Timothy was chewing as he said, “Girl, considering what you owe me, why can’t you share some of
your food with me? Or do you want me to charge you interest for what you owe?”
Rylee pouted, “Eat from the hot pot. These are mine!”
“Can't you be a little bit more generous?” Timothy poked Rylee’s hand with his chopsticks and she
reluctantly released her hand. Timothy shamelessly picked the food from her plate and ate happily.
Rylee was getting increasingly upset with Timothy and rolled her eyes. She even jabbed Timothy with
her elbow. She could not wait to get rid of this scoundrel.
Armand was angry to see Rylee’s actions and screaming inside, "Come on Boss, fight back and hold
this chick down!"
Timothy picked up Rylee’s drink and gulped down a big mouthful.
“Hey hey hey, this is my drink. Why did you drink from my glass?” Rylee protested. If Mr. Wheeler
drank from her glass, did it mean that they’ve kissed?’
Timothy chuckled, “Girl, I didn't mind drinking from you glass, so why did you? Where’s the
handkerchief that I gave you?”
Rylee tried to recollect, “Handkerchief? I think it’s at home.”
“Next time took it with you. Here you go, wipe your face. It’s in a mess.” Timothy said as he took out his
handkerchief and throw it at Rylee’s face.
Rylee took over the handkerchief, wiped her face and tossed it onto the table. She then snapped, “Why
should I wipe my face now? I’m not done eating yet. I still want to eat much more. Waiter! Get him a
plate.”
Rylee shielded her plate again. Timothy used his skills and was still able to pick out the food from her
plate. Both of them fought along the entire time.
Manfred ate quietly and pondered deeply as he looked at the two of them.
Rylee was agitated and quickly stuffed her mouth with food to prevent Timothy from stealing them. She
then said to Timothy, “Mr. Wheeler, don’t you have something else to do? You’ve been eating with us
for a while. Isn’t it time to leave?”
Timothy clenched his teeth. “What do you mean? I’m here only for a few minutes.”
Damn, girl is so eager for him to leave so that she could continue her meal privately with Manfred?
Timothy was fuming.
“A few minutes? You were already here for more than half an hour! All my food had been eaten by you.
You also drank from my glass. You should be full by now!”
Timothy said childishly, “You’re so petite and yet still wanting more to eat, so what about me? I’m much
taller than you so I need to eat more!”
Rylee pouted her lips even more. If this Mr. Wheeler wasn’t a gang leader, if I didn’t owe him so much
money, then I’d kick him far far away!
Timothy, Manfred, and Rylee left after they had their fill.
When Manfred was about to pay for the bill, the cashier told him that Timothy had already settled the
bill.
When Manfred left the restaurant, he saw Timothy’s hand on Rylee’s head holding her off as she tried
franticly to kick Timothy. She yelled and struggled to kick but could not reach Timothy. Timothy on the
other hand was amused and bit his lips while grinning gleefully.
Manfred’s heart sank when he saw the scene. Why did they seem so comfortable with each other?
Rylee got into Manfred’s car, turned towards him, and made faces at him. She was angry that Mr.
Wheeler liked to play tricks on her. He was pleased only when she became angry. What a pervert.
“Why does this man behave this way? Having that exceptionally good looks, why is he so sinister? Are
gang leaders all such wicked? Why did I owe him money? What did I do to offend him? Oh God, how
frustrating!” Rylee kept ranting about Timothy. He ate her food, drank her drinks, and grabbed her head
while toying with her.”
Manfred suddenly realized something and remarked, “So you’re that girl!”
“What? What did you say?” Rylee looked at Manfred and noticed that he seemed a bit displeased.
“Nothing, we’re almost home.” Both of them walked into the Carrolls' Manor and sensed that something
was not right in the house.
Timothy watched as Manfred’s car drove to the distance before he held his abdomen as he entered the
car.
“Boss…” Armand was worried for Timothy.
“Let’s go home directly. Stop along the way to buy some gastric medicine for me.” Timothy demanded.
