The Protector (The Return Of The God of War) novel Chapter 952

The Return of the God of War Chapter 951

The next day, all the shops that had chased Emma out received a stern warning.

Some were even forced to shut down.

The reason was simple- not only did they disrespect the basic rights of consumers, rather, they had also gone as far as to insult and use physical force upon one of their customers.

There was not a single person who was not shocked by this unexpected turn of events; the Black family was especially shocked.

Upon receiving the news, Logan immediately contacted the relevant people in charge.

He got a very simple answer- the previous day, someone had filmed the store owners refusing to serve Emma and had used that to file a report against them.

This caused not only Logan, but the whole Black family to become furious.

Just when we were celebrating how well this plan had worked out for us, we’ve received news that it was reported?

Of course, they would never have thought that Levi was the one behind all of this.

All they could do was complain about what good luck Levi had, which was something that seemed to be happening rather often these days.

In the morning, Levi told Emma that he was going to take her somewhere.

While she was doubtful, she followed him anyway.

It turned out to be the market that she had visited yesterday.

“Oh, you’re here! I’ll pick out the freshest vegetables for you!”

“Please come here, I’ll sell you the best meat and I’ll even throw in some freebies!”

“You’re finally here! I’ve prepared these medicinal herbs for you!”

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The stall owners who had turned her away yesterday seemed to have done a complete one-eighty.

Not only did they now want to sell their goods to her, but they also wanted to give her freebies as well.

Levi brought Emma to many other places.

The store owners were all overjoyed to see her and were willing to sell their goods to her.

When they got to the pharmacy that Emma had visited the previous day, the owner bent his head deeply in apology.

After all, it was a much bigger deal for a pharmacy to have refused service- in the worst-case scenario, the customer may suffer a fatality from not being able to obtain the necessary medicine.

“Levi, this…” Emma was shocked.

Yesterday, I was met with disdain from everyone and was shut out by the entire city.

And now, I feel like as though I am some kind of celebrity.

“See, Mom? I told you that you could trust me. All these are but trivial matters to me.” Levi smiled.

Emma spaced out.

No, it’s a good thing that my son is powerful.

She sucked in a deep breath. Overwhelmed by her sudden realization, impulsive thoughts such as bringing him to the Garrison family popped up in her consciousness.

Just you wait- I’ll show you that my son isn’t a worthless commoner- his power is on equal terms with the Garrison family!

However, she knew that this was all just an overinflated desire of hers.

No matter how strong Levi is, he will never be able to take down the Garrison family.

It’s foolish to think that Levi’s measly twenty years’ worth of training would be enough to rival the sheer power of the Garrison family, which has countless generations of heritage under its belt.

At this moment, to their disbelief, Zoey pulled up.

“Aunt Emma, let’s go. I’ll take you somewhere.” Zoey smiled mysteriously.

Levi felt rather suspicious. What does she have in mind?

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Very soon, they reached a top-tier neighborhood.

By this time, Levi had already understood Zoey’s intentions.

She definitely bought a house for Mom.

When they got off the car, as predicted, Zoey had brought them toward a neat row of manors.

They were all elaborately renovated and were ready to be moved into immediately.

“Mom, I bought this house for you. You’ll live here from now on!” Zoey beamed. “Also, I’ve hired a nanny to take care of you.”

As soon as Emma heard that, she burst into tears.

I have such a good daughter-in-law.

To think that she would buy me a house- a manor, even!

“No, no. There’s no need to worry about me. I’m alright with staying with Levi. This is way too expensive,” Emma refused.

“How could I allow that when he can’t take even take care of people? Besides, this house is close to my office, so it’s convenient for us to visit you.” Zoey smiled.

She had spent twenty million on this manor.

While her net worth was high, most of it was invested in her company.

She only had a couple of millions in hand, and buying the manor had cost her half of that.

“Mom, Zoey means well, so just accept it!” Levi smiled. “And she’s right- the location is great.”

He had wanted to buy his mother a big house himself, but Zoey beat him to it.

“Levi, Mom shouldn’t have to head back. You should go and bring her things here,” Zoey instructed.

Try as she might, Emma could not turn Zoey down, so she had no choice but to accept the manor.

Very soon, the nanny had arrived. She was a gold-standard nanny selected very carefully by Zoey.

During her free time, she was even able to accompany Emma to go shopping.

“Zoey, we owe you too much. Levi will make it up to you,” Emma admitted, touched.

Zoey laughed, saying, “I’m just asking for him to cause less trouble for me.”

Looking at the peaceful, harmonious scene before him, Levi felt extremely blessed.

He decided to bring Morris’ parents over in a couple of days.

When they heard that his mother was back, they wanted to see her.

When the old folks gathered together, they could keep each other company and keep each other from getting lonely.

Besides, Levi’s circumstances allowed for this luxury.

At night, Zoey reached home and was about to enter the house when she was stopped by Meredith and the other members of the Black family.

“Grandpa, Grandma, what’s going on? And Dad, Mom, what are you all doing?” Looking at the group in front of her, Zoey was confused.

