The Vengeful Son-in-law
Chapter 84

On the way back, Elizabeth kept blaming Tom for causing serious trouble. He should have justendured being beaten just now. He should not have pretended to be a big shot. Now that he hadhit Jeremias, he was going to be in deep trouble.

Therefore, Elizabeth kept scolding Tom and asked Tom to go back and apologize to Jeremias atonce. He must not get the Scott Family involved.

Tom was really annoyed by what she said. He got angry and said impatiently, "Mom, can you shutup? I told you I wouldn't involve the Scott Family. Why are you still talking nonsense?"

Elizabeth flew into a rage immediately. "Oh my! You are good for nothing. I just gave you someadvice. How dare you be impatient with me? If it weren't for our family, you would have starved todeath. Now you become a little bit stronger, and you dare to talk back! I knew you had noconscience. You guys didn't believe me. You should believe me now!"

Tom's mouth twitched a few times. He really wanted to refute Elizabeth, but he knew that heshouldn't do this. No matter what, Elizabeth was his mother-in-law.

So he simply ignored her and stopped talking.

When they arrived home and entered the room, they could finally be left alone.

Phoebe still seemed to have something on her mind. After she came back, she had a straight faceand was often in a daze. She even became forgetful. When she took a shower, she forgot to bringher clothes in. She slightly opened the door and asked Tom to take the clothes to her.

This kind of thing had never happened before. Tom immediately became excited, his heart beatingviolently!

Elizabeth was right. They were a fake couple. They had been married for four years and had neverbeen intimate.

After spending four years together day and night, Tom became more interested in Phoebe than anyother woman.

Having handed the clothes to Phoebe, Tom couldn't calm down for a long time.

As a result, he didn't sleep well that night.

Fortunately, he was in good health. Even if he didn't sleep enough, he wouldn't be listless.

James said something this morning at breakfast and caught Tom's attention. "Phoebe, I heard fromthe people in the company that Zack has found an investor who is willing to invest 100 million inShengke?”

Phoebe paused for a moment, and an unnatural look flashed across her face. Then she nodded as ifnothing had happened, "Yes, it's true."

James said, "How did Zack have this kind of connection? How come he knows such a high-levelinvestor? Investing 100 million dollars isn't a simple matter.”

Elizabeth said bitterly, "Zack was really lucky. He caused such serious trouble and got kicked out ofthe Scott Family, but he could still replace such a rich investor.”

At this point, she kicked Tom under the table and said in a strange tone, "Unlike the trash in ourfamily, who only causes trouble and can't do anything at all!”

Tom got used to her unruly behavior. He just silently folded his legs, pretending not to hearanything.

"Who is this investor Zack has found?" Tom asked curiously.

James glared at him and said angrily, "It's none of your business. It's someone you don't know."Phoebe suddenly said, "Martin."

Tom thought about it seriously. He really didn't know Martin. He had never heard of him before.He didn't know his name, so he speculated that this Martin must not be a big shot.

Four years ago, when he was not framed and expelled by the Howard Family, Tom was famous inthe celebrity circle. The people who could get close to him were powerful, not playboys.

"I heard that Martin had asked you to go over and make tea for him, then he would sign thecontract?" James asked, "Phoebe, do you know Martin?"

Hearing this, Tom immediately raised his ears and looked at Phoebe.

"Wasn't Zack the one who negotiated for this funding? Why did Martin ask Phoebe to make tea?"Tom asked with a frown.

Elizabeth also realized that something was wrong and said, "Yes, Phoebe, why did he ask you tomake tea? Is Zack up to something?"

Phoebe shook her head and said, "Mom, you're thinking too much. I'm the backbone of thecompany now. It's normal for grandpa to ask me to be there for such a big financing.”

This made sense, so James and Elizabeth stopped thinking about it.

Tom, on the other hand, felt something wrong and frowned.

After breakfast, Phoebe went out. Tom said he was going to take Phoebe to work, but she refused.Looking at Phoebe's figure, Tom felt more and more strange when he thought about Phoebe'sperformance these two days. After thinking about it, he called Elliot and asked him directly, "Do youknow Martin?"

"Martin? Yes, he is the young master of the Gablehausers. He has a good reputation in the businesscircle recently. He invested in several companies and made a lot of money." Elliot gave a roughdescription of Martin.

After listening to Elliot's words, Tom had a general understanding of Martin. He was not a talentedperson. He had to rely on his family connections to invest.

"What kind of person is he?" Tom asked.

Elliot said, "He is not a good person. He is quite ruthless. Many people who have offended him havebeen secretly dealt with by him. Moreover, Martin is a typical scumbag who has played with manywomen's feelings. But he’s hiding it so well that even his family don't know about it. I heard that herecently sought a marriage alliance with the Knights . He wants to marry the daughter of the KnightsHearing he mentioned the daughter of the Knights , Tom felt a little familiar somehow. He thoughtabout it for a while. It seemed that he didn't know any woman whose surname was Knight so he didnot think further.

After he finished the call with Elliot, Tom's face darkened. He already knew why Martin askedPhoebe to make tea. Obviously, his target was Phoebe!

After Phoebe went downstairs, Zack was already waiting for her by the roadside. Seeing that shewas dressed in plain leisure clothes, he frowned and said, "Is this what you wear to negotiate withMr. Gablehauser? Hurry up and change into something nice. Be sexier."

Phoebe said expressionlessly, "Zack, it is for the Scott Family that I agreed to go with you to sign thecontract. Don't push your luck!"

Zack grinned, "Oh, how noble! Who are you bluffing at? Everyone knows that you've slept with thechairman of ZQ Company many times. By the way, since you've slept with him so many times, didn'the give you tens of millions when the Scott Family's funding chain was broken? After all, it's perfecttiming for you to be a big shareholder.”

Phoebe's expression immediately changed. "I'm not going!"

She was about to leave.

Zack hurriedly grabbed her and said with a creepy smile, "Hey, why are you angry? I was just jokingwith you. Why are you so narrow-minded?"

Phoebe was furious. Looking at Zack's smug face, she really wanted to punch him!