Chapter 123
When Phoebe heard this, she was dumbfounded. She could not regain her senses at all. She just
looked at Tom in a daze and let him hold her hand and leave.
Bang.
Wesley, who had just stayed in the conference room, was stunned by the scene. The phone in his hand
fell to the ground.
The noise also woke the other members of the Scotts up.
Richard said hurriedly, "Mr. Cook, wait!"
He stood in front of Elliot, looking bitter and panic-stricken. He said, "Mr. Cook, you have
misunderstood us. It''s absolutely a misunderstanding! We don''t know that the Mr. Howard you''re talking
about is our son-inw of the Scotts."
At this time, no matter how many questions and disbeliefs he had in his mind, he could only bury them
in his heart. No matter what, he had to keep Elliot here!
Because the Scotts had no other ways, there was no room for retreat. Once Elliot left, SK Company
would definitely go bankrupt. The consequences of bankruptcy were uneptable to all of them.
Elliot said coldly, "It''s useless for you to tell me this. You must bring Mr. Howard around."
"It''s..."
Richard''s face was very bad. To be honest, it was too hard for him to give in to Tom. It was more painful
than hitting him directly on the face!
But now, he had no other choice.
So he gritted his teeth and walked up to Tom, trying to squeeze out a smile and said, "Tom, why you
didn''t tell me about your rtionship with Mr. Cook? Grandpa misunderstood you just now."
For the first time in so many years, Richard had called him Tom, and for the first time, Richard had
given in to him. He had to say that he felt great about it.
Richard, this old man, was very arrogant and had absolute authority in the Scotts. Phoebe and her
parent were extremely afraid of him.
When the people from the Scotts in the conference room saw this situation, they looked terrible. They
felt an unprecedented humiliation. Thinking of what they had just said, it was a p in the face, so
hurtful!
In particr, Zack, he still felt the pain on his face. Tom''s gorgeous change really made him unable to
understand, extremely unwilling, and kept reading in his mind, "Impossible, impossible..."
In fact, every one of them felt that it was too unreal. They could not understand what method Tom used
to make Elliot so respectful. This waspletely out of reality!
Tom smiled and said, "Hehe, a misunderstanding? I just told you that I would take out a sum of money
to invest SK Company. Unfortunately, none of you believed me and mocked me fiercely."
Richard had ever suffered this, especially in front of so many younger generations? His face looked
terrible now, and he gritted his teeth. When he saw that loser Tom was socent, he was
extremely angry and wished he could p him in the face!
But he didn''t dare. Now Tom was his God of Wealth. If he offended Tom, the Scotts would be ruined.
Was there anything more absurd than this in this world?
So, he had to squeeze out a smile again, which was even worse than crying. He said, "Tom, grandpa
was wrong about you just now. Don''t be angry. I apologize. I''m sorry. Forgive me, okay?"
Richard was old, behaving in arrogant manner for most of his life. It was worse for him to apologize to a
useless son-inw than to kill him! His face was burning with pain.
Tom was not a mean person. On the contrary, he respected the old and loved the young. However, he
had no respect for Richard at all, only disdain and disgust. In the four years at the Scotts, he saw
clearly how mean Richard treated Phoebe and humiliated him.
Phoebe, on the side, was happy to see her arrogant grandfather lowering his head. If it weren''t for Tom,
she would never have such a chance for the rest of her life!
Indeed, Richard was her grandfather, but Richard had never loved her since she was a child. She only
had awe andints to Richard.
Tom chuckled and said, "There is no need. You''re Phoebe''s grandfather. How can I afford your
apology?"
Richard gritted his teeth and said, "Then the investment in SK Company..."
Tom interrupted, "No need to invest in SK Company. My money doesn''t grow on tress. I can''t afford
such a loss."
He was about to pull Phoebe away.
Richard immediately became anxious and hurriedly stopped Tom and said, "Oh, how can you lose
money? SK Company is only temporarily broke in the capital chain. As long as we make up for it, we
can immediately return to normal operations. With the current situation in H City, it is easy to make
money! Besides, Tom, you''re my son-inw. You can''t just sit there and watch us die!"ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
"Let you die?" Tom was immediately amused. "What a harsh sentence. Today, you forced Phoebe by
these. You didn''t care about she is your family at all, and you pped Phoebe in the face. Now that I
just want you to die, so what?"
Richard gritted his teeth and his face was very angry. He tried to burst into anger several times, but he
held it back.
Seeing him like this, Tom sneered even more and said, "You don''t have to bear your anger. Just let off
steam if you want to. Anyway, you''ve always been like this. Dignity is more important than anything.
You don''t care about other people''s dignity. Just like before, just keep calling the police and ask the
police to arrest me and go to jail."
Victor couldn''t listen to this anymore. He stood up and shouted at Tom, "Tom! Don''t go too far! No
matter what, the person standing in front of you is your wife''s grandfather!"
Tom nced at Victor, smiled meaningfully, and then said to Richard, "Grandpa, you heard it. Uncle is
still scolding me. It seems that this deal can''t go on. You should wait for someone else to save you."
Phoebe looked at Tom strangely. She did not know what had happened to Tom. She had never seen
him like that before.
Richard''s face turned even worse. He red at Victor and scolded, "Shut up, bastard! It was indeed
our fault for insulting Tom just now! Hurry up and apologize to him."
"Dad..." Victor was immediately unhappy. Asking him to apologize to Tom was equivalent to pping
him in the face.
"I''ll count to three, or you''ll get out of the Scotts!" Richard''s expression was terrifying and dignified.
Everyone felt his anger and seriousness.
Victor shivered. He didn''t dare to disobey. He regretted it in his heart. If he had known, he would have
stopped talking!
Now he had to bow his head to Tom and apologize honestly, "Tom, it''s my fault. I''m sorry."
Awesome.
Tom feltfortable all over.
Phoebe also smiled. Before Tom came, she was scolded by Victor so many times.
Richard said again, "Tom, are you satisfied with this?"
Tom smiled and said, "Grandpa, why I felt some resentment in your tone? Are you reluctant to
apologize?"
Click. Richard clenched his fists and shouted "bastard" in his heart countless times, but outwards, he
did not dare to show it at all. He could only force himself to bear it and show a more humble smile,
"How could that be? Tom, you are the son-inw of the Scotts. Now that you are powerful, I''m more
happy than ever!"
Tomughed and didn''t bother to tease Richard. He said directly, "It''s not impossible to invest SK
Company..."
Richard''s eyes lit up and he looked up in surprise. "Really? That''s great! Tom, I knew you wouldn''t let
us die!"
Other members of the Scotts also beamed with joy and excitement.
Tom kept speaking, "I haven''t finished my sentence yet. Why are you happy like that? I mean, I can
invest in SK Company, but the decision is up to Phoebe. If she nods, I can sign the contract
immediately and draw money in. Of course, if Phoebe doesn''t agree, then the deal is off."
For a moment, all of them looked at Phoebe withplicated expressions.
Phoebe''s mood was the mostplicated.
Now, how could she not understand that Tom had done so much just to please her...