My Billionaire Mom
Chapter 408

Manny sighed. Did Chuck not understand that they were all in someone else's territory right now?

"Zelda, tell Chuck to stop speaking please," Manny pleaded helplessly.

"Okay." Zelda started to worry. If Chuck spoke up, he would anger the Allen family, wouldn't he?

"Chuck," Zelda started to say as she bit her lip nervously.

"It'll be alright," Chuck reassured with a smile. Zelda was relieved by it and uttered, "Okay, I believe you."

She felt enveloped in a sense of security.

Zelda had remained single for a long while. She knew that she wanted to stay that way and never marry because men couldn't give her the sense of security she had longed for. However, she had recently realized that Chuck could be that man for her.

The simple words he had uttered had lit a fire in her soul.

"Mom, let Chuck handle this," Zelda said reassuringly to Manny.

"I think we better leave it alone, Zelda. We really can't afford to offend them," Manny insisted with a bitter tone. How could they possibly deal with one of the Four Greatest Households? They were next to nothing in their eyes.

Chuck was still young and too confident. He couldn't fully comprehend how awful the situation truly was.

They'd better not do anything rash. Otherwise, if they ended up offending the Allen family, Manny couldn't imagine what horrible consequences they might have to endure.

"Mom, Chuck will handle this. Don't worry," Zelda stressed. Maybe Chuck knew some of the other members from the Four Greatest Households. If he did, they could get away unscathed.

Or else, if they were kicked out in the end, Zelda's father's business was likely to come to an end. Everyone would know that they had somehow offended the Allen family. And if word got out, who in their right mind would dare work with their company by then?

Because if they eventually decided to work together despite that, it would mean that they have inadvertently offended the Allen family.

Generally speaking, ordinary people wouldn't compromise themselves like that. They would simply stop cooperating with her father's company and then, the company would eventually go bankrupt. Which was why whatever unfolded on this day was extremely pivotal.

Manny let out a huff of exasperation. She knew she couldn't hold Zelda back anymore. She would just be ready to apologize as sincerely as she could and hope that the Allen family wouldn't further their argument with Chuck.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Chuck," Zelda said gently.

"I'm glad to help," Chuck replied while looking back at her

When he saw Zelda's red lips, images of what had transpired between them earlier flashed across his mind. Zelda had actually pulled Chuck to the bathroom.

Seeing the lustful gaze Chuck directed at her, she turned away quickly and blushed shyly.

She felt that Chuck and herself were both getting bolder by the minute.

"Stop being such a fool already! Are you all playing dumb? Do I need to remind you whose property you people are on?" Hattie started to taunt. Was this guy stupid? How dare he act so recklessly in front of the Allen family!

He really was looking for trouble, wasn't he?

"Is it yours?" Chuck asked flatly.

"It's my relative's! Do you happen to have powerful relatives as I do?" Hattie mocked proudly. She had more control over the situation than he did, she was certain of it.

It made her feel superior.

"Well, you just said it was your relative's. It's not even your property, so what are you gloating about exactly?" Chuck questioned her.

"How dare you! Manager, get them out of here now!" Hattie yelled back in retort to his insult.

The manager nodded and said, "Don't let me repeat myself. Leave now or face the consequences!"

He had announced it to the public loudly this time. This was the beginning of a mess. The manager was going to kick them out no matter what.

"Oh, pray tell. What are these consequences you speak of?" Chuck inquired nonchalantly.

He knew that he couldn't keep a low profile now. If he didn't do something about it this time around, Zelda's father's company might be jeopardized.

The manager frowned and said, "This feels like déjà vu to me. You know, someone else had asked that same question before."

"What became of that person then?" Chuck asked curiously.

Manny let out a helpless sigh. She was quite petrified at the moment. She had heard of this matter before. After all, the person the manager had mentioned was someone she knew. It was said that this person was also a boss with a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars. However, he had gotten drunk and stirred up some trouble. At that time, it was the same manager who had asked him to leave. The boss had been drunk so he hadn't known what he was doing at the time. So, he had broken an ashtray at the hotel. Just one.

After that, one of his friends managed to pour some cold water on him which instantly sobered him up. By the time he had processed what he did, he looked horrified. The manager, however, merely looked at him quietly.

The boss had ended up crying and lost fifty million dollars.

As for the boss's company, it had mysteriously disappeared the next day. It was quite a nightmare. Just by destroying a mere ashtray in the Allen family's property, the boss had lost everything.

