His Toxic Addiction-Chapter 348: Blackmailing.

"Am I not allowed to contact you?" the voice from the other end asked Nicklaus, "Whereas, we’re business partners and soon, we will become families,"

Nicklaus’s mind turned numb for a moment and when his brain resumed functioning again, he clenched his fist by his side and tried to control the anger running through his veins.

"What do you mean by families, Mr. Robert?" he questioned with a stern voice, trying his hardest to be polite which was nearly impossible as his anger was about to get the best out of him.

Mr. Robert sighed from the other end and said slowly, "I said families because that’s what we would become perhaps in the next coming week. You are to cast your wife aside now because she’s no longer of any benefit that you need and come to think about it, having a new wife the higher-ups can benefit from screams more promotion and that’s wonderful for someone as young as you are," he waited for his words to sink into Nicklaus’s head before adding, "And I don’t mind you having my daughter Raquel as a wife. She also doesn’t mind and since you both have been together for a short while in the past, it makes it easier."

Nicklaus chuckled, sounding amused, "Is this what your incompetent leader agreed on with you all? If so, ask him to pass the news himself to me and stop being a weakling by sending a lowlife like you who can’t know anything other thing than means of greed," he said.

Unlike before, Mr. Robert did not fume in the face of Nicklaus’s downgrades. He waited for the young man to finish and when Nicklaus did, he took his sweet time to say, "Quite brave of you to call Mr. De Guzmen incompetent," he clicked his tongue, "I must applause you on that but just so you know, your company won’t stand without him. Also, it’s high time you mind how you talk to me unless you want your greatest secret to be out to the members of the higher-ups," he threatened.

Nicklaus’s flat expression turned disgusted, "Are you threatening me?" his voice sounded more like a threat than a question, and for some reason, Mr. Robert at the other end shivered a little as he felt cold from Nicklaus’s icy tune.

However, Mr. Robert managed to sound brave as he replied, "This is no threat, Nicklaus Wyatt. I came across some pretty interesting news from a newfound good friend of mine. Luckily, he informed me about your huge role in Alfred’s case and how you landed the man’s ass behind bars,"

Nicklaus did not expect this news but he wasn’t taken aback by it. He remained unfazed and parted his thin lips without interest, "And?"

"Huh?"

Nicklaus set his right long leg out and made a very nonchalant and arrogant pose as he asked again, "And?"

Stunned by how nonchalant Nicklaus sounded, Mr. Robert assumed the boy was acting brave but wasn’t. He figured more words would break Nicklaus and decided to put words into use.

He replied, "And Mr. De Guzmen won’t let you live peacefully if he finds out about this. You just took a huge asset off his pocket and if I were to be you, I’d cooperate because I believe you don’t want your company crumbling." he had high hopes before he called but it seems he had underestimated Nicklaus a little too much.

Nicklaus let out a low sound that could be said to be a laugh and at the same time would be given a thumbs down if called a laugh.

The sound sounded mocking and Mr. Robert at the other end felt insulted by the sound of it. He clenched his phone right and forced himself to continue the call and not give up. He constantly reminded himself that he was doing this for his money and his daughter.

"I’m underwhelmed by your poor convincing skills, Mr. Robert," Nicklaus began, "How were you able to get customers to buy your product with a skill as poor as this? You just said it yourself that if you were me and thank God you ain’t me and would never be. Do you think I’m stupid or have you forgotten I have an additional three companies you all have no right to? Do you think just because you have rights to my father’s company I’ll become your puppet?"

He paused.

Taking his words bit by bit, he continued, "Even if I survive on just one company, you can’t make me divorce my wife and for the information you try to threaten me with, tell whoever released it to you not to come for me. I won’t tolerate any leak hole and also, ask your daughter to go and get married to someone else, or if she can’t meet any man’s standard, she can get married to you since she still lives under your financial support at twenty-nine_"

Mr. Robert desperately cut him off, "You have to follow the order of Mr. De Gumen unless you want him to come after your wife as a means of payback. He won’t mind killing her," he reminded and chuckled darkly at the end.

Nicklaus stayed silent and when Nicklaus stayed silent, Mr. Robert thought he had won in convincing Nicklaus. He went ahead to add, "Silently divorce your wife and get married to my daughter. When you do, be rest assured that no one will hear about our little secrets,"

"Well, that shouldn’t be your problem but thanks for your concern," Nicklaus said to the surprise of Mr. Robert, "I can protect my wife, and if you must know, your blackmailing skill sulks. Take some classes and when you do, do not make the mistake of being practical with me." he warned coldly, "I won’t be so nice next time,"

Not caring if the other end had words to say, Nicklaus hung up on the phone and pondered over the conversation for a minute.

He wondered how Robert knew about his involvement and he also tried to imagine how many more people knew about it.

He shrugged his shoulders and walked over to the dining hall. He doesn’t want Arissa to get worried or suspicious. She was already so sensitive about the whole issue with the higher-ups.

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