Chapter 2 Humiliation Repaid, Instant Face-Slapping
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The torrential rain pounded the asphalt road, splashing dense water mist that blurred the entire neighborhood. The noisy ridicule from downstairs continued to pierce through the window, sharp and ear-piercing.
Leo Howard leaned lazily against his polished black luxury sports car, one hand casually tucked into his pocket while the other wrapped tightly around Sophia’s slender waist. He tilted his head upward, his luxurious custom suit completely unaffected by the rain, his eyes filled with undisguised contempt as he stared at the dimly lit rental window.
“Come out, Carter! Don’t hide inside like a shrinking turtle!” Leo shouted arrogantly, his voice echoing through the quiet residential area. “I’ll give you a chance to kneel down and apologize. If you beg nicely, I might spare you a little change to pay your rent for the next month!”
Sophia stood beside him, her high-end leather shoes stepping lightly on the clean car mat. She raised her delicate chin, her tone cold and disdainful, without a single trace of nostalgia for their three-year relationship.
“Carter, stop being stubborn. You know exactly how huge the gap is between you and Leo. Leo’s family controls half of Hudson City’s real estate business. He can get you a job with a monthly salary you could never earn in a lifetime with just one word. What can you do? Nothing but waste your life in this shabby slum.”
Her words were like cold needles, stabbing at the last bit of dignity Carter once held.
The surrounding neighbors who had been drawn over by the commotion stood under eaves and awnings, whispering and pointing.
“Poor guy, just graduated and lost both his house and his girlfriend.”
“He shouldn’t have offended the Howard family. They’re untouchable in Hudson.”
“Young and impulsive, now he’s left with nothing.”
All the discussions were filled with pity and mockery, pressing down on Carter like a heavy mountain.
But at this moment, Lin Carter no longer felt the slightest bit of inferiority or pain.
The ten million US dollars in his bank account was only the most trivial start. The all-purpose system rooted in his soul had completely reshaped his fate.
With his activated God-Grade Perspective Eyes, he saw everything clearly.
He saw the endless greed and vanity surging in Sophia’s heart—she was not just disappointed in his poverty, but had long been craving the wealth and status of the upper class, waiting for the chance to abandon him.
He saw the hidden anxiety beneath Leo’s arrogant facade—the Howard family’s real estate project was facing a severe capital chain rupture, and their glamorous appearance was nothing but a fragile facade.
Most importantly, he saw the fatal flaws in the property lawsuit filed by his uncle’s family. Every forged signature, every altered document, every fake certification had obvious loopholes that ordinary people could never detect, but were completely exposed under his perspective vision.
A faint, icy smile curled up on Carter’s lips.
He slowly stepped forward, pushed open the rusty iron door of the rental house, and walked straight into the pouring rain.
The rain wet his hair and soaked his ordinary casual clothes, but his straight posture and sharp, star-bright eyes made him look far more noble and imposing than Leo in his luxury suit.
Leo caught sight of his figure and let out a mocking laugh. “Oh? The turtle finally dares to come out? What, are you ready to kneel and beg for mercy?”
Sophia frowned slightly, looking at Carter’s calm and indifferent expression, feeling a strange sense of unease in her heart. She had never seen Carter look like this—no anger, no grievance, only thorough indifference, as if he was watching a group of clowns performing.
“Carter, don’t be reckless. Apologize to Leo immediately, or you will only suffer more humiliation,” Sophia said pretendingly, trying to maintain her last false kindness.
Carter’s gaze swept over her casually, his tone flat and cold, without a trace of warmth.
“Reckless? Humiliation?”
He took two steps forward, his every step steady and powerful, pressing an invisible pressure on Leo and Sophia.
“Sophia, you abandoned me when I was at my lowest, chasing money and status. I don’t blame you for choosing a different life, but you shouldn’t have stood with others to trample on my dignity.”
“And you, Leo Howard.”
