Filed to story: Disdained Son-in-Law, Destined Riches >>
Tears streamed down Douglas’s cheeks again. “Joe, my dearest brother! Thank you so much… Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to repay your kindness!”
“Yeah, yeah. We’re brothers, there’s no need to thank me,” He replied softly as he left the ward.
He hadn’t been able to buy anything when he was on the way to the hospital because he had been in a rush earlier, however, seeing Douglas’s pitiful face, he couldn’t bear to leave him in that state. Hence, he went to buy some fruits and paid the ten thousand dollars worth of medical bills for him in advance.
When he got back to Douglas’s ward, Joe realized that the door was wide open. Upon entering, Lily Lewis, who was clinging to Jerome Hunt, was standing in front of Douglas’s bed.
Douglas yelled at the sight of them. “What are you doing here? To laugh at me?”
Lily laughed sarcastically. “Who has the time to do that?”
Lily spat on the floor in disgust before adding, “I’m here for that painting! Where have you hidden it? Hand it over now!”
Douglas shouted angrily, “Lily Lewis, that painting was a gift from my brother, who are you to take it from me!?”
“A gift?” Lily scoffed. “Use that puny little brain of yours for once. Why would Joe give that painting to you? It was to celebrate the opening of the restaurant! And who owns that restaurant? News flash, my dad does!”
Douglas hadn’t expected Lily to be so shameless, and his voice trembled in anger, “Lily Lewis, don’t you dare cross that line! I have still invested ten thousand dollars in that restaurant as well, but you still have yet to pay me back! As for the painting, it was gifted to me by my brother. Do you need me to repeat that? It was gifted to me!”
Lily scowled. “Stop this bloody nonsense. The restaurant has nothing to do with you. Don’t go hoping that I’ll pay you even one penny! That painting belongs to the restaurant, if you don’t hand it to us now, I’ll have to call the cops and report you for theft!”
Jerome, who was standing next to Lily, scoffed as well. “Listen up, kid. I’d advise you to cooperate with us. My connections within Aurous Hill are not something you would like to challenge now, is it? If you don’t hand over the painting, I will just have to pay a visit to the public security bureau and they’ll lock you up immediately! With what it’s worth, you will be sentenced to at least ten years of jail-time!”
Douglas’s tears poured down like rain, and he questioned Lily, “I’ve been nothing but good to you for the past few years, I gave you everything I had! It’s fine if you don’t really love me, but why do you have to do this to me!?”
Lily let out a cold chuckle. “Love you? Who are you to expect such a thing? Listen up dumbass, I’ve never loved you! You don’t deserve it! I would only fall for a man like Jerome darling, a man who actually deserves my love!”
Jerome smiled sarcastically. “I forgot to mention this as well. We are very much capable of satisfying each other’s needs in bed!”
Lily blushed. “Aww, come on, Jerome, why are you mentioning this? I’m so embarrassed…”
“Embarrassed?” Jerome chuckled. “Why don’t we shut the doors and show this useless piece of trash how it’s done? Show him how you usually satisfy me.”
“Jerome darling, no! That would be so embarrassing!” Lily gushed.
Douglas couldn’t bear to watch the scene in front of him any longer and threw a pillow in their direction as he yelled, “You maniacs! Get out!”
However, Jerome caught the pillow and scoffed. “I’m warning you, hand over the painting. Otherwise, I’m breaking your other leg and sending you to jail!”
Joe, who was at the door listening in on everything that was said, immediately walked into the ward and yelled, “You dare to hurt my brother? Do you have a death wish?”
Jerome turned his head and looked Joe dead in the eye. “Who are you?”
Lily replied, “He’s Joe Smith, the one who gifted the painting.”
Jerome laughed out loud. “Ah, it’s just the useless toyboy! You are indeed quite famous for that, you know? Everyone in Aurous Hill knows who you are!”
Jerome then stared at Joe coldly. “I’ll give you three seconds to get out of my sight. I’ll pretend you were never here, and I won’t lay a finger on you.”
Annoyed, Joe scoffed. “Get out of your sight? Who do you think you are?”
Jerome clenched his teeth. “Are you trying to challenge me, kid?”
Joe replied in a cold tone. “I don’t care who you are, but you’ve pissed me off today. I’ll give you a second chance, though. Apologize to my brother this instant and let him break one of your legs as an apology for what you did to his leg. If you don’t, you’ll die the most painful death!”
Upon hearing this, Jerome began laughing like a maniac, his expression suddenly turning dark as he scowled. “What did you just say, punk? Me, Jerome, apologizing? Do you have a death wish?”
Chuckling, Lily also added, “Joe, are you an idiot? Challenging my darling Jerome? Do you really want to die that badly?”
Joe spoke coldly, “Keep your mouth shut, bitch!”
“You…” Lily’s blood boiled, and she turned to Jerome. “Jerome darling, he just called me a bitch! Have someone rip him into shreds!”
Jerome clenched his teeth once more. “Just you wait, you incompetent swine! I’ll have someone kill you this instant!”
Joe smiled coldly upon hearing those words. “Sure, but remember. If you fail to kill me, both you and this bitch will have to pay a great price later on.”
Jerome immediately punched in a number on his phone and yelled into it, “Zaz, I’m in Silverwing Hospital right now. Bring along a few of your underlings, we have a brat to kill!”
Joe, on the other hand, didn’t bother calling anyone. Instead, he texted Albert Rhodes: [Come to Silverwing Hospital, someone is trying to kill me.]
Don Albert immediately called him.
“Mr. Smith, who is this son of a bitch?”
Joe then replied dismissively, “Less talking, just come over.”
Don Albert replied, “Don’t worry Mr. Smith, I’ll be there in a few minutes.”
When Jerome realized Joe was talking on the phone as well, he scoffed. “Hah, don’t tell me you had someone to come over as backup. What a joke!”
Joe ignored his remark and smiled. “As I said earlier, I’ll have the both of you die the most painful death.”
Jerome laughed as though he had just heard the funniest joke on earth. “Who the hell do you think you are? No one in Aurous Hill dares to defy me!”
Douglas, who was struggling to sit up straight on the bed, panicked and said, “Joe, just leave. You can’t win with this bastard, just don’t.”
Joe walked up to him and tucked him back into bed. “Just lie down.”
Still panicking, Douglas insisted, “You don’t know how powerful he is! His family is very well-known in Aurous Hill…”
Joe peeled a mandarin and shoved a piece into Douglas’s mouth. “There is no one whom I don’t dare to defy just yet.”
Lily laughed. “Really, now? You’re so deluded! Do you even know who you’re dealing with?”
Joe interrupted her before she could continue. “I don’t care who he is, I just know that he’s going to be disabled for the rest of his life!”
He paused before continuing, “Oh wait, your fate will be the same as his!”
Lily’s expression immediately darkened. “Fine! If you want to die that badly, just you wait!”
Joe then turned to Douglas. “Did you inform her father, Lawson Lewis, about this?
“Yeah,” Douglas replied. “I called him.”
Joe nodded. “Well, what did he say?”