Chester and Moore are discussing some military matters.
Moore is in business after he is discharged from the army, so he and Chester have some common topics.
Seeing that Hannah went downstairs so quickly, Moore feels unnerved, so he asks Leo.
"Why didn't you let Fiona and Hannah chat more?"
"Fiona needs some rest after giving birth, so I don't want to bother too much," Hannah helps to explain, "After all, Fiona needs to keep her mood at ease. I will talk to her about the previous calligraphy and painting incident after she feels better. I will apologize."
Upon hearing this, Moore's face changes a little, and he says nonchalantly.
"It's not necessary. That fault lies at Fiona. She didn’t see clearly and almost created a big disaster. The Shahbazs is anything but tolerant of her."
"Uncle Bruce is lenient, I often hear Chester talk about it," Hannah glances at Chester and smiles slightly.
"Fiona and I also made a lot of jokes about that incident, but since we have all talked about it, we don't have to mention it again. The past events are all over. We are still one big family."
Hearing this, Chester's eyes narrow slightly, and his gaze falls on Hannah.
What she said just now obviously means something.
It is tolerant and gracious to forget about the past, but if you want to forget the past hatred, you have to have something that is hatred. It's not a big deal now, the calligraphy incident, as it has been mentioned repeatedly, so there is something else being exchanged in these words between Hannah and the Bruces, only they didn’t say it straight forward, but Moore's expression soured a bit. Chester takes a look at Leo, and he seems to be asking something.
The Bruces know that Chester seldom eats out, and to avoid any unnecessary trouble, they choose to not leave Chester to eat at theirs. After seeing the two guards get on the car one after another, Moore turns and walks into the house, followed by Leo.
"What happened?"
When the two words come out, the whole living room falls into silence.
Leo's expression freezes, "What are you asking about?"
"Don't pretend that you don’t know," Moore says with a cold face, "Why did Chester's wife say that Fiona had trouble with her, and what did you do after the wedding? Tell me."
Leo could not lie any longer, despite his desire to protect Fiona. Fiona has given him a lot of anger over the past few days. He doesn't want to help her any longer at the moment, so he tells everything that has happened to Moore, everything about how Fiona arranged Hannah's private meetings with men.
Moore's face becomes uglier the more he listens. He pats the table and trembles angrily. After pacing back and forth two times in the living room, he slaps hard on Leo's face.
"Absurd! It's absurd."
Leo is rarely beaten, and his face flushes immediately. He stares at his father's anger in a daze.
"You are stunned. I raised you so much for nothing. Now you are listening to such a woman playing tricks and doing such a stupidity."
Moore is furious. When the slap is about to fall again, Leo’s mother comes out to try to help, who is in poor health and is recuperating at home. She does not often come out to see people, so she only comes out this time as she hears the noise, not even bothering to put on her shoes, and she cries at the sight to stop him.
"I only have one son. If you hit him, just hit me first."
"Just get used to it. If you don’t discipline him, he will have to suffer. He doesn't want to have such a good relationship with Sherry’s family. After marrying such a woman, he and she have offended the Shahbazs, daring to trick Chester's wife. I think that woman is crazy, and your son is crazy too!"
"We don’t have luck, and marriage is determined by fate, not you or me." She coughs again and again, blocking Leo's front and refusing Moore to approach, panting.
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