Chapter 164: Both mother and daughter fainted.

The man's eyes narrowed, exuding a dangerous aura that terrified those around him. He only said two cold words: "Very good."

But these two words made the faces of the three people opposite him change.

"Sir, my dad didn't hit my sister for no reason," Annie Lawrence hurriedly explained. "It was because my sister had someone attack my mom that my dad slapped her. My sister really went too far, and my dad should punish her."

"That's right, she has no respect for her elders, not even for her stepmother. What's wrong with slapping her? Who do you think you are? What does the Lawrence family's business have to do with you? Are you trying to play 'hero to the rescue'? You think a few tough words will scare us?"

"I, Rose Liall, am not easily frightened. Young man, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, or don't blame me for being rude later."