Claire looks down and doesn’t speak.
Bryce gets angry and kicks the madam. Then he picks up Claire and walks out the door.
They are silent all the way. Bryce presses his lips, but his eyes are full of anger.
Claire says apologetically, “Bryce, I’m sorry, I...”
Bryce frowns. “Why do you say sorry? It’s him who should say sorry. Now let’s go to him.”
Bryce puts Claire in the car. In spite of her objections, he drives to Leo’s villa.
“You wait for me in the car. Today, I must ask that bastard to apologize to you.” Bryce clenches his fist. He is furious to the extreme, but when he speaks to Claire, he is very gentle.
Claire shakes her head desperately. “Don’t go. I’ll go back myself. I’m fine now.”
When Bryce hears Claire say that, he bursts into a rage. “You are not fine. You’ve got a bad injury! Leo is a jerk!”
Claire looks at Bryce in shock. It is the first time she sees Bryce angry. He’s worse than Leo.
Claire grabs Bryce’s warm, strong hand. She says with tears and smiles, “Bryce, I know you care about me, but I don’t want you to argue with Leo and get hurt.”
Bryce claps Claire’s hand. “He can’t hurt me. Don’t worry.”
After that, Bryce goes straight to Leo’s villa. Claire is upset so she follows him.
“Leo, you son of a bitch, come downstairs.” Bryce growls.
After a while, Leo opens the door and comes out. He frowns and sees Bryce. His expression becomes more terrible.
“It’s late. Are you crazy here?” Leo takes a contemptuous look at Bryce. “I didn’t come to you, but you came to me”
With that, he sees Claire. He sneers. “Claire, are you not a princess? You come back. I don’t remember that I agree with you to come back.”
Claire is about to speak when Bryce stops her with his eyes. He says softly, “I will deal with it. Claire, just watch. I’m going to make this bastard apologize to you today.”
Leo looks at Bryce and says, “Bryce, do I need to apologize to her? Don’t forget what you did in the office this afternoon.”
Leo’s tone is terrible, but Bryce is not afraid. He says coldly, “I have a good character and I have never done anything sorry to Claire. If you don’t believe me, I can’t explain. But anyway, she’s your wife!”
“Wife?” Leo says scornfully, “she doesn’t deserve the title! She’s just my plaything!”
Bryce can hardly believe Leo is so vicious. He is furious. “Are you human? You bastard!”
Leo puts his hands behind him. “I don’t have to be tolerant of the slut and her lover. Besides, it’s also my family’s business. What does it have to do with you?”
Bryce finally can’t help but lean forward and hit Leo in the face with one blow.
Bang!
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Genius Son Sells his Mom to Dad
The storyline could have been better -- organization and cohesion of episodes could stand improvement, ending could have been more definitive resolving the many conflicts between the protagonists. Of course, the despicable treatment of Leo towards Claire initially, e.g., selling her off in an auction and giving her to the madam of the club as princess is inhuman and a violation to the wife's rights and honor. I was wondering why she did not leave after these maltreatments. Oh, well, the conclusion [if the narrative ends in Chapter 488] is quite disappointing and anti-climactic. Thank you just the same....
The end of the story is wanting, considering how the episodes build up to conflict after conflict and concluding in yet another conflict. But then c'est la vie! Thank you....