chapter 149

Silence."He cannot be present today?" As she enounced every word, the invisible pressure in the atmosphere tightened as if it would strangle and kill you.Frank said, "Apologies, Old Madam. There came an emergency work in America for which the Boss had to personally visit…"As kathy heard this, she felt disappointed. She didn't know that Eric would be unable to make it today. All her hopes crashed.So Eric will not be here today…Wait does that mean that this discussion would be postponed until he comes back?The Old Madam's cold and detached gaze sent shivers down his spine. "What is so important that the Mafia King had to personally take the trip as opposed to coming here?""Clashes between some gangs."Elvis Wilson stepped down the stairs as he calmly took his seat. He had no particular emotion or expression in his eyes as he faced everybody. The Old Madam's already cold demeanor turned even more dire at his presence."You finally got the time to be here?"Elvis didn't comment, that only irked her even more. He simply propped his arm on the armrest and paid no attention to her.Frank inwardly felt relieved on seeing him. Before a confrontation started between the mother and son, he quickly said, "It's as Master Wilson said. There were clashes between our gangs in America that caused a lot of trouble. It brought the attention of the police which was unfavorable, so Boss had to go. The situation had become heated."The Old Madam asked, "Who gave him the permission to leave without consulting me?" Frank gulped and eyed Elvis.Master! Please help!She narrowed her eyes at him. "Did you?"He didn't reply which made Frank wish to shed a river of tears. There was silence for a long time.The Old Madam's face darkened by such disrespect. "Open your mouth!"Her voice thundered in the villa so loudly that everybody jolted in their seats except Elvis. Kathy shook in fear. Even if she wasn't the target of her anger, she felt intimidated like hell.In the future, I shouldn't do anything to make her angry. I need to be in her grace, she reminded herself.Just at that moment, a middle-aged man quickly stepped into the villa and greeted the Old Madam. "Apologies, Old Madam for being late."The elderly man whose features resembled Frank, raised his head. His gaze met his son's, but he didn't show any visible change in his expression. Neither did Frank react upon seeing his father.The Old Madam smiled with an air of danger to it. "Yes, please. After Eric and Elvis, you were only left to be late. Seems like Wilson family's protocols have become lighter for all of you."Felix Lucas, respectfully said, "No excuses, Old Madam. I am ready to face any punishment."Elvis glanced at him and Felix straightened up. "Old Madam. Master Wilson 8simply relayed the news to the young master. Young master immediately booked his flight as soon as he learned of this trouble. As the Mafia King, he had no other choice but to head himself to resolve the dispute."The Old Madam said nothing.Marco, kathy's father quickly said, "Old Madam. We understand. After all, Eric has a lot of responsibilities on his shoulders and emergency like these could come up anytime."Kate nodded and was about to support her husband when he secretly glared at her not to say anything. The atmosphere was tense. He didn't want it to screw it up. She pursed her lips and promptly sat back."Old Madam. I think we should leave. We can discuss after Eric is back."Kathy didn't show it, but her shoulders slumped. All her excitement died down. She was so eager to learn the date of their engagement.The Old Madam raised her palm. "No. We will discuss it right now irrespective of whether Eric is here or not. His absence wouldn't matter anyway because I will decide when the engagement will take place."Kathy brightened.Thank God!The Old Madam coldly said, "We will not delay this engagement any longer. One week from now, that is next Friday, we will hold the engagement banquet in the Wilson villa."Frank stiffened.One week?