Scarlet hurried to Phineas‘ side, and he wrapped an arm around her slender waist.


    Gina, seeing that Phineas had brought a lot of men, was promptly silent.


    She slid tentative peeks at Chris, wondering if he could resolve the issue for them…


    “Who demanded my girl’s apology?” Phineas suddenly barked.


    “I did,” Chris replied, puffing his chest fearlessly.


    As Phineas wheeled on him right then, Scarlet whispered to him under her breath, “Chris Steiner.


    Owner of Omens Industries.”


    Phineas narrowed his eyes. “So you’re Chris Steiner?”


    His sharp re left Chris‘ heart skipping a beat, and he started sweating down his back in


    apprehension.


    Still, he braced himself and strode forward, forcing a smile as he said, “Mr. Tomkins, I presume? I ask


    nothing much other than that your girlfriend apologize to Peter here. After that, we can let bygones be


    bygones.”


    Smack!


    As soon as Chris finished, Phineas pped him across the face resoundingly!


    “Oof…” Chris was left stunned and dazed by the p!


    Helen gasped, bewildered that Phineas would get physical at the drop of a hat!Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    Beside her, Gina flinched in utter shock.


    “Y–You hit me…?” Chris was left clutching his cheek as he red at Phineas in disbelief.


    “So what if I did? Who do you think you are, demanding that my girl apologize to you?!” Phineas


    snapped and spat on Chris‘ face!


    Chris was left utterly sickened. Clenching his fists, he growled, “Your girlfriend had her bouncers beat


    up my friend. Why shouldn’t she apologize?”


    “Your friend was the one who messed around on our turf in the first ce,” Scarlet retorted


    immediately.


    Phineas growled, “You hear that? Your people were messing around on my turf, so get down on your


    knees and apologize to my girl.”


    At his words, his goons kicked Chris behind his knees, and he dropped the floor with a thud.


    Gritting his teeth to withstand the agony, Chris slowly looked up and snapped, “I’m the owner of Omens


    Industries, and the Szars have my back-”


    “Shut up!” Phineas savagely pped him across the face. “The Szars? Tell your boss that no one


    gets to misbehave as long as they’re on my turf! They may own Sunny City, but they’re nothing to me!”


    Chris pursed his lips, his cheeks burning in pain right then.


    However, he was even more shocked that Phineas did not fear the Szars! “Apologize right now!”


    Phineas barked.


    Unable to muster any courage at that point, Chris gritted his teeth and apologized. “S–Sorry…” “Hmph!”


    Phineas snorted in disdain and sent him flying with a kick!


    Scarlet smiled smugly as she stood nearby, just as Phineas turned toward Helen and the others. Gina


    was so scared she promptly hid behind Helen, while Peter did not even dare to look up. They were so


    sure Chris would be able to straighten this out, only for him to be utterly destroyed!


    “Who was messing around on my turf?!” Phineas bellowed.


    “Him!” Scarlet pointed at Peter, who was lowering his head so much his face could touch the ground.


    As two bouncers seized Peter right then, his legs turned to jelly even as he cried repeatedly,” Helen!


    Help me, please!”