Jasper used 80 percent of his strength with that slap.
He knew his hands, honed in military training, possessed immense power. Sophia wouldnât only be looking for her teeth if he used full force. She might even end up unconscious.
He didnât want to give her an opportunity to leave. Many grievances between Alyssa and her still needed to be settled!
Everyone was in a panic. Upon witnessing Jasper slap Sophia, no one dared to intervene.
In this household, not even Javier could control Jasper. Who else could?
Frightened, Betty let out a shriek before covering her mouth. Her whole body was sweaty, and her legs shook vigorously!
Seeing her mother being slapped, she didnât even have the courage to rush forward and stop it!
The Harper family members were also dumbfounded.
Although Sophiaâs words were quite harsh, she was still Javierâs wife, Jasperâs stepmother, and considered an elder. How could Jasper dare to slap an elder in front of so many people?
It was audacious and bold!
This slap not only struck Sophiaâs face but also slapped his own fatherâs dignity.
Only Landon stared at Jasper with such fervor. He took a deep breath, and his lips curved into a slight smile. Complex emotions surged within him.
This slap was something Jasper had endured for a long time. As Jasperâs only good friend, no one understood better than him the challenges Jasper faced in his family over the years.
âJa-Javier⦠my earsâ¦. my ears canât hear anything!â
Sophia covered her ears, crying and rushing to Javier, embracing him tightly.
Her lips bled, and her carefully styled hair was now in disarray. Her eye makeup had also been smeared.
Her image of a noblewoman was completely ruined.
âIâm deaf! Your son has made me deaf! Arenât you going to do something about it?â
Blood was visibly seeping from between Sophiaâs fingers. Alyssa glanced over at Jasper, whose expression remained as cold as iron.
Without a doubt, that wicked womanâs eardrums must have been ruptured, It was incredibly gratifying!
Javier looked down at Sophia, his gaze mixed with complexity.
He felt a lingering pain in his heart, but he knew it wasnât because of Sophia. The pain belonged to the woman he had buried in his heart for a long time.
Yet, Javier still had to step in.
âJasper, are you going crazy? How can you lay hands on an elder?â
Jasper curled his thin lips into a chilling smile.
âElder? What kind of elder is she to me? In the entire Beckett family, Grandpa is my elder. You are my elder, and Mrs. Rosie is also my elder. Among those I respect, she holds no position.â
âMr. Jasperâ¦â Mrs. Rosie suddenly caught on, displaying a smile filled with relief and gratitude.
Sophiaâs face, puffy from the slap, turned red. Her chest heaved with rising blood, and the taste of iron lingered on her tongue.
Jasperâs implication cut deep. In this household, an old housekeeper like Rosie holds a higher status than Sophia herself!
Sophia found the situation completely unreasonable, feeling intense frustration toward this illegitimate.
child.
âI address you as Sophia only because you have served my dad for almost 30 years. Elder? Huh, youâre not worthy of it.â Jasperâs laughter sent chills down peopleâs spines with its coldness.
The people from the Harper family saw that a fight was about to break out, and they couldnât leave.
How could they miss such a lively scene?
âMy mother is my limit. Anyone who crosses it shouldnât expect respect from me. I might even go to Li extent of taking their life,â declared Jasper with cold determination in his eyes.
As he uttered those words, he glanced in Alyssaâs direction.