The American President was seething right then—he hated the feeling of swinging a bat only to catch wind, when he wanted to see split skulls and bleeding heads.

He just couldn't get it—why would Bernard happily challenge his authority, even telling him to fine him some 50 billion USD?!

It feels like threatening someone with a slap, but instead of begging no, the one threatened is begging to be shot instead.

Embarrassment turned into rage as he took Bernard's sincere request for provocation, a