Chapter 7

The crisp slap resonated through the office after Iris raised her hand and gave Marilyn a tight slap. "Oh, it's on, b*tch! How dare you slap me!" Marilyn covered her cheeks. Her eyes reddened in anger as she rushed toward Iris with malicious intent. Iris responded quickly and gave Marilyn a backhand slap on the other cheek. Marilyn was not one to accept being humiliated that way. She stumbled and cried to Brody, "Darling, this b*tch slapped me! You need to get justice for me!" "Justice, my foot!" A furious Brody slapped Marilyn so hard that she fell to the ground. Marilyn was stunned by the slap and had an utter look of disbelief. "I told you to slap her! Why are you slapping me instead?" "That slap was for you! Do you know who this is? This is Iris, the eldest daughter of the Youngs! Are you trying to ruin the Sullivans?" Brody scolded angrily. Marilyn was stunned silly and finally realized that she made a terrible mistake. The Sullivans were an upstart rich family in Springfield City. They were a second-rate force at best, and their influence was far behind that of a truly first-rate family such as the Youngs. Heck, even Brody's father would not dare to offend Iris if he came in person! "Please don't take offense, Miss Young. This is just a misunderstanding..." Brody hurriedly bowed and smiled in apology. "Misunderstanding? I didn't see any misunderstanding!" Iris sneered, then ordered several bodyguards behind him, "These people bullied my friend, Lou. Could you teach them a lesson for me, please? You're to stop only when I say so! "Understood!" The bodyguards did as they were told and immediately surrounded Brody and his two bodyguards. Marilyn, on the other hand, was a woman, and she was already out of breath after Iris slapped her twice. Iris, therefore, decided not to make things any more difficult for Marilyn. Brody and the two bodyguards did not have such good luck. Iris's six bodyguards surrounded the three of them in the center as they began punching and kicking without showing any mercy! "Miss Young, I realize my mistake now. Please forgive me..." Brody screamed repeatedly. He curled up into a ball, covered his head with his arms, and begged endlessly for mercy. "Why should I tell my men to stop when you didn't show Leon any mercy earlier?" Iris snorted coldly and spoke with a marked sense of anger and iciness in her voice. The bodyguards became even more ruthless! Marilyn just got a taste of Iris's formidableness, and so could only stand worriedly beside Brody as she was afraid to step forward and stop him from being beaten up by Iris's bodyguard. "If you have what it takes, why don't you come at me instead of hiding behind a woman!" Marilyn scolded Leon angrily, which was met with Leon's cold look. However, he still walked to Iris's side and motioned for Iris to stop. "You can tell them to stop now, Iris. I'm thankful for your gesture, so let it stop..." Iris looked at Leon's expression and immediately understood what his determined look was trying to convey. She figured that Leon wanted to personally get his revenge in the future, and he did not want to rely on her to achieve that. Her guess was right, and Marilyn's words were a jab at Leon's self-esteem. The shame that Leon experienced that day would be forever etched in his memory, but he still hoped to rely on himself to rid that shame in the future. He would not have the chance to prove himself if he relied on Iris to get back at them for him. "You guys are in luck today! I'll spare you both just this once for Leon's sake!" Iris snorted coldly, then turned around and flashed a smile at Leon. "There's plenty of things I'd like to talk to you about. Come with me." Leon nodded in response. He did not even bother to look at Marilyn as he got into the car and left with Iris. With a roar of the engine, the intimidating yet luxurious Rolls-Royce sped away. By contrast, Brody's shabby Porsche did not look so luxurious anymore. "Damn it! How could someone as useless as Leon hook up with a woman like Iris? Was he sleeping with her when he didn't come home last night?" Marilyn stomped her feet angrily. Although there was no doubt that Marilyn was the one who dumped Leon, she was made to feel unworthy of Leon when Iris showed up.