Chapter 138 I Was So Scared
As soon as Bobby reacted, he turned around and ran out to check on his wife, saying, "Honey, are you alright?"
Jenny had been dragged out and pushed to the ground. It was not painful, but she was very embarrassed, feeling as if Hubert had rubbed her face against the ground.
After standing up with her husband's help, she immediately pushed him away, pointed at him, and cursed, "How can you be so useless? Do you deserve to be my man? Why didn't you stop him from dragging me out? How could you watch him push me to the ground and bully me? After bullying my son, they bullied me! Are they anarchistic? God, please open your eyes to have a look! Those unfilial and vicious people disrespect their elders. Please punish them harshly!"
Bobby was the youngest among his siblings, so he had always been pampered by his parents and siblings. After Jenny had married him, she had also been spoiled by her in-laws. Although Bobby was the poorest, he had built up his own house with the help of his brothers and sisters.
Since Jenny had married into the Heller family, she had always lived a smooth life. She had never been bullied like this, so she was cursing loudly. She wanted to attract the attention of the people nearby and tell them about Teresa's evil deeds. She wanted to let people see Teresa was so arrogant that she abused her uncles and aunts.
Bobby had married her for decades, so he knew what she was thinking at a glance. He hurriedly covered her mouth and growled, "Shut up! If everyone comes to watch the fun, do you think it's Teresa that will be disgraced? Think about what our son did. If anyone records us and posts the video online, it is us that will be embarrassed. People stopped talking about our matter, and things have finally quieted down now. Do you want to be a trending topic again?"
Moreover, Teresa had a powerful backer.
Bobby was also angry to see Hubert treat Jenny like that. After all, they were Teresa's elders, and Hubert was her husband. So, he was their niece-in-law. It was OK that he did not want to welcome them. But he should not have dragged Jenny out as if she were a dog or complained that she had made his hands dirty. Bobby was so angry that he wanted to fight Hubert.
But since they had begun to make trouble for Teresa and her sister, they had not managed to take any advantage of them. After Teresa had explained on the Internet why she was unfilial, public opinion changed. Even though they had hired paid Internet trolls, they had failed to turn the table. The whole Heller family had been besieged and accused by netizens. When the heat had been the highest, they had lived in hell and tasted the power of cyber violence. Now, things had finally calmed down, so Bobby did not want to be a trending topic again. After all, they had no grounds for accusing Teresa this time.
Jenny's curse became much quieter. Soon, she rushed into the store like a madman. Bobby and his brothers and sisters hurriedly stopped her, fearing that she would beat Teresa and her husband on impulse.
Troy had blocked Teresa's way with a group of gangsters, but they couldn't hurt her at all. How could a bunch of middle-aged people defeat her? In the past few years, they had all been pampered and put on weight. Now, they would feel out of breath as long as they took exercises. So, they were no match for Teresa and her husband in terms of fighting. After all, she had practiced boxing before.
Back then, they could not understand why Leila had spent money to send Teresa to learn boxing. Fortunately, they had had the foresight and taken away all of Andrew's death compensation. Otherwise, Leila and Teresa would have spent all the money.
"Teresa, don't push us too hard! You must get Troy out. If anything happens to him, I'll never let you go! I know you have a husband now! But don't think I'm afraid of you!" Jenny cursed while pointing at Teresa.
After Hubert washed his hands, he turned his head back. When he cast a sharp and cold glance at Jenny, her voice instantly lowered. She was quite afraid of this cold and reticent man.
Tom opened his mouth and said, "Teresa, it's wrong to resort to violence no matter what. If your husband apologizes to Jenny, we will forgive him. After all, we are your elders."
"It turns out you know it is wrong to resort to violence. Troy and a group of thugs with iron bars in their hands blocked my way and threatened me to get out of the car in the middle of the night. I was extremely scared then. After I got out of the car, he attacked me! Uncle Tom, if I hadn't reacted quickly enough, he would have hit me with an iron bar! Do you know what would have happened to me?"
When Hubert heard Teresa say she had been scared, the corners of his mouth twitched, but there was a smile in his eyes.
Teresa continued, "It is his fault, and I just defended myself. Why are you blaming me? You guys came here at night to accuse and insult me. Are you justified?"
Tom was speechless. After a while, he said, "We know Troy was at fault. But you were not hurt at all, right? You are good at fighting, so they could not defeat you. You are unscratched. So, it is just a small conflict between cousins. Why did you call the police? Troy is not yet an adult. Once he is detained, his future will be hugely affected. You are his cousin. How could you be so ruthless to him?"
Teresa said coldly, "Stop mentioning our family relationship. If I were ruthless, he would have suffered more than detention. Besides, how can you have the nerve to blame me for being ruthless? Don't you think you're ruthless? After my parents died, what did you do to me and my sister? Fifteen years ago, you cut off our family relationship with your own hands. Today, you have no grounds to talk about family affection with me!"
When she walked up to Jenny, the latter glared at her fiercely. Although Jenny wanted to hit her, she did not dare to do it because Hubert was coldly staring at her. After all, she was very cowardly.
"Jenny, you should thank me. Your son dared to block my way with a bunch of gangsters before he becomes an adult. I didn't get hurt because I am good at fighting. If I were a normal weak woman, he would have wounded me, smashed my car, and then robbed me. If so, he would have become a robber! The crime of robbery is a felony. He would have been sentenced to several years in prison instead of detention. Yes, he is only sixteen years old, so he can only be a juvenile delinquent. But if He breaks the law, he must take responsibility. Now, I taught him a lesson, detained him, and let him understand that what he did is illegal. After he comes out, he will know he must restrain himself and stop hanging out with those dangerous boys. He will not dare to mess around in the future anymore. Don't you think I saved him?"
Teresa's words were well-founded, so the elders of the Heller family did not know how to retort.
She continued, "I saved him this time because we're related by blood. Otherwise, I would have watched him die."