Chapter 048 Astonishment

Ethan stood in front of Eric, but Eric remained unfazed.

Standing beside him was Jack, the deputy housekeeper of the Hawker family. With him around, even if the opposition had superior force, they were nothing more than a group of ants.

Ethan looked at Eric and said, "I will give you a chance now. Otherwise, I won't care if you are the young master of the Hawker family or not.

"Take off your clothes in front of me, then crawl around the Smith family's mansion like a dog, sincerely apologizing to the Smith family. And as for this deputy housekeeper, I don't like him. He should cut off his own hands. This way, I can let you all leave the Smith family unharmed!"

As Ethan spoke, the scene fell into complete silence.

Everyone from the Smith family was dumbstruck. Was Ethan truly insane? How could he say such things at a time like this?

It even made Eric hesitant...

After playing fetch with dogs and making them crawl three circles, did they really think someone like Jack would take matters into his own hands? Who did he think he was, the leader of the country?

Eric's subordinates were all stunned, then burst into laughter one by one.

"Ethan, do you really consider yourself the young master of the McKellen family from back then?"

"You're just a prison guard, yet you dare to speak to Mr. Hawker like this and even let the deputy housekeeper take matters into his own hands?"

"People nowadays, you never know who you'll come across. I never expected this guy to be such a lunatic."

Eric and Jack locked eyes and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Eric coldly said to Ethan, "Perhaps you have some skills, but your skills are no match for the deputy housekeeper. I prepared to have your wife drugged and slept with, it was her honor. You shouldn't have intervened."

Ethan calmly replied, "We have also imprisoned two trash who took advantage of women in our prison, and their lives have been miserable."

Eric sneered, "I asked your wife to come and please me by taking off her clothes and crawling over. It is only right and just! I am a member of the Hawker family, my words are absolute, the rule!

"If you don't comply and try to fight back, that would be breaking the law! If I want to do something to you, you better endure it and not fight back. Because if you resist, even if the deputy housekeeper doesn't kill you, you'll be sentenced to a lifetime in prison."

While speaking, Jack smiled at Bernice and said, "Why don't you hurry up and undress? Shall I give the order and wipe out the entire Smith family?!"

Ethan nodded seriously and said, "I'm sure now, you're looking for death!"

"Even if I am looking for death, not even hell dares to take me! The deputy housekeeper is here, do you dare to touch me? If you lay a finger on me, I'll make sure one person in the Smith family dies right in front of you!" Eric said with a wicked smile.

At this moment, Ethan suddenly made a move and grabbed Eric's neck. His large hands were like iron tongs, with just a little force, he could instantly kill Eric.

Jack was astonished. He didn't expect Ethan to have such audacity, daring to attack Eric right in front of him.

"Stop! If you dare to harm the young master, I will make sure the Smith family's blood flows like a river! And I will take your wretched life too!" Jack rebuked angrily, a murderous glint in his eyes.

The members of the Smith family were all on the verge of passing out, scolding Ethan and urging him to release Eric.

With tears in her eyes, Bernice pleaded, "Ethan, you must let go of Mr. Hawker. I will do as he says..."

She knew that even if she complied, she would lose all dignity and never be able to face anyone again. But the priority now was to save the lives of her family.

After doing something like this, she could choose to end her own life, putting an end to everything. After all, who let her have a husband like Ethan?

However, Ethan paid no attention to Bernice's words.

"Oh really? Let's see what you can do if I provoke him!" Ethan coldly extended his hand and slapped Eric hard across the face.

The sound of the slap was as loud as a thunderclap on a sunny day!

"You bastard, release Mr. Hawker immediately! If not, it won’t only be the Smith family’s funeral, but all your family and friends will also perish!" Bernice threatened.

"You insignificant ant, dare to be rough with a person like Mr. Hawker. Even the emperor can't save you!"

"If you dare touch Mr. Hawker again, I'll fight you!"" Bernice declared.

Ethan looked down on his subordinates with disdain, raising his hand to smack Eric across the face once more.

Then, he arrogantly and uninterestingly looked at his subordinates and Jack, asking, "Would you call this hitting him?"

Jack's face darkened, his footsteps slightly shifted, causing a rustling sound on the ground. At any moment, he could seize the opportunity to strike Ethan with a deadly blow.

"Weren't you saying there would be consequences if I provoked him? Why am I perfectly fine now?" Ethan asked.

Seeing that everyone was either shocked or indifferent, Ethan brought up his knee and fiercely hit Eric's abdomen.

Eric screamed in pain, spitting out blood, his intestines all twisted together, his face turning purplish-blue from the discomfort.

Ethan pondered and asked, "Would you call this hitting your Mr. Hawker?!"

Ethan raised his hand and slapped Jack across the face, saying coldly, "Drugging my wife?"

Another slap followed, "Trying to make the Smith family accompany me to the grave?"

Ethan looked utterly disdainful, saying, "I wouldn't dare hit you?! Are you respecting my wife by bullying her? Am I supposed to endure it?"

Several consecutive slaps caused Eric's face to swell up and blood to flow.

Jack, with red eyes, watched as Eric endured the beating, and defiantly gritted his teeth, "If you're a real man, kill me today! If you can't kill me, I will watch your entire family perish."

Angry, Jack said, "If you're a man, release the young master, or else..."

"What else? What can you do to me?" Ethan sneered, "All right, I'll give you a chance!"

After saying this, he casually threw Eric aside.

The members of the Smith family lowered themselves, trembling all over, not even daring to look up and see the current situation.

"Butler, don't kill him. Capture him and break his limbs. I want to personally send him on his way!" Eric screamed in pain, his hatred boiling to the extreme.

Jack let out a slow and cold snort through his nose, moving his feet, ready to exert force.

Ethan inserted one hand into his pocket.

With his hands hanging by his side, Ethan looked coldly at Jack.

Ethan just captured Mr. Hawker. But he's got a problem in his head and let Mr. Hawker go. Now he's done for! Jack, the deputy housekeeper, is the Hawker family's trump card. He hasn't made a move in years...

"You're right." The deputy housekeeper is truly furious this time. That guy will likely be taken down quickly, and have his limbs broken. Then we can all take our revenge on Mr. McKellen and send him on his way!"

"All the males of the Smith family will be sold as slaves, to be tortured to death. The females will be kept, the attractive ones we'll take for ourselves, and the rest will be sold!"