1228 Who is Trash?
Although Brett was asking Bruce, the other four helmsmen in the room tensed up upon hearing his question.
In particular, Joel and Anthony, who had failed to reach an agreement with the families of California, clenched their fists tightly with panic and horror all over their faces, clueless as to how they should deal with the issue later.
They had planned to come to California in advance in hopes of finding some allies to get a chance to speak in front of the Hamiltons.
But in the end, after they fell out with the three top families of California and before they had the chance to look for other families, the Hamiltons showed up, completely catching them off guard.
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After his initial shock, Bruce quickly recovered.
They had just made up their minds, so he wasn’t too flustered and uneasy facing Brett’s question.
“Mr. Hamilton, you previously said that you wanted the Hales to pledge allegiance to your family, and my answer is…” Bruce took a deep breath. “Sorry, I’ll have to decline.”
At first, Brett was very composed and confident, but the answer stunned him.
“Are you rejecting me?” Brett questioned.
Although his expression soon became mellower, there was still an obvious trace of anger in his voice.
Clearly, Brett didn’t expect the Hales to have the guts to turn him down.
Since Bruce had already said it once, he didn’t mind repeating himself so that Brett could hear him clearly. “Yes, the Hales already have our own development roadmap, and we don’t plan to pledge allegiance to the Hamiltons. I seek your understanding, Mr. Hamilton!”
The smile on Brett’s face vanished completely.
He looked around at the other helmsmen in the room and suddenly sneered with a smirk. “Now that you are gathered here, you’re not considering how to pledge allegiance to the Hamiltons, but rather, you’re discussing how to go against us, right?”
As soon as he said this, the temperature in the room seemed to plunge.
Although Brett didn’t lose his temper and was even smiling, everyone in the hall sensed a formidable aura coming from him.
This was the immense threat that only a descendant of a pinnacle family like a royal family could bring.
Although Brett was only in his thirties and decades younger than the helmsmen present, none of them dared to underestimate him because he represented the Hamiltons.
In this situation, they might end up offending Brett and the entire Hamilton family as a result.
Seeing that Brett seemed to misunderstand that they were in the same group, Joel hurriedly explained, “No, no, Mr. Hamilton. We absolutely don’t dare to go against the Hamiltons!”
Anthony similarly put on a deferential smile and echoed, “Yes, Mr. Hamilton, please don’t get the wrong idea. We’re different from the rest here, and we definitely don’t intend to go against the Hamiltons! The Hamiltons belong to the royal family and are at the summit of the country. Small families like ours can’t compare to your family!”
Brett glanced at them and suddenly said, “Yes, small families like yours are like trash to us. We can easily destroy ants like you with the lift of a finger!
“You people are pretty smart not to get up to any nonsense. Or else… hmph!”
Joel and Anthony subconsciously shuddered.
It was only now that they realized how afraid of the Hamiltons they were. Even though Brett didn’t issue any threats and even only brought one person here, they didn’t have the courage to look him in the eye at all.
Originally, Joel and Anthony had thought of joining forces with other families to obtain the opportunity to negotiate with the Hamiltons. But now, it seemed that they didn’t even dare to speak to Brett. So what was there to negotiate?
If they accidentally angered Brett, they might end up in a worse plight than they would if they had pledged allegiance to the Hamiltons!
Unknowingly, they were already cowering. The Hamiltons were too strong, and they couldn’t even raise the thought to defy them.
Ethan stood behind them without daring to say a single word.
Edmund narrowed his eyes and looked at Brett with disdain.
In Edmund’s opinion, Brett was just throwing his weight around and behaving like a tyrant because of his family’s power. He was worlds apart from Lucas, who was completely self-made and had attained success with his own abilities.
Noticing the disdain in Edmund’s eyes, Brett looked at him and sneered. “What’s wrong? Are you displeased with what I said?”
Edmund asked, “Are you saying that we’re small fries that you can easily manipulate and control at will just because we’re weaker than the Hamiltons?”
Brett said, “Am I wrong? The law of the jungle is the truth of the world!”
Edmund chuckled. “There are always people stronger and more powerful than you. Are the Hamiltons the strongest in the US or the world? There are definitely other families stronger than yours. Does that make your family a small fry or trash to them?”
His words instantly stifled the conceited smile on Brett’s face.
Joel, Anthony, and the rest had an ominous feeling.
Edmund was really daring to have the guts to talk back to Brett like this!
They thought that Brett was definitely furious.
The truth was indeed so.
Brette had called them insignificant trash inferior to the Hamiltons, but the Hamiltons weren’t the strongest in the world. In fact, the Hamiltons weren’t even the top family among the nine royal family branches in the US, let alone the terrifying behemoths around the world.
Edmund had precisely used his words against him to make Brett contradict himself, rendering him speechless.
But the Hamiltons were a noble family, and now that Edmund, the helmsman of a trivial family they despised, actually called them trash, Brett and his family would never be able to tolerate it.
“You must have a death wish!” Brett’s face was completely gloomy as he stared at Edmund with an intense murderous intent in his eyes.
The elderly man in white standing behind Brett suddenly exuded an aggressive aura that surged toward Edmund.
As long as Brett gave the order, he would immediately strike and kill Edmund.
The tension in the hall rose to its peak, and it felt as if death was imminent!