Tobias was a smart man, so he certainly knew what Westley meant even if Westley didn't directly say it.
His meaning could be interpreted that Jones family absolutely had no right to claim anything from them since Westley had no intention to interact with them. Not to mention that the reason why they came to Jones family to celebrate the festival was simply because of their request to do so.
"I'm so glad to see that you're visiting," Tobias cheerfully greeted and followed them instantly with a grin on his face.
Crack!
At this time, the sound of a glass dropping down came out as it broke into pieces. Gabrielle glanced at the shards on the floor indifferently and then laid her eyes on Bryce who was standing not far away from her.
There were still bandages on Bryce's hands and legs. It could be seen that he was seriously injured.
She had no idea of how he and Lance came out of the forest. Were they released because they had been beaten to almost disability? Besides, she knew that it had been such a long time that he had gotten out of there. So, why had he not recovered yet even after such a long time?
"Sorry for that. It seems that Bryce doesn't have much strength in his grip and lost his hold of the glass," Wendy explained feebly, however, her expression was somewhat annoyed. But she knew it was not appropriate for her to lose her temper at this moment.
She noticed that Bryce broke the glass on purpose as soon as he saw the couple.
The sight of Gabrielle and Westley ignited his anger immediately.
"It's okay, mom. I understand that it must be hard for him to hold the glass steadily since his hand is broken. You should help him drink the water," Gabrielle said sarcastically with a smile on her face. She didn't intend to hide the malicious meaning in her words.
That was because she knew that Bryce didn't drop the glass accidentally. Instead, he threw it out of anger purposefully, or maybe his intention was to throw it at them.
She couldn't help wanting to mock such an awful temper of a nearly disabled man.
"Gabrielle, what the hell do you mean by that? You talk as if you haven't done anything wrong. Shame on you. On what ground do you think you can come and go in Jones family house whenever you want? There's no one here who likes you." Bryce was not like Tobias and Wendy. He didn't have any intention or was in the mood to fawn over them.
Especially when he knew that Nellie was hidden by Westley, and there was not any information about her at all. He didn't even know if she was alive or not.
How could Bryce not feel hostile towards them? He was so anxious, especially knowing that Nellie was pregnant with his child.
Gabrielle gazed at Bryce with a condescending look in her eyes. She didn't respond anything as she stood there with a sneer on her face while simply holding Westley's arm. "Honey, let's go back."
"Alright. Whatever you want." Westley agreed to Gabrielle as if it was a natural thing for him to do.
Westley had expected Bryce's hostile attitude towards them. After all, he got seriously wounded because of him, while Nellie had been hidden by him.
"Gabrielle, Mr. Morris, ignore his words. Don't be mad at him. He's just... Bryce, what's wrong with you? Today, Gabrielle and Westley visit us in order to celebrate the festival. If you don't feel well, just go back to your room instead of making a fuss. You are making a fool of yourself here." Tobias scolded Bryce angrily.
"All right, I'll leave. I don't want to stay here anyway. But remember the fact that they are the culprits who made me like this!" Bryce pointed at the couple as he stared at them with hatred and resentment in his eyes.
"Stop this nonsense immediately."
Tobias became so irritated after hearing his words. It was the family reunion when he had the opportunity to make the most out of this gathering, but it was already ruined by Bryce who was making a fuss.
"Fine, but I still have things to ask. Where is Nellie right now? She is carrying my baby now. If anything happens to her and the baby, I won't spare you!" Bryce spat and gritted his teeth while glaring at the two.
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