"Another kid? Gee!" Beth pushed Alick's head in disgust and shouted, "Get out of here! Two uneducated bastards! Don't pull my clothes!"
"What are you doing? Stop it!"
Suddenly, a loud shout came from behind them. William had just arrived and he witnessed such a shocking scene.
"Ouch, Mr. Lan." When Beth heard William's voice, she pushed Alick away and pretended to be sad and tearful.
It only took two steps for William to walk from the door to his desk. The anger in his eyes was so intense it could almost burn Beth to ashes.
With a loud sound, he slapped Beth across the face.
It happened so fast Beth almost did not see what William had done. She only felt a burning sensation on her face and her mind went blank. Her body trembled and she could not stand firm.
"Beth An!" William hissed when she mentioned her name. His hand encircled Beth's slender neck and squeezed it. His blue veins protruded in his hand and the joints of his knuckles turned pale because of the force. "Ah!" Before Beth could even come to her senses from the slap, William strangled her. His grip tightened and her face turned bluish. She could not breathe so she desperately stretched out her hand and patted William's hand. "Mr... Lan!" she said with difficulty.
"They are my children!" All of a sudden, William pushed Beth against the wall. His grip was so strong Beth's feet lifted from the ground. "What were you doing just now? Huh?! Do you want to die? I'll give you a free ride!"
William's expression was almost distorted. The children he wanted to take good care of were bullied again!
Beth was in danger from hypoxia, but what William had said echoed in her mind clearly. These two were actually William's children? How come?
William's grip on Beth's neck seemed to be unceasing. "I'll teach you a lesson to let you know what happens if anyone tries to bully my children!"
Beth could hardly breathe. Her eyes were full of tears and her makeup was smudged all over her face. "Boss, I was just... Kidding... Kidding with them."
"Boss — " With a file in his hand, Virgil casually pushed the door open and saw what was going on in the office. Without saying anything, he rushed to William, and grabbed his arm at once. "Mr. Lan, please let go of her! We are in the company now! Killing people is illegal! Oh my God! Boss, what is wrong with you?"
"Illegal? Who cares?" William sneered. "Today, I have to kill her for certain!"
Virgil looked around anxiously. He caught a glimpse of Alick and Elissa, who were huddling together and watching William intently. Again, he tried to persuade William. "Mr. Lan, please calm down. Your children are watching! They would be scared! Calm down!"
Children?
As if he woke up from a daze, the blood-red eyes of William fell into silence. His anger suddenly dissipated and he let go of Beth instantly. He quickly turned around and walked to the two kids.
"Woo! Dad!"
Elissa cried sadly. When she saw William walking towards them, she opened her arms and squeezed into his arms.
"Good girl, Elissa. Good boy, Alick." William held the two kids in his arms all at once. His eyes were full of guilt and shame. Nevertheless, he rubbed their hair and asked, "Are you okay?"
"Wah!" Elissa could not stop crying. "I want Mommy. I don't like here anymore!"
"Dad, that aunt is evil." Alick also pursed his lips in fear. A hint of cruelty flashed through William's eyes again. Holding the two kids in his arms, he ordered to Virgil, "Take Beth An out! Ask her agent to see me. We'll terminate her contract now! Also, ban Beth completely and inform all companies that if anyone hires and lets her enter the entertainment industry again, they will be against me!"
"Yes, boss." Virgil nodded and pulled Beth, who was still unable to stand because of horrors, out of the room.
"Elissa, my good girl." William kissed her and asked softly, "Do you feel any pain?"
"My ear and hair hurt!" Elissa's tears fell down non-stop. "Wah! Wah! I want Mommy."
"It's all right," comforted William. He stood up with the kids in his arms and walked out. "I'll take you to Mommy now. With Dad around, no one will dare bully you again. Be good."
At GM Universing Studios
As soon as Mary walked out of the meeting room, Jill came over and said hurriedly, "Manager Lu, Mr. Lan of the AJ Group is waiting for you in the office with your children."
"What?" With a puzzled look in her face, Mary nodded. "I see." She quickly walked to her office.
"Mommy!" "Mommy!"
As soon as she opened the door of the office, Mary saw her two 'meatballs' running towards her with grievances on their faces. When the kids reached her they buried themselves into her arms.
"Wah!" they cried out in unison.
"What's wrong?" Mary looked at William in confusion. They had just been separated for a short while. How did the two children become like this?
"Mary." With a guilty look in his eyes, William told Mary what had happened. Seeing that Mary's face was getting longer and longer, he hurriedly said, "I've banned her. I'm sorry, Mary. I didn't take good care of the kids."
Mary felt so sorry for her children. She roared in disgust, "Of course it's your fault! Beth An? Andy Duan? Every time my children got hurt, it was because of your girlfriends, wasn't it? You are really... I'm so disappointed in you!"
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