Chapter 1167

“Zeke, even Ares is here. Are you sure you can still manage? There’s no way we can escape now, so maybe... maybe you should give the Great Marshal a call and ask for his help.”

Zeke gave her a reassuring smile. “Don’t worry. Ares is here to help us.”

Ha!

“What a load of crap!” snorted Killian.

“If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t even be worth one second of his time. If he’s here to help you, then...

then I’ll eat poop!”

Zeke chuckled. “Very well. Then you’ll eat poop, and Top Dog will lick my shoes.”

The arrogance!

Ding!

The elevator doors opened.

Ares stepped into the office with his servants in tow.

Each of the servants had a gift in their hands, including a pearl-encrusted tiara, a robe woven with gold thread, a jade pendant, and plenty of other extravagant pieces of jewelry.

Any of the items alone would be enough to fund a whole army.

Killian anxiously ran up to Ares.

He hadn’t been able to clear the building in time, so he knew he was in trouble.

However, he had a plan. He was going to use Zeke as a scapegoat.

Ares would then focus all his anger on Zeke, and he himself would likely be able to get away with just a minor disciplining.

Killian knelt on the ground and bellowed, “Welcome, Ares!”

Top Dog and everyone else immediately followed suit and got on their knees to show their reverence too.

Ares’ eyes swept across the room. What he saw caused anger to boil inside him.

“What on earth is going on here?”

“Sir, he was causing trouble. We tried to stop him, but he assaulted our men. As it turns out, he’s too powerful for us. Please forgive us, Ares.”

Top Dog hurriedly chimed in. “That girl standing beside him, Lacey Hinton. She’s an accomplice too!”

Lacey stumbled backwards in fright.

What?

Ares nearly blew a fuse right then and there.

He had put so much effort into planning all this so he could welcome Lacey back to the Thisleton family with grandeur.

He even carved time out of his busy schedule just so he could personally bring her back.

Yet, his own men had attempted to hurt not only her, but the Great Marshal himself!

These imbeciles are going to ruin everything!

In a fit of rage, Ares kicked Killian in the stomach hard.

Killian flew backward like a bullet, whammed into the wall, and became firmly embedded in it.

A few of his ribs were broken from the impact and blood continuously spewed from his mouth.

He stared at Ares with his eyes wide with horror and confusion.

Why... Why did he kick me?

Top Dog and the others were having a semi-meltdown as well.

They were beginning to realize that maybe there was a reason as to why Zeke had been so obnoxious earlier...

Was he actually being truthful?

Is he really unafraid of Ares?

Is he actually worthy of being in Ares’ presence?

Ares glared at all the men who were still strewn across the floor and yelled, “Move!”

The men immediately crawled to the sides, opening a path for him.

With all sorts of emotions running through him, Ares strode right up to Lacey.

“You and your mother Yvette look so very much alike. It’s like you’re two peas in a pod. I’m really sorry for what happened all those years ago. It was my fault that I wasn’t able to protect you and your mother. All I ask is for you to give me a chance to make it up to you. I’ll give you everything you deserve and more. Follow me, your father, back home. Okay?”

W-what?

Hearing Ares’ proclamation, Killian and the other men began to tremble as cold sweat broke out across their bodies.