Supreme Mars novel Chapter 52

Everyone looked at each other, before focusing on Caroline.

This reminded them of the bet as well.

Caroline did not believe that Leo could finish three impossible tasks in a week, so she felt emboldened enough to make that bet. If she lost, not only would she serve Leo drinks and apologize to him, but she would also be his maid for one whole day.

But Leo had done the unthinkable. Atlas Beauty did not cancel the contract with the Ford family. The O'Brien and the Perry families not only forgave them, but came to apologize instead, with four million dollars as a peace offering to boot.

Now, it was Caroline's turn to be put on the spot.

Being stared at by so many people, Caroline's face went deathly pale and then scarlet in an instant.

She thought, "Yes, I did say that, but the words came out of my mouth in an angry rush. How can he take it seriously? If I really do this for him, how am I supposed to face others in the future? Besides, I haven't done any housework in my entire life. How am I supposed to know what to do!"

"Leo... you... don't go too far!" Caroline was so angry that her face was flushed red and she could not even speak coherently.

"Didn't you say it yourself that if you lost, you would be my maid for one day? Are you planning to go back on your word?" Leo retorted.

"I..." Caroline was furious. For a moment, she was caught between a rock and a hard place. She stomped her feet and turned to her mother for help. "Mom, I can't believe he still wants to go through with this!"

Rebecca said in a hardened expression, "Leo, don't push your luck. We've shown you leniency these past few weeks. Don't be so unreasonable!"

Caroline was her daughter. If she really became Leo’s servant, Rebecca would feel a degree of humiliation as well.

Samuel broke the silence. He cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, Leo, no matter what, Caroline is your sister. You two grew up together, right? She has been through a lot as well. How about we scrap this bet, and not bring it up again?"

"Yeah. How can you even think of using her as a maid?" Marla jumped in as well.

Caroline breathed a sigh of relief when she heard so many people supporting her. She raised her chin and looked at Leo defiantly, then said to William discontentedly, "Dad, I'm your daughter. Won't you say anything?"

William had no choice but to brace himself and say, "Leo, shall we let it go?"

As soon as William opened his mouth, more family members started to speak out as well.

But Leo had been watching them calmly without saying a word.

Gradually, one person fell silent, then two and three... All stopped talking in the end!

It was because they had noticed the granite-hard look in Leo's eyes, which was exactly the same as the last time he left them.

Leo smiled coldly at the crowd and said, "You find it too difficult to understand? I'll bet that this is nothing in your eyes. Why should I fixate on this bet? Also, since my uncles and father have decided to step in, you think that I should just roll with the punches, and pretend that nothing has happened?"

"I want that too, but can we really forget about what's done?"

Leo's face turned frosty and the look in his eyes became sharp. He then said resolutely after a pause, "But there is no way back."

Everyone's heart skipped a beat and a wisp of embarrassment appeared on their faces.

"Leo, what are you saying?" Caroline shouted angrily with a face as red as a ripe tomato.

Leo's glare shot through Caroline's heart like a sharp sword. He asked, "When you made this bet, did you ever consider the slightest possibility of losing? Caroline, how about this... What would you do if I lost? What would all of you do?"

"You would make me the scapegoat to protect yourselves without any hesitation. You would sacrifice the knight in order to save the queen, and I would be your abandoned knight. We're all equal here. No one deserves to die."

"Fortunately, I completed those three tasks for you. And what's my reward? Indifference and disdain. You all took it for granted."

"It hurts, right? This is how you treat people who are of no use to you. What if it was someone else in my position? Would their lives be ruined just like that? Would they still be able to stand up again someday?"

"This might be a small or even ridiculous bet to all of you, but for me, it's a reminder. So now, do you still think I can forgive her?"

The whole living room was in dead silence except for Leo's deep yet subversive voice.

William's face darkening, he turned his head away without saying anything more. As the head of the family, he had long seen the cold indifference in the family.

Caroline's face was as pale as a sheet, as she trembled violently.

Leo's words cut her open ruthlessly; peeling her soul off completely.

She stood naked before Leo; ugly, dirty, and disgusting. Like a criminal dragged through the streets filled with a hostile audience.

Rebecca, Samuel, Marla, and others all fell silent too and turned their heads away due to guilty consciences.

Leo had made himself very clear; Caroline would keep her word today, no matter what.

"Where is my coffee?" Leo shouted.

Caroline was startled and then came back to her senses. She quivered and froze there for a long time but finally turned around and went into the kitchen.

No one saw her vengeful eyes the moment she turned away.

Soon, she brought over a cup of coffee and handed it to Leo.

But he did not take it and said, "Why are you still standing?"

Caroline trembled all over, and then took a deep breath and knelt down unsteadily. She lowered her head and offered the cup with both hands.

"Here is your coffee, sir," Caroline said in a trembling voice.

Leo took it and took a sip but frowned immediately. "You made this coffee? It tastes awful. Make it again!"

Caroline's face froze and she was shaking even more violently.

She bit her lip so hard that it bled. Her face was distorted and her eyes were full of undisguised hatred.

But still, she did not say anything, and went back to the kitchen to make another cup.

She knelt again and offered it with both hands. "Here is your coffee, sir."

"Terrible. Make it again."

Caroline then made another cup and offered it with both hands on her knees. "Here is your coffee, sir."

"Again."

Leo finally drank the sixth cup of coffee.

"Let's go." He was ready to leave with Nadine.

Before he left, he cast a last glance at Caroline who was still kneeling on the ground but there was not a trace of emotion in his eyes.

Nadine drove the car steadily while Leo sat quietly in the back seat, looking outside the window in a trance.

Leo was obviously in a bad mood.

He sighed slightly, thinking, "After this incident, they will despise me even more now."

But he had no regrets. If it happened all over again, he would do it exactly the same way.

In this dog-eat-dog world, there was no kindness or forgiveness; merely a competition based on viciousness.