Chapter 67 Being Ruthless
Leila ran after him with a kitchen knife.
However, Patrick did not expect Leila to be so fierce.
After getting married, she had always been very gentle. Even though Patrick had been scolding her recently, she would only retort and argue with him when he had gone too far.
However, when he hit her this time, she acted crazy.
She not only fought with him but also went to get a knife.
Patrick escaped from the room and ran out of the apartment.
Meanwhile, Leila didn't stop running. She chased after him with the knife.
The couple chased each other. Then they ran downstairs.
They startled the whole neighborhood.
Leila chased Patrick for five blocks with the knife in her hand. When she was too tired to chase him, she sat down on the side of the road to catch her breath.
Patrick was tired too.
He sat down far away from her.
When his parents and his sister came over, Patrick looked aggrieved as soon as he saw his family.
When Patrick's parents saw their son looking so miserable, they were so furious that their faces swelled up. And Priscila even rolled up her sleeves and said angrily, "How dare that b*tch hit my brother! I'll smack her to death."
Penny's heart ached so much that she burst into tears. She cursed Leila, "Does she hold a grudge against you? Patrick, as I told you before, her parents have passed away, so she has no one to discipline her. She is ill-mannered. I told you not to marry her, but you insisted."
"You can't even beat Leila? You keep telling us that you will teach her a lesson! Look at you now."
Penny had forgotten that she had coaxed Leila to marry her son because Leila earned a decent salary at the time.
However, Penny disliked Leila.
Paul cursed, "I haven't hit you since you grew up. Where is she? I'm going to vent your anger! I promise to beat her until she admits she's wrong. You're the one who provided her with food and a place to live! You have to teach her a lesson. How dare she fight back? Does she wish to die?"
Seeing that Priscila was running towards Leila, Paul immediately followed Priscila over.
"Dad, Priscila, she has a knife in her hand."
Patrick shouted as he hurriedly got up. Then, he went after Leila with his mother.
Leila rested for a moment. When she saw her in-laws and Priscila running aggressively toward her, she stood up. She gripped the knife as she glared at the Cerone family with a murderous look in her eyes.
The Cerones came running toward Leila. They stopped in their tracks once they saw Leila holding a knife in her hand.
Then they saw that Leila looked just as miserable as Patrick. Leila was bruised and battered. She was bleeding from her nose and mouth, and her hair was unkempt. What's more, she had many bruises and shoe marks on her arms.
They figured that Patrick had beaten Leila up like this.
"Leila, how dare you hit Patrick!"
Priscila didn't dare to approach Leila, but she shouted as she criticized, "Patrick said he had no food to eat when he came back from work. Why don't you do your duties as a wife? You literally do nothing at home. And you even let Patrick cook his own meals. When did he ever cook?"
"Then he got angry and hit you. All you had to do was put up with it. How dare you defy him?"
"That's right. Look at what you've done to my son. Do you believe I'll let Patrick divorce you? Look at the way you look now! If you left Patrick, you might not even be able to be alive."
"Patrick has provided you with food, accommodation, and pocket money. How dare you fight with Patrick? No wife would beat up her husband like that."
Leila sneered as she said, "Wasn't he the one who insisted on going dutch with me on expenses? I just do as he says. In your opinion, he can hit me whenever he's angry. And you are heartbroken when you see him like this. Don't you see that I got beaten up by him too?"
"You have raised your son. Don't I have my parents? My parents have been dead for years. Even if I have no family to back me up, I won't allow you to bully and beat me hard."
"Will you come and beat me one by one? Or will you come together and beat me? Bring it on. Now, I'll be clear with you all in advance. Patrick, if you want to divorce me, just say so! Don't ever hit me again. And I'm not a pushover! If you dare to bully and beat me again, even if I die, I will drag your family to hell with me!"
"Patrick, I told you a long time ago if you dare to hit me, don't fall asleep unless you beat me to death on the spot. Otherwise, I'll chop you into pieces!"
Leila glared viciously at the Cerones.
If they dared to come at her and hit her, she would die with them!
The Cerone family felt speechless.
"You're such a shrew! You're unbelievable!"
After cursing Leila, Paul said to his son, "Patrick, let's go. Come home with us."
Patrick was also shocked by Leila.
It had been twelve years since Patrick had known her, but he had never expected her to be so ruthless.
Patrick's legs trembled as he thought of Leila's fierce eyes. Then, he followed his parents and sister and left. At the same time, he called his supervisor and said he had to take a few days off.
He had to stay at home to recover.
Priscila came here in her car.
When they got in the car, Priscila said, "Patrick, you have to divorce her. And you're going to get custody of Andy. Don't give her your son. We'll see if she's still so aggressive."
Patrick wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He asked his parents, "Dad, mom, if I divorce her, will you help me take care of Andy?"
"Mom and dad are helping me take care of my kids," said Priscila.
After a few moments of silence, Paul said, "Andy is still young. And your mom and I are helping your sister take care of her baby. We have to drop another two elder kids off and pick them up. Patrick, don't be impulsive about getting a divorce."
"You need to stop giving her money. If you do so, she won't be so outrageous. By the time Andy goes to kindergarten, you will be able to get a divorce. We'll just have to pick him up and drop him off then."
Patrick hadn't divorced Leila since he had a new lover. That was because Andy was still young. And his parents couldn't help him take care of Andy.
Upon hearing his father's advice, he said fiercely, "She's never going to get a penny from me."
Paul said, "If you don't want to get a divorce, stop hitting her. Leila is so damn ruthless! Behave yourself! Stop hitting her."
Patrick was silent.
He was really afraid of Leila.
"That's right. And you're the one who bought the apartment. And her name is not even on the property deed. Don't let her live in it. Kick her out!" Priscila also advised his brother.
Penny said, "Teresa is married. And her husband owns an apartment. Patrick, I've warned you before not to go too far. For Andy's sake, you need to behave yourself."
"I've met your lover. She certainly won't be able to suffer as Leila."
Patrick looked at his mother in dismay.
"Mom, how do you know that?"
Penny grunted. "You used to be so nice to Leila. Later on, all of a sudden, you listened to us. Then you started treating Leila worse and worse. I knew something must have been going on with you. And I saw you having dinner with a beautiful young woman at a five-star hotel the other night. You two looked so intimate. How could I not tell the relationship between you?"