My Billionaire Mom

Chapter 656

Bang!

Sophia slapped Chuck's face in a fit of rage as she bellowed, "What are you doing?!"

Chuck was speechless. The hand he had used to hold her hung motionless in the air as he sputtered, "I was helping you!"

He couldn't believe that she had slapped him! He felt both annoyed and helpless. After all, it wasn't like he could slap her back.

All in all, she had a pretty face. If he did slap her, there would be an ugly red print on it.

He could not help but feel disappointed.

Sophia must not know how to appreciate someone's kindness.

It annoyed him greatly.

"Did I ask for your help?!" Sophia yelled.

"Fine then!" Chuck let out a frustrated noise and pushed her a little, making her fall to the ground. Aching, she shouted, "Chuck! You jerk!"

"You said you didn't need my help," Chuck shrugged and said.

"Get the hell out of here!" Sophia growled out in anger as she struggled to get on her feet.

"Sophia, I was honestly just trying to help you out! I can't believe you slapped me for being nice! I didn't touch you anywhere inappropriate, did I? I was only holding onto your waist to keep you upright! Did you have to slap me for that?!" Chuck explained his displeasure.

"I..." Sophia couldn't get another word out after that.

What he said was true after all. Chuck had only been helping her and had unintentionally touched her in the process. He had been honest, like a real gentleman.

"You should apologize to me," Chuck said.

"I... No! Just get out of here," Sophia said softly without making any eye contact. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

She had just slapped a kind-hearted gentleman who had given her a hand. She was already humiliated enough as it is...

"Sophia, I won't go until you apologize!" Chuck straightened his shoulders as he cupped his cheek, looking quite aggrieved. The slap really did hurt.

"I... I'm sorry, okay?!" Sophia eventually gave in and spat out in anger.

After all, Chuck had pushed her as well! If apologies were being circulated, she thought she deserved one too.

Hearing this, Chuck smiled and said, "I have to give it to you, I really do admire your principles. Not only do you keep your word, but you're willing to admit when you're at fault as well."

He was reminded of the last time he saw her. Her face had been as pale as death. He knew without a doubt that if he had asked to have her right there and then, she would've kept her promise.

He wondered what it would've been like if he had asked that of her.

However, he had no such thoughts at that time, so it didn't matter much anymore.

"I don't need your praise," Sophia said coldly.

"Does it hurt a lot?" Chuck asked in concern.

"It's none of your business! Why don't you just get lost?!" Sophia scolded.

"Well, alright then. Since you've apologised to me, I'll return the favour. I'm sorry as well. I shouldn't have pushed you," Chuck said sincerely.

"Whatever, it's long forgotten now. You should probably leave now, don't come back if you can help it! I'll get someone to send the bombs to you once they're done," Sophia replied in an impatient tone.

"Oh, but won't you miss me...?" Chuck joked.

"Shut up! Are you done with your nonsense?!" Sophia chided.

"Right then. I'll be taking off now."

Chuck shrugged as he walked out. However, he made a sudden pause and turned back to her, as if he had just something more to say. Frowning, Sophia asked in confusion, "What is it?"

"You’re wearing a dress today," Chuck stated.

"What's it to you?! Are you...?" She sputtered angrily, lifting her hand up to land another slap on his face.

However, Chuck saw it coming and so, he successfully grabbed her wrist to stop her.

"Come on, I was just joking," Chuck shook his head and said.

"Let go of me!" Sophia yelled.

Chuck merely smiled.

"It hurts, let go! Are you for real? I can easily send someone in to kill you right here, you know?!" Sophia threatened. Her wrist was aching from the strong grasp.

"It doesn't matter. My mother will definitely come looking for you if she finds me dead," Chuck said nonchalantly.

"Then... I'll tell Karen about what you did to me! She'll break your legs once she finds out!" Sophia sneered.

Frightened by the elevated threat, Chuck let go of her quickly, "Don't tell her!"

"If you don't want me to do that, leave now!" Sophia glared at him as she spat.

Dejected, Chuck walked out of the room at that.

After he finally left, Sophia muttered to herself, annoyed, "How gullible! As if I would let Karen know that her son had teased me like that... My pride would be shattered!"

She would rather die than to admit to it in front of Karen.

Her body still ached from the fall just now.

It was difficult for her to even sit upright at the moment.

"Mom, are you alright?" Elise asked as she ran up to her mother when she saw her mother's painful grimace.

"I'm fine. I just slipped,” Sophia replied, shaking her head.

