Chapter 177-1

"That’s not what I meant. I hope you can give Mr. Baarnes some face and be lenient. Fiona was just speaking out of desperation," Conrad said, hoping that Giancarlo could suppress David, this lunatic.

David gave a signal to the bodyguard, who immediately grabbed Fiona by the hair and forcefully slammed her head into the pillar.

Instantly, the white-gold pillar was stained with a touch of red. Fiona didn’t expect the bodyguard to act so suddenly.

"You murderer, David. How dare you do this? I am still your elder!" Fiona’s forehead was bleeding from the impact.

The guests attending the banquet gasped in shock, never expecting David to dare act so violently at Giancarlo’s banquet.

The bodyguard swiftly pulled out a dagger, plunged it into Fiona’s mouth, and yanked it out. Blood splattered everywhere, leaving behind a gory mess.

With a look of disdain, the bodyguard threw Fiona to the ground. Those nearby could smell the strong scent of blood.

"Trying to be my elder?" A chilling glint flashed across David’s eyes.

The pain was so intense that Fiona couldn’t even speak. Her face was pale, and her body trembled uncontrollably. She was on the verge of fainting.

The incident happened so quickly. By the time Conrad reacted, he was so scared that he collapsed to the ground. David was truly ruthless.

Even Giancarlo who had seen many storms, was taken aback. David’s temper had only subsided for a short while, and everyone had already forgotten his true nature.

Danielle stood calmly at the side, watching everything unfold. However, Xavier was so frightened that he ran to her side.

"Danielle, David is so scary. Are you sure you want to be with him? Maybe you should reconsider..."

David, with his exceptional hearing, glared at Xavier, his eyes filled with a murderous glint.

That look made Xavier terrified. Usually, he could get away with a few jokes when David wasn’t angry, but this time, he couldn’t be sure if David might actually snap and crush him on the spot. He clung tightly to Danielle’s arm.

Inwardly, he screamed, ’So terrifying... I wonder if this man will end up abusing Danielle in the future.’

Seeing the look in David’s eyes, Jaden stood in front of Xavier, blocking that icy, piercing glare.

"He’s scary, I’m so scared..." Xavier reached out and grabbed Jaden’s clothes. This was the first time he felt that Jaden was not bad. At a critical moment, Jaden stood in front of him, protecting him.

"It’s okay, Xavier. David won’t do anything to you." Danielle patted Xavier’s arm comfortingly.

Seeing Fiona faint on the floor, Conrad turned to look at Logan. "Logan, aren’t you going to do anything?"

Everyone’s eyes turned to Logan to see what his reaction would be.

"I support whatever David does," Logan said wisely. Given David’s personality, Logan knew that if he said anything now, David would likely ignore him and even go against him.

Everyone did not expect Logan to be so indulgent towards David.

"Conrad sat on the ground disheartened. At this point, there was nothing he could do to stop what was happening; all he could do was think of other ways. He thought Fiona was truly a fool. She was so useless that she had caused him to lose all face.

"And teach her how to behave," David instructed the bodyguard to take another lady away. He remembered how this lady talked about Danielle.

The lady was so frightened that she kept retreating, but the bodyguards stepped forward and forcibly dragged her away. Her husband, on the other hand, hid among the crowd, trying to lower his presence. No one dared to speak up for her, not even the Locke family.

Tara stood up with a solemn expression and said, "Danielle is our future granddaughter-in-law. The reason I haven’t spoken until now is that I wanted to see which fools would step forward to bully her. After today, I will personally punish those who have bullied Danielle. Charrington family is not something you can bully."