Hawthorne was eighty-five years old and he had no sign of aging. He was energetic with bright eyes. He looked very lively and it seemed that he could live for at least ten years more.
As Tom looked at Hawthorne, Hawthorne's eyes were fixed on Tom. Hawthorne smiled with appreciation.
When Mason and Ekko saw Hawthorne appear, they couldn't help but shiver and looked frightened.
Bruno immediately showed an aggrieved look and shouted, "Grandpa, you're just in time! I don't know which servant let the two country bumpkins in. I patiently asked them what they were doing here. They ignored me, so I had to ask them to go out. However, they began to hit me. Grandpa, look, my hands are swollen. It hurts so much. Grandpa, you have to revenge me!"
Bruno was the perfect demonstration that he who first offended would first complain. He now appeared rather innocent and pitiful, which formed a stark contrast with his previous performance.
Tom couldn't help but admire his acting skills. He was really good at it.
After hearing that, a woman immediately showed a distressed expression. She ran over quickly and grabbed Bruno's hand. "Oh, my dear son! How did your hand get hit? I'm so sad!"
Bruno looked complacent and pleased. He looked innocent and aggrieved on the surface. His eyes were red. People who didn't know the truth would think that Tom had bullied him.
"Mom, I'm fine. But my hand is almost broken." Bruno said aggrievedly and choked with sobs.
When his mother heard this, she became even angrier. She pointed at Tom and scolded him loudly, "You damn country bumpkin, how dare you bully my son! I think you're tired of living! Come on, arrest the country bumpkin and cripple his legs!"
A few burly bodyguards immediately came over and were about to attack Tom.
Tom's expression remained calm and cold without moving. He wanted to see what Hawthorne would do.
"How dare you!"
Hawthorne shouted angrily.
Bruno became even more proud. The bodyguards also walked up to Tom and were ready to take Tom down.
"Bruno, how dare you! How dare you be rude to my distinguished guest! Come on! Arrest the three!" Hawthorne scolded coldly.
Right then, Bruno, Mason, and Ekko were all dumbfounded. Did they hear correctly? Grandpa actually said that this country bumpkin was his distinguished guest, and he still wanted to take them down? Well...
Not only them, but also the bodyguards were stunned and didn't know what to do for a moment.
Hawthorne had already walked over. He was 85 years old, but he still walked steadily. He was furious. Bruno and the others all trembled with fear.
"Grandpa, I was wrong..." Bruno finally realized how much trouble he had caused and his legs began to soften.
Hawthorne ignored him and said to the bodyguards coldly, "What's wrong? You don't even listen to me?!"
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