Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back!

Chapter 23

She might have been tough, but there was no way she had the strength to hoist a grown man up in the air.

“You think you can push everyone around with your money and power! I’m calling the cops! Let them deal with you. Ah!” Her words were cut short by a stinging slap that nearly knocked her off her feet.

“Shut your mouth!” Billy bellowed. “You have the nerve to call the police? Your coddling turned him into this troublemaker, always making a scene!”

The woman was stunned and crumpled to the ground with a wail, sobbing, “I can’t take this anymore! You side with an outsider over your family. Being with you has been nothing but bad luck…”

Hubert lifted his hand in disgust while Brenda and Judith from the Perez family stepped forward, coaxing and firmly escorting the weeping mother and son away.

Billy was kicking himself. What a mistake it was to bring his brainless wife and good-for-nothing kid to the Perez family’s shindig.

His company was hanging by a thread, counting on a loan from Vector Vista Bank to stay afloat. And they were doomed after offending the Richardson family!

Billy plastered a smile and bowed apologetically, “Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, I’m so sorry for that. Please don’t stoop to their level. I promise I’ll give him a good talking-to wh ve get home!”

“It’s okay. He’s just a kid,” Leanne responded, much more graciously than Curtis, as handed back the water gun. “Children are delicate. You can’t punish them too harsh few light taps should do.”

Billy was speechless.

troublesome family left, with

help but chew Curtis out, “How old are you, picking on a kid,

on you.”

smile on his face.

about to give Leanne a piece of her mind. After all, the whole drama started because

could speak, Curtis signaled a servant from the Perez family. “Go fetch

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Chapter 23

the chilly outdoor temperature,

overcoat and brought

it go. “Fine, you two should head back soon as

feel the warmth seeping back into her as she sat in

But

it was

and entered her house, her hands, briefly warmed,

coat, Curtis felt her icy fingers and frowned.

all

before Leanne could react, one of her hands were seized by his.

his hand,

bath and make some hot cocoa. After taking care