For the next few days, Peter didn't bother Tom. The whole North Sky Association didn't do anything, as if Peter had forgotten Tom.
This made Tom more famous. Many people focused on Tom, looking forward to seeing how Peter would find trouble with Tom. But after more than a week, Peter still didn't do anything. This was completely different from Peter's usual overbearing style. Did it mean that Peter was already afraid and didn't dare to trouble Tom?
So in the circle, many people have been talking about this.
Tom did not let his guard down, because he knew that Peter would never let him go. Now that he had not done anything for so long, there was only one reason, which was Peter was recuperating and building up energy, so as to give him a fatal blow.
He had always been on guard, and at the same time, he had told his subordinates to be more conservative in business and not give Peter any chance.
On the other hand, he didn't know what to do with the Paynes. Myles had invited him to dinner once. He had said it was for business, but Tom knew it was mainly to set him up with Isabella. How dare he go there? Especially after what happened that day, he was even more embarrassed.
He was almost thirty years old, and Isabella was only twenty years old and was still a college student. He was old enough to be Isabella's uncle. Besides, he had been married, but he had seen Isabella in her underwear and done something intimate that day.
But there were some people he couldn't avoid. After he rejected Myles a few times, Myles came straight to him.
When he came out of ZQ Plaza that day, Myles stopped him and pretended to be unhappy, saying, "Tom, it is really difficult to find you. Now I finally caught you. Have a meal with me, OK?"
Tom was very embarrassed at the moment. Since Myles had already found him here, if he still refused, it would be too embarrassing for Myles, so he had to nod and agree.
This time, they still ate in the Paynes's manor. Isabella also came back from school. When she saw him, she was stunned for a moment. Her face became even colder. She thought that Tom was still trying to convince her family to marry her to him!
Over the past few days, her relationship with Heath had been heating up and becoming better. Heath was more gentle and considerate to her. It was impossible for her to leave Heath and marry Tom, an older man!
So when she was eating, her face was cold all the time. Even if Myles and Caroline kept winking at her, she pretended not to see it. She wanted Tom to back out.
Myles couldn't stand it and said, "Isabella, is the meal so good? Go and fetch a bowl of rice for Brother Tom."
Isabella pretended not to hear it and ignored it. It was not until Myles repeated angrily that she said impatiently, "He's such a big man. Can't he serve his own food?"
"Hey, girl, mind your manners?" Myles was so angry that his face turned livid.
When Tom saw this, he said, "It's okay. Isabella is right. I can do it myself. Besides, I'm full. Uncle and Aunt, if there's nothing else, I want to leave now."
Myles immediately put down his chopsticks and asked Tom to stay. He scolded Isabella angrily, "Isabella, look at you. You're being so rude. You've angered Brother Tom! You've forgotten all about how I taught you, haven't you?"
Isabella was also annoyed. She knew her own mind. "Dad, are you done? I've told you many times that I already have a boyfriend and I'm not interested in this old man. Why must you force me to do something I don't want to do? In your eyes, I am a tool, right? Have you really cared about my feelings and my happiness?"
Isabella was also extremely aggrieved, and her eyes turned red when she said that. She was very angry and glared at Myles.
This made Myles very embarrassed. He slapped his chopsticks hard and scolded angrily, "How dare you to talk back to me?"
When Tom saw this, he felt extremely upset. He should have rejected Myles and not come to here for dinner.
Now Isabella looked at him with hatred and disgust, thinking that he was a hypocrite, an ugly person, that was destroying her relationship with Heath.
At this time, he had to stand up and say, "Uncle, don't scold Isabella anymore. She's right. You should really care about her feelings and her happiness. I'm married and almost ten years older than her. We won't be happy if we are forced together."
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