254 Running away From Home
Wayne asked calmly. “Grandpa, are you doing this to make things difficult for Charlotte or me?”
Peter yelled in annoyance, “What are you talking about? I’m not trying to embarrass Charlotte! Her mother has repeatedly expressed her desire for you to marry her. If you agree, the wedding can take place straight away! Be a man, would you?!”
“Oh, it seems that you have no idea about this. Actually, Charlotte is returning to France at the end of this month. Plus, her whole family is emigrating there except for her brother. So, you want me to settle in France with them, right? I think it’s quite a nice place.”
Peter’s face went red with rage. He instantly stood up and paced back and forth in the room. Finally, he marched back to Wayne, smacked the table hard and shouted, “Damn! I don’t care whether she’s in Paris or Birmingham, Wayne. You must get married by the end of the year!”
“Does it mean I can marry anyone as I like?”
“Yes, except for Anna Gabriel.”
Wayne then looked around the room, drew Natalie out of the corner where she was eavesdropping and said, “So, I’m going to marry her. You‘re familiar with Natalie, aren’t you, grandpa?”
Natalie’s eyes widened in amazement, and she trembled all over. Peter became pale with rage and cursed, “What the hell are you talking about?! How dare
you!”
Henry was also taken aback by Wayne’s bold words.
To prevent Peter from becoming more enraged, he said, “Please stop kidding, Wayne. Natalie is still a kid. What you’re doing is not only illegal but also incestuous.”
Wayne replied calmly. “We‘re not related because she’s Grandpa’s adoptive daughter. Plus, have no option because Grandpa forced me to marry this year. So, if you don’t mind, I can wait until she reaches eighteen. How old are you, Natalie?”
Natalie was perplexed, then froze. Wayne then tightened his grip on her slim arm and pressed her to respond.
“L.. Thirteen,” she stammered.
“Good. So, I’ll marry her in five years. It’s not too long, is it?” Wayne said with a serious expression
Peter became even more furious and slapped the table again. He slapped it so hard that the beautiful rosewood table cracked.
He yelled fiercely. “You’re insane! Wayne, you’re making me mad on purpose!”
After letting Natalie go, Wayne fixed his jacket and tried to make it look neat. He said, “It appears that you dislike everything I do. So, it’s best if I don’t do anything instead.”
“Get the hell out of here!” Pete yelled. He pushed so hard on the table that the chess pieces clattered to the floor.
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No one dared to speak at that point. Meanwhile, his roar echoed throughout the room. “Wayne Wright! If you don’t apologize to me, then don’t f*****g step into my house ever
again!!!”
Peter seemed to be extremely irritated. Wayne on the other hand, exited the room indifferently
When Peter saw Henry trying to stop him, he growled, “Let him go! Henry, if you want him to stay. just get the hell out of the house with him!”
When Henry glanced around, he noticed Peter yelling angrily in his rocking chair.
Peter mumbled, “Where did Wayne get this temper from? His dad was a gentle and nice chap. Gee, he’s nothing like his father.”
Natalie and the butler exchanged glances before facing the complaining old man. They were both aware that Pete was the source of Wayne’s odd temper.
Natalie was terrified.
After letting her go, Henry poured Pete a glass of iced tea and gathered the chess pieces on the floor. He said, “All right, Pete Wayne is still young, and he doesn’t like to be disciplined.”
hungry. Don’t worry, I’ll be right back! You guys…”
Before Anna could finish, she saw several pairs of shoes on the shoe rack next to the door, and two of which were men’s leather shoes
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