"Well, you, why are you here?" Kaylie asked again.
Tom was stunned and said speechlessly, "Didn't you send me a message, asking me to save you?"
Only then did Kaylie look as if she had suddenly realized something. "Oh, right."
Tom was even more speechless when he saw her in such a daze. Was this Kaylie too dumb to realize that she had been kidnapped?
At this moment, the middle-aged man said, "What is going on? Kaylie, this man is your friend, and you asked him to come and save you?"
The middle-aged man's words revealed shame, anger, and helplessness.
Kaylie's face flashed with embarrassment. Then she straightened her neck, got strong-willed, and snorted heavily, "I asked him to come and save me. After all, it is you who call so many people to come and bully me. Hmph! Tom, help me drive them out now."
Hearing this, Tom realized that he had done something wrong. This middle-aged man didn't seem to be a robber or an enemy, but someone Kaylie knew.
"Nonsense!" The middle-aged man immediately shouted out loud, full of pressure. He was so angry that he glared at Kaylie. "I'm your uncle. What am I bullying you for? You, on the other hand, have a marriage contract and you still mingle with other men. Is it proper?"
Uncle?
Tom's scalp tightened, and he instantly realized that he was fooled by Kaylie. He was not here to save her.
Kaylie also scolded angrily, "Bullshit! Who said I had a marriage contract? I never promised Martin. He made the decision on his own. Anyway, I reiterate it here that I won't marry Martin!"
"It has been a rule since ancient times that parents arrange their daughter or son's marriage. Your marriage was settled by your father. How could you escape? Besides, Martin is an excellent man. You two are well-matched for marriage. It's your blessing to marry him!" The middle-aged man looked like a feudal.
"That's feudal ideology. What era are you in now? Are you still doing this?" Kaylie scolded back fearlessly. She simply sat down, hugged her chest, and turned her head to the side. "I won't marry Martin anyway!"
Tom, as an outsider, stood there and felt awkward listening to the quarrel between the uncle and niece. He felt more awkward as he had just hit these bodyguards.
He tried to sneak away when they weren't paying attention to him.
However, when they were arguing, they began talking about him. Kaylie got up and strode towards him. She grabbed his hand, leaned against him and kissed him on the face. She said to the middle-aged man like she was in a demonstration, "I already have a boyfriend. I can't marry Martin!"
"What?!"
The middle-aged man was immediately furious. He became even angrier and pointed at Kaylie, shaking with anger.
Then, he couldn't help but look at Tom. His expression became cold and he threatened. "Young man, what's your name?"
Tom felt uncomfortable with his superior and interrogative posture. Tom frowned slightly. But for the sake of the fact that he was the uncle of Kaylie, Tom was too lazy to argue with him. So he answered politely, "Tom."
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