“Yes, Boss.” Armand got steamed up. To think that his Boss's gastric problems were triggered due to
that dinner. Damn Rylee, could she be the jinx of the Boss?
…
Manfred and Rylee walked together into the living hall. Everyone was there and looked at them.
“What? You’re all here?” Manfred frowned and felt that something was wrong. Rylee felt the same.
But, she had always maintained a low profile in the family and no one took notice of her. This should
not concern her.
“I’m home.” Rylee greeted them and wanted to go straight to her room.
Unexpectedly, Deborah stormed angrily over without any warning and gave Rylee a tight slap!
Smack!
The slap was loud and crisp indicating how hard the slap was. Rylee did not have a chance to dodge
and fell to the ground from the slap. Half of her face was burning hot! Blood started to trickle down the
corner of her mouth.
Rylee was shocked, biting her lips, and she asked as she sat on the floor, “Why did you hit me? What
right do you have to hit me?”
“What right?” Deborah started to scream, “I’m the lady of the house and what I call the shots!”
Manfred ran over to block Deborah and asked angrily, “Sister, what’s gotten into you? How could you
hit Rylee?”
Deborah stared at Manfred, staggered. “Manfred, who are you siding with? I’m your sister, you better
be aware of it! Why? Can’t I hit her? Are you challenging me just because I hit her?"
"No, Sister, that’s not what I meant…”
“Let me tell you, Manfred, don’t be blinded by this skank. I’m your sister and nothing will change our
relationship. Could it be like what others said that she had made her moves on you and fooled you?
You’re my little brother and you’d better listen to me. This girl has a bad background and isn’t a decent
one. You should stay far away from her. I’ll kill myself if you dare to be with such a woman. I’ll go and
see our dead parents and tell them that I did not raise you well for you to go down this path!” Deborah
wailed, getting increasingly agitated.
Manfred looked even huffier with her antics and suddenly shouted, “Enough! What the hell is going
on?” His shout stunned Deborah.
He said coldly, “No matter what, you can’t simply hit Rylee without reason!”
“You, you idiot… You’re still standing up for her? Do you know what she had done?”
Manfred squinted and asked, “What did she do?”
Deborah answered furiously, “You fool, do you really think that she’s an innocent little girl? What kind of
a person can that slut of a mother give birth to? My jewelry box had been stolen by her! Those pieces
of jewelry were left behind by father and mother when they died. Those are priceless. Do you know that
this skank stole them?”
“Impossible! Rylee won’t do that!” Manfred turned to look at Rylee and then asked her, “Rylee, did you
take Deborah’s jewelry box?”
Rylee snorted, “Don’t think that you can slander others just because you’re rich. I had never taken a
cent from anyone!”
Caroline chuckled sarcastically and said, “How dare you say these? Your mother is good at stealing
some else's man and you claimed that you won’t steal anything? You’ve already started to learn how to
steal while you’re inside your mother!”
Caroline looked at Manfred and said, “Manfred, Rylee stole Deborah’s jewelry box. Let’s go to her room
for a search. If we find it in her room, then there is nothing left to say.”
Deborah barked at Manfred, “Have you heard it? This bitch stole my jewelry box! I didn’t care if she
didn’t follow the family rules, give me presents nor greet me. But she must not steal! I will slap her if
she steals!”
“Sis, don’t be so certain before any proof is found.” Manfred tried to calm her down.
“What made you think that we didn’t investigate. Your brother-in-law and the three kids searched for it
together. Initially, we thought that it was a servant who did it but we later found it in her room. I was
shocked at that time and your brother-in-law almost fainted in anger, you know that? Why would you
defend for such a person without proper values? Why do you still dine together with her? How
disgusting!”
Rylee now understood what was happening and shuddered, “I did not take your jewelry box. I can
swear to my mother’s soul that I did not take your jewelry! It’s wasn’t taken by me!”
Caroline said with disdain, “Why was it found in your room if you weren’t the one who took it? How
could you lie so blatantly? Deborah, look at what kind of girl she is! She can’t even admit and apologize
for what she had done. I’ve always known that she’s trash!”
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