They watched Maison's gloomy face, guessing from his hand movements that he was ordering his men to deal with Trevor. Bernard and the others smirked and laughed among themselves. But what happened next stunned them.

"Kneel down, all of you!"

Maison ordered his men to kneel before Trevor. He himself also knelt, and he and his men kowtowed repeatedly.

"Bessie What's going on?" Corrie asked, her eyes wide with surprise and confusion. "I have no idea," Bessie replied.

Like Corrie, Bessie watched the scene with sheer bewilderment.

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"That Trevor! He went through that ordeal, and he doesn't even say thank you. What a jerk," Corrie said, eyeing Trevor with contempt.

Before Trevor could respond, Bessie frowned and commented, "I think what just happened is truly strange. You saw with your own eyes that Maison showed no respect to Grant's father. He even said something unpleasant, implying he came to pick a fight. Why did he suddenly change his attitude, kowtow, and apologize? Grant, who is this friend you called? He or she must be unbelievably powerful to make Maison and his men back down."

Bessie looked Grant in the eye.