Chapter 48 Menu Bertha's words displeased Marcus. He took a sharp drag on his cigarette before stubbing it out forcefully in the ashtray. "You're right, I am not the man in control of Los Angeles. But this private room is mine. You followed me here, and now you're still trying to deny it?" "I came in by accident. I'll leave now-no need to trouble your eyes any further!" Even though Jefferson outside was a tough opponent, staying in the same room with Marcus any longer would suffocate her. Besides, she didn't want him to witness her humiliation. Bertha turned and strode out of the private room, steeling herself for a life-or-death confrontation with Jefferson. She thought with anger, "What is wrong with this man? Did he get his good appearance by exchanging his IQ? "And what is wrong with Marcus? Mute now? Why doesn't he say something?" "Don't play dead! Say something!" Bertha snapped at Marcus. Marcus flipped the ash off his cigarette and then said coldly to Bertha, "Get out." Everyone was stunned. Marcus's sudden cold words silenced the whole room. Bertha felt so humiliated, blushing even more. Gritting her teeth, she turned and immediately stormed out. She knew Marcus wouldn't help her. She told herself inwardly, "It's fine. I can fight back on my own, even if it means death! "No! That old goat isn't worth it! I'll go kick him hard in the crotch!" Jefferson wandered in the corridor for a while, and he planned to call the bodyguard to check the surveillance and see where Bertha had gone. Suddenly, he saw Bertha, and he grinned. "No need to check the surveillance. I found her!" Bertha gritted her teeth, ran as fast as she could, and led Jefferson to the corner. She was worried that Adalee and the three kids would be scared if they saw this scene, so she planned to give him two shots in the corner, solving the problem once and for all! But just as she had reached the corner, she was blocked by Jefferson's bodyguards. Jefferson ran over, panting. He then grabbed Bertha by her hair and cursed angrily, "Bitch! Still wanna run away from me?" 16:52 6.8% < Chapter 48 Feeling pain, Bertha struggled and lifted her leg, kicking. But she couldn't reach Jefferson, so she stepped on his shoe tip hard. Jefferson roared. With anger, he grabbed Bertha by the neck and pinned her against the wall, looking as if he wanna strangle her. The two bodyguards just stood on the side, watching coldly. "Go find an empty room for me! I'm gonna have her here!" Jefferson ordered fiercely. The two bodyguards nodded and then left. Menu "Bitch, you should feel lucky that I take a liking to you. In Los Angeles, anything I set my eyes on, I will get! You can't run away today!" Bertha felt suffocated, her face turning red. She growled inwardly, "You bastard! You're done today!" Bertha made up her mind to end this bastard today. However, as soon as she reached the pepper spray in her pocket, she heard a man's stern shout. "What are you doing?" Bertha looked over in the direction of the voice and saw a familiar face. It was Millard Watson, her bestie Emerie's husband. They graduated from the same college. Emerie was the only daughter of the Chadwick family, and her father was a well-known entrepreneur in Los Angeles. The Chadwick family was well-off, and Emerie was a typical rich young lady. She was beautiful and had a strong background, and she was also willing to endure any hardship when filming as an actress. Plus, she had the Chadwick Group as her backup, so she did quite well in the entertainment industry. Three years ago, she became a well-known A-list celebrity. But Millard's background was exactly the opposite of Emerie's. Millard was a typical kept man. He was born in a rural area and had a poor family. He also had many siblings, and it was difficult for them to even have enough to eat when they were kids. Later in college, Millard met Emeric. They fell in love at first sight and got married right after graduation. Millard became the son-in-law of the Chadwick family, and his value skyrocketed. Knowledge could change one's fate, and this was clearly demonstrated in Millard's case. When Millard saw it was Bertha, he was very surprised. "Bertha?" Bertha slowly put away her weapon, looking at Millard awkwardly. Millard forcefully pried open Jefferson's hand and then shielded Bertha behind himself. "Mr. Petersen, what are you doing?" 16:52 6.8% Chapter 48 Jefferson was still very angry and immediately asked back, "Who the hell are you?" "I'm the general manager of the Chadwick Group, Millard," Millard answered. The Chadwick Group? Oh, so you're the kept man who married into the Chadwick family." Metu Recommend for you Son-in-law From Rags to Riches "Mom! Please give me back my 50 thousand dollars. My sister is counting on it! She cannot afford any more delays!"... Son-in-law Fantasy Read