Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband-Chapter 1071: Man, You’ve Caught My Attention
Mark Elliott directly took out his phone and began dialing.
The aunts were a bit uneasy and whispered, "Diego, this Mark Elliott is not easy to deal with. He’s definitely going to call a bunch of thugs over to cause trouble. You should take Leah and leave here quickly."
"Yes, we’ve lived here all our lives. Mark wouldn’t dare kill us, but Leah is pregnant, and as a driver, your power is relatively weak. Going up against Mark would be like smashing an egg against a rock. You two should find a place to hide."
Justin Xavier’s gaze fell on Leah Thorne’s small face, "Are you scared?"
Leah took a bite of the rose red bean paste bun and shook her head as if mashing it, "I’m not scared."
"Why not?"
She didn’t really know. Logically speaking, he was just a small-time driver, hardly someone who could offer security. However, she always felt that as long as he was there, the sky wouldn’t fall; he would hold it up.
Leah gazed up at him with her big, soft eyes, "Because... you’re here."
Justin Xavier held her small hand in his palm and slowly curled his lips into a smile.
Mark was just about to make the call when a luxury car screeched to a halt—Father Wang had arrived.
Mark’s father, the local tycoon, actually showed up.
"Dad! My dad is here!" Nancy Warren started dancing with joy.
Mark put down his phone and immediately straightened his back, becoming even more arrogant, "See, my dad’s here! He must have come because he knows his precious son has been wronged, so he’s here to teach you all a lesson."
"My dad is the local tycoon here. The place where you all live and work is rented from him. I’ll have him raise your rent later, triple it, quintuple it... it’ll bankrupt you all!"
"If any of you can’t pay the rent, I’ll have my dad evict you, leave you homeless with nowhere to go!"
Mark’s words were truly venomous, clearly using capitalist tactics to oppress the commoners. The aunts turned pale, and a young kid tugged at his mother’s hand and asked softly, "Mom, are we really going to be homeless?"
The mother didn’t know how to comfort her child, "Well..."
At this moment, a deep, mellow voice rang out, "No, you won’t be."
The kid immediately looked up at Justin Xavier.
Justin was so tall that the kid had to crane his neck to look up, feeling like this uncle had a glowing presence that instilled trust and admiration.
"No, you won’t be. Your home is here, and no one can chase you away." Justin Xavier reached out and patted the kid’s head.
The kid’s unease immediately dissipated, and he silently vowed to grow up to be just as tall and admired as the uncle in front of him.
"Uh-huh." The kid nodded vigorously.
"Dad, you’re finally here! Someone bullied me, it’s him! I... I like him so much, but he called me ugly. I don’t care, Dad, I want him, I want him to be my boyfriend, I want to marry him!" Nancy Warren rushed into Father Wang’s arms, speaking coquettishly and pointing at Justin Xavier with grievance.
When it came to dealing with Justin Xavier, Nancy and Mark had completely different ideas. Mark wanted to ruin Justin, while Nancy had a love-hate relationship with him. The saying goes, what one can’t have is the best, and she was determined to conquer Justin.
Now that her father had arrived, Nancy flashed a determined smile. She looked at Justin smugly, as if to say, "Man, you’ve caught my attention. From now on, you’re mine!"
Everyone was tense; something was wrong, Diego might... be in trouble.
Leah was a bit uneasy too. She reached out with her soft white fingers and tugged on Justin’s sleeve.
Justin held Leah’s small hand in his palm and gently squeezed it in reassurance.
Father Wang had rushed over so hurriedly that he was sweating profusely. When Nancy charged at him, she almost knocked him down.
Father Wang reached out and slapped Nancy hard across the face.
Smack.
A solid slap landed on Nancy’s face.
Nancy fell backward, landing on her butt on the ground. She was stunned by the hit.
Gasp.
The entire crowd inhaled sharply, utterly shocked by this scene. Wasn’t Father Wang here to support his children? Why had he turned around and slapped Nancy?
"Dad, you... you hit me?" Nancy covered her swollen face, looking at Father Wang in disbelief.
"I did hit you! You should look in the mirror and see how fat and ugly you are. You’re dreaming if you think someone wants to be your boyfriend. You have no shame!" Father Wang scolded Nancy furiously.
Nancy was utterly shocked, and everyone felt like they were in a surreal world. Was this Father Wang... out of his mind?
Father Wang, being the local tycoon, loved oppressing others and indulged his children greatly. If nothing unexpected happened, he would have likely forced Diego to sell himself in a play where his daughter’s lack of beauty would be compensated by his power. But now the plot had taken a drastic turn, and he seemed to be disowning his own daughter!
Nancy, Mark, and everyone else were too stunned to say a word.
Father Wang reached out, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and then looked over at Justin Xavier, the richest man here.
The others didn’t know this rich man’s identity, but he did. All the land around here was owned by this rich man, all under the Xavier name.
He was merely working for this rich man, collecting rent. After all, as a far-off land, he could charge several times more rent, thinking the busy rich man wouldn’t notice.
But he never would have imagined this rich man, his supreme boss, would suddenly arrive in this small town.
Ridiculously, his daughter even dreamt of becoming the richest man’s wife!
"Ha, haha," Father Wang awkwardly laughed at Justin, "D...Diego, don’t listen to my daughter. She’s like a toad lusting after a swan, delusional. She’s not even worthy enough to shine your shoes."
Everyone was dumbfounded. How did this arrogant local tycoon suddenly switch to a fawning lackey mode in front of Diego?
People looked at Diego. Wasn’t he just a small-time driver? Why was there such fear?
"Dad!" Mark was the first to protest. He stepped forward and said, "Dad, what’s wrong with you? It’s like you’re a different person. Diego is just a small-time driver. He not only rejected Nancy but got people to beat me up. Make him disappear, quick!"
Smack.
Father Wang raised his hand and slapped Mark hard again, "Scoundrel, beast! This is not your place to speak, now shut up immediately!"
