Tina wanted Thomas to pay the price. At the very least, she wanted Thomas to apologize to Dan. Otherwise, it would be a waste after how long Dan cried!
“Apologize?”
Thomas laughed mockingly. “You want me to apologize to Dan? Did a donkey kick your brain?”
What he had done was twisted and dislocated Dan’s hands. Tina and Dan had taken every chance to bully him over the years. Even his mother’s death was related to Tina. What audacity did this woman have to request him to apologize to Dan? Did she apologize for playing a part in contributing to his mother’s death? “Thomas Howard!”
Tina gritted her teeth loudly and gave Thomas a death look.”
What’s wrong with Dan hitting you because you hurt your father? More importantly, he accidentally struck that woman instead of you. Do you have to be so mad and dislocate his hands? “I’m only requesting you apologize to him and not have someone dislocate your hands or cause trouble for you and this woman, yet you’re still unwilling to apologize to him? You’ve crossed the line!”
She then kicked open the door of Senior Howard’s ward. She stared at Thomas and said, “Don’t leave if you dare. Let’s go talk some sense in front of your father and let him judge!”
Yannie frowned at those words. Everyone knew all Senior Howard cared about were Tina and her son Dan. If she wanted to let Senior Howard be the judge of this cast, Thomas would always be in the wrong regardless of the situation!
She furrowed her brow. “Why should we go and let Senior Howard judge? The surveillance camera is the best witness. If you look back at the surveillance, you can clearly see how your son was the one who started the fight, and I was the one who stood in front of Thomas so he was not hurt.
“Your son was the one who was wrong. You want Thomas to apologize? Fat chance!”
She walked and stood in front of Thomas as though shielding him. In the past, she never thought about protecting Thomas. She had always thought Thomas was a man, strong enough to face everything. However…she just wanted to do something for him before she decided to leave once and for all. Even if it was just some meaningless protection, she was willing to do it.
“Oh, my!”
Tina sneered. “Well, well, Thomas Howard. You need a woman to shield you now?”
“Go figure. The men in the Howard family are all the same; you’re all dependent on women!”
Tina smirked as she stared at Thomas coldly. Her words were potent with mockery as she continued, “Howard Group is at its glory now because your father had gotten help from your mother. I thought it was different for you when you found yourself a village girl, but it’s still the same. You need this woman to come to protect you now? How amusing!”
Her words were downright insulting.
Thomas furrowed his brow. As he was about to retort, Yannie interjected, with her arms wide open in defending Thomas, “Hey, are you listening to yourself? You insulting Thomas like that also means you’re insulting your husband and your son. Aren’t your husband and son from the same family as Thomas? Are you saying your son, Dan Howard, is also a man who relies on women too?”
Yannie’s face and tone were cold when she said that.
Tina never expected such sharp remarks from Yannie. She was stunned and did not know how to counter
“Come in here, all of you,” rang the frail yet firm voice of an elder interrupting the fight between Tina and Yannie. man,
“Your father heard everything!”
Tina snorted as she gave Thomas a deadly stare. “Go in there if you have the nerve and let your father be the judge!”
She knew Senior Howard adored her for most of his life and had been on her side too. Thomas was just some rebellious son who got kicked out of the house and had never spoken to his father for several years.
If Senior Howard was the judge, she was the clear winner. Knowing this, she would want Senior Howard to force Thomas to apologize to her son.
She thus turned and entered the ward haughtily.
Thomas narrowed his eyes when he saw how prideful Tina was and followed her into the ward.
In fact, he was curious. Senior Howard had just promised he would give Thomas everything and kicked Dan and Tina out of the house, so he wanted to know whose side the old geezer would be on as he had a fight with Tina.
Yannie furrowed her brow when she saw Thomas was about to enter the ward. She pulled Thomas’ sleeve and said with worry, “Thomas, why don’t we just leave?”
She knew Senior Howard would not be on Thomas’ side. If Senior Howard and Tina used something to threaten Thomas, Thomas would have no choice but to apologize to Dan!
“It’s alright.”
Thomas curled up his lips and smiled lightly. He grabbed Yannie’s hand in return. “Let’s go in.”
With Yannie’s hand in his, he walked into the ward together with Yannie.
“There, there. You actually dare to come in here.”
