The firm slap caused Patricia to cock her head to the side, her face even more inflamed than before. Blood dripped from the corners of her mouth.
The folks around them immediately gasped and exclaimed in surprise.
They did not anticipate Ethan to hit her with such ferocity.
"Oh wow! This guy has some guts, to slap the wife of Wilcons."
However, no one chastised him for using excessive force or slapping a woman. They had all watched Patricia's actions and believed she deserved it. She screamed vulgarities and even insulted another person's parents. Who could bear that?
"Ah! Who instructed you to slap her? Claudia ran towards Ethan, delivering him a hard slap on the cheek before berating him menacingly. "Loser, do you recognize her? I gently persuaded her to let us go, but you slapped her again. What a scumbug!"
You intend to give us a hard time, don't you? What a foul action! You are such a jinx!"
Claudia ran to Patricia, bowed, and apologized. "Ah, Madam, we did not want to offend you. This useless person only wants to die. You can do anything with him afterward, but please do not blame us. We do not know him. "We have nothing to do with him."
Patricia spat a mouthful of blood on Claudia's face and exclaimed, "Idiot!" Do you think I am three years old? Are you telling me you're not related to him? Who will believe you?! Do not worry. None of you will get away! I will not let any of you go! "Just wait to die!"
Patricia covered her burning cheek and shouted hysterically in anger. This was the first time she was slapped in public and humiliated to the core!
Claudia was furious and afraid. She could only direct her rage onto Ethan as she lunged at him and began beating and pinching him. "It's all your fault, you incompetent! It is your fault! Have you got something against us? You had to come and harm us, right? Hurry and apologize to her! Ask for her forgiveness, even if it means kneeling on the ground! "Do you hear me? Hurry!"
"Enough!" Can't take it any longer, Charlotte forcibly removed Claudia's hand from Ethan's arm. It's too much to her to bear.
"Mom, you are always like this. You enjoy harassing the weak, but you dread the strong! Strangers are bullying us, but you want us to give in and let myself get hit. What's the problem with Ethan defending me? Why do you have him kneel and apologize to someone else? When it's not even our fault. Why do you have to make your family members take the blame when you are so capable?"
Charlotte was furious, and she scowled at Claudia with bloodshot eyes. She had had enough!
"Y-you wretched girl.." Claudia was outraged by Charlotte's statements and was about to respond when she heard a dismal voice.
"Who dared to slap my wife?" The voice came from a bespectacled middle-aged man leading a group of over ten hefty males. When the surrounding people witnessed this, they scattered and stood far away, fearing they might be implicated.
Claudia was so terrified that she began shivering, and her legs went rubbery. This is the time she dreaded not to come.
Oh, no! That woman's husband has arrived, bringing a large group of people. We are no longer alive!
What shall I do?! Oh no!
"Hubby, you're finally here! "I was almost bullied to death!" Patricia ran into Nero Wilcon's arms and sobbed hysterically as if she had been abused. She told Nero of the scenes in an exaggerated mode.
Wilcon became enraged after seeing his wife's inflamed, bloated face and unkempt appearance.
It wasn't as simple as slapping his wife's face. It was an insult to both him and his family!
"Okay, do not cry. Tell me who dared to smack you, Nero Wilcon's wife. "I will kill him!" Wilcon spoke with a sinister face.
Patricia raised her head, preparing to point out the three people in front of her. But, to her amazement, Claudia abruptly interrupted, "Mr. Wilcon, I know who slapped your wife!"
Ignoring the responses of those around her, she extended a finger and pointed at Ethan. "That was him! He was the one who just hit your wife and caused her to bleed! "He is inhumane! That man is disgusting to slap a woman like your beloved wife!"
Not only was Charlotte taken aback, but Patricia was also, and she couldn't shake the feeling.
Ethan scoffed in his heart. If Claudia had not been Anastasia's mother, he would have ceased tolerating her long ago.
Claudia's behavior seemed exceedingly blatant to those watching from a distance.
Claudia initiated it, but she forced her daughter to accept Patricia's penalty. She has now named her son-in-law as the one who struck Patricia and refused to take responsibility.
What a freak!
Wilcon followed Claudia's direction and recognized Ethan's face right away. He yelled, surprised, "It's you!!"
Previously, at kindergarten, Ethan kicked Wilcon, and Dylan beat up his underlings, leaving them all hospitalized. He'd been harboring resentment at Ethan ever since.
Previously, at Spark Enterprises, Wilcon attempted to deploy Thaddeus Reed to subdue Ethan and force him to kneel in apology but was unsuccessful. Finally, Gideon Boysen of Orion Industries humiliated him and kicked him out.
He hadn't gone to settle his differences with Ethan yet, but Ethan had already hit his wife and provoked him! What a perfect timing!
There was a new feud on top of the old one. Wilcon glared at Ethan with venom. He desperately wanted someone to kill him!
Claudia hastily drew Charlotte over and whispered, "Let's hurry up and go while all the attention is on that loser!" When she noticed Wilcon was focusing on Ethan, the problem appeared to no longer be about her. So she can escape any moment now to avoid complications.
Charlotte shook Claudia's hand and glanced at her, disappointed. "How can you do that, Mom? "He's your son-in-law and my brother-in-law!"
"So what?" He can only blame himself for getting in trouble. If we do not go immediately, it will be too late!" Claudia responded, reaching out to seize Charlotte's hand again.
"I won't leave. If you wish to go, you can do it yourself. Charlotte avoided Claudia and instead moved towards Ethan.
She said nothing else, but her gestures said volumes, demonstrating her intention to stay behind and carry the load alongside Ethan.
"Silly girl, you're going to be the death of me!" Claudia was frustrated by Charlotte's misbehavior. "Forget it. "If you don't leave, I'll go by myself."
Then Claudia ran away on her own. She left the scene and go back to the private room of the restaurant.
The individuals watching from a distance could not take it any longer.
"This mother left her daughter and son-in-law behind and fled alone! I've had a true eye-opener!"
"There are unusual people around. We've expanded our horizons today. Tsk! Such folks do exist in this world. It's like she is not a true mother of these daughters.
"She was the one who started the trouble, and now she's the first to flee. "This is absurd."
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Wilcon ignored Claudia and focused solely on Ethan. Pointing at the ten-odd muscular men behind him, he smirked arrogantly and yelled, "Hahaha, we just happened to run into each other today. We will settle the scores on everything! Do not worry! "I will not kill you! I will just make your limbs fall!"