? Getting rid of you will do more good than harm."
Harley gulped, his voice trembling, "Donât kill me now. Iâm still valuable. If you kill me now, you will never know something."
Hearing that, Maximilian stared at Harley, trying to figure out from his eyes whether Harley was telling a lie or not, but at last, Maximilian concluded that Harley was not lying.
"Is there anything important?" Maximilian asked. At such a critical moment, Harley wouldnât beat around the bush. Maybe he really could provide some important information.
When Harley heard Maximilianâs words, he realized that he still had a slim chance of survival and gave a dry cough. "Could you please be more gentle? I canât breathe."
Maximilian was not afraid that Harley would run away. He loosened his grasp a little bit and said with a smile, "Fine."
Harley calmed down and said, "Maximilian, no, Mr. Lee, I have something very important to tell you, but could you ask them to leave first?"
Maximilian looked back at Harleyâs men and said to Connor, "Iâll leave them to you. Kill them all."
The reason Maximilian did this was to leave Harley nothing to worry about. Otherwise, Harley wouldnât tell everything for fear that those people would eavesdrop on them. Only dead men couldnât talk.
Connor was secretly shocked. He didnât expect that Maximilian would be so cruel. If he hadnât seen everything with his own eyes, Connor wouldnât believe this was happening at all.
Connor said nothing and winked at Vinnie. As Connorâs henchman, Vinnie understood what Connor meant immediately. He started to take actions at once.
Once Vinnie raised a hand, Connorâs men also began to fight instantly. Meanwhile, Harleyâs men were all caught off guard and thus at a disadvantage.
Although Connorâs men also suffered losses, they got rid of all of Harleyâs men at least.
Harleyâs color changed drastically. After all, these men were his loyal followers. Harley watched them suffering, and his heart was bleeding. But at this moment, he didnât dare to say anything.
Harley knew what lay ahead of him once he softened. In order to survive, he could only act as if he saw nothing. Watching the bloody scene at this moment, Harley was too scared to talk.
Maximilian said flatly, "Now that you have nothing to worry about, you can talk now."
Harley was frightened by the tough measure Maximilian took to crush his enemies. What a hard nut to crack! Harley hesitated for a few seconds before finally saying, "I want to tell you something aboutâ¦
about your parents."
"About my parents?" Maximilian frowned. For as long as he could remember, Maximilian had never known his parents. He had always believed that he was an orphan.
Now that Harley mentioned something about his parents out of the blue, Maximilian couldnât believe it at all, because the information was hardly credible.
"Even I know nothing about my parents. How come you would know?" Maximilian sneered, suspecting that Harley was lying to him.