Charles hurriedly approached the young guy taking the lead, bowed, and said tremblingly, "Mr. Attals!" You arrived at such a late hour. Is it because the loser did not pay you enough money? Do not worry.
I'll instruct him to refund all of the money to you immediately! He also upset you earlier, so you can punish him as you choose! Please do not hold it against me or my family. What brings you here anyway?"
Claudia had previously guessed they were the debtors to Charles, owed hundreds of thousands of dollars. She overheard Charles mention that the members of that club were brutal and vicious enough to kill and cut off people's limbs! She doesn't want to be implicated as well and so she turned to Ethan.
She quickly pointed her finger at Ethan. "Sirs, the individual you're looking for is right there. Please do not involve us! This is not my husband's fault."
Besides, he's about to divorce my daughter. Once he does, he will no longer be involved with our family! You can go to him directly without implicating us."
When Anastasia and Charlotte realize that the people from that club have come to hunt for them, they panic and want to tell Ethan to flee. They cannot bear to see Ethan being mobbed by these hooligans.
But they were about to explode in frustration when they heard their parents' remarks. Their parent's remarks about Ethan disgusted them to the core. After all that Ethan did for both of them, they still had the face to mock him.
They placed all of the blame on Ethan and erected a boundary between Ethan and themselves, forcing these individuals to deal with him.
"Dad! Mom! Ethan was the one to bring Dad home. "How could you treat him like this?"
Attals was disgusted by Charles and Claudia's eagerness to draw a line between themselves and Ethan. This dumb pair still doesn't seem to understand their son-in-law's personality. Otherwise, they wouldn't talk to him like that. How idiot of them. Such a brainless in-laws. They could have been thankful for having an influential son-in-law by their side, yet they chose to be idiots.
Attals approached Ethan, Anastasia, and Charlotte. Despite their fear, the sisters summoned the fortitude to stand in front of Ethan righteously. They kept their guard up and looked at Attals carefully, saying, "What are you doing? What happened today is unrelated to him. Don't force him to do anything he did not do."
Ethan was taken aback, not expecting the two women to stand out and shield him suddenly.
Apart from being astonished, Ethan was moved. These sisters are his family.
Charles and Claudia were scared of Attals and his men, but the sisters, who had deduced Attals' identity, dared to stand in front of him and protect him. Their bravery and loyalty were extraordinary! He is moved. Such people are rare to find in his world. Their actions warmth his heart.
Ethan softly patted Anastasia and Charlotte's shoulders, smiling, and added, "Don't worry. It's okay. As he spoke, he stepped out and stood in front of Attals.
Attals smiled as he took a check from his pocket and gently offered it to Ethan with both hands. "Mr. Knight, I apologize for accidentally harming Mr. Reed in the clubhouse earlier. This check is for $480,000; these supplements are Mr. Reed's pay. I do really apologize for the misunderstanding that happened a while ago."
Attals' statements astounded the entire Reed family. They nearly couldn't believe what they heard. Did they listen to it right? Attal is apologizing to Ethan?
To their surprise, Ethan responded calmly, "The apology and compensation aren't for me."
"Yes, Mr. Knight. I'm so muddleheaded. Hahaha." Attals grinned and bowed to Ethan, apologizing.
Everyone was stunned as Attals stepped up to Charles, bowed, and apologized again. He then handed Charles the check.
Attals then looked at the two young guys he had brought behind him.
Without saying anything, these two young men kneeled in front of Charles and bowed. "I apologize, Mr. Reed. We should not have hit you. "Please forgive us!"
Charles couldn't find the words to express his surprise. He was utterly stunned as to what was happening.
Attals was a formidable figure in the Grand8, yet he came his men here to apologize. It seemed like something that could only happen in dreams! What a scene.
Charles stood motionless on the spot, shocked. He dared not to believe it at all. On the other hand, Claudia grew audacious after learning about the money and quickly took the check from Charles. This is four hundred eighty thousand dollars. It's a money she can used.
Looking at Attals, who appeared refined and harmless and apologized sweetly, Claudia immediately stopped feeling nervous and said, "Hmph, we'll take your apologies this time. But we won't take it so lightly if you dare to become aggressive with Charles again! So, what are you waiting for? Scram."
Attals glanced up at Ethan, waiting for his instructions.
After all, he came here mainly to apologize to Ethan and persuade him to drop the issue. He did not take Charles and Claudia seriously at all!
Ethan nodded slightly. Only then did Attals feel relieved and go with his subordinates.
After witnessing Ethan nod and Attals leave, Charles had a startling epiphany.
In reality, Charles was not always foolish. He could see Attals was merely coming to apologize to Ethan.
It was also surprising that Ethan returned from the clubhouse unharmed.
Charles glanced at Ethan before turning to return to his room.
But as soon as he walked in, he seized Claudia's check and exclaimed, "This is my compensation. Why are you taking it from me? When they beat me up, you didn't say you'd save me, bitch. Didn't you state you wanted a divorce? Do you still want a divorce today?"
"Damn it!" How can you be so self-righteous when you've gambled and lost so much money? Claudia ran forward and began yelling at him.
But this time, no one stepped forward to break up the fight.
Charlotte appeared upset. "Hah, they are arguing all day. "I really can't take it anymore."
Anastasia felt the same way, especially since they would genuinely scare Sophia.
When Ethan and Anastasia returned to her room, they discovered Sophia curled up and shivering in a corner. Afraid of the yelling and shouting happening downstairs.
Anastasia softly lifted the cover, calling Sophia's name. Sophia lunged on her and grasped her throat, tears welling up in her eyes. "Mommy, I'm scared..."
Anastasia and Ethan were heartbroken to see this and instantly drew Sophia into their arms. Anastasia patted her back to calm her, saying, "Don't be terrified. Daddy and Mommy are now home. You don't need to be terrified anymore! Daddy and Mommy will always protect you."
"Daddy... Mommy, you two... were not at home, and Grandma and Grandpa were arguing." It was pretty scary!" Sophia cried as she tugged at their garments.
Sophia was soothed by the two of them for quite some time until she stopped crying and fell asleep.
The two of them were devastated when they saw how terrified their daughter was.
Anastasia exclaimed, "Ethan, let's move out of this house!"