The Vengeful Son-in-law

Chapter 234

Clarissa was a very proud person. The success of her career over the years had somehow nurtured

her cold and narcissistic character. It was not until she met Tom that she realized that she was just an

ordinary person. In front of a real big shot, she was not worth mentioning.

This strong contrast made her unable to accept it for a short time.

She knew that under such circumstances, she could not show any aggrievances, but she really could

not control it. Her eyes suddenly turned red. She knew that she could not hold it in anymore. If she

stayed, she would continue to make a fool of herself.

So she stood up again and said, "I'm sorry. I'll have to use the bathroom. You guys keep talking."

After that, she left without waiting for Tom's answer.

Nash was a little embarrassed by her departure and quickly explained, "Mr. Howard, Clarissa is thin-

skinned. You must not get angry with her."

Tom was also a little surprised. He didn't expect Clarissa to leave like this and judging by Clarissa's

expression just now, she seemed to be quite aggrieved? Was it because he was cold to her?

Shaking his head, Tom didn't think much and said that he was fine, indicating that he would not be

offended by Clarissa.

Laurel and the others all had some surprises in their eyes, and they were especially happy. Originally,

Clarissa was the most outstanding among their group of female stars. Now that Clarissa left first, it was

good news for them, at least one strong competitor was gone.

Especially for Laurel, she was even more excited. Of all the female stars, Clarissa was the only one

who could surpass her in terms of beauty. Now that Clarissa was gone, she was the most competitive

one. If she could successfully win Tom over, then she wouldn't have to worry about it in the

entertainment industry in the future!

So, she tried her best to please Tom, and her body was about to stick to Tom.

Because of his status, Tom was becoming more and more pleasing to her eyes. She wished she could

win Tom's favor right away.

To be honest, Tom was a little embarrassed. It was the first time he had been surrounded by so many

women, and all kinds of temptations made him a little overwhelmed. Although he had been married for

four years, he was not good at dealing with girls. Facing these mature women like Laurel, he really

couldn't bear it.

So he quickly coughed twice, kept his distance from Laurel and the others, and ate as usual.

His maintaining physical distance, in the eyes of female stars such as Laurel, became a test and they

put in more effort.

During this period, they never stopped flirting with him, which made Tom feel like he had fallen into the

country of women. Now he regretted coming to dinner with Nash tonight. This temptation might be too

much for him.

Fortunately, he could really drink. Laurel and the others toasted him continuously, but he was still not

drunk. Instead, they got a little drunk themselves.

Nash asked, "Mr. Howard, I am a little curious. Don't you need a bodyguard when you go out?"

This question was indeed troubling Nash. Was a capitalist like Tom not afraid of being kidnapped?

Laurel and other female stars also looked at Tom curiously when they heard this question.

Tom smiled and said, "I'm not used to bringing bodyguards."

"Mr. Howard, forgive me for taking the liberty. A boss like you, who has over ten billion dollars, isn't

afraid of being targeted by bad people?" Nash asked.

Tom continued with a smile, "You may find it hard to believe. I'm a martial arts practitioner and I'm

better than many bodyguards, so there's no need for me to hire bodyguards."

"Uh..." Nash was stunned on the spot. Obviously, he did not expect to get such an answer. Among the

rich people he knew, there were no people who did not hire bodyguards, nor did they say that they

were martial arts practitioners, that they were better than bodyguards. He carefully observed Tom and

found that Tom's body could only be said to be uniform but not strong. He was just an ordinary person.

He would never believe that Tom was better than a bodyguard physically, so he finally concluded that

Tom was joking.

Nash was also a person who was good at dealing with people. He immediately gave a thumbs-up and

agreed with Tom, "Mr. Howard is really a badass. I didn't expect you to be a martial arts practitioner. I

am completely impressed by Mr. Howard!"

Other female stars also felt that Tom was joking. They didn't believe that Tom was a martial arts master.

How could a rich man like Tom practice martial arts and fight people?

Tom smiled without further explanation.

It had been more than ten minutes, but Clarissa still hadn't come back. A female star brought this up

and said, "Hey, why did Clarissa go to the bathroom for so long? Is everything okay?"

After this female star finished speaking, she was immediately glared at by other female stars, blaming

her for talking too much. They wished that Clarissa would never come back, so that they would have

one less competitor!

Tom also noticed this. He had a bad feeling and said to Nash, "Mr. Perez, why don't you call Miss

Brown?"

Nash nodded and made the phone call. However, he waited for quite a while but no one answered it.

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Not long after that, Nash's phone rang. It was Clarissa who called back. After Nash answered the

phone, he immediately heard Clarissa's crying, panicked and helpless voice. "Chairman, save me..."

Nash was stunned. When he hurriedly spoke again, he found that Clarissa had already hung up.

Tom's hearing was very good. He heard Clarissa's call and had a bad feeling in his heart.

"What's going on?"

"Clarissa, something seems to have happened to her. She just called me for help."

Tom said in a low voice, "Call her back."

At this moment, Tom was taking control. Nash obeyed him and quickly dialed back, but he couldn't get

through.

The other female stars were all confused and did not understand what had happened.

Tom immediately stood up and said, "Let's go find her."

"Okay!" Nash nodded hard, stood up, and walked out with Tom.

The other female stars had no choice but to follow them out.

Logically speaking, this was a five-star hotel and the security must be beyond reproach. There would

not be any robbers. Plus, Clarissa was a public figure. As long as it was not someone crazy, no one

would dare to do anything against Clarissa in the public.

Clarissa's panic and helplessness on the phone just now didn't seem to be fake.

Strictly speaking, Tom and Clarissa were not even friends, but in any case, Clarissa's departure just

now had something to do with him. If something really happened to Clarissa, he would still be blamed

for it in some ways.

After coming out, Tom asked the waiter in the restaurant if he saw Clarissa.

The waiter didn't even know that Clarissa was eating here because Clarissa was wearing a mask and

sunglasses when she went out just now.

Laurel and a few female stars went to the ladies' room to take a look, but they didn't find her, as if

Clarissa had disappeared out of thin air.

In this case, Tom first thought of checking out the surveillance of the restaurant to see where Clarissa

had gone.

At this moment, Tom's ears moved slightly. He heard a loud voice coming from the box in front of him.

Vaguely, he seemed to hear Clarissa's aggrieved voice.