"You've got to be more careful!" Elise exclaimed in worry.

Sophia couldn't tamper the simmering rage that was rising in her heart at that. To be careful?

Even if she had been careful, there was nothing she could do to stop herself from falling just now.

Chuck was such a narrow-minded person! He had intentionally pushed her.

"Why did Chuck run out so fast? He looked really pale and he even slipped on his way out..." Elise trailed off. She had wanted to ask Chuck once more to give her some tips on fighting, but he had rushed out too quickly for her to catch up.

He left as quickly as he came.

"What? He fell?" Sophia asked, startled. Her lips curled into an unconscious smile.

It had to be karma!

"Yes, he looked a bit terrified. What did you say to him just now?" Elise asked, curious to know what had transpired between the two.

"I didn't say anything..."

"Well, then why are you smiling like that?" Elise inquired, feeling out of sorts. She had no idea what was going on.

"I'm not," Sophia quickly concealed her smile.

"Right... I'm going to head out for a while then," Elise said before making her way outside.

When Sophia caught a glimpse of her daughter's forlorn expression, she sighed. It was obvious that she had a crush on Chuck. Otherwise, she would not look like that.

She knew that nothing good would come out of this love.

Once Elise left, Sophia laughed to herself, "He had actually slipped! Good! I'd be happier if he had hit his head and fainted from the fall. That'd surely keep him from spouting further nonsense in the future. How dare he call me by my first name? That's what he gets for disrespecting me!"

A few seconds later, she came back to her senses and started to make a phone call to her secret laboratory. She instructed, "Get over here immediately. I have a bomb here for you to study. I need you to make me five of these in five days..."

When Chuck came out, Black Rose thought he looked odd. One side of his face looked red and swollen as if he had been slapped in the face.

However, she did not approach him. She merely stared at him from afar.

Chuck, on the other hand, paid no mind. He held his cheek as he got settled into his car, driving away as soon as he was ready. Black Rose just trailed after him.

Chuck drove straight home after that. Even though he had initially planned to pay Alexandrina a visit to thank her, he decided against it. He knew that she would ask him to do some questionable things with her.

He was not in the mood to be flirted at or teased.

He was going to battle the Yeager family soon. Therefore, he had to make use of his time and prepare accordingly. After all, the Yeager family's power was no joke.

When he got back home, he found that Yvette was still sleeping. He smiled and woke her up with a kiss. Blurry-eyed, she mumbled, "Hubby, where did you go?"

"I had to run some errands," Chuck replied.

"I see. Are you hungry? I can make something if you're up for some food," Yvette offered.

Chuck smiled and nodded in kind.

As such, Yvette headed to the kitchen to prepare some food. Chuck took this as an opportunity to check in on Willa. When he heard some shuffling in her room, he realised that she had already woken up. He knocked on the door lightly before he entered.

Willa still looked very pale at that moment. However, she felt much better and well-rested than before.

Seeing that she was up and about, he let out a sigh of relief, "Auntie Logan."

"Chucky," Willa smiled gently. She had been trying to get out of bed to walk around a little.

Chuck quickly walked over to support her, "How are you feeling?"

"I feel fine," Willa answered. She honestly felt much better than before, but her head still hurt. However, she knew that the pain was relatively unavoidable.

She was now more or less up to date with the current situation as well.

They had to face off both the Yeager family and Adriana Whitlock from the Whitlock family!

In other words, the two hidden families.

Willa knew that at this moment in time, she had to recover as soon as possible to be of any use.

"That sounds great. Oh, by the way, I seem to recall that you had something to tell me when we were with the Yeager family, didn't you? What was it that you wanted to tell me?" Chuck asked, curious.

He couldn't figure out what it was that Willa had wanted to say to him.

He thought she was going to tell him her last words.

It was a huge possibility that that was the case. Maybe she had wanted to bestow him with all of her inheritance.

At that time, Willa must have thought that she was going to die. She must have been trying to impart her will to him before her death.

At least, that was how Chuck understood it.

However, little did he know that Willa had a different idea altogether.

Chuck's inquiry made Willa flush a little, rendering her a little speechless.

She had wanted to confess to him at that time because she was under the impression that she would be dead by the end of the day. She needed Chuck to know that she loved him.

However, now that they had made it out alive, she could not get the words out of her mouth.

"Auntie Logan, what is it? You can tell me..." Chuck stared at Willa expectantly, an eager glint in his eyes.