Chapter 27

Henry was silent with his face bright red, he didn't know there would be a trick question like that from his mother. Moreover, his mother still clearly remembered what happened to him at that time.

Henry glanced at Ruby who was just awkwardly silent and that made him panic even more.

"What the hell are you saying? Who has a fever for a week?" He said, trying to evade this embarrassing accusation.

He misbehaved and his behavior became increasingly agitated, which confirmed that what his mother said was true.

"Are you trying to avoid it? Henry, I'm your mother. You can't hide anything from me!" Mrs. Tatiana seemed increasingly enthusiastic in cornering her arrogant son.

Henry was at a loss for words to argue, all he wanted to do was escape from this place as quickly as possible to avoid a much worse embarrassment.

"That's not true at all! Hey Ruby! Don't listen to what my mother said, it's not true. I didn't care at all that you were gone at that time and I actually felt very happy because I didn't have to deal with a crazy woman like you anymore. So you don't too confident! Do you understand?"

"What are you talking about? Who cares whether you're happy or not with me leaving? I don't care about you at all. Don't expect me to care too much about you!" Ruby, who felt provoked by Henry's nonsense, immediately responded very harshly to his argument.

Realizing that Henry's mother also heard everything she said, Ruby immediately covered her mouth with feelings of embarrassment that she tried to hide. Meanwhile, Henry, who heard that he was not 'someone important' for Ruby to care about, felt very shocked. Henry was silent and his mother who was nearby could only watch the childish bickering between the two of them.

"It's no use talking to you. See you?" He said, unable to fight Ruby's argument. Henry used his last ability, namely running away, rather than telling the truth that what his mother said was true.

"Where are you going, Henry?" Mrs. Tatiana asked, who couldn't believe that her proud son could act like a coward by just running away after losing an argument with a woman.

"Don't stop me, Mother! I don't want to argue with women! Women always think they are right!"

"Who wants to stop you? I want you to take her home! Her leg is injured, it will be difficult to walk!"

Henry stood rooted to the spot. How could this happen? How could her mother say such embarrassing things in front of the woman she hated so much? And what's worse, he was the one who had to take Ruby home as if all of this was her fault.

"Why should I? Just ask the driver to take her!"

"Auntie, no need! I'll just take a taxi. No need to bother!"

"No! Henry is the one who must be responsible for the injuries you suffered. So, let him take you home. Henry, please take her home!"

Henry knew that it was impossible to refuse his mother's orders. But his pride as a man has been deeply hurt here. He was the leader of a large company, a man respected by many people. But in front of these two women, he was nothing more than a slave who had to be ordered around.

He tried to think about what strategy he could do here to get revenge on Ruby, the bully who had to come back into his life and bring misery. Suddenly an idea appeared in his head, making a sly smile appear on his lips.

"Okay, I'll take him safely to his house! If necessary, I'll carry him to his room! Come on, hurry up!" Henry, who already had a plan in his head, immediately grabbed Ruby's hand to come with him.

"Ow...it hurts! Don't pull my hand!" Rubywinced in pain because Henry's grip was so strong. She was forced to drag her sore leg because Henry kept forcing her to walk.

"Be careful on the road! Henry, remember! Take her to her house!"

"Yes, mom!"

"Hey, let go of my hand!" Ruby asks Henry to let go of her hand.

Realizing that it was just the two of them now, Henry pushed Ruby in front of his car door and forced her to look him in the eye.

"Hey, you're really brave, aren't you?" Henry asked, ready to explode.

"What do you mean?"

"Since when were you so close to my mother that you could influence her like that?"

"Huh? What? Influence? What are you actually talking about? You know that I just met your mother again today. So how can I influence her?"

"Don't lie! You think I don't know what your dirty brain is thinking? Do you want to enslave me again?"

"Huh? Enslave? Hahaha...you're really crazy, aren't you? Why would I do that to you? You're the only one who's crazy because you're constantly angry and cynical at me. Like a child, you're so ridiculous!"

With her ability to argue with Henry, Lila is not afraid at all even though what she is currently facing is no longer a child who is only good at boasting about her parents' wealth, but rather a leader of several large companies. He should be able to restrain himself a little now.

Henry would really run out of ideas if he continued arguing with Lila without a plan. He knows that he will always lose if he keeps doing the old ways.

He smiled sarcastically as he looked at Lila who felt victorious because she couldn't be defeated by Henry Ferdinand Walter, the real crazy rich.

"Why are you smiling like that? You're embarrassed because in the end you won't be able to win against me!"

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