“Do you even know what you’ve done?” Meredith asked coldly.

“What?” Zoey asked.

“How could you say that? You’d bought a manor for Levi and his mother! How could you?”

“And you’d even hired a nanny at such a high price! Do you want to go with Levi?” Meredith shouted.

“It’s not that big of a deal. She’s Levi’s mother, so she’s my mother, too,” Zoey replied stubbornly.

Slap!

All of a sudden, Zoey was slapped harshly across her face.

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Caitlyn was the one who hit Zoey.

She stared at the latter and yelled furiously, “Your mom? I’m your only mom!”

Zoey was flabbergasted to be slapped so suddenly and stared at her mother in disbelief.

That was the first time someone had ever hit her since she was born.

“Zoey, you’re such a disappointment!” Her father, Aaron sighed.

“Why would you be so stupid as to buy a house for Levi’s mom? What on Earth was going through your head?”

“Are you intending to leave the Lopez family and the Black family? You want to live with Levi and his family from now onward?”

Everyone was taking turns to reprimand the woman.

Zoey covered her face with her hands, feeling extremely aggrieved.

She did not think she had done anything wrong.

“Let me tell you this. If you are going to treat Levi’s mother as your own mom, don’t call me mom anymore!”

“Go and be with them if you wish! We will sever all ties from today onward! My stance is very clear!”

After she finished speaking, Caitlyn walked out and slammed the door, leaving Zoey standing there, looking absolutely stunned.

The younger ones in the Black family were all trying to persuade Zoey to change her mind. “Zoey, we can’t be too easygoing when it comes to marriage matters. As a member of the Black family, we should marry someone of comparable status. Besides, it’s you, the hope of both the Lopez and Black families.”

That was indeed the truth.

The main reason for the families’ wrath was that Zoey was their greatest hope. Naturally, her marriage would be a serious affair to them.

Judging by the current situation, Zoey clearly knew that she had only two ways out. Her first option was to become so strong that she would no longer be subject to the control of both families – she will be able to do whatever she wanted. The second was for Levi to come up with a big surprise during their wedding, something big and grand enough to shut the mouths of the families up.

Otherwise, both the Lopez and Black families would continue to object to her union with Levi.

However, Zoey quickly dropped the second idea; she wasn’t sure if she could count on Levi to deliver on his word.

It was easier for her to become stronger than to depend on Levi to do anything to stop her families’ objections.

It was perfect that Morris Group had launched a major technology project recently, and Zoey decided to speak to Iris and request to be in charge of the project.

As long as that particular project proceeded smoothly, Zoey’s career would be elevated to the next level. Her net worth would surely skyrocket.

By then, she would be free to do anything she wanted and not be trapped in the current situation where she had to be subject to her families’ scrutinizes.

Zoey was the type of person who acted on her words.

She immediately contacted Iris and asked to be in charge of that project.

To her surprise, her friend agreed to her request readily.

“Sure, it’s yours then. You’ll have free rein.”

“Huh? Don’t you need to consider anything? This is a project that is worth hundreds of billions, Iris!”

Zoey was bewildered by the other woman’s carefree attitude towards the project.

“Indeed it is, and you’re now in charge of the project,” Iris replied.

Well, your husband is the boss of Morris Group, so everything is already yours. Whatever request you have will certainly be granted.

“But this is such an important project. Shouldn’t you have a discussion with the rest before coming to a decision instead of handing it to me straight away?” Zoey asked in shock.

“Trust me, no one will object to this decision! If you don’t believe me, I can call them right now to ask!”

Iris then personally rang each of the higher-ups and asked for their opinions on the project being handed over to Zoey.

“Ms. Lopez would like to handle that project? I’m totally for it!”

“Oh, Ms. Lopez wishes to do so? I don’t have any comments then!”

Iris carried on calling the board members, and each one of them agreed instantly when they heard that it was Zoey who wanted the project.

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“Wow.”

Zoey looked totally perplexed; the whole thing felt like a dream to her.

Weren’t the higher-ups of Morris Group supposed to be the crème de la crème?

Is this how a project that’s worth hundreds of billions supposed to be handled?

Why did they agree to it once they heard my name?

What’s the meaning of such readiness?

Ever since those people found out that Levi was the boss, Zoey had immediately risen to the top of their priority list.

She was now their lady boss after all!

“Iris, I didn’t expect your influence in the company to be so strong! They only agreed to it because of you, right?”

The only reason Zoey could think of for the higher-ups’ willingness was that she was Iris’ friend. She thought it was on that account that they trusted her with the project.

“Why would I have such influence… “

They only agreed because you’re our lady boss. I’m merely your employee.

Meanwhile, Emma was busy boiling chicken soup at their new house. She intended to deliver it to Levi and Zoey when lunchtime arrived.

Just then, someone rang the doorbell.

The nanny opened the door and asked, “Who are you looking for?”

“Is Emma Jones in?”

Emma rushed out of the kitchen immediately. The people standing at the door were Zoey’s parents, grandma, and a few of their other relatives.

“Oh, hello! It’s so nice to see all of you. Come on in!” the woman welcomed them all in a friendly manner.

