The Son-In-Law Shot to Fame novel Chapter 47

Slap!

Charles' hand connected solidly with Johnny's face as soon as the latter finished speaking. The slap was so sudden and forceful that Johnny was completely stupefied.

Charles hit the other man again despite his shaking fingers caused by the impact of the previous slap. His heart trembled with a mixture of fear and anger. “Kneel and apologize!”

Everyone was stunned speechless, unable to comprehend what was happening.

Johnny kneeled at once. “I'm sorry, Mr. Langford,” the bearded man apologized. “I don't know what I did but I seemed to have offended you.”

Charles raised his walking stick and smashed it squarely on Johnny's shoulder. “Don't apologize to me, you imbecile!

Apologize to the lord!”

Lord? Johnny looked around in

confusion. Whom is Mr. Langford referring to?

Realization dawned a second later when he saw Charles taking a knee in front of Donald.

“I'm sorry that my men had upset you, lord,” Charles said humbly. The nervousness and apprehension were clear on his face.

Before this incident, he had been rather fond of Johnny and Joshua. It was no longer the case now. I can't believe that a lowly executive in Johnny's Antiques dares to be so impertinent toward Lord Campbell! Tristan would have my head if he knew.

Both Johnny and Joshua were thunderstruck by this revelation. The former, in particular, visibly blanched as he remembered what he had said earlier. So that's Charles' boss... The one who could even obtain approval for land reclamation! Dear god... What have I done? Not only did I let my staff insult him, but I also made things worse. Damn you, Oliver King! You got both of us in big trouble now!

Jaw clenched in anger, he stood up and slapped Oliver with enough force to send the latter spinning.

Bewildered by the turn of events, Oliver felt his mind go completely blank. What just happened? Why did Charles Langford, the richest man in Pollerton, kneel before a bodyguard and call him “Lord?”

“Come on, that man's no lord, Mr. Green!” Oliver blurted out. “He's just Donald!”

Before Johnny could respond, Donald spoke up. “We're in public. There's no need to kneel. Hurry and get up.”