Chapter 390
That woman started to insult Cornelia again, âZack, youâre a young, successful stud. Why are you so smitten with Comelia? In the beginning, everyone blamed that girl and only a few of you stood up for her. Now look, all of you are bewitched by her and canât tell right from wrong; all you think about is money.â
Zackâs face suddenly turned cold, âIf you dare say another word about Nelly, I wonât let you off.â
That woman, âOh, so youâve had relations with that girl too. Whatâs so charming about her that all you guys whoâve been with her are so obsessed?â
Zack slapped her hard across the face, âYou can insult me, but if you dare slander Nelly, I will never let you off!â
She didnât expect Zack to get physical. Her biggest fear isnât the law, but people more ruthless than her. Zack looked menacing like he was ready to eat someone alive.
Zack closed in on her, coldly looking at the boy behind her, âI can throw this little guy off the building right now.â
She was so scared by Zackâs threat that her legs went weak. She truly believed Zack would throw her son off the building, âYou, youâ¦â
She grabbed her son and scampered off.
Zack closed the door, âShouldâve known that a slap is all it takes to deal with people like her. Why waste so much time arguing?â
He turned around to see Abigail wiping away tears; the more she wiped, the more they flowed, âAbby, you werenât scared by that woman, were you?â
He hugged Abigail, âIâm here; donât be scared. If she dares harass you again, tell me right away. Iâll deal with her.â
Abigail nodded, wiping away her tears, âWhy did she have to insult Nelly? Nellyâs had it hard enough. Nellyâs in P City, not bothering them; why does she have to drag Nelly into this?â
Zack felt sad too, but he couldnât change peopleâs views of Cornelia or stop the slander against her.
Abigail had another worry, âI can tell Nellyâs decided to be with Jeremy, but Iâm scared.â
Zack knew what Abigail was worried about and he had the same worry. Of the three of them, Zack was the only male; he had to protect the girls when it mattered, âAbby, I canât let anyone hurt Nelly again.â
Abigail, âIâm afraid Jeremy will abandon Nelly like that jerk did when he finds out about Nellyâs past. Iâm afraid Nelly wonât be able to handle another blow.â
Zack thought for a moment then said, âWhen we get back to Riverton after New Yearâs, we should try to get Jeremyâs contact info from Nelly and meet him to get a sense of his character for Nelly. If heâs not a man Nelly can trust for life, even if it causes a rift between Nelly and me, Iâll stop her from being with Jeremy.â
Abigail nodded firmly, âLetâs do it together.â
Zack said, âOkay, stop crying now; enjoy dinner with your mom and dad. We havenât replied to Nellyâs blessing message yet, so sheâll definitely contact us through video call. Donât let her see anything.â
âGot it.â Abigail nodded. Her phone in her pocket rang, and no doubt, it was a video call from Nelly.