Chapter 589: Utter Defeat

The surrounding subordinates were already looking bewildered, and Boss Zane looked at his direct nephew as if he were in a haze.

"Nate, have you gone crazy or lost your mind?! Your uncle is here! Why are you speaking for this shameless woman? She’s practically stomping on me and breaking my ribs, why aren’t you coming over to help me?"

Although this nephew now holds a high position, he relied entirely on this middle-aged man named Zane for survival when he lost his father. Fortunately, the nephew was grateful, so over the years, even when Boss Zane did many wrong things, the nephew would turn a blind eye, or even abet wrongdoing.

The ancient wisdom says, "Too pure water has no fish; too observant a person has no followers," and Nate didn’t find his uncle’s deeds too excessive.

He had quite a bit of pride, believing he could handle the biggest issues.

But today, he encountered an immovable object.

And Boss Zane was still as dumb as a pig!

...

"Shut up!"

The young man called Nate glared fiercely at Boss Zane.

"If you don’t want to die too quickly, then don’t speak."

"???"

The surrounding people heard this and were even more puzzled and bewildered.

For goodness’ sake, there’s only Miss Vaughn here, even if it’s a big deal, it seems the one who should be getting reprimanded is the boss himself, not this woman?

...

Cecilia Vaughn couldn’t be bothered with this drama, while the young man bowed deeply to her with respect.

"Miss Vaughn, I hope you won’t hold a grudge against us. Today, our Zane Family was indeed offensive. If you need anything in the future, feel free to command us, hoping both sides won’t harbor any ill feelings."

"Ill feelings?"

Cecilia Vaughn amusingly eyed him.

"If I’m not mistaken, your name is Dashiell Zane, right?"

"..."

The young man addressed as Dashiell Zane knew that Cecilia Vaughn was younger than him, but her manner of speaking was like a superior elder, which irked him.

However, due to the earlier advice from his superior, Dashiell Zane didn’t dare act rashly.

"Miss Vaughn is correct, I am Zane, a single name Dashiell."

Cecilia Vaughn’s lips curved more joyfully, she smiled slightly.

"North, South, East, and West’s ’South’? Supposedly it means hitting a wall and not turning back. I think, Boss Zane has indeed humiliated me today, even binding my brother, and disparaging a high school senior girl. If I hadn’t arrived in time, she might have been bullied by this group of heartless men."

"..."

Sweat dripped down Dashiell Zane’s face.

From Cecilia Vaughn’s tone, she clearly was not inclined to reconcile.

"Miss Vaughn, I think it’s better to resolve enmities rather than create them, why speak so harshly? If I recall correctly, that young lady should be a working girl in this Elysian Fields All-Nighter City, it’s normal for her to chat amiably with guests."

"Oh? I don’t recall Veridia’s laws allowing coercion into prostitution? Earlier they were shouting for the little girl to take off her clothes, I think the nature of the matter is far beyond mere friendly banter, isn’t it?"

"Moreover, my brother is still here; he acted after seeing these people bully his classmate. He’s a heart patient, yet you bound him for nearly an hour; if he suffers from shock or any problem, you’ve committed grievous murder."

"Is it that serious?"

Boss Zane couldn’t endure and cursed out loud.

"Obviously, that brat insulted us first, then we acted!"

"Did he tie you up with ropes? Restrict your personal freedom?"

"..."

Boss Zane’s face flushed a liver color, looking at Cecilia Vaughn’s serene and elegant face, he felt her sharp and biting manner was like a devil climbing out of hell.

...

The young man named Dashiell Zane’s face was also extremely unpleasant.

"Miss Vaughn, restricting personal freedom, isn’t that exaggerated?"

—— Luckily before coming, he prepared, having the night venue’s boss erase all scenes from the room and corridor where they acted, leaving no physical evidence, relying only on testimonies, which wasn’t strong evidence.

"Exaggerated?"

Cecilia Vaughn’s lips curled into a slight mocking smile.

"Did you think I only recorded audio?"

"Sorry, I’m in the habit of carrying a high-definition camera because I’ve done live streaming before. If Mr. Zane doesn’t believe, you can search for the story of me and my stepmother in a hotel back then."

Actually, this was made up.

Seeing the coldness in Dashiell Zane’s eyes, Cecilia Vaughn felt he wasn’t a simple fool.

So she casually mentioned she recorded a video.

Anyway, these days even students know how to stream, and many girls carry hidden cameras.

This could infringe on others’ privacy since the camera captures more than just the photographer, but Cecilia Vaughn claimed it was for evidence, even if it was just to scare them, it had a legitimate basis.

...

"..."

Dashiell Zane took a deep breath, knowing Cecilia Vaughn’s background, how could he not have heard of her using this to overturn public opinion?

But back then he was watching the spectacle, never expecting he’d be embroiled in such a vortex.

"Miss Vaughn, how about this, our Zane Family doesn’t want to become enemies with you."

"I will cover your brother’s medical expenses, plus triple compensation for mental distress."

"Regarding the innocent hostess caught between us, I’ll also apologize with a 30,000 red envelope. Are you satisfied with this compensation?"

For Cecilia Vaughn’s brother, it certainly wasn’t just 30,000.

But to Cynthia Keaton, 30,000 was almost lifesaving money; even though Cynthia Keaton wasn’t present, Cecilia Vaughn believed it should cover her high school and even early college tuition, assuming she attended a reasonably priced school.

...

Cecilia Vaughn pondered for half a second, then quickly smiled and nodded.

"Alright, Mr. Zane is indeed sincere, much kinder than your uncle."

"..."

Cecilia Vaughn couldn’t be bothered to continue negotiating with them here.

"How about this, you first give me 200,000 cash, if my brother suffers any mishaps or psychological trauma, we can discuss additional compensation, how about that?"

"Damn, you shameless bitch asking for so much?!"

Boss Zane wanted to punch her.

But was abruptly stopped by his nephew.

"Sounds good, I happen to have a card with 200,000 on me, if you don’t mind, I can transfer it to you now?"

"Sure, in such an all-nighter city, there must be a POS machine, let’s go for the card transaction."

"Alright then..."