Seeing Heidi , Peter hesitated for a moment and said, "You know I can’t give you everything."
"I didn’t ask you for anything. This restaurant is the biggest business you’ve given me. That’s enough!"
At this point, Peter looked at Heidi and said, "I am a bit of a womanizer."
Heidi laughed and said, "I knew that already."
At this point, Heidi continued, "I’ve already been married, and even though I have never done anything , people still think I’m a married woman. I’ve come to terms with it now. Following you, I at least have a glamorous life and my own career. If I were to marry a stranger now, someone who would just make me stay at home, I could never accept that. I’m very satisfied with the life we have now."
"Have you really thought it through?"
Heidi looked courageously at Peter.
Seeing Heidi’s tender and affectionate expression, Peter stood up and said, "Then follow me!"
Having gone through life in prison, Peter was already indifferent to many things and didn’t care much about the rules of society.
Now that Heidi had this attitude, he couldn’t deny her. It would be foolish to not want such a beautiful woman like her.
Thinking of this, he went over and hugged Heidi, saying, "Actually, I’ve had feelings for you for a while."
As soon as Heidi heard this, she felt relieved. She was really worried that Peter wouldn’t want her. Hearing Peter’s words, she giggled and said, "You think I didn’t notice? You kept looking at my chest when you were helping me install the light last time. How about it, do you want to see it more clearly?"
Listening to Heidi’s bold words, Peter’s face turned red. He simply thickened his face and said, "Yes, you’re my woman now, and I want to see it. What’s the big deal?"
As he spoke, Peter was about to make his move.
Heidi suddenly blushed and quickly dodged.
Although Heidi spoke directly, she had never experienced anything like that before. Having seen Peter’s true intentions, she wasn’t quite used to it yet.
The two immediately started chasing each other around.
Just as Peter held Heidi and sat her on his lap, the phone rang again.
Picking it up, he saw that it was a call from David Smith; Peter couldn’t not answer it.
David apologized, "Peter, I just found out from Jackson that Joseph had caused trouble. I’m really sorry. I’ve apologized on his behalf. Don’t worry; I will immediately call to address the issue. I’ll ask him to come apologize to you personally."
"Don’t mention it; it’s not a big deal."
"How could that rascal act so recklessly without anyone’s consent? Fortunately, you were understanding; otherwise, he might’ve caused a real problem. Peter, I’m relying on you to manage Joseph. Discipline him as you see fit and help us teach him a lesson."
David was clearly a shrewd and calculating person. Not only did he show his sincerity, but he also seemed to hint at letting Joseph follow Peter.
At first, Heidi sat blushing in Peter’s arms. Now, hearing the content of the phone call, her curiosity grew even more, wondering what kind of person could say such things about the son of a high-ranking provincial official.
The mystery surrounding Peter in Heidi’s heart only deepened.
After Peter finished his call with David, he looked at Heidi and said, "Jalen Smith, David’s older brother, is a very powerful figure. Don’t worry, with him around, Joseph won’t dare to act up."
Heidi felt as if there was a huge mountain supporting her. She found that being with Peter brought a strong sense of security, and it seemed that nothing could be left unresolved with him around.
While Peter and Heidi were exchanging feelings, there was a different situation going on within the Smith family.
In a hidden and secluded corner of Kingston, some core members of the Smith family had gathered.
The phone call from Adonis Harrison genuinely shook the members of the Smith family. Despite Peter’s calm demeanor, the Smith family could not help but regard this matter with great importance.
David looked at the Smith family patriarch, a Qi-Refining Fourth Level elder, and said, "Although Peter has only reached the Qi Refining Second Layer, he has a type of Talisman that you’ve seen. He’s used it to kill people at the Qi Refining Fourth Level before. As far as I know, Peter is very mysterious; not only is he good at Talisman making, but also alchemy and formations. He single-handedly killed many foreigners in the Eastern Kingdom and is not to be underestimated. Even if it’s just him, I feel that as long as he wants to, he could easily annihilate a family like ours."
The Smith family had always been studying Peter. Their long-standing goal was to establish a good relationship with him, but today, when Adonis made the call, Joseph had offended Peter, turning the situation into a potential crisis. If Peter was thoroughly offended, the Smith family would not be able to bear the consequences.
"I’ll call Jalen. Joseph is really not giving us a break. If things aren’t too tense yet, let Joseph apologize. Otherwise, we would rather lose Joseph than offend Peter."
At last, the Smith family patriarch had spoken.
After reaching a consensus, the patriarch called Jalen Smith.
Jalen was at home with his phone, with Joseph sitting next to him, pretending to care. He tried to spend as much time as possible at home with his parents every night.
As soon as Jalen answered the phone, his face changed and he said respectfully, "Greetings, Grandfather."
"Jalen, there were a few people you were supposed to pay attention to when you went to the provincial city. Have you done that?"
"I’ve been quite busy since I arrived here, but I’ll visit them gradually."
"Yes, well, I heard Joseph offended Peter, and you know about Peter’s situation. Even though he helped Henry Martin before, their relationship is not as close as it used to be. This is a power you should be trying to win over. What have you done? Instead of trying to win him over, you’ve allowed Joseph to cause trouble. I hope you can find a way to explain this to Peter."
After finishing his words, the Smith family patriarch hung up the phone.
Joseph now had a panicked expression on his face, looking at his father and yelling, "What did you do recently?"
"I didn’t do anything!"
"If you didn’t do anything, then why did the patriarch find out that you got in trouble?"
"The patriarch?" The thought of the elder within the family who spent years in closed-door cultivation and rarely appeared filled Joseph with dread.