Chapter 14

Thomas later returned to the townhouse in Metro Garden Neighborhood.

When he entered the house, he saw his in-laws sitting on the couch while talking happily to a man. When Felicia noticed that Thomas was back, she waved her hand at him.

“Tom, come here. Let me introduce you to Melvin Payne, the son of our next-door neighbor, Mrs. Payne.

“Melvin went abroad to study for a few years, and he just came back today.”

Melvin extended his hand to Thomas. “Hi.”

“Hi.”

When Thomas shook hands with Melvin, he could keenly sense that Melvin had put more strength in his grip.

Thomas was tall and muscular, so Melvin could tell that he trained in the gym all the time. At that time, Melvin secretly used more strength. If Thomas was an ordinary person, his hand would hurt so much from Melvin’s grip that he would not be able to bear the pain.

However…

He was still too young for the God of War who had gone on an expedition for many years.

Thomas also used more strength, grabbing Melvin’s hand tightly like a clamp. When he exerted more strength, clicking sounds could be heard, and Melvin’s bones were nearly broken.

“Ah!” Melvin held in the pain without shouting. He stared at Thomas in surprise and wondered why this man had such a strong grip.

By the time they released each other’s hands, Melvin’s hand had become red.

Two of them took their seats respectively.

Melvin swung his hand and smiled as he asked, “Are you Thomas Mayo? I heard that you joined the military on the West Coast for five years?”

“Yeah.”

“Tsk, you’re reluctant about abandoning such a beautiful wife, aren’t you?”

Thomas frowned, and his gaze was filled with ruthlessness.

Right then, Emma came out after she got changed. She was wearing a hairband and a white dress. She looked young, as well as pretty, and Melvin kept staring at her.

Emma sat beside Thomas, and Melvin snorted coldly. He was clearly jealous.

He purposely said, “Since I went abroad to study, I haven’t seen Emma for many years.”

Emma chuckled. “Let me count the time. It’s been almost six years, right?”

“Yeah, it’s been six years. I still remember that we used to play together when we were little. Back then, you even said you only wanted to marry me when you grew up and I had to marry you once I grew up.”

After he said that, the situation became a little awkward.

Emma’s smile slowly faded. She coughed a little before she lowered her head and took a sip of tea.

However, Melvin was not bothered, and he said, “Let me tell you a joke. If I hadn’t gone abroad to study six years ago, maybe we would’ve been a family. Haha.”

He thought that it was a joke, but nobody laughed.

Felicia looked a little unhappy. Emma had gotten married and become someone’s wife. How could he still say such things in front of her husband?

“If you don’t have any other matters here, you can leave now,” Thomas said indifferently.

Melvin snorted coldly. “Why are you urging me? I’m not here to visit you. I came to visit Mrs. Hill and Emma. Thomas, if you have the time, you should show some concern for your dead brother.”

“Melvin Payne!” Emma was furious. At the same time, she held Thomas back without angering him.

“Excuse me, I’m very straightforward. Oh yeah, now that I’m back, I’ve brought Emma a gift.” Melvin reached out to take a box before he placed it on the table.

“Emma, open it and see.”

Emma took a deep breath before she politely stretched her hand out to open it, and an extremely dazzling diamond ring was revealed!

A diamond ring?

Such a gift was only given when a man proposed to a woman.

By giving her a gift like that, Melvin’s intention was very obvious.

Actually, he had asked around before he came. Emma had lived alone all these years, and she was still a virgin. Meanwhile, Thomas was just a useless son-in-law. His father had disappeared, his brother had committed suicide, and his family had fallen.

Based on his knowledge, Emma should hate Thomas very much, and the Hill family could not wait to let Emma divorce Thomas.

Therefore, Melvin was arrogant and fearless.

“Do you like it?” Melvin asked.

Emma appeared much angrier. “This gift is too pricey. Please take it back.”

“It’s not pricey, Emma. As long as it’s a gift for you, I’m willing to spend money to buy it for you. It’s not expensive at all.”

“There’s no need. If I want something, my husband will buy it for me.”

Emma emphasized that she was married and he should not give her something inappropriate like a diamond ring.

Yet, Melvin did not care about it whatsoever.

He chuckled and asked, “Your husband?”

He despised Thomas. “According to the information I have, he’s just a veteran with a fallen family. He doesn’t even have a place to stay and needs to rely on the Hill family. Can such trash afford to buy a diamond ring? Emma, do you know how much the diamond ring costs?”

Melvin stretched out two fingers. “Two hundred thousand dollars. Emma, it’s two hundred thousand dollars for one! Can this man earn two hundred thousand dollars in his entire lifetime?”

Emma was speechless. Forget a diamond ring, at present, Thomas might not even be able to afford a crystal ring, right?

Unexpectedly…

Thomas calmly glanced at the diamond ring and asked, “Is this thing really worth two hundred thousand dollars?”

“Of course! Do you think it’s fake? I can immediately find someone to verify it.”

“I’m not saying that it’s fake, but I’ve seen too many diamonds like this over these years. Honestly, there are diamonds everywhere. Even if it drops on the floor, nobody would want to take it. It’s really hard to imagine such a thing being worth two hundred thousand dollars.”

“Nonsense!” Melvin sarcastically said, “You can’t even afford it. Stop lying to the people here! A diamond ring that is worth two hundred thousand dollars can be found everywhere? Okay, just take it out and show me. Can you take it out?”

Felicia also shook her head.

She knew that Thomas had spoken out of anger, but no matter how angry he was, he should get his facts straight.

It was foolish to say something like this could be found everywhere.

Was he not giving people a chance to criticize him?

Felicia defended Thomas. “Perhaps Thomas saw it wrongly…”

“Nope, I’m very sure.”

Felicia was totally furious. ‘She was helping you to explain, but why are you still adding fuel to the fire?

“Aiks…” She sighed. She was quite disappointed with Thomas, and she felt that this son-in-law might really not have a promising future. It seemed like he just wanted to retain his dignity and not suffer from embarrassment.

Melvin leaned back on the couch. “All right, it’s everywhere, right? Go and get two pieces for me. Help me open my mind!”

“Um, sure. Let me give my friend a call. I remember that he thought he could pick these diamonds up and play with them like glass balls, so he picked up quite a lot. He seemed to have a basket of it. I’ll get him to send them over.”

“Pfft!” Melvin laughed so hard. “A basket? Play with them like glass balls? Okay, you’re amazing. Your skills in lying are incredible. Mrs. Hill, Emma, what kind of man have you brought back home? Haha, I can’t listen to him anymore. I’m dying.”

Thomas shrugged and made a call.

“Hello, Pisces. You’ve arrived in Shaol, right? Bring the basket of glass balls over and lend them to me for two days.”