Devoted Love:The Billionaire's Precious Wife
Chapter 264

Chapter 264: Chapter 264

"Dad!"

Zachary staggered back in disbelief, unable to accept that his father was really going to harm him.

"Which hand of yours touched Rosemary?"

Zachary’s voice trembled as he watched his father approach step by step.

"Dad, I won’t do it again."

"I asked— which hand touched Rosemary?"

"Dad!" Zachary trembled in fear, tears streaming down his face.

Soon after, a scream echoed from the garden.

Romeo covered Rosemary’s eyes, speaking softly.

"Don’t look."

The sight was too bloody.

Rosemary moved his hand away, seeing Zachary’s hand bleeding.

Although the tendon was not cut, a long scar was left on his arm. Ordinary doctors probably couldn’t help; he might be scarred for life.

Mr. Panter, ignoring his son’s pain, bent over and asked Romeo, "Mr. McMillian, are you satisfied with this outcome?"

Seeing his humble demeanor, Romeo’s voice remained cold.

"You’re asking the wrong person."

Mr. Panter quickly turned to Rosemary.

"Ms. Rose, is this acceptable? Can you spare us? I will continue to discipline this unfilial son when we get home!"

Rosemary responded indifferently, "You can go now."

Mr. Panter bowed his head immediately.

"Thank you, Ms. Rose. We’ll leave now and won’t bother you again."

Yolanda pretended to help Zachary up, but Mrs. Panter pushed her away before she could touch him.

"You bitch! It’s all your fault!"

Yolanda was taken aback.

"Auntie—"

"If it wasn’t for you stirring things up, why would Zachary go after Rosemary, trying to stand up for your family?"

Mrs. Panter and her husband helped their son up, clearly despising Yolanda.

Attlee and Olga signaled their daughter not to interfere, but just as they were about to leave, they heard Romeo say—

"Wait."

The Panter family froze in fear, thinking Romeo had changed his mind.

"Mr. McMillian—"

Didn’t Rosemary agree to let them leave?

"I didn’t say you could leave."

Realizing Romeo was addressing the Harris family, the Panthers sighed in relief and quickly left with their son.

Attlee looked at Romeo fearfully, his voice filled with humility and appeasement.

"Mr. McMillian, do you have any other instructions?"

Instead of answering, Romeo turned to Erlinda.

"Ms. Archer, can I borrow a few of your men?"

He had only brought Carl with him tonight and was short on manpower.

Erlinda readily agreed.

"No problem. Use them as you wish."

Romeo spoke coldly, without any unnecessary words.

"Take them away. Give them a beating."

Carl stepped forward, grabbing Attlee’s arm first.

Erlinda waved her hand, and several bodyguards stepped forward to grab the others.

"Mr. McMillian, is there a misunderstanding? We have nothing to do with tonight’s incident!"

"It was clearly the Panter boy who touched Rosemary. We didn’t do anything! Please let us go—please!"

"Sis! Say something, sis!"

The sound of Yolanda’s voice annoyed Rosemary. Seeing her discomfort, Romeo added—

"That woman, while she’s still young, should be taught a lesson."

Rosemary was somewhat surprised, not expecting Romeo to pick up on her mood—and even instructing for Yolanda to be beaten more.

The guests were shocked, not expecting such dramatic events at tonight’s charity gala.

As the Harris family was taken away, Erlinda stepped onto the center stage, flashing a charming smile.

"I declare, tonight’s charity dinner has come to a perfect end! Thank you all for your participation!"

A perfect end?

All the guests were once again taken aback, chiming in:

"Absolutely! The event was a smashing success. If anyone asks tomorrow, I’ll tell them the donation segment was unforgettable."

"Indeed! The Harris family was as tight as a drum, and I must spread the word about this."

"Nothing else noteworthy happened, right?"

"My memory is stuck at the donation part."

"Same here."

"I’ve had quite a bit to drink tonight... probably won’t remember anything tomorrow."

Erlinda watched as everyone tried to cover their own backs and said with a smile,

"I won’t see you out, then."

"Goodbye, Ms. Archer."

"Goodbye."

At that moment, screams came from the Harris family in the back garden.

But the other guests seemed not to hear.

They were busy cracking jokes and leaving—not sparing a glance in the direction of the Harris family’s suffering!

Meeting Romeo

"Rosemary, is this your fiancé?"

Erlinda reached out to shake hands with Romeo, flashing a triumphant smile.

"Can’t believe this lad is my niece’s fiancé!"

"Pleased to meet you, Auntie."

"You’ve got good manners, lad! I don’t feel odd when Rosemary calls me auntie, but somehow, when you call me that, I feel I’ve aged a few years!"

"Auntie, you’re as radiant as ever. You’ve not aged a bit."

Erlinda laughed.

"Did you sweet-talk my Rosemary into being with you?" Erlinda joked, then turned to Rosemary.

"I’m looking forward to your wedding."

That was her stamp of approval!

"Not so soon."

Rosemary didn’t reject the idea, which surprised Erlinda.

Kenneth stepped in.

"We’ve caused some trouble for Ms. Archer tonight."

Erlinda waved it off.

"Isn’t it because it’s my turf that I could stand up for Rosemary? I’ve been wanting to teach them a lesson, and it’s a relief that the Panter lad beat me to it."

Louisa hugged Erlinda warmly.

"We’ll visit again when we get the chance."

"Feel free to drop by our place too."

"I’ll definitely come once I find the time."

Erlinda then hugged Rosemary.

"Don’t be too hard on those three," Rosemary warned. "Don’t kill them."

Erlinda smirked.

"Don’t worry, I’ll leave them breathing! But I’d love to see them go bankrupt—it’ll be fun."

Seeing Erlinda’s excited face, Rosemary couldn’t help but laugh.

"We’ll be going now."

"Do visit me when you have time!" Erlinda nagged. "Maybe you could call me once in a while; don’t leave it all to me."

"Got it."

"Drive safe on your way back."

Just as they reached the door, Louisa suddenly said

"Oh, I just remembered I have some work to do. Rose, you go back with Romeo. The chef’s not feeling well tonight, and no one prepared supper. You guys can grab something to eat wherever you like."

Rosemary was speechless.

Wasn’t the implication too obvious?

Wasn’t this just a ploy to let them spend more time together—have dinner, and then go home?

Romeo, however, responded immediately.

"I’ll take good care of Rose."