Chapter 835
After catching the wristwatch, the man casually brushed off the Black Whip Woman, swiftly avoiding the Woman with the Longsword and dart woman, using his skill in judo.
His way of handling won was different than usual, ostensibly softer but no less formidable.
The trio were forced to retreat several steps back, and upon looking, they realised who the man standing beside Chloe Collins was.
"Mr. White..." the first woman exclaid in surprise.
The three glanced at each other, seemingly in disbelief that these two knew each other.
But seeing was believing.
The three silently exchanged glances for a few seconds, then tactfully picked up their weapons and left to find the Cold Lizard.
"Very well, very well!" the old lady, displaying a mouthful of yellow teeth, was laughing heartily, applauding, then she grabbed a handful of tea leaves throwing them at Chloe Collins.
Chloe Collins was so focused on the sudden appearance of the man, that she didn’t notice the tea leaves being thrown at her.
Going through the man’s moves in her mind, she morized them instantly and even felt the urge to practice on the spot, the man was indeed very skilled.
The man glanced at the leaves on her head, passing by her wordlessly, and walked toward the old woman.
While donning the wristwatch, he indifferently comnted, "This is a tipiece that I lent you, not a piece of garbage to be played with."
The old woman feigned surprise, "Oh dear, how did I mistake your precious item for tea leaves? Oh, it seems my eyesight is failing ."
"I need to leave."
The man turned to leave.
"Wait, dear boy, I’m craving those Braised Pork Trotters your house sent over again. The sauce isn’t sothing you can get outside, you still have so, right? I want so."
"Sure." the man agreed.
The old woman breaks into a joyous smile, pointing quickly at Chloe Collins, "Little mute, go get them now. I will have them with hotpot later!"
Chloe Collins turned to grab her broom, not reacting.
The old lady clicked her tongue, "If you go, I will let you share the hotpot with !"
Chloe Collins glanced back at her and gestured: If I go, I won’t sweep.
"Oh fine, forget about sweeping, just hurry up!" The old woman was so eager; her spit was flying everywhere.
Chloe Collins saw the man was near the conveyor belt, so she dropped the broom and followed him.
Once again, everyone watched and whispered about her on the way there.
Bennett White ignored her, calmly continuing onward.
Upon reaching his house, his phone started to ring as soon as they stepped in.
He took out the phone to look, then said, "Have a seat."
After his remark, he went to answer the call.
"Didn’t you try to hang yourself last night? How co you’re still alive to call today?"
His emotionless words disturbed Chloe Collins.
Then, enraged middle-aged male shouts ca from the other end.
"Ungrateful son! Your mother and I raised you, yet you drove us to desire death, may as well die!"
The wailing sounded rather fake, mixed with a woman’s crying in the background.
Chloe Collins moved away until she couldn’t hear the contents of the phone call.
Suddenly, she rembered that she hadn’t sent a ssage to her family yet.
She wondered if she could borrow his phone.
The man was faced toward her at that mont, listening to the phone while watching her.
Then, while dealing with the person on the phone, he went to look in the refrigerator.
Soon, he pulled out a piece of frozen Braised Pork Trotters, heading toward her.
As he handed it to her, he said to person on the phone, "It’s not like I’m your only son."
The voice from the phone replied, "The company is so big, and your brother is only fifteen, who will take over if you don’t co back? Ugh— I’m gonna die!"
The man shake the pork trotter slightly, signaling her to take it, he then sighed into the phone, "Dad, your crying is unbelievably fake."
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(About Chloe Collins’s most powerful weapon: the Silver Ring, there are two small stories behind it. This episode with the old woman was the first one. The second one will be disclosed later. PS: There was a minor hint about the ring on the night of Christmas Eve when she was drunk, a nod to the second story.)
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