Old Madam Harper held assets worth over a billion dollars in the Harper family and wielded immense authority within the family and even throughout Riverforge.
Jeff had provoked Old Madam Harper several times, which made her very angry. She was determined to make Jeff kneel down and submit.
However, at that moment, the poodle that Old Madam Harper was holding suddenly broke free from her arms and jumped down after seeing Jeff.
"Flower!"
Old Madam Harper was startled and quickly called to the poodle named "Flower," but Flower ignored her and ran wildly toward Jeff!
Jeff smiled and picked up Flower. Flower was very happy to see Jeff and kept licking Jeff's hand.
For the past three years, Jeff had taken meticulous care of this dog—feeding it, cleaning up its poop, and taking it to get vaccinated when it got sick.
It could be said that Jeff was the person in this family closest to "Flower."
However, this scene made Old Madam Harper extremely embarrassed.
Her beloved dog didn't want to follow her; instead, it ran into the arms of Jeff, the abandoned son-in-law.
Seeing this, Brandon said, "Hehe, as expected, dogs still prefer to play with other dogs. They have common ground, which is something we can't compare to."
"Hahaha." Jessica, Brother Gage, and the others also laughed.
As Jeff stroked Flower, he said, "I spent three years in the Harper family. When I came back today, everyone mocked and ridiculed me. Only Flower treated me the same as before. In my opinion, some people are not even as good as dogs!"
"You bastard, you're making veiled attacks!" Robert said angrily.
Susan also yelled, "Useless son-in-law! You're getting more and more disrespectful!"
Old Madam Harper was also very angry and questioned Jeff:
"How dare you say that! My dog, which I've raised for three years, knows not to bite me and wags its tail to make me happy. And what about you? You hit my grandson and stole my watch! Do you think you deserve the meals you've eaten at the Harper family's house for the past three years?!"
Jeff straightened his back and said, "I have never taken your watch!"
Old Madam Harper took out the Richard Mille watch and said, "Then how did this watch end up in Brother Gage's hands? It's a limited edition, and each watch has its own unique mark. There's no way it could be wrong!"
Brother Gage also walked toward Jeff with a smile and said, "Kid, you're the one who brought this watch to sell to me. You even said that after you sold it, you would book the presidential suite at the Four Seasons West Lake for a week. If you didn't get five million from me, then tell me, where did you get the money to book the room?"
Brother Gage and Brandon exchanged a smile; they had already rehearsed their lines for today.
They knew that Jeff hadn't taken the watch, but the money he used to pay for the hotel stay was definitely of dubious origin—either stolen or robbed.
Jeff paused for a moment, then let out a long sigh.
Perhaps it was time to let them know the truth!
Jeff said slowly, "I originally wanted to interact with you as an ordinary person, but I didn't expect to be met with ridicule and sarcasm." He paused for a second before continuing.
"Okay, I'll lay my cards on the table. I'm the chairman of Horizon Group! I'm a multi-billionaire! Is that reason enough?"
Jeff's body trembled with excitement after he finished speaking!
He knew that this truth would be a bombshell for everyone, especially for Emily!
He was eager to see if Emily would regret betraying him after learning his true identity!
However...
"Ha ha ha ha..."
"Ha ha ha ha..."
Everyone present, except for Old Madam Harper, burst into laughter!
Even Brother Gage's henchmen—those thugs who were originally so serious they looked like they wanted to eat you alive—started laughing.
Jeff was puzzled.
Brandon laughed so hard he clutched his stomach. "You think you're Wang Duoyu? You even quoted lines from 'Hello Mr. Billionaire,' hahaha, that's hilarious!"
Jessica laughed so hard her upper body shook. "Jeff, why do you like pretending to be rich so much? If you were the chairman of Horizon Group, not only would my sister marry you, but I would also be willing to marry you and become your concubine. My sister and I would take turns serving you!"
Jeff was a little puzzled. "What is 'Hello Mr. Billionaire'?"
In fact, what Jeff just said was a line from the movie "Hello Mr. Billionaire."
Although this movie was very popular, Jeff rarely watched domestic films, so he didn't know about it.
Brother Gage patted Jeff on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Brother, stop pretending. Everyone knows what kind of person you are. Just kneel down and kowtow to the old lady and Young Master Brandon to admit your mistake. Don't worry, the old lady said she won't let you squat in there."
The reason Brother Gage was willing to give false testimony was because he knew that Old Madam Harper did not intend to hand the case over to the police.
In this way, the falsification of Brother Gage's testimony did not constitute a violation of the law.
At this moment, Emily also spoke up. "Jeff, after all, you were my husband for three years. Our Harper family will remember our past relationship and won't let you go to jail. As for the money, although you've already spent hundreds of thousands, don't worry too much. You can pay it back slowly in the future. You just need to kneel down and admit your mistake, and you can leave."
Jeff was a little puzzled. Yesterday, Emily had been slapped by Victoria Lang and cursed for a long time in the underground parking lot. Today, when she saw Jeff, she should have cursed even more fiercely.
How did she become so gentle?
Jeff remained resolute. "I haven't done anything wrong, so I won't kneel. Even if I have done something wrong, you Harper family members are not worthy of my kneeling!"
"You scoundrel!" Old Madam Harper slammed her hand on the table in anger.
Susan said, "Call the police! Call the police! Send this good-for-nothing son-in-law to jail for ten years!"
Omg I'm no longer your 'son-in-law!'
When Brother Gage heard the Harper family say they had called the police, he felt a little guilty, after all, he had given false testimony.
Brother Gage knew that all Old Madam Harper wanted was for Jeff to kneel down; whether Jeff knelt down willingly or not was not so important.
Then Brother Gage revealed a fierce expression. "Today you have to kneel, whether you like it or not!"
"Brothers, make him kneel down!"
At this moment, two of the thugs standing at the door came over, each grabbing one of Jeff's arms. "Kneel down for me!"
Jeff paid no attention to the two people grabbing his arms. He looked at the Harper family members and said, "I told you, you are not worthy!"
In an instant, Jeff kicked the thug to his left in the calf with his left foot, and his left arm was also freed from the grip.
Then Jeff used his left arm to elbow the person on the right to the ground!
Brother Gage exclaimed in surprise. "You're really something! Brother, let's go!"
The remaining eight people rushed toward Jeff together.
"Woof woof woof! Woof woof woof!" Flower stood in front, barking incessantly at the group of people.
Jessica quickly picked up Flower and took her away. Flower, who was usually quite affectionate, didn't want to stay in Jessica's ample bosom for the first time and kept barking.
Old Madam Harper said, "Jeff, I'll give you one more chance. Kneel down and admit your mistake so you won't suffer any physical pain!"
Facing the eight professional thugs, Jeff smiled coldly. "Then I'll say it again—you are not worthy!"