Life After Prison by Silencieux
Chapter 676

Chapter 676

"Let this slide, you say?" Horus had never liked Yoel, so he glared at Yoel following the latter's comment and lashed out by saying, "Well, aren't you're a useless w*nker! My finger was cut off by him, and this is one of the most humiliating things the Neelys have ever suffered. Did you seriously just tell Dad to let this slide? Have you no idea how much shame this will bring to our family if people find out?"

Yoel smiled wryly before explaining, "Don't you think it's strange? If the And Only Jewelry Corporation wasn't so scared of Severin, they wouldn't have sent the necklace to him when they already agreed to sell it to us! This just goes to show that Severin is much more powerful than us!"

"More powerful than us? Didn't I already tell you that the one with the highest attainment level among the bodyguards was only a level four warrior king?" Mason frowned.

"But, Dad," Yoel tried to reason. "Do Horus and the others know what level Severin's attainment is? What if he's stronger than you think? If the grand-elder brings the other elders there and they still end up being no match for Severin, what will be our next course of action then? Horus had his pinky cut off this time, and there's a chance that he might kill Horus or our elders if we show up at his house again and piss him off." The third elder thought for a moment and nodded. "Sir, I think Yoel has a point. The Sanchezes are old hands in the business world, and if this Severin wasn't someone that they could not afford to offend, they would have given us the jewelry to try and get on our good side. After all, they would stand to gain a lot of benefits if they can curry favor with us!" After a moment's pause, he continued, "This shows that there's a reason the Sanchezes sent the jewelry to Severin and told us to drop the matter, and that reason is probably because Brookbourn harbors a low-profile savant whom we cannot provoke at all costs!"

The grand-elder also nodded and said, "Since we have no knowledge of Severin's true colors, I think it's wise for us to avoid taking any needless risks. Besides, we can always buy other jewelry. It doesn't specifically have to be that one, right?"

After being persuaded by the strongest people in his ranks, Mason decided to sit back down-albeit a little begrudgingly. "This is truly an embarrassment of the highest order for our family."

The grand-elder smiled wryly and said, "Indeed it is, but there's nothing we can do about it. We're just lucky that this entire incident happened in Brookbourn and no one in South Link City knows about it. It'll be an even bigger embarrassment if it happened here. I think it's best to let Horus choose another jewelry set from a different store. We're less than six days away from the wedding!"

Mason could only nod his head and say, "I understand. Let's forget about this for now and just chalk it up to our bad luck!"

After the meeting was over, Mason called Horus.

"What?!" Horus was dumbfounded after receiving the call. "You want me to come back tomorrow? Aren't you going to avenge me?" He was so crestfallen that he began to doubt his life.

"Since neither of you know what level Severin's attainment is, it would be best for you to come back for now. We can't afford to take a gamble when he's so confident. Besides, it's just a ring and a necklace. You don't need to be that persistent, do you?" Mason ended the call as soon as he finished talking.

"Dad, it's not about the necklace and the ring, it's about- Horus had not even finished speaking yet when he discovered found that his father had ended the call. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. "F*ck this! I've have never been so humiliated in my life! You got lucky this time, Severin!"