David flatly denied it. “What? Don’t you dare spread lies? I’ve never owed you a single penny. Get lost, you lowlifest Clear out from my door wie You fu disturbing my family! Get out how or I’m calling the cops on you people!”
The workers were already seething with anger over their unpaid wages. When he threatened to call the cops on them, that was the tit straw. Their firs finally erupted.
One of the workers shot back, “Go ahead. Call the cops! Let them come and decide who should be blamed! Dudes, not only does he refuse to pay what he owes, but now he wants to call the cops on us! Can you stomach this insult?”
Another worker shouted, “Screw this! Let’s teach him a lesson!”
The mob swarmed around, pinning David down and beating the hell out of him. David was tall and well–built, but he was alone, out of shape, and clumsy. He was utterly unable to fight back.
By the time the police arrived, David had already been beaten black and blue, lying on the ground, unable to even let out a groan. The police rushed David to the hospital first, then escorted all the workers to the police station.
The workers only came to the Stone’s house to demand their unpaid wages as a last resort. But when David insulted them, their anger boiled over and they lashed out. With both parties at fault, the police were at a loss. They had no choice but to try to mediate between them.
From the moment David came to, he kept ranting, “No settlement! I’ll see those bastards behind bars!”
The workers had been willing to negotiate peacefully at first, but now they’d had enough. The two sides were at each other’s throats, their shouting match so intense it nearly tore the police station apart.
At this critical moment, Blake “kindly” had his assistant arrange for a top–tier legal team specializing in labor disputes to represent the workers.
David was already in the wrong, and his lawyer wasn’t up to par. In the end, he lost the lawsuit. David was ordered by the court to pay the workers their overdue wages, and on top of that, he had to cover all the legal fees as well.
For the Stone family in their current state, paying the workers‘ wages would be a devastating financial blow. And then there were legal fees. The opposing counsel were elite attorneys. Their retainer fee was very high.
Realizing he’d just lost a fortune, David had his eyes roll back. He passed out cold right there in the courtroom.
Skylar learned all this from the news. The Stone family had a long history of shady dealings, and even their real estate business had resulted in fatalities.
Back then, David had deliberately covered up the truth about that worker’s death. David bribed the hospital with a large sum, coercing them to falsely claim that the worker died from a sudden medical condition unrelated to the construction site of his own responsibility.
David even had the gall to blame the victim’s family. “You never told me he was sick! You tricked me into hiring a diseased man. Not only did he delay my project, but he brought a damn curse on it too!”
The victim’s family protested vehemently at the time, demanding justice for their family. But David, with his wealth and connections, pulled some strings and managed to suppress the matter.
Justice may be delayed, but it is never denied. The Stone family’s retribution had only just begun.
Skylar instructed Leon to track down that family and tell them, “Now is your best chance for revenge.”
With Leon pulling strings behind the scenes, the family immediately went to the media with the story. The incident quickly snowballed and topped the trending lists. Outraged netizens flooded social media, demanding accountability from the authorities.”
The case drew widespread attention as the truth from years ago finally came to light. David now faced not only massive compensation but also prison time.
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