The Vengeful Son-in-law

Chapter 319

Hawthorne was eighty-five years old and he had no sign of aging. He was energetic with bright eyes.

He looked very lively and it seemed that he could live for at least ten years more.

As Tom looked at Hawthorne, Hawthorne's eyes were fixed on Tom. Hawthorne smiled with

appreciation.

When Mason and Ekko saw Hawthorne appear, they couldn't help but shiver and looked frightened.

Bruno immediately showed an aggrieved look and shouted, "Grandpa, you're just in time! I don't know

which servant let the two country bumpkins in. I patiently asked them what they were doing here. They

ignored me, so I had to ask them to go out. However, they began to hit me. Grandpa, look, my hands

are swollen. It hurts so much. Grandpa, you have to revenge me!"

Bruno was the perfect demonstration that he who first offended would first complain. He now appeared

rather innocent and pitiful, which formed a stark contrast with his previous performance.

Tom couldn't help but admire his acting skills. He was really good at it.

After hearing that, a woman immediately showed a distressed expression. She ran over quickly and

grabbed Bruno's hand. "Oh, my dear son! How did your hand get hit? I'm so sad!"

Bruno looked complacent and pleased. He looked innocent and aggrieved on the surface. His eyes

were red. People who didn't know the truth would think that Tom had bullied him.

"Mom, I'm fine. But my hand is almost broken." Bruno said aggrievedly and choked with sobs.

When his mother heard this, she became even angrier. She pointed at Tom and scolded him loudly,

"You damn country bumpkin, how dare you bully my son! I think you're tired of living! Come on, arrest

the country bumpkin and cripple his legs!"

A few burly bodyguards immediately came over and were about to attack Tom.

Tom's expression remained calm and cold without moving. He wanted to see what Hawthorne would

do.

"How dare you!"

Hawthorne shouted angrily.

Bruno became even more proud. The bodyguards also walked up to Tom and were ready to take Tom

down.

"Bruno, how dare you! How dare you be rude to my distinguished guest! Come on! Arrest the three!"

Hawthorne scolded coldly.

Right then, Bruno, Mason, and Ekko were all dumbfounded. Did they hear correctly? Grandpa actually

said that this country bumpkin was his distinguished guest, and he still wanted to take them down?

Well...

Not only them, but also the bodyguards were stunned and didn't know what to do for a moment.

Hawthorne had already walked over. He was 85 years old, but he still walked steadily. He was furious.

Bruno and the others all trembled with fear.

"Grandpa, I was wrong..." Bruno finally realized how much trouble he had caused and his legs began to

soften.

Hawthorne ignored him and said to the bodyguards coldly, "What's wrong? You don't even listen to

me?!"

"We dare not!"

A few bodyguards were frightened and rushed over to catch the three.

This time, Bruno was completely flustered and quickly begged for mercy. "Grandpa! I was wrong,

grandpa! I was wrong. I didn't know that he was your guest, but I didn't offend him much. He took my

hand..."

Bang!

Before he could finish his sentence, Hawthorne slapped him in the face. It was very forceful and

merciless. Half of Bruno's face was swollen and blood oozed from his mouth.

Bruno's mother was heartbroken to see her son being beaten, but she did not dare to show

dissatisfaction. In their family, Hawthorne had absolute authority. No one in the Paynes dared to

disobey him.

"Useless thing! You are ignorant and incompetent. All you do is bully outside all day long. You have lost

the face of the Paynes!" Hawthorne cursed angrily. His voice was loud and powerful, echoing in the

huge villa and making all the Paynes tremble. To Bruno, it was even more frightening.

Then Mason and Ekko knelt down and admitted their mistakes before Hawthorne could say anything.

Although they were so unruly just now, they still didn't dare to be naughty in front of Hawthorne.

Hawthorne ignored them. Instead, he turned around and apologized to Tom, "Mr. Howard, I'm really

sorry that my three useless grandchildren offended you. Please don't be angry."

Tom immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Mr. Paynes, you're welcome. It's normal for young

people to act that way. I'm okay with that."

Hawthorne looked at Tom with admiration. He said, "Mr. Howard, I didn't teach them well. Sorry that NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.

they offended you. You can deal with them as you like."

When the three heard that, they were even more afraid. They were now extremely regretful. They

never expected grandpa to be so cruel. If they fell into Tom's hands, they would die.

How could Tom not know that Hawthorne was giving him face to act like that? If he really didn't give

Hawthorne a step down, then he would offend Hawthorne.

It was impossible for Tom to do such a stupid thing.

"It's not as serious as you said. In fact, your grandson didn't go so far. Besides, he has already been

taught a lesson. That is almost enough." Tom said with a smile.

Hawthorne sighed and said, "Mr. Howard, you're about the same age as my three useless

grandchildren. Your ability and thoughts are much better than theirs. If I had a grandchild like you, I

would be overwhelmed with joy and happily hand over my power."

Tom was stunned when he heard that. What did he mean by saying that? What he said could easily

cause misunderstanding.

Sure enough, after all the Paynes heard this, their faces brightened up. They all knew that people like

Hawthorne had a purpose in what he said.

After hearing this, the three's faces all darkened. They were extremely disgusted and jealous of Tom.

Tom smiled faintly and did not respond. He could not figure out what Hawthorne was thinking and could

not talk casually.

Seeing that Tom was silent, Hawthorne said directly to the three, "Hurry up and thank Mr. Howard for

forgiving you, or else I will break all three of your legs!"

Even though Bruno and the others were extremely unwilling, they did not dare to disobey Hawthorne.

Therefore, they quickly came over to apologize to Tom.