Tina snorted when she saw them walking into the ward. She looked back and changed her expression immediately like she was acting. Instead of the fierce look she had before, she tried to make herself look pitiful. “Honey, you need to help me and Dan. Dan was angry at Thomas for hurting you and couldn’t help but slap Thomas just now, but he struck the wrong person. This woman here, Yannie, rushed out of nowhere and took the slap for Thomas! Maybe Thomas was trying to act manly in front of this woman because, as Dan’s brother, mercilessly twisted and dislocated Dan’s hands!
“You know Dan has always been my precious son. I took care of him and doted on him since he was born. When has he ever suffered such pain before? He was next door and cried terribly because of the pain. I only wanted Thomas to apologize to Dan, but he’s so stubborn. He even said Dan deserved it… You have to help me and Dan!”
While she was talking, she used the corner of her eyes to peek at Thomas and
Yannie pleasingly as though sure things would go her way. Yannie bit her lip and grabbed Thomas’ hand quietly. “But–” “Don’t say anything for now,” interjected Thomas softly before Yannie could finish. He cocked up his head and looked at Senior Howard coldly. “Tell me what’s your take on this,”
Thomas said.
Senior Howard furrowed his brow and looked at Thomas and Tina. Lastly, he closed his eyes and said with a plain tone, “Why did Dan hit Thomas?”
The question caught Tina off–guard; she never thought Senior Howard would ask that question.
After a while, she pursed her lips and said, “Didn’t I just say it? He was angry because Thomas shot you.”
She then added, “Don’t you know how much Dan cares about you? Not like someone else here. Dan would’ve fought the person who hurt you with his life if the transgressor wasn’t his brother.”
Senior Howard sneered, “Is that so? You say Dan cares about me. How does he do that? Using my cars to gamble and losing them to someone else? Or spending my money behind my back?
“Do you think I don’t know any of that stuff you two did behind my back?”
Tina’s eyes blew wide open in shock. She looked at him with a stupefied look.”
You…”
After a while, she bit her lip and lowered her voice. “There are outsiders here. Why are you talking about these? I’m telling you that Thomas twisted and dislocated Dan’s hands. We can talk about everything else later.”
“Outsiders?”
As soon as Tina finished talking, Thomas curled up his lips into a smile.
“Aunt Tina, who are you calling outsiders? Is it me or my fiancee? How come I didn’t understand what you just said?”
He placed his arm on Yannie’s shoulder and looked at Senior Howard challengingly.
“Tell me who is the outsider?”
Tina’s face flushed pale. “I’m referring to…”
“There’s no outsider here.”
Senior Howard did not even bother looking at Tina as he coldly declared, “Since Yannie is Riley’s mother, then she’s my daughter–in law. She’s not an outsider.”
After that, he looked at Tina coldly, “You said Dan wanted to hit Thomas because he was angry Thomas hurt me. With that same logic, Thomas dislocating his hands for hitting Yannie is justified.”
Tina was baffled by the sudden turn of events.
She bit her lip. “How is it that he deserves it? He did it because of you…”
“Did he do it because of me, or was it just to find a reason to hit Thomas because I was injured? You know it yourself!”
Senior Howard snorted and closed his eyes. I’m tired. This ends here.”
He waved his hand. “You may all leave.”
Thomas’ eyes narrowed at this. Before this, he was dubious of Senior Howard’s motives when he told him he was passing everything in the family to him. He thought the old geezer was putting up a show for him to see.
Currently, he was not certain anymore as he stared at Tina’s pale face. ‘The old geezer…isn’t acting?’ he thought.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Tina was infuriated to see Senior Howard not giving a fuck about her woes. “How is this ending just like this? Dan and I are both worried and care about you, putting you first in this situation. That’s why he wanted to hit Thomas! If you just let it go like this, do you know how upset Dan will be?”
“Aunt Tina.”
Thomas smiled as he hugged Yannie. “If you are truly worried, caring for my father and putting him first, how can you come here to make a fuss about this mess when he just woke up and is still not at his best? Do you truly care about his body or about you and your son’s dignity more?”
Tina had a terrible look on her face after what Thomas said, and her eyebrows were pressed in a firm line.
“What are you talking about? He’s my husband, and Dan’s my son. In my heart, my husband and my son are equally important!”
After that, she glanced from the corner of her eyes at the man on the bed while trying to grovel, “Furthermore, Dan’s your father’s son. If you treat Dan badly, that means you don’t care about your father!”
“Scram!”
Senior Howard shut his eyes, not giving Tina the responses she wanted. He stretched his hand out to massage his glabella. “The doctor said I need to rest. If all of you care for me, stop disturbing me.”
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