"He pissed himself in fright," the manager answered indifferently. For him, as long as the person he was threatening was not a member of the other three families amongst the Four Greatest Households, he would not entertain them. They were not worth anything.

Manny was about to say something but managed to stop herself in time, feeling conflicted.

"I'm giving you one last chance to leave this place quietly," the manager said eventually.

Chuck smiled slightly and thought, "This is really not a simple thing."

"Let's go out and talk about this," Chuck suggested. It was not appropriate to talk about matters like this with a crowd around them as they would cause a disturbance. This matter could be settled in private. "What right do you have to suggest that?" Hattie snarled.

Chuck didn't spare a glance at her. Fixing his gaze on the manager, he continued, "So, what do you say?"

The manager frowned and questioned, "Do you think you have something to offer to null and void this?"

He thought disdainfully, "What does this fool want to do? Does he want to bribe me?"

Chuck taunted flatly, "Whether I do or not is up to you. Either way, you won't know until we talk it out, right? Are you perhaps afraid, Manager?"

"I have to say, you are very bold. You'll get something nasty coming to you tomorrow if you keep speaking to me like this. If it's trouble you want, I promise you, I will deliver," the manager warned with a sullen expression.

Then, he turned around and walked outside.

Hattie started to mock Chuck after the manager had left. "You really are looking for trouble, aren't you? Wouldn't it be best to just listen to orders and leave?"

He was struggling at the brink of his death, how pathetic. Even if they knelt before her and begged, she wouldn't grant them mercy.

Chuck threw a glare at her and promptly walked out to meet with the manager.

"Manny, your family is so scr*wed. Your son-in-law is pretty useless, isn't he? He doesn't even know how to appreciate favors," Hattie sneered. She was feeling happier by the minute.

Manny was at her wit's end. This was really getting out of control, and their graves had been dug. Hattie was especially proud of that fact.

"Zelda, could you please tell Chuck to stop it? Just ask him to get back here," Manny said anxiously.

He had to get back here or the situation would escalate for the worse.

"Could it be that Chuck might offer them a way out in the end?" Manny thought wistfully.

"Mom, stop it. Just trust him, alright? I'm certain he can settle this," Zelda said in confidence. She believed in Chuck. He had remained calm just now which meant he definitely had a plan up his sleeve. "Oh, I can only hope. Just how can he help?" Manny voiced out her desperation.

They were done for. If they didn't solve this matter now, it would only end up becoming more chaotic. She regretted not leaving straight away just now. She had completely scr*wed herself now. It was getting more and more out of hand.

"Mom, why don't you believe in Chuck? You know he's very capable, right?" Zelda questioned in return.

Manny let out another sigh at that. Hattie, however, burst into laughter and started to mock, "Believe in him? Who the hell would believe garbage like that? He's nothing but trash to the Allen family. Actually, you know what, he doesn't even deserve to be their trash!"

"Hey!" Zelda gasped in fury.

"What? Are you going to hit me? Come on then, hit me if you dare!" Hattie stepped forward, taunting as she approached Zelda.

Zelda was furious at this point. She already had her hand raised and was ready to strike. However, Manny was frightened by the consequences and quickly warned, "Zelda, don't do anything rash. If you hit her we'll be done for!"

She managed to stop Zelda just in time.

Zelda huffed in anger at that. Her mother had told her to stop so of course, she had to listen. Nevertheless, that did not stop the itch to beat Hattie up.

"Your mother's smart. If you dare to hit me, I promise to end you. You're a grown-up already, you have to wisen up. You can't afford to mess with someone like me," Hattie snarled.

Zelda sighed quietly as turned around, looking at where Chuck and the manager had left. Could Chuck really settle this matter? She hoped so. Manny was panicking already. Seeing that Zelda was dejected, Hattie had started to grin. She thought that Zelda was quite sensible. Now all that's left to intimidate was that man.

Hattie looked outside as well with vengeance in her eyes.

At this moment, the people at the party had started to act a little strange. "What's happening? Why is the hotel manager here?" they thought.

When Chuck and the manager managed to get outside, the manager cast Chuck a glare and said coldly, "You have thirty seconds. That's all I'm willing to give you."

He had to solve this matter as soon as possible. He didn't want to waste any more time on people like them. Chuck snorted in disbelief as he thought to himself, "Am I worth a mere thirty seconds of this person's time?"