Chapter 412

Welson leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice as he said, “Look at how haggard you are. If you cry until you’re sick, Uncle Welson here will have a heartache because of you!”

He thought that Sonnet was now helpless and could only endure his verbal teasing. Yet unexpectedly, she raised her hand and slapped him across the face.

The sound of the slap echoed through the hall, and the guests who were previously talking suddenly quieted down.

Welson had said his last few words quietly, so no one heard him. Now the guests were all looking at the widow and the Brooks family’s third master with a gossipy look on their faces.

Welson was stunned for a moment. He held his face in a daze before coming back to his senses.

“You’re out of your mind! How dare you hit your elders?!” He pointed at Sonnet and roared, reaching out to slap her.

Sonnet stepped back to get out of the way and took out her phone, playing back the recording of Welson teasing her just now.

The moment she saw Welson