Jimmy didn't expect Sharon to be so interested in the gossip. If Stanley were to find out about him telling Sharon these, Stanley would definitely get angry at him.
To Jimmy's surprise, Ariah also grew interested. "Wow, Howard has such an interesting past? Haha!"
Seeing how the ladies were into this, he was speechless.
Meanwhile, Sharon added, "I think Howard does look a little too good looking. If he were to dress like a woman, he could be even more attractive than most of us women."
Once again, Jimmy had nothing to say.
Then, Ariah pulled Sharon over and the two of them started chatting.
"I can't believe Howard had drawn the attention of another man before!"
"I'm not too surprised though since he's very goodlooking."
Jimmy could not bear it any longer. "Enough!"
Ariah still wanted to say something, but Jimmy covered her mouth. "Oh please, can't you girls
lower your voice? If Howard hears this, he's gonna get enraged!"
This was the past that Howard never wanted to be reminded of. He would get into a fit of anger no matter who brought it up.
"Alright, let go of your hand. I won't gossip about this anymore. But first, can you tell us what happened after Jakub was beaten up?"
With a helpless look, Jimmy replied, "Nothing happened! Jakub can't revenge on Howard because Howard's grandfather is very powerful. So even if the King Family is angry, they can only turn a blind eye on that."
On the other side, Howard grabbed Elaine, who was about to run over to Jakub, and demanded, "What are you doing?"
Elaine struggled. "Mr. Perkins, let go of me! It hurts."
However, Howard pulled her to a corner and glared at her. "Don't go to Jakub's side. You could get into trouble!"
Saying so, he frowned at the apron that she was wearing. "Why are you wearing that?"
"Well, those kind helpers in the kitchen were worried that I'd stain my clothes, so they lend me an apron."
When Howard heard that, he had a sense that perhaps someone like her was born to serve others. Still, he reminded her, "Do you know that you're a guest today?"
"I know, but I'm bored..."
"Don't do the servants' work even if you're bored!" he reprimanded her.
A little shocked, she then put the plates in her hand aside and said awkwardly, "Sorry, Mr. Perkins. Have I embarrassed you?"
Since she was drooping her head, Howard didn't notice the look of inferiority in her eyes. He just rubbed his eyebrows and ordered, "Take off your apron and stay away from that side. Go find Sharon and the rest."
With a nod, she took off her apron obediently.
"Don't go over to that side. Do you understand?" Howard reminded her once again.
Seeing that he repeated that several times, Elaine grew a little curious. "What's wrong? Why can't I go there?"
"There's a bad guy over there."
"What?"
Snorting, Howard pulled her over and pointed at Jakub. "Do you see that man? Although he's well-dressed, he's actually a pervert and likes to toy with women. If you show up in front of him, he's gonna get interested in you!"
Without noticing it, he had already taken Elaine into his arms in a protective manner.
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