Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Ivana Monroe Shows Her Might, Demanding an Apology
The voice of Leon’s mother trembled slightly. She never expected Ivana to be so fierce, daring to use a baseball bat to hit someone.
If Ivana had taken out the baseball bat earlier, Leon’s mother wouldn’t have dared to slap Ivana twice.
Many people tend to bully the weak and fear the strong, and Leon’s mother was one of them.
Ivana lifted her hand again, raising the baseball bat, aiming at Kiki who was fallen on the ground. This move scared Leon’s mother, leaving her unsure whether she should rush over to Kiki’s side, hug her, and shield her, or stay right where she was.
Kiki was young; being hit could at most result in a fracture. If she, older and more fragile, suffered severe injury, ended up in the hospital or even passed away, poor Ian would be left in a sorry state. She loved Ian more than she loved Leon when he was born. Before she died, she had to pave the way for Ian, find him a gentle and understanding stepmother.
While Leon’s mother hesitated, she remained where she was.
Kiki, seeing this, was so frightened her face went pale, "Ivana, you dare?"
Ivana looked coldly at Leon’s mother, "Only the magistrate is allowed to set fires, but the common people cannot light lamps? What kind of reasoning is this? It’s impossible to lay down my weapon; I’ve become like this because you all forced me."
Ivana then directed her words to Kiki, "I want you to apologize to Jacobs right now. If you can’t do it, you can try me and see whether I dare to use this baseball bat on you."
Kiki suddenly tightened her fingers, her nails digging into her palm. She didn’t feel any pain. Her eyes were hot red, filled with rolling tears. Ivana, this bitch, was asking her to apologize to a "parasite" from the lowest social class?
Kiki hated Ivana, this bitch. Clearly, it was Leon’s mother who hit her, yet she dared not fight back against Leon’s mother, venting her anger on Kiki instead.
Kiki couldn’t bear to lose face like this. She shouted, "I won’t apologize."
Ivana’s gaze suddenly sharpened, and the baseball bat in her hand was about to fall when Leon’s mother hurriedly spoke up.
"Wait a minute."
Seeing Ivana’s baseball bat halt mid-air, Leon’s mother quickly urged Kiki, "Kiki, listen to your aunt. A wise man knows how to avoid immediate losses. Since Ivana has a weapon in hand, don’t be stubborn with her. Just apologize!"
Leon’s family and the Jennings family were close friends, and Kiki was a girl she had watched grow up. As long as her own life wasn’t threatened, Leon’s mother still cared about Kiki, fearing she might really get a fracture from Ivana.
Ah~
How hadn’t she noticed before that Kiki had such a stubborn personality?
Leon’s mother originally saw Kiki admire Leon and even considered letting Kiki become her daughter-in-law. Now it seems Kiki’s personality might not be that great either. Is she really suitable to be Leon’s daughter-in-law?
In Leon’s mother’s heart, Leon’s daughter-in-law cannot have a temper. Even if Ian is irritable and angry, Leon’s daughter-in-law should use maternal love to move Ian. Only a woman so gentle as a saint is suited to be Leon’s daughter-in-law.
Can Kiki achieve all this? Leon’s mother couldn’t help but hesitate.
Kiki bit her lip, and tears in her eyes couldn’t be held back anymore, flowing out. To ask her to apologize? Why didn’t Leon’s mother apologize herself? Kiki suddenly resented Leon’s mother in her heart.
Kiki didn’t dare be rude to Leon’s mother at this moment; she loved Leon to the bone and still needed Leon’s mother’s strong support. She had to bear the humiliation and said to Jacobs, "I’m sorry."
Kiki’s eyes were fiercely red, like holding a demon. When Leon’s mother heard Kiki apologize, she relaxed a lot, not noticing Kiki’s deliberately hidden expression as she bowed her head.
Kiki swore in her heart that once she married into Leon’s family and bore Leon’s son, she would definitely make the little bastard dear to Leon’s mother end up with nothing. All the property of Leon’s family would belong to her son.
Don’t blame her for being cruel; it was Leon’s mother who caused this. If Leon’s mother had helped her a bit today, she wouldn’t have suffered such humiliation from Ivana.
Jacobs coldly said, "I don’t accept your apology. If mistakes can be forgiven after an apology, what do we need the police for? I only want you all to get out of GK and never appear before Ivana again."
Jacobs was as angry as he was pained over Ivana.
Six years ago, Ivana was very gentle, but she was gradually forced into her current state by the scum in society. Does heaven still not let Ivana go, allowing these two disgusting women to bully her?
Unfair, oh heaven, you’re too unfair.
Kiki kept her head down, her body trembling slightly on the ground. She hated! This damn parasite, trying to provoke her? Sooner or later, she’d have someone beat up his face.
Jacobs shouted at Leon’s mother and Kiki, "Get out, all of you!"
Leon’s mother’s heart skipped a beat, her face turning pale. She reached to help Kiki up, and after leaving Ivana’s office, Leon’s mother suddenly turned back. Angrily, she said to Jacobs standing at the door, "Brat, you’ll pay the price for offending me today, and for your shameless Ivana. If she wants to marry into Leon’s family, she’ll have to get past my corpse first. Tell her to give up early; Leon’s family is not a chicken coop and does not welcome shameless women like Ivana who engage in disgraceful behavior."
After quickly saying her piece, Leon’s mother pulled Kiki and left hastily, not daring to look at Jacobs’ expression.
Leon’s family?
Could the Leon’s family that old woman spoke of be the current CEO of Ravenswood’s largest Kane Group?
Jacobs gasped in shock; that old woman was... likely the mother of the CEO of Kane Group, given her age.
Jacobs felt his whole body was tense and on edge. He wasn’t worried about himself but about Ivana and GK. With Kane Group’s influence in Ravenswood, a slight move of a finger could obliterate GK.
Ivana and Leon’s relationship...
Jacobs witnessed Leon’s mother’s prowess today. With such intense parental opposition, could Ivana and Leon truly last till the end? It was hard to say.
Bang!
The baseball bat fell to the ground.
Jacobs quickly turned around to see Ivana sitting exhausted in her office chair, her right hand supporting her forehead. Her entire demeanor appeared extremely strained.
"Ivana, are you okay?"
"I’m fine, Jacobs. Please leave; I want to be alone for a bit."
Ivana’s voice carried fatigue as well.
What could Jacobs say? Even if he wished to comfort Ivana, he wouldn’t know how to comfort her or how to enlighten her. Matters of the heart are among the most complex issues in life. He could only quietly leave, giving Ivana the space she needed alone.
Leaving GK.
Leon’s mother immediately called Leon.
Leon was working; seeing a call from his mother’s number, he answered and was greeted by her sobbing.
"Leon, hurry and come to take me to the hospital. I’ve been seriously shocked by a shameless person, and now I’m trembling severely, can’t walk."
"Mom? Where are you?"
Upon hearing about his mother’s incident, Leon was very worried. He closed his file and, while on the phone, stood up and walked out of the president’s office.