“Ha! Seems like you are already seeing yourself as the owner of this place, aren’t you?” Caitlyn yelled suddenly.

“Huh… “ Emma was shocked at that sudden outburst.

“The house was bought by my daughter. Who gave you the right to stay here?” Zoey’s mother glared at Emma.

“Zoey bought this place for… for me… “ the latter mumbled.

“Who do you think you are? Why would she buy it for you?”

“I… “ Emma was stumped.

It didn’t seem right to say that Zoey was her daughter-in-law. After all, her son and Zoey were still officially divorced. No matter how she looked at the situation, it indeed seemed as if she and Zoey were completely unrelated.

It did seem that Zoey had no reason to buy her a house.

“See! She can’t even come up with a proper explanation! That’s because Zoey is not related to her in any way! I suspect she cheated my daughter into buying her this house!” Caitlyn sneered.

Meredith agreed with her right away, saying, “Yup! Our Zoey is kind and innocent. She definitely fell into your trap!”

“This house is worth tens of millions. Why would Zoey buy such an expensive house for a stranger? Anyone with just a bit of common sense would know what happened. Surely, Zoey was duped!”

“There are too many wicked people around these days!”

After everyone shared their views on the matter, their accusatory gazes landing on Emma.

Aaron then berated, “Come clean this instance! How did you manage to swindle Zoey? If we find evidence of you doing so, we’ll ensure that you serve jail time!”

“Yup! If you don’t tell us what happened, we’ll get someone to investigate the matter and send you straight to jail!”

Everyone began hurling threats at poor Emma.

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The woman tried to explain herself anxiously, “I did not cheat her! I really didn’t! You guys have misunderstood the entire situation. If you don’t believe me, you can check with Zoey directly!”

“Ha! You think it would be helpful to ask her since she has already fallen for your trick? I see that you’re indeed a cunning woman!” Meredith shot a look of contempt at Emma.

“Hey, excuse me? Who are you guys? You are causing a disturbance to us! Can you please leave?” The nanny, Nancy, was unable to tolerate their behavior any longer.

“Who the hell are you? You have no right to speak!” Meredith glared at Nancy and chided her.

“Besides, do you even know who bought this house? My daughter did! I’m her dad, and she is her mom!” After Aaron stated his relationship to Zoey, Nancy did not dare speak her mind any further.

“Emma Jones, you have to give us an explanation today. How did you trick my daughter into buying this house for you? We are going to make your life really difficult if you refuse to say anything!” Caitlyn proclaimed coldly.

The woman and her entourage had already set their minds on teaching Levi and his mother a good lesson.

“I did no such thing! Zoey really bought it for me on her own accord. I didn’t cheat her into doing anything. Please believe me… “

Emma was in such a deep state of panic that she almost burst into tears.

“I’m her biological mother, yet she did not even buy an ordinary house for me, not to mention a villa like this. You’re just an outsider. Do you think it’s normal for her to buy you such a nice villa to stay in?”

Emma was at a loss for words; she did not know how to reply to Caitlyn’s accusation.

In fact, she herself was not able to explain why Zoey had done such a thing for her.

“Well, say something! Explain it to us!”

Caitlyn and the rest glared at Emma, sizing her up.

The latter could only purse her lips and say, “There’s nothing I can tell you! I can’t think of a reason why Zoey would buy me this villa, but the truth is that I had never conned her into buying it!”

“Haha! So you do know that it’s ridiculous for Zoey to buy a house for you? Then why are you so shamelessly staying here?”

“Emma, don’t you feel guilty staying here? Or are you enjoying it very much?”

“I’ve never met someone as thick-skinned as you. Not only are you staying in someone else’s house, but you’re also even boiling chicken soup? Do you really think you’re some rich madam?”

Members of the Black family started throwing all sorts of insults at Emma.

“Why? Why are you looking at me with such a murderous expression? Do you want to hit me? Since you’re staying in my daughter’s house, you should be bowing and thanking me instead. But here you are with the actual nerve to glare at me?” Caitlyn yelled.

“Emma Jones, do you really think you can continue staying here? It’s my daughter’s house, so we have every right to chase you out of here!”

“Pack up all your rubbish and scram immediately! You’re not welcomed here! It’s our house. You have no right to stay here!”

Meredith and the rest chased Emma away.

The nanny could no longer stand the way Emma was being treated and stepped forward to question, “Does Ms. Lopez know about this?”

“We are her parents. Do we even need to inform her of such a trivial matter? Anyway, you will have to leave together with this shameless b*tch as well!” Caitlyn roared; she could not wait to chase those two women away.

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Emma smiled when she heard that.

She knew that things were not as simple as they seemed.

However, she did not expect trouble to start right from the first day they moved in.

Zoey was a good woman, and her family was not at fault.

Emma only blamed herself for being a burden to Levi. Her presence in his life did not benefit him at all – it only brought him trouble and ridicule.

“Why are you still standing here like an idiot? You should be packing your things right now!”

Meredith was itching to throw Emma and Nancy out of the house that very instant.