Carter’s eyes fell on Leo, sharp and piercing like a blade.
“You rely on your family’s wealth to bully the weak, humiliate graduates who have no background, and take pleasure in trampling on others’ dignity. Do you really think your family’s glory is unbreakable?”
Leo was stunned for a second, then burst into wild laughter, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
“Are you out of your mind, poor loser? A penniless orphan dares to question the Howard family’s foundation? Do you know how much assets my family holds? Do you know how many big shots in Hudson owe us favors?”
“I don’t need to know.” Carter shook his head slightly, his tone calm and arrogant. “Because starting today, all the glory you’re proud of will be crushed by me.”
The moment his voice fell, Carter took out his mobile phone without haste.
With his newly unlocked Photographic Memory and Omnipotent Scholar ability, he had completely memorized all legal provisions related to real estate disputes and fraud in an instant. All the loopholes in his uncle’s forged documents were clearly engraved in his mind.
He quickly edited a message, attaching all the hidden evidence captured by his perspective eyes, and sent it directly to the official judicial investigation platform and the most authoritative news media in Hudson City.
At the same time, the system’s cold prompt sounded again in his mind.
【Ding! Detected host takes the initiative to defend dignity and punish evil!】
【Event reward activated: Intermediate Wealth Blessing, 100 million USD credited instantly!】
【Unlocked temporary ability: Momentary Business Insight, able to see all industry risks and profit opportunities!】
A new text message popped up on Carter’s phone instantly.
【Your account ending in **** has received 100,000,000.00 USD, current balance: 110,000,000.00 USD.】
Hundred million dollars!
In the blink of an eye, Carter’s net worth had skyrocketed to over a hundred million!
Leo, who was still laughing wildly, saw Carter staring at his phone with a calm face and sneered disdainfully: “What are you looking at? A few hundred dollars in your bank account makes you proud? Let me tell you, even my pocket money for a day is more than your lifetime savings!”
Carter raised his eyes, tilted his phone screen slightly, and casually threw out a sentence that completely froze Leo’s smile on his face.
“Howard Group’s core real estate project has a hidden financial fraud loophole, with a capital gap of 300 million USD. Three days at most, your family’s group will face an official investigation and complete bankruptcy.”
Leo’s face changed drastically in an instant.
This was the top confidential news of the Howard Group! Only the core members of the family knew about the capital chain crisis! How could a poor orphan like Carter possibly know?
Cold sweat instantly oozed from Leo’s back, and the arrogance on his face vanished without a trace, replaced by extreme shock and panic.
“You… How do you know that?” Leo’s voice trembled uncontrollably.
Sophia was also completely stunned, staring at Carter in disbelief, her heart filled with endless confusion and unease.
Carter put away his phone, his eyes cold and overlooking.
“I know everything about you. Every sin, every flaw, every hidden secret.”
“You humiliated me today, so I’ll ruin your family’s foundation tomorrow.”
“You stole my dignity and trampled on my pride, so I’ll let you fall from the clouds into the mud and taste the endless humiliation I endured.”
The pouring rain continued to fall, but Carter’s figure stood tall and straight in the rain, like a supreme king overlooking trivial mortals.
Leo’s legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground. He finally realized that the Lin Carter he had mocked and trampled on at will was no longer the humble, helpless loser of the past.
A terrifying transformation had happened to this young man overnight!
Sophia’s face turned pale in an instant, regret sweeping through her heart like a tidal wave. She looked at the extraordinary young man in the rain, and for the first time felt that her choice to abandon him was the stupidest mistake in her life.
Carter glanced at the two panicked people indifferently, turned around slowly, and walked back to the rental house.
The first round of counterattack was just the beginning.
His greedy uncle’s family, the arrogant Leo, the vain Sophia… All those who had hurt him would pay a painful price one by one.
With all cheats in hand, his legendary road of supreme counterattack had officially kicked off.
- Writer
