Just as Fleur was laughing gleefully, Frank raised a brow, and a subtle strand of pure vigor shot out of his finger.
It shot straight toward Fleur along the lining of the tile floor, and it was too late by the tMr. Noon noticed.
Smack!
The pure vigor materialized into palm, slapping Fleur across the face so viciously several of her teeth flew out, and she dropped
limply on the floor, seeing stars.
Yora promptly wheeled on Frank and snapped, "Insolence! How dare you, Frank Lawrence!"
Beside her, Mr. Noon only moved closer to her without going to help Fleur.
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Nheless, Frank shrugged. "What?"
On the other hand, Fleur was finally helped to her feet, and her eyes flared even as she pointed a trembling finger at Frank. "You
brat... How dare you..."
"Why is everyone looking athere? Someone simply got hereuppance for running her mouth—it's not my fault," Frank said,
glancing at Helen.
Helen was surprised too but soon flashed a wry smile.
She knew that it was Frank, and while she was concerned, the slap was still cathartic.
Fleur groaned, "Madam Yimmel, they're..."
"We're leaving!" Yora snapped and glared at Fleur right then, clearly telling her that she was slapped because she deserved it.
Still, she added, "You have three days, Frank Lawrence. Keep strutting while you can."
And with those words, she left with her entourage.
Fleur remained seething but did not dare breathe another word and clutched her cheek as she fled behind Yora.
Still, her eyes flashed with spite before she left, making it clear that she would not let this slide.
Nheless, silence ensued in the room after she and Yora's entourage left.
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Even so, Gina's eyes still carried hope as she held what remained of the recorder in her palm. "Helen, do you think we can fix this?
| picked up all the pieces, and..."
Helen slapped everything off her hands, shaking her head. "Just stay out of this, Mom. Frank and | will handle this."
"Handle this?! How?!"
"I've even heard that there are monsters among the ranks of their retainers... We should just give up and return to Riverton! Being
alive beats everything else!"
Gina's pessimistic rant left Helen frowned.
Moreover, aside from Frank's immense influence, Helen was the mainstay in Lanecorp's current successes.
As such, giving up on Lanecorp would hurt her more